Harry Potter and the Magic Way of Moving
The other day the Reading Dutchwoman asked me a question while I was helping her move over to a new…
Author: Kasper Nijhoff
R-man studies art history in some backwater town where bicycles are more numerous than people. There, he flees into imaginary realms and elaborate self-made constructs of how one could read books and is still waiting for his Hogwarts letter.
Harry Potter and the Stench of Decadence
Before I start a rant about the moral deprecation and total abandonment of whatever values there are in this world,…
Harry Potter and the Diagon Alley Deathtrap
Diagon Alley is the main commercial centre for Wizards in the British Isles; a sort of national shopping mall, if…
Harry Potter and Hogwarts’ Admittance Letters
I find it quite odd how Hogwarts conducted their policy with regards to Harry Potter. If I understood chapter 3…
Harry Potter, Dudley Dursley, Money, and a ‘Brazilian’ Snake
So, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Harry wakes up one day to realize Dudley Dursley gets to celebrate…
Harry Potter and the Lack of Social Services
As can be read in the first few chapters of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Harry is deposited at…
Harry Potter and the Lack of Wizards
As I discussed the Fidelius and some other flaws extensively last time, let’s turn to a fresh topic: Harry Potter…
Harry Potter and the First Plothole Continues
So on with the next part: last time we found out that a half-giant with little to no magical expertise…
Harry Potter and the First Plot Hole
The story of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone starts on November 1st of the year 1981, when Vernon Dursley…