I read the books this year because I wanted to feel pain, basically, and I wanted to be justified in disliking Harry Potter. I was not disappointed. However, I still don't understand how the fuck the end of the book worked. It was so harebrained and convoluted and sloppy as fuck that I don't know what actually happened. Am I stupid or was it a bad ending? And what the fuck happened? How did they actually kill Voldemort?

  • chmos [any]
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    4 years ago

    This shit was gripping when you were younger but if you step back and view the series with a wider critical eye it has a lot of gaping problems.

    Yes. After rewatching the fourth movie, it’s crazy that Voldemort and Barty Jr contrive this whole plan of kidnapping Harry that involves Barty directly kidnapping Moody, a trained Auror and defense against the dark arts professor, and then disguising himself as Moody for an entire year while taking over his professor job. Then over the course of the year cleverly manipulating people in order to get Harry to win the tournament and grab the cup which teleports him to Voldemort. That sounds like a Count Olaf plan and not a plan that comes from a dangerous wizard. If they could kidnap Moody, they could just kidnap Harry, who is just a kid and living with muggles. If they could turn the trophy into a portkey, they could turn lots of things into portkeys. Like his toothbrush. And in that case, he wouldn’t be carrying his wand with him which allows him to escape Voldemort. I love the series though so maybe I’m a lib.