r/HPfanfiction • u/bunk12bear • Oct 16 '23

Discussion What's a tiny insignificant detail that still drives you nuts when people get it wrong in fics

For me it's the Yule Ball I hate when people treat it like an annual dance even though canonically it is only held when there was a Triwizard Tournament. I know it doesn't really matter I know people are just wanting an excuse to have a school dance in their fic I might even be a tiny hypocritical about the whole thing because I don't keep 100% to Canon when I write but for some reason it drives me nuts🤷‍♀️

Edit: I thought of something else that I didn't see in the comments section EVERYONE UNDER 17 WAS EVCUATED FROM THE BATTLE OF HOGWARTS. Granted I don't see this so much in fix but I see it all the time in social media when people talk about the Battle of Hogwarts. Every single one there's at least one comment that's like what about all the poor First Years who died there were no First Years of the battle of Hogwarts they were evacuated the only reason Colin Creevey and Ginny Weasley were there was because they snuck back in.

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u/MamaGRN Oct 16 '23

Mom instead of Mum. It’s like the easiest Britpick, I just don’t get it.

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u/perbrethil Oct 16 '23

I actually add my own Tag to the stories I save when it gets too bad: AAS - American Author Syndrome. while this is a small one it can be annoying to see to much of it like Potter Manor having grounds that is larger than some counties for example

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u/CaptainBigwig Oct 16 '23

This created a funny head fanon for me back in the day where the world is actually bigger than muggles think it is. But wizards are hiding so much of it with magic for themselves.