A SCATHING REVIEW of Hagrid | Harry Potter Film Theory

[@VexusFrost]

The captioner actually responding to him about the Fawkes comment was adorable 5:13

[@tribute_eagle6176]

I knowwwww they finally got a response 😂

[@meganwebster4377]

I came to the comments to see if anyone else noticed and said something 😂

[@CritterKeeper01]

"I gotcha boo boo!"

[@stayawayunited3744]

😊

[@veezopolis]

There's a lot that's not fair in this video. Going by year 1. I always imagined Hagrid was carrying Harry in a pocket of his coat, which would be the size of a crib for harry. Fluffy is SUPPOSED to be a dangerous creature that would harm students. Dumbledore warns the school beforehand. 2. Aragog wasnt just a friend, it was the only way to clear his name and start to figure out the MURDERS including their very good friend who was a target. Starting after year 2 the relationship between the trio and Hagrid leans way more into them being genuine friends rather than just mentor mentee or student teacher. This gets stronger in book 4. 3. Buckbeak wasnt getting a fair trial due to Malfoy, so hermione and ron decided to help by doing research, something the barely literate Hagrid couldnt do. 4. While the B.E.S. were dangerous to the students during the year, they are SUPPOSED to be during the last trial. He also helps Harry learn what dangerous creature hed be fighting. He doesnt just show harry dangerous stuff for the fun of it, he also teaches him how to be safe and careful around the creatures. Regarding Ritas story, it wasnt just an embarrasing secret. It was a life shattering one. It changed how his colleague's viewed him. It couldve Lost him his job and driven from hogwarts. It dragged his and his dads name through the mud. It put off so many of hia students. Dumbledore himself was okay with him feeling depressed. But not only does blood purity not mean anything to harry, he actively despises it. Hagrid is hagrid no matter who his mom was. 5. Hagrid went to them about grawp because he was a friend and he once again thought he would be driven out of hogwarts. Hagrid has no secrets from harry and doesnt think he shouldbe been protected from info. So he clearly would tell him about his mission. 6. Harry went to Hagrids after dark where teachers are allowed to drink .He was also mourning his oldest friend. None of that is Hagrids fault. Hagrid was an amazing friend and i will not hear him besmirched he made many mistakes and was over zealous with some dangerous things but then again so was every single class in that school.

[@ilovenycsomuch]

Ok but why did Hagrid let little Harry & Ron venture into the nest of thousands of giant spiders ALONE & to bother the giant master who, like his children, has a taste for flesh… and those poor boys didn’t even know what they were getting into, just follow the itsy bitsy spiders!🤷‍♀️ if Hagrid knew they needed information why didn’t he personally go to HIS friend & ask, much less accompany the boys. That’s by far his worst crime in my opinion, there’s no excuse for that

[@Dijusticx]

He was going to, but he was busy being, y'know, ARRESTED! ​@@ilovenycsomuch

[@aliceanne3952]

You do realize this video is satire, right? The Carlin brothers love Hagrid. J is just being silly for the sake of it.

[@unsociablebutterfly67]

“If your a 60 year old man and your 3 best friends are 11 year olds.” Dumbledore: ”and what am I chopped liver?”

[@tectamk.thorne7837]

I feel Hagrid takes a parental role for Harry, being friends with James and Lily in the order of the phoenix. Also he feels a LOT closer to dumbledore than Harry

[@saulgoodman8501]

I've never really gotten this argument honestly. He's a kind of parental figure for Harry.

[@ThisIsWizardsHandle]

Yea I don’t think it’s a red flag hagrid and Dumbledore are like father figures like they care for the kids like they are their own

[@mmoney416]

I still remember the In Defense of Hagrid video you had 10 months ago

[@marlinfromfindingnemo8954]

To be fair with a book series that’s been over for almost two decades you’re gonna run out of material eventually surprised they’ve only reused this few of concepts

[@Leviticus_Prime]

​@@marlinfromfindingnemo8954 they literally did the same video twice in 3 months and forgot lol

[@rikhuravidansker]

@@Leviticus_Prime There are legitimate defenses and criticisms of Hagrid.

[@rachel-js9xe]

@@Leviticus_Primewhich one

[@arion1633]

Also remembering Dumbledore's Big Plan where Hagrid is crucial part many times just because the way he is 😅

[@thegamedevcave]

i must say, i do like the idea of this as a series! theories sometimes get a little wild because we get so deep into layers upon layers of YEARS of overanalyzing the same 7 books (which i love!). so taking a step back with this as a more grounded concept can be a nice breath of fresh air every so often, much like the What ifs!

[@olivergellertjohansen1115]

A scathing review of Albus Dumbledore or Sirius Black next seems to be in order

[@jennyblanch8241]

The scathing review of Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore would need to be done by his younger brother Aberforth has no-known middle names Dumbledore. In all seriousness pun absolutely intended a scaling review on either of these fictional gentleman would be absolutely incredible and there is definitely plenty of material to work with.

[@garyhatmaker6589]

Definitely Albus Dumbledore but I'd rather see one of Dobby the elf more than Sirius Black.

