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This Tumblr post annoys me - Hermione was 8/9 when Matilda came out
Feb 28, 2015 11:56 AM
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Crossark
If you're going to psychoanalyze a character, you need evidence, just like you would in a psychoanalysis of a real person.
ngthagg
I'd take Fred and George over Hermione any time. Those guys were the Bill Gates of Hogwarts: blowing off classes to invent new things.
Flying0ne
instead of being your spirit animal why not your patronus?
crunkful
Tumble, stating the plainly obvious and being praised as being insightful
LockjawLukjanow
I always loved her, and always will.
MacRockatansky
Good grief I absolutely hate when posts start with "can we just..."
tachikaze316
Can we just stop starting posts with can we just?
stormcloak1234
Can we just take a moment to appreciate this guys good grief?
MacRockatansky
RAGEUPVOTE. [/RAGEQUIT]
Yoltscam
Spirit animals have feelings too.
SomeDutchGuy
I'm just gonna leave this here: http://karakamos.tumblr.com/post/78248413978/okay-okay-im-going-to-tell-you-what-hermione
evillesbianfromthesnakehouse
I love that post so fuckin much, it puts into words everything I disliked about movie hermione.
themintycrab
Thank. Fucking. You. I was looking for this in screenshot form.
Recidivous
It's slightly incorrect. Even in the books Hermione was also Harry's conscience. Her portrayal in the movies is not exactly wrong.
smaug777000
i think the most unbelievable thing is that the wizard's government recruits the best and the brightest, not the most well connected wizards
ihopehodorlives
ahh now where is that post about movie Hermione taking movie Ron's best qualities?
sofunsogreat
Don't know if I know about that, but MovieRon was so much lamer than BookRon. Sad.
Gingermexican
Anyone have the source?
ngthagg
I'd take Fred and George over Hermione any time. Those guys were the Bill Gates of Hogwarts: blowing off classes to invent new things.
SgtCookie111
They also enchanted snowballs to hit Voldemort in the face. Repeatedly.
TisNagim
Shit, they're the Bill Gates and Steve Jobs (with a dash of Steve Wozniak) of the Wizarding world
ChaosLierLen637
Gred & Forge forever!
vampirehedgehog
One of them wasn't forever.
herc18
You are a horrible person.
Supra6
I'm in love with a mudblood.
HomelyArgonianMaid
Oh gosh that Matilda one was precious
Zinfael
+1 because punched Draco in the face.
callmeotterpop
In the book, she actually slaps him! They changed it to a punch in the movie.
airapparent
As much as I prefer the books, I kinda prefer the punch.
arthut
I would enjoy all the HP tumblr posts alot more if they didnt base them on stills from the movies, usually with stuff thats not in the books
LapisScarab
Or if they didn't just make shit up and stopped overreacting to everything.
EveryUsernameIWantedWasAlreadyTaken
-1 for "spirit animal"
elfordwarf
DepressedPenguin
Holy shit tumblr makes me cringe
Dunes8
Well it is an echo chamber of fans
Name0
I really hate that they took away all her character flaws in the movie, and gave her a bunch of Ron's good qualities.
PewPewDude
To be fair, Punching drako in the face is beyond awesome.
IKnowImGoingToRegretThisName
HOW COULD ANYONE DOWNVOTE THIS?
sofunsogreat
Too many MRA dudes on imgur
boevis
I didn't, but probably because tumblr.
ciarraiabu
Because it's mostly self assuring bullshit cobbled together by over enthusiastic 12 year olds from spare bits of dialogue and logic 1/2
ciarraiabu
All wrapped up and presented to us as amazingly revolutionary, epiphany level thinking when really all they're doing is figuring out 2/3
ciarraiabu
Godanm plotlines /rant 3/3
evillesbianfromthesnakehouse
because it's over-analyzing movie-Hermione, and movie-Hermione has no flaws
divvyo
I have seen one of the movies and read none of the books ... still upvoted.
Queeditch
I'm for all three of them. :) Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley are the best when they are together.
sofunsogreat
Same, love all 3 characters. I really empathized most with Ron and Hermione though, they both have huge parts of my personality in them.
mingotheflamingo
#3 is also the hot DJ from Pitch Perfect, fun fact
ISleptWithSomeoneFromImgurAndAllIGotWasThisStupidUsername
Pitch Perfect reference in a comment section of a Harry Potter (specifically Hermoine) post? These are a few of my favorite things.
