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You would have to live in a completely different universe to not be aware of the Harry Potter phenomenon. Even if you weren’t one of those diehard fans who anticipated every book release, saving up pennies or making your birthday wishes very apparent to your parents, you still have either witnessed the hype or at least watched the movies, right?

But the recent years could be regarded as a great proof that the Harry Potter series wasn’t just a crazy fad that died out once the movies were done. With new Fantastic Beasts movies still rolling out and attracting crowds to the theaters, Potterheads big and small still remind the world that they exist. And as magical memes still land, it’s no wonder that the jokes keep coming up from various corners of the internet.

One of such was started by an American author L.L. McKinney who decided to write down a series of tweets, focusing on how Muggle (human) and wizard cultures would clash. “A while ago there was a hashtag I participated in called #YAwithSoul that explored famous YA plots and characters but through the cultural lens of being Black” McKinney told Bored Panda. She went on to elaborate that the inspiration for the tweets came from imagining herself in the shoes of a Hogwarts student.

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Author Posts Funny Situations That A Modern Muggle-Born Would Experience At Hogwarts

According to J.K. Rowling, Muggles are people who have no magical abilities and are born into a non-magical family. The American equivalent to a muggle is called a No-Maj. Basically, everyday mortals excluded from the magical world. However, a person born into a non-magical family can end up having magical powers making them a muggle-born wizard. That is exactly when the two cultures could clash as someone who experienced a Muggle world for most of their childhood would be thrown into the universe of magic, spells, and wizards.

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L.L. McKinney took a humorous take on what her experiences would be in Hogwarts, the magic school in Scotland. She decided to clash the seemingly advanced magical culture and habits and how unnecessarily complicated they actually are.

Although writing funny tweets might be one of McKinney’s strong suits, her true passion lies in writing. “I recently announced the highly anticipated sequel A DREAM SO DARK as well as the news that Lionsgate has optioned the series for a TV show” she revealed.

Author Posts Funny Situations That A Modern Muggle-Born Would Experience At Hogwarts

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Author Posts Funny Situations That A Modern Muggle-Born Would Experience At Hogwarts

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Author Posts Funny Situations That A Modern Muggle-Born Would Experience At Hogwarts

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Author Posts Funny Situations That A Modern Muggle-Born Would Experience At Hogwarts

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Author Posts Funny Situations That A Modern Muggle-Born Would Experience At Hogwarts

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Author Posts Funny Situations That A Modern Muggle-Born Would Experience At Hogwarts

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Author Posts Funny Situations That A Modern Muggle-Born Would Experience At Hogwarts

While McKinney’s hypothetical experiences seem like a far-fetched shot at what could actually happen in Hogwarts, Muggle-born wizards do actually exist within Rowling’s universe. Some of the most notable examples would be Harry’s mom Lily Potter as well as one of the most iconic characters from the series, an exceptionally bright witch named Hermione Granger. However, in the series, their experiences aren’t as hilarious as McKinney’s posts, since Muggle-borns faced prejudice and prosecution in the series.

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Author Posts Funny Situations That A Modern Muggle-Born Would Experience At Hogwarts

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Author Posts Funny Situations That A Modern Muggle-Born Would Experience At Hogwarts

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Author Posts Funny Situations That A Modern Muggle-Born Would Experience At Hogwarts

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Author Posts Funny Situations That A Modern Muggle-Born Would Experience At Hogwarts

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Giedrė Vaičiulaitytė

As a writer and image editor for Bored Panda, Giedrė crafts posts on many different topics to push them to their potential. She's also glad that her Bachelor’s degree in English Philology didn’t go to waste (although collecting dust in the attic could also be considered an achievement of aesthetic value!) Giedrė is an avid fan of cats, photography, and mysteries, and a keen observer of the Internet culture which is what she is most excited to write about. Since she's embarked on her journalistic endeavor, Giedrė has over 600 articles under her belt and hopes for twice as much (fingers crossed - half of them are about cats).

As a writer and image editor for Bored Panda, Giedrė crafts posts on many different topics to push them to their potential. She's also glad that her Bachelor’s degree in English Philology didn’t go to waste (although collecting dust in the attic could also be considered an achievement of aesthetic value!) Giedrė is an avid fan of cats, photography, and mysteries, and a keen observer of the Internet culture which is what she is most excited to write about. Since she's embarked on her journalistic endeavor, Giedrė has over 600 articles under her belt and hopes for twice as much (fingers crossed - half of them are about cats).

