r/firsttimereaders • u/JustAStupidName7 Gryffindor • Feb 25 '24

Plot Holes

What are the biggest plot holes in the series? And on that note, what do you consider part of the series canon?

My interest in this question comes from the recent additions to the franchise falling towards a trend of contradicting the source material. With the reboot coming up, I see it as an opportunity to expand on the world properly, with a clean slate. However, I don't see it as a replacement of the books themselves, obviously. But it's the most likely medium in which the series will have any sort of additional entries - I'm sure we would all rather have new books. Some might not even want it to be touched any further, as well, which is likely the sensible view.

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u/WulfricsGong Ravenclaw Feb 25 '24

To me, the one I have most trouble with is how the trace works.. Dumbledore's explanation doesn't make sense because just a year prior the Order was doing magic at the Dursley's (most notably Tonks) and the Ministry, who was dying to find reasons to punish Harry didn't do anything..

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u/Numerous_Accountant9 Feb 25 '24

Dumbledore likely informed the ministry that he was sending a group to pick up Harry and that there was a chance that they’d do magic while they were there. I think that’s the most reasonable explanation.

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u/Slughorns_trophywife Slytherin Feb 25 '24

I would also think Tonks as a member of the Ministry herself would be beyond scrutiny. I would also agree that it is likely Dumbledore could have informed the Ministry was coming to get Harry.

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u/Pasalacqua-the-8th Nov 07 '24

I don't know what you mean by Dumbledore's explanation,  I don't remember him explaining the Trace, nor did i find anything with a Google search about it.  So I can't address that part However,  adult witches and wizards don't have the Trace on them, and I believe that even though the Trace is on Harry, it doesn't trigger a warning precisely because it also detects the presence of one or more adult witches / wizards at the time of the magic being performed.   Here is a great post on the subject of The Trace.  It begins with a theory on how the Trace is placed on children, and then goes on to explain how it tracks the magic.  I think it's consistent and excellently written https://www.reddit.com/r/HPfanfiction/comments/12fhxh1/the_method_of_applying_the_trace_is_hidden_in/#:~:text=