Harry Potter is just as big a deal for writers of fan fiction as it is a phenomenon for its fans. Among the sea of people stirring alternative versions of the legendary JK Rowling series, here is one man who actually mistook fan fiction for the real book. Meet Chris Chappell, who hosts the online information show China Uncensored. Chris finally decided to plunge into the magical universe of Harry Potter and once he had obtained all seven volumes as e-books online. It was all going smoothly until he reached the fifth part of the Harry Potter series Order of the Pheonix.
It was while he was reading the book that he began seeing some instances that couldn’t have possibly have been in a book meant for young-adults and even children! Perhaps the book had been edited, the extent of it was unbeknownst to him which made him seek a colleague’s aid to figure out this sorcery.
The scandalous events were shocking for Chirs. And Shelley Zhang, a major Harry Potter fan herself, decided to burst his bubble with a teeny tiny pin. The conversation that followed has been making people roll on the floor of Twitter.
Friend is reading Harry Potter for the first time. He suddenly realizes he’s read a fanfiction Order of the Phoenix instead of the real one. pic.twitter.com/tKNgT6usi6
— Shelley Zhang (@shelzhang) July 10, 2017
Shelley was quick to respond to Chris’ supposed fascination with Ginny and Draco’s affair
I had to burst his bubble about Ginny and Draco, unfortunately. pic.twitter.com/DKKdC5jdA4
— Shelley Zhang (@shelzhang) July 10, 2017
A handy guide to recognizing fanfic: Lots of sex=probably fanfic. pic.twitter.com/HiWkfWboGa
— Shelley Zhang (@shelzhang) July 11, 2017
Yes, hindsight is 20/20 pic.twitter.com/PNeime0Ceq
— Shelley Zhang (@shelzhang) July 11, 2017
Shelley was quietly mocking her friend and also appreciating the fan fic for sex education
It’s good to know that fanfic is responsible about sex ed. I think. pic.twitter.com/mo3TAtQDJz
— Shelley Zhang (@shelzhang) July 11, 2017
To think that Snaps (sic: Snape) had a relationship with Harry’s mom, a.k.a Lily Potter seems to be a lot of reconciliation for Professor Snape’s fantasies and nothing more.
And the one that took the cherry on the cake, was this theory that Professor Dumbledore had a twin who had been known for having sex with a goat. Ew, right?
Some stuff that wasn’t quite true, but wasn’t…exactly not true? Also, LOL at Harry getting all muscled from running. Very detailed. pic.twitter.com/oJyqXO2tKS
— Shelley Zhang (@shelzhang) July 11, 2017
In the fan fiction version, Chris was quite sure that Harry was into fitness and did a lot of running too. If only he knew that Harry did not even have spare time to clean his own room, let alone go running to stay fit.
Nobody spoil what happens with Snape, ok? pic.twitter.com/y8IAfnEwO1
— Shelley Zhang (@shelzhang) July 11, 2017
And then the most epic fandom
When you slowly get won over by the fanfic pic.twitter.com/o91WLEikPE
— Shelley Zhang (@shelzhang) July 11, 2017
Its such a shame that The Boy who Lived never learnt how to become a flying lion.
And finally, reality sinked in
Reality sinks in pic.twitter.com/KY8YynzSaJ
— Shelley Zhang (@shelzhang) July 11, 2017
And Twitterati was not going to spare Chris anytime soon
Honestly “Yes in hindsight it’s so clear” is my new quote of the year. Your friend is king/queen of accidental reading of fanfics.
— Swagtrillion (@i_amswag_) July 11, 2017
So I keep going back and forth between “I can’t believe someone read this fic and thought it was actually the real 5th book…”
— Naomi Kritzer (@NaomiKritzer) July 11, 2017
And then there were people who were curious about the origins of this fan fic
Okay I need to know where he got this book. Plus was Umbridge even in this book? She was a huge part of it.
— Kim Taylor (@f_ckyouxoxo) July 11, 2017
And those who appreciated the entire tirade of tweets
this whole thread has been incredible. thank you
— the dreaded laramie (@fcukign) July 11, 2017
Imagine the plight of poor Chris who persisted as he imagined this alternate universe to be true. For all the inappropriate fantasies of the writer of this fan fic, Chris was stupefied on realising that none of it was true.
And in case you are wondering if all of this is just a farce, you need to +18 to read this Harry Potter and the Psychic Serpent.
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