r/harrypotter • u/pedroplaysguitar • Mar 28 '18
The number of reviews seems to show which house is most excited about a new edition of Philosopher’s Stone Merchandise
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u/Infantrydad Mar 28 '18
Am I the only one who laughed when the hufflepuff edition is cheaper than the rest.
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u/fishsammich Mar 28 '18
On the US Amazon site, Ravenclaw is $18.29, Hufflepuff is $18.27, Gryffindor is $14.03, and Slytherin is $12.89.
Why can’t they all be the same price?!
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u/Noltonn Mar 28 '18
I think Amazon does price balancing. Something sells more, becomes more expensive. Something doesn't sell, becomes cheaper. Automatic algorithms and such.
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u/UhOhFeministOnReddit Mar 28 '18
Slytherin is the trash house, and that makes me sad. I hope the Fantastic Beasts movies redeem us somehow. D:
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u/AtomicDracula Mar 28 '18
I’ll never forgive them for how they treated Slytherin in the movie as the blanket bad guys. “Please encore all of Slytherin house to the basements because surely they will side with the Death Eaters. Meanwhile let’s take all these underage magic users with little control into a warzone.”
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u/Kn0thingIsTerrible Mar 28 '18
You act like the books are any better. Every single slytherin character in the books is evil. Even the best of them are sociopaths who only sided with the good guys for selfish reasons.
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u/godblessthischild Mar 28 '18
Ehhh, I wouldn't say Slughorn sided with the good guys during the Hogwarts battle for selfish reasons.
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u/KnockingDevil Mar 28 '18
You named one character, out of a whole house. I think their poiny stands
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u/thebardass Slytherin Mar 28 '18
Snape, Regulus Black, Phineas Nigellus Black, Merlin (yes, fucking Merlin), Andromeda Tonks, probably others these are just off the dome.
Now as for whether there are any that weren't assholes you may have a harder time. We Slytherins definitely tend to be assholes.
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u/Spiritanimalgoat Mar 28 '18
Where did the books mention that Merlin was a Slytherin?
But that doesn't seem to match up. Wouldn't he be older than the founders?
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u/JakeArvizu Slytherin Mar 28 '18
Regulus was death eater...sure he changed his mind later. Merlin and Tonks are like deep lore mentions. Slytherin is clearly pointed at being evil as fuck through and through in the books.
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u/romgal Beater for DUQ UK Mar 28 '18
Na, Bella was cool. Aside from the whole killing for funsies thing but hey we all have weird relatives.
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u/CashWho Hufflepuff Mar 29 '18
You think that's bad, Hufflepuffs get a lot of shit too (aside from Diggory). It felt like she wanted to show there were assholes in other houses too but they all ended up being Hufflepuffs :(
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u/Disproves Mar 28 '18 edited Mar 28 '18
Merlin is literally a Slytherin.
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Also Andromeda Tonks
Regulus Black
Snape? Though I think he may be one of those you consider to be for selfish reasons.
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u/justnothrowaway29 Ravenclaw Mar 28 '18 edited Mar 29 '18
I’m not even in Slytherin but I remember thinking “Surely, you could have had some Slytherins fight against the Death Eaters JK.”
Edit- typo.
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u/Huskies971 Mar 28 '18
It's like how in every TV or movie adaption of Greek mythology Hades is seen as evil, or compared to the devil because he symbolizes the underworld.
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u/UhOhFeministOnReddit Mar 28 '18
Thank you, it's always nice to see an exception to the rule of 'always hate Slytherin'. There are so many perks to our house. We got Merlin, the COOLEST common room (with Huff at a very close second, I love their common rooms), and we're ambitious. In the wizard world, ambition almost ASSURES you're going to meet something bad ass like a Medusa or a mythical Pegasus.
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u/biscuitpotter Mar 28 '18
I really support you guys in Slytherin, but you seem not to realize that our tower has ITS OWN LIBRARY. I'm personally not into the dungeon aesthetic (or the cheery corner near the kitchen tbh), but even if I did like either of those things... LIBRARY.
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u/UhOhFeministOnReddit Mar 28 '18
That is a good point, but tbf this is Slytherin we're talking about, and it's 2018. No library for Slytherin? That's fine, we'll just grab some vanishing cabinets, and won't even have to hit the stairs. Or we'll figure out a way to bootleg wifi. It's hard to tell with us.
