10 Harry Potter Fan Theories That Were Actually True - Harry Potter Explained

[@NeetuSingh-gl1ue]

I wonder if rowling just reads these and goes," hmm I like that, let's make it true".

[@valkrake]

Yeah, she pretty much does just that

[@henrychinaski8686]

She often says "I always thought xy" which for me strongly implies that many things she leaves unanswered the herself doesn't have a real answer for. That's kind of cool. What I dont like is if she states that she planned something "all along" and it's obviously untrue.

[@DarkRaven4649]

Little bit from column A, little bit from column B, I think. Some of the theories were definitely built up beforehand, and some are probably stuff she saw and thought were good ideas. With Twitter-active authors, it's often easy to assume they plan for a lot less than they do, especially as fan theories are proven right more often.

[@lynnerose7891]

Yes

[@Nix42069]

Oh my god I fell alseep watching this video and I left this comment

[@hunterkiller1440]

My sister figured out Snape was in love Lily after reading how James humiliated Snape in front of Lily in the Order of the Phoenix. I thought it was ludicrous until I read the final book.

[@so-off-beat]

Wow hahaha

[@carlosmpsenyorcapitacollon6977]

@@leisha7474 Cassandra?🤔

[@barbiquearea]

I just assumed that was Lily hanging out with her boyfriend and trying to stop him from picking on someone weaker than himself.

[@Lord_morningstar193]

@@carlosmpsenyorcapitacollon6977 Cassandra trelawney was the great grandmother of sibyl trelawney. She was a better at predicting the future then her grand daughter.

[@pinsantoni]

Was your sister right for all this time? Always

[@zachsmusicandcomics]

I mean...from the very first book, Hagrid states Harry will be going to "the finest school of witchcraft and wizardry". That flat out tells us there are other schools. Otherwise, the term "finest" is inapplicable.

[@Phoenix-np1iu]

yeah...

[@Phoenix-np1iu]

yeah...

[@tho_masva_nn1477]

and in fantastic beasts, someone says that a school in america is the finest in the world

[@byronrush9802]

@@tho_masva_nn1477 true but everybody likes to think their school is better

[@chendror872]

@@byronrush9802 exactly yea

[@shaynevaughn3164]

Dudley seeing himself for what he was makes sense. He left harry the tea outside his room which harry stepped on thinking it was a prank or something and started to act a little better to harry the summers following the 5th book.

[@willigagbob8243]

Not to me, that doesn't express an actual moment he wouldn't want to relive.

[@garywarburton3124]

@@willigagbob8243 for me it would make more sense if he sees the worse moments of his victims and would show him what truly awful person he is.Just imagine watching your aunt die from harry pov that to me would scare me.

[@iloveumorethananything]

I thought that tea thing was sooooo sweet

[@Clairyisnotapokemon]

@@iloveumorethananything I knew when Harry stepped on the tea it was from Dudley as a gesture of kindness. Harry himself would have changed a lot with the amount of trauma he was put through at school. Surely Dudley recognized that they were basically brothers whether they liked it or not.

[@robfus]

@@garywarburton3124 i thought the same, like he saw himself creating sad memories to others people or something like that, sort of like when Harry see James bully Piton, but in this case Dudley see himself bullying the others and also Harry.

[@klc7275]

The Voldemort baby thing isn't a theory. I thought that was pretty explicit in both the book and movie.

[@jordensabers8988]

for real!! not to mention it looks pretty much exactly like the thing wrapped like a baby that drooped into the cauldron to revive Voldemort in goblet of fire graveyard. I didn't think that could be any more clear.

[@IljaHordist]

Well, it could have been the part of the soul that lived inside Harry and was just killed by Voldemort himself as well. That said, Harry stating in his last coversation with Voldemort that he saw what he will become if he won't regret his actions was a strong indicator that the theory was correct.

[@laerkema7678]

It literally has Voldemorts face in the movie, I don't think it could be any more explicit

[@garcardosotan6172]

@@IljaHordist What theories. Most of the stuff in this list is not theory, it's pretty much stated in the books, and if not... But yea, the thing under the seat was clearly the part of Voldemort's soul. This video was just silly. XD

[@davemccombs]

None of these are theories, ma man. It's clickbait trash through and through.

[@MaCabaret]

Here’s a minor theory I’ve never seen anything said about. Well not really a theory, more of just a question: the students who could see the thestrals in OoP were also the ones who heard whispers coming from the veil in the death chamber. I wonder how significant that was supposed to be.

[@Lollaksyotuube]

It was clearly connected yes.

[@surajdeshbhandari4031]

Voices are of the souls

[@Ninjamanhammer]

The veil is the voices of the dead yes.

[@austinrozsa6067]

That was the veil between the living and the dead, those who heard the whispers could be hearing the ones they saw die maybe?

[@jodyha6287]

the mysteries in the department of mysteries are different concepts that are investigated by magic. there is time (room with the time turners and the egg to bird and back spere) space (room with planets) thoughts (tank with brains) the future (the hall of prophesies) love (sealed room no one can enter) and death (the veil) (Maybe more but the gang doesn´t investigate more rooms) the veil is literally a gateway to death. the kids seeing thestrals can hear people behind it because they lost someone. it is not really the dead person talking to them behind the vail it is more like a whisper from there souls. just like the images harry summons with the resurrection stone. they are not really there but their imprints reach out to harry. we learn that the most people “pass on” so they wouldn´t linger in the ministry. he hears his parents and maybe Cedric behind the vail and Luna can hear her mom because this people cared about them in live. it is like the feeling that someone you loved is watching over you and just death is separating you from seeing each other again. The kids never seeing someone die don’t hear voices because they don’t wish to be with someone dead again. no one they care deeply about did die yet. hope this explanation helps a bit 😊 (sorry if there is bad spelling or gramma. english is not my 1st language)

[@barbiquearea]

I think Ron and Hermione's attraction and future romance was hinted at even before Half Blood Prince. In Order of the Phoenix, Hermione's patronus was shown to be an otter, and otters are part of the weasel family. Not to mention the Weasleys live in Ottery St Catchpole. Now that to me was heavy foreshadowing that Ron and Hermione were going to get together.

[@Lollaksyotuube]

No, it was bc otter is Rowling's favourite animal.

[@shaynevaughn3164]

Ron being jealous of victor krum in the goblet of fire was a big hint for me. I feel like there were little things in some of the previous books but the goblet of fire is when I really noticed

[@egg2468]

It's also that Ron's patronus is a jack Russell terriers and jack Russell terriers chase otters which is hermoines patronus

[@barbiquearea]

@@egg2468 I hadn't thought of that. But yeah makes sense.

[@yuliangeorgiev]

Guys it was obvious from the beginning. They were teasing a lot. That's 1st graders lovemaking.

[@krenbenz6991]

Rowling is so blessed. She wrote a complex series with plenty of loopholes and simply has to wait for fans to fill in the holes and simply state "true" or "false" without having to do any extra work. She's a genius

[@giorgoszar4733]

Says yes because is the claims on story right?

[@diarmaidcurrie-rv5pr]

Gggggggggggggg

[@georgewilliamsiii4677]

She actually created a whole world, with currency and laws, your jealous.

