A Deep Dive into Potterheads

[@kurtisconner]

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[@stan_lego_eda]

Love ur videos!!

[@laynebrock2835]

This is a wonderful vid, love being apart of kurtistown!

[@velenadalby5948]

never been this early this is crazy, just wanted to say i’ve watched u for years and you genuinely make me laugh and uplift my mood so thanks for that

[@Felix-mt1zb]

Cool

[@xxMelaniexx]

The power of being a decent human. Seen a lot of recommendations from KZbinrs but now I'll actually try it.

[@massieblock9770]

i named both my kids after HP characters, but both are regular names that people wouldn’t know unless i told them. i love my little xenophilius and baby mundungus

[@elahejon6590]

😂omg I'm dead

[@TheBigDumBlock]

Hahaha i know somebody whos actual name is james potter

[@Noone-d6u]

That's is fine

[@gadiderazne9025]

This comment literally made me laugh out loud 😂

[@ohhmangos]

HAHAHAHAHAHAA oh my goodness xd

[@junosswans]

I literally am working with a kindergarten kid who is named Hermione and when I was doing assessment with her I casually asked her, “so… your mother really loves reading huh?” And she gave the most tortured sigh I’ve ever heard from a kindergartener and said “yes…” Also she has a classmate named Sherlock which is a whole other iceberg lol

[@randomgirlxrulz]

I don't know why I'm surprised there are genuinely kindergarteners named after fandoms that I was in as a teenager, but wow, that shook me to my core. I wonder if these kids end up hating the stories they were named after?

[@anzaia2164]

To be fair, Hermione is a normal and quite pretty name. Yes, it is completely linked with Harry Potter today, but... At least her name is not Nymphadora.

[@AmyAberrant]

I feel bad for the teachers having to teach Sherlock, Hermione, Katniss, Draco, River Song, Daenerys Targaryen, Edward Cullen and Castiel

[@pollypocket2743]

@@AmyAberrant i was a camp counsellor and i had a kid in my group named khaleese after daenerys' title in GoT

[@MajorOctofuss]

@@AmyAberrant​​⁠all these names are still better than mchkeileigh or some shit

[@morganorwhatever]

I can’t imagine even the biggest fan of Harry Potter naming their kid after Newt Scamander’s assistant, Bunty. You might as well name them Ebony Dark’ness Dementia Raven Way because these characters are equally relevant to the canon

[@Rayne-rn5qy]

BAHA STOP

[@EmissaryofWind]

Enoby is way more iconic than any character in the Fantastic Beasts series

[@sockbomb6802]

EBONY DARK'NESS DEMENTIA RAVEN WAY HOLY SHIT

[@scourgatory]

i whole-heartedly support this

[@blissfullydead]

STOPP I was hoping Kurtis would bring up My Immortal lmao

[@kelseymuick5776]

I know a lady who named her two sons Phoenix and Ollivander. And they're twins, too. So they literally could've been called Fred and George which are both perfectly normal names that real people have

[@preposteroussongs5572]

​@4_Ash_The_Therian_4thats even dumber

[@averymccoytarnished6782]

I know kids named Leonidas and Exodus. Honestly I love dope ass names for kids, especially if future history books finally get filled with their exploits.

[@th3_gongoozl3r]

phoenix isn't that weird and depending on where you are ollivander isn't that bad tbh. but YEAH

[@caydeofspaydes]

In brief defence Phoenix is a name you’d see around too, albeit not a very common one.

[@th3_gongoozl3r]

@@caydeofspaydes you're wright about that

[@jaredmccarty1441]

My brother's girlfriend is a Disney Adult AND a Potterhead, and one time she forced me to take the sorting quiz. I got Hufflepuff but she insisted I was a Gryffindore because SHE was a Hufflepuff and we're too different to be in the same house. She was so mad at me for getting Hufflepuff she didn't talk to me for two full days. She was 31 at the time.

[@venusvstheearth]

Normal adult behavior

[@lapain4]

How old is she now?

[@taenimin]

what a loser 😭 tfff

[@TheKavo97]

Dump her.

[@dcgumbrecht]

My problem with Harry Potter is that there is only four groups you can hypothetically sort yourself into, while the goated Percy Jackson chads have a seemingly infinite amount of gods they can identify themselves with, which is a lot more fun than the times in elementary school we had Harry Potter day and I always got raven claw and went “what the fuck is ravenclaw” but with Greek gods you already know what’s uppppp

[@sileylav]

Kurtis didn't use the Barbie "balls" audio once when talking about the Golden Snitch. This is character growth

[@luminecyn5059]

I truly believe its a step back

[@caIyps0]

he also missed it on the part where he talked about his visit to the theme paarkk

[@blunderbass851]

Character regression

[@mmmoura869]

that made me sad fr

[@Loreme422]

In the wrong direction

[@mashmahlow]

The literal worst HP thing I've ever seen was a website that was just a countdown until Emma Watson turned 18 so it would be "okay" to sexualize her. Even to this day, I feel so bad for her because of how gross people are about her.

[@aeddiefarmer]

The HP community definitely sexualised underage characters a lot in its history, but the grossness about actresses reaching age of consent I think is more of a tabloid thing than a fandom thing. They used to do it in the UK all the time but with 16 because its the legal age of consent here.

[@yt_krg]

well, given by how she looks right now they would just keep sexualizing her younger self

[@bananawitchcraft]

​@@aeddiefarmer It's true, there are so many cases of that happening to female celebrities, off the top of my head I'm thinking Mary Kate and Ashley or Britney Spears

[@radiofloyd2359]

Jesus Christ is that disgusting.

[@lhaviland8602]

Oh god I had a roommate who was one of those guys. We were way younger than the peak age group too which made it extra weird, he would've been like 10 when the last movie came out

[@deathmagneto-soy]

I named my Irish son after a Harry Potter character. Seamus McPotatoFamine is the light of my life.

[@Laaanni]

MCPOTATOFAMINE HAS ME WEAK

[@Jay-bz3df]

omg Carbomb mcfamine is my favourite hp character

[@katharineball585]

I feel like this kind of sounds like your son just so happened to be Irish, like a genetic anomaly lol

[@FrankM0613]

⁠@@katharineball585it happened to me…

[@katharineball585]

@@FrankM0613 oof

[@Rachel-og8jy]

On a college campus I visited, they boasted having a Quidditch team and at one point having a Snitch that could do parkour, which allowed that person to literally climb buildings around campus to avoid the Seekers. If that tale was true, probably the best Snitch player to exist.

[@wowieitssam9457]

Lmao my college has a damn Quittitch team too. If I ever get the time, I may check it out lol.

[@emilygillette4329]

My college does too I sat next to them at a club fair. They rebranded to quad ball to distance themselves from jk Rowling. I'm not sure if quad ball is national or just my school

[@katie1921]

⁠​⁠@@emilygillette4329the Quadball rebranding happened last year and has been adopted internationally. When I was introduced to the sport I was told one of the basic rules is that teams have to be fully gender inclusive, so it’s no wonder the sport’s governing body wanted nothing to do with JKR lol

[@jaysontatum01]

probably the only person who ever went to the tryouts & WANTED to be Snitch 😂

[@Frantic857]

Why is it that people won't read a Bible or believe in the Lord Jesus Christ or trust in the salvation that God has given us through His Son? + But they will meddle with witchcraft which is a tool of Satan and a pathway to the pit that is burning with fire and brimstone? + I truly wish that they would get themselves a King James Bible and starting in the Gospel of John start prayerfully reading, asking the Lord Jesus to reveal Himself in the scriptures and grant them salvation for doing so. Amen!

[@sznnitty]

I remember being in third grade and my friends, all Gryffindors, made me take the sorting quiz. I took it, got Slytherin, and they ignored me for a week.