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Person2638 5 years ago

During a quidditch game, all the muggles start stomping on the stands and sing loudly WE WILL WE WILL ROCK YOU

76points

Kioh81 Premium 5 years ago

This can't get enough upvotes!

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Azure Adams 5 years ago

Hell yes!!!!

1point

Car Alarm 5 years ago

You took this from a Tumblr post, my dude..

0points

Car Alarm 5 years ago

This comment has been deleted.

0points

Mer 5 years ago

THANK YOU for the ear worm! No, srsly - I adore this! *grinning madly*

0points

Honesty Olishia 5 years ago

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blugeagua 5 years ago

Well..... Rowling has said that magic and electricity cannot work together because electricity would go haywire and not work properly around magic.

18points

Ozacoter 5 years ago

Yes but what about objects like pencils or normal paper?

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Parmeisan 5 years ago

Oh man, this reminds me of a live-action role-play game I played in once. We were like vampires or fallen gods or something, but the rulebook tried to hand-wave why we couldn't use technology. But everyone wanted more details on that from the GM, because how else are we supposed to imagine what sort of world our characters were living in? Sure, we can't use computers... but what about a hair dryer? If we tried to go to a drive-in theatre, would it just fail - and how far away would we be when that happened? I think she ended up making up some rule about how recently it was made combined with how complicated it was, then we were all like "Wait - so we can't wear clothes?" and she stopped answering our questions. :P

4points

Anubis 5 years ago

Actually electronics (at least phones) go insane if they're anywhere near magic.

2points

5 years ago

First-year muggleborns going into the common rooms for the first time and asking for the wifi password. lol!

11points

Baipeng Xing 3 years ago

Turns on phone...

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Random Panda 5 years ago (edited)

It seems she just doesn't understand HPs lore very well (And also lack of imagination. I mean the hair-dryer one?....pretty sure they'd have a spell for that). There are lots of funny "muggleborns at Hogwarts" posts, but these aren't among them.

6points

Wanda Queen 5 years ago

agreed

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Elias Gibson 5 years ago

I'm a DnD fan...I really love the, "How many times can you cast that spell before you need a rest one".

5points

tuzdayschild 5 years ago

I'd let my child run with the bulls in Pamplona before sending them to Hogwarts. That place is a deathtrap.

4points

Sandy 5 years ago

What the hell is a pop quiz?

4points

Batwench Premium 5 years ago

Surprise test or exam in a suject.

9points

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Wanda Queen 5 years ago

Actually, it can be any kind of test that you didn't know was coming, but a pop quiz, in general, is a small, surprise quiz to see how well you've been paying attention. ;)

2points

Wanda Queen 5 years ago

You were down voted because people are super duper touchy on BP. I don't even bother to look anymore.

1point

Borgia 137 5 years ago

i imagine professor McGonagall to get in all those conflicts with McKinney.. i totaly hear her voice.. oh, this would be brilliant! :D

2points

Sherbaan Naab 4 years ago

She tries to be funny without properly knowing the source material. So she is only half funny.

1point

Vicky Zar 5 years ago

I love Harry Potter but I always wondered about so many things. For all their magic, wizards and witches seam to be a bit too medieval. The clothes for example. Mail system, quills, oh so many things

1point

Baipeng Xing 3 years ago

Well think about umbridge's detensions. Oh yeah she doesn't deserve a capital in her name.

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Ashley Golder 5 years ago

most of these have less to do with her being muggle and more to do with her being a coward

1point

Oscar 5 years ago

I haven't laughed this hard all week!

1point

Lola DM 5 years ago

What evidence do we have that wizards don't have hot sauce?

1point

Crouching_Penn_Hidden_Teller@yahoo.com 5 years ago

they're British

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Sage Jay 5 years ago

10/10 best post on this site.

1point

PattonPawter 1 year ago

avada kadeez nuts got me

0points

Remy Ellis 3 years ago

Safety inspector: "Well, Professor Dumbledore, I require a look around the castle and kitchens to be sure that it is safe. Also, I will question a few students on what's happening around this school." Dumbledore: "Oh, I'm sure that won't be necessary." Inspector: "No, it absolutely is. First, I will have a look around the first floor." *takes a look around the Great Hall* "Hmmm... trouble-making disaster ghost that could poison food, floating flames that could collapse and burn the building with a single spell... Tsk, tsk." Dumbledore: *nervous laugh* "Well, perchance we could inspect the second floor next?" Inspector: *falls down trip step on the way up* "Missing step on the way up that could possibly harm students... Knock off 20 points." Dumbledore: "Let's go up to the 3rd floor." Inspector: *finds the three-headed danger dog Fluffy and the Chamber of Secrets* "Yeah, I'm afraid that this will knock of 60 points."