[@xoynialedmc]

She's a Satanic witch

[@esage1]

@@georgewilliamsiii4677you’re*

[@millsenberry]

I always thought Harry was the descendent of godric gryffindor and I'm sad that it never came to fruition, I felt like it was hinted so heavily throughout the books. Leo being Harry's star sign, ruby being Harry's birth stone, him and his parents living in Godrics hollow...

[@king1491]

I mean the reason he pulled It out in the chamber is because he was a worthy gryfinddor that doesn't necessarily mean he is a descendant of godric

[@millsenberry]

@@king1491 lol I never said that was the reason I thought that though, just that other signs hinted it

[@yarapah]

It woulda made too much sense too. Especially seeing that Voldemort was a descendant of Slytherin. It would have been a perfect storm of circumstance

[@jenijive3319]

It was hinted. For sure. I never really thought they were related, but the connection was there strong enough. Maybe like a reincarnation, or representative of what the origional griffindor stood for.

[@NinjaFlibble]

@@yarapah would've completed them being literary mirrors of each other ;)

[@nickwylot884]

It really wasn’t a theory that there were other schools, the 4th book literally has the other schools in it.

[@osirex5495]

Depends on when the theory was theorized and proven. It might've been theorized before book 4 came out

[@davemccombs]

@@osirex5495 That's not a theory. It'd be common sense. It'd be an extrapolation. A school with 4-heads-per dormitory in Northern Scotland very clearly isn't housing all the world's wizards. Not a theory. Just... a 12 year old picking at something that was clearly implied but never mentioned and drawing a conclusion about it that the author very likely intended them to draw is not a theory.

[@solace8622]

@@davemccombs And what if that 12 year old thought that there was only a small portion of Wizards that lived in UK instead of millions around the world. then it would make sense that there is only 1 school. chill out on the internet kid its not that deep

[@kalpanajain4308]

Ya and why would they always say ONE OF THE GREATEST WIZARDRY SCHOOL Because there were other schools

[@nickwylot884]

4th book came out before KZbin.

[@504ever4]

The idea of the Ministry of Magic paying for the education at Hogwarts makes perfect sense to me. Especially after Cedric died and the Ministry forced all of the teachers and students to deny it. Sounds like state-run education to me.

[@lukezeiolf6977]

Brilliant

[@peacheroseee]

it also makes sense since how else the weasleys would be able to afford complete education for seven kids

[@Richard_Ashton]

My education, including my degree at university was not only free to me, but I was also paid a living allowance and, when it was noted how far out from uni I lived, a travel allowance. The government weren't imposing power, they were investing in the future.

[@conors4430]

Sounds like the magical community investing in the next generation to me.

[@memandi2]

It makes sense in a world where you want to keep the secret of the existance of the magical world. How on earth are you gonna do that without educating the muggle born wizzards for free?

[@brettlarch8050]

My favorite: Dumbledore is death. Think about it. He unintentionally helped voldemort gain power. He helped snape with his love for Lily. Then there’s Harry - He uses the invisibility cloak to hide from dumbledore and many others. Then in the end, he greets dumbledore like an old friend. Departing and meeting as equals.

[@globalstory8318]

I heard/read that it was Rowling's favorite theory. The patterns in the movies and books simply feel like it is True that Dumbledore is Death all along.

[@brettlarch8050]

@Crafting Gaming If it’s a metaphor, it would be treated as such.

[@brettlarch8050]

@Crafting Gaming Enlighten me.

[@kataw0404]

But Harry couldn't hide from Dumbledore under the cloak. Dumbledore saw him and Ron under it in Hagrid's hut in Chamber of Secrets.

[@brettlarch8050]

@@kataw0404 where?

[@boocedupp]

I always thought Luna was the way Harry paid homage to Lupin in a more subtle way. Luna is like the moon referring to how Remus's nickname was 'Moony'

[@karlbergen6826]

This is a very good set of theories. I was always under the impression that magic was hereditary, probably controlled by a number of genes. Many Muggles carry magical genes but not enough to make them magical. when a couple gets together and has q child each may contribute magical genes to their child. If their are enough the child is a Muggle-born. Often if a couple has a Muggle-born child they will have another Muggle-born child. I was also under the impression that Hogwarts is free as far as tuition, lodging and food go but the student must buy their own books, clothing and equipment.

[@brianna_ray]

I always thought hogwarts was free too. Also, the Weasley's could barely afford school supplies for all their children, imagine if they had to pay for tuition as well!

[@grantwalter2243]

Yeah bro this dude literally took sentences from the books and said “Theories that are true” for views. Theres only so much youtube content you can make for HP, he’s just doing whatever.

[@52joker64]

Ngl that sounds suspiciously like midichlorians

[@necromancer6405]

No, they were horrible choices.

[@NikonF5user]

I made a lesson involving Harry Potter genetics for my biology classes. Essentially the magic gene must be rare and recessive, otherwise you would not have generations of muggles suddenly producing a magic offspring! Also the squib gene must be recessive, so for somebody to be a true squib, there must be homozygous recessive for the magic gene, and also homozygous recessive for the squib gene!

[@ImogenRussell]

punnet square vibes

[@grantwalter2243]

Except the wizard population for UK is like 300 out of 70 million

[@NikonF5user]

@@grantwalter2243 it would need to be considerably higher than that. Just consider the Hogwarts population alone. If you assume 5 male and 5 female students per year, that means roughly 70 students per house. Four houses of course would suggest Hogwarts alone has roughly 280 magicians in school at any given time. Not every kid born with magic will necessarily attend Hogwarts, but it's still a good base to go by. So assuming there are approximately 40 magicians born in England every year, and the average lifespan of a magician is at least 80 years, that would be a minimum of 3200 magicians at any time in Britain. But this would be a considerable undercount of course because again, not every wizard kid goes to Hogwarts...

[@grantwalter2243]

@@NikonF5user well Voldemort supposedly had the full forces of his grand army at the battle of Hogwarts and death toll was only 50.

[@shepwillner7507]

I thought that squibs are failed wizards, like Filch, Hagrid or Mrs. Figg, meaning they either got expelled, like Hagrid, or they failed their OWLs or NEWTS, like perhaps Filch or Mrs. Figg, and somehow were either suspended, allowed to graduate but not allowed to practice magic, or expelled anyway. In short, I don't think (operative word) there are squib genes, but there could be many squibs who failed these exams. How else do you explain the presence of Filch and Hagrid at Hogwarts? Even though they're failed wizards, they're still valued enough as people that Dumbledore hired them to work at Hogwarts: Filch is the hated hall monitor while Hagrid is the school messenger sent to tell kids they're wizards, but also serves as zookeeper of the Forbidden Forest. As for Mrs. Figg? She's probably a squib for the same reason as Filch: she probably failed her OWLs or NEWTs, and has to take care of Harry when the Dursleys take their trips.

[@DrFranklynAnderson]

The books: “There’s no such thing as blood purity!” After the books: “Turns out there’s a mostly hereditary gene that determines if you can use magic.” The books: “The ministry has no right to interfere with Hogwarts!” After the books: “The ministry actually pays for everyone’s education, making it the largest-if not only-investor in Hogwarts.”

