10 Harry Potter Facts Even the BIGGEST Fans Don't Know

[@factsoftheconfederacy7151]

We still use the term squib often here in the states, at least in the gun community. A “squib load” typically means a round that malfunctioned and the bullet is now stuck in the barrel of the firearm.

[@RNS_Aurelius]

In the UK it's a piece of disposable wood used to light things similar to a match but can't be struck. We have an expression "damp squib" which means something useless

[@KJ-of6lf]

It also is the exploding pack placed on actors to show a gunshot (often worth a side pack of fake blood).

[@pixywings]

A lot of these are a bit obscure, but I knew most of them. Fact 4 however... Anyone who doesn't realize that Harry came to and left Privet drive in the exact same way clearly never read the books or watched the movies! In fact, one only has to watch the seventh movie or read the seventh book because *Hagrid says this to Harry* when everyone is dividing up into the groups for the seven Potters. Here is an additional fun fact that some fans might not have caught: In book seven while everyone is on the run, Ron discovers a secret wizard radio program called Potterwatch. The people on the show use codenames so as not to be discovered by the death eaters. Most of the code names are very obvious. For example: Lee Jordan uses the code name River. I would wager that is because of the River Jordan. Remus Lupin uses the code name Romulus, which is simply the name of the other brother from the Founding of Rome Myth.

[@popcola1462]

Fact 1 no fan likes cursed child as cannon

[@bettygorman4545]

I could not get through the book! I thought it was awful.

[@queenbrightwingthe3890]

@@bettygorman4545 ye it was bad.

[@calicogaming6063]

There was a book?

[@amberbanuelos7053]

No fan accepts it as canon. It’s just awful and breaks the entire previous canon.

[@Princesstrixiesparklels4life]

It’s not a canon it’s garbage that one was so horrible. The main characters are OK. It’s just a storyline was terrible.

[@killerstreak1994]

In the first book Harry is given a 50 piece pence for Christmas from the Dursley’s. But before that the first gift we are told he is given from them is an old pair of socks, that he later gives to Dolby in prisoner of askaban for a gift. The 3rd present he is given to by the Dursley’s that we know of is a toothpick. These represent the cloak, stone and wand. These socks are mentioned a number of times in the books. Also they are handed down and shared multiple times just like the cloak. The coin is given to Ron without a second thought. As Harry would have used it on him being his first true friend, at the time. And the toothpick is to only be used by one person. Just like the elder wand. Also wanted to mention that this is the order in which he collects the hallows. Also it is not mentioned in the books if Harry used the toothpick, but if he did he only used it once just as he only used the elder wand once.

[@calemroberts2941]

that's pretty cool lol, idk if I've ever heard that before but it does make a ton of sense

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

Odd that, long before he was bitten, Remus' parents named him such, even though his surname was already Lupin. It's almost is though they were dooming him to his fate.

[@MountainFisher]

Or the author did.

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

@@MountainFisher Well that’s obvious. I was speaking from within the narrative.

[@anderssanggaard6215]

Fun fact, according to lore people used to visit seers (i cant remember the exact term) to have them look into the childs future and come up with a suitable name for them. Im not saying thats what his parents did but its possible.

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

Fact: EVERY big fan knows all of these facts.

[@ivanivonovich9863]

That, and then some...

[@Sonasbracelets]

I agreee I know them alllll😊😊😊😊

[@PseudoNym100]

So you know that the Gandalf 'fact' isn't a fact, yes?

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

@@PseudoNym100 Yes. I know.

[@VonOutlaw]

Squib is actually still used today on movie sets. It's what holds a blood pack and when someone in the scene gets hit it explodes making it look like they were hit that little explosive charge is called a squib

[@arinerm1331]

One other thing about the socks Harry received as meager gifts from the Dursleys is that in literature, socks symbolize family. I have interpreted this to mean that Aunt Petunia was -- in her own way -- signaling her acceptance of Harry as a family member.

[@Based808]

How do socks symbolize family??

[@calemroberts2941]

​@@Based808it's paralleled through a lot of things, but I'm not sure it directly means that. You gotta admit they come up a lot though, dobby, dursleys, Dumbledore, etc

[@Based808]

@@calemroberts2941 I agree it comes up a lot. But the original comment seems to suggest sock as family are a theme in wider literature, not just Harry Potter.