IgiveupIdontknowwhatusernametopick
Tumblr really has mastered the art of looking too much into things, haven't they?
Tuwonwon
It's been a nerd stereotype for decades. Welcome to fandom.
Nyther53
sometimes, but I wouldn't really say so in this case.
LapisScarab
This is why I refuse to be part of a "fandom"
Dunes8
Fans, in general, are guilty of that. Tumblr just provides posting grounds.
unijii
Yea feminism being one of them.
Pegussu
Yeah. "Her real fear is rejection and loss." Then the boggart would be rejection and loss JFC
linkskywalker14
I get irrationally angry when people use the movies as canon. Read the books and 90% of "crazy moments" in the movies are explained.
Horseinakitchen
Seriously! They are are so worth the read!
Thortuga
not the time when she puched draco in the face
HerrBisch
One of the very few moments which is better in the film than the book.
TheAwesomeMan123
You need to be explained why someone would feel the urge or reason to punch Draco Malfoy in the face?
LetsSeeHowThisGoes
He really does have a punchable face
StructureLlama
ilovepikachu
Dude If i could get them i would have read them like at least 20 times by now..
BorisTheManskinner
Prisons have the Harry Potter novels. Where the heck do you live?
ilovepikachu
I live in Pakistan, the novels were very expensive here because 1 USD = 100 Pakistani Rupees so that's why i can't get them.
WarJesus420
What do you live in the glorious democratic people's republic of Korea?
ilovepikachu
I live in Pakistan, the novels were very expensive here because 1 USD = 100 Pakistani Rupees so that's why i can't get them.
WarJesus420
Damn....
ColonelObvious
Careful, ilovepikachu is IRL the assistant to Kim Jong Un. His assistant number Un. (sorry)
WarJesus420
You should put the "IRL" after "Kim Jung Un." Right now it reads "...ilovepikachu is in real life the assistant to Kim Jung Un." ......sorry
ColonelObvious
English is only my third language so often my syntax is off, and is closer to that of my own language :)
rekcilthis1
If you just put comma's around "IRL" it becomes a perfectly acceptable sentence.
44tim44
Still can't get over the rewriting of the wands in the last movies. Is it so hard to show 10 sec of Harrys wand being kept and repaired?
buttermyarse
Oh my God i know.
delaneige
That made me SO MAD. The way it was in the books was wonderful and symbolic and wise. In the movie he just threw it away. Effin stupid.
xooberon
Getting rid of the massively symbolic face off between Expelliarmus and Avada Kedavra bummed me out a lot
TheDarkPie
Movies should hold all of their own. They're different stories, the movies and the books.
MagpieChristine
One of the big problems with the Harry Potter movies actually - they tried to be too true to the books and just screwed everything up.
eetsumkaus
this is why Game of Thrones is such a great adaptation of The Song of Ice and Fire.
itsdarkandicantseewhatimtyping
Yet many get annoyed when GoT strays from ASoIaF, it's just a natural reaction when expectations aren't met.
MagpieChristine
Like the later books, they're victims of Rowling's success.
CanIHaveOneOfYourFriesNoLikeJustOne
I was looking for this comment. I actually get annoyed watching the movies.
HerrBisch
Soooo many stupid pointless changes.
Jfiddy2
Studying magic actually sounds pretty boring. Like chemistry meets computer programming.
evillesbianfromthesnakehouse
yeah once the novelty's worn off i'd be w/ harry
argo12
Who did Hermione keep alive in a jar? I honestly don't remember that.
IAmAnthonyStark
I've read these books several times and I still don't remember that...I'm so glad you asked the question, too!
scarletcloak
It wasn't in the movies. She kept Rita Skeeter in a jar to keep her quiet. If I remember I correctly I think it was to protect Harry?
evillesbianfromthesnakehouse
yeah, then she used her in the next book to write an article for the Quibbler
scarletcloak
Right! Thanks! It's been a while since I've read them so my memory's a bit fuzzy. :)
sweetnaivety
not just to protect Harry but to stop Rita from writing all those nasty and untrue articles about anything
argo12
Oh right. Yeah, I read all the books but haven't looked at them for years. Thanks!
scarletcloak
Haha! It's been a while for me too! :)
ishouldbeusingadifferentusernameforthis
guick google search reveals this was Rita Skeeter in Goblet of Fire. Kept her in beetle form in the jar.
