read them 20+ years ago. So yeah I have probably rounded off some of the details. never watched the movies so if you are pulling a reference from them I won't know it.
the 5th dark arts professor comment was clearly hyperbole. you would think letting in the main bad guy in the first book would have been enough to seriously scrutinize the staff. and really start working on security with all these incidents happening in the school year after year.
If Harry Potter had been dead dead at the end for Voldermort to come back and then someone else had killed Voldermort it would have been a great story. or Harry having to go through some trial or ordeal would have been cool, and its also not a unique story line, so its not like I am requiring JK Rolling to break new ground all over the place before bringing harry back to life. him being a Horcrux was purely to cover up his plot armor in all the other books, and it didn't fit in with any of the other Horucruxes, did any of the others get to come back to life after being broken/killed?
the Horucruxes are a cool bit, again not original, but that was done well.
he didn't really know his mom or dad, doesn't remember the attack that scarred him, I can't remember if they mcguffined that bit to magic or not. hard to be traumatized from an event. and then he has hero status in the entire community for something that other people died and prepared him for and that he doesn't remember.
He was literally always the hero, even before he learned of magic, no development. they should have at least had an evil caretaker for the family fortune or something for Harry to do before he becomes fabulously wealthy to go along with his unearned hero status. every single thing was just handed to Harry. Magic from his bloodline. money from his parents. favoritism from 90% of the wizarding world, and the few that didn't were clearly the bad guys. even at the end of the books when they leave Hogwarts Harry is just an angsty teen who hangs out and pouts in camp. As mentioned above he gets to just come back to life, because just kidding he isn't dead, even though that was central to Voldermort coming back. and if I remember correctly when he comes back to life its right where the fight was already going on, a fight that wasn't triggered by his return or anything. what were they carrying his body around as some sort of trophy or symbol? Idk maybe that was explained, but I don't remember anything.
Even all the people you mentioned were just given to Harry. Here's a new issue for Harry to deal with, what should he do, train to go through it? Study the problem and do research? Work with his current friends to deal with it? Get his butt kicked and have to learn a lesson? Maybe Harry has to show some development to actually befriend this person, or earn their trust? No, lets not do anything that would show development. Lets just hand Harry another follower that will either know what to do or just be able to get around the problem. you know because its a children's book and we need to get the point across that unless you are just handed everything you will never get anything done. congrats, achievement unlocked: Afluenza.
everyone you mention except for Dumbledore dies in pretty much the same book they are really introduced to Harry. hard to really claim some deep connection to someone you haven't even known a full school year or done more than a chapter's worth of "adventure" with. not saying Harry should have been totally cold to them dying or their help; but trying to claim their deaths as a Trials of Hercules so its ok that Harry has plot armor is weak. I am sure you have your exception to pull out and get me, but it doesn't disprove the rest of the cases.
Again Snapes was so over the top it was clear there was a deeper connection to Harry they weren't covering in the early books. as has been pointed out its a plot line for a children's book, the only way anyone buys it is because its their first introduction to the trope. sorry I don't think JK Rollings was brilliant for doing it or how she did it.
Complaining that the main character didn’t die in one of these fantasy stories could literally be said about like 99% of them. Star Wars would’ve been great if Luke skywalker had died, the lord of the rings would have been much better if the little old hobbit Frodo didn’t have all that plot armor and survive, etc.
Regarding your question “did any of the other horcruxes get to come back to life”, well most of them were items like a diadem, a cup, a ring, a locket. So no they didn’t come back to life because they were non living objects to begin with lol… The only other “living” one was nagini, the snake. Harry was “killed” by a killing curse, which is basically just separating body and soul resulting in death. Nagini was literally cut apart with a sword
Slightly different circumstances. You say horcruxes aren’t really original, and I can’t seem to think of another story where a person can rip their soul into pieces and attach it to items through terrible acts like murder in order to keep themselves alive. What other story has that? I’m genuinely curious.
You say Harry had instant “hero status” from everyone, and again I disagree. He was famous because he was the only person known to survive the killing curse, and it just so happened to be at the hand of the most powerful dark wizard of all time. He wasn’t instantly regarded widely as a hero. Known/famous and hero are two separate things. You’re complaining that Harry was magic through his bloodline? Did you actually read the books? So were the majority of the other characters
You complaining that there was no character development, or that Harry never had to befriend someone or earn their trust is just laughable and further confirms that you’ve either never read the books or have zero memory of them and perhaps you should read them again before you just baselessly make these claims. Try reading the order of the phoenix for this subject, Harry having to trust and rely on his friends, them working together is literally a huge theme of the book.
Your next false claim is that “everyone except dumbledore dies in the book they’re introduced to Harry in”. Let’s look at that:
Sirius black was introduced in prisoner of Azkaban, died in order of the phoenix which was several books later.
Remus Lupin was introduced also in prisoner, died in the deathly hallows, several books later.
Fred Weasley, introduced very early on, dies in deathly hallows.
Tonks was introduced in order, died several books later in deathly hallows.
Dobby, introduced in chamber of secrets and died in deathly hallows.
So yeah…There’s no way you’ve read the books dude
You making this paragraph long complaint that Harry’s friends die in the same book and thus there was no way he could have a deep care for them, but it’s simply wrong and not true.
Sorry, but I’m not buying you’ve read the books. You clearly have zero knowledge over the actual events of the books or basic concepts, characters, or timeline of events. And your last “zinger” about it being a children’s storyline could be applied to many others as well, for instance the other fantasy story you placed in the title. Star Wars is/was created for children also. Who cares?
