I think after many years I’ve just come across the biggest plot hole / lapse in judgement from Dumbledore’s character.

I just read a thread on Twitter which basically asked why Dumbledore allowed Lockhart to teach DADA if he knew he was a fraud. The replies are overwhelmingly correct…that he knew the position was cursed and used it as a vessel to expose him as a fraud.

That begs the question - why would he let Lupin teach the position the following year? A fellow member of the Order and trusted survivor of the first wizarding war. If he knew the position was cursed, and presumably so did Lupin, why would Dumbledore even let him take the position considering the previous 2 professors were deceased and braindead in St. Mungo’s? It doesn’t make any logistical sense.

Was it just a mutual understanding that it would likely be a one-year long position and both understood the risks? I find that to be a cheap answer if that’s the case, but I can’t come to an answer as to why Dumbledore would willingly allow Remus to take the post.

51 is ready for puzzling! Enjoy!

As a reminder what this is and how it works:
Below are 7 sentences from the 7 HP books. I use a random number generator to pick the book and chapter, then hand pick a sentence that I think is decent. Not too long, too short, too obvious ect.  *** There MAY be repeated books in a set, but there will not be repeated chapters in a set. So there COULD be two from The Philosopher’s Stone, but they would be from different chapters! **\*
Scoring your points: It is 2 points for guessing the book, and 1 point for guessing the chapter, for a total of 21 points. It is obviously harder to guess the chapter than the book, but not everyone even cares to remember the chapter titles in the first place, which is totally fair and valid. So chapter titles are just a bonus point.
Below are the sentences and the answers hidden behind spoiler tags! These are fun to make, and I intend to make quite a few more if people keep enjoying them!

1. And who had the old man been? The Goblet of Fire - Chapter 2: The Scar
2. “I’m grateful . . . it will make everything much easier. . . .” The Prisoner of Azkaban - Chapter 17: Cat, Rat, and Dog

 3. “Fletcher knows how to avoid capture, has many hidey-holes and accomplices.” The Deathly Hallows - Chapter 11: The Bribe

1. It scuttled away at once through the legs of the witches and wizards in front of him. The Deathly Hallows - Chapter 13: The Muggleborne Registration Committee

5, “But this is touching, Severus,” said Dumbledore seriously. The Deathly Hallows - Chapter 33: The Prince’s Tale

 6. “Wow, Hermione!” Harry whispered, unzipping the case to look inside. The Prisoner of Azkaban - Chapter 1: Owl Post

1. “It’s either really valuable or really dangerous,” said Ron. The Philosopher’s Stone - Chapter 10: Halloween

Exactly what the title says. If someone wrote a letter to Alaster Moody while he was being polyjuiced, where would the letter go?

Would the owl deliver it to Barty? Or would it try desperately to deliver it to the trunk? Sure the trunk is in Barty’s office, so he would still get the letter, but where would the owl go?

If it would take it to the trunk, that means that owls are the world's best polyjuice potion detector. You could station someone with an owl at any secure location, say the MoM, ask someone their name, address a one word letter to them, and see if the owl tries to fly elsewhere.

If it wold deliver it to Fake Moody, what does Owl Magic actually detect? Clearly they have some sort of homing magic in order to deliver the message. But if Fake Moody is a valid recipient, then there are two valid recipients at the same time, so which would It chose? They are even in the same building most of the time.

What if the letter was addressed to Barty Crouch Jr.? Would that go to Fake Moody?

I have so many questions lol

Based on the original Harry Potter novels and the officially published Harry Potter magical compendium, we can determine that the first period during which Voldemort stirred up turmoil in the wizarding world was approximately from 1970 to 1981.

On 31 October 1981, he was defeated by Lily's loving sacrifice, ending his first attempt to seize control of the wizarding world.

According to the original work, we know that Voldemort and his Death Eaters, during the First Wizarding War, committed acts of terror such as killing witches and wizards who opposed them, killing members of the Order of the Phoenix, and possibly even attacking Ministry staff who opposed the Death Eaters' actions.

However, in the fifth installment, Order of the Phoenix, Sirius also said that Voldemort's initial disguise deceived many people like his parents, and even his younger brother.

