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This text is not meant as critisism to anyone, but only to ponder how much wizards/witches really differ from muggles, and how much of it is only a trick of mind.

In HP related discussions and wikipedia sites, there are often speculations and thoughts painting the magical folk as más different from us than they actually are. I think such habit comes from how the libros give a extreme general image; as if the two groups of people had some sort of basic difference with their entire existance.
And I think that somewhat misleading image comes from how no one of the main character trio grew up in a neutral relation between the magical society and muggle society but instead in only one of them and más o less out of touch with the other, while most of the witches and wizards portrayed o refered in the libros think that they are entirely different.

1. "wizarding world" o "our world", "the muggles' world".
---> ! (I too, out of being used to, use the words "wizarding world" when I'm talking about the wizarding society, but I try my best to get used to saying "society".)
As in I think the más logic choice of words would be "society", because they all live in the same universe and same planet - just partially in different dimensions. Of course differences in society, (which the magical and muggle ones sure do have), do bring remarkable differences. But for the magical to think of themselves as a different world is an exagguration and surely isn't helping the secrecy matter. On the contrary it twistes their way of thinking and leads to ridiculous and unnecessary problems.

2. Such as, how many witches and wizards apparently don't know how to dress up normally in "muggle clothing". (The only one who didn't have a weid outfit in the Quidditch World Cup, was Barty Crouch Sr.)
--> ! At Pottermore Rowling has stated that the worst cases have minds stuck to the century when the international secrecy status took effect and that's why they may walk among muggles in old fashioned clothing. But that doesn't explain ridiculous and totally unestetic clothing combination, o really even that pasado de moda, antigua style. I mean, they must be seeing muggles every day, if Hogsmade indeed is the only totally muggle free area in Britain. Some may spend most of their time with their own kind individuals who like using robes o capes, but I don't think they're naked underneath them, so the whole concept of "muggle clothing" is silly. Thus, I'd see this matter too as only in the wizard o witche's own head rather than there actually being any difference to muggles, apart from some liking robes and capes.

3. Some muggle's objects are seen as very unusual and faschinating even if the only difference in their own version was some magical element, if even that.
---> ! Molly Weasley got all enredados with how a car functions. As if Arthur didn't have a car which only difference to that muggle's car was that it flew instead of moving on the ground... I think Arthur had the same problem with other inventions. And Dumbledore spoke of limón drops as "kind of a Muggle sweet I'm rather fond of."

BUT I think this all might also include Rowling's own similar way of thinking:

At least I can't see how in example Honeydukes wouldn't have limón flavoured sweets, so what exactly makes limón drops "kind of a Muggle sweet"?

And Rowling has the tendency to wildly generalize when talking outside the books, about the differences between the wizarding and muggle societies.
In example;
"Just as British witches and wizards do not use electricity o computers, they have never turned metric. They are not governed por the decisions of the Muggle government, so when the process of metrication (switching to metric measurements) began in 1965, witches and wizards simply ignored the change"
-J.K. Rowling at Pottermore

---> ! I always thought, that in the communities with only wizards and witches around they don't use electricity because it doesn't work when there's too much magic in the air, and not out of their own choice. In any case, that quote's generalization is huge, and contradicts many things's she's dicho before about the magical folk in Britain.

So I believe that in her mind with that quote she meant those that live in their own connumities, and that she just has the tendency to wildly generalize.

But my point is, that that tendency to wildly generalize combined with the way the libros give an extreme general image, paints somewhat misleading impression of the difference level.

I think they're not so very different from muggles. Just those individuals who are obsessed with secrecy o too in amor with the little differences they actually do have, have it turn against themselves without even really noticing it. (Ministry of Magic's law department has a lot of those individuals.)
While those who realize that in essence they're just like muggles, have no remarkable problems in secrecy, understanding, and feeling at inicial amongst muggles society while also able to enjoy the spice of magic in their lives.
Hermione Granger is a Gryffindor student and the best witch in her año at Hogwarts. She has lots of bushy brown hair, brown eyes and large front teeth, and frequently demonstrates her impressive knowledge. Her parents are Muggle dentists.


