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Oneshot The One Where Harry Potter is Accidentally Super Racist by OlegGunnarsson - K

Discussion in 'Almost Recommended' started by Genghiz Khan, Nov 12, 2019.

  1. Genghiz Khan

    Genghiz Khan Headmaster

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    This is a short oneshot talking about Harry being racist to goblins, almost completely unknowingly. It's small enough to not require a summary bigger than the one I've just given. It's not really a laugh-out-loud fic. It's more of a smile and eyeroll kind of fic. I like it because the premise is kinda new (most authors usually take their Harry in the exact opposite direction) and the author has executed it quite competently. There's no obvious grammatical errors or spelling mistakes other than the consistent "Gringott's", which is bearable. It'll take you five minutes to read, you'll roll your eyes and continue on with whatever else you wanted to do.

    I'll give it a 4.5/5 and round it up for the purposes of rating.
     
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  2. Blorcyn

    Blorcyn Chief Warlock DLP Supporter DLP Silver Supporter

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    This is a very short, very quick joke. It's a little predictable from the title what exactly the joke will be, but it's still well executed. It doesn't overstay its welcome and it's a nice palette cleanser for anyone who is goblin-friended out. I think it should be in the library and it's worth the two minute read.

    4/5
     
  3. Methos

    Methos High Inquisitor DLP Supporter

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    It was short and fun, leaving behind a taste for more, wondering to where it could goes from here.

    I think the author rash it little bit and the compression to China doesn't fit completely.

    Further if the goblins knew of it, why they didn't attempt to at-least educate him or point him toward better source.
    Kicking him out for ignorance seems extreme?

    4/5
     
  4. Sauce Bauss

    Sauce Bauss Second Year ~ Prestige ~ DLP Supporter

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    Made me smile, and that's all I wanted from it.

    4/5
     
  5. Zombie

    Zombie Black Philip Moderator DLP Supporter

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    Real trash bin material here. Wouldn't even put it in almost rec. It's not that it offends me it's just that I didn't find it funny. Shoehorned American insensitivity and just kills me.
    1/5
     
  6. Quiddity

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    Extremely meh. Premise is obvious, not very funny, and done before and better.

    I guess theres no technical issues?

    3/5
     
  7. Thaumologist

    Thaumologist Fifth Year ~ Prestige ~

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    Eh

    The title gives it away, and I've read the same joke, but better, in other fics as part of a greater story. It could have been worse, but that's not a ringing endorsement by any means.

    2/5
     
  8. Selethe

    Selethe normalphobe

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    3/5

    It's alright-- I was mostly going through it thinking why didn't a goblin say something earlier, especially if Harry is apparently an important business partner. It was funny but I didn't laugh.
     
  9. Drachna

    Drachna Professor

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    Really nice liitle oneshot, though you need to be quite well read in the area of shitty fanfiction for the jokes to land.
    5/5
     
  10. Barzûl

    Barzûl Seventh Year DLP Supporter

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    It was okay. Made me "hn" in my mind.
    Its short length helps.
    2,5/5 rounded up to 3/5
     
  11. Crownworthy

    Crownworthy Banned

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    There were more than one joke?

    I knew where this was going from the very beginning. It's harder for a joke to work when the audience knows it's coming, and this didn't play it different enough for it to surprise me at all. 2/5
     
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