[@thorthewolf8801]

There should be a scathing review of Lupin. He goes under the radar despite distancing himself from Harry so much he didnt even seek him out during his eleven-twelve years of his life at the Dursleys, nor after that really

[@olivergellertjohansen1115]

@ valid point, however I think he would’ve been welcome at the Dursleys

[@ShannonLynn21]

We need a series of scathing reviews. After listening to the audio books I realized how annoying hermione is, so I vote her next

[@drewe2331]

This is a fun idea for a series, but i challenge you to do a glowing review for Lucius, Umbridge, Filch...

[@mosstwig3591]

To be fair, what doesn't nearly get Harry killed?

[@Margaret-yv9ed]

PREACH IT BROTHERRRRRRRR!!!!!

[@Margaret-yv9ed]

PREACH IT BROTHER!!! It’s a little crazy just how much of the plot revolves around the people in power being dumb, but it makes for a great story.

[@shockedbucket]

Professor flitwick? I think, ummm maybe... wait no him too

[@lilyrose0116]

Justice for Hedwig!

[@marlinfromfindingnemo8954]

@@lilyrose0116hedwig flying with Harry nearly gave away which Harry was the real one so not even her

[@Margaret-yv9ed]

If I had a nickel for every time SCB mad a video aiming to sway the public's opinion of one Rubeus Hagrid, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice.

[@SabsWhyTho]

Not really weird, their niche is Harry Potter, it's just gonna get more niche as time goes on lol.

[@Captainthefurry]

three nickles you forgot about their swagrid video from like six years ago

[@scootergsp]

👍For the Dr. Doofenshmirtz reference!

[@lauramarschmallow2922]

#wooosh!

[@bigshagger8277]

​@@lauramarschmallow2922you're to old to be saying things like that Laura

[@FlanylShirtman]

What Hagrid said about owls before he bought Hedwig was a bit prophetic. "They're dead useful."

[@coolnerdlll6053]

I know Hagrid makes a lot of mistakes (almost all of which are very helpful to the plot), but he'll always be my favorite character. We all need someone as caring and likable as Hagrid in our lives, whether they're a literal ten-foot teddy bear or not.

[@rikhuravidansker]

I learned recently he's 12 feet.

[@Mark_Goddin]

100% agree. Hagrid is a great friend and character. I love him!

[@arthurpatton7450]

Scathing review of sniviellus snape please. I hate how a big portion of the hp community think he’s a good person when he’s really not

[@BradDiBenedetto]

Agreed. He was a bad person who made one good decision, and even then made that decision for a selfish reason. People call him morally gray, but I think even that is generous

[@MattcraftMSTR]

The vast majority of Harry Potter fans only know the “always” Snape from the movies who did everything for Harry because of his love for Lily. They don’t know the book Snape who literally asked Voldemort to spare Lily and kill Harry and James. They don’t know the book Snape who bullied the heck outta Hermione and Neville for literally no reason. (Neville to the point where he was literally Neville’s worst fear.)

[@donmccaig]

I'm reading Goblet of Fire to my daughter and we just read the part where Harry was trying to get to Dumbledore to tell him about Mr. Crouch showing up in the forest. The way Snape just blocked the entrance to Dumbledore's office and refused to even listen to Harry, let alone help him. Got my blood boiling! Snape enjoys torturing Harry. No amount of plot adjusting will convince me that he's anything but awful.

[@yammarques]

he's just plain evil lol, his biggest redeeming feature is being able to feel remorse. but, in a sense similar to Mundungus, he's "useful to have around".

[@rikhuravidansker]

@@MattcraftMSTR Snape acted preferential and later evil before the eighth film, so the fandom knows what he acted like.

[@HashimThaDream]

Did J just invent a new Wizard Swear??? “FOR FAWKES SAKE!!!”

[@satsujin-shathewitchkingof6185]

It's still cute you think Hagrid could have won that case when Lucious was bribing the jury

[@cybersoul3371]

In their podcast they sort of allude to the fact that Dumbledore could have put a stop to the whole thing because of how ridiculous it is, but he doesn’t in order to show Harry the importance of sparing an innocent life.

[@SabsWhyTho]

​@@cybersoul3371 Which is absurd considering Dumbledore would have no way of predicting they'd go back in time and stop the execution. Dumbledore's big plan only works if he has some disregard of life for "The Greater Good"

[@cybersoul3371]

@ I would say Dumbledore absolutely does have some disregard of life for “The Greater Good”

[@satsujin-shathewitchkingof6185]

@@cybersoul3371 I don't think he could've. What facts could Dumbledoor possibly have that would un-bribe the jury?