[@alexk7937]

hahahahaha I’m so sorry that must’ve sucked hahahahahah

[@StrayKisswHobyStrayKids]

Slytherin gets such a bad rep honestly, if you've played Hogwarts Legacy, you'll know that folks from other houses are also d*cks, not just Slytherins. Feels shitty to have one house be so hated, 2 basically ignored and one hailed as the best but that one had f*cking Wormtail, like tf ?

[@Plant_seeker]

​@@StrayKisswHobyStrayKidspeople just don't know how to make a difference between Slytherins in the franchise, and what Slytherins would be IRL. In HP, nearly every Slytherin is bad so it's understandable you hate them in the books/movies, but IRL it's just a type of personality, it doesn't necessarily mean you're evil (just like being a Gryffindor doesn't mean you're nice). Sad that most people don't understand this

[@StrayKisswHobyStrayKids]

@@Plant_seeker Yeah I feel you there

[@bluecloud4652]

It just shows how not well written or explored the concept of houses is. They've become boxes to put people in based on personality traits. The same issue that young adult novels have.

[@harriwithani9203]

“Snape seems to be particularly useful during burglaries” is a straight up mad sentence

[@MariCanova]

I honestly thought it was gonna be Snape helping them commit burglary, not helping them survive while someone else is doing it FJEKDKEKDK

[@jessreynolds445]

I need it on a shirt immediately

[@Quadrenaro]

OMG are you a British?

[@VtheVictorious]

literally sounds ai generated lmao

[@supertoddtv]

The way I actually burst out laughing 😂😂

[@preposteroussongs5572]

Snape wouldnt have nearly as many simps if he was played by anyone other than Alan Rickman

[@dubiousdeliquite6641]

Yea his actual character is a bitter, spiteful 40 year old man who constantly gets off on bullying eleven year old kids because hes an incel

[@KaiWasTaken_]

The thing is my aunt is a Snape fan and she liked him from the 1st book (I believe) when the movie wasn't even out yet lol but who am I to talk when I am a Draco fan XD

[@pringlebatch]

Think you're right. Rickman was a charismatic bastard (and I think he only got into movie acting in his 40s, so... Go Him 😅)

[@duck-ew5zs]

Watch them cast someone who's not hot for Snape in the reboot, and people will bully the hell out of that actor

[@morgaena3313]

@@duck-ew5zsthey’re gonna pull out the #notmysnape

[@tylerbrown2899]

It was a long, hard journey to become the best snitch, but the recognition really makes it worthwhile.

[@TissueCat_]

underrated comment

[@Random-sk6hm]

You really thought I wouldn't find you huh? I'm coming for you in my crush's bedroom

[@Idkhowtoread]

Bye I knew someone named Tyler brown 😭 he did not match this vibe tho lmao

[@neondennon]

@@Idkhowtoreadwell this is the 2,899th Tyler Brown

[@gaybowlofcereal]

omg it's the legend himself

[@TamaSquad]

A near 50 minute vid from Kurtis talking about Harry Potter is something I never knew was absolutely needed in my life

[@alexg9830]

REAL

[@huntern4454]

I definitely did

[@user-yy6wp9ng1k]

My first thought while seeing the thumbnail 😮

[@byrontheusurper6505]

Agreed

[@HaintblueRee]

RIGHT! I was DOA when he started doing the patronus bit🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rubsy5222]

Fun fact, I named my daughter after a Harry Potter character! My daughter Ebony Dark’ness Dementia Raven Way is the light of my life ❤️❤️❤️

[@loewenssecretchannel]

I'm in love with you.

[@rubsy5222]

@@loewenssecretchannel sorry I only love goffs😕

[@Seraphina93]

I named mine Starlight Prizzle Prazzle III

[@y3np3ws]

I love you for this reference omg-

[@audreyiiishotterthananyani1305]

Unironically Chad behavior

[@dawntavishflynn8802]

Hufflepuff was the house for kids who grow up to be stoners cause it's next to the kitchens and that just makes sense

[@kingezekiel125]

And also their main classroom is a growhouse

[@zaewin]

Slytherin - Evil Gryffindor - Brave Ravenclaw - Smart Hufflepuff - Misc :D

[@tortle216]

call me crazy but i don't think writing fanfiction should be tiered deeper on the iceberg than naming your child after a harry potter character

[@peachy_lili]

not crazy, lol. I read all the books and wrote a handful of fanfics and the idea of a tattoo or a child named after a character is bonkers. I barely owned a scarf for merch, that's it

[@tridocao143]

ok

[@susannahs8533]

Well depends what character. If you name it Harry or Ron or something I think that’s fine, because those names have plausible deniability

[@melbapeach162]

​@@peachy_lilihow do you 'barely own a scarf'? Surely you either owned a scarf or you didn't 🤔

[@kinglayton5430]

@@melbapeach162 that made me laugh but i'm sure they meant that they 'merely' owned a scarf, not 'barely'

[@kirby12crystals20]

I can’t believe Kurtis made a section talking about Harry Potter fan fiction without mentioning the master piece that is my immortal

[@SunnyCida]

Missed opportunity of the century

[@scabgirlcreates]

I'm glad he didn't subject himself to it tbh

[@reb3578]

Strange Aeons who he mentioned has so much My Immortal content. I thought he'd at least drop an inside joke about it.

[@adamsmasher9769]

What is "my immortal"? Are you talking about the song or something else?

[@BananaGalaxy]

@@adamsmasher9769it's a fanfic that was so terribly awfully written some consider it parody

[@tsarinaballerina4]

personally i think having read the books multiple times and writing/reading fanfiction is like. the top of the iceberg; reading the books once should NOT be on the same level as playing irl quidditch kurtis pls😭

[@shirlycoh]

Yes, i was saying that as well! Reading the books more than once and reading fanfiction is not the same as getting an effing tattoo or having ur wedding harry themed 😭😭

[@RumerPriestly]

​@@shirlycohthere are people who have only seen the movies with deathly hallows tattoos 😅

[@shirlycoh]

@@RumerPriestly what why 😭😭

[@Staronat]

Or liking Fantastic Beasts and thinking Hogwarts and real and I'm a wizard 😭

[@wardrobewings8000]

Hard agree! I read and write HP fanfiction, but you wouldn't catch me near HP merch, let alone attending HP themed wedding ☠

[@tbhfrog]

i remember taking a patronus quiz when i was 9 and getting a pigeon💀

[@Feezee223]

I remember I took one and got a rat or something and I kept taking the quiz over and over and lied untill I got a deer lol

[@Funkenstein91]

Lucky

[@tbhfrog]

@@Feezee223 this is so real

[@eekeekeek]

@@Feezee223wait i got a deer my first time and lied until i got a rat we should breed and see what our offspring gets/lies to get

[@dickottel]

I want my patronus to be either: a manul, a dikdik, or a meerkat.😁 imagine a penguin protecting you from dementors 😂

[@Wellworm]

Ash seems so sweet. There's a huge difference between Potterheads who are kind genuine people engaged in a world they love, and...well...Snapewives.

[@kellenknight1421]

I know hearing about the snapewives can be initially disconcerting, but they deserve more understanding then they get. KZbinr, biz barclay, has an amazing video on the subject. It's pretty long, but definitely worth the time.

[@brasilo64]

Agreed, but the interview wasn't really about Potterheads. It was just focussed on the project they're doing, which is great but not really interesting in the context of the video. Especially if you're not a fan of Harry Potter and are watching the video to laugh or learn more about a weird community

[@rx500android]

Oh my god the snapewives

[@joelthehigh]

@@brasilo64propoganda

[@phoebus8121]

Yeah snivellus sucks stan James Potter

[@opal952]

I love this but there is no way you put WRITING FANFICTION on a lower level than naming your child Lucius Malfoy 😭😭😭

[@cg6176]

Writing any story is hard. The thing about fanfiction... is that even crap work gets out there. And of course it's the crap work that is more meme-able than fanfics that are actually good quality. As all things tend to do.

