Can Wizards LOSE Their Magical Powers? - Harry Potter Theory

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[@stevefontaine1335]

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[@Dan261178]

We know they can,remember how Tonks had trouble with her metamorph powers when she was feeling depressed? Magic is strongly tied to emotions so depression can cause a wizard/witch to lose their powers.

[@riffdex]

So maybe I been a wizard all along Im just depressed? 🥰🥰

[@Someoneisnotavailable]

Their power can be drained, but it can be relearned. Magic is genetic, it's literally built into their body. Magic won't be completely gone, only forgotten like an example for Lockhart.

[@Angelo-uw9eo]

Tonks didnt use a wand for her metamorph powers so that means inate magic like that can be affected by feelings more easily because a wand will still work but if the bond between wand and wizard becomes effected by feelings you need a new wand or to work through your problems

[@Dan261178]

@@Angelo-uw9eoHave you forgotten that being around Dementors for too long can drain a wizards powers because they cause despair as well?

[@ugochukwuanadyk6954]

It would be temporal

[@scottleitner4801]

To elaborate further on the Magical Draining with the dementors, Sirius does mention in Prison of Azkaban that his powers were drained and made him "weak" because of the dementors, so it's more than just the Kiss.

[@NoneofyourBusiness-iv6pi]

One of my fave fanfictions goes a bit farther "the wand still works but the seed shot is not magical" wink wink LOL which is plausible...they surely are not fed well in Azkaban, the stress, the dementors, etc probably rendered all prisoners infertile after a certain amount of time.

[@amritsingh6987]

good point. This would also link in to the theory that without positive emotion the magical powers are reduce and would also explain why it's harder to cast patronuses when a dementor comes near. I think if that's true then harry being highly regarded as strong in his magic would be because of this. He's learnt to carry on through the attac of a dementor to fight it and like hermione said he that's magic some fully grown witches and wizards can't do. I actually remember Lupin saying that not hermione. Hermione just said something like that when saying that victor crum said he couldn't even do some of the spells hary could! So to conclude. your point makes total sence

[@Alduinhead]

This makes me wonder if there really is a practical way to remove a wizard's power, like if Harry could have done something Like Aang did to Ozai in Avatar. That would have proved Voldemort that there truly is a fate worse than death

[@kyleethekelt]

There is also the example of Tonks' magic being affected by her love, at that time unrequited, for Remus Lupin in that she was less able to morph. It seems to me that the link between trauma and magic is clear when discussing both Ariana Dumbledore and Neville Longbottom. Although it's never explicitly stated, it may have been that Alice and Frank were tortured in their home, in front of their infant son. This may have been why Neville manifested no magic after that until forced by a life-threatening fall, and why he simply took longer to come into his own, magically speaking. Very interesting indeed.

[@amritsingh6987]

did any of you see the fan fiction mini movie of Nevil's parents being torchered? on that night? it's very good In my opinion and if you like it movie flame made a reaction video on it. I liked the insite movie flame gave as he's taken some kind of movie drama performance qualification

[@Goodiesfanful]

Neville Longbottom showed no magic for many years and his family wondered if he was a Squib. In fact, it was the harsh way he had been brought up by his grandmother and lack of self-esteem that affected his magic ability for a long time.

[@nicholaslindsey7087]

Lockhart lost a lot of his abilities due to laziness. He was only good at memory charms, so I guess what helps keep the magic strong is constantly using and improving

[@boneymeroney2674]

Lockhart was so lazy. A good confundus enabled him to have everything he wanted without actually working.

[@justincase3230]

I mean, that's just lack of use, could probably have put effort in and become powerful if he got bored in his 60's and hadn't done himself a mischief.

[@Erica_Brenda]

I think one should remember Lockhart's situation. When he stripped his own memory, he no longer could use magic. We know it is because he forgot how but it leads further to the issues of Dementia or Alzheimer where a person could slowly lose the ability or maybe only remember what they could do as a child.

[@Goodiesfanful]

Lockhart also forgot a lot of his magic, to the point where he couldn't do anything right except memory charms.

