Top 10 Things Only Adults Notice in the Harry Potter Franchise

Only adults would suck the magic out of "Harry Potter" like this. For this list, we’ll be looking at all those ideas that went right over your head when you were a young buck reading or watching “Harry Potter.” Our countdown includes Hufflepuff, love potions, Dumbledore kind of sucks, and more! Let us know if we missed any of YOUR most surprising aha moments in the comments below!

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[trinaq]

As a proud Hufflepuff, I always hated that Hufflepuffs never got any proper time to shine in either the books or films. Their kindness and loyalty is truly underlooked compared to the other houses.

[christinarodriguez]

I think a huge part of the reason why Dumbledore never told Harry everything was BECAUSE he was a horcrux and Voldemort constantly had access to Harry's mind, so if Harry knew every little detail then Voldemort would as well. If Harry knew everything from the start, Voldemort would've likely won and taken over the world.

[alexlazzerly]

Dumbledore is a complex and flawed individual. Which is why he’s such an interesting and well written character.

[j.r.taylor]

In the book's all of the time turners destroyed during the battle at the ministry of magic which is why real Harry Potter fans don't count the cursed child as Canon

[amandafelix-amadi]

I'm an adult. Any adult who thinks that Dumbldore sucks is short-sighted and did not take in the books properly.
I'm not going to go into a rant but if you're an adult and you believe that "Dumbldore sucks" then you're obviously in need of some more years in the oven. Only a child could read those books and come to such a basic conclusion.
Albus is a complex character. He is arguably the most complex character in the entire book series and only an adult with a sharp and properly enlightened mind will be able to read in between the lines and take in all his complexities to be able to appreciate the character properly.
You'll know when you've done that cuz you'll start to realise that you feel more sad for Dumbldore that you feel angry at him.

[yukiotacon]

I am being honest Love potions being sold for commercial use seems pretty dangerous. The fact Voldemort was created because of love potions should have been reason enough to ban it's use

[gred_and_forge]

The house elves dilemma is complicated; they're based on mythical creatures like boggarts (not the ones you know in HP) and broonies, basically small creatures that helped with household chores and some of them would be insulted if you tried to pay them for their work that they'd leave. This is what Rowling was portraying with the house elves, esp in the Goblet of Fire and Order of the Phoenix books where the elves take great insult to Hermione's attempts to convince them to ask for wages and clothes that they kick the trio out of the kitchen and stop cleaning the Gryffindor common room. You might think it's a bit much on their end, but considering the creatures they're inspired by, its accurately portrayed.

Though I love Hermione, MsMojo is wrong, she isn't perfect. While Hermione *did* have good intentions, she was also misinformed by having Dobby be the first house elf she heard about. She saw and heard him being happy about his freedom and looking for paid work and thought that's exactly what all the house elves should work for too, but Hagrid himself said that there's always the one outlier (can't remember his exact words), and Fred and George told her that the house elves working in Hogwarts were happy. In fact the house elves in Hogwarts prob have it better than most house elves; you've seen how Dobby was treated by the Malfoys, and most house elves work for rich and pure-blood families expected to take care of the household by themselves, while the Hogwarts elves work with many others so the workload is divided.

It's also the only thing both sides know; house elves have always been helpful, looking to serve someone, while wizards prob (and let's face it most people would take advantage if they were real) were glad to accept their help. While it sucks that it isn't an equal partnership, and while Hermione could've started a change to this, she started too forcefully, wanting everyone to change things right away. What she didn't consider is that most students of course wouldn't be onboard cause they (unlike Hermione) have lived in the wizarding world their whole lives and to them this *is* just the norm; it'd be like if someone walked up to you saying 'i just finished my first botany class and realized flowers are actually vegetables. Please sign this petition if you also agree flowers should be sold in supermarkets and advertised as food.'

Plus, the only other house elf she knew and the first she actually met was Winky, a house elf who literally became an alcoholic cause she became so depressed cause she was freed from her master as a punishment. If Hermione had succeeded in freeing a bunch of house elves, they wouldn't exactly be jumping for joy, they'd become just as depressed or angry, esp since it's hard for a house elf to find a job when they've been freed, its the equivalent to being blacklisted in your field of work.

[BlazerK]

If I have a Wizard son/Witch daughter, I make sure a certain school is harmless. I’d be crushed and vengeful if my magical kid(s) gets killed in such a dangerous place.

[jessedellross]

It def bothered me hufflepuff never got the attention and exposure the other houses got.

[beccagregory]

Not to mention that when Myrtle was talking to Harry about putting the egg in the water, she said that it was what Cedric did, so she must have peeped on Cedric too, she even said all the bubbles were almost gone

[LoveHandle]

Fun Fact: In the ending credits of Prisoner Of Azkaban, there’s a couple getting it on, on the Marauders Map.

[atomicgator]

Let's not forget that Dumbledore let Harry participate in the Goblet of Fire, even though it was clearly against the rules. And then there was the time that he sent a bunch of kids to a dark forest instead of detention. Honestly, if it didn't seem like child endangerment was the status quo for wizarding society, Dumbledore would have been in a lot of trouble. 😄

[jasminejohnston]

Fun fact: In the scene in Chamber Of Secrets where Ron barfs up slugs, Rupert Grint had fake slugs in his mouth but the slime was actually candy in Grint’s favourite flavours!

[gabrielleduplessis]

One more thought. If dumbledore did reveal things earlier and the kids skipped a year to find the horcruxes and ended voldemort, I wonder who the new villain of the series be.

[webbec]

We're not gonna talk about the lack of representation of Ravenclaw? The sorting hat didn't even say the house name.

[suzannemenuet]

The most disturbing thing about Myrtle was the actress who played her was in her 40's.

[lyllymoreland]

As a Hufflepuff, I may not be hardworking at times but I am extremely loyal to my friends and family.

[AHufflepuffAndASwiftie]

And Buckbeak!! They also save Buckbeak!! AND the thing with the time-turners is, that Hermione EXPLAINS in the book AND movie (I think), I might add, is that time-turners are EXTREMELY dangerous to use & awful things can happen to those "who mess with time"; that's why they're not used more often. Plus, J.K. purposefully DESTROYED ALL the time-turners in the 7th book just for THIS VERY reason. Of course, then the Cursed Child came along and messed all that up, but most Potterheads (including me) don't really count that as cannon, anyway, so. . . AND Mad-Eye Moody was NOT a Death-Eater; that was Brady Couch Jr. DISGUISED as Moody!! Jeez, DO YOUR RESEARCH!! AND I'm also really tired of all the Hufflepuffs being labeled as "stoners"!! That is NOT who we are; we are KIND, LOYAL, FRIENDLY, PATIENT, HARD-WORKING, & FAIR!! We are NOT lazy & a bunch of "stoners"!!! JEEZ!!! Read the darn books!! Or watch Fantastic Beasts & look @ Newt!! He is NOT a "stoner"!!! AND Book Hermione wasn't "perfect", either!! Nobody is!! That's kinda a point in the story, too!! 😡😡😡

[seiya.power.awesome.inspire]

Everybody except for Ron had a sad backstory in this franchise and paid the price for it immediately after.😢

[audralegg]

Hulpuff stoner, have you lost your mind their known for their loyalty and compassion. Also their comman was near the kichen because Helga invented alot and I mean alot of food charms so that makes sense she would want her comman room there. I'm a raveclaw myshelf shout out to my sister house.