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I've been addicted to Lego: Harry Potter Years 1-4 for the last week, which now has given me the desire to read the entire series again and watch all of the movies. I love Harry Potter.

I also love random comments on Facebook, especially when people spout out incorrect information to fit in. For example:

Status Update: for the next few days i will be doing one of the following: playing lego harry potter, watching harry potter, or reading harry potter.

Comment 1: I tried to play Lego Harry Potter with my cousins last summer (ages 11 & 12). They complimented on my playing skills. They told me that I played better than my cousin Vivian (aged 5).

Why is this comment funny? For starters, Lego Harry Potter was released this past Tuesday (June 29. 2010). Unless you are a wizard, then you weren't playing Lego Harry Potter. Perhaps a different Harry Potter game or even a different Lego game, but it definitely wasn't Lego Harry Potter.

Playing video games better than your five year old cousin isn't a compliment. It's called sarcasm. Your 11 and 12 year old cousins just insulted you.

Comment 2: Um, how are they different? :) Harry or hairy???

Have you been living under a rock for the last thirteen years? Let me break it down for you:

There are seven Harry Potter books, plus the Harry Potter Schoolbooks Series (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages) and finally The Tales of the Beedle the Bard, a book which was mentioned in the series and later published as a separate entity. There are currently six Harry Potter movies, with the last book, Deathly Hallows being released as two separate movies, since the book was so long. There are also countless video games based on the Harry Potter series, with Lego: Harry Potter being the most recently released movie.

I love you dearly people, but please look into something before commenting on a status. This isn't the first time this is happened...and I'm sure it won't be the last either.