What is even more aggravating:
As I remember, Tom Riddle found it in the Library.
That plot idea was simply insane.

 

Yeah, that was unbelievable. Book with instructions on splitting your soul using murder (amongst other things) laying innocently on a shelf in a school? Before DH I always thought Riddle must have gone to a great lenghts to get that kind of information, using some brilliant methods of manipulation or blackmail or something..After DH I was simply disappointed.

 

Well it wasn't exactly a step-by-step guide was it? From what I remember it was a vague referance to Horcruxes/Immortality that interested Riddle enough to research them further.

 

.....ok.....so.....yeah.......

 

Why do I get the feeling that the suggestions are starting to degenerate into an outraged list of plot holes?

 

Because they probably are...

 

Mine was more about outrage towards bad 'Marauder Era' fics. I definitely see where you're going, though.

How about this one...

NEW LAW:

Sirius Black's Animagus Form Was NOT a Grim!

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Sirius Black's animagus form was a big, black, dog. Just a dog. Just an ordinary dog.

Furthermore, the Grim is a myth. Dragons exist, unicorns exist, even banshee and red caps exist, but The Grim is just a folk tale, even among wizards.

Wizards and witches claim to have seen it, just like people in real life claim to have seen Black Shuck or any other number of spectral black dogs and hounds of ill omen, but the fact is that it's just another folk tale.

It's not even mentioned in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them because, even in the Wizarding World, it's nothing but a spooky story that grandpa says happened to his grandpa's best mate's uncle.

I can only repeat myself in so many different ways. The Grim is just a mythological bogey man, even to magical folk and, even if it were real to them, that wouldn't change the fact that Sirius only changes into a standard, crotch-licking, leg-humping, mutt of a dog and nothing more.

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Hmm. It establishes this as a rule, but it is only pointing out to the unwashed masses the facts as they are in the book. Not a plot hole, just a canon fact people either don't get or choose to ignore.

Besides, how retarded is it to read Harry saying, "And my godfather could change into a Grim." Ugh. Who thinks that sounds cool?

 

How about this then?

Ancient Magic is NOT all powerful

No matter how much one may want to use some ancient ass ritual, the mere fact that it is indeed ancient means that the ritual was probably to make a little fricken ball of fire not dues ex machinas on level with hyperbolic chamber from Dragon Ball Z.

As a side note getting ideas from Dragon Ball Z in anyway shape or form is not a good idea.

This law I'm attributing to Shezza after rereading this part of Denarian Renegade

 

Potter law # who knows how many now.

A wizard staff, whether it be Merlin's, a founder's, any other ancient wizard's, or one that Harry made himself, IS NOT THE BE ALL AND END ALL. Staffs can give you more power, otherwise what is the point. HOWEVER, in Potterverse power isn't everything, the more complex formations are important to. Thus a staff, while useful in rituals and other situation, can NEVER be used in a duel successfully, as it doesn't have the required maneuverability.

Wand Clarification: A wand with multiple cores is also not all powerful, and there must be a logical reason why Harry can have one when every other wand on the planet has a single core.

Ollivander Clarification: Ollivander may have a duel core wand ready made, this is acceptable if he was testing his skill. However it is highly likely that such a wand is known by the Ministry, who obviously visit the shop regularly if the fannon "Ministry puts spells on wands to check for Underage magic/breach of secrecy act" is in your story, so if Ollivander sells it to Harry it is highly likely to have some government spells on it to limit the power/track the wand. Every wand Ollivander sells has charms on them or none do, there is no middle ground.


Right now thats out of the way is the Harry Potter universe referred to the Potterverse or something else entirely, or is it yet to be titled.
Oh and thanks for the Hogwarts wards reminder. While harry wasn't going to destroy them he was going to sneak around a set.

 

New rule:

The pulling Gryfindors sword out of the sorting hat cannot be used after Chamber of Secrets. This is just a plain lazy way for the sword to appear as the writer cannot think of another way to get the sword there.

This includes cannon in DH, surely there either could of been another way of getting the sword there or another way of killing the snake.

Also on the wards being impossible to break or bypass without a large amount of time being spent (I believe Voldemort gets through them in DH), An enchanted flying car cannot get past the wards and crash into the willow. Dumbledore had to take them down to get in with a broom, how can a ford with a few charms by Athur Weasley get through them?

 

It's a nice first try. But those are kind of weird.

First of all - the only good scene in Deathly Hallows involved Neville pulling the sword out of the Sorting Hat and owning Nagini. So I disagree on adding that.

And the second, I can't really begin to understand. Wards don't really exist, as Taure and I would like to hammer repeatedly into everyone's skulls. And none of the enchantments on the castle specify very much beyond the "No Apparating" ruling. Otherwise you can Portkey in, sneak a Mountain Troll in and have a teacher with Voldemort on the back of their head for 10 months in clear sight of some 300 children.

Have another try but think em through next time.

 

As I was once again perusing the original post, I noticed some things that could be changed/amended:

Far-reaching-rule: The same goes for Albus Dumbles Dumbledore as well as every other person, creature and object that has a name or title.

Clarification: Jumping on a roof does not constitute apparating.

Deathly Hallows Explanation: It's because no one loves Hermione as well.

 

Deathly Hallows Explanation: It's because no one loves Hermione as well.
Exception: Except for BioPlague

 

Her stock has risen ever since Emma Watson turned eighteen, much to the dismay of canon!Hermione fans. Especially at DLP. Had a few people with "Hermione" avatars.

Horny virgins have eased their hate on her.

 

And here I thought her DLP stock would have fallen with her turning eighteen ...

 

Nope, now she's legal to wank to.

 

I'm sure that stopped so many people.