[@cybersoul3371]

@@satsujin-shathewitchkingof6185 It’s not about the facts. In a world where this case is tried fairly it wouldn’t exist in the first place. I think if Dumbledore pushed against Lucius (perhaps with blackmail from chamber), he’d quickly drop it

[@MJ-kc8iz]

In all fairness in regards to the drinking... Dragon Egg, I assumed the 'hooded figure' was using jedi mind tricks (Imperius) on Hagrid to encourage him to drink. Holing up in cabin, no defence. Aragog's death?! You lose your oldest friend of 50 years and not be tempted into a bender. 🤨

[@melindoranightsilver9298]

Hagrid likes to drink, the books are pretty honest about that. On top of that, he tends to lean towards the more dangerous creatures because he wants to prove they "aren't bad." He also forgets that as a half giant, he can handle these creatures far more than an average wizard much kess a kid. So I don't think he was under a curse, I think he decided that he got away with it Aragog and Mosag (and their extended family) so why not try again? Only, it was the trio who suffered the consequences, not Hagrid.

[@rikhuravidansker]

Also, Hagrid did not give away Slughorn's information and did not know that Slughorn knew how to make Horcruxes.

[@tommyxboy101]

I see what you're saying but after a couple read throughs I really notice the adult characters really really lean on alcohol any chance they get, I think there's a couple of scenes where both the Dursley and the Weasley adults immediately reach for a bottle of brandy (Dursleys) or whiskey (Weasleys) while something shocking happens

[@tommyxboy101]

Also there are several scenes where Hagrid is DRUNK because he's in a sad mood, and it is implied that during the time that he hides in his cabin because of Rita Skeeta he is just drinking and not doing ANYTHING else, theres a line something like "Hagrid hasn't been seen out of his hut, not even to do his regular gamekeeping duties"

[@1marya.]

Right but you have to remember that when Hagrid took baby Harry on a questionable motorbike with no safety seats it was the early 80s and things were different then

[@failurenotsorry6600]

doesn't mean it was safe just because the time was different. even people back then would tell you that was very unsafe

[@1marya.]

@failurenotsorry6600 I know. I lived back then.

[@bruhdon4748]

@@failurenotsorry6600what’s to say the bike doesn’t have enchantments that keeps you in the seat or whatever

[@failurenotsorry6600]

@bruhdon4748 what's to say it does?

[@insaincaldo]

We should probably just be glad baby Harry didn't sit in his coat of pockets and end up like his first birthday cake.

[@joriskuipers4112]

You'd have three nickles, for he also revealed the secrets of Fluffy to Voldemort the same night.

[@kamrynreavey]

Politely requesting a scathing review of Albus Dumbledore. I know he's the mastermind of the plot, or at least a significant driver of it, but I've always believed he's such a flawed character. I'd be interested to hear others' thoughts

[@abraham2172]

Flawed? In his youth maybe. But throughout the books, literally everything he does is either to fight Voldemort or to protect people, Harry in particular of course.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

PERFECT THUMBNAIL 😂😂😂😂😂

[@mikkellausen2044]

I am almost through the second book, for the 1000th time. And I just thought of something I would love your take on, I don’t think you’ve ever mentioned it on your channel. So the basilisk kills when looking into the victims eyes, and petrified if you look at it through something. But what would happen if Harry was under the invisibility cloak and looked at the basilisk? Would he be petrified, or would nothing happen, since the basilisk wouldn’t be able to see him? We know that moody can look through the cloak, but that is the only time we ever know someone to be able to look through the cloak…except for maybe mrs. Norris? We never get confirmation whether she is able to look through the cloak? Maybe this is also true for other animals? I would love to get your take on this? Have you thought of this before?

[@DisgruntledAlchemist]

He would be petrified and invisible. 🫥

[@mikkellausen2044]

@@DisgruntledAlchemist I think that's my own conclusion as well, but it is interesting none the less. When Harry is in the chamber and the Basilisks eyes are damaged, Harry can look at it again, so that would mean that it is essential that both the Basislisk and the Victims is looking at eachother. But the Basilisk wouldnt be able to look at Harry if he was under the Cloak, since he's invisible

[@ilovenycsomuch]

@@DisgruntledAlchemist yikes, that’s even worse😲

[@D4RW1N1SM]

I'm pretty sure they discuss it at some point during the second book on 'Through the Griffin Door' and the conclusion was petrified and invisible.

[@jmace2424]

Hagrid is a part of Dumbledore’s Big Plan. Dumbledore tells Hagrid information knowing it will get told to Harry. It didn’t matter that Hagrid told Quirrell how to get past Fluffy because Quirrell could never get the Stone out of the Mirror.

[@pmcKANE]

I'd always assumed that these leaks, which were seemingly unintentional, were also part of the plan to cover up the fact that there was a big plan at all.

[@Cailus3542]

Putting Quirrell so close to the Stone was still a serious risk. Powerless though he was at the time, Voldemort still had his mind. If anyone could figure out what Dumbledore did, and undo the spell, it was him.

[@erikagholston6610]

I agree.

[@calebalwayswill7423]

Right? They really need to watch 'Dumbledore's Big Plan' and cure their ignorance

[@HussainiProgrammer]

THE PERFECT Thumbnail! I also like the fact that Quidditch Champions developers added PS1 Hagrid as a helmet.

[@Crits-Crafts]

PS1 hagrid was the best hagrid

[@karenfromfinasse8430]

I just reread sorcerers stone and I’m actually not thrilled with Hagrid. He had been having an argument with Vernon, who then insulted Dumbledore and Hagrids response is to Transfigure Dudley into a pig! I’m not saying Dudley didn’t deserve it, but Hagrid didn’t know that. And Dudley was only 11 at most

[@veezopolis]

Thats not why he transfigured him

[@Sebastian-lw5qb]

@@veezopolis It is. Dudley eating the cake was only in the movie.

