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Did Aunt ~~Violet~~ Marjorie survive being turned into an inflateable blueberry in the Harry Potter book? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca

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[–] echo@lemmings.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Perplexity:

was there an Aunt in Harry Potter who got turned into a blueberry?

No, there was no aunt in Harry Potter turned into a blueberry. That transformation occurs in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, where Violet Beauregarde inflates into a giant blueberry after chewing experimental gum. Harry Potter Incident

In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry accidentally inflates his Aunt Marge (Vernon Dursley's sister) like a balloon with uncontrolled magic after she insults his parents. She floats away helplessly, but deflates later off-page without permanent harm. Common Confusion

Fans often mix up the two scenes online due to similar inflation effects—Aunt Marge's blimp-like swelling versus Violet's blue, juicy expansion. No Harry Potter character turns blue or fruit-like; the series avoids such whimsical punishments.

[–] sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Can perplexity cross reference your comment to dox you?

[–] echo@lemmings.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't recall if I did that against Perplexity where I don't log in at all or if I did that against Perplexity where my work account is strictly private... either way I think I'm safe. Good question...

[–] echo@lemmings.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I asked Perplexity and did some of my own testing. It claims that I'm safe in this instance.

[–] sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How does it justify its finding?

[–] echo@lemmings.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It suggests that unless I post something identifying like an avatar or name or something or have something so precisely unique that there is no way for an end-user to trace it back to me.

[–] sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

But how about it?