[@svarakissoon1189]

deadass

[@KirbyCom]

Like a minor hobby that a lot of people do regardless of fandom versus subjecting a REAL HUMAN CHILD to a whole childhood of bullying be frfr

[@kristena8442]

And lower than the man who legally changed his own name to Lucius and attempted to legally adopt Tom Felton 😂 Like I know fanfic can be delulu but we're not that delulu. I don't think HP is real? That's not what fanfic is 🙈

[@ic236]

And below tattoos!!

[@Knolch]

I´ll name my kid Dobby and never give him any clothing until it´s 18th birthday, at which point I´ll give it an old single sock, tell it "You´re free" and throw it out of the house. That´s true fan dedication!

[@goldenaxolotl9718]

“It”???????

[@probablyhuman9947]

@@goldenaxolotl9718THATS the thing you point out 😭?

[@dogdoes6165]

​@@goldenaxolotl9718 Silly😊 we just don't know if it's a boy or a girl yet😊😊❤❤

[@MasterCode86]

@@dogdoes6165 then learn proper nouns: it for things, they for gender ambiguousness. You do not call someone it, you call something it.

[@TrundleMacDennis]

​@MasterCode86 hey bud. They are gonna name it dobby and not give it food and kick it out at 18. It's not a human at that point. It's an it.

[@marcuswalters8093]

20:58 Oh my god. I'm from London. I never knew this happened, but if I was trying to go through King's Cross that day I would be fucking furious.

[@clarimm6675]

They actually stopped this tradition this year. I don't know why but I guess it was just too much of a hassle

[@henryapplebottom7231]

Mistake number 1: Being from London Mistake number 2: There are no more mistakes left to make.

[@goldenavocado]

The cutting to Sirius' face every time had me dying 💀

[@Andromida]

ORV PFP?!

[@yotecat7907]

ORV PFP?!

[@TheLandBeyond_Productions]

Just like Sirius

[@cami6130]

Except one time when he DIDN’T and my ocd is gonna kill me

[@nagrajmejakjestemidiot]

@@cami6130SAME

[@snagdotcom]

i played quiddich at my middle school! they made me be the golden snitch, cause i was pretty small. instead of having to get anything off me, i counted as the entire golden snitch, so other students had to full body tackle me. so imagine you're a principal at a middle school, and you go into the yard at reeces. and one of your teachers is watching casually as a group of nerds tackle a small disabled child over and over again with broomsticks between their legs

[@Witchy_Hoo]

That sounds lowkey terrifying 😭

[@AlienKidVid]

Did you guys larp too?😅

[@audreyiiishotterthananyani1305]

That's horrifying dude :(. Sorry you had to deal with that.

[@sarahholland9292]

Where di you live? This is an awesome activity for strange children

[@thelestrangelair]

Sounds kinky? Which is wrong. LOL.

[@arisully28]

the Sirius jumpscare every time kurt says the word “serious” is so off putting i love it

[@elye0987]

Keep this energy for all vids, like the barbie balls clip

[@cesarmadero05]

I remember he used to bring that out even when the context of the video wasn't about Harry Potter. It was a nice throwback here.

[@Random-sk6hm]

He needs to add this to the regular repertoire like with the 'balls' audio

[@arisully28]

27:28 he missed one

[@XerxesTexasToast]

Would you believe me if I told you that weird 9/11 fanfiction is a multifandom phenomenon

[@zurirobinson2749]

I swear 9/11 induced brainrot on a collective level. We've all lost our damn minds.

[@sunfloweroil1251]

WHAT 😭😭

[@anulu-momento]

huh

[@weirdcakes304]

Came across one of those in the wild recently, and it didn’t shock me as much as it probably should have

[@Pa5an1]

Maybe I’m biased as a former fanfic writer, but writing/reading fanfiction feels more like a level 1 activity. It was pretty much the first thing I’d do when I liked a piece of media 😅

[@josefinarivia]

Yea you're right, fan fiction is so common in every type of media. Even the actual doctor who showrunners have called their respective seasons fan fiction. And Dante Alighieri's divine comedy and especially Inferno is honestly self insert fan fiction. And this doesn't make it any less, it's completely valid as any other type of book or novel. It's odd that it sometimes is considered less since there has been books that started out as fan fiction and are now established series.

[@Measuresderepo]

Same, when he’s thinking fanfiction he’s prolly thinking My Immortal…

[@axica5434]

this!

[@jamiegdubois]

Unfortunately, a lot of people view fanfic and people who write it as “cringey”, which is why is kinda has a bad reputation. I think the problem is that really bad fanfic that actually _is_ cringey is sometimes shared on the internet and people make fun of it and assume that is what all fanfic is like. Then you also have the fact that books and movies like 50 Shades and After are both based off fanfics and they also have a reputation of being “cringey”. Long story short: I don’t think the general public is that focused or even aware of the good fanfiction that exists; they only really know about weirder and badly written fanfics and just assume all fanfic is cringey UPDATE/EDIT: here is something else just to prove my point. I just found out that City of Bones (the first book in The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare) is allegedly, based off a HP fanfic. But that book, and the series as a whole, has been fairly successful, so hardly anyone talks about its origins.

[@a.w_.]

Yeah I feel like it’s a pretty common teenager thing

[@bubblewarpedrj]

Fanfictions should be much higher on the iceberg, they're really not weird, there are fanfictions out there that are far better than the actual books. Even My Immortal is a masterpiece in its own right 😂

[@robbiewilson9675]

Just waiting on Ebony Darkness Raven Way fancontent.... theres gotta be cosplays of her at HP events, right?

[@mothmanatee2326]

just requires a lot more effort to write that stuff than the average person is willing to dedicate their time and research to, so i think that's why it comes off as a more dedicated fan thing

[@hemingshark327]

if you buy into the idea that my immortal is tongue-in-cheek it gets unironically better than the original books

[@ShipperTrash]

And also fanfiction can't hurt other people as it's not forced upon others. Usually ppl who create this stuff put warnings and actively protect it from those who can be uncomfortable. Even dark fanfiction has its role, I understood that even as a child, the only time I was affected by it is the first time I ever read a fanfic and I thought it was canon. It was for a silly cartoon called Angel's Friends and it had gore, death and pregnancy and I remember crying because I thought the character really died. Then I googled what fanfiction is. And, I mean, movies I saw as a much younger kid with my family present affected me much harder than any fanfiction could. And reality is what can actually actually hurt you. So ye, I think It should be much higher than harry potter names and actors harassment. Like, come on, can we care about real people a bit more???

[@Redeemedsinner1122]

​@@robbiewilson9675who tf is ebony darkness raven way

[@0gracefulgirl0]

Kurtis, buddy, there is no way reading all 7 books is on the same level as getting a Harry Potter tattoo or being on a Quidditch team. So many people read all those books 😅

[@foxinabox5103]

Or writing self insert fanfic to naming yourself after a HP character

[@moonlit_sky127]

or liking fantastic beasts in the same level as believing hogwarts is real 💀

[@highdefinition450]

yea reading the books should have been in the first tier lol

[@DeeFig66]

@@highdefinition450 Agreed

[@dreamworldqt6904]

Sounds like something someone on that level would say 🤨

[@pers0n3]

8:47 i will never forgive kurtis for changing the way my brain works because now everytime i see someone do/say something stupid, his voice pops up in my head and says "DUMBASS!"