[@jackee-is-silent2938]

I can't believe you passed up the chance to use the "SWAGRID" meme. :)

[@AstroPC96]

9:02 Hadrid writes email now? 🤣

[@Slion43]

PLEASE STOP USING BETTER HELP Edit: I've heard a lot of bad things about better help if your interested it what just go Google it or something but if that's all you can afford then it's better than nothing also i saw people saying that therapy is just listening to someone which it's not the therapists actually help you with mental health issues not just listening also everyone that is fighting i understand your upset but there's a lot better things to be doing rn but I understand cuz I was the one who made the comment and caused this so pls be nice and have a good day (also they probably are in a contract and when they made was probably before their were allegations)

[@vegardtodnem6677]

Why?

[@HuskerPower97]

No

[@DarthNash6]

CORRECT it’s a horrible service that doesn’t pay its licensed therapists properly, and it also has “therapists” that AREN’T licensed! They’re an AWFUL company

[@wolfmarine961]

Lol

[@ethanlynch6918]

Why

[@Exile97]

Oh, I saw this right before I left back to work. I got just enough time to download it.

[@murandix5950]

Who to make a scathing review of?: - Cornelius Fudge (Just every act, decision or action as minister for magic) Truelly the worst person for a position of power. Easily manipulated, and very fearfull of loosing his seat of power by people finding out how unintelligent or unworthy for leadership he trully is. - Harry Potter (Never truelly trusts Dumbledore with his findings or visions) - Dumbledore (Always explain crucial information at the end of every year, instead of sharing bits ever so often.) - McGonagall (When does she actually show/teach the Gryffindor traits/vertues?) Why does she always take points of gryffindor students? She does not at any point explain why and then teaches how to act instead. - Snape (Why does he hate Hermione and Neville so much?) For someone Harry views as the most curages person, he is very pityfull and fearfull. He yearns for approval from Slytherine students, and never disciplines their foul behaviour. Like with Malfoy calling other students "mud blods", but as soon as students from the other houses says or does something out of line from his perspective the get points taken from and/or gives them detentionen. - All in the wizarding world (Why don't they use more usefull muggle inventions like the telephone for communication instead of leathers, the television for broadcasts/entertainment? But use radio's for dissaperience updates) Transportation the muggles have lost, I mean fluepowder or disapparate spell can't beat that. But what is up with brooms for flying? I mean sure witches have been depicted to fly on brooms for hundreds of years. But there should be some newer/smarter inventions to make flying more comfortable or safer. - Magic in the wizarding world (By definition making something out of nothing is magic. Then why is magic in the wizarding world limited to only be able to duplicate an existing thing or changing something from one thing to something els?) I mean there is a lot of cool magic in the wizarding world, but why restraints on magic? Then it's not magic then it's the "magic or science" from "the Sorceress Apprentice" movie from 2010. - Schools in the wizarding world (I haven't heard of language "english/french/bulgarian" classes, that teaches reading/wrighting/speaking or maths/geometry? Are there schools for magical children before the age of 11?) Also getting sorted into four different "houses" in one school is strange. But then the students are not separated in the classrooms? Seems like it's only in quidditch and house points.

[@dennisweijzen8997]

Missed oppurtunity to say the nickle thing in Dr. Doofenshmirtz voice. MandJTV nails that every time

[@johnhogue9402]

To be fair, most of the adults in the Harry Potter series have no business teaching children…

[@zachw28]

McGonagall is the exception. That woman is amazing

[@johnhogue9402]

@ definitely

[@joonaslaitinen9520]

Actually Flitwick, Sprout and McGonegal are all very competent teachers. Snape, Hagrid and Slughorn are the bad/questionable types.

[@MrPrideHyde]

@@joonaslaitinen9520 Meanwhile, professor Sprout from the movies: - He (Neville) has just fainted. - Yes, well... just leave him there.

[@UnfazedPhoenix]

HAGRID?? Out of all the characters you could have chosen from, Hagrid stood out to you??? He doesn't have a mean bone in his body. Shame sirs! Shame!

[@melindoranightsilver9298]

The issue isn't that Hagrid is mean, rhe issue is that Hagrid does various questionable things that he ends up dragging the students into. Or that cause more problems to everyone.

[@ethanminson6198]

6:37 That's a quote I use all the time

[@arstan8092]

I love scb, but i will always get a huge Ugh every time i see a better help sponsor after the controversy and not trusting that system at all.

[@DrBlort]

This reminds me of an old article in mugglenet "Did Umbridge Have a Point: Dumbledore’s Giant Mistake". Is still up, and it makes very good points.

