Skip to content

Bride In Tears After NYC Firefighters Surprise Her At Her Wedding To Honor Her Dad Who Died On 9/11

Search AI Powered
Human content, AI powered search.

Latest Stories

This Revelatory Theory About Harry Potter Has The Internet Buzzing

This Revelatory Theory About Harry Potter Has The Internet Buzzing
Warner Bros. Studios

Harry might not be who you think he is...

Vanessa Anthony
By Vanessa AnthonyJun 26, 2018
Vanessa Anthony
Vanessa is a freelance-flame-haired-word-ninja-for-hire with a passion for storytelling. Her writing has been featured in The Oregonian, Baltimore Magazine, Oregonlive, KPTV, Metro Parent, and Trulia, among others. She’s the author of the Amazon title, “In Less than a Year,” and her successful Portland-based copywriting agency, The Portland Writer has been helping businesses tell their brand’s unique stories for over a decade. When she’s not writing, cooking, or making magical worlds out of cardboard for her son, Vanessa is hard at work illustrating her forthcoming children’s books or belting out karaoke to favorite 80s or Disney villains tunes. TWITTER: @nessnix, INSTA: @nessnixtony
See Full Bio

Reddit users are a special breed. These folks are always looking out for something to discuss—the more far out the better. They've even got their eyes peeled for that new take on an old thing. In fact, even when something has been analyzed to death in the mainstream, Redditors seem to be able to come up with a fresh take.

And that is just what someone did on a r/ShowerThoughts sub yesterday—freeing us all of our preconceived notions about Harry Potter. More than a decade after the first Harry Potter book was released, an anonymous Redditor shared a theory that blew more than a few minds and garnered over 3,000 comments.

Harry Potter isn't a nerd, he is a jock. He didn't try very hard in school, cheated on homework constantly, was a sports star, and ended up joining the police/military.


It didn't take long for Redditors to get a handle of this line of thought before they were adding their own bits of evidence in support of the theory:

Screenshot Reddit


Screenshot Reddit


Screenshot Reddit

But wasn't Harry's journey from nobody to savior sort of the point of the whole series?

Screenshot Reddit

Whether you got the whole Zero-to-Hero arc in Rowling's fantastical series or not—the idea of Harry being "the jock" instead of the "nerdy outsider" might just be something you'll never be able to get out of your head. Thanks Redditors.

H/T: Reddit, Mashable

Latest News

Nancy Mace; Sara Jacobs
Trending

Nancy Mace Melts Down After Dem Rep. Points Out That Cosmetic Procedures Are 'Gender-Affirming Care'

Dean Withers; Charlie Kirk
Political News

Popular Liberal Influencer Makes Powerful Point With Tearful Reaction To Charlie Kirk's Murder

Clay Higgins
Political News

MAGA Rep. Gets Brutal Reminder After Vowing To Get Anyone Who 'Belittled' Charlie Kirk's Death Banned From Social Media For Life

Screenshot of Nancy Mace; Charlie Kirk
Political News

Nancy Mace Ripped After Using Transgender Slur To Refer To Charlie Kirk Killer

More from Trending

Screenshot of Stephen Colbert
CBS

Stephen Colbert Makes Somber Plea To Americans In Wake Of Charlie Kirk's Death

Late-night host Stephen Colbert had a somber message for Americans as he addressed the assassination of far-right activist Charlie Kirk, stressing that "political violence only leads to more political violence."

Kirk died after an unidentified gunman shot him in the neck as he—ironically enough—mocked victims of gun violence at an event in Utah Valley State University. Kirk's murder has galvanized the far-right, with President Donald Trump and his surrogates claiming without evidence that rhetoric from Democrats is responsible for Kirk's death.

Keep ReadingShow less
a woman sunbathing on rocks.
a person sitting on a towel on a beach
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

People Share The Weirdest Flexes They Heard Someone Say With A Straight Face

It is never attractive to gloat.

Even so, some people can't help but brag, or "flex" as it is sometimes known, about certain accomplishments or attributes.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots from @thedowntheredoc's TikTok video
@thedowntheredoc/TikTok

TikToker Hilariously Calls Out Target After Champion Pants Feature Awkwardly-Placed Front Pleat

Sometimes you can just tell when something was designed *for* women, but was not actually designed *by* women.

Take, for instance, the new pleated pants available at Target from the Champion clothing line. While there's nothing wrong with pleated pants and they certainly have a suitable spot in the workplace, the latest rendition of Champion pleated pants are, shall we say, NSFW.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots from @kaicutch's Instagram video
@kaicutch/Instagram

Woman Flips Her Car After Belting Out Ironic Britney Spears Lyric In Wild Viral Video

Whether we want to admit it or not, we've all had our fair share of carpool karaoke and maybe even imagined our car as our own personal recording studio.

But TikToker and Instagrammer Kaitlynn McCutcheon may have gotten too into her performance of Britney Spears' classic, "Hit Me Baby, One More Time," when the road and her car both said, "Bet."

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots from ​@lynnshazeen's TikTok video
@lynnshazeen/TikTok

Woman Goes Viral After Revealing How Her Obsession With Matcha Landed Her In The Hospital

Let's be honest: Too much of anything isn't good for us. It's all about the balance!

But the media and social media trends have taught us that certain things are really good for us, encouraging us to be like the "very mindful and very demure" girls and take care of ourselves. One such example is drinking more matcha, especially if you really like coffee or think you have a caffeine addiction.

Keep ReadingShow less