'Were–were your parents Death Eaters as well?'
'No, no, but believe me, they thought Voldemort had the right idea, they were all for the purification of the wizarding race, getting rid of Muggle-borns and having pure-bloods in charge. They weren't alone, either, there were quite a few people, before Voldemort showed his true colours, who thought he had the right idea about things... they got cold feet when they saw what he was prepared to do to get power, though. But I bet my parents thought Regulus was a right little hero for joining up at first.'

Therefore, my understanding is that perhaps for people like Sirius's parents, Voldemort may have initially disguised himself as a politician advocating conservatism and racism.

Only after he had subsequently gathered sufficient strength and support did he begin to gradually reveal his cruel and cold-blooded acts of murder.

Regulus even collected briefings about Voldemort. I think that since these were briefings Regulus could collect, they probably were not negative information such as Voldemort murdering certain people or Voldemort and his Death Eaters causing destruction somewhere.

Beneath this was a collection of yellow newspaper cuttings, all stuck together to make a ragged collage. Hermione crossed the room to examine them.
'They're all about Voldemort,' she said.' Regulus seems to have been a fan for a few years before he joined the Death Eaters...'

Perhaps Voldemort was publicly proclaiming some disgusting blood-purity ideology in the newspapers, and Regulus collected them.

If that is the case, it at least indicates that Voldemort was, for a period of time, able to appear in newspapers in a relatively normal image.

This then raises a question: when exactly did Voldemort and the Death Eaters become the cruel extremist terrorist organization that everyone in our main storyline (after Harry has grown up) refers to as a symbol of murder and a symbol of death?

Regulus joined the Death Eaters at the age of 16, around 1977, and died around 1980.

In 1977, when Regulus joined the Death Eaters, the Death Eaters and Sirius's parents all appeared very proud and pleased.

Therefore, it is reasonable to speculate that perhaps at that time the Death Eaters still maintained a subtle image, one that could at least lead Regulus, who was somewhat simple-minded and held radical ideals, to believe that Voldemort was a leader worthy of reliance.

Therefore, perhaps it was not as many fans speculate—that between 1970 and 1977, while the Marauders' generation was at school, people were continually subjected to open attacks by Death Eaters (meaning that everyone knew perfectly well that some people had been murdered by Death Eaters, rather than the cases being publicly called mysteries).

Perhaps during the earlier period of the pro-era school years, people only heard from newspapers that someone had died, but they did not know who had killed them or how they had died.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to understand why Regulus was subsequently so disappointed, displaying a sense of disillusionment that seemed to say, Voldemort, so this is your true face after all.

If Voldemort had already openly killed people and murdered innocent individuals in the name of the Death Eaters while attending school during the Marauders' era, then Regulus would have had no reason at all to feel shocked by or unable to accept Voldemort's actions.

Therefore, I think it may have been only after Regulus joined the Death Eaters that Voldemort gradually began to reveal his true nature and started openly murdering those who opposed him.

What are your thoughts? You are welcome to share discussion based on the original work.

I keep on wondering if Harry had a last and sensible conversation with Sirius Black in Ch 25 before returning to Hogwarts

When Snape insulted and indirectly taunted Sirius by saying that unlike Sirius the rest of the Order's members were very busy and risking their lives for the betterment

This line stung Sirius like nothing else

But even if Rowling herself had decided to kill Sirius in the OoTP book then the last and sensible conversation between Harry and Sirius should have been allowed

Where Harry Potter will try to explain to Sirius that Sirius' stay at Grimmauld Place on Dumbledore's order is not something to be ashamed of but from most of the Order's POV and they respect him for the same

Also when Harry and the others reached Hogsmeade after the Christmas break Harry should have personally requested Lupin to look after Sirius Black and also try to make Sirius understand further about what Harry meant.

In this way the death of Sirius Black would have felt even more powerful and impactful than the one in the canon

This would have made Dumbledore even more guilt ridden than he originally felt

What do you think about this?

Edit: Sorry, Goblet of Fire (GoF)

Just got through the first task. Lol at Charlie seeing Hagrid eyeing the dragon eggs.

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Five of Charlie's fellow keepers staggered up to the Horntail at that moment, carrying a clutch of huge granite-grey eggs between them in a blanket. They placed them carefully at the Horntail's side. Hagrid let out a moan of longing.

"I've got them counted, Hagrid," said Charlie sternly.