[@emadsobhy3885]

The gene concept does NOT oppose the idea of no blood purity. The whole thing is about that all who have the magical gene are equals. There is no such thing as pure bloods being more powerful or otherwise. I don't really see your point here.

[@DrFranklynAnderson]

@@emadsobhy3885 They’ve effectively turned magic into a genetic disorder. Now the rules of science apply, and there are many genetic disorders where inheriting the gene from only one parent means a milder form of the condition than someone who inherited it from both. It’s the same problem Star Wars had when they introduced midichlorians-you’ve taken something that was meant to be abstract and mystical, and suddenly turned it into a cold, hard fact, measurable by science.

[@michaelkomsky1313]

@@DrFranklynAnderson except for the part where the gene can pop up in non-magical bloodlines out of nowhere, and doesn't determine the streangth of your magic but only if you have it or not. it's like a sex chromosome, a question with only two answers. and only one parent having it or two parents having might not even influence it, as it might work like the sex genom where it only needs one Y chromosome to be born male.

[@Jax1147]

Now blood purity doesn’t make sense. Hagrid stated wizards would have gone extinct if they stuck to being pure bloods only. Now it turns out there’s a gene that can pick people at round so how can wizards ever go extinct? How do you even consider someone a mudblood for getting the gene at random? Wouldn’t that technically make everyone a mudblood at the start of their family’s wizarding bloodline?

[@liampowell5014]

@@Jax1147 Because it isn’t random exactly, the gene comes from a magical ancestor and mudbloods have been non-magical in the family for generations but some time in the past they have a witch/wizard in the family, however most of the time, they’re descended from squibs who have a magical gene that lies dormant but still gets passed down and eventually activates in a family member at some point. What Hagrid said can still apply as it’s only logical otherwise they’d have turned to inbreeding.

[@thesamuraihobbit]

I have an idea: Top Ten Perfectly-Valid Fan Theories that Turnes Out to be False.

[@whisper4green]

That could be really cool. Seeing things we as fans wish had happened but never came to fruition.

[@thesamuraihobbit]

@@whisper4green One popular one was Harry being the Heir of Gryffindor. In the first four books, especially Chamber of Secrets, all the signs were pointing to that, seemingly. If you were to ask to describe Harry's personality, his bravery would probably be the first thing you'd say. He was able to pull Gryffindor's sword out of Gryffindor's hat, and used it to destroy the Monster of Slytherin. Harry embodied Gryffindor House the same way Voldemort embodied Slytherin. There's also the fact that he was born July 31st. In the Western Zodiac, that would make him a Leo, which is symbolized by a lion. However, we were dead wrong.

[@grokeffer6226]

Early on, I suspected that Harry's parents weren't actually dead, but had only been transfigured into Hermione's cat Crookshanks and Harry's owl Hedwig. I guessed right about Snape being a double agent at least, although I didn't know why. I thought maybe that the House Elves of Hogwarts would be more of a factor in the final battle, too, and that maybe Moaning Myrtle and Cedric Diggory might have some greater purpose in defeating Voldemort. I thought maybe Nearly Headless Nick might be accepted into the Headless Hunt, too.

[@emogamer96]

In the love potion scene, I remember Hermoine mention peppermint toothpaste. I also remember earlier on, or previous movie that Ron was brushing his teeth, and standard toothpaste is usually peppermint... That was the give away for me.

[@hannahbriggs5969]

But Hermione's parents are both dentists

[@AdamChristopher89]

Wow, doesn’t everyone brush their teeth?

[@Glitchy1988]

I just assumed that when harry got hit by the death spell the horcrux took the brunt of the hit and that was what he saw, the part of voldemort's soul.

[@Ninjamanhammer]

Theory: Hogwarts gets money by lobbying book publishers who want the students to use their book.

[@barbiquearea]

Probably the same goes for their uniforms and quiddich equipment.

[@Ninjamanhammer]

@@barbiquearea I don't think so, since no specific brand is required, whereas for books it's a specific book.

[@Ninjamanhammer]

@@Brandon.Reacts You just need black robes, you can make those yourself if you want to.

[@Ninjamanhammer]

​@@Brandon.Reacts You can buy silver fastenings. Ron can get hand me down robes even if they can be made by Molly. There are still other stores you can buy robes from, it's just a robe. Quidditch gear I think the school has, it at least has the outfit, because it's mentioned in OotP that Wood's fit Ron. You can buy your own broom, the school might have some bad ones you can use, not sure, but you don't have to buy a specific brand, so a retailer lobbying doesn't really accomplish anything. The whole point is that a book retailer might give the school 1000 galleons to put their book on the requirements for students for the next ten years, if they then earn 2000 galleons from students buying the books. This can't be accomplished with brooms, because students can buy whatever broom they like.

[@KJ-of6lf]

Just like the muggle world!

[@MRviralClip]

I always assumed that baby was voldemort, he is in the stage of the goblet of fire. I thought

[@pariakabiri]

His appearance mostly his face was so similar to Volemort (Excuse me for using the name I don't know if it is still Taboo 😁) It absolutely makes sense

[@varaknus9103]

My 2 cents to this: When Voldy saw Harry as a child after the noble sacrifice of his parents, his backfired curse ripped out his soul (in pieces) and specifically the piece of him as an infant- the exact innosence nd the infant sould of Voldy got horcruxed into Harry while killing his body, but letting his soul-infant soul roam and eventually Albania, quirrel, and back in goblet of fire. By imbuing Harry's blood, he connected with his infant soul in Harry and hence was impossible for Voldy to block the Legilemency when he feels core emotions(that even an infant can feel-unlike complex abstract thoughts) In the end, he killed his infant soul and the shock of it took Harry into limbo(he's quite a strong person of mind and soul) But Harry found his way back and like he speaks out like an anime character at Voldy , the elder wand was Harry's. If Voldy had only listened to Harry and made a run for it, the wizarding world would've been massively screwed(for a few more books perhaps 😂)- Yet even if it ran for a few more books, it'll be certain that the infant piece of soul dying would slowly and surely destroy Voldy in time. That's what I figure.

[@davidaltman3867]

i always thought it was the piece of him that was in harry.

[@seth9655]

Theory: Could the other founders of Hogwarts have had a secret place in the school similar to the Chamber of Secrets?

[@lxrnyle]

Hmm that’s an interesting question

[@RayesReflections]

Most likely not

[@seth9655]

@@NeevTHM Yeah, it could be a bit annoying seeing the same comment over and over again. If he just make a video about it, it could be a really short video, or just mention this topic and tell his opinion about, it would be alright to me. But it's his decision.

[@pendragonshall]

Possibly and probably, at least to some extent. Each of them for instance have their own hidden part of the tower that only children of their house may ever enter. Other than the teachers and headmaster of course. Now none of them probably ever did anything like Salazar with the chamber. But there were secret tunnels leading to certain areas and there are always possible areas of Ravenclaw tower or the kitchen area or even under the greenhouse that have a hidden room. Maybe there are certain rooms in the school that were once hidden but discovered and now are just used. It would be awesome if a real very in-depth book of Hogwarts a history the updated version with the chamber of secrets was ever written.

