I still say the most unrealistic part of Harry Potter was that there wasn’t a scene where Hermione found 16 year old Harry in a shopping cart on top of the Astronomy Tower while 16 year old Ron stood by with Colin’s camera because if the prophecy says that he has to die via Voldemort then that means nothing else can kill him ergo there’s no way this could possibly go wrong…
Harry:
Hermione:
1. Hermione does not need the extra stress, she’s already a frazzled mess from her academics, poor kid.
2. Suddenly I realize how very much JKR (and, admittedly, a lot of the rest of us) have forgotten about being teenagers.
But, we all know Slytherins get involved too. Mainly because Draco has the mindset of “anything potter can do, I can do better!”
(he can’t)But, I’ll it would take is for Harry to say is “scared Malfoy?”
and there Draco is in a shopping cart next to Potter ready to race down the astronomy tower
“DRACO EVEN IF HARRY IS RIGHT IN HIS ABSOLUTELY DAFT INTERPRETATION OF PROPHECY, THE PROPHECY DOESN’T COVER YOU”
“LEAVE IT, Granger, I’m DOING this”
“HE’S DOING THIS HERMIONE”
Y E S
THESE ARE THE QUALITY ADDITIONS I WANT ON MY POSTS!
Hermione is desperately trying to remind them that “can’t die” doesn’t mean “Can’t break every bone in your body!” but the carts are already rolling.
They’re halfway down the tower before she thinks to wonder where they got the shopping trolleys.