Hot take: Harry Potter isn't as blatant as future isekai, like it straddles the line between "isekai" and more general "Chosen One narratives" But it's the world's most popular isekai https://twitter.com/AnaMardoll/status/1272191907414913024 …
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(Quidditch seriously almost is to the point of self-parody already though I mean she couldn't just make Harry really good at scoring goals in a game where you win by scoring goals It's set up so Harry does ONE HUGE DRAMATIC THING every match, which ALWAYS ENDS THE GAME)
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(It's literally a sport that's DESIGNED so "Every single game we play is going to be the big exciting slow-mo scene from a sports movie")
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It's kind of hilarious how she tries to go back on this later and can't Like it's almost impossible to actually write out an account of a Quidditch match where the Seeker *isn't* the hero of the game
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She later makes Ron a Quidditch hero in the position of Keeper, where he completely shuts out the other team from scoring any goals for the whole match Which, sure, is impressive, but takes place entirely offstage
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Because, awkwardly, you could do that and the other team's Seeker could get the Snitch and you would still lose the game
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