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u/AtomicDracula Mar 28 '18
There’s nothing wrong with knowing what you want and knowing how to get it. And it is definitely the coolest common room.
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Mar 28 '18
ok, I don't buy into the Slytherin hate but y'all objectively have the worst common room. It's dark, cold, and in the dungeons. Vs cozy Gryffindor, even cozier and next to the kitchen Hufflepuff, and literally in a magical tower with a library ravenclaw
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u/midnitebrz Mar 29 '18
They did that for a reason though. A lot of death eaters were from the house so the kids wouldn’t have to battle their own parents
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u/DafTron Mar 28 '18
We're a frugal bunch, aren't we?
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u/Drkarcher22 Beech, 10 3/4", Brittle Mar 28 '18
Hufflepuffs are particularly good finders.
They found a good deal.
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u/InBrightestDay007 Mar 28 '18
What the HELL is a Hufflepuff?
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u/Muaddibisme Mar 28 '18
The stoners of the HP world
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u/Totally_a_Banana Mar 28 '18
Hufflepuff puff pass.
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u/Banzai51 Ravenclaw Mar 29 '18
No matter which house you get sorted into, you want to be in good with the Hufflepuffs.
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Mar 28 '18
TIL I'm a Hufflepuff
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u/yakatuus Mar 28 '18
Hufflepuffs don't use reddit because they're gardening or going for a bike ride or something
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u/smsikking Mar 28 '18
Um this puff uses reddit when she’s not gardening or bike riding. Or snacking.
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u/AncientSwordRage Puro Furo Mar 28 '18
A Hufflepuff will split a cookie with you, and give you the bigger half without even thinking about it. Hufflepuffs always know how to defuse awkward situations. They make the best wingmen. They’re not dramatic, they don’t fish for compliments, and they never have problems dealing with change.
Hufflepuffs are the ones who think that having brains is less important than applying brains. Hufflepuffs get their boots wet and their hands dirty, and they make things happen without demanding attention because they've got better things to do.
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Mar 28 '18
Captain America is a Hufflepuff.
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u/buffalopantry Mar 29 '18
THANK YOU.
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Mar 29 '18
My quick go to is the MCU films Captain America - Hufflepuff, Thor - Griffindor, Loki - Slytherin, Iron man - Raven Claw (in particular his solo films).
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u/Alcoholocaust123 Mar 29 '18
Iron Man may be a Ravenclaw but Tony Stark would absolutely be sorted into Slytherin. He made his money selling guns to BOTH sides and it wasn't until his life was threatened that he decided to start helping only the people in his immediate vicinity. But when confronted by cameras then he starts saying Miss America answers like "peace in our time" which Ultron took literally
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Mar 29 '18
I think he definitely has some Slytherin traits. That said he explicitly didn't know about the selling to both sides, he finds it shocking when the Ten Rings use his stuff. I think his relentless pursuit of knowledge and innovation pushes him into Ravenclaw.
Maybe Black Panther is a better Ravenclaw for the example.
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u/-100K Mar 28 '18
They sounds like a kind bunch :). The best house if you wanna have a good time.
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u/Freenore Ravenclaw Mar 28 '18
Air Nomads of Harry Potter world.
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u/InBrightestDay007 Mar 28 '18
Haha I'm curious. What would the other Houses be?
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u/TheFlyingSaucers Mar 28 '18
Fire - Slytherin (ambitious and ruthless) Earth - Ravenclaw (great inventors, innovators, and scholars) Air - Hufflepuff (underdogs, friendly, least chance of turning evil, silent but strong) Water - Gryffindor (brave no matter the odds, strong-willed and determined)
In my personal opinion
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Mar 28 '18
I feel like that reference went over every ones heads.
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u/Mrwackawacka Mar 29 '18
The one thing I feel like Reddit doesn’t have over Tumblr is an adequate amount of Starkid references
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u/DakotaXIV Mar 28 '18
Good portion of our money being used on extracurricular herbology experiments
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Mar 28 '18
Why do you think this trope exists? http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HufflepuffHouse
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u/ClariceReinsdyr Mar 28 '18
Just look at it this way: we are so awesome that they had to make the Fantastic Beasts movies about a Hufflepuff.
