10 Ridiculous Harry Potter Fan Theories (That Might Just Be True)

The online age has created a hotbed of fan fiction and theories for almost every fandom imaginable. And in this realm, few franchises have as much written about them as J.K. Rowling€™s beloved Harry Potter series.

The English author€™s wizarding world has inspired an endless supply of fan theorising, to the point that the public interest in the franchise has long outlasted the lengthy series of books and films. The 7-book/8-film story may be over, but the fans have never let Harry and his pals slip into obscurity.

Instead, they€™ve come up with some truly impressive fan theories. Alternate readings of Rowling€™s texts have thrown up some imaginative ideas, which can really change your perceptions of characters, events and stories that you thought you knew.

The best Harry Potter fan theories are often the most barmy ones, too. The more off-the-wall the idea, the more you feel it might just be accurate. We went looking for the ten most ridiculous Potter theories, which almost have us convinced€

10. Ginny Manipulated Harry

In The Half-Blood Prince, Harry develops a huge crush on Ginny Weasley that seemingly sprung out of nowhere. One book/two films later, the pair end up married with a batch of kids that they give weird names. You might never have given Harry€™s sudden infatuation with his best mate€™s sister much thought, but, around the web, imaginative fans have latched onto this dramatic shift with a whopper of a theory €“ could Ginny have manipulated Harry, using a love potion? It€™s a lot more plausible than you might think. Love potions were everywhere during Half Blood Prince €“ memorably Ron was given one by Romilda, resulting in brief but severe attraction. Fred and George even sold love potions in their shop, let€™s not forget. There is a catch, though €“ Harry goes on to love Ginny permanently, all the way to the series€™ epilogue. Other love potions never had that long-lasting an effect. But what if the love potion just kick started Harry€™s feelings, and made him realise a real affection that might not have bubbled to the surface without a little push? Or what if Ginny got her hands on a more refined version of the potion? Stranger things have happened, especially at Hogwarts.