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== ''[[Harry Potter]]'' ==

* In the fourth ''[[Harry Potter]]'' Book, Mad-Eye Moody {{spoiler|(the fake one)}} repeats "Constant vigilance!" over and over. When this first came out, it seemed outdated. After 9/11, similar lines said by various officials were so pervasive that this line can now be viewed as prophetic dark humor.

* When Dumbledore and McGonagall left Harry with the Dursleys as a [[Door Step Baby]] in the first book, McGonagall said "This boy will be famous. There won't be a child in our world that won't know his name." [[Cash Cow Franchise|Indeed, there probably isn't]]. She also mentions that "there will be books written about him". [[Recursive Canon|No way ~~THAT~~ one wasn't intentional.]]

* When Dumbledore and McGonagall left Harry with the Dursleys as a [[Door Step Baby]] in the first book, McGonagall said "This boy will be famous. There won't be a child in our world that won't know his name." [[Cash Cow Franchise|Indeed, there probably isn't]]. She also mentions that "there will be books written about him". [[Recursive Canon|No way ''that'' one wasn't intentional.]]

* In the fourth book, Cedric earns the nickname of "Useless Pretty-Boy Diggory". Considering who plays him in the movie (and said actor's [[Twilight (novel)|further roles]])...

* For years, various well-meaning parents have demanded that the Harry Potter books be banned because of the books' [[Sarcasm Mode|obvious Satanic undertones]]. ''[[My Immortal]]'' makes all of this hilarious.

* For years, various well-meaning parents have demanded that the ''Harry Potter'' books be banned because of the books' [[Sarcasm Mode|obvious Satanic undertones]]. ''[[My Immortal]]'' makes all of this hilarious.

* From ''[[Harry Potter and ~~The~~ Philosopher's Stone]]'': "... the Weasley twins were punished for bewitching several snowballs so that they followed Quirrell around, bouncing off the back of his turban." Remember how this book ended? {{spoiler|Fred and George were ''repeatedly hitting Voldemort in the goddamn face this entire time!''}}

* From ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (novel)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'': "... the Weasley twins were punished for bewitching several snowballs so that they followed Quirrell around, bouncing off the back of his turban." Remember how this book ended? {{spoiler|Fred and George were ''repeatedly hitting Voldemort in the goddamn face this entire time!''}}

* At the end of Prisoner of Azkaban, Snape flies into a rage and the Minister of Magic says to Dumbledore - "''Fellow seems quite unbalanced...I'd watch out for him if I were you, Dumbledore''" Possibly the only time Cornelius Fudge displayed sound judgment.

* At the end of ''Prisoner of Azkaban'', Snape flies into a rage and the Minister of Magic says to Dumbledore - "''Fellow seems quite unbalanced...I'd watch out for him if I were you, Dumbledore''" Possibly the only time Cornelius Fudge displayed sound judgment.

* Combined with the movie, ''[[Harry Potter and ~~The~~ Deathly Hallows]] Part 1'' has a mixed-income wedding where commoner Bill Weasley (handsome but disfigured by a werewolf's claws) marries the (presumably) wealthy Fleur Delacour, who is wearing an Alexander McQueen-inspired dress. There's a featured wedding guest in yellow, meanwhile there's dark doings involving terrorists and secret missions in the background (that ultimately succeeds, and the defeated foe is given a swift, unceremonious burial) that quickly overshadows the happy occasion. Less than a year after the movie's released, Prince William (handsome but prematurely balding) marries wealthy commoner Kate Middleton, who wears an Alexander McQueen dress while the Queen wears a cheerful yellow ensemble (wait, [[The King in Yellow|The Queen in yellow?]]). Meanwhile, there's a secret mission to take out Osama Bin Laden (who is killed and quickly buried at sea) that knocks the royal wedding off the news cycle (at least until the newlyweds visit California).

* Combined with the movie, ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1]]'' has a mixed-income wedding where commoner Bill Weasley (handsome but disfigured by a werewolf's claws) marries the (presumably) wealthy Fleur Delacour, who is wearing an Alexander McQueen-inspired dress. There's a featured wedding guest in yellow, meanwhile there's dark doings involving terrorists and secret missions in the background (that ultimately succeeds, and the defeated foe is given a swift, unceremonious burial) that quickly overshadows the happy occasion. Less than a year after the movie's released, Prince William (handsome but prematurely balding) marries wealthy commoner Kate Middleton, who wears an Alexander McQueen dress while the Queen wears a cheerful yellow ensemble (wait, [[The King in Yellow|The Queen in yellow?]]). Meanwhile, there's a secret mission to take out Osama Bin Laden (who is killed and quickly buried at sea) that knocks the royal wedding off the news cycle (at least until the newlyweds visit California).

* In the second book Ron suggests that {{spoiler|Tom Riddle got an award for killing Moaning Myrtle.}} It turns out {{spoiler|he did kill her.}}

* In the second book Ron suggests that {{spoiler|Tom Riddle got an award for killing Moaning Myrtle.}} It turns out {{spoiler|he ''did'' kill her.}}

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