[@rhueoflandorin]

there *IS**** something else in the books besides dumbledore's mention of voldemorts' mother losing her powers.... it happens to Tonks after sirius's death, the trio believes it's because tonks was in love with sirius, but later find out it was because Lupin was spurning her advances, refusing to marry her. The unrequitted love was causing her to essentially lose her powers....to a much lesser extent though because on some level lupin did love her..i mean, they got married afterall. but it DOES happen outside of just that one occurance/mention

[@jenneacubero1036]

The ties between magic and science reminds me of the 1998 "Worst Witch" and its spin-offs. While the witches and wizards there value traditional magic ad cast spells with their fingers instead of wands, they're not afraid to look into science. They have their own Elixirs Of Life; one of which was made from Sorcerer's Eggs (made from "left-over" magic). Yet, those elixirs may or may not have an effect on humans (there's barely any mention of it to be honest). Still, there's also a study on time/time-travel along with a phenomenon called "The Foster's Effect" or "Misgone Magic". While the wizards of "Harry Potter" appear to go overboard with their magic, it's rather different with "Worst Witch". The latter's magic needs to adhere by The Witch's Code with the spells not to be used for "selfish or trivial reasons". And they must be careful in their spell-casting as The Foster's Effect can cause everything to go insane to the point of causing a natural disaster. Especially if opposing wizards cast the same spell at the same time.

[@RobertLydonReviews]

I feel most if not all fantasy series have spells or potions that can steal magic or separate a wizard from his powers. I bet there is some relinquishment spell in Harry Potter

[@ceu160193]

It was discussed in last book, and characters decided, that stealing what is essentially spirit force is absurd notion, otherwise squibs would not exist.

[@thunderslytherclaw]

Aren’t we told that it is a mutation on one of the genes? As for the energy, since Dumbledore gave of burning heat when doing powerful magic, I’m inclined to believe that it is more about self control and using the energy within yourself to make the magic happen.

[@FFgamesftw]

There is a way to force a witch/wizard to never use magic again. Force them to swear an unbreakable vow that thet are to never cast a spell ever again. Since Imperio exists you could force them to make the unbreakable vow. Now you have essentially sealed them off from magic. Would work pretty well as an ultimate punishment

[@weswheel4834]

Thanks for the video. I like how the author of the books confirmed that the magic was from a source that made it less likely to be banned :D

[@UltimateSpider1385]

To quote Bruce Banner from Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell- "Magic is just science that we don't understand."

[@ceu160193]

Book literally states, that Dementors can drain witch or wizard of their magic, given enough time.

[@MarchingArrow]

Appreciate the reference to the Enchanted Forest Chronicles, those were my close second favorite to the Harry Potter series as a child and are equally responsible for how I turned out.

[@brentgrisier1738]

I think with the introduction of Hogwarts legacy, the minimum age for showing magic is 15 instead of 11, though those are in extremely rare cases

[@vibravoxa8631]

So much deep research and awareness in this episode. I love the discussion of different perspectives of magic and

[@eranshachar9954]

Good examples excluding the wand manner. That is because a witch/wizard who actually worth something will learn to master wandless and non verbal magic, it is proven possible as the African school of magic teaches exactly that as a school standard. Also Broad Stroke made a 12 part series talking about the 1st Wizarding War with their own unique writing. Something who was purely their own unique fiction is a dark potion which strips a magical person of his magical powers. I know it doesn't officially exist as the story is fan made, but in theory you could create damaging potions like these.

[@danielgartin-oh9ik]

How long would Professor Dumbledore have lived if he never fell victim to the cursed ring?

[@masterpython]

A few more decades at least. He was 116 and apparently 137 is the average wizard lifespan. And is probably artificially low from the wars and high murder rate

[@danielgartin-oh9ik]

@@masterpython so he'd probably look for the Horcruxes together with Harry Potter

[@masterpython]

Definitely. The Ministry test examiners that did his school tests were still working so he was not even ancient by wizard standards.