[@hella7617]

You should do a deep dive into the marauders fandom, it’s so interesting how they’ve created a whole fandom based on almost nothing and also how separated it is from the Harry Potter fandom

[@beth8191]

Honestly, as someone in the fandom, it’s insane 😭 We have taken the skeleton of almost nonexistent canon information and fleshed it out entirely, almost completely excluding the role of jkr. In almost every fic, you’ll see something along the lines of “f*ck JKR” in the summary before the fic 😭

[@Blue.Jay_]

literally it would be so interesting, like we’ve basically created a whole different cannon than the original hp books

[@user-rx6gb5uz2l]

I get people are into the idea of some mischievous scamps messing around but people somehow forget that the marauders were legit vicious bullies. obviously people can do whatever they want, but the obsession with the marauders warrants a small side eye

[@robertgronewold3326]

The Marauders fandom sort of recently took me by surprise, despite me being a huge HP fan. They basically created their own extended universe.

[@siriusblackisgenderenvy]

​@@user-rx6gb5uz2lthey weren't vicious bullies. Their story was told through obsessive racist Snapes visoon/memory. But there's definitely other things to side eye the Fandom on

[@ImTheRingLeader]

Kurtis please do the Twilight fandom next. I will literally pass away when you do your deep dive and find out there’s a huge portion of them who call themselves Rats 😂😂😂

[@grimyrat]

HEHEHE RATTIES

[@quinnperry3197]

hello from the sewer

[@NickiRusin]

Rats Rats We Are The Rats

[@elixirofeli]

the ratties are everywhere 🤣

[@destinywilliams6635]

I am a twilight fan like a huge one WHO TF IS CALLING THEMSELVES RATS what does it even stand for

[@vanillaplanifoliae]

i don't write fanfic but when i was younger, maybe 13 or 14, i did write a harry potter fanfic.. it was about the plants in the herbology classroom, for some reason all of them were sentient and they were having a little soap opera whenever nobody was in there

[@antioptimusparty]

That sounds cool as fuck

[@felixitations]

send link that sounds so cool

[@vanillaplanifoliae]

@@felixitations i don't have a link, i didn't post it anywhere :') i think it was on my middle/high school google drive

[@pooliewoolie]

honestly? I'd read the fuck out of that. It's that kind of fanfic that I enjoy the most, about the mundane (lmao) stuff happening at Hogwarts.

[@Ilovebirdgag]

Could you please maybe re-write it and then make it available? I'd definitely pay for that

[@JuicyJosh98]

You're so respectful. So funny yet so respectful. Big props.

[@tizzleyizzle]

I can't believe we had a Harry Potter iceberg mentioning fanfiction WITHOUT talking about My Immortal. A classic masterpiece smh

[@Ziaberry]

It's because he's a prep 🙄

[@anka2468]

Enoby and her vampire boy fends Harry porter and Draco Malcom

[@choc_cos]

That's because it needs its own video

[@davibraga9279]

This always remind me about Internet Historian's video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJfLaJaNh9ekfJY&ab_channel=InternetHistorian

[@registeredjopper]

proves hes a poser prep

[@deadcrave]

genuinely believed he was going to be talking about potheads

[@personman2346]

So did I lmao

[@stan_lego_eda]

😭😭😭

[@Starrynights1924]

I thought people who make pottery. Ghost style.

[@vixy2321]

Same

[@itskurapikasfacenotsailorm]

SAMEE😭

[@anatomija]

I remember when I was a kid, I was the BIGGEST potterhead to exist. I read the books like million times a year, watch the movies whenever they were on TV and I genually bellived Hogwarts was real and I was hoping I would get the letter on my 11th birthday. And when I finally turned 11, instead of the letter I got suicidal thoughts

[@charlotteleblanc2803]

Same 💀

[@ArchOwl]

ending your comment like that is diabolical, i feel like i'm going to hell for laughing at that

[@sheeparefine]

The letted dosent come on your 11th birthday it comes on 31 july the year you turn 11

[@imbuffysummers]

Every kid I’ve ever babysat for has gone through a Harry Potter phase. They’re obsessed with it all things HP for exactly one year maybe one and a half but usually even less and then they don’t care about it at all anymore. Every. single. one.

[@Annabeth_Chase14]

Same lol

[@1.Elliott.Draws.1]

THEY HIT THE SECOND WEASLEY!!!!1!

[@A1D4Nk]

Pretty disappointed that the vibrating broom toy didn’t have its own iceberg level ☹️

[@claudedebussyreal]

what

[@femboy_fatale69420]

The WHAT 😰

[@ghostfornow2917]

@@femboy_fatale69420There was a toy broomstick that vibrated to simulate movement so you could pretend you were flying. If I’m remembering correctly it quickly became popular with girls and then very quickly was removed from stores.

[@femboy_fatale69420]

@@ghostfornow2917 lmfao how did that even get approved in the first place 😭

[@RectalRiot]

NO BC I REMEMBER THIS TOY AND LET ME TELL YOU. AS A CHILD IT WAS EYE OPENING

[@ray428]

I always saw it that Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw were opposites because they were like practical/logical vs emotional/empathetic

[@imaneclair4836]

that makes sense! and honestly hufflepuff vs. slytherin and ravenclaw vs. gryffindor r more opposites anyway imo

[@velvetvulpix]

That’s a good point but wasn’t ravenclaw also supposed to be creative ? That’s what I always associated with it

[@velvetvulpix]

@@imaneclair4836that’s also a good point

[@hoppy23]

​@velvetvulpix raven claw is wisdom they are smart and studious but the hat doesn't actually put you in the house you fit in best it puts you in the house you want to be in truly in your heart example Hermione is a clear ravenclaw in action and personality but she aspired to be brave and looked up to bravery so the hat put her in Griff

[@kaitlynmorgan4613]

but the thing is, being logical and emotional arent exclusive from each other. u can say think "logically i should ignore this person for x reasons, but my heart doesnt want to do that because of y, so itll be difficult to do for me" yk?

[@Arvak]

The video of Draco taking FIVE YEARS to be able to hold his girlfriend's hand absolutely killed me 🤣

[@FeministCatwoman]

That tiktok video RUINED the beauty of the song "Memories of Sardinia" ... HOW DARE THEY 😭☹☹

[@ChamomileT]

Extra funny because her and some guy must’ve had a conversation about filming it like “hey will you help me record a video where you pretend to be draco malfoy’s hand? And I pretend we’ve been dating for years and keep trying to hold your hand? And that ‘draco’ takes 5 entire years of dating to finally even hold my hand?” Then they must’ve plan and practice how they’d record it. Then they’d set up the lighting. And probably record it a few times to get it _just right._ Then they had to edit it. Then caption it. And post it as if we’re real. I mean I just find the whole chain of events that must’ve led up to the video being posted to be quite funny to imagine, although I feel like I’m expressing it poorly lmao

[@M4__1n]

@@ChamomileTthat sounds bad but there are ppl who do that but just themselves, so it’s just extra sad, having to film and edit a video of yourself pretending that your hand is a different persons hand

[@labrxx]

That Snapewife Rose describing losing items and believing that Snape was returning them when he felt benevolent reminds me of what my mom and I called the goblin when I was growing up. Whenever we’d lose something and miraculously find it in a place where we kept looking before, we always said it was the goblin. One day my dad (who believed in and was scared of voodoo sometimes, he grew up in New Orleans) *confidently* told us that “there’s no such thing as goblins. 😌” Like no shit. 😂

[@elainefundal8421]

His mustache looks like two capybaras kissing

[@thea2974]

thats crazy

[@cloudieo]

Love wins ❤️

[@Flame-rp6yq]

I can't unsee it now... yet I feel somehow blursed with this information

[@sourcandy-wf2ih]

...Why are you correct?