[@kaj661]

Very annoying to have to scroll an extra centimetre isn't it

[@alecheskin9752]

My personal theory is that dudley actually has magical children. Maybe a bit too far fetched but because of his change of attitude towards Harry he basically unlocked his potential to have magical children and did so. It also seems like a nice full circle for the child of Mr and Mrs Dursley to have magical children himself

[@bessieburnet9816]

That's a fav headcanon of mine

[@LE-zy2od]

@Bessie Burnet jk Rowling said no because Vernon’s muggle genes too strong

[@hayley1868]

Can be a good fanfiction idea.

[@gunndichoescro8210]

@@LE-zy2od lol

[@rishi_rajani]

Would like to see a spin-off book/movie set in modern times, revolving around the ethics of using CRISPR Tech for gene-editing and the battle of Wizards against Muggles using gene-editing to give themselves the ability to perform magic.

[@hatsuharuboi]

I think magic makes more sense if it is related more to epigenetics than one dominant gene, like Rowling explained. If magic is somehow related with the activation of several different genes that are common to all humans, and are possible present in the other magical beings and creatures it would explain why muggle-borns pop up ramdomly and why sometimes squibs are born. All the while accounting for evolution... maybe several genes in our junk dna are responsible for magic... if it was just a gene, offsprings of magical/muggle couples would result in much more squibs, and it is cannon that squibs are much more rare than muggle-borns.

[@lxrnyle]

You are the best channel ty for making this video. It feels amazing to hear my fav part of the vid welcome to another installment of a Harry Potter theory. Seriously ur the best and most underrated person ever

[@blackpinklover5457]

Potter head Blink??

[@blackpinklover5457]

Cause I am one too

[@lxrnyle]

@@blackpinklover5457 yes I am!

[@lxrnyle]

@@blackpinklover5457 nicee

[@blackpinklover5457]

@@lxrnyle Who is Bias???

[@cyclicspoon2588]

10:30 I never actually thought about it, because most schools (other than universities (in the UK at least)) are free. Hogwarts also fits in with secondary school age so I never thought of it. It’s actually something that I find rather interesting now, I never thought of it but now cannot stop.

[@Timberwolf69]

I think in some countries the school financing is a little different. There, primary school is free, but secondary has to be paid for. If I remember right, this is the case in the US.

[@susheelg]

University is free up here in Scotland as long as you go to a scottish University

[@cyclicspoon2588]

@@Timberwolf69 I don’t know what it is in other countries.

[@cyclicspoon2588]

@@susheelg Lucky Scotts. We have to pay for uni in England (£9,000 a year).

[@susheelg]

@@cyclicspoon2588 oh wow. Thought it was free in England aswell

[@mjc8281]

My theory is really dark, the prophecy was never genuine and everything that happen simply did so as a result of Voldermont's actions on hearing it

[@mybutthasteeth1347]

this is pretty much outright stated in the books

[@antsletjuka6304]

As is every prophecy, tbh. Read greek mythology. One oftens meets his fate on the road he takes to avoid it

[@schmolu3198]

Thanks, I like the type of video where you actually talk about theories. Whether they are true, dark or just unlikely, I is more fun to watch, than some of your other content, like the 20 huge mistakes recently released

[@KJ-of6lf]

Broomsticks don't channel magic, they're charmed to fly by the maker.

[@Kudoas]

9:44 i think it was explained that muggle born's actually had squib ancestors and that the magic gene stayed dormant for a few generations

[@elizabeth45694]

Uagadou is mentioned first in the CoS. When Gilderoy Lockhart claims that he visited Uagadou after a “series of attacks”

[@jessewehner7564]

I have a theory about what Dudley saw when the dementor tried to kiss him. Of course it could just be seeing himself and his actions from another perspective but I think it's more likely that he saw something what Petunia saw while being pregnant with him (so he would've seen it passively). Probably something in relation to Lily or Petunias mother. A lot of fans speculate that Lily and Petunias mother was killed by Deatheaters so maby that's what Dudley saw. That would explain why he may felt bad for harry and got a better understanding of the tragidy of the whole story.

[@paige2199]

I thought that in the potion scene, Hermionie nervously says “toothpaste” as the third smell. This made sense to me as her parents were dentists, and the seen of Hermionie with toothpaste on her cheek when Harry arrived at the burrow.

[@horrorripples3332]

she never said toothpaste or was it in the movie? I am sorry but i have forgotten wht she said in the movie..cos as mentioned in the books,, it was never clearly stated wht she smelled as the third smell. as pointed out by this video...see its minute wrong details like this in the movies that alwys pointed out there was smthing between Harry n hermione..when in the books..its totally different! no wonder thre are people who ship harry n hermione together

[@snhojocat]

@@horrorripples3332 she says toothpaste in the movie

[@yt-sh]

Ron tries to remove Hermione's toothpaste when Harry visits Weasleys Hermione acts like she has a revelation when she smells the Love potion Then Hermione says what will Ginny do if she sees Ron and herself kissing, a boundary she didn't cross with her friends before she did this time because Love potion made her realize who she loves

[@shadowpikachu958]

There was another fan theory that was confirmed true. It was speculated by some fans that Snape was in love with Harry's mom and JK Rowling herself said that a fan had correctly guessed that fact back when Prisoner of Azkaban had just released

[@yinloveyang]

I know I read that theory but only several months before the 7th book was released.

[@amandafz8308]

Fantastic beasts 1 also had some amazing theories that turned out to be true

[@xxddestroysxx3642]

How is there entire tuition paid for when the twins pointed out to there mom in the chamber of secrets that they don’t have the money even for the books ? Lol 😂

[@shepwillner7507]

Good question, especially when students need $ to pay for robes, books, wands, animals, parchment paper, quill pens and ink, and other items? Maybe the Ministry pays the tuition and round-trip train transportation, but the students' families pay for everything else. The money for that "everything else' has to come somewhere: from the students' families' salaries. For example, the twins--George and Fred--Dad, Arthur, along with Bill and Percy, work for the Ministry. Follow me from your question to the follow-up queries: What salaries and benefits do Arthur and his sons Bill, Percy, and wizarding families working for the Ministry earn there to ensure a comfortable lifestyle? Are Bill and Percy's salaries contributing a few hundred Galleons towards their siblings' educational expenses? The answer to that question is No, it's not enough to pay for their supplemental expenses at Hogwarts, if Molly isn't able to afford new dress robes for Ron and maybe second-hand books for all of the kids. The point I'm making is that Hogwarts is like Muggle schools in the States: if kids attend public schools, those schools' expenditures are paid from property tax revenues paid to the jurisdiction where the school district have their schools. If the kids attend private school, their parents pay for the tuition, bus transportation, room and board (if the school has dormitories); the school provides the instruction, desks and equipment. However, like Hogwarts, the kids have to pay for their own school supplies on top of what their parents pay. Not exactly a great system, regardless of what kind of school today's kids attend, private or public. You think that's bad? Try this on for size: if you attend college, grad school or professional schools like law, med, dent, vet, or b-school: expect to pay for not only your school supplies but also for your course textbooks. Yep, those textbooks are not included in the tuition, and you have to buy them at the college's proprietary bookstore, which can be either online or a physical location somewhere on campus. Because many textbooks are super- expensive--think medical, law, business, science, engineering, and math--many students try to economize by trying to find less expensive tomes sold by students who previously took the course and want off-load their books at a deep discount. Have I done so? Yeah, and the memory of that transaction isn't a pleasant one.