[@aliceanne3952]

The way J's voice cracks when he says "it's VOLdemort!" has me ROLLING

[@Hondenzijngevaarlijk]

Hagrid is like a pitnutter but with magical monsters. Great video! Only things that I'd like to correct: Hagrid and Buckbeak were not innocent. Buckbeak really did attack Malfoy and it was Hagrid's responsibility to keep the students safe what he obviously did not do because Malfoy got hurt. Us not liking Malfoy does not mean he deserved to be attacked. If an animal attacks just for feeling insulted, that animal should not be around students. I know Dumbledore calls Buckbeak innocent but he's really not. When they go back in time he calls Sirius innocent too and while he is innocent of what he was accused of doing, he's not innocent of biting a student causing him not being able to walk. Dumbledore is in the same room with the dog attack victim when he calls that same dog that did that to him innocent. When animals attack people they are not innocent so Dumbledore was wrong about that. Hagrid's heart was not in the right place either. His heart was with monsters and his ego. If you truly love someone, you don't put their life in danger. Yet Hagrid keeps doing that over and over again with his misplaced trust in his monsters.

[@abraham2172]

Malfoy actively put himself in danger in order to harm Hagrid. He deliberatly provocated Buckbeak to attack him when Hagrid didnt watch. There was no way Hagrid could have prevented this without closely watching him throughout the whole lesson, which he of course didnt do since other students were around too and he didnt know Malfoy was going to cause trouble.

[@Hondenzijngevaarlijk]

@abraham2172 Malfoy did not get hurt on purpose. He was not listening to the instructions when Hagrid told them not to insult the hippogryffs because he was talking with Crabbe and Goyle. It's very common for students to not pay attention in class and Hagrid should at the very least have made sure every student was aware of every warning he gave before letting them anywhere near the hippogryffs. Harry had a nasty feeling they were plotting to disrupt the class but Harry having a feeling does not mean they were. Being insulting is just how Malfoy always behaved and getting attacked by a deadly hippogryff was not Malfoy's plan. It didn't just hurt him but it tried to kill him. Hagrid was wrestling Buckbeak back into his collar as it strained to get at Malfoy, who lay curled in the grass, blood blossoming over his robes. In what universe is trying to kill someone because of an insult being innocent? Buckbeak is dangerous and guilty of trying to kill a student.

[@Hondenzijngevaarlijk]

@@abraham2172 I just watched the scene in the movie too and in the book Malfoy does not walk towards Buckbeak in an intimidating way like he does in the movie. In the book Buckbeak had already bowed to him and Malfoy insulted him while he was patting his back after being accepted. In both book and movie Malfoy did not hear all of the instructions. Nobody provokes a deathly creature on purpose. There are also other interesting differences between this scene in the movie and the book. In the movie Hagrid stands in between Malfoy and Buckbeak while saying whoa and Buckbeak's name in a stern voice before giving him food. In the book he was wrestling him back into his collar. The difference reflects a shift in popular dog training methods promoted in the media. In the movie Hagrid underestimated how bad Malfoy's injury was by saying it was just a scratch. Hermoine had to tell him to take him to the hospital wing. So that's horrible about movie Hagrid but in the book he does not need to be told that Malfoy needs help and he immediately takes action. He does respond when Malfoy says that he's dying by saying he's not but that's okay because it's in a reassuring way. Sirius Black downplayed the injury he caused too after he mauled Ron's leg by the way. In the movie we don't see blood and we don't see how bad the injury is and people may think that Malfoy is faking but in the book it's very clear that it's a bad injury. There was a long, deep gash in Malfoy's arm. Blood splattered the grass. Blood blossoming his robes. In that moment he is absolutely not faking. Malfoy is injured badly and losing a lot of blood. This was a traumatic experience for him and he was lucky he could be treated in a magical hospital wing. Because of magic I suspect he was healed much faster and completely than a muggle boy would have and I believe he could have been faking how much it still hurt later but that does not change the fact that it was a serious, painful and traumatic attack that should not have happened. In the book Buckbeak is more easily triggered than in the movie but in both situations it's wrong to blame the victim. In both book and movie Hagrid put the students in unnecessary danger. This lesson was much too dangerous and the students didn't feel safe either. At the very least Hagrid should have made sure every single student understood the dangers and all of his instructions. He could have done a theory lesson and a theory test first instead of immediately encouraging students to interact with deathly creatures. Interacting with deathly creatures really should not be happening at all.

[@abraham2172]

@@Hondenzijngevaarlijk I suggest we focus on the book as its the original source directly by the author. I highly doubt Malfoy just overheard the instructions. Hagrid made it very clear to be polite to the hippogryffs because they can be insulted very easily and attack. Malfoy deligeratly and intentionally did the opposite of what Hagrid told them to. Im not sure he meant to get hurt, but he definetely meant to get Hagrid fired.

[@Ottobuns]

For Fawkes Sake!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

EPIC Stache! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@sethb196]

OMG the subtitles right after the FAWKES piece had me dying. [I gotchoo, Boo boo]

[@SalKhayer]

Honestly, these episodes need to be introduced with a short text prompt saying "please turn on CC" because whomever the GLORIOUS captioner is deserves all the love. He/She/They crush every fkn time bro, it's nutty how on point those captions are.