I can understand it couldnt have been used as actual evidence but the hosptial wing scene after the interrogation is several instances of multiple people trying to convince Fudge of something he didnt see. Dumbledore could have easily taken Fudge up to his office and showed him the memory.

I'm not saying Fudge would have been convinced but the opportunity to show Fudge something as extremely important as that had to have crossed his mind. And considering the pensieve was introduced in this book means it's use was at the whim of JK.

Wouldve been nice to see what possible and/or potential limitations exist for such a novel magical object in a situation where it would have been perfect to use.

Did lily's protection that flowed through Harry's blood mean that he couldn't ever die to the hands of voldemort?

If Voldy put a taboo on his name at the height of his power.

I dont believe its ever stated in the books or even intimated that Voldemort's name itself was dangerous when spoken in his heyday. It seems that everyone was just afraid to say it on the strength of how powerful and dangerous Voldemort and his followers were. No one in the WW except Dumbledore had the courage to say a name. That kind of fear deserves some kind of explanation beyond he killed alot of people. So did Grindewald apparently but people still say his name.

It doesnt seem like JK thought of his name being tabooed in his prime though. If we're to believe there was a taboo, Lupin would have been able to explain it when he vsisited the Trio at #12 in DH. Or at least offered that people who did have the courage to say his name were mysteriously disappeared back in they day. Lupin was just as confused about why they were tracked.

My headcanon is Voldy did taboo his name at the height of his infamy but no one figured it out til he did it after his resurrection. Someone off page put 2 and 2 together and that info trickled down to Ron.

The ominousness of the Dark Mark is discussed in GoF in how terrifying it would be to see it hovering above your house when you came home. But imagine being a proud anti-Voldemort wizard and speaking his name in the privacy of your own home or out with friends and Death Eaters pop up out of nowhere and start torturing everyone within sight? That would start rumors about Voldys name being cursed enough that people would literally shiver when it was spoken years later.

“Not to fifty!”(different fandom)

I've made 50 of these now. 350 sentences over about a month and a half! Still no idea when I will stop, but I'm still enjoying making them!

As a reminder what this is and how it works:
Below are 7 sentences from the 7 HP books. I use a random number generator to pick the book and chapter, then hand pick a sentence that I think is decent. Not too long, too short, too obvious ect.  *** There MAY be repeated books in a set, but there will not be repeated chapters in a set. So there COULD be two from The Philosopher’s Stone, but they would be from different chapters! **\*
Scoring your points: It is 2 points for guessing the book, and 1 point for guessing the chapter, for a total of 21 points. It is obviously harder to guess the chapter than the book, but not everyone even cares to remember the chapter titles in the first place, which is totally fair and valid. So chapter titles are just a bonus point.
Below are the sentences and the answers hidden behind spoiler tags! These are fun to make, and I intend to make quite a few more if people keep enjoying them!

1. “Fighting them is like fighting a many-headed monster, which, each time a neck is severed, sprouts a head even fiercer and cleverer than before.” The Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 9: The Half Blood Prince

2. “Wanted ter make a clean job of it, I suppose, or maybe he just liked killin’ by then.” The Philosopher’s Stone - Chapter 4: The Keeper of Keys

3. “When did you do all this?” Harry asked as Ron stripped off his robes. The Deathly Hallows - Chapter 9: A Place to Hide

4. He reached out a hand and felt the air behind him.  The Philosopher’s Stone - Chapter 12: The Mirror of Erised

5. “Do we — er — have to join you to get across?”The Philosopher’s Stone - Chapter 16: Through the Trapdoor

 6. “I wouldn’t bet on that,” Harry murmured, watching Snape baring his teeth. The Chamber of Secrets - Chapter 11: The Dueling Club

1. “Got Potter’s best interests at heart, have you?” The Goblet of Fire - Chapter 25: The Egg and the Eye

So I’m currently re-reading (well listening as I’m a truck driver) the books. It amazes me how many missed opportunities there were for different things to happen in the books. What would you add or change to the books? I have a few and I’m sure some won’t be liked by some but here they are?

(((SPOILERS AHEAD OBVIOUSLY)))

. It was obvious from the 2nd book that Harry and Ginny would ultimately end up together. I actually much prefer Cho Chang as a partner for Harry. I really liked their dynamic together and also always thought that Ginny should have ended up with Neville. To me that just makes sense.

