# 5 MASSIVE Plot Holes in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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Podcast: [Harry Potter Theory](https://stenobird.com/podcast/harry-potter-theory-5483111)
Published: 2026-06-15T21:00:00+00:00
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Hey everyone, welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. So far in this PLOT HOLE series we’ve covered every book up to this point — Philosopher’s Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, and Order of the Phoenix. And now we arrive at Half-Blood Prince. Topics Covered In This Video: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince plot holes explained Biggest Harry Potter plot holes and continuity errors Half-Blood Prince lore mistakes and unanswered questions Wizarding World inconsistencies explained Why Half-Blood Prince creates major worldbuilding problems The Weasley family clock dentist plot hole Why wizards don’t understand dentists in Harry Potter Felix Felicis / Liquid Luck explained Why Liquid Luck breaks the logic of Harry Potter Why Voldemort and the Order don’t use Felix Felicis more often The Unbreakable Vow explained Why Voldemort doesn’t use Unbreakable Vows on Death Eaters Snape, Narcissa, Draco, and the magical contract problem Draco Malfoy’s mission in Half-Blood Prince explained The Vanishing Cabinet and Hogwarts security failures The Room of Requirement and Marauder’s Map inconsistencies Harry Potter magic system problems and theories Harry Potter lore analysis, theories, and explanations Questions Answered: Are there plot holes in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince? What are the biggest Half-Blood Prince plot holes? What are the biggest Harry Potter continuity errors? Does Half-Blood Prince contradict Harry Potter lore? Why does the Weasley clock say “dentist”? Why don’t wizards know what dentists are? Is the dentist plot hole only in the Harry Potter movies? How does Felix Felicis actually work? Why doesn’t everyone use Liquid Luck all the time? Why didn’t Voldemort use Felix Felicis? Why didn’t Dumbledore or the Order…

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