[@pb99-z3r]

3:53 You don't know NHS in the UK. They don't care.4:02 Didn't Harry meet Dedalus Diggle as a kid before he knew about his wizard heritage? 5:46 But it is legal in the UK. Almost every high street here has a gambling shop. As a non-native resident it was shocking for me but then again it is quite normal here. You can buy gambling scratch cards in almost every supermarket.

[@hansbystrom9983]

I never liked Hagrid. He is unpleasant and weird. And Dumbledore liked him because he is loyal to a fault and therefore easy to manipulate.

[@ConstantSorrow]

Just because Hagrid said that Harry could fit in one hand doesn't mean he carried him like that, Harrid was merely saying how small Harry was. And I was always under the belief that Hagrid's breeding of blast ended skrewt was at the request of the Ministry for the final task in the tournament. This is because 1) they were used in the task and 2) there was no investigate or action taken against Hagrid by the Ministry after Rita published he had been breeding them. If they were that illegal people at the ministry or connected to the ministry (Malfoy perhaps) would have pushed for punishment.

[@christinapolander4025]

Making this a series would be hilarious. Scathing review of characters, even ones that are universally loved, there's probably something fun you can put into it

[@taylorhockley7326]

I loved the trivia night last week ❤ it realyy made my friday night😊 im hoping you'll do more and also maybe a marvel or disney trivia quiz again, also you answered my question on the stream which literally made my week so thank you ❤ keep doing what you're doing Also, also, actually actually, i was at one point 26 th on the trivia night which is the best i have ever done 🎉 ( even though i finished in the hundereds 😂)

[@nairrdlairrd]

I will tolerate no slander of Hagrid. The best father figure in Harry’s life. You know who deserves a scathing review? *Sirius Black.*

[@melindoranightsilver9298]

I would argue that due to abuse and dealing with the Dementors for years, it stunted Sirius to a degree. Add the fact that he got stuck in the family home-a home he hated, not being able to do what he wanted to do and yeah, one can see why Sirius has some issues. That being said, he stood up for Harry and tried his best.

[@andylee6022]

I would argue Arthur is better than Hagrid. Hagrid is too trusting, too loose lipped, and only has too little he says. Arthur is better provider, shows more care for his kids, and shows more trustworthy.

[@ncsquatch2514]

Maybe I've overlooked this but does Hagrids ban on magic ever get lifted. Obviously not during the story but after. The absolute least the Ministry could do for Hagrid in recognition of his contributions to the fall of the dark lord is lift his prohibition on magic.

[@bruhdon4748]

Yeah it’s pretty nuts that he gets proven innocent but still has his ability to be a wizard taken away, being told you can never do magic again becsue you got expelled from a school is crazy to me

[@ncsquatch2514]

@bruhdon4748 magic is so central to life in the Wizarding world it's like having your right arm and left leg taken as punishment for some dumb childhood decision.

[@scion2245ify]

I can’t with the mustache man.. 😂

[@lightbringercos]

THE ENDING WAS UNCALLED FOR!!!

[@lightbringercos]

(yes it's been years and I'm still not over Hedwig's death WHAT ABOUT IT)

[@AskMia411]

Agreed!!! That was just mean!!!

[@GrangerPOVs]

Omg dudethat thumbnail was a JUMPSCARE.

[@OG_VeniVidiVici]

It's tough, cus Hagrid is like our first good guy in the series. He buys Harry a bunch of cool stuff etc, but the more we learn about him, the more I questioned why he did things the way he did. Like if in the last book Hagrid would have been a death eater, it wouldn't have surprised me. He's like the opposite of Snape. Where with Snape, we always kind of think he's a bad guy, but the more we learn about him, we start to question whether he really is or isn't by his actions (always giving Harry subtle hints etc) then we find out he isn't.

[@DisgruntledAlchemist]

Also, also Dumbledore needs a scathing review. I know you guys are pro Dumbledore, but… he leaves Harry in an abusive home and does nothing about it because abuse victims are easier to control. He’s raising child soldiers to fight this war. He’s raising Harry as a pig for slaughter (I’m not giving him credit for the glint of triumph.). And let’s not forget that he didn’t actually properly prepare Harry for the mission he was given. At the end of Goblet he tells Fudge a laundry list of things he needs to do now that Voldemort is back, but it’s too late to do anything except remove the dementors. He had 13 years to befriend giants and werewolves to sway them to his side and did nothing. Also, also look at how he treats Sirius. My theory is that he left Sirius in Azkaban so that he couldn’t interfere with Dumbledore’s plans for Harry. It would be much harder if Harry had a parental figure in his life. He also lets Sirius starve in a cave for a year during Goblet. Does he achieve the greater good? Sure. Does he do some evil things to get there. Most definitely.