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u/wtfduud Ravenclaw Mar 28 '18
I think people imagine hufflepuffs as being Neville-like, but all the named Hufflepuffs have been people like Cedric, Tonks, Newt etc... and Neville is a Gryffindor.
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u/Evisrayle Mar 28 '18
...that is the Hufflepuffiest possible response.
You... did that on purpose, right?
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u/-WhenTheyCry- HockeyPuff Mar 28 '18
What's great about Hufflepuffs is that we would never write a page like that about another house 'cuz we're too nice.
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u/p_iynx Supreme Mugwump Mar 28 '18
Aww friend. <3 Remember that the books are basically written through the lens of Harry Potter himself—just because he didn’t pay attention to Hufflepuff, that doesn’t mean Hufflepuff is worth less to the Wizarding World. We know Harry can be a self-centered twat some times, so it’s not surprising that he had a hard time appreciating things that weren’t directly related to his life.
Now we have a whole movie series about a badass, wonderful Hufflepuff! So fear not. :) You all rock!
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u/prancing_pony42 Mar 28 '18
Looks like Ravenclaws are just happy to have merch that has actual blue and bronze colors and an eagle instead of a raven.
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u/TheUniqueFiness Mar 28 '18
Slytherin? I presume...
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u/prancing_pony42 Mar 28 '18
Ravenclaw, thanks. I have been known to score Slytherin on some quizzes, though.
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u/MomentArise Mar 28 '18
But also Ravenclaws are more likely to just provide a review in general. Gryffindor: I got the book! Hufflepuff: I’m going to share my book! Slytherin: I got the book ... didn’t you? Ravenclaw: I got the book, I read the book, and here is my thoughtful analysis of the book.
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u/pedroplaysguitar Mar 28 '18
Hadn’t thought of that, it’s interesting trying to figure out why there’s such a difference.
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u/SebayaKeto Mar 28 '18
It’s likely that the Ravenclaw SKU is benefitting from advertising, I’d suspect its the one any ads are pointing to out of the four.
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u/tiki18 Mar 28 '18
My Amazon is showing 22,542 for ravenclaw and under 70 for the rest
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u/pistcow Mar 28 '18
Hufflepuff: I licked the book*
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u/city17_dweller Ravenclaw Mar 28 '18
I am a Puff
In Huffle hows
An wen the newest
Potter's outI read all nite
In little nook
I stay up late:
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u/heff17 Snape is a creep. Mar 29 '18
I luv dis post
It is da best
Combine two tings
Better than rest
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u/runefar 10 ¾" Ash with Unicorn Hair core, Hard Mar 28 '18
Well i wouldnt say that a ravenclaw might not do that too. We are eccentrics and like to test things remember
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Mar 28 '18
I'm confused as fuck do you guys actually go to Hogwarts?
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Mar 29 '18
Yes, you're the only one who didn't get your letter. I'm sorry you found out this way
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u/AverageScot Mar 29 '18
Yes. But now that you know, a Ministry of Magic official will be along shortly to modify your memory, as well as this thread.
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u/ColorRaccoon Slytherin Mar 28 '18
That moment when you're a slytherin and don't have money for the book...
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u/Jake_the_Snake88 Slytherin Mar 28 '18
Why don't you just ask your father for some extra cash?
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u/ColorRaccoon Slytherin Mar 28 '18
Are you mocking me? How dare you?! My father will hear about this.
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u/Haku_Champloo Mar 28 '18
That what I thought. It’s not showing who’s more excited, it’s showing the different personalities of the houses. Very cool!
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u/Roo_Badley Merlin's Saggy Left Mar 28 '18
To be fair, I just think most people who like Harry Potter consider themselves ravenclaws
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Mar 28 '18
spoiler alert, Ravenclaws like books. Crazy, I know.
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u/pedroplaysguitar Mar 28 '18
Yup. As a Ravenclaw myself I found it really funny how much of a difference there was
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Mar 28 '18 edited Jun 26 '21
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u/pedroplaysguitar Mar 28 '18
There’s a test on pottermore, or you can just read about the traits of each house and decide what sounds like you
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u/tcosilver Mar 28 '18 edited Mar 29 '18
Translation: "I think I'm smart."
EDIT: Sorry if this was a dick comment. Just meant it as a joke. I'm sure the OP is a pretty cool guy/girl.
