Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Potential Plot Holes

J. K. Rowling created a brilliant world with incredible characters... but her plot development leaves a great deal to be desired at times.

For example, in "Chamber of Secrets", why were the petrified students not taken to the real wizard hospital? (introduced in book five, and mentioned in book four.) Considering the general usefulness of the Mandrake potion (returning transfigured people to their original state), it would seem like they would have some available? What good is having a hospital otherwise?

It is many little things like this (and a few major things) that make me doubt her ability to come up with a strong, stable plot.

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