[@brandonsanders5290]

Okay but with modern-day genetic manipulation such as crispr could we theoretically modify human genes that we find in Wizards and give to Muggles

[@arthemis1039]

yes, but since magic is external anyways there is definitevely a way for muggle to tap into it using blessed objects. Of course they could not control it like wizards do, but simpler magic such as books, artifacts, etc second hand magic if you will is totally up for grabs

[@dakotaanderson254]

And also vice versa, making a wizard into a muggle

[@UmarLaving]

Yea but the guys wouldn't know to look for that gene due to international secrecy

[@janach1305]

Apparently witches can lose their magic when they are unhappy in love (Tonks, Merope), but we never see it happen to wizards. If not for the protection of his Y chromosome, Severus Snape would be a squib instead of one of the more powerful magic users in the book series.

[@Harry-Hartmann]

A Very Good Video 👍🏻

[@deserabailey8500]

also in Twitches: they give theier father their power. and in halloweentown marnie looses her powers a couple times thru the series and bad ppl get powers takenaway.

[@joshuawillard9813]

The question that's always been on my mind is this: We all know what happens to children who suppress their abilities, but what happens to adults? Like, what would've happened to Haggrid if he followed his ban and never performed magic after his wand was broken?

[@gregoryd2050]

Well in the case with the Longbottoms, I guess you can say that torturing someone to the the point of insanity with the Cruciatus Curse hinders their wanting to use magic anymore.

[@CSMSoprano12]

Love this topic- and Dumbledore certainly comments suggesting that this can happen with great emotional upheaval- as happened with Tonks in the sixth book.

[@jenneacubero1036]

From the way magic is described being tied to nature, I can't help but think of "Star Wars" and The Force. Yet, isn't the Force more on emotion rather than the mind?

[@DrankenDune]

Most of the students assumed Filch was a “failed wizard”

[@danielarthur2950]

Just starting the vid, my theory is a witch/wizard could take magic from others, like in the vampire diaries.

[@Luke-vg6ow]

Can muggles get a blood curse?

[@seangarrett1660]

Everyone seems to have forgotten magical contracts as a way of stripping someone of the magic. Or breaking a magical oath. Such as in fourth year, when the goblet of fire trap Harry in a magical contract, which if he did not participate, would strip him of his magic.

[@janach1305]

There was never a mention of a penalty of any kind to the breaking of the Goblet of Fire contract. It was simply said to be binding, meaning compulsory. It is possibly like the Imperius curse, though that was never specified either. It is just a plot point to force Harry unwillingly into his latest set of adventures. Nowhere in the book series is it indicated that anyone can take away somebody else’s magic. The idea that muggleborns “steal” magic is clearly presented as nonsensical bigotry. Tonks and Merope have emotional illnesses that weaken their magic, but nothing can remove it from them. Other fantasy universes include the possibility of magical power being blocked or removed, but not the Potterverse.

[@TheFixer710]

Prolonged exposure to dementors also saps a witch or wizard of their powers. It is reversible though.

[@RobertWWD]

I’m surprised those who went to Azkaban for doing horrible things didn’t end up losing their magic.

[@michaelsamu7082]

Dumbledore thought that Merope lost her magical ability.

[@kestrelwings]

Can Nagini apparate? If you lose your wand, can you still apparate?

[@billyjeffersoniv4344]

I have a question. Could a wizard charm a 'wand' in such a way that a muggle could use it? Even if it's just 1 spell?

[@mickeyoakley4012]

Hi friend, I think we need some more gain on the audio. I have to put the volume very high to hear this video (higher than usual) and the commercial nearly made me jump out of my chair

[@amritsingh6987]

I can't believe you didn't mention Nevil's parents! How come! I thought they would be in the top 3 mentions! didn't they loose their magic? Would that not count as a factor of loosing magic? insanity or powerful torcher?

[@williamclement5001]

The quil from legend of the seeker is a purple crystal that can take your magic and it then kills the magic user

[@canteventhough]

Of course the Scottish witch plays bagpipes. J.K. Rowling isn't very subtle. I think I heard that Rowling was going to write about natives. A native author cleared her throat, and it seems like Rowling got right back in her lane because I never saw it come out. That may be the most respect she's ever shown any group of people.

