stuckwith-harry:
eaglesforthecup:
Realized Hermione would not know about the troll because she was in the bathroom in PS
Keen enough eye to spot the winged key
Noticed Dobby’s eyes in the bush in CoS
Recognized that Lockhart was a fraud right off the bat at age 12 (Ron did too but Hermione, Miss Brightest Witch of Her Age, was distracted by the pretty and lots of other adults were fooled too)
Deduced that the girl who died in Tom Riddle’s memory was Myrtle
Recognized how tense/anxious Ginny looked and realized she knew something about the Chamber
Noticed the paper in Hermione’s hand when she was petrified
Recognized how weird it was that Fudge was being lenient on blowing up Aunt Marge and later connected it with them worrying about him and Sirius in PoA
Realized (before Hermione) that Dumbledore wanted them to save Buckbeak as well during their time turner shenanigans
Deduced that every champion besides Cedric would know about the dragons in GoF
Noticed Ron’s jealousy of Krum
Caught a reflection of light on the glass case of the Sword of Gryffindor and found the Pensieve
Connected the dots and realized the Pensieve showed memories because of his experience with Tom Riddle’s diary
Noticed that Dumbledore had been avoiding him in OotP
Picked up on Draco’s “dogging around” comment
Noticed that Daily Prophet article about Sturgis Podmore breaking into a secret in the Ministry and recalls that Podmore hadn’t shown up for guard duty
Recognized the difference between his actual dreams and the ‘visions’ which helped save Arthur Weasley’s life
Heard Kingsley whisper, felt something shoot past him, saw the blank expression in Marietta’s eyes and put two and two together, something Umbridge, Fudge and Dawlish couldn’t perceive
Noticed Draco giving his mother the slip in HBP
Deduced that Draco had become a Death Eater
Recognized that the ring on Dumbledore’s desk (and remembered Dumbledore was wearing this ring when they retrieved Slughorn) was the ring Marvolo showed Ogden
Realized that Tonks’ brief was probably heartbreak and figured out she was in love (even though he didn’t have enough context to realize it was Remus and not Sirius)
Noticed when Ginny didn’t seem enthusiastic about meeting up with Dean (this is very common when you have a crush, but still)
Noted how weird Slughorn’s tampered memory is with the dense fog
Noticed that Malfoy kept disappearing from the Marauder’s Map and eventually realized he was using the Room of Requirement
Put two and two together about Ron and the love potion
Caught Voldemort’s eyes flashing scarlet in Hokey’s memory
Deduced that Malfoy’s plan was coming into fruition based on the whooping and gave Hermione and Ron a warning plan before he and Dumbledore left
Noticed the blue eye in the mirror shard in DH
Realized Regulus was RAB
Perceptive enough to realize Ron had to be the one to destroy the locket
Also perceptive enough to realize he had to open it with Parseltongue
Recognized that his Invisibility Cloak matched the description of the cloak in the Deathly Hallows story
Noticed things about Luna’s room that made him realize Luna hadn’t been in her home in weeks, catching Xenophilius Lovegood’s lie
Connected the dots of The Grey Lady’s story from the “Albania” clue and realized Voldemort had found the diadem and had hidden it at Hogwarts when he tried to get the DADA job
Remembered he had seen the diadem in the Room of Requirement before
Realized that Draco had become the true master of the Elder Wand, not Snape, the night Dumbledore had died
Realized that this made him the true master of the Elder Wand after his skirmish with Draco at Malfoy Manor
There are probably other things I didn’t catch, but there you have it. Harry James Potter is a rather perceptive boy with a keen eye and a good mind for deductive reasoning
also, (because that appears to be the #1 example of harry oblivious potter)
WAS PERFECTLY AWARE RON AND HERMIONE WERE CRUSHING ON EACH OTHER.