TheMagicalBun
Rita Skeeter, but I don't think it was for a whole year...
ElPoloDiablo
Am I the only one that thinks that most people are honestly just overthinking things? What if like, the author didn't even give a shit...
semaphora
I know I'm not the only one who tried moving things with my mind when I was a six year old girl reading Matilda.
2Ghoul4School
I tried turning the light off without having to get out of bed. One time, the light actually went out, but it was only because a fuse blew.
adebisislittlehat
I watched bedknobs and broomsticks. Treguna mecoides trecorum satis dee.
andresch1998
What do you mean 6 years old?
KuramaKitsune
1) a few years ago, after all those power rangers and martial arts shows,
KuramaKitsune
2) i trained untill i could throw a punch and use the air to flick out a candle flame a two feet away
Weissicles
I watched the movie and i was tryin' that shit.
TheQUARRYTheBOULDERSLesserKnownFather
I tried it. I summoned all the bullshit and anger to the top of my head and tried t move shit with it.
bullshitontheline
That's weird I thought I was having a phonecall.
T1cklish
I'm a 27 year old man and I still do it from time to time.
TheEmporer
30 year old man, still try on occasion.
CarlosBandana
Christ, I still tried when I was rereading it as a 25-year old boy. (Last week.)
RenegadeTQ
When I was young I would watch water streaming off my finger tips. I'd stretch my hand out and try to shoot it like a waterbender lol. (1/2)
RenegadeTQ
I actually thought the only thing keeping myself and others from doing magic was truly believing and tried to force myself to believe. (2/2)
ZoranKnight
I didn't even have Matilda, just power hungry ambition. I still swear to this day that I moved an empty coke can.
noyougofuckyourself
I was still trying at 16. Only by then I was trying to use the force.
twisti
I'm turning 36 in two months and I just tried. The day I stop you can shoot me.
CyborgLazuli
Hermione would have just turned nine when Matilda was published. She could have read it a year before going to Hogwarts!
ImgurnariumOfDoctorGiraffus
All of you still do this at red lights, every last person reading this.
thegreatandpowerfulkawa
Joke's on you. I don't drive.
CatrionaShadowleaf
I was reading Carrie. >.>
SystemPeanut
I am 100% sure I caused a power outage with my mind once
eggmuffin
We all did. But for me the catalyst was Luke Skywalker.
Luvvie
I still do.
Drase333
I was arguing with someone once and they made me mad, a bookshelf randomly almost fell on top of them. just missed. Argument stopped tho
marjarooni
One day I'll figure it out...one of these days...
kthisismynameprobably
I used to have dreams where I would move a paper clip, then a pencil, but I could never do anything else and it frustrated me so much.
xscythe7x
Same but I was a boy
Nize426
at some point I gave up and settled on being robin hood. That one worked out much better.
BatmanTheGoddamn
Man. I tried sayian shit all the time
tanebou
When you were 6? Try decades later when I'm feeling lazy.
semaphora
My first top comment. Thanks, people.
KillerCaitie
I remember before I started going to school, I got to see the movie with my dad. I promised to myself that I would defeat the principal.
DarthPalpatine
I did that when I was a six year old girl and I'm a guy.
LapisScarab
A lot of people can do wandless magic. There's a class on it at Hogwarts.
welcomecreature
Wandless magic classes only happen in the last two years of their hogwarts life
evillesbianfromthesnakehouse
I think you mean the nonverbal spells. iirc wandless magic is very rare (in the books), but hermione probs had her wand w/ her in that scene
LapisScarab
Nonverbal spells was indeed the class I confused it with, but wandless magic isn't unheard of. You don't need to be Dumbledore to do it.
Legion020
Wands actually just focus the magic, making it easier to cast a spell. That's why Harry could explode that glass in PoA. Magic just went 1/?
Legion020
hogwire (though also there was no spell). To focus magic, you have to make a signature movement with your want. In this case, Hermoine 2/?
Legion020
did not preform the movement so she had to focus the magic without shortcuts. Which is special. Though not as special as worldess magic. 3/3
MattCookie
Was this scene even in the books?
LapisScarab
I think it's a scene that they describe rather than one we see happen, so the detail of her using a wand or not isn't included.
MadPoopah
Isn't the class about wordless magic, not wandless?