[@nicolasmeneguzzo5051]

Literally shut up, he did not leave Harry in an abusive home to control him, he did it because it was the place where he literally could not be touched by Voldemort and dumbledore didn’t want Harry to die go figure, he did not agree with or like the way the dursleys treated Harry, evident by his treatment of them in half blood prince, he obviously did not know Sirius was innocent because wormtail made it not appear that way to 50 witnesses and they already knew there was a spy before and this just massively confirms that, and even after Sirius is back in Harry’s life the only reason dumbledore tries to contain Sirius is because he didn’t want him to get himself killed because he knew how reckless and headstrong Sirius was which is exactly what happened btw, he even says himself that it should have been that start of a long and happy relationship, and as for you not giving him credit for the gleam of triumph is you just refusing to accept the meaning of the text because there is literally nothing else that gleam could even be referring too, Harry just told him how Voldemort came back using Harry’s blood, if he doesn’t realize Harry has a way back then there is literally no reason for him to have a gleam at all, finally he did prepare Harry for his quest, by teaching him about the deep power of choices and friendship and love, by showing him Voldemorts memories, Harry was able to understand voldy and find the horcruxes because he knew how voldy would think, people like you who slander dumbledore are all too busy looking for someone to blame that you can’t even take one second to be thankful to the one person who was always there standing against the forces of darkness while still providing a guiding hand when it mattered most, go away

[@bruhdon4748]

Yeah I honestly don’t understand why he didn’t just train and prepare Harry from a young age, give him every advantage possible while also instilling good morals and behaviour onto him, I feel like Harry was definitely given the worse start possible as a human and wizard alike. Edit: there wouldn’t be a story I guess or the story as we know it if that was the case.

[@marshawargo7238]

They could also scythe Jeff Fletchly 😂!!!

[@mreevee7785]

I dont agree with your points about Sirius at all. He never knew Sirius was innocent until PoA so of course he was fine with Sirius being in Azkaban, it has nothing to do with his plans for Harry. As for how Sirius languished in a cave starving and alone for the entirety of GoF, well Dumbledore simply had no knowledge of this, so there's nothing he could have done.

[@KudaKeileon]

Most of your points have an incorrect premise. Him leaving Harry with the Dursleys has nothing to do with abuse victims being easier to control and everything to do with the Bond of Blood. Teaching children how to perform magic in a society where you teach children how to perform magic is not raising child soldiers. Third point is correct. He very much tried to properly prepare Harry, but a lot happened that he couldn't have foreseen. It's not too late for Fudge to do anything, Fudge just won't listen. Werewolves aren't a consolidated society (and are often secretive about their nature) and yeah he probably could have sent Hagrid to the giants early. Alone. Yeah. Dumbledore had no idea Sirius was innocent until the end of Prisoner, after he'd already broken out. It has nothing to do with controlling Harry. It was about keeping Harry safe from a convicted murderer. I don't even remember what Sirius is up to in Goblet so I have no opinion on that.

[@bigjake360t]

Haven't seen the channel in a while. When you grow such a mighty mustache?

[@geoffreyschmid2663]

Why was Hagrid not allowed to use magic after he was cleared in year 2? Was it because they technically couldn’t prove it was Voldemort,but it was somehow enough to get him out of Azkaban? Even if thats the case, he should for sure be able to use magic after the battle of hogwarts I’d think. Great video!❤

[@captaindc3889]

‘Sorry bout that

[@cali4597]

Hagrid almost squished Harry in Hallows. When Hagrid gets to HW and his brother shoves him thru a window just where Harry was. Or when the side car broke in Hallows

[@lucypreece7581]

I will say though Robbie Coltrane played the role perfectly. He brought so much warmth to the role. His loss was felt very hard when he passed. I remember not long after he passed I was watching Chamber Of Secrets and it got to the scene at the end where he is back from Azkaban and comes to the great hall and like everyone gives him a massive round of applause and claps and cheers for him I just burst into tears. I was bawling. There was a waterfall on my face. I do truly fear for the upcoming HBO series because half the people in the OG movies just were so perfectly cast. They made those roles and it will be hard to see anyone else step into those roles and bring the same energies.

[@adryanadiniz8453]

A want a review of Cho!!!

[@Saimeren]

5:14 They still bleeped it. lol.

[@Hrafnskald]

Great video :) To be fair to Hagrid, the drinking in front of students is WAY more serious in American culture than, from what I understand, in the UK. Here in the US, any teacher in high school who did that would be fired faster than you can say "Expeliarmus".

[@nhansen197]

A minute ago? There's nearly an entire day, a day in which the entire wizarding world learns that Harry survived the Killing curse. Witnesses to that event, Lilly, Tom, and Harry. By the time anyone else shows up the dead is done. And yet the entire wizarding world knows about an event from which no one is available to give witness. My personal theory is that Hagrid took baby Harry down to the Leaky Cauldron and presented him like some kind of pries while telling everyone he'd survived the killing curse. It's the only thing that makes Harry's sudden climb to fame make sense.

[@lnt.helmuth]

36?! But last year last year you were 37!

[@reneerogers912]

You’ll be happy to know my cat paw picked this video. I was scrolling my feed and this is what he tapped on.

[@taylorhockley7326]

I can tell you definitely paid the art budget for this video 😂 its really great art 😅

[@itchybelle]

thank you thank you i devoted quite some time to it

[@nicoleb581]

That last edit after "he gave Harry Hedwig" was Savage! Savage I say

[@matthewpatrick7263]

I wonder if the testimony of Harry Potter, along with Madam Pomphrey's assertion that she could find nothing wrong with Draco's arm after the initial healing, would've made a difference after Lucius opened his coin pouch.

