Potterheads Share Their Favorite Riddikulus Pieces of Comedic Treasure From the Magical Harry Potter Books

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Jul 29, 2024 1:00 PM EDT

No matter what genre you are reading – fantasy, romance, drama, or sci-fi, a good book needs to have some sort comedic relief. Usually, it comes in the form of a funny sidekick or a quirky main character, and their success in making the readers laugh depends on how witty and funny the author really is.

You can say a lot of things about J.K Rowling's writing, but she knew how to deliver the funny moments in Harry Potter, and you never knew from which character in the book to expect it. Some of the funny moments came, of course, from Harry, Ron, and Hermione, but some hilarious gems came from unexpected people like Dumbledore, McGonagall, Vernon, and Arthur Weasley. So although Harry Potter as a book is definitely not a comedy, you cannot help but chuckle every few pages because of some riddikulusly hilarious treasure.

The Reddit thread down below is here to appreciate these exact comedic moments, so make sure to take a stroll down this hilarious memory lane. After you are done, click here for some magically funny Harry Potter memes.

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    What's Your Favorite Ridiculous Moment in the Harry Potter Books?
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    I'm currently rereading (also reading it for the first time to my son) and came across this treasure. “I thought we'd seen the worst when we bought two hundred
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    copies of the Invisible Book of Invisibility cost a fortune, and we never found them." What's your favorite similar moment in the books where something totally absurd or hilarious happened? I know there are plenty to choose from!
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    • challengecomplete-ed 5 days ago Ravenclaw In OotP when Dobby decorates the room of requirement with baubles of Harry's head that say 'have a very Harry Christmas'
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    Randy_Giles1880 OP. 5 days ago Dobby's acts of service for Harry are just so pure.
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    blackeyedpeas0 · 5 days ago Gryffindor The commentary of Lee Jordan. A 670 670☑ Reply Share SGA3151 5 days ago "Jordan are you being paid to advertise Firebolts?! Get on with the commentary!"
    via u/blackeyedpeas0, u/SGA3151
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    10 Rhubarbalicious • 4 days ago not just Lee. the Lee-Mcgonagall banter. A 212 ☑ Reply Share WuPacalypse. 4 days ago Gryffindor This was a great bit in the books lol. The entire McGonagall being a huge quidditch fan is awesome.
    via u/Rhubarbalicious, u/WuPacalypse
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    HellhoundsAteMyBaby ⚫ 4 days ago Slytherin I love when she gets so into it that she forgets to yell at him and starts flipping her finger too
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    ButteredFingers - 5 days ago Hufflepuff The commentary of Luna Lovegood
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    MrA-skunk 4 days ago . Hufflepuff I came here to say this! "I can't remember his name, it's something like Bibble-- no, Buggins--"
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    Swimming-Laugh-8339 5 days ago Slytherin "Aaaaah," said Ron, imitating Professor Trelawney's mystical whisper, "when two Neptunes appear in the sky, it is a sure sign that a midget in glasses is being born, Harry..."
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    Specific_Ad_5843 - 5 days ago Indignant old Archie wearing a flowered nightgown at the Quidditch World Cup all for his love of a "healthy breeze." Gets me every time
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    • Exotic_Chef_6848 · 5 days ago I love it when Mr. Weasley comes to the Dursley's to pick up Harry for the Quidditch Bowl and he's goes something like "Ahh. You have plugs. I collect plugs." in a knowing way. That was so freaking funny.
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    OhKayGetAwayFromMe 5 days ago Re-reading the series right now and legit cackled out loud when Dennis Creevey mouthed “I fell in" to Colin in Goblet of Fire
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    challengecomplete-ed · 4 days ago Ravenclaw There's a bit in CoS where Professor Sprout says she knows the mandrakes are nearly at maturity because they've been throwing house parties in the greenhouses The idea of teenage mandrakes is just very funny to me
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    waiyin1988 5 days ago • Ravenclaw Ron burst through the door into Slughorn's overheated, crowded study, tripped over a tasselled footstool, regained his balance by seizing Harry around the neck and muttered, 'She didn't see that, did she?'
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    PriorElephant4007. 5 days ago My favorite is when the Weasleys enter Vernon and Petunia's house through the fireplace.
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    SuccessfulBrother192 · 5 days ago A dwarf tackling Harry to sing him Ginnys valentine song.
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    Pjayness 5 days ago Slytherin I love it when Uncle Vernon absolutely cannot get the dementor's name correctly, calling them demenders and demembers
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    vanKessZak 5 days ago 2 Slytherin Or Lord Voldything lol
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    ACuriousBagel . 4 days ago Fred and George's dramatic exit in book 5, including peeves saluting them
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    Ok_Valuable_9711 5 days ago Hufflepuff Roonil Wazlib. "That's my nickname."
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    vanKessZak . 5 days ago Slytherin Snape: "Your nickname." Harry: "Yeah... that's what my friends call me." Snape: "I understand what a nickname is." Same book as "no need to call me sir, professor." Love sassy Harry
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    zhawadya 5 days ago The whole Monster book of Monsters gag was really funny and perfectly brings out Hagrids character. Only he could have dreamed that the way to read a book that's trying to bite your fingers off is to be nice to it. And of course he'd also believe this to be the most obvious thing in the world.
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    No-Roof-1628 · 5 days ago • Dumbledore bewitching the glasses of mead to bounce off the Dursleys' heads always makes me laugh out loud. The icing on the cake is when he finally makes them disappear and says "it would have been better manners to drink it, you know"
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    TempusCrystallum · 4 days ago Several great ones posted already! Another favorite of mine: Ron screaming at Uncle Vernon on the phone. A 96☑ Reply Share spicyzsurviving · 4 days ago I-WANT-TO-SPEAK-TO- HARRY- POTTER???!
    via u/TempusCrystallum, u/spicyzsurviving
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    • HellhoundsAteMyBaby 4 days ago 2 Slytherin "Reading the news! Again?!" "Well, it changes every day, you see"
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    TheFangirlTrash · 4 days ago 2 Slytherin The letter the Weasleys sent to the Dursleys, covered in stamps, and it reads, "I hope we put enough stamps." Meanwhile Harry is silently cracking up.
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    Realistic_Ant_4082 4 days ago →Gryffindor i also love when arthur sees the ticket machine on the train and goes "muggles are ingenious! remarkable!" and harry points at the sign and says "it's out of order."
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    Suspicious_Tip1671 4 days ago Gryffindor 'I should have made my meaning plainer,' said Professor McGonagall, turning at last to look Umbridge directly in the eyes. 'He has achieved high marks in all Defense Against the Dark Arts tests set by a competent teacher.'
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