[@wampir221]

Now question of mugol can become wizard ?

[@iconatlarge]

Aunt Clara from Bewitched lost her magical sharpness with age.

[@billywommack4193]

Im surprised you didnt bring up squibs.

[@iio_moon]

For now, there is nothing that recalls a magical beings losing their magic but rather having their magic weakened like voldemort after his body was destroyed and he needed a body to use magic and wizards in azkaban drained by dementors being weakened to a point where they aren't capable of using magic

[@szalaytamas3184]

7:20 dude you try to solve fiction...

[@maryholder3795]

What about Dragon Pox, it kills eventually. Could the sufferer lose their magic fighting the disease. Till they have no magic left to fight the pox. Just a thought

[@MrThedark31]

I would love for you to do a video on weather Merope Gaunt could have overcome her despair after Marvolo Gaunt left her.

[@Erick-ue6fh]

10:51 not true. Some wizard use handles magic and one school in particular do not use wands at all

[@iowaredneck9416]

The ability to use magic is genetic. That is a fact. You have the genes or you don’t. On that note, I’d argue that squibs could be considered to be born with a birth defect in these genes. The strength of magic however seems to come from the soul. An individuals will power seems to be the driving force of their strength.

[@nhansen197]

I'm inclined to believe that the magic in the Harry Potter world is a natural ability available to those who have the gift. Nothing truly supernatural about it, nor does magic come from god or any other godlike being. I'm inclined to think that in time even Muggles would find a way to tap into the energy field witches and wizards are taping into.

[@Brickticks]

Like the Force, Magic is based in one’s inherit sensitivity to it. That meaning that, millennia ago, Rakatta scientists attempted to create a super chlorian, but failed, many times, and cast out their failed creations in disgust. One of these, the Anti-Chlorians, so dubbed due to their ability to be enhanced by strong emotional attachment rather than corrupted, found their way to Earth. Several creatures, including humans, were exposed to these energies and thus mutated over time to become what we know today as Witches Wizards, House Elves, Goblins, etc. Moreover, due to the Anti-Chlorians being unable to affect Force Sensitive beings in any meaningful way, much less any beneficial way to the Anti-Chlorians, these Anti-Chlorians created a sort of failsafe, which prevents Medi-Chlorian based powers from working on earth. However, there is an override for the failsafe, in the fact that if a Magic wielding entity attempts to use their powers on a Force Sensitive entity, then the magical entity shall lose some of their Anti-Chlorians, effectively boosting the Force Sensitive’s Medi-Chlorians in the process. The Anti-Chlorians may regain over time, but enough casting of spells at a Jedi will eventually lead the magic wielder to either temporarily or permanently lose their magical powers. However, in the event that a magic wielding entity is able to use their powers against a Force Sensitive to the point of complete loss of their Anti-Chlorians, then said magic wielder would disintegrate as if they’d been hit by a Class D Weapon, (i.e. an Ion S of course shouldn’t normally happen, as power shut off should occur before this point, but for some they may be just powerful enough to pull it off. Also, it should be noted that Force Sensitive entities are able to manually siphon off Anti-Chlorians from magic wielders simply by touching them and using the Force to drain them like a battery. Some particularly well trained Jedi can even siphon off Anti-Chlorians simply by being in proximity to these magic wielding entities, the energy going from the magic wielder to the Jedi in question. In any case, this gives the Force Sensitive a sort of supercharge to their Medi-Chlorians, enabling them to temporarily override the failsafe and use the Force on Earth. A Force Sensitive could also use this ability to remove a magic wielder’s Anti-Chlorians directly without the boost to their own Medi-Chlorians, putting on hand on the magic wielder and then spewing the Anti-Chlorians out the other hand, using the Force. This would render the Anti-Chlorian Sensitive completely and permanently powerless, completely muggleized. Anyways, Rockatoa, Brickticks out!

[@roguedragon9992]

No, pretty sure magic IS the force just by a different name.

[@BigDogLifts]

Someone's been hitting the peace pipe.