Discovered in chapter 6 The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters

Hermione quickly earns a reputation as a bossy know-it-all at Hogwarts. Harry and Ron initially try to ignore her



Discovered in chapter 10 Hallowe'en


When, on Hallowe’en, Ron calls Hermione “a nightmare,” Hermione spends the rest of the día crying in the first-floor girls’ toilet....
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The name of the calle where the Dursleys live is a reference to that most suburban plant, the alheña, privet bush, which makes neat hedges around many English gardens. I liked the associations with both suburbia and enclosure, the Dursleys being so smugly middle class, and so determinedly separate from the wizarding world. The name of their area is 'Little Whinging', which again sounds appropriately parochial and sniffy, 'whinging' being a colloquial term for 'complaining o whining' in British English.

J.K Rowling:


Although I describe the Dursleys' house as big and square, as befitted Uncle Vernon's...
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posted by sharon-sel
J.K. Rowling's thoughts

This is a personal expression, which has nothing to do with tales of the dead.

Over the seventeen years that I planned and wrote the seven Harry Potter libros (not to mention Quidditch through the Ages, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and The Tales of Beedle the Bard), I generated a mass of information about the magical world that never appeared in the books. I liked knowing these things (which was fortunate, dado that I couldn't stop my imagination spewing it all out) and often, when I needed a throwaway detail, I had it ready because of the background I had...
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posted by princessofmagic
Calypso's P.O.V.

Being dead wasn't bad at all. No sarcasm. When Calypso died, her soul landed in a big red room. No,it wasn't a room, but like a big red empty space. Different souls were cruised around her, to see who she was. Calyspo heard one soul say "Another one? Why are we getting so many kids?"

"Tiss a shame, there all dying far to young." another dicho sadly. Calypso raised an eyebrow. A lot of the souls left, but one remained. It was Dumbledor.

"Calypso Cryson. Seventh year, Slytherin. I remember tu all right. Even though tu did tu best to avoid being seen por me, I noticed the resemblance...
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Credit: link. I didn't write it myself.

"I like taking pointless facebook surveys as much as the siguiente person. But, since they’re mostly about kissing, I started to wonder how someone completely incapable of feeling amor might handle such things. So I just had to tag my good pal Lord Voldemort in my most reciente survey. Here's what he had to say:

Was your last kiss standing up, sitting down, o lying down?
The only kiss I believe in is the Dementor's kiss, and as I have very little soul remaining in my withered husk of a body, one would have little effect on me.

Whose cama were tu on last?
Nagini's,...
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posted by siriusblack4eva
Severus Snape was, in fact The Bravest Man I Ever Knew. "Albus Severus, tu were named for two headmasters at Hogwarts, one of them was a Slytherin. And he was, probably, the bravest man I ever knew." Severus Snape fought for what was right. "A true wizard on the inside. Not afraid of what he had to do" "Long hace I had a teacher. A sallow skinned Slytherin with long black hair. I hated him and he seemed to hate me too. Though I branded him a coward, he was, in fact, the bravest man I ever knew."
So, I say, to Severus Snape, 'You were the Bravest Man I Ever Knew. Long live Snape! He was "a true wizard on the inside."'
To Snape!
posted by FashionBug12
Hermione dashed up the stairs to the Gryffindor commons. 
"That selfish pig. That sad excuse for a pure-blood! That-" 
Ron sauntered up behind her, and put his arms around her waist. During this particular year, (6th) he was being especially romantic. His red hair was illuminated por the fuego behind them.
"Oh!" Hermione gasped. "Hello Ronald, how's your evening?" 
He swayed her back and forth slowly, and kissed her cheek. "Better now your here."
She giggled. "Cheesy, yet effective." Hermione reached up and kissed Ron's cheek.
"So, why back so late, 'Mione?" Ron asked. "Studying for our imaginary...
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1. Ask him why he 'doesn't have such a cool scar?'

