A scenario in which the primary protagonist (especially an eponymous one) of a fictional work is one of the least interesting of the main cast. Named after the Harry Potter series of books in which Harry himself is the most uninteresting out the ensemble of characters.
"I was reading a book the other day and all of the side characters had a lot of personality, but the main didn't have any; it was a bad case of Harry Potter syndrome."
by Kiro Osex XIII July 25, 2017
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Man in bar #2: I haven't seen her either. She probably pulled a harry potter. She does that when she's drunk.
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Inside a drunk person's head: Im so wasted. I guess I'll pull a harry potter.
Man in bar #2: I haven't seen her either. She probably pulled a harry potter. She does that when she's drunk.
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Inside a drunk person's head: Im so wasted. I guess I'll pull a harry potter.
by sstrange September 13, 2009
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Probably one of the best series to ever walk the Earth. People are always comparing it to Lord of the Rings and Twilight when in reality, it's nothing like either. Twilight is a crappy vampire series and Lord of the Rings is totally awesome, but for me not as good as Harry Potter. Harry Potter is on it's way to becoming a piece of classic literature and it is well deserved too. People are always complaining about it but usually they don't read the books. Contrary to popular belief, J.K. Rowling is not a satanist. She is an awesome writer who made it after living on the streets. She has pretty much made my life worth living with her awesome characters, Harry Potter, Ron, Ginny, and Hermione.
by be_sacred August 19, 2010
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by P Ryck January 15, 2005
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I am going to have to Harry Potter this book tonight John, I need to have it read by tomorrow or our teacher will be angry.
by emdebe September 6, 2007
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They each have about the same plot
Harry has a horrible summer with his horrible relations that don't give him the love a boy needs even though he is obviously sooooo much better then his cousins (in the later book Harry learns about puberty and how it turns you into a bitter and angsty teenager) often Harry snaps at his family because they are just soooo mean that he can't take it. Dudley NEVER gets in trouble even though he is such a bully and soo mean and fat and stupid
Harry does something stupid and almost gets in trouble, but it's not real trouble because Harry can't die yet because JK Rowling already said she was going to write 7 books.
Harry goes off to have magical hogwarts learning fun at the school of witchcraft and wizardry. He gets teased about his scar and stuff by people that don't understand the pain and suffering caused by being "the boy who lived"
Harry and his friends get into a minor fight
Something bad happens (usually do to the dark lord voldy who was not actually defeated by "the boy who lived" just minorly inconvenienced so that Rowling could make a shitload of money)
Harry and his friends must forgive each other so they can fight against "all that is evil"
They defeat the evil
Everybody lives happily ever after, except the bad guys, the people that died fighting the bad guys, and the Defense against the dark arts teacher (it is hogwarts tradition to sack the defense against the dark arts teacher)
They each have about the same plot
Harry has a horrible summer with his horrible relations that don't give him the love a boy needs even though he is obviously sooooo much better then his cousins (in the later book Harry learns about puberty and how it turns you into a bitter and angsty teenager) often Harry snaps at his family because they are just soooo mean that he can't take it. Dudley NEVER gets in trouble even though he is such a bully and soo mean and fat and stupid
Harry does something stupid and almost gets in trouble, but it's not real trouble because Harry can't die yet because JK Rowling already said she was going to write 7 books.
Harry goes off to have magical hogwarts learning fun at the school of witchcraft and wizardry. He gets teased about his scar and stuff by people that don't understand the pain and suffering caused by being "the boy who lived"
Harry and his friends get into a minor fight
Something bad happens (usually do to the dark lord voldy who was not actually defeated by "the boy who lived" just minorly inconvenienced so that Rowling could make a shitload of money)
Harry and his friends must forgive each other so they can fight against "all that is evil"
They defeat the evil
Everybody lives happily ever after, except the bad guys, the people that died fighting the bad guys, and the Defense against the dark arts teacher (it is hogwarts tradition to sack the defense against the dark arts teacher)
by Katrin C January 9, 2009
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