Do you think Harry would swear or has sworn? Such a niche question, but trying to realistic write him swearing is such a mixed basket. On the one hand, I don't really picture him doing it, even under extreme distress. But I can also imagine him letting out a light swear if he's having a bad day and has a minor inconvenience
I 100% believe Harry swears. This post ended up being a little longer since I kinda went off and detailed how a bunch of characters in HP swear, not just Harry.
Sometimes, characters are shown to "swear" on page:
“Blimey,” said Ron weakly. (CoS)
“Blimey, it is!” said Ron quietly (OotP)
“What in the name of Merlin are you doing?” said Ron (OotP)
“Why the hell,” panted Ron (DH)
“I’ll join you when hell freezes over,” said Neville. (DH)
“Merlin’s beard,” Moody [Barty] whispered (GoF)
“Merlin’s beard,” said Mr. Weasley wonderingly (OotP)
“Harry, what the hell’s going on?” asked Bill (DH)
“Blasted thing,” Snape was saying. (PS)
("Blimey" and "blasted" are here since they were considered mild swear words when they became part of the language like "gosh" and "darn". "Merlin's beard" is kinda like saying "Jesus Christ" which was also considered a mild swear, even if no one really considers most of the above swears by today's standards).
The above is done when the swears are (very) light and something that you could print in a children's book. But sometimes, characters swearing is censored in the books:
Dean swore loudly. (CoS)
Thankfully, Snape sneezed at almost exactly the moment Ron swore. (CoS)
Ron dropped several boxes, swore, and made a rude hand gesture at Fred that was unfortunately spotted by Mrs. Weasley, who had chosen that moment to appear. (HBP)
and Lee swore so badly that Professor McGonagall tried to tug the magical megaphone away from him (PoA)
The lift clattered into view and they hurried inside. Every time it stopped Mr. Weasley cursed furiously and pummelled the number nine button. (OotP)
When that happens, I assume the swears are ones JKR couldn't get away with in a children's/YA book series. Like: "fuck" or "shit".
(Molly calling Bellatrix "bitch" is the only harsher swear word not censored in the books)
When Harry swears, it's sometimes not censored:
“She doesn’t love me,” said Harry at once. “She doesn’t give a damn — ” (OotP)
“And he didn’t think my mother was worth a damn either,” said Harry (HBP)
“Why not?” asked Harry. “Let’s get rid of the damn thing, it’s been months — ” (DH)
“Where the hell have you been?” Harry shouted. (DH)
But often enough, Harry's cursing is censored:
Harry swore under his breath (OotP)
Harry swore and turned away. (OotP)
Harry swore at the top of his voice, spinning on the spot to see where Mundungus had gone. (HBP)
Harry swore. Someone screamed. (HBP)
So, to me, this suggests Harry says "fuck" or British stuff like "sod off". He 100% does use harsher swears, and it's in character for him to do so. He swears under his breath when shit goes badly or he finds himself in a situation he really doesn't want to be in. He swears loudly when Mandungus escapes him, so when he's really angry, he can go and shout a proper F-bomb. Let Harry say "fuck", his life sucks and he deserves it.
Ron also swears sometimes harsher swears than "hell" or "bloody hell" but he does so more rarely than Harry and when things are really bad. Usually, he goes for lighter stuff like: "Merlin", "hell", or "blimey".
Hermione doesn't swear except for the "Merlin's pants" comment in DH which was clearly meant to be "Merlin's balls" but JKR got censored by her editors and one time she says "damn" in DH. Hermione doesn't even use light swears like "Merlin", "damn" or "hell". She, just, doesn't swear until DH, and even then only twice. Like, her most extreme for the majority of the books is going: "oh my", "oh my god", or "oh my goodness". Hermione is the only member in the Golden Trio that doesn't swear:
“Oh, my — ” Hermione grabbed Harry’s arm. (PoA)
“Oh my goodness,” said Hermione suddenly (PoA)
“Oh gosh, I forgot!” said Hermione (OotP)
“Oh my ...” Harry heard Hermione squeal, terrified, beside him. (OotP)
“Today?” shrieked Hermione. “Today? But why didn’t you — oh my God — you should have said — ” (HBP)
“Oh my — !” shrieked Hermione, as she and Ron caught up with Harry (DH)
I went a bit off track, but theses are some characters and how they swear that I found while searching this:
Harry, Dean & Lee: swear in profanities that need to be censored ("fuck", "shit", "sodding hell") often and sprinkle lighter swears ("hell", "damn") in there. Harry uses "damn" relatively often.