0points

Remy Ellis 3 years ago

Dumbledore: "Perhaps we will question the students next?" Inspector: "Okay. What about Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Hermione Granger, and Ronald Weasley?" Dumbledore: "Well, what if we question different students????" Inspector: "No." Harry: "Well, sir, on my first year the Defense teacher, who had Voldemort growing out of the back of his head, attacked me and died. On my second year, Tom Riddle used his giant snake to attack me and Petrify students. On my 3rd year, dementors attacked me and my innocent godfather and our werewolf teacher attacked us. On my 4th year, Barty Crouch Jr. turned into Mad-Eye Moody and got the Goblet of Fire to choose me to compete in the Triwizard Tournament. Voldemort returned and Cedric Diggory was killed."

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PattonPawter 4 years ago

I loved the Little shop of Horrors reference. Also the Avada kadeeze nuts

0points

MantisKeeper 4 years ago

loved the dnd refrence

0points

Crouching_Penn_Hidden_Teller@yahoo.com 5 years ago

don't call me muggle, honky!

0points

Zadie Boyd 5 years ago

DUNGEONS and DRAGONS for LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

0points

Joakim Utterhall 5 years ago

Y'all

0points

Wanda Queen 5 years ago

Sooo sick of seeing it everywhere. If I wanted to hear it all the time I'd move South.

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TJler 5 years ago

This is supposed to be funny? It is not funny though

0points

Bored Phoenix 5 years ago

It’s interesting.... Not too funny.

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trix 5 years ago

Well Miss McKinney, no wonder why you've never received your letter, you're doubtlessly just a muggle who doesn't understand magic.

0points

Laura Zaini 5 years ago

...

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Flavia Faraon 5 years ago

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Person2638 5 years ago

During a quidditch game, all the muggles start stomping on the stands and sing loudly WE WILL WE WILL ROCK YOU

76points

Kioh81 Premium 5 years ago

This can't get enough upvotes!

5points

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Azure Adams 5 years ago

Hell yes!!!!

1point

Car Alarm 5 years ago

You took this from a Tumblr post, my dude..

0points

Car Alarm 5 years ago

This comment has been deleted.

0points

Mer 5 years ago

THANK YOU for the ear worm! No, srsly - I adore this! *grinning madly*

0points

Honesty Olishia 5 years ago

This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

blugeagua 5 years ago

Well..... Rowling has said that magic and electricity cannot work together because electricity would go haywire and not work properly around magic.

18points

Ozacoter 5 years ago

Yes but what about objects like pencils or normal paper?

16points

Load More Replies...

Parmeisan 5 years ago

Oh man, this reminds me of a live-action role-play game I played in once. We were like vampires or fallen gods or something, but the rulebook tried to hand-wave why we couldn't use technology. But everyone wanted more details on that from the GM, because how else are we supposed to imagine what sort of world our characters were living in? Sure, we can't use computers... but what about a hair dryer? If we tried to go to a drive-in theatre, would it just fail - and how far away would we be when that happened? I think she ended up making up some rule about how recently it was made combined with how complicated it was, then we were all like "Wait - so we can't wear clothes?" and she stopped answering our questions. :P

4points

Anubis 5 years ago

Actually electronics (at least phones) go insane if they're anywhere near magic.

2points

5 years ago

First-year muggleborns going into the common rooms for the first time and asking for the wifi password. lol!

11points

Baipeng Xing 3 years ago

Turns on phone...

1point

Load More Replies...

Random Panda 5 years ago (edited)

It seems she just doesn't understand HPs lore very well (And also lack of imagination. I mean the hair-dryer one?....pretty sure they'd have a spell for that). There are lots of funny "muggleborns at Hogwarts" posts, but these aren't among them.

6points

Wanda Queen 5 years ago

agreed

1point

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Elias Gibson 5 years ago

I'm a DnD fan...I really love the, "How many times can you cast that spell before you need a rest one".