2. Laugh at him.

3. Wake him up por canto playa Boys songs in his ear. 'Round, round, get around, I get around...'

4. Knit him things. Really hideous things.

5. Give him kangaroo-ears for a month.

6. Smile during Death-Eater meetings and say tu taught him everything he knows.

7. Chew bubblegum all the time. Should he address you, your only response will be a series of huge bubbles in quick succession, the last of which will burst everywhere and make a mess.

8. Dance the Funky Chicken.

9. Ask him when was the last time he took a bath.

10. Pat him on...
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This is a fan fiction from Harry Potter's oldest son James point of view. Enjoy.


Last night I dreamed about going to hogwarts and beaing made fun of beacause I was not as great as my dad. It is hard beaing a famous wizards dad,everyone expects tu to live up to his reputation, and to be just as great as he was. Well, at least I was not Albus who looks exactly like dad,I however, looked like..both of them. My eyes were shockingly green like dads, I had red hair(though not as fiery as my moms), I wore glasses like my dad but my general face structure was like my moms.
As I sat up on my cama I...
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Hello everyone, this is a story from Harry's oldest son James point of view. Its my first fan fiction but i hope tu enjoy!

Uncle Ron and Aunt Hermonie were over,them, mom,dad,Albus my younger brother,lily my baby sister and I were all at the mesa, tabla chatting,well at least the adults were,me and my brother were just listening to the adults go on and on about there time at Hogwarts.
"-remember when we followed those spiders into the forest and met Aragog the giant spider?" my dad was asking Uncle Ron.
"Don't even remind me harry!" Uncle Ron exclaimed
"When was that?" Hermonie asked
"You would not remember...
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Credit: mugglenet.com
I didn't write this, I just thought it was really funny.



1. "What did I ever do to y..oh, nevermind."

2. "Oh, ha ha, tu got me!! Am I on Punk'd? Where's the camera guy, huh? Where!?"

3. "Wow, you're even dumber than tu look, and that's saying something. What kind of idiot tells their victim what they're about to do?! I'm ready for tu now!!" *Prepare yourself por getting into various Matrix positions, beckon him with one finger*

4. "And she's all 'F.Y.I., he's so into me and not you.' and I'm all 'Yeah, right, whatever.' Oh, I'm sorry! Did tu say something?"

5. "Why do you...
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posted by Persephone713
September 1981
Godrics Hollow pub.

Lily was looking around as though she were scared of who may come knocking. It was an eerie night but the moon managed to peak between the clouds that were circulating above, then..the pub door opened and in walked her old friend Severus.

" Lily"..said Severus taken aback por her beauty in the gleam of the moonlight. Her pale silky smooth skin, Beautiful Autumn colored hair and esmeralda green eyes that sparkled like diamonds.

" You..you came" dicho Snape

"Of course" dicho Lily " I know tu never...meant to call me what tu did Sev, besides I might not have much time."...
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posted by LifesGoodx3
severus snape
Severus Snape
Severus Snape was killed on May 2nd, 1998, por Voldemort. Voldemort killed him because he thought that Snape was the master of the Elder Wand, and if he killed him, then he would be the master.

Snape is a half-blood. He did not have a good childhood. It is possible that he was neglected at home. Also, he was bullied por James Potter and Sirius Black from the moment he started attending the school. Taking the bullying to far once, Sirius almost led Snape to a certain death. Sirius told Snape about the hidden passageway under the Whomping Willow, which led to the Shrieking Shack. There Remus Lupin...
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I don't consider the Harry Potter Wiki as reliable. Because according to its canon policy: if Rowling hasn't specifically denied something about a film in the libros o in other words, whatever the films say is to be first and foremost promoted in the artículos as a canon fact instead of the books' facts.