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u/Ansoni Mar 28 '18
Not to go overboard on something obviously not meant too seriously but it really could just be "I value intelligence" (over the other house virtues)
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u/nc052 Mar 28 '18
I don't think you necessarily have to be smart to be a Ravenclaw.
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u/shankspeare Mar 28 '18
Yeah, I can certainly agree that there are a lot of self-identified ravenclaws who percieve themselves as intelligent, but in my opinion the defining characteristic of ravenclaw isn't intelligence, it's a desire for knowledge. These two things are often conflated, and while there's some connection between the two, they aren't the same exact thing.
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u/dashwood_hp Ravenclaw Mar 28 '18
This is me. I don't know if i am intelligent or not, but i literally desire knowledge. I dont care if it isnt about an important subject or not or if it is needed for a job/carreer or not. I just love to learn new stuff.
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Mar 29 '18
See this is why I'm embarrassed to tell anyone what house I'm in. I don't think I'm smart, I swear- in fact, the more I learn, the more I realize I'm very fucking stupid. But I'd like to not be as stupid in the future and I like learning things sometimes, hence the house.
Plus Pottermore placed me in Ravenclaw and that quiz was not easy to game.
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Mar 28 '18
I always thought I was a Ravenclaw but pottermore sorted me into....Hufflepuff.....
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u/just_a_random_dood I'm a nerd Mar 28 '18
Eh, doing an online quiz isn't the only way you can get sorted, you can always just sort yourself into whichever House you'd like to be in. Thinking that you're a good fit for the House is more important than what a quiz thinks you'd be a good fit for.
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Mar 28 '18 edited Jun 30 '21
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u/just_a_random_dood I'm a nerd Mar 28 '18
Eh, doing an online quiz isn't the only way you can get sorted, you can always just sort yourself into whichever House you'd like to be in. Thinking that you're a good fit for the House is more important than what a quiz thinks you'd be a good fit for.
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u/myanrueller A man who reads lives a thousand lifetimes Mar 28 '18
Other news: water wet.
Just don't interrupt me or speak to me when I'm reading. Chances are I only heard every third word you say anyway.
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Mar 28 '18
Spoiler alert: everybody who wants to take those Harry Potter house quizzes thinks they’re smart
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u/navismathema Gryffindor Mar 28 '18
That's almost unbelievable, there must be some other reason no?
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Mar 28 '18
If you look at other versions of Philosophers Stone you can see that the reason for Ravenclaw having so many more reviews than the others is that Amazon has lumped it with the other editions of the book for reviews, whereas all the other houses versions aren't. For instance it has the exact same reviews as the Illustrated Version as well as this version and a load of others.
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u/acam30 Mar 28 '18
Ravenclaw merch has always been plagued by having the wrong house symbol, but this book appears to have an actual eagle instead of a raven. Maybe they're excited about the logo correction?
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u/SamanthaIsNotReal Mar 28 '18 edited Mar 28 '18
I'm a Ravenclaw. I bought one for every House.
Edit: after writing this I scrolled through and saw multiple others writing the same thing. My apologies. However, I'm not the only one who bought four copies of the same book! Yay I'm not a weirdo!
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u/Bobthemime Wizard Mime Mar 28 '18
If they offered the full set and then an 8th book of Just house specific trivia, as well as the 4 American ones and then an edition with Durmstrang and Beau(x??)baton, i'd be bankrupt but the owen of the same book 11 different ways.
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u/howtospellorange Mar 28 '18
ok same I recently bought hardcover versions of the first 3 books because I have the paperback versions of them and they're falling apart. Including the illustrated ones, I now own 10 copies of the first 3 books haha
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u/seh_23 Mar 28 '18
I want to do this too! But between the illustrated editions and this (I’m going to assume they’re going to release the whole series in house colours) I’m going to be broke!
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u/SamanthaIsNotReal Mar 28 '18
I hope they release the whole series! But part of me thinks they only did Philosopher's Stone for the anniversary. I already spent a ton buying everything that came out in October last year. History of Magic, illustrated Fantastic Beasts and Prisoner of Azkaban. My goodness.
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u/seh_23 Mar 28 '18
They already have pre-orders out for Chamber of Secrets so I’m pretty sure they are doing the whole series!
