Harry Potter: 10 In-Universe Books J.K. Rowling Should've Adapted Instead

3. Twelve Failsafe Ways To Charm Witches

Harry Potter Ron Love Potion As the internet has pointed out numerous times, the concept of love potions in Harry Potter is extremely creepy. Representing some form of legitimised date-rape, these drugs are available in Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes and appear to be an accepted part of wizard society. Bizarre ideas of courting aside, the whole wizard dating scene has been pretty under-represented in the Potter books and movies, Half-Blood Prince aside. So why can't we fix that with an adaptation of Twelve Failsafe Ways To Charm Witches? For my money, it sounds like a brilliant title for a light, frothy comedy about love in the Potter-verse, even if it would probably end up at a cliché about how love doesn't follow the rules. But really, it's not so much about the destination, but the journey. After all, if the point of a spin-off is to give more detail about a particular aspect of an already-created world, then honestly, you could do far worse than this. Frankly, I'd love to see how dating works in a world where you make a suit of armour dance the Charleston and spring gifts out of thin air. As long as they keep the love potions out of it €“ let's face it, it would be cheating €“ I'm sure there's a big creative well to draw from. For those of you who find this a bit to absurd, think on this €“ they've made rom-coms out of everything, including bounty hunting. It's only natural we should try and set one in the wizarding world. Something like Bridget Jones crossed with wizards sounds so demented that I can't possibly see how it could fail. Of course, you'd probably have to cut a lot of the smut out, but hell, that's what 12As are for, right?
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