[@lauraschoenborn3544]

The theory about the baby in Limbo was explained in the Limbo. Dumbledore told Harry that it was a piece of Voldemort sent to die.

[@iandressing5985]

I thought number 6 was just implied. I watched the movie first when I was like 14 and I understood pretty much. He obviously looks like Voldemort from the 4th film before he was “revived”

[@frasergibson5763]

I’m pretty sure I recall reading somewhere in the books, or perhaps in another theory, that when we see Voldemort and the other Death Eaters “fly” it’s not actually them flying, instead it’s how they Apparate and Disapparate. It was called Death Eater Disapparation. That’s what I’ve always believed it to be anyway

[@bertusdf]

So the order of phoenix does this too only in white version? Might be a movie thing only(im not that far with the books yet) but they fly in the same way only the smoke/lighting is white showing the difference between good and bad ofcourse. So thats phoenix apparating?

[@frasergibson5763]

@@bertusdf your guess is as good as mine there, been a while since I’ve read the books

[@Dibiler]

Voldemort's special hability to fly without a Broom is probably the reason of his nickname "Voldemort" "Vol" (flight) "de mort" of death. The flight of death or the flying death

[@Menagerie_OS]

I don't believe the horcrux one, I don't care what official site says it, it wouldn't be supported canonically, nor would it even make sense. Also quirrel being one? Basically what I'm saying is that's not how it works.

[@garcardosotan6172]

Well yea, anything Rowling says about her world anymore, throw it out the window and light it on fire. She is an attention seeking idiot who sold her movies out for money. Either way, yea, that guy was in NO WAY a horcrux.Quite the exact opposite really as it could be killed by anything... How she could say Quirrel was in anyway a horcrux is showing of her dumb thoughts today.

[@Zalerinae0491]

Yea that doesn't make sense. If he made more than just those 7, which Harry was not intended, there is no way harry would have been able to kill him in the end.

[@MageAtYou]

@@Zalerinae0491 it makes sense if those unmentioned horcruxes were destroyed before harry started going after the ones we know of.

[@Menagerie_OS]

@@MageAtYou I just don't believe Voldemort had the soul capability to support it. Like the remaining soul Voldemort had was seen in the "limbo" state when after he "killed" harry, but that was only after 7. Imagine if he'd have created say 12 or 20, what would he look like then? Would he have even appeared. I just believe that with each horcrux he created, it diminished his "essence" more and more to the point where it would have essentially killed him to make another. (I know that a horcrux prevents one from being killed, im just saying that I don't believe his body/soul to be able to handle it.

[@rosiereads7934]

Regarding Dudley: I have a theory (I picked it up from a fanfiction, sorry, forget which one) that Harry being a horcrux could affect people similarly to how the locket affected Harry, Ron, and Hermione during the horcrux hunt when they had to take turns wearing it. So in this theory, there are a couple of principles that make it work: duration and closeness of proximity make a difference (explaining why Ron could be said to have been negatively affected by horcrux-Harry but not so much Hermione since Ron was physically closer and for more duration of time than Hermione). And that some people could be more or less resilient to the negative affects, again explaining why Ron seemed to have been affected but not as much Hermione since Ron was more susceptible from either just naturally being less resistant and/or his special circumstances (poverty, poor self esteem, brothers’/Harry’s shadow etc.). Note when I mention Ron as having been seemingly affected, examples would be his extreme irritability in 3rd year, particularly about Hermione’s cat, and about how easily he turned on Harry at the beginning of 4th year over Harry “entering” the tournament-that would track with how the locket had affected him so badly it influenced him to abandon Harry and Hermione in the tent. If this theory is true, it could have also applied to Dudley-that a potion of Dudley’s bad characteristics and behavior during childhood could have been influenced by early and prolonged exposure to Harry as a horcrux. Actually one of my favorite elements to see fleshed out in fanfiction is Ron and/or Dudley blossoming post-cannon, and in my mind part of that is growing up and moving past childhood thinking (or spoiling & indoctrination in Dudley’s case) but partly it could be explained by being relieved of exposure to horcrux Harry. FYI there are some nice Harry & Dudley reconciliation themes in some fanfictions-I always enjoy to see these-and in some of them Dudley ends up with a magical child down the line, which is a fun storyline to explore.

[@bertusdf]

He did named his daughter after remus, he named his children after deceased important persons and luna lovegood is still alive so luna is a wordplay to the moon ergo lupin as werewolf(his nickname was moony) ;)

[@danthor45]

Now for 3 years ive been hearing the audiobooks over and over again. Its is nice to hear others guesses of unexplained stuff

[@FemmBotMo]

I like to think that Dudley saw himself as a bullied orphan. It would definitely fit

[@maikobayashi1910]

I think dudeleys biggest fear is kind of immensely obvious. It's to be harry. For his mom and dad to treat him the way they treat Harry. It's made painfully obvious back in book one that dudley is incredibly upset by his father not allowing him to read harry's letter and to be excluded like him. The line even goes 'for the first time in his life, his father did not pay him any attention' Dudley bullies harry for fear of being treated like Harry.

[@FemmBotMo]

@@maikobayashi1910 exactly what I said ♥️

[@8baller10]

For the love potion I wonder what someone like Voldamort would smell? I mean he doesn’t have a nose and all but presuming his sense of smell is still intact I’m curious what he would smell if anything… “Also I think of the nose as just a filter. Whatever enables the sense of smell comes from inside I think 🤔”

[@yt-sh]

himself?

[@dawnkindnesscountsmost5991]

He might smell the stench of prison-rotted teeth, and hair potion to reduce frizz. Or, he smells nothing, since he doesn't know love.

[@PotentiallyAndy]

I disagree that Quirell (spelling?) was a horcrux. I got the impression that he was possessed by old Voldy.

[@JustBlankNoInfo]

Your videos are the next level!

[@pariakabiri]

I confirm the theory of Harry and Hermione being siblings 😂 I can't wait to see Rowling confirming this theory 😁

[@yuliangeorgiev]

So Harry black too :)

[@jeffreymartin8228]

Are you suggesting a "Luke and Leia" situation?

[@pariakabiri]

@@yuliangeorgiev Harry Black😍 I adore Sirius. He was a fantastic godfather , however, I think he was great as only Harry's godfather not his real father

[@pariakabiri]

@@jeffreymartin8228 I don't really know what that is 😁

[@diddl03]

@@pariakabiri During an interview in 2014, Rowling officially stated, that this theory is officially _not_ true😉

[@prabhjotkaur3318]

The limbo you're talking about, well what i think is the maybe both harry's soul and Voldemort's soul(the horcrux) were in limbo before going their own way, harry back to the living and Voldemort's soul to the afterlife. It was in the form of a baby because it was not his completely untarnished soul but a broken one

[@XDarksoulX1129]

Dumbledore literally says the thing on the ground is what remains of voldemorts hold on Harry and is apart of his soul in the book.