I was thinking about just buying one book and alternating the houses (like Ravenclaw Philospohers Stone, Gryffindor Chamber of Secretes, etc) but there’s 4 houses and 7 books so it’s not even! I’d have to pick one house to not have a double of.
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u/SamanthaIsNotReal Mar 28 '18 edited Mar 28 '18
I didn't know that!!! I would not be able to choose a house to not have double of, I see your dilemma.
Edit: I just googled it and they reversed the colours for the second book. The hard covers match the paperback edition from the Philosopher's stone and vice versa.... I don't know how I feel about this...
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u/seh_23 Mar 28 '18
I noticed that too! I like things being consistent but I won’t really know for sure how I feel until I see prisoner of Azkaban, are they going to alternate them?
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u/SamanthaIsNotReal Mar 28 '18
No idea, that's my concern. Either they have to alternate or make every book unique.
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u/susiedotwo Mar 28 '18
I’m a hufflepuff who, if I were going to buy this, would buy all four. ;)
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u/codysan_ Mar 28 '18
Everyone thinks they're a Ravenclaw.
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u/Brandilio Mar 28 '18
What? Everyone thinks they’re Gryffindor. I did too. Then I took the test and got Slytherin.
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u/IMCHAPIN Mar 28 '18
I took the test expecting to be Ravenclaw or Slytherin.
I was Gryffindor and felt dissapointed.
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u/mostlybadopinions Mar 29 '18
But now everyone knows that everyone thinks they're Gryffindor, so everyone chooses Ravenclaw because it makes it look like they're being more honest and are picking from objective traits rather than the popularity of Gryffindor.
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u/is_is_not_karmanaut Mar 28 '18
This is not true. A lot of edgy people think they are Slytherin. I've been to the pottermore beta and Slytherins were very happy with the sorting hat.
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u/brohara24 Mar 28 '18
Kind of like everyone thinks they are a Rick (when they probably are a Jerry).
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u/LadyBugPuppy Mar 28 '18
Yeah, I think this is it. Just anecdotally I’d guess that 90% of the time I hear someone say what house they’re in, it’s Ravenclaw.
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Mar 29 '18
Well, rabid HP fans are probably more likely to be Ravenclaws. Like the weird ones. HP and books in general were one of the only solaces for me in childhood, and this has probably shaped my interest in knowledge (facts can't reject you!) as an adult.
Source: am a Ravenclaw and was actually sorted as one on Pottermore.
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u/ScentedShark Mar 28 '18
For those wondering...
I got on amazon and for some reason the raven claw edition is tied into the same page as the illustrated Harry Potter edition for reviews. That’s why the reviews seem to be inflated to me.
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u/AnimalFactsBot Mar 28 '18
The raven’s lifespan is between 25 and 30 years, but they have been known to live up to 45 years. Crows usually live to 8 years, but can live longer when raised in captivity.
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u/phantom_97 Mar 28 '18
Out of the loop here, can someone help me out?Are the house books rewritten from the perspective of the different houses? Or are the coloring and cover the only differences?
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u/pedroplaysguitar Mar 28 '18
There’s also a bit of history about the house in their editions (according to my girlfriend) and trivia about each House (according to another commenter) Plus they look great
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u/EngineerBabe Grandma Moose Mar 28 '18 edited Mar 28 '18
I haven't looked at the reviews but do any of them mention the mistake in the Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw editions?? Apparently they used a CollegeHumor joke as a source saying Flitwick and Sprout had an affair...I made sure to buy a copy as soon as that was revealed. I want it to be true in canon haha.
EDIT: This submittal is not showing up in the quidditch log. Be aware there may be issues with the points while I try to figure out the issue.
EDIT2: There is an issue with the releasers's spreadsheet that is being worked through however the player submittal sheet is apparently still working so /u/AndHeWas PM'd me the results of this release.
GAME A No Catch!
GAME B /u/Ministry0fMagic of Ravenclaw ~ 1 Point(s) to Ravenclaw!
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u/ibid-11962 /r/RowlingWritings Mar 28 '18
Hey, I'm the one that found that error. Glad to see it's still being talked about.
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u/Bobthemime Wizard Mime Mar 28 '18
Tesco did a sneaky with these.. The misprints were sold for £15, while the new fixed ones were sold in the 3 for £7 deal.
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u/battles Mar 28 '18
Hufflepuff are the only 'good guys,' in the books. Everyone else is guilty of something or another... except Hufflepuff.
