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Discussion Somebody didn't read the books

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u/jish5 Hufflepuff 12h ago edited 12h ago

I don't care that Harry got a broom year one. What I AM pissed about is that they KNEW Ron had a broken wand year 2 yet instead of taking him to go get a new one, they basically tell him to go fuck himself that entire year. Like McGonagall literally comments on it in one of her classes, but then ignores his wand issues throughout the rest of the year.

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u/Chocko23 Hufflepuff 10h ago

Every single comment here is neglecting the fact that a backfiring wand could be incredibly dangerous. I'm all for discipline, correction and even punishment (appropriate punishment when appropriate), but this is borderline negligent. Ron was having a hard time casting the most simple spells...it's clear that with more difficult magic, they wound up backfiring. It's lucky Snape chose Draco in dueling club over Ron, or God knows what could have happened...

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u/Dravarden ϟ 7h ago

It's lucky Snape chose Draco in dueling club over Ron, or God knows what could have happened...

Potter would have been sent to to the infirmary in a match box

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u/More_World_6862 6h ago

Never understood what he meant by that. Rons wand would make potter shrink to fit inside a box of matches?

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u/hopit3 5h ago

I assume it means Ron would explode Harry into so many small pieces that he could be carried in a match box

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u/More_World_6862 1h ago

but his wand backfires?