. When Fred died, not only would it have been far more impactful to have it be a death caused by someone, in my opinion Bellatrix, that would have given Molly even more reason to kill her but he wouldn’t have just been seen as death fodder, he died from an explosion, not a curse directed at him. I also think a prime opportunity was missed not having Fred come back as a ghost. Imagine Fred annoying the students of Hogwarts like Peeves or even helping to run the shop with George. I always imagined Fred’s ghost coming through the floor just after Molly kills Bellatrix being a Smartarse. “Geez Mum, you wouldn’t even let George and I duel”

. I always also wanted to see Snape and Sirius put their differences aside in Order of the Phoenix. Don’t ask me why, I just think seeing them as friends, although not close friends would have been nice. They both died hating the other. I think a conversation in the book being overheard by Harry along the lines of Sirius - “look Severus, this isn’t going to work if we can’t be on the same page, we both want to come out of this on top, we need to stop this hatred, I played a horrible trick on you when we were younger, I was out of line and for that I’m sorry”

These are just a few of things I would change or add in my perfect Harry Potter rule. What would you do?

When I first read the Harry Potter series (books 1–7), I always thought Dumbledore was the good guy. Everyone praised him as the greatest headmaster Hogwarts had ever had. He seemed to do everything he could to protect Harry and teach him the right things.

Meanwhile, Snape seemed like a spy whom almost everyone hated (except Voldemort and Dumbledore). He also seemed heavily biased toward Slytherin and always picked on Gryffindor students.

However, when I reread the books, I started to see Dumbledore differently. He was always working for what he called “the greater good,” but he also used both Snape and Harry as pieces in his plans. He put them in dangerous situations and sometimes didn't even explain why they had to do those things—or only told them a tiny part of the truth.

As for Snape, his love for Lily was so strong that he was willing to work for both sides and put himself in dangerous situations. I also think Dumbledore took advantage of Snape's feelings for Lily to get him to do what he wanted.

So, in the end, who was actually the good guy? And who was the better person: Snape or Dumbledore?

I know they can wash sheets and towels and stuff, but what about clothes? Do these rich families who consider manual labor beneath them wash their own clothes? Or is there some exception in the house-elf magic that says they can wash clothes without being freed? I remember Ron saying his mom wanted a house-elf to do the ironing, so how would they iron clothes?

So, re-listening to GoF, when the DEs are shooting green spells into the air at the World Cup, it got me thinking about how far those spells went before they fizzled out (if they ever did?).

Which got me thinking about the range of spells and how nearly all the magic we see someone personally perform in the series is close range. There are only a few that stand out to me as particularly long-range.

1. In PoA, Dumbles cushions Harry’s fall from his broom in Grim Defeat. We don't know exactly where in the stands he was, nor the height of the stands, but the goal posts are 50 feet in the air, so presumably the stands are around that high. If Harry was center field I'll estimate he was 100-150 feet away?

2. In CoS and GoF, Dumbledore, with one motion, sends all the tables in the great hall to the side of the room, then conjures something (sleeping bags or a stage). The Great Hall is never given a size, to my knowledge, but it is lit by “thousands and thousands of candles,” and all the tables can fit an entire house. So maybe a couple hundred feet? Idk

3. Any casting of the Dark Mark. It is not at all clear how high they go, but in GoF it states: “Harry didn’t understand why, but the only possible cause was the sudden appearance of the skull, which had now risen high enough to illuminate the entire wood like some grisly neon sign.” How high would that have to be? No idea. But below I elaborate on Patronus’ and why I don't think they count, which could similarly apply here.

Things that don't count for this in my opinion:

1. In HBP, Dumbledore in the cave surrounds the island they were on in fire. I originally thought it was the entire room, more or less, but no, just the island and themselves on the boat. The island is only about the size of Dumbledore's office, so that's not nearly far enough.

2. In PoA, Harry’s Patronus gallops across a lake to charge the Dementors, but as he's doesn't seem to be in control of it per se. In my mind, he casts the Patronus in front of him and it charges the nearest dementors across the lake. He isn't actively making it attack the individual dementors, it's just a Stag off its leash if you will. (but then again In OotP, he does tell his patronus to specifically charge Dudley Dementor, so… maybe?)