[@calemroberts2941]

You're right, I didn't catch that. . Tbh I'm a pretty avid reader, and I uhh haven't noticed that to be the case. I feel like most stories don't even mention socks lol, even ones in which themes of family are prevelant. I've always taken socks to be a symbol related to comfort, and nonromantic love/appreciation in hp. I feel like there's a ton of examples of that, and you could even argue that the socks Dumbledore sees in the mirror of erised are pointing to him wanting love between all(non magic and the like), and the comfort he knows he'll have once his task is over. I mean, if you want to go full literature analysis mode lol.

[@Based808]

@@calemroberts2941 Yes I really like your analysis.

[@vaughnalexander32]

Ive thought I've heard ALL the HP lore.. but that last one, I admit is new & different. the Coin, toothpick, and tissue being Deathly Hallows is Bloody Brilliant when u think abt it

[@thunderchild1083]

Here in England we have the expression "a damp squib" which means a situation or event which is much less impressive than expected. It's still used today but not as common as it used to be

[@_Professor_Oak]

2:26 crazy that you'd believe such a stupid rumour HPT. That's not Gandalf, it's just some random wizard. Also Gandalf has never worn black robes.

[@PseudoNym100]

Thank you! Can't believe the channel is calling it a fact!

[@TurdFergurson]

I never would've thought I'd hear a College Humor reference on this channel. Hardly Working was one of my favorite sketches from the early KZbin days.

[@malloryjones5393]

The film/tv industry also uses the term squib to refer to pyrotechnics used to simulate a bullet striking a solid object.

[@OverworkedITGuy]

Squib is a commonly used term in the movie industry. It's a pyrotechnic device used most commonly to simulate a person or piece of set scenery being hit by a gunshot. Bullet Hit Squibs generally are used for pure bullet-to-scenery simulation. Blood spatter Squibs are used to simulate the results of a person being hit with a bullet (i.e the associated blood spatter that results from being shot). Pretty sure this ties into one of the original meanings of Squib as a small firecracker.

[@Brickticks]

I found one. Hugo Weasley was somehow unborn, returning to his mother’s womb, never to be seen again. While his mother remained in a state of perpetual pregnancy, and required nightly child making to keep Hugo alive.

[@xanderreyno]

"A damp squib" being something that doesn't perform as expected or being disappointing is still a phrase used fairly commonly in parts of the UK too.

[@dishman4694]

Pure genius. I never began to imagine or see the toothpick and the tissue as foreshadowing.

[@matthewfoxworth3131]

#10.... Truly think on it... it makes sense!

[@killerstreak1994]

For the last theory, I did come up with this before ever hearing another theory a long time ago. My theory used the socks Uncle Vernon gave him for the cloak, although I did mention the tissue being possibly that as well. I officially sent an email to mugglecast explaining it on June 25 2019. I don't care to have credit for it. But to my knowledge I was the first to suggest this theory. With millions of fans I highly doubt I was the first to think of this but like I said I've never heard of it at that point.

[@adithyas5305]

Congrats

[@emma_panda28]

2:28 it was indeed a nod to the LOTR character I know this not by this video but by JRR Tolkien daughter Priscilla Tolkien. I was very lucky to meet her in person. Sadly she pass away on 28 February 2022.

[@eranshachar9954]

The only thing I didn't know was about the words Squib and Muggle. The Deathly Hallows thing I think it's a coincidence rather than a fact. I need to remember than these details are not for book readers- We know about most/all of these things. This is meant for movie watchers who didn't read the books and lost.

[@LordFarm]

Half Blood Prince is my favourite. Blindly using Sectumsempra in a close quarters duel? Hell. Yeah. A vividly painted scene in my mind, an absolute classic 💖

[@harmonyln7]

I knew a couple of those already. On Potter Watch in the 7th book, Remus Lupin is also called Romulus by Lee Jordan as his code name.

[@piusdoe8984]

Thumbnail with arrow pointing from Hermione to Harry is excellent bait for HarryHermione shippers such as myself. Well done. Excellent master baiting.