[@mspaint93]

​@@cloudieo that is so fkn dumb, I hate it made me laugh

[@erikburke7210]

The fanfiction about Hermione saving Ron from 9/11 legitimately feels like an Oneyplays bit.

[@downwordspiralofpiss]

Please please, tell me the name or link it to me, that sounds so fucking funny

[@finaaAa-z5w]

​@@downwordspiralofpissplease I fucking need to read that, I love and read romione things but that's too much

[@parkchimmin7913]

Y’all the fanfic is titled “Tumbling Towers” also I love how the warning at the beginning of the story says that they want to “pay tribute to the day in a Harry Potter related way.” And then they follow it up with “so… please enjoy and NO FLAMES.” Iconic.

[@jase276]

"HARRY, TURN ON THE TELE! ANY CHANNEL!"

[@erikburke7210]

​@@jase276LUNA THEY HIT THE PENTAGON

[@natlikesthings]

I was heartbroken that Kurtis didn’t cover My Immortal but he redeemed himself by covering the Snapewives

[@kittyqueentengu5327]

i’d pay kurtis so much money to read my immortal on camera

[@vanimation1]

Fr that's what I was expecting for the fanfiction segment

[@Angelic.mp3]

Idk how he could mention fanfiction and NOT mention my immortal😭😭😭

[@colebrown4927]

@@Angelic.mp3what is my immortal

[@lisbethyoung3047]

My Immortal has got to be the best piece of literature ever written

[@yujibell]

i tried to talk with a potterhead dude who kept harassing me in class about how i felt cho chang's character as that was one of the many criticisms i had despite liking HP as a kid. he literally gaslit me and insisted racism and sexism didn't exist. he then went out with one of my asian girl friends and she stopped talking to me even though i didn't do anything to her. he seemed so proud to have turned her against me. both slytherin btw

[@suemerfeld3337]

It would be amazing to watch Kurtis do a deep dive into the Star Wars fandom. I'm a huge Star Wars fan, but there's parts of the community that can get to be so unhinged that it makes my obsession seem tame.

[@lemongarycactus]

yes!!

[@user-uv2cp1qd1j]

I’d say Star *Trek* would be even more interesting. Both since it’s older, and the fan content is far more juicy

[@aydadae7337]

My mother had a star wars wedding, and she made her dress. It was quite beautiful and a pretty interesting wedding where people were encouraged to come in a costume, not just starwars . Her husband wasn't a fan as much as she was, so she stuck him in a storm trooper outfit. The person marrying them was dressed as slave Leia, and my mom made the dress thats yellowy and purple and white, I think Padme wore it in the movie at one point.

[@benobrien7920]

I don't think the video would be as fun. There is way more toxicity in the SW fandom than these other fandoms.

[@jessicatatum7769]

I wrote an entire college paper on the star wars fandom... and this was BEFORE the sequel trilogy came out 😬

[@bosarvinski907]

I used to work at Citywalk at Universal Studios. And Kurtis is right. There were Potterheads who would come into where I worked as a Bartender and were so invested into the lore that they would act it out. But it got ridiculous. Having someone sit at my bar and acting "Wizardly" and acting like they didn't know what a Heineken was, asking if it tasted like Butter beer, while waving around a $70 wand and saying what "fine Muggle establishment" we had was funny....the first day. Then it usually happened multiple times a day. What was funny was when Super Mario World came to Universal, this unspoken turf war between the Nintendo Nerds and the Potterheads developed.

[@helperb0t4]

I need the deets cause I would SO be one of those Nintendo nerds

[@lxmesoda]

mario >>>>

[@thisisdylangreenberg]

I want to know what the Mario people were like. Did they all just act Italian and try and do plumbing. That would be awesome

[@Knolch]

As long as they didn´t start jumping against the ceiling or stepping on turtles @@thisisdylangreenberg

[@Knolch]

I would have taken their wand and broken it, then taped an envelope to your forehead and screamed at them that they are expelled from Hogwarts for having a wand out in muggle public.

[@aehnosv]

i read a lot of harry potter fanfiction as a teenager and obviously theres a lot of weird shit but then you occasionally stumble upon a 700,000 word masterpiece that is genuinely better (and well over 2x longer) than any of the books

[@minisushipie6587]

I agree , I just got into my yearly fanficton spark again. And read an amazing HP fan fiction . Some of them are actual amazing work of writing. But some them are really weird but that’s with any sanction community 😅

[@mars-nf9cj]

i used to love harry potter fanfiction but all the young dudes scarred me for life

[@gays4holtby110]

exactly, i felt so many indescribable emotions when he brought up ATYD, and it’s been like years since i last interacted w/ it😵‍💫but those are my babygirls fr

[@reimarz]

Manacled....

[@r.s.111]

harry potter fanfics take longfics to a whole other level

[@Helopitanga]

In 2021 at the peak of my depression I used to rely on the harry potter universe for living. I’m a part of the lgbt community and a huge marauders fan since I first saw the movies and it always makes me so happy to see people acknowledging this side of the fandom ❤

[@rocketpsyence]

To the parents comparing telling their daughter harry potter is real to making kids have a relgion - For the record, as a former religious kid, I DON'T THINK FORCING RELIGION ON YOUR KIDS IS ALRIGHT EITHER and I ended up with LOTS OF TRAUMA and sh*tty thought patterns I haven't overcome even like 10 years after leaving

[@Redeemedsinner1122]

Womp womp

[@dianaselnekovicova948]

It is much worse in my opinion, how stupid would that child to look in school with other children that know it is finction. When you are teaching your child about your religion you are not lying to him because you believe it. And the most worst part is how disappointed the child would feel that she dis not get letter at twelve and it is lie, and they could even hurt yourself as Kurtis showed

[@ambarcastaneda4763]

Louder for the people in the back, please.

[@chaseatlanticfan6553]

@@Redeemedsinner1122i know for a fact you’re apart of a major religion and your one of the reasons i don’t mind going to hell if ppl like u are supposed to exsist in heaven

[@placeholderdoe]

I really hope you're doing well now

[@mortadella3587]

When I was a kid I went to a Harry Potter inspired camp. It was actually amazing and one of the best childhood memories. The school was called Queverton and the story was based in our polish culture. It had it's own houses and lore. They even had a really fun system of dueling that was just rock paper scissors but on steroids. We lived in real polish castles. Genuinely loved it.

[@barbarazmysowska5185]

My friend works as a counsellor there and she loves it😊

[@theswissmiss69]

Omg that sounds awesome!

[@aghnadash9638]

I NEED to know how rock paper, scissors on steroids works

[@big_sea]

yes

[@mortadella3587]

@@aghnadash9638 oh my god it was a bit complicated and I'm scared my memory is a bit hazy but I'm gonna try my best to explain. There are three basic spells based on elements. (Not sure about the names, kind of guessing) Aquamento- Water Terrare- Earth Fuera- Fire Water beats fire, fire beats earth, earth beats Water. There is also a protection spell and a break a shield spell. Both of them you can use only one time. You win when you score 5 points. If you win in a normal combat between elements you get one point (like if you say Aquamentowhen the other person says Fueraa) Protection spell works on every element spell and I think it also gives you one point If you use a break a shield spell, when the other one uses protection you get two points. That's all I remember tbh, but it was nice to try to remember the details!

[@ARampagingHobo]

Crying after being sorted into Hufflepuff is Hufflepuff behavior

[@TofuDinoNugs]

Slytherin behavior is taking the test again until you get the result you want

[@Syd_Smith]

@@TofuDinoNugsoh I’m such as Slytherin it took me 4 try’s to get Gryffindor

[@darthmeticulous6901]

You know you’re a Ravenclaw… when the Sorting Hat gets a headache listening to all of your thoughts.

