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most nonsensical thing in the series

Why didn't Tom Riddle just teleport to Harry instead of letting the latter vault some tomb-stones, get to Cedric, and summon the Port-key his way? In fact, why didn't Tom just destroy the Port-key, which was like the entire crux of his plan?
How do four wand-less teenagers manage to get their wands back from six physically stronger teenagers?
How is it that six unqualified wizards manage to escape getting killed by eleven experienced masters in the art of murder and torture, some of whom are Azkaban's most wanted?
Why couldn't Dumbledore have just told Harry or just summoned Dobby to bring an extra cup before they went off to steal the Horcrux?
Why is it that Kreacher did not bother to rescue Regulus Black when the latter is fully aware that elf Disapparition does not possess that same flaw as wizard Disapparition, which is to say, that anybody using the latter can just track the user by clinging onto him or her?
Why is it that Tom Riddle does not just send Snape to investigate Grimmauld Place since the latter is now one of the twenty Secret-Keepers of Sirius' house? Instead, he just sends a bunch of goons with no access to the place whatsoever.
Lupin claims in the seventh book that he would have arrived at Grimmauld Place three days sooner if not for the Death Eater who had been tailing him. He later states that it is only possible to track wizards who Disapparate by clinging onto them, and it is later revealed that saying Tom Riddle's name aloud also acts as a beacon for Death Eaters to track people. So either Lupin is saying Tom Riddle's name every time he Disapparates or the Death Eater somehow just grabbed Lupin's arm every time the latter disappeared. If the latter, how is it that Lupin shakes him off every time for three days straight? If the former, why does he not just make the connection and tell the trio about it?
Why did Lupin and the three protagonists even consider Grimmauld Place a safe house, knowing that Snape can get in?
In Bagshot's house, when Nagini alerts Tom to Harry's presence, why is it that Tom Riddle does not just Apparate in at that very second? Instead, he just ``runs into the fetid bedroom'', watching Harry and Hermione Disapparate out the window.
How is it that two unqualified wizards and a house-elf manage to fend off two experienced killers, a fully-qualified witch, and a werewolf in time for them to make their escape?
How is it that the trio manage to escape Gringotts without any mortal injuries? Why is it that nobody who was trying to stop them escaping use the Clankers to stop the dragon spiriting off with them in tow?
Why is it that Tom Riddle insists on enlisting Death Eaters who are too stupid to tell the difference between a stag and a goat? Why does nobody call Tom for that; surely, not all of them are incapable of telling their animals apart?
The fact that a housewife manages to overpower Bellatrix.
The fact that the final showdown lasted less than a page.
Naming your kid after some bloke that hated you and made your life at Hogwarts miserable to the fullest extent of his ability.
The fact that Harry just puts the Elder Wand back in Dumbledore's grave, thinking all will be well, apparently ignoring the possibility that some Dark wizard might someday Disarm him, do some grave-robbing then become a major threat to the world with an unbeatable wand.
The fact that Disarming somebody alone makes the Disarmer the master of his or her victim's wand.
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