[@Brickticks]

@@BigDogLifts I don't get it?

[@robertsmiley2207]

I really liked the magicians it had minor issues but overall it was worth the watch 🧐

[@jimmcclements5229]

Hermione has muggle parents was one of her relatives magical? Have you done a video on this already? If not could you make one explaining her magic powers and where she gets them?

[@alexhernandez90210]

Muggleborns tend to descendant from squibs who integrated into muggle society. Hermione and other muggle borns most likely came from a magical family but are so far removed that they forget any trace of magical relatives, squibs are really looked down upon in the magical community so I wouldn't blame them for wanting to integrate with a community that they are exactly like

[@jimmcclements5229]

@@alexhernandez90210 Thanks

[@flextapeyeet7209]

I guess death is the guaranteed way to lose your powers

[@HarryPotterTheory]

That's right!

[@Dinodawson42]

What about the portraits, they seem to work after the wizard or witches death, and the ghosts as well, although they never technically 'die'

[@baraka490]

Imagine if Dumbledore wasn't being evil we would have had Voldemort altered into Tom Riddle as a good guy I guarantee you could have actually done something for him maybe getting him to learn spells so he can actually help the human world even if he's not actually using them on people they can get his spells to possibly cure nagini and possibly others he did set up for it apparently so that might have been the only good thing he would have been able to do and if you can actually get him to teach other people how to do it then you know damn well that should have been something Dumbledore

[@provokedfob]

I truely think HP theories are over :p all the theorists keep repeating eachothers questions or idea's. Or they ask a stupid question in the title, which anyone who red the books or even saw the movies knows the answer to.

[@mariasabstractart9203]

In the Dresden Files series, magic can be lost also.

[@sannasaare7100]

Religion and science have been at odds for centuries. Dan Brown chronicles the battles in “Angels and Demons” and “The DaVinci Code” The church frequently imprisoned and/or killed scientists - an early example is their treatment of Socrates.

[@alastorclark3492]

Come now ofc they can. Mental shock can lead to repression. You got my view up to this comment mate.

[@baraka490]

Okay I get it Harry Potter is set before OurTime then you have Star wars which is after😂

[@Spartan3D213]

No one going to mention force drain or force sever from the Star wars series?

[@MrKevin486]

Magiks! 😮

[@didreams969]

didn’t Tonks lose some of her abilities when in emotional distress about herself and Remus… she looked pale and sad and couldn’t charge her appearance as before.. it seems that the energy required to summon magic, becomes drained, like for Merope, , they don’t lose their magic but lost the energy needed to use it… this occurs in humans too, when they become burnt out, from bearing too heavy a load..

[@mecahhannah]

❤Awesome as always thanks

[@mrsw2923]

We know it can be taken. Wasn’t Hagrid forbidden to use magic when expelled from Hogwarts? He was never allowed another wand. Only the broken one in his umbrella. Which confused me. Couldn’t he just disarm someone bothering him and take theirs?

[@darianhobo8838]

In the Hogwarts legacy game we do get some more information about wizards and magic. Hogwarts is actually quite a small school and Uagadou is both the largest school and they do not use wands to channel magic. And most other magical non-humans do not employ wands. Even Harry himself has some quite powerful non wand magic even mimicking Voldemort’s unusually “powerful” ability to fly when he flew onto the school roof as a child. So magic in wizards seems more latent and the wand is only a useful tool.

[@haydenscholze7452]

This is not really accurate or true. While all wizards could perform wandless magic in theory, in practice it is not so simple. Wandless magic is incredibly difficult to use and master. Additionally, they are not as efficient and are far less precise and focused. Wands allow wizards to use magic far more precisely and focused, this allows for feats of magic that wandless magic could never replicate, as its requirements are too harsh to attempt to do wandless. So regardless of what different schools teach and how they teach, wands allow more magic to be available to be cast by the wielder, then what they could do wandless.

[@CurtisWD]

I find it hard to believe a Wizard/Witch can lose their magical abilities like the worst that happed to Hagrid was being expelled and his Wand being snapped but he somehow managed to use magic.