[@eldritchzora]

Hey I'm a trans woman, thanks for talking about the transphobia the way you did! Felt very welcome to this conversation.

[@PaintingWinterMusic]

If you like a fictional story, you don't have to give it up when you get older--but it becomes problematic when you stop accepting the real world because you're stuck in a fantasy world.

[@PaintingWinterMusic]

Like with anything else, too much of something helpful starts to get harmful. Also--just going to shamelessly plug--I'm hoping some of you might like the music I make too :)

[@Felix-mt1zb]

Cool

[@prageruwu69]

exactly

[@Leoji0325]

Ye I think that's what he said pretty much, he just said that he personally left it behind

[@ramenaddict1676]

The majority of nerds know the difference between fantasy and reality, let people enjoy stuff ffs.

[@lexiebruce7389]

Kurtis please keep making your videos this long. I can never get enough of your hilarious content😭🙏

[@big_sea]

yes

[@Calamity-_-y]

Ditto

[@arisully28]

I’m so glad he liked this comment, and hope he takes it into account in the future! I love these multi part videos.

[@maeve5064]

The craziest part about the parents that convinced their kid Harry Potter is real is that the kid DID ask questions but they kept adding more to the story 😭 so the whole point about them learning not to assume whatever they read or are told are real is an even worse argument 😭

[@GabrielLeite-bs8dr]

I refuse to believe that this is real

[@RonHarrisMe]

Life can sometimes be a rough road. If being a Harry Potter fan helps you get through it, I say, screw the haters and go for it.

[@HankAndStuff64]

Your pfp is great

[@missmaddie311]

No shot that fanfiction is weirder than playing quidditch on a college team and trying to adopt Tom Felton 🤣

[@frida8992]

lmao yeah, fanfic is seen as such an extreme thing for some reason. i feel like that's probably the reason people take crack fanfics so seriously and don't immediately assume it's a joke.

[@sun_cattle5008]

I mean in all fairness he did clarify that it was about Weird fanfiction, like the pedo ones or the kind where you hope to God the author isn't being fr (they are deadass), which tbh, that's between them and their mental health professionals. But yeah there is absolutely a genre of fanfic that would be lower on an hp iceberg than failing to adopt an movie character/actor.

[@frida8992]

@@sun_cattle5008 yeah, that's true, but he also used the 9/11 fic as an example. Tbf I don't know anything about it, but that to me seemed like an obvious joke fanfic (if it isn't I agree it's fucking weird hahah)

[@sun_cattle5008]

@@frida8992 yeah the example that he used was definitely either crack or just a British writer, but those AO3 trenches tho brother, I've literally begged for someone to be joking only to find out about a newly invented kink (and that's non-monetizable)

[@mikeydubbs8565]

STOP FLAMMING DA STORY PREPZ OK! odderwize fangs 2 da goffik ppl 4 da good reveiws! FANGS AGEN RAVEN!

[@evancarvalho2195]

I don't think writing fanfiction should be on the same level as actual *delusion*

[@gemdumet3125]

I think what he meant was the type of fanfiction in which you insert yourself into the story which I wouldn't say it's too bad unless you're also past the other levels and legitimately have an all consuming harry potter obsession. I don't think he meant fanfiction by itself is the issue but when it's paired with the rest lol

[@detBits]

The delusion of being trans.

[@niayordanova8555]

Honestly I think he meant shifting fanfiction and the sorts

[@oil2921]

@ville__word for word.

[@MilkChocolateGeese]

its not that deep

[@anyanaylor]

Writing fanfiction can be cringe and weird but a lot of it is just young people expressing themselves creatively and learning writing skills, definitely not lower than naming a child after a fictional character

[@ironhidex7554]

And tbh theres a lot of adults that write really good fanfics still,you just have to sift through the cringe.

[@ilovepeoplebro]

I would even say I've read fanfics with better qualities than novels

[@ironhidex7554]

@@ilovepeoplebro i have to agree,i honestly usually pick fanfiction over standard novels for that very reason. Sometimes its just better

[@balabanasireti]

I disagree

[@balabanasireti]

​@@ironhidex7554If 10 out of 100 stories are good, them fanfiction as a whole isn't good. Simple as that

[@JellifishPancakes]

bringing up Harry Potter Fanfic but not bringing up My Immortal is a crime

[@amultishiper8173]

I love how kurtis does deep dives into "fandoms" like the disney adults ,furries and potterheads but still does it with respect ,talks about the bad parts and the good parts, it's just really sweet, thank you kurtis

[@luminecyn5059]

I dont think furries are really a fandom- but i see your point and absolutely no hate to your opinion lmao. But that's something I've always loved about kurtis, he's very eye opening and kind about everything he talks about while still making silly jokes that don't harm people either :)

[@strangeaelurus]

​@@luminecyn5059it's a fandom… that's why people say "the furry fandom"

[@Bloomkyaaa]

Wait until he discovers the Chinese BL fandoms like Mo Da Zu Shi and Heaven's Official Blessing. 🤣Honestly, chill fandoms, but dedicated as hell.

[@luminecyn5059]

@@passingby6445 Thank you for correcting me then, I apologize, I probably should've checked beforehand- I gotta stop letting my ego think I'm right even though I've literally watched both of his furry videos -.-

[@GreenBaldrick]

he just doesn't want to get hate from the woke crowd. I'm sure he feels no "respect" to these absolute clowns

[@whitneyhendrix8075]

I went to a Harry Potter wedding. The invitation looked like the marauders map. There were 4 groomsmen and 4 brides people who each wore a color corresponding to the houses. There were banners up in the reception area and a candy table with themed treats. The when the rabbi was done with the ceremony he took out a wand and cast the spell “Marryamos” I still have my part favor wine glass with the wedding date and the Harry Potter glasses/scar. I honestly had a great time

[@nomoretwitterhandles]

That sounds really fun! I don't get why people knock on themed weddings. They may not be for everyone, but you don't HAVE to go to them, you know? Some themed weddings look like a blast. Besides, weddings are basically parties to celebrate two people committing to each other for life--why NOT go big? I really envy your experience, I would've loved to go to a wedding like that vs. all the boring ass ones I've been to.

[@psychicbyinternet]

That sounds fun and cool. I fully support making weddings more interesting.

[@RichielaurensIII]

@@nomoretwitterhandles themed weddings sound a lot more fun than normal weddings. If I ever had one, I’d do a met gala theme, where people could intentionally outshine me.

[@AAA_NNN_DDD]

​@@RichielaurensIIIcan I use this theme, lowkey in love

[@idontcare7340]

​@RichielaurensIII I had this idea too!! But they can wear any colour except for white.

[@traestoflux]

had a buddy who really liked HP push me to do the sorting test, and then got legit upset and stopped talking to me when I got slytherin. we were both 20

[@524ti]

Oh dude this is nothing. There is a potterhead who thinks voldemort defeat one above all the omnipotent god of marvel

[@M00nlightsubs]

It’s okay man, I’m slytherin to 😂

[@szatan9717]

Well good riddance bro if the friendship kept going it could have been something much more severe that would have ended it

[@kroneexe]

@@524tihow is that worse or even comparable to what OP said lol. What a nerd you are

[@TheBearAndTheBull]

So lame, esp when they could have just performed the obliviate spell to forget what you had got on the sorting test..

[@LadyBlair.S]

I also saw the first Harry Potter movie in theaters as a kid with my mom, and when we left the theaters, it was also snowing. It was the first time I saw snow in my life, as we moved to Utah from California. I lived there for a year before going back to California.

[@maecabre]

The interview at the end was exquisite, that's the kind of fans that are needed more in every fandom. And Ash's views on how to still engage with the world in an ethical way is amazing.

