Apparently there are people who haven’t read or watched Harry Potter.
Yeah, I KNOW.
Thanks to the power of social media we now have a unique insight into the thoughts and emotions of those Potter noobs as they make their way through the Potterverse.
Twitter contains some of the most hilarious responses to a first-timer, especially as they watch the movie adaptation and live-tweet as they go…
One man says what we were all thinking…
So Dobby was supposed to be a separate franchise, right?#FirstTimeHarryPotter
— Paul Goebel (@PaulGoebelShow) January 16, 2018
Only 90s kids will get this…
Oh Dang! They Pulled a SPACE JAM! #FirstTimeHarryPotter #HalfBloodPrince
— Andres Ace Cabrera (@SquadLeaderAce) October 24, 2015
Well, if you had read the books it would make more sense.
Random ghosts with no explanation. Cool, cool. #firsttimeharrypotter #livetweeting
— Molly Boyd (@mollykat3) September 5, 2015
Thankfully not, no…
Is Robert Pattinson a vampire in this too? #firsttimeharrypotter #harrypotterforever
— Ali M. (@arco5986) October 19, 2014
Can’t argue with that!
This little blonde kid is a real dick sack #firsttimeharrypotter
— Courtney Smith (@ctsmth04) July 12, 2014
First chapter synopsis on point!
That family is weird.
— Scruff7 🦊 (@Scruff7) April 12, 2018
Harry is talking to snakes. Dr Doolittle.
And they hate the Royal Mail#HarryPotter
Well, yeah..!
i'm starting to think Hogwarts has a reckless disciplinary process #HarryPotter #HarryPotterVirgin
— Scruff7 🦊 (@Scruff7) April 12, 2018
Squeaky bum time!
*Harry Potter gets called up for the sorting hat* @BrynnSweere "Everyone's assholes just got TIGHT" #harrypottervirgin
— Kali Haines 🌙 (@kalihaines) October 14, 2016
We all have that one character we dislike…
Also I'm on Page 263 and Lockhart hasn't been slapped in the teeth yet, get it together @jk_rowling #harrypottervirgin
— Daniel Preston (@dvnpreston) July 14, 2017
A feeling we all go through.
31 years old and finally reading Harry Potter. First thought - I want to kick Dudley in the kneecaps #harrypottervirgin
— Heather DeVito (@devispesh) October 30, 2014
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