[@ceu160193]

They can, but it requires some extreme circumstances/creatures, such as dementors.

[@aniken6877]

Ben is a better power system.

[@TFAric]

It is so funny that people tried to ban Harry Potter, a heartfelt adventure that helped many young to start reading books. I would then rather ban the bible then Harry Potter, I think the former has done more harm then the latter ;)

[@theartframe9596]

So why do they need to speak a spells? If it is biological like mutants, then speaking spell to gather greater concentration would be a placebo to their powers just something to make them feel better... it seems to me to be more supernatural along the lines of unlocking a combination of rituals that access a natural energy .. not really a mutation like x men for example?

[@auroramichael1110]

Nonverbal spells are possible, they just take more concentration. The students learn nonverbal magic in year 6

[@theartframe9596]

Non verbal or not .. the element of a chain of words to activate their magic is still needed.. even if others don’t hear it.. the person still has to think the spell ..mutants never need a combination of words or spells to activate their powers

[@auroramichael1110]

@@theartframe9596 nor do they. All wizards and witches do magic without spells as kids, it’s just really unfocused. House elves, goblins, centaurs, and tons of other creatures also use magic without language. Spells are likely a byproduct of the way the human mind works. There’s other forms of magic that don’t use words at all, like potions, arithmancy, herbology, just to name the few I’m aware of. I don’t think x men is a good comparison to Harry Potter, as those mutants have extremely different mutations, and there would be no organized theory of practice (I’d wager; I didn’t read the comics). It’s completely apples to oranges, as wizards and witches have a shared ancestry with muggles. If witches and wizards (who are not muggle born, even if they’re half bloods) have kids with other non-muggles for three generations, they are considered pure blood. This is the sort of pure blood James Potter is, as Potters are not part of the ancient pure blood lines. James Potter has some muggle ancestry. It’s also worth noting that many squibs like Mrs Figg, with magical genes (can see dementors, for instance) integrate with muggle society and marry muggles. It’s not unlikely that some “muggle-borns” are a few generations from a secret magical ancestry. Especially since wizards and muggles were a joint society until the war that led to the statute of secrecy. Also, witches and wizards in HP can develop new magics and ancient forms magic that fall out of practice are forgotten and mysterious. So, it’s not a random mutation, in my opinion, but it is genetic.

[@theartframe9596]

@@auroramichael1110 didn’t read all that

[@theartframe9596]

@@auroramichael1110 it’s fine doesn’t matter

[@QALibrary]

A very interesting video

[@tacopeters9028]

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[@mrinternet5877]

This is where I feel hp universe needs star wars treatment we need to expand the world so we can deep dive into what magic is same as they expanded the force concept

[@a.j.vantassell2785]

The mystery is part of the magic. To learn it would be to weaken it.

[@tacopeters9028]

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[@mandorivera6990]

serving life in azkaban?

[@rodrigogimenez7089]

I've noticed that your accent in older videos is different

[@grokeffer6226]

👍👍👍

[@treal9988]

I’m watching the series now 😂 man I need a wand because a lot of ppl be pissing me off in this series

[@CSMSoprano12]

You should read rather than watch… the films leave out quite a bit (and frankly the best bits, especially in the later books)

[@anvitnadendla1001]

Wow

[@theindianpaladin]

I always think their longer lifespan is because of their better health care options

[@jprouten]

I think it’s not possible because nobody lost them Ariana died

[@queenbrightwingthe3890]

gz I guess. No one cares.

[@Aimu1]

What a way to disregard the video and content by getting caught up on this “first” comment crap.

[@macwelch8599]

There’s potentially a spell that could do such a drastic thing

[@markpjf85]

Yeah some do lose power some gain magic just like Harry Potter with Voldemort

[@NoneofyourBusiness-iv6pi]

But did he though? Sure Dumbles says that is so but per JK all muggle borns are descended from Squibs so Lily technically could be a descendant of a Gaunt Squib thus from Salazar himself.

[@deborahcox-mp5ul]

One does magic without God. This is why it is band.

[@albertjoefrancy7309]

hoi

[@tacopeters9028]

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