[@lordjenjen]

I was a borders associate when the last HP book came out. That 7 tattoo is temporary tattoo we gave out to people. I applied so many of them that night. I recognize that design instantly.

[@margaretcollins2374]

Yea I was gonna say.. that didn't look like real tattoo. Good to have it confirmed that (most) people aren't THAT batshit crazy

[@XOmangoXO]

And isn’t 7 for the number of horcruxes? Or was it for the number of books like Kurtis said?

[@amyeddelman]

⁠@@XOmangoXOboth, there’s 7 books and voldemort intentionally created 7 horcruexs (Harry was the unintentional 8th)

[@gabriellynch2764]

Thank god!

[@JacksenRose]

​@XOmangoXO there are also 7 Weasleys, 7 significant deaths I think... there may be more small things that are related but she used 7s a few times

[@Patterrz]

That kid that's been lied to for years by their parents about magic being real is gonna need some big therapy in a few years

[@thebluePumpking]

First i see you under Charlies Marvels review and now here under a Harry Potter video?! What's next?

[@roronoa_raven]

THE MAN THE MYTH THE LEGEND

[@ktdiddle5]

as a cosplayer myself and a major enjoyed or marauders/hp cosplay content, seeing ash and rise or the order mentioned warms my heart

[@pomplemousse]

i don’t know why but hearing Kurtis talk about all the young dudes and the marauders fandom was an out of body experience

[@Liv_Dasive13]

LITERALLY I WAS GENUINELY GOBSMACKED

[@maybesopgia]

AND INTERVIEWING A REMUS LUPIN COSPLAYER LIKE EXCUSE ME?!?!??

[@svarakissoon1189]

I was actually shaking in my boots waiting for the marauders fandom to come up. I will defend the inherent value of fanfiction about fictional characters until the day that I'm cold in the ground so it was nice that he didn't just shame all fanfic enjoyers. Still crazy that he put it so low in comparison to being on an actual quidditch team or naming your baby lucius.

[@katiekuchen9694]

I haven’t gotten to that and now my heart is RACING

[@Daena_jpg]

as someone who literally just finished ATYD i had a heart attack when he mentioned it

[@cjgroom109]

kurtis has such a disarming, comforting, chill way of interacting w people, it's always so genuine and kind

[@MiKa-867]

I had an English teacher who made all of our assignments somehow related to Hogwarts. It was ridiculous seriously. We had to write what house we wanted to be in and why, about a magical accident, what you'd do if you met Harry, find a story similar to Harry Potter, it was so ridiculous. I haven't even watched nor read Harry Potter and had to do this stuff. Students signed a petition and we got a new teacher who actually taught us stuff. Everytime I hear about Harry Potter, I think of her.

[@mxmox]

What the…what country are you from? And what year were you in??? Who allowed this woman to teach kids lmao????

[@a_bear]

Wtf 😂😂

[@Mama_Bear524]

That’s unhinged 😂

[@himbosuplex]

I had a teacher like this but instead of Harry Potter it was Second Life.

[@4Shaman]

@@himbosuplexomg thats the most millenial thing I’ve heard. Story please

[@L33zi3]

I’m a Potterhead who’s love for Harry Potter is larger than hogwarts but I am also a part of the lgbtqia+ community. So I want to set one thing straight about Potterheads, just because we love Harry Potter, it doesn’t mean we support J.K. Rowling. We just don’t want to put the series we love so much behind us.

[@Atziri132]

Keeping that All the Young Dudes mention so brief was surprising. I feel like there’s a lot more to say about the whole marauders fandom. Like it’s kinda interesting that an entire fandom has stemmed from widely accepted headcanons to the point where people say they consider themselves fans of the Mauraders but no the source material.

[@mariamsaakian4139]

entirely agree, I feel like there's a lot to unpack there

[@Jegulus.Wolfstar.Drarry]

I’m in the fandom and there’s many things to tell about it

[@renaissancewoman3770]

Where is Sarah Z?

[@myfeelisfunnyxd5314]

Yeah also I feel like it's kinda sad, that the Marauders fandom is always reduced to Atyd tbh ^^"

[@Cheetomelito]

I actually started reading harry potter because of the marauders. I saw a bunch of fanart back in 2015 ish and I was active in the marauders fandom during the pre all the young dudes time, we had other fics that were popular at the time and I still reread them to this day. I wasn't a huge fan of all the young dudes I dropped it somewhere in the middle. Great writing but it was nothing like what I was used to reading about and felt like the characters were too OOC, still I'm happy that people found comfort through the marauders/all the young dudes side of the fandom that I don't engage much with these days

[@apocalips7162]

4:39 my favorite retroactive add from jk was "werewolfism is a metaphor for aids !!!" in which she accidentally made her book insanely bigoted towards ppl with aids because in HP universe, basically every werewolf is evil except for like one character

[@patopye]

I mean arguably it's even worse than that. Making a character who goes out of his way to infect children after saying it's a metaphor for hiv, idk. It gives off bad vibes to me especially among all the other things she has done/said as context since then.

[@ThePegasiPony]

​@ohepato omg, so if you think about it it would be like Lupin is a child predator trying to give them HIV 😰 yikes, she should have just shut up after she finished writing the books

[@highdefinition450]

it could have been an interesting metaphor if she was actually a good writer lol

[@killerkitten7534]

@@patopyeonly JK Rowling can take werewolves and somehow make them homophobic sexual predator allegories Like… can we just have one YA novel where the werewolves aren’t groomers? Is that too much to ask?

[@Chaimelo]

@@killerkitten7534 jacob imprinting on bella's literal baby moment

[@Opus566]

I can't believe Kurtis brought up Harry Potter fanfics without mentioning Cassandra Clare's messed up Harry Potter fanficton, which, after a number of alterations, LITERALLY became the mortal instruments😭😭

[@xnng]

:o

[@yourcookiemonster2055]

WHAT? i didn’t know that 💀

[@haweyahussein2233]

And My Immortal 💀

[@thorcanchokeme5867]

Literally the best fanfic of all time 😭💀😭

[@mysticaldemon5673]

this is not true lol. yes she wrote some f*cked harry potter fanfiction but the mortal instruments is not BASED on any of it

[@carafurry7862]

My grandpa is super depressed at this point in his life, harry potter and lord of the rigs, are the only things he watches. 24 hours of the day, w/ a beer in his hand.

[@auxinue4446]

was NOT expecting Kurtis to interview Ash but as a heavy marauders fan that rly made my heart happy ngl.

[@annabelle06B]

Me too. I was so excited when he mentioned TROTO

[@magicgurl9558]

YES, I was so happy

[@iinfinitydolans8599]

yeah i’ve never heard of them but ash seems cool as fuck

[@beth8191]

SAME

[@riverscuomo7140]

As a fandom person, Kurtis, I BEG of you make a full fanfiction video. I don't care if it's not on Harry Potter stuff, I NEED to hear your takes.

[@isobelglover7961]

LMAO he’s got to read manacled

[@ckaiy5250]

I'd love to see him read my immortal

[@not-a-worm]

@@ckaiy5250REAL

[@katiekuchen9694]

@@ckaiy5250you know there’s videos of Tom Felton reading that 👀

[@DonniOntheWebb]

I’d shit myself if he found my mcr fanfics

[@lucystylinson-fanaccount]

Kurtis saying “I solemnly swear I am goated with the sauce” is something I never knew I needed to hear in life, but I’m not mad I heard it

[@tylermacdonald8924]

This is screwed up but damn Harry Potter is painfully nostalgic. Such a beautiful and interesting world she envisioned. Makes sense to me why people would get so obsessed

[@graymothz]

Harry Potter is literally like Star Wars

[@TimeBucks]

This was a fun watch

[@ibrahimmashi-ko2iw]

Nice

[@SaurabhLakheda]

Nice

[@Deepak_4578]

Nice

[@priscaamy1987]

Good one

[@zubairaslam402]

Great

[@jordanorlando1174]

I'm surprised you didn't talk about the fan made musical "A very potter musical!" Watching that on KZbin is like a core memory on my childhood.