[@flowlee3656]

I thought it was known and canon already that there was more than 1 school. Fleur and Victor Krumb are both from two different wizarding schools. It was told in the Goblet of Fire already. The tei wizard tournament has three schools competing against eachother.

[@williammullikin2076]

An impression I always got about Hogwarts was that it is stuck in time. When someone enters the grounds and school they are going into the past. Anyone else get that impression? I always feel like they are in the Middle Ages or sometimes the 1920s

[@mariamatedei]

the whole wizard culture is stuck in the past, it's very inconsistent (as most wizards and the school have stuff like plumbing/inside toilets) but technology is supposed to be stuck at the time wizards started hiding from muggles after a law/decree was passed. this is harder to catch on the movies because a lot of stuff becomes simply eccentric instead of olden for aesthetic reasons (the way all wizards wear pants in the movies but in the books most of them use strictly robes which are supposed to be similar to dresses, for example)

[@karlbergen6826]

You idea reminds me of the G.N. Lippert's story James Potter and the Vault of Destinies that came out around 2011. In this story there is a wizarding school in Philadelphia PA that is time displaced. This keeps Muggles from noticing it.

[@garcardosotan6172]

@@mariamatedei I always wondered that, but then figured that the caretakers, over the years actually connected modern plumping to the school since people like Filch are Squibs and can't naturally use magic properly.

[@shepwillner7507]

No, not the 1920s, but perhaps in the 17-19th centuries? That would explain the need for candles, gas lighting, parchment paper, quill pens, ink for those pens, and slave labor provided by the house elves. Even though the Brits ended the slave trade in the early 19th century and slave labor 30 year later, that stoppage didn't affect Hogwarts' usage of house elves for meal prep, housekeeping, etc.

[@mehmetcitkin8663]

I thought normal technology got all wonky around magic so they didn’t bother with it

[@Asahamana]

Goku Naruto, you're named after 2 of the bravest people I known. This makes me smile :D :D :D :D

[@MedievalFolkDance]

The "limbo" Harry travels to is actually the soul realm. This confirms that Harry Potter is in the MCU.

[@uni4rm]

And Skyrim

[@M.A.C.01]

But Harry Potter isn’t Disney, if anything it may actually be in the DC universe since they’re both owned by the same film company.

[@MedievalFolkDance]

​@@M.A.C.01 Thanks for the insight, killjoy.

[@markmagician2471]

@@M.A.C.01 Warner Bros do own Harry Potter so possibly in the DC Universe

[@alungcugil]

Imagine Harry Potter’s world in a different multiverse of studios.. Universal universe, Disney, 20th Fox, Columbia, or Paramount..

[@Janav_Gupta]

I just wish JK Rowling made Hogwarts a history. Can she do it? Also where do you get your Harry Potter lore from?

[@yuliangeorgiev]

After Fantastic beasts movies finish we need "The life and lies of Albus Dumbledore" by Rita Skeeter.

[@smecherul141]

I think there is one unofficial Hogwarts a history book

[@UltimateSpider1385]

"Then I suggest you take extra care Mr. Potter. Lost of Limb will not suit You!!!"-Severus Snape

[@FNC_Hachiko]

good video as always, love your voice :)

[@JayGarrick6746]

From what I've heard in the past, Harry sort of named his daughter after Remus - Lily Luna Potter, where the 'luna' is short for lunar eclipse/moon. Moon = werewolf = Remus.

[@Seismitoad3]

No, he named her after Luna Lovegood

[@Timberwolf69]

This is the first time I hear that someone uses luna (latin for Moon) as an abbreviation for lunar eclipse.

[@smecherul141]

Luna also means "The moon" in Romanian

[@IHazMunchies91]

Luna lovegood. :/

[@willowcove888]

@@smecherul141 Luna is literally the official name of our Planet's Moon. Other Planet's Moons have different names ofc.

[@joshuacharmellomiddleton5156]

i would like to see a future video about real world jobs salary & some the jobs in harry potter?

[@grantwalter2243]

Its literally just the Ministry, Daily Prophet, Gringotts, and shop owner.

[@conors4430]

The thing I always wanted to know is how all these 11-year-olds learn reading and writing and presumedly mathematics and the like when their schooling starts at 11. By this logic all the muggle born students should be by far the smartest students in many ways at the school because they had an actual primary school education as well as a magical education.

[@vibravoxa8631]

Fasinating! Thanks for the closing statement too. So true!

[@kimkinney425]

Since the Prime Minister of Great Britain and the Minister of Magic are in bed together, does that mean muggles have to pay taxes for wizards and witches to get into Hogwarts for free?😂

[@deborahcox7784]

Oh yes, I would love to see some mythology videos!

[@EccentricBard]

Would love to see a theory video done on if Lily & James Potter put a protective spell powered by their love for him before they left. And the person who Voldermort killed was a babysitter. And James & Lily both survived to raise Harry. Yet Harry was still the one destined to kill Voldermort.

[@JuicyJenitals]

I would love to see you repent of your sin and follow Jesus. The world as we know it is headed to destruction, you can escape the coming wrath. The last 2500+ years have been a testimony in favor of God's word. Check out how the Roman Empire fulfilled the role of the beast in Revelation 13, Revelation 17 confirms that it is Rome. From this we conclude that A) God can tell the future or make it happen, or B) The nations and governments have been conspiring together for the last several millenia. You don't need to speculate because you can start a relationship with God and have proof if you make a serious attempt. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for God to intervene in your life. Belief in Messiah doesn't grant you salvation, you have to follow Him and obey Him as well - Matthew 7:22, John 3:3, John 3:36. If you have any questions about scripture feel free to ask me

[@turkturke700]

I have watched >100 of your videos in the last two weeks. Cant stop watching, I love your channel

[@rahmaosama6223]

Did the wizarding world knew that snape was innocent? Did they know that dumbledore wanted snape to kill him?

[@diddl03]

Yes, after the battle Harry made sure that they get to know the truth about snape😉

[@rahmaosama6223]

@@diddl03 okay this makes me feel good,was snape’s portrait at the school with the other portraits?

[@alam5055]

Well, if they didn't know, I think many people would have an issue with Harry naming his son after Snape. Just imagine what article Reeta Skeeter would write about it XD

[@rahmaosama6223]

@@alam5055 this does make sense, and then everybody will know why he named his son after snape

[@diddl03]

@@rahmaosama6223 yes, it was (:

[@HakunaBee_of_the_Mojave]

My biggest theory is that Marry Poppins works for the ministry and her job is to find muggle borns with magical aptitude. This would also help prevent magical children from turning into monsters like in fantastic beasts by giving them hope. Attached to this theory is that Steven Kings IT is also set in the same universe, Pennywise is a bogart and that whole story is a group of muggle kids dealing with it. I'd love to hear opinions on this!