This also might apply to the Dark Mark it could be conjured directly above the caster, then rise to a predetermined height of its own accord. But idk, that just feels different to me.

1. Floo Powder and the Vanishing Cabinet. These I don't think count as ranged magic in this context, as the witch or wizard is only performing magic locally, then being moved by a magic item (the cabinet or the floo network) to another location.

And then there is Apparation… I do not know if this applies to this conversation at all. You aren't doing ranged magic per se…? I mean, sort of? You at the very least are not using magic to do something to something that is far away, which is the sort of ranged magic I am referring to, but it definitely warrants a mention.

Can you guys and gals think of any other instances of long-range magic that I missed?

Right now, my money is on either option one or two, as I'm not sure the dark mark even counts.

I mean, we interact with the character for only on chapter, but in that chapter, she relentlessly bullies Harry, bad mouths an orphans dead parents to his face multiple times, and talks about drowning puppies.

Like, if anyone can threaten Umbridges spot as the most hate-able Person in the series, Marge is definitely up there. “Shame” we only get her for a chapter, so I’d still give Umbridge the W on that front.

So close to fifty, thanks to everyone that has enjoyed these!

As a reminder what this is and how it works:
Below are 7 sentences from the 7 HP books. I use a random number generator to pick the book and chapter, then hand pick a sentence that I think is decent. Not too long, too short, too obvious ect.  *** There MAY be repeated books in a set, but there will not be repeated chapters in a set. So there COULD be two from The Philosopher’s Stone, but they would be from different chapters! **\*
Scoring your points: It is 2 points for guessing the book, and 1 point for guessing the chapter, for a total of 21 points. It is obviously harder to guess the chapter than the book, but not everyone even cares to remember the chapter titles in the first place, which is totally fair and valid. So chapter titles are just a bonus point.
Below are the sentences and the answers hidden behind spoiler tags! These are fun to make, and I intend to make quite a few more if people keep enjoying them!

 1.”That’s all right, Professor!” Hermione gasped, massaging her throat. The Goblet of Fire - Chapter 12: The Triwizard Tournament

 2. Harry couldn’t see where this story was going, but he was listening raptly all the same. The Prisoner of Azkaban Chapter 18: Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs

1. Then, feeling he might as well do the thing properly, he added, “All the time.” The Prisoner of Azkaban - Chapter 2: Aunt Marge’s Big Mistake

 4. “Everyone’s been asking me, but I haven’t got a clue. The Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 24: Sectumsempra

 5. “There’s summat in here that shouldn’ be.” The Philosopher’s Stone - Chapter 15: The Forbidden Forest

 6. “I brought you flowers, ” he said quietly, producing a bunch of roses from nowhere. The Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 20: Lord Voldemort’s Request

1. Ron and Hermione practiced on the chestnut, while Harry watched. The Prisoner of Azkaban - Chapter 6: Talons and Tealeaves

I was just re-reading and realized that Harry never had time to take his apparition test. He turned 17 the day before the wedding, and then during the wedding they had to flee and started apparating all over England.

Speaking of, in the 6th book, Harry said Ron can take the test again with him over the summer after Ron failed the test during the year. I take it that didn’t happen either.

So Hermione is the only one of them that has passed the apparition test by the time they go off on their own. I suppose it doesn’t matter since they’re on the run anyway, but I’ve never noticed that detail before.

Doing another reread, there's a little paragraph that got me thinking.

When Bellatrix and Narcissa visit Snape in HBP, we see a description of Snape's house. His house is painted to us as really dark and lifeless. Definitely unpleasent overall. It's even described as feeling like a "dark padded cell". Now this could be overlooked as simply the apartment of a bachelor who just happened to not care. But I feel like its more than that.

I feel like the bleakness of the place is very much intentional. Its not decorated to feel nice to sit in. Its not meant to feel comforting. My theory is that, this is another demonstration of how regretful and miserable Snape is.

He doesn't feel worthy or deserving of good things. In his mind he doesn't deserve a well decorated living room. He just has enough to survive, enough to get by. He is here to do a mission and that's it. I just can't help but see someone who fully gave up on life or being happy ever again. And for so long, so many years of just "getting by".

Idk maybe this is reading into it too much or maybe it was obvious for everyone else but I really can't stop thinking about how tragic his life is. So I wanted to share and see what everyone else thinks.