Ron, the twins, Bill & Arthur: use mostly light swears ("hell", "bloody", "blasted") but use some harsher swears ("fuck", "shit") when needed (and Molly isn't looking).
(I assume Ginny is in this above category too, but I only found her saying "damn" once)
Neville, Dumbledore, Hagrid & Snape (at least, when we see him): use only light swears such as "hell", "blasted" or "Merlin" and its derivatives.
Molly: Doesn't really swear except that one time (calling Bellatrix a bitch).
Hermione & Luna: never use profanities unless really at their limit. Don't even use light swears or "Merlin" and its derivatives. Hermione says: "oh my god" or "oh my goodness", Luna says: "oh, no".
Lupin doesn't swear anywhere on-page either.
Surprisingly I couldn't find any mention of Sirius swearing, not even light stuff (like "Merlin's beard"). I guess he really was raised to have proper manners. Or maybe he's actively censoring himself in front of Harry to be a good rule model.
OMG YES. IF YOU HATE LAVENDER BROWN, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE SHE DATED RON, PLEASEEEEEEEEE GTFO.
Cho and Lavender were villainized by the narative in favor of Ginny and Hermione
Rowling despises teenage girls with traditionally feminine interests. She only treats those who don’t want to be like “other girls” or the pick-me girls well in the narrative. It’s clear she projects a deeply personal issue onto certain female archetypes, which makes me think she must have a lot of unresolved resentment, probably dating back to her childhood. She portrays Lavender as foolish for being desperate over Ron, when in reality, that’s not foolish at all—it’s completely normal for a teenage girl experiencing her first relationship and not knowing how to handle her emotions. She also mocks Lavender and the Patil twins’ interests, like Divination, girls’ magazines, or gossip, as if those things were inherently frivolous and shallow. It’s as if being a girl and enjoying “girly” things automatically makes you stupid or as if femininity itself is incompatible with having depth and other, more “serious” interests.
Likewise, through Harry’s praise of Ginny for not crying—contrasted with Cho, who does—she implies that sentimentality, emotional expression, or a lack of self-control are negative traits, while repressing emotions (which is traditionally associated with masculinity) is a positive thing that makes you “tougher” or “stronger.” Narratively, Rowling always favors Hermione for “not being like other girls” and turns Ginny into the ultimate pick-me girl. She’s a character who barely matters or has any relevance throughout the series until she suddenly transforms into the perfect cishet teenage boy fantasy: the girl who is super hot and sexually desirable but at the same time doesn’t waste time with “girly stuff” because she’s too busy acting just as aggressive as any macho guy, being hyper-focused on sports, and being “one of the boys,” cracking jokes, being rough, and acting cool. She’s a girl bro, the embodiment of the perfect woman according to male fantasy, not female. It’s as if she were designed by a hormone-driven teenage boy rather than a woman in her thirties.
Ginny is a disaster of a character from a gender analysis perspective—truly atrocious. And then there’s Luna, who doesn’t bother anyone because she’s too weird, yet she’s accepted by the “not-like-other-girls” girls precisely because of that weirdness. She’s the Manic Pixie Dream Girl, completing the trifecta of contemporary misogynistic female stereotypes embodied by Hermione, Ginny, and Luna—the only teenage female characters who are curiously treated positively and praised by the narrative. The rest are torn down at some point, specifically for reasons directly related to their gender.