[@deviantmonday2427]

I like to think that Hagrid just put baby Harry in one of the pockets on his coat.

[@ilovenycsomuch]

Enormous annual headache🤣 I’m borrowing this, there are many who fall under that description

[@crazzluz1702]

That cut of Hedwig dying at the end was absolutely not okay, too soon.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love your content guys

[@EternalFireseal]

Honestly, Hagrid is one the things that suffered the most in the series' changing tone. His being a vaguely irresponsible goofball with a heart of gold fit in perfectly fine in the first few books. But, like a lot of things, it just didn't translate as well as the series became darker and "more serious".

[@annam6742]

Scathing review of Dumbledore, Ron, Snape, slughorn, all good choices

[@failurenotsorry6600]

eh, snape is obvious. the others are great choices though

[@DisgruntledAlchemist]

Ooh. Ron would be a good choice. People always talk about how Ron was made worse by the films, but book Ron is still pretty bad.

[@cubedmelons876]

Snape? That scathing review would be longer than the Harry Potter film series.

[@jamessmithson-br7rm]

Ah, leave off our Hagrid already. He is far from the most dangerous character 😅 His heart is in the right place

[@landibear6509]

Scathing review of Hermione Granger. That ought to be a challenge. 😂The email and the captioner actually responding.. brilliant!

[@christinabrock2893]

Your list of annual headaches caused by Hagrid left out the one in Deathly Hallows when he got a bunch of students in trouble by hosting a "Support Harry Potter" party.

[@7cassandraecw378]

Lovable ol' fella just can't help himself, he's taking care of all the misunderstood, occasionally uncontrollable mystical little buddies out there despite the potential risks to himself and others. Just like my aunt

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

Ok that ending with Hedwig was just cold 😭

[@BLT10r]

I'm being thrown off by Ben's haircut on the same face as J's mustache

[@KyleKatarn145]

My read on the Skrewts was that Hagrid was breeding them FOR the tournament. The tournament has been known for its lethality in previous years

[@kandipiatkowski8589]

Fudge deserves a scathing review!

[@Lordpooz09]

IDK how scathing it would be but, totally need to do a review of McGonagall! (Also every DADA teacher one year at a time)

[@i_am_stephan]

14:48 NO THEY DIDNT

[@Lemonshark710]

😮

[@Maartimer]

When Hagrid gives Dudley a pig's tail, he knows literally nothing about him. For all he knows, Dudley could be a perfectly lovely and innocent kid and Harry's best friend. That's why in the movie they added the detail of Dudley eating from Harry's cake, to make Hagrid's action appear almost redeemable.

[@CritterKeeper01]

Giving Harry Hedwig led to Harry having an extremely unusual and recognizable owl, thus making it easy to identify mail to and from Harry and try to intercept it. Are we *sure* Hagrid isn't secretly on the other side??

[@josh.0220]

Pre sidecar?! I always assumed baby Harry was bundled up IN the sidecar

[@Shadowpack95]

I would say to the Blast-Ended Screwts, they were for the Tournament and so he may have been under contract from the Ministry. As for Buckbeak's Trial, Harry, Hermione, and Ron volunteered to help of their own Free-Will

[@HarryTaylor-n1j]

You just given up the Ron in Hufflepuff series?

[@whaddup691]

Did you guys not realize that he was asked to breed the blasteneded skrewts FOR the triwizard tournament? Thats why he couldn’t say anything about it when asked where he got them or why he was allowed to breed them

[@kyuusei19]

Hagrid using magic on Muggles kinda gives weight to the Slytherin house theory + I guess they were right to snap his wand 😂

[@Boundwithflame23]

I’ve had this theory that the skrewts were always meant for the maze but Hagrid couldn’t reveal that part. A secret he actually kept for once lol

[@blakethebeast3174]

Scathing Review idea: Mr. Potter himself. Let's go big!

[@watertowercat]

Wait, I never thought of this, but ... if the skrewts are illegal, how are they allowed into the maze as an official obstacle?

[@sewntolife]

That final clip made me say, "Oh, ow..." brutal 😢

[@mkaylor121]

It was fine to bring Harry as a baby on the motorcycle it was the 80s man

[@dustinfreeman4189]

lol that ending was super savage and I loved it

[@pixelbrady]

5:20 the subtitles person calling J "Boo boo" ☺️

[@plotholedetective4166]

Pops used to ride me around On the motorcycle in his jacket when I was a baby. it was the only vehicle we had for awhile as a kid and I own it now and its my only vehicle.

[@ZedemMonk]

The whole car seat thing was definitely not a thing back in 1980 when you didn't even have seatbelts in the back seat and a lot of babies got taken home on a parent's lap. As for the next scathing, Dumbledore might warrant a 2-3 parter...

[@sshuggi]

We all have that friend that always makes the worst decisions and gets in their own way, but you can help but still love them. That's Hagrid.

[@jakeleslie4934]

On a completely unrelated not, Jay... Your hair is looking great!