5points

tuzdayschild 5 years ago

I'd let my child run with the bulls in Pamplona before sending them to Hogwarts. That place is a deathtrap.

4points

Sandy 5 years ago

What the hell is a pop quiz?

4points

Batwench Premium 5 years ago

Surprise test or exam in a suject.

9points

Load More Replies...

Wanda Queen 5 years ago

Actually, it can be any kind of test that you didn't know was coming, but a pop quiz, in general, is a small, surprise quiz to see how well you've been paying attention. ;)

2points

Wanda Queen 5 years ago

You were down voted because people are super duper touchy on BP. I don't even bother to look anymore.

1point

Borgia 137 5 years ago

i imagine professor McGonagall to get in all those conflicts with McKinney.. i totaly hear her voice.. oh, this would be brilliant! :D

2points

Sherbaan Naab 4 years ago

She tries to be funny without properly knowing the source material. So she is only half funny.

1point

Vicky Zar 5 years ago

I love Harry Potter but I always wondered about so many things. For all their magic, wizards and witches seam to be a bit too medieval. The clothes for example. Mail system, quills, oh so many things

1point

Baipeng Xing 3 years ago

Well think about umbridge's detensions. Oh yeah she doesn't deserve a capital in her name.

0points

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Ashley Golder 5 years ago

most of these have less to do with her being muggle and more to do with her being a coward

1point

Oscar 5 years ago

I haven't laughed this hard all week!

1point

Lola DM 5 years ago

What evidence do we have that wizards don't have hot sauce?

1point

Crouching_Penn_Hidden_Teller@yahoo.com 5 years ago

they're British

2points

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Sage Jay 5 years ago

10/10 best post on this site.

1point

PattonPawter 1 year ago

avada kadeez nuts got me

0points

Remy Ellis 3 years ago

Safety inspector: "Well, Professor Dumbledore, I require a look around the castle and kitchens to be sure that it is safe. Also, I will question a few students on what's happening around this school." Dumbledore: "Oh, I'm sure that won't be necessary." Inspector: "No, it absolutely is. First, I will have a look around the first floor." *takes a look around the Great Hall* "Hmmm... trouble-making disaster ghost that could poison food, floating flames that could collapse and burn the building with a single spell... Tsk, tsk." Dumbledore: *nervous laugh* "Well, perchance we could inspect the second floor next?" Inspector: *falls down trip step on the way up* "Missing step on the way up that could possibly harm students... Knock off 20 points." Dumbledore: "Let's go up to the 3rd floor." Inspector: *finds the three-headed danger dog Fluffy and the Chamber of Secrets* "Yeah, I'm afraid that this will knock of 60 points."

0points

Remy Ellis 3 years ago

Dumbledore: "Perhaps we will question the students next?" Inspector: "Okay. What about Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Hermione Granger, and Ronald Weasley?" Dumbledore: "Well, what if we question different students????" Inspector: "No." Harry: "Well, sir, on my first year the Defense teacher, who had Voldemort growing out of the back of his head, attacked me and died. On my second year, Tom Riddle used his giant snake to attack me and Petrify students. On my 3rd year, dementors attacked me and my innocent godfather and our werewolf teacher attacked us. On my 4th year, Barty Crouch Jr. turned into Mad-Eye Moody and got the Goblet of Fire to choose me to compete in the Triwizard Tournament. Voldemort returned and Cedric Diggory was killed."

0points

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PattonPawter 4 years ago

I loved the Little shop of Horrors reference. Also the Avada kadeeze nuts

0points

MantisKeeper 4 years ago

loved the dnd refrence

0points

Crouching_Penn_Hidden_Teller@yahoo.com 5 years ago

don't call me muggle, honky!

0points

Zadie Boyd 5 years ago

DUNGEONS and DRAGONS for LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

0points

Joakim Utterhall 5 years ago

Y'all

0points

Wanda Queen 5 years ago

Sooo sick of seeing it everywhere. If I wanted to hear it all the time I'd move South.

0points

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TJler 5 years ago

This is supposed to be funny? It is not funny though

0points

Bored Phoenix 5 years ago

It’s interesting.... Not too funny.

-2points

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trix 5 years ago

Well Miss McKinney, no wonder why you've never received your letter, you're doubtlessly just a muggle who doesn't understand magic.

0points

Laura Zaini 5 years ago

...

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Flavia Faraon 5 years ago

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