[@WillowWispGaming]

OMG yes!! i watch that at least once a year, usually around fall

[@rosehansen6523]

it's literally what made darren criss famous too

[@imaneclair4836]

yes!!!!

[@handsoap3346]

I've never seen the movies or read the books but I watch that every year lol

[@forthefrogs]

it's actually rlly good satire! love it

[@moth.brained]

When I turned 11, I had a Harry Potter birthday party. My parents wrote a hogwarts acceptance letter for me, and I was sorted into my house (Hufflepuff). While I wouldn’t call myself a potterhead now, that was still the best birthday party I ever had.

[@DrawciaGleam02]

Aw, that's sweet!

[@abigailcollins9832]

Saaaaaame

[@stovepipe98]

this is so cute actually

[@Annabellethedoll666]

You are so lucky

[@kuromimmi]

aw

[@hysteria.wysteria]

my ass keeps coming back to this video bc im currently hyperfixated on harry potter and too embarrassed to watch any other video about it☠️☠️ luv u kurtis, make me chuckle everytime🙏

[@gracecampiti8112]

Kurtis mispronouncing Massachusetts is such a Canadian thing to do.

[@WiseTurtle88]

I live in Massachusetts, and it sounded fine to me.

[@GuardianSpirits13]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed that lol

[@bucketman5138]

as a canadian, i can confirm i know it as massive2shits

[@WORLDTOURGIRL]

im american and idek how to pronounce it

[@alec5779]

Americans naming one of their states fucking "Massachusetts" is such a hufflepuff thing to do

[@p.archmentproductions]

I feel obligated to fix the iceberg tiers because it feels like an itch that isn't being itched. The video is amazing, I had to pause at some parts because I was laughing so hard, and the iceberg is good, it just needs a little fixing: 1: Casual Potterhead. Watches movies once a year and they've read all the books (because this covers millions of people). Maybe knows hogwarts house and patronus. 2: Genuine Potterhead. Watches movies several times a year and has re-read the series. Has merchandise and isn't afraid to show it. Reads fanfiction and possible writes them too (fanfiction is more common than tattoos). 3: Harry potter exists in every aspect of their lives. HP tattoos, HP themed weddings, open to naming kids after HP characters, very attached to the actors (not just characters) and visits theme park ALL the time. Actually enjoyed Fantastic Beasts (listen, I didn't like them either, but I think it's less intense than genuinely believing a fictional story is real). 4. This one was perfect. Genuinely believes HP and wizarding world is real, calls people muggles unironically. 5. No changes needed.

[@abbycampos.]

this itches my brain perfectly

[@thelestrangelair]

I agree with you, Muggle. haha Bella L

[@cealesti]

yup yup

[@kchaffinch8718]

This is how it really is. Thank you for your service

[@chester896]

thank you for this! i loved the video but writing fanfiction was below the real-life example of the guy who named himself Lucius and tried to adopt the actor for Draco? Insane lmao.

[@tricksfollies9549]

It’s so weird seeing Kurtis slowly learning more about fandom culture.

[@avasava7720]

It’s a slow, steady, yet ensuring process that reinforces a a certain belief that Kurtis Conner will, in fact, become more accustomed to fandom culture

[@crpCph]

He is in his furry pipeline and we can't mess with it, it's a canon event

[@Limelaz23]

​@@crpCph his fursona would be smth like a poodle or spaniel 😔😔

[@shortposeidon]

​@@Limelaz23Omg yes

[@danny98432]

looking forward to him casually mentioning a fic he read that week in a future video

[@ImTheSilliestBoy]

As a trans boy who had a HUGE Harry Potter phase, this marauders thing seems like it might be for me, I really liked the marauders when I was in the fandom, did not realise how much gender envy i got from young Remus lol. This video genuinely always puts me in a mood to read other better books out there, thanks Kurtis :)

[@vissersixty-nine6246]

i think writing fanfic should be higher on the tier list tbh. there has not been a SINGLE piece of media that dominated my mind that i haven't written self-indulgent fanfic for, and i own a collection for none of them. anyway i'm gonna start acting this way with animorphs now. you realize that the yeerks lobotomized all of us so we wouldn't remember the war right 🤨

[@RealElongatedMuskrat]

​@LichenCoveredRock are you not from the US or Canada? I ask because I'm European and learned about Animorphs through American Internet culture after years of seeing it referenced and being so confused 😂. It's a show and book series I think about kids transforming into animals.

[@MogamiKyoko13]

​@@RealElongatedMuskratoh, it's so much more than just kids transforming into animals. It's about a group of kids who find a dying alien who gives them the power to morph into basically any living creature they touch in order to fight these body-snatcher aliens who are taking over Earth. It's really dark and effed up for a kids series, but it is a great introduction to sci-fi and I highly recommend it.

[@demoncyborg5458]

​@LichenCoveredRock there's alien genocide and war crimes. It's very VERY dark at times and I 100% recommend it if you like sci-fi.

[@swagromancer]

Of all the crazy things involving Snape Wives, the thing I find most unbelievable is that Tonya didn't know when Snape's birthday was and "found it out later".

[@Bisexualdragon4042]

😭 Their the reason I stopped telling people I like Harry Potter, especially when everyone in my school was sharing a post where a woman claimed and described having sex with snape 😭

[@karlijn3230]

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[@karlijn3230]

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[@wurderer]

Kurtis giving Strange Aeons a shout out was not something I expected in a million years

[@shannonceleste5557]

Why? KZbinrs still watch KZbin like everyone else lol

[@handsoap3346]

When worlds collide

[@erikm5221]

Canadians together strong

[@RaeCharm]

@@shannonceleste5557 I mean honestly, I haven't heard almost anyone shout them out, as someone who's watched them for years. So it is kinda shocking. But I suspect Strange Aeons just might be more introverted.

[@sporkzzz]

​@@erikm5221she's Canadian? I thought she was lesbian

[@dylanotto949]

In defense of the rat patronus, it was the first one ever conjured into existence to save peoples' lives.

[@milothespylo]

I was wondering the whole time if you were gonna mention the marauders fandom because I find it really interesting that we just took her worldbuidling and a few characters (or in some cases just names) and just ran with it and made our own lore and development. So glad you talked to Ash in the video, he's awesome and I'm stoked for Rise of the Order

[@MsRainicorn]

Many years ago when AI wasn't so globally available, we had AI in our University and we fed it Harry Potter books and fanfics before asking it to write its own story - I'm just gonna say, it was unhinged ☠️

[@Sparc-qe1xp]

You have a moral duty to share that fanfic with the rest of the internet now

[@rezra]

@Sparc-qe1xp agreed

[@angelw8791]

I want to read

[@cherryblossoms6605]

​@@Sparc-qe1xpagreeeed

[@Rabbitibi]

Was it anything like "harry potter and the portrait of what looked like a large pile of ash"?

[@specializedchemicals6669]

writing fanfic isn't even that bad. as long as you grow out of using over used corny tropes, its fun and harmless.

[@inlinechris]

It’s acoustic

[@clownclot]

And even then, overused tropes aren't the end of the world 🤷‍♀️

[@Anne-fn4po]

Is this comment implying that using overused tropes is harmful LOL (ik its probably not but the wording lmaoo)

[@didyoujustwhat]

@@inlinechristiktok mfers try not to be ableist for one second challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)

[@sadfrown]

@@inlinechris like a guitar???