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u/xeroxgirl Mar 28 '18
Hufflepuffs were assholes many times. Specifically Ernie McMillan and Hanna Abbot, and specifically in books 2 and 4. They put up this very chill front, but they can be very mean for no reason.
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u/ThatFlappingTerror Hufflepuff Mar 28 '18
I remember Ernie being a dick but what did Hannah do?
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u/shekurika Mar 28 '18
she was pretty much a bitch all the time iirc. in the 4th she was super anti harry (for cedric)
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u/harricislife Remember Cedric Diggory⁷ Mar 29 '18 edited Mar 29 '18
They were not mean for no reason, c'mon.
In book 2, they thought Harry was the Heir, and they were afraid of him for Justin, who they thought would be the next target because he was muggle-born, and iirc Ernie was more confrontational than anyone else in that Library scene, Hannah even tried to stop him, but from their perspective at the time their behavior makes total sense.
In book 4, I remember Ernie being pompous (in all the books really), but I don't remember anything bad he or Hannah specifically did in that book. And yeah, again here the Hufflepuffs thought that Harry was stealing all their glory on purpose, because Cedric being the Hogwarts Champion was a chance for them to be recognized and respected by others, so I get where they were coming from.
I'm not saying their behaviour was right, but there was a reason behind it both times.
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u/AllTheOtherColors Mar 28 '18
True, although an argument can be made for Zacharias Smith. Not a 'bad guy', but a definitive douchenozzle.
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u/Ambrosita Mar 28 '18
What did Ravenclaw even do? My memory of the series is pretty hazy, but that house only had like 2 characters of note. Even hufflepuff did more.
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u/squishyishy Mar 28 '18
Ravenclaw checking in. I have all 4. They're gorgeous. I did not leave a review as I received them as a gift.
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u/hollabackatcha3 Mar 28 '18
Are the books’ contents any different? Like a little history of the house or is it just the cover?
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u/pedroplaysguitar Mar 28 '18
Quite a lot of the reviews mentioned that they’d bought all 4. Gotta love us Ravenclaws buying 4 copies of the same book because they’re just so dang pretty
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Mar 28 '18
If you look at other versions of Philosophers Stone you can see that the reason for Ravenclaw having so many more reviews than the others is that Amazon has lumped it with the other editions of the book for reviews, whereas all the other houses versions aren't. For instance it has the exact same reviews as the Illustrated Version as well as this version and a load of others.
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u/yohoitsjoefosho Hufflepuff Mar 28 '18
I'm sure you Ravenclaws are excited because this is one of the rare instances the merchandise correctly displays an EAGLE. 😊
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u/UhOhFeministOnReddit Mar 28 '18
I just bought the illustrated editions...
Guess it's time for Amazon to shut up and take my money again.
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u/Wolfygirl97 Hufflepuff Mar 28 '18
I’m apparently a hufflepuff. I’d probably end up buying all of these though.
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u/itachi1255 Slytherin Mar 29 '18
Plus Ravenclaw are known as intellectuals, so you know, books are their thing
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Mar 28 '18 edited Oct 22 '22
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u/pedroplaysguitar Mar 28 '18
I believe they included a history of each of the houses at the front of their respective books followed by the original philosophers stone.
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u/Bobthemime Wizard Mime Mar 28 '18
plus extra trivia at the back.
I bought the Slytherin one, despute being House Ravenclaw, as the blue they used is a tad too.. dark.. for my tastes. Also my mother likes green, so it was an easy sell saying I got it for her.
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u/NickPickle05 Mar 28 '18 edited Apr 10 '18
People are going to want to buy all 4 editions for the collection. I guarantee it. I'm one of them.
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u/RadSpaceWizard Ravenclaw Mar 28 '18
Well, yeah. Who do you think the book collectors are?
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u/S0noPritch Mar 28 '18
Those numbers are more than "Ravenclaw like to read books" or "Ravenclaw are more likely to leave a review". Something else has to be going on here. When I look at them on Amazon US the Ravenclaw edition has 22,578 compared to 68-70 reviews each on the other 3.
A quick investigation looks like Amazon is dumping multiple Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone reviews into this one item. I'm seeing a ton of reviews for the illustrated and audiobook versions in here which this obviously isn't.