TisNagim
a real wizard can summon death with three small sticks and 4 cc of mouse blood or even with a fresh egg and two small sticks
Crowlands
But it has to be fresh.
CorwinMacGregor
Is that all? hell, the other day, I used a prick of blood and a /toothpick/. Granted, all i summoned was a runty imp, but still!
CitizenRekt
The rite of AshkEnte!
lukalock
Yay Discworld!
CitizenRekt
Also if you can do things simpler by just watching a very old man with a terminal illness. Carrot style!
Ramthundar
Wait, which book was that in?
CitizenRekt
Short story, theatre of cruelty
AgamemnonsMemes
Hell wasn't there a gif of some guy stiring his tea magically, without a wand that the internet was all over?
ifuckinglovedinosaurs
Yeah, but that's Ian Brown from the Stone Roses. He is the resurrection.
Carger
There sure was.
robotzombies
Wizards can put charms on things so they don't need wands. Remember
robotzombies
Molly's dishes cleaning themselves?
TheComedienne
There was another tumblr post about how that guy "must be the best wizard ever" because of the wandless magic and reading Hawking's book 1/?
TheComedienne
When in reality, a shit ton of people do wandless magic all the time. Snape and Quirrel, for example during that Quidditch match and 2/3
TheComedienne
Tumblr just keeps forgetting that wandless magic isn't a big deal 3/3
COLONELSARGE
Yea. But that was also because he was reading a Stephen hawking physics book.
AgamemnonsMemes
good point, i forgot about the book.
HeadWar
Every time this guy is mentioned, I feel compelled to mention Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality. http://hpmor.com/
HeadWar
In short, Harry grew up with a chemistry professor as adoptive father, and is reasonably familiar with rational thinking
HeadWar
and the scientific method. The final arc of the story is currently being published, DO NOT SKIP AHEAD, it will seriously spoil the fun.
GridCube
also, she had her wand on her other hand under the view of everyone, what do they expect she showing the wand to everyone? jeez
GraysonHunt
EXACTLY. Doing wandless magic wasn't hard. They're mixing it up with doing magic with a wand but without saying anything.
evillesbianfromthesnakehouse
I think wandless magic on purpose was hard in the books, like when harry's paralyzed but can't summon his wand. but hermione still had hers
roselmcposel
THANK YOU
cocainebubbles
people dont realize that all wizards can do wandless magic. wands act like a sort of focusing lens for magic.
ISleptWithSomeoneFromImgurAndAllIGotWasThisStupidUsername
The book and movie universes differ on wandless magic continuity. Most likely the latter taking liberties for visual interest.
IUnderstoodThatReferenceDotGif
Wasn't one of the first times they think Snape is trying to kill harry because they see him muttering a 'hex' under his breath? No wand?
lalalalalalalalaimgurrrrr
snape did it while performing a counter spell on professor quirrel...and quirrel was also doing wandless magic at the same time
FrostInks
Harry himself did it, using Lumos to find his wand after dropping it.
Ghostwish
A wand is only a concentration mechanism.
inspiringandfunnyusernamecoolheh
Is it only for women?
Tornadus
This comment is so clever. Wonderfully done.
platy3point1415
Doesnt she have her wand in her other hand?
CupcakeOverlordWithSprinkles
If you think about it, Harry did wandless magic before coming to Hogwarts, like making the glass disappear so his snake friend could escape.
Alkymysta
In the books is said that a lot of kids do magic by themselves, if you are born muggle you don't know what it is or why it happened.
icomehereforthecomments
'Thanksssssssss' - snake friend
bumblesack
Isn't his "snake friend" Nigini? Voldemorts horcrux snake?
sweetnaivety
Has everyone forgotten that Harry blew up his aunt without a wand?
MeSoMerry
That's like shooting wildly into the sky, accidentally hitting someone in the head, then claiming to be a master sniper.
revcleo
360 no scope
SSoHPKC
Amateur. *performs 720 YY Fakie Ladderstall cross the map throwing knife round ending kill cam in search and destroy* *signs up for faze*
revcleo
*ollies*
Horseinakitchen
He also couldn't find his wand in the dark once so he illuminated it to find it
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LapisScarab
Granted, doing specific spells on purpose without a wand is apparently really hard, but it's fairly common high-level magic.