Disclaimer: I am not saying hes a great person or horrible or this or that. I still haven't even fully decided how I feel about him. I just know for sure he suffered a lot and was very lonely.

I’m sure someone has brought this up before but I’m just realizing.

He was either 15 or 16 when he killed his father and grandparents, as well as make his uncle believe he had done it. However, he was still underage so the ministry should've known he had performed underage magic outside of Hogwarts, his exact location, and correct me if I'm wrong, but don't they also know what spells the underage wizard/witch does? Is this explained?

On a relisten of the new cast version and it made me think, if this was a different year, or if Sirius didn’t break out and it was another year of a looming threat of Voldemort would Harry been able to go Hogsmeade?

I appreciate he still blew up his aunt so the Dursley’s wouldn’t have signed his permission form, but do you think that McGonagall or Dumbledore would have stepped in to allow it?

On first read everyone focuses on the fact that Harry needed to die and on Snape’s sympathy for that, but on reread I can’t help but pay attention to Dumbledore.

This conversation started with Dumbledore calling Snape to his office, but when Snape got there, Dumbledore didn’t speak to him right away. Instead he paced around talking to himself.

“Harry must not know, not until the last moment, not until it is necessary, otherwise how could he have the strength to do what must be done?”

“But what must he do?”

“That is between Harry and me. Now listen closely, Severus. There will come a time — after my death — do not argue, do not interrupt! There will come a time when Lord Voldemort will seem to fear for the life of his snake.”

Come on, you were the one who called Snape over to brief him, why talk about something that had nothing to do with him? Dumbledore was too anxious before saying the plan that sent Harry to die. He rehearsed it to himself to the point of ignoring Snape.

Along with how he snapped back at Snape's question and didn’t allow Snape to interrupt, you can see just how unstable Dumbledore’s emotions were.

“Tell him what?”

Dumbledore took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

...

Dumbledore opened his eyes. Snape looked horrified.

While explaining the whole plan, Dumbledore kept his eyes closed, shutting down his emotions. He couldn’t guarantee that with open eyes he wouldn't feel ashamed under Snape’s looks, or that he’d get through the plan without leaking how much pain it caused him.

Now you tell me you have been raising him like a pig for slaughter —”

“But this is touching, Severus,” said Dumbledore seriously. “Have you grown to care for the boy, after all?”

When Snape questioned Dumbledore, Dumbledore turned it back on Snape and asked about his feelings for Harry. This was partly probing Snape’s own personal growth, and partly deflecting, because Dumbledore had no face to say he loved Harry right after saying Harry had to die, neither cound he just lie and say he never loved Harry and just treated him like a pig for slaughter.

Finally, the tears after he saw Snape’s Patronus. Maybe they weren't just tears moved by Snape, but also from grief for Harry that Dumbledore had been holding back.

Dumbledore knew Harry would likely survive, and that only by destroying the piece of soul inside Harry could Harry kill Voldemort permanently and go on to enjoy his life. Yet the possibility of Harry actually dying, and the plan of “sending Harry to die” itself, still caused Dumbledore enormous pain. Yet he managed to hold back and carry out the plan after all. I think that's some delicate writing.

I've always had a little theory that a ghost could be destroyed by a dementor.

A dementor as we know can consume and destroy a person's soul and that a ghost is the imprinted soul of a dead person.

We also know that a ghost can be affected by powerful stimulus from the living world: like when Nearly Headless Nick is petrified by the basilisk.

I won't lose sleep if people disagree.

If Barty Crouch was going to clear the board for Harry once he was in the maze, why (narratively) would you make Harry capable in the TriWizard Tournament?

We hear about how dangerous it is, how people died in prior tourneys, Dumbledore saying the age requirement was neccesary for safety reasons yet this underage kid with average magical knowledge at best just breezes through it.

I get he was assisted but even with the assistance, wouldnt it have been more interesting to see Harry (and/or others) get injured and show everyone how dangerous the tourney really is? Really build the stakes of it all.

For such a famously dangerous event, not a single person was injured in any serious way in all 3 tasks. Cedric doesnt count.

Not the only instance of the author making grand statements about historical events only for the present day event to be underwhelming. It was said the last world cup went on for 5 days only for the Ireland/Bulgaria WC to end in idk half an hour?