[@Uberdude6666]

So you accept that a full multi-bedroom appartment can fit inside one small tent, or that Hermione can fit everything they need to survive Horcrux-hunting for a year inside her hand bag, but you are sceptical to 142 staircases fitting inside Hogwarts with plenty of room to spare? :p

[@kasperkankkunen8664]

I think naming the the fourth book The Triwizard Tournament would have make more sense instead The Goblet Of Fire. The goblet was like one brief moment in the first quarter of the book. The tournament lasted the whole book.

[@craxd1]

You missed what Sirius Black means. Sirius, a dog, and Black. Dog Black = the Grim.

[@JamesMC04]

Sirius is the Dog Star - one of several astronomical references in HP, like Draco, Andromeda, Bellatrix, Hermionē, Minerva, Meropē, etc.

[@leto-nl]

I did not know about the twins birthday but it really does fit their characters

[@WolverineMRD]

Dude the thing about the motorcycle driven by Hagrid that brought Harry and took him away years later was literally in the movie

[@Bargle5]

I remember reading a short story originally published in 1932 that used the word 'muggles' in it. I thought of it when that stupid woman sued Rowling claiming she had invented the word.

[@zbanul10]

As a die hard fan I wasent expecting much but I did learn something’s nice vid

[@mecahhannah]

❤ Awesome as always thanks I knew most of these

[@TheSmileyBandits066]

Good job bro shout out the smiley bandits

[@gregorymcglaughlin3638]

#4 everyone should know as it was pointed out by Hagrid in the movie.

[@XansStuff]

Coins, toothpicks, and tissues are often used in close-up legerdermain (slight of hand).

[@firefly551969]

I still find it interesting that nobody talks about Harry Potter and the Jade Walk-Up-To Dragon. I would've liked to read that...

[@martialparty6021]

See the Dursleys were trying to save Harry and make him into ‘the master of death’ they are the REAL heroes.

[@JamesBonsall-sd1cb]

Harry Potter and Vodermort are related and Harry Potter is more pure-blood than Vodermort which means that Vodermort didn't care about the pure-blood like he said ;the first statement I made,I have not seen in any of the books or movies or any videos that is that Harry and Vodermort are related,that is straightforward saying it

[@Dermacrosis]

We still use squib in the UK.

[@bailatwerski2951]

Only #3 & #7 surprised me

[@PseudoNym100]

#3 is absolutely not Gandalf. Don't call it a fact. It's speculation. The guy on the wall has the same description of Dumbledore - doesn't meant it's Dumbledore.

[@csedman-n5q]

A fifty pence coin is not round but rather a polygon shape. So not the circle from the Deathly Hallows representation but could be looked at as a flat crystal depiction I suppose.... hmm

[@Gryffindor_girl47]

Wait me Fred and George have the same birthday 😂😂😂😂

[@grokeffer6226]

I'd noticed about the enormous number of steps a student might take during the course of a school day. Going from Hagrid's class to Trelawney's, for instance, seemed like close to a mile potentially, all uphill. That's a lot of exercise!! 🪄🔮🎱

[@nathishvel5725]

Where is Ron on the thumbnail?

[@UlricGrim]

That is not Gandalf, what?! 😂

[@eliasthienpont6330]

🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁 THE LION WAS HERE 🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁 No. 888

[@XRos28]

Believe it not, it's a theory... 😀

[@johngulino2651]

Are these facts in the books?

[@KakashHatak3]

Yeah, some of them

[@saintzeroinfinity]

Fudge = 💩?

[@mecahhannah]

The character yes the candy no lol!😂

[@melanievetter6211]

😊🎉🗺🏖🦁

[@JamesHoffa1]

How would any fan, nevermind BIGGEST not know #4 about the motorcylcle? It's not even like a "fun fact" it's just a thing that happened in the story. Lame.

[@cptjeff1]

And JK beats you over the head with it in book 7 so you can't possibly miss it.

[@Ninjamom4]

❤️⚡️❤️

[@piotrdworowy183]

3.I think it is mote like easter egg kinda thing.

[@piotrdworowy183]

4. If you are a True fan ,you know this for sure.

[@piotrdworowy183]

Ok, 8th ,I did not know.

[@piotrdworowy183]

9.Again well known fact for fans 😊