In my logic it should be the other way around. That the books' canon should be promoted first and foremost - exactly becasuse the libros are the tier 1 canon and the cine only the tier 2 o 3 even - and because we can not be sure what about the films are from Rowling's hints and what are just...
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posted by emilykuru
Fanfiction:

edward-bella vs harry-ginny

Edward and bella go to a railway station during one rainy día in london. They meet harry and ginny there,

( bella is not changed into a vampire yet )

Edward: bella love, close your eyes please!

Bella: why edward?

(thinks to himself)

Edward : just yesterday I had promised her that she was the prettiest one I have ever seen, but here here is ginny who looks so pretty.
And bella should better stay away from harry, o she will ditch me like jake..

( meanwhile harry is using legilimence when edward is busy thinking )

Harry: well, why am I going to eye a crackpot...
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June 1, 1998
    Minerva was sitting in her favorito! place on the apuntalar, costa of the lake, watching the sun rise over the silent grounds. Just to be alive, to see the first light of día hit the castillo that stood, so resolutely, silhouetted against fading stars, was a blessing. This was Minerva's favorito! time of día because, for a few shining moments, all seemed to be as it should be; as the sun rose higher into the sky, the castillo would come to life, and the students and professors alike would sit in the great hall and talk of meaningless things and be bathed in the fresh morning...
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posted by june13
harry potter is now logged in
harry anyone here i bored and can't do Magie
ginny w has now logged in
ginny yea am here this is why better then are old owl lol
harry huh? lol wants that tell ron isay hi d hi
ron w has nowlodgedd in
ron hi harry wazs up and ginny get out of this chat room
ginny u can't make me
harry ron ginny be nice and can any one till me what lol and waz means
ginny lol meanslaughh out loud and wazwantt is up
ron lol meanslaughh out loud and wazwantt is up
ginny tu took the words right out of my mouth
luke has now logged in
luke hi any one in here
harry has now logged out
ginny has nowlodgedd out
ron now has logged out
luke nope iGuesss not
luke has now logged out
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am not a nerd and it only took 3 mins to make am just a big harry potter fan tell me want u think por the why its is post to be funny happy brith día 45th j.k and happy 30th harry
so all i got to say is happy b día harry
posted by GinnyXHarryluv
A/N:If tu wanna read this fic I suggest tu go look up the written out trailer for it in the respuestas section cuz im not willing to explain everything again!!
Disclaimer:I obviously do not own Harry Potter but i do own all six dvds,all seven books,two posters, trading cards, bookmarks, coloring pages,and the HBP video game.

*music playing*
A black haired girl walks out on stage and starts singing.
Oh oh oh it's magic
You know, never believe its not so
It's magic, tu know
Never believe it's not so
*'Magic' continues to play as the screen turns dark*
*Purple words appear on the screen,writing the words,...
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A Nerdy Throwdown

Leading up to tonight's premiere of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, it looked for a while like it was going to be all Twilight, all the time here at NewsFeed. But then a savior appeared on the horizon: the trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which would premiere before the film! A hubbub arose: Would Potter fans flood the Twilight theaters, perhaps starting a nerd rumble? (No, because that would be stupid. Also, because tu can watch the trailer online.)
However, the fortuitous timing has inspired NewsFeed to take a side in the blood feud that has run for generations...
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C H A P T E R O N E

MIDNIGHT BREAK IN

It was a beautiful, bright, sunny morning, and everyone was outside, having the time of their lives, for school was near. All except one boy on alheña, privet Drive.

Harry Potter sat on his bed, locked in his room, waiting for his owl, Hedwig, to return. She had gone to deliver letters to Harry's friends four nights hace and still hasn't returned.

The Dursleys had gone to a summer party. They were probably having a great time, while Harry was in his room. The party was supposed to last until midnight. Harry started to feel sleepy, then the room went black.

Harry...
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