TisNagim
a real wizard can summon death with three small sticks and 4 cc of mouse blood or even with a fresh egg and two small sticks
causality
I never got why, if wands are so utterly crucial, they didn't have them permanently attached to their forearms.
aquaticMisanthrope
Yeah, this has always irked me. I don't know where the idea started that wandless magic is such a big deal, but the books clearly illustrate
aquaticMisanthrope
that it's difficult and advanced, but definitely doable and even common for simpler spells.
SergeantObvious
I get so annoyed when people only watch the movies and freak out about stuff that is explained in the books.
Carger
I don't know about that, but don't forget this guy:
ColonelObvious
That's what I call my magic if my wand fails me.
BatmanTheGoddamn
Well, "lots" is a stretch, but these people are obviously not familiar with the books and only look at the movie. SHE HAS THE WAND IN HER/2
BatmanTheGoddamn
HAND IN THAT SCENE AS WELL. SHE FUCKING PULLS IT OUT2/2
sweetnaivety
Has everyone forgotten that Harry blew up his aunt without a wand?
sweetnaivety
he also wandlessly opened a locked door to get to his wand (and trunk) when he was trying to run away after blowing up his aunt
thefirstofhisusername
I'm really angry that this comment has so many points on a site that should know better. There is no wandless magic class at Hogwarts.
LapisScarab
You're right, I confused the class with silent magic. Still, a lot of people can do wandless magic.
thefirstofhisusername
Part of the DADA class in 6th year introduces wordless spells which is then incorporated into other classes.
thefirstofhisusername
In Ch. 11 Book 6, “Nonverbal spells were now expected, not only in Defense Against the Dark Arts, but in Charms and Transfiguration too."
GuardianDinklage
All wizards and witches can do magic without a wand, it's just a magical artifact to channel wizards magic through making is more precise
Jameszombob
what about that post where the dude is stirring coffee w no hands or wands reading stephen hawking, saying how hes so powerful cuz no wand?
TheDullEffectsOfYourSuitcase
Jameszombob
yup, thats the one
thefirstofhisusername
No, there isn't.
LapisScarab
I was mistaken about the class. Plenty of people can cast wandless magic, though.
thefirstofhisusername
Not "plenty". Most wizarding children do it accidentally, but purposeful wandless magic in students and adults is rarely in the books.
LapisScarab
From what I remember Snape, Lupin, Dumbledore, and Harry all pull it off (though Harry does so badly under unusual circumstances).
LapisScarab
And I think the fact that basically all wizard children do it before they get wands still counts.
RainbowWallflower
But I don't remember much wandless magic from books .... Like, everything about it is from the movies :/
sweetnaivety
Has everyone forgotten that Harry blew up his aunt without a wand?
RainbowWallflower
Yeah but all wizards started magic sometimes, and then they had to learn to use it. What he did was when he was REALLY angry..
sweetnaivety
he also wandlessly opened a locked door to get to his wand when he was trying to run away after blowing up his aunt
skelekittycat
I think the closest harry ever gets is his wand lighting a few inches from his fingertips when he says lumos. But he's scared in that scene
skelekittycat
Look at the source, the books, and take examples from that. Please.
RainbowWallflower
Most of the wandless magic I can remember right now, comes from emotional scenes; and from wizard kids before they started chool :l
skelekittycat
Taking Hermione potentially doing wandless magic in this scene and saying it's proof of how powerful she is, is a bit of exaggeration.
RainbowWallflower
True, I don't remember the scene in the books at all >.<
skelekittycat
As far as I remember, we don't actually see it. It's from Harry's perspective and Hermione just admits it later.
LapisScarab
Not everything. It's more prominent in the movies, but it's in the books too. Though I was wrong about there being a class.
RainbowWallflower
Yeah but in the movies, there's like a whole lot. Guess I'll have to re-read books to see how much of it is in the actual story :/
LapisScarab
Not nearly as much as in the movies, you're right there. It
LapisScarab
*it's just implied that it's very hard to do, but not reserved to only the greatest of wizards. Lupin can do it, I think.
RainbowWallflower
Hmmm. yeaaah, i will HAVE to read the books again xD
CapnJackSparrow
Wandless magic is actually pretty much a no-no in the books. They just put it in the movies for some reason
sweetnaivety
Has everyone forgotten that Harry blew up his aunt without a wand?
LapisScarab
No it isn't. There isn't a class (I was wrong about that) and it's very difficult, but people do it. Snape and Lupin come to mind.