What Are Some Unanswered Questions From The Harry Potter Universe That You Need Answers To Immediately?

Julia Corrigan
·2-min read

Whatever our feelings about it, a new Harry Potter series is coming to HBO, and it's spurring a lot of conversation — and churning up many peoples' old questions about the series' plot.

The movies were iconic, but not perfect; and even the books left us with some questions. So, I'm wondering: what are some unanswered questions from the Harry Potter universe that you need answers to immediately?

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Maybe you have cut-and-dry questions about basic life fixes that seem like they could be done with magic, like, why can't they cast a spell to fix Harry's vision, or why are the Weasleys actually poor?

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Young character with red hair from a movie scene looking attentive, wearing a dark cloak over a collared shirt
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A young character with slicked-back hair, wearing a school uniform, appears to be speaking in a scene from a movie

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Perhaps there's something you've noticed that's always annoyed you: like how in book one, Hagrid takes the Dursleys' boat to get back from that little island shack, and you never got to know how the Dursleys got home. And book three begs the question, "How the hell did the twins not see Pettigrew on the Marauders' Map?!" I need to hear your theories!

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Maybe you've always wondered why Lupin didn't transform into a werewolf until those clouds drifted away from the full moon. Or maybe you caught a different (time-turner-related?) problem that I've missed. Tell me about it!

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A group of students in school uniforms, looking attentively forward, inside a stone-walled room with gothic arches
A person in a suit stands in a dimly lit room with shelves of glass objects and a large window
A person in a suit stands in a dimly lit room with shelves of glass objects and a large window

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Or maybe it's something I haven't even thought of. Whatever your Harry Potter questions, I NEED to hear about them in the comments below! Or, if you want to write in but prefer to stay anonymous, feel free to check out this anonymous Google form.

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I want to know alllllll your wizarding opinions. And who knows — your comment might be included in an upcoming BuzzFeed article!

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