[@shreyanshaswal9831]

Theory : Everyone was black, except Cho Chang, who was a mexican.

[@varaknus9103]

Parvati and Padma Patil were American Indians

[@karlbergen6826]

@@varaknus9103 No they are from India

[@varaknus9103]

@@karlbergen6826 your seriousness, they were most probably natives of uk even if decended from indians

[@hannahthehandstandgirl8799]

I always thought it would be interesting to read a book of of some of the side characters ( Dudley, Luna lovegood , lily and James etc.

[@tflego98]

I always thought that baby was the horcrux in harry

[@thomaspatton4401]

I wouldn't think that the Headmaster (any Headmaster) of Hogwarts would want to be indepted to the Ministry of Magic or any other Ministry for that matter to cover Student tuitions. Such an arrangement would put any such Ministry in too much control of the school. Such a position would inevitably allow the Ministry to impose it's will and enforce it's edicts on the school as it pleases, (sound familiar?)

[@montecristo1845]

Does anyone know where the young witches and wizards go to school prior to Hogwarts? Do the parents homeschool them? Or do they have private lessons on reading, writing, and arithmetic so they aren’t confused about how to do homework in year one?

[@anyasingh697]

All the muggleborns obviously go to muggle schools, whereas the pure- and half-bloods either go to muggle schools for basic education, or are homeschooled by their parents.

[@moonyloops]

with the first theory, i read somewhere that lily’s middle name, luna, was a reference to lupin, not luna lovegood. so while yes, he left remus’ name for teddy, he still had a part of lupin in his children

[@kaj661]

Just read the third book again. Harry is pointing his wand at Sirius like "I'm gonna kill him", but how would he have done it? He didn't know the unforgivables until next book

[@cringeygachakidthatalsodoe7154]

I think it was just because he was clouded with anger

[@cringeygachakidthatalsodoe7154]

@Johnny Silverhand why must you be so rude about it?

[@abywabyontop]

@@cringeygachakidthatalsodoe7154 I know right like how rude

[@rhysjones1108]

You can kill without unforgivable spells, example is Molly weasly killing bellatrix in the last book. If you hit someone directly over the heart with a stunning spell. Stuff like that

[@kaj661]

@@rhysjones1108 yeah just made me laugh, had a picture of Harry Expeliarmus-ing Sirius to death

[@johnmcnab9339]

It would be interesting to know why in the order of the phoenix movie Fred and George didn't stick up for Harry when he was confronted by seamus finnegan and was called a liar about voldemort returning

[@NeoQueenEternia]

Hogwarts tuition being free makes sense, since most of the cost of running it is by using elves as slaves.

[@pariakabiri]

I though it should have had a tuition as in the fist movie Vernon told Hagrid that he was not going to pay for magical stuff

[@Bushtifa]

@@pariakabiri referring to the owl wand etc

[@pariakabiri]

@@Bushtifa yeah makes sense tnx

[@JonathanWestcott]

Name one elf slave that worked at hogwarts exclusively.

[@jonathonspeicher4089]

@@JonathanWestcott in the books there’s an entire arc with Hermione attempting to stop slavery from the house elves, and all of the house elves that worked in Hogwarts hated her for it and often did things to her, because a free elf was considered a disgrace, which is what made Donny so strange

[@Fiery154]

AGREEANCE !! I have a couple coworkers who use this archaic word. Most people would simply use “agreement.” Is this more common in British English? Or are you just using it for flair? It is so rare to hear and it perplexes me why it turns up where it does.

[@mrpeacelol4496]

Theory 7...not just Lord Voldemort, Professor Severus Snape can fly. We can spot it when he was attacked by Professor Mcgonagall in The Deathly Hallows part-2.

[@DirkStarlight]

I think that's the death eater thing they added for the movies.

[@marcushendriksen8415]

My HP theory is that there is no wizarding equivalent of Viagra in the Potterverse; wizards with ED simply cast Petrificus Totalis on their dingaling

[@Hooodooor]

We need to keep in mind that JKR states "facts" after years and pretends this to be the case all along. Given many theories, I believe she heard of them and implemented the most fitting ones in her story.

[@ImALefty08]

As much as I don't like Rowling, she's an intelligent woman and is perfectly capable of finding ways to make her story more cohesive. I mean she's able to write 7 books that are still being talked about decades later. Don't underestimate her.

[@jimbo5973]

@@ImALefty08 Thank you for so concisely demonstrating the other form of 'bigotry' clearly portrayed by Rowling in Harry Potter, ideological bigotry.

[@juliababyjenjenny8485]

She has NOTEBOOKS full of back story and world building. She completely fleshes everything out before she writes anything. I really doubt she steals ideas from her fans, but I could be wrong.

[@ImALefty08]

@@jimbo5973 I'm a bigot because..? You don't know anything about me.

[@megarose9434]

@@juliababyjenjenny8485 then why does she never explain how the most crucial thing in the books work? Magic.

[@Grivian]

One of my theories is that wands are subsidized by the ministry. That would make sense because the core of a wand costs far more than the wand itself

[@Orangenkraft]

Okay, but regarding the first one: You missed MINERVA Seriously! L U N A over Minerva? Tf did Luna ever do

[@dhanvi2612]

ginny also had a part in naming her children. since luna was a close friend (in the books) they named lily luna

[@barbiquearea]

Maybe if they had another daughter they might have considered it.

[@illsu]

Luna is precious

[@TheRayvolution]

Luna was actually very loyal, brave, smart and one of Harry’s truest friends. I love Luna.

[@adrianstorm474]

I actually really like this fanfic of Harry and Ginny introducing their daughter, Ruby, to Hagrid, being named after his namesake.

[@jestruction1994]

I thought the third thing hermione smelt was toothpast ... she wiped it off Ron's face earlier in the film when they were at the burrow

[@joshuaaugustine2328]

Honestly, I have a theory, that Mrs. Norris, was Filch's wife, before she was turned into a cat 🐈 I really hope the owner of this channel see's this, and consider's it

[@elizabeths.3634]

Yes, that is certainly an interesting theory.

[@Lazmanarus]

If she was Filch's wife, wouldn't she be called Mrs Filch?

[@samanthacharlton4123]

1:15 WHAT ABOUT HAGRID?!

[@gagaplex]

Durmstrang is in Eastern Europe? I always thought it was Northern Europe, what with the fur school uniforms. I guess something like Estonia would work, pretty far north yet eastern, too?

[@KJ-of6lf]

GOF mentions Bulgaria.

[@alam5055]

​@@KJ-of6lf no, it only mentions that Victor Krum is Bulgarian, but it is never states that Durmstrang itself is located in Bulgaria.

[@Lumosnight]

I thought it was Eastern Europe, after all why should every school be in the west? You already have Hogwarts and Beauxbatons ffs

[@shepwillner7507]

Either Eastern Europe, Russia, Scandinavia, or one of the three Baltic Sea countries--Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania--wherever it's cold as heck and requiring fur school uniforms.

[@djpapaya2996]

That infamous german leader was in fact an austrian leader

[@DopeMaster-uv9cz]

They literally had Death Eaters in KKK style uniforms in the Goblet of Fire.

