Harry Potter Theory

5 MASSIVE Plot Holes in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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Hey everyone, welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. So far in this PLOT HOLE series we’ve covered every book up to this point — Philosopher’s Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, and Order of the Phoenix. And now we arrive at Half-Blood Prince.


Topics Covered In This Video:

  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince plot holes explained
  • Biggest Harry Potter plot holes and continuity errors
  • Half-Blood Prince lore mistakes and unanswered questions
  • Wizarding World inconsistencies explained
  • Why Half-Blood Prince creates major worldbuilding problems
  • The Weasley family clock dentist plot hole
  • Why wizards don’t understand dentists in Harry Potter
  • Felix Felicis / Liquid Luck explained
  • Why Liquid Luck breaks the logic of Harry Potter
  • Why Voldemort and the Order don’t use Felix Felicis more often
  • The Unbreakable Vow explained
  • Why Voldemort doesn’t use Unbreakable Vows on Death Eaters
  • Snape, Narcissa, Draco, and the magical contract problem
  • Draco Malfoy’s mission in Half-Blood Prince explained
  • The Vanishing Cabinet and Hogwarts security failures
  • The Room of Requirement and Marauder’s Map inconsistencies
  • Harry Potter magic system problems and theories
  • Harry Potter lore analysis, theories, and explanations


    • Questions Answered:

    • Are there plot holes in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince?
    • What are the biggest Half-Blood Prince plot holes?
    • What are the biggest Harry Potter continuity errors?
    • Does Half-Blood Prince contradict Harry Potter lore?
    • Why does the Weasley clock say “dentist”?
    • Why don’t wizards know what dentists are?
    • Is the dentist plot hole only in the Harry Potter movies?
    • How does Felix Felicis actually work?
    • Why doesn’t everyone use Liquid Luck all the time?
    • Why didn’t Voldemort use Felix Felicis?
    • Why didn’t Dumbledore or the Order use Felix Felicis?
    • Does Liquid Luck break Harry Potter’s magic system?
    • What is the Unbreakable Vow?
    • Why didn’t Voldemort use Unbreakable Vows on his followers?
    • Why didn’t Voldemort force Snape to swear loyalty?
    • How did Draco repair the Vanishing Cabinet unnoticed?
    • Why didn’t Hogwarts security catch Draco Malfoy?
    • Why didn’t Dumbledore stop Draco sooner?
    • How did Death Eaters get into Hogwarts?
    • Are Felix Felicis and the Unbreakable Vow real plot holes?

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