[@karlbergen6826]

Yes they did. Voldemort was like Kim-Jong-Un. He often killed or tortured his Death Eaters. Why.any free wizard would want to serve Voldemort is something I can't wrap my head around.

[@venusianblivet9518]

Wizard bigotry is also very similar to the classism that was common historically in britain and the rest of europe

[@shepwillner7507]

You mean the black cone helmets? Yeah, I remember that from the movie. They also have masks like the ones worn by the Persian army's Immortals as shown in the movie "300." Voldemort chose the right appellation for his followers: "Death Eaters" Paying for their costumes probably cost him a mint, unless he blackmailed Lucius Malfoy for the dough.

[@shepwillner7507]

@@karlbergen6826 You and me both. There are far better-looking dictators to follow than Voldemort. Even Grindelwald is better-looking than Voldemort, perhaps because he's portrayed by Johnny Depp?

[@dawnkindnesscountsmost5991]

6:55 That last piece of Voldemort's soul resembles the "being" that Wormtail dropped into the cauldron in the graveyard towards the end of _Goblet of Fire,_ and emerged as Voldemort in full human-ish form.

[@ILoveJesusMySavior]

I always thought that the "baby" Voldemort in limbo looked like pulled pork or chicken covered in bbq sauce.

[@adognamedbird]

Sadly I wasn't allowed to read the books growing up due to very strict Christian parents but even when I saw that scene the first time I knew exactly what it was it was that little piece that had been locked away in Harry all these years. Love HP❤ We could use a story about the founding members of Hogwarts 😍 Would be like an Old Republic movie us SW fans have been waiting for!!

[@saljpal3]

I've been absolutely dying for an Old Republic franchise. I really want to see the Jedi and Sith fighting each other at their peak and I'm interested in seeing the Sith Race on the big screen.

[@jayzurcx2227]

WE ALSO HAVE A WITCHCRAFT SCHOOL IN THE PHILIPPINES. IN THE ISLAND OF SIQUIJOR 😂

[@KeTaMiTeK]

so dudley had also a wise part inside. his biggest fear, his worst memorys caused was himself bullying 🤔 i think at this dementor attack in book 5 he saw his own cruel actions, but from sight of the victims, this caused his change

[@maximillian875]

Free schooling. WHY CAN’T THEY DO THAT WITH COLLEGES??!!

[@zerosaber257]

because muggles don't have the convenience of magic and live in a brutally competitive world called reality. Muggles dwarf the wizarding population by billions and need funds for almost every single thing. Then there's that thing about modern colleges being full of leftist indoctrination anyway, better to pick up a skill that serves society better than pointless studies that destroy culture and nothing else.

[@alam5055]

Not in USA, but in many other countries they do and university/college can be free.

[@maximillian875]

@@alam5055 You know I’m joking, right?

[@shepwillner7507]

@@zerosaber257 You mean majors like Art History, foreign language literature, history, etc.? Yeah, they're useless majors. Looking back on my college experience, I wish I had majored in business, marketing and accounting, but not science, which requires calculus, a course I would have failed. I changed my major 2x before I ended up with the one I liked: political science. Did that major give me any appreciable skills? No, until I got to grad school and I learned how to use the resources of various government agencies and other sources to research and write term papers. I also learned BASIC and COBOL, along with the linked computer source called MUSIC (McGill University System for Interactive Computing) to access software like StatPak and QPak for solving statistical and quantitative problems. Those are skills worth learning.

[@blingousman2396]

Just something I always thought about is why would Voldemort not just make his horcrux just a random stone in the middle of absolutely nowhere so no body can find them or does the object have to be special or have a special meaning

[@jamescarter2212]

It's explained the HBP that Voldemorts pride caused him to only want the greatest and best magical artifacts to house his superior soul.

[@antsletjuka6304]

Yes, and besides, he told noone. How was he to know that because of Lucius, whom he trusted to a degree, would cause this secret to ultimately come out?

[@shivakeerthnishanth6669]

What makes a creature magical ?

[@hoorumii]

the thing that makes a creature magical is its supernatural abilities or overall similarities in the magical world. for example phoenix's (which are kinda like eagles in the real world) possess the ability to heal someone through its tears which is a rather abnormal and supernatural trait to see in a bird like creature.

[@ulfberht4431]

About the “cost of Hogwarts” point; there’s one line that sort of confuses me though and it’s in the Philosopher’s Stone. Mr Dursley rants to Hagrid “I will not PAY to have some old fool teach him magic tricks!” I initially thought parents or guardians had to pay since it’s like a private education

[@CM.825]

That's because Vernon Dursley doesn't know any better. He only has a very vague, unrealistic understanding of magic and the magical world. He fears and loathes magic and wizards, everything and everyone 'not normal'. But he knows all about what kind of different schools exist in England in his own world, the perfectly normal, mundane world. He knows that at elitist, traditional boarding schools the parents must pay all kinds of fees. Therefore, he naturally assumes that Hogwarts education isn't for free. From age 4 to 11, both Harry and Dudley went to a local primary school, St. Gregory's or something. Starting secondary school, Harry was supposed to go to a local comprehensive school, Stonewall High (from Petunia and Vernon's PoV: where the low class riffraff goes, a state school, not prestigious at all) whereas Dudley was already signed up for something much better: Smeltings, a boarding school, which was Vernon's old school too, as in a family tradition. From the little titbits Petunia had told her husband about Lily, Vernon obviously assumes that this 'Hogwarts School' is a strange type of secondary school for weirdo freaks who learn magic tricks, but otherwise somewhat similar to other prestigious, independent, co-educational boarding schools like St. Edwards, Marlborough or Eton. Actually, I suppose Petunia and Vernon are secretly, unconsciously, extremely jealous of Harry, because Hagrid told them (in the Hut on the Rock)... his name has been down since birth! This means Harry is - in their minds totally undeserved - part of a very small group of people, of the highest social class. Which clashes totally with the 'truth' as the Dursleys see it: that Harry is the son of freaks, the son of a nobody, an unemployed lout, that... that Potter! They never realised that Lily's husband, James Potter wasn't unemployed, instead he was the pureblood heir of the Potter fortune, independently wealthy. He didn't need to work in some boring mundane job! Neither does Harry. Reread the books, look specifically at how the Dursleys and Harry speak or think about Smeltings. The uniform seems ridiculous to many readers, (it's clearly meant as a caricature of real life, elitist, traditional English boarding school uniforms) but Vernon, Petunia and Dudley are incredibly proud that Dudley will attend this specific school at the start of HP & the PS.

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I will never understand why so many people have trouble saying Mahoutokoro. It is literally just "magic place", mahou for magic and tokoro for place. It would be more correctly pronounced with the two words spoken as more of a hyphenated word. Mahou-tokoro. Though I have heard some spectacular attempts, like mahoto-koro being quite notable. Your Mahu-to-koro was interesting. "(Mah-hoe)-(tokoro)" would be the easiest way to write out what I mean.

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The theory about Quirrel being a eighth hocrux is which I was already aware of, and knew to be true