First time watching Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince movie reaction

[@chickendrawsdogs3343]

Seeing the Oak go from skeptic to merchandise-toting fan is a character arc in itself. 🤣

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

It’s really been fun. I didn’t think he’d get into the first couple movies (I actually didn’t think any of them would be hooked by the first 2), but I thought (maybe hoped is a better word) that he’d start to get invested by Goblet of Fire.

[@dimasmerdeka4070]

Potterheads' mission accomplished 👑

[@Shan_Dalamani]

I was like that for a long time. I've been into fantasy for close to 40 years (thanks to starting out with Fighting Fantasy (British version of D&D), going on to D&D, getting hooked on Dragonlance, and so on. But the merchandising and ads for HP were just so relentless that I decided I would NOT get sucked in. I already have over 1000 Star Trek books and fanzines in my personal library, as well as a few thousand other books (collected over the last 50 years), and so far I've kept my HP collection down to the novels and DVDs (helps that most of it's godawful expensive). I never saw these movies in the theatre and only tried them when the science fiction channel here in Canada ran a HP marathon on a holiday weekend. So I went into the movies cold, never having read the novels, and it was confusing. The channel ran the first 3 movies 3 times, then the next 3 movies 3 times, and then the final two 3 times. When you go from later to earlier ones, look at Sirius Black and wonder, "Aren't you dead?" and forget which movie is which when it's all a 3-day blur... it took several of these holiday marathons to finally get some things straight. The videos that analyze the novels and movies really helped explain stuff. And to this day I have never seen these movies from 1-8. That's not how the SF channel here shows them. But if the guys here are going to be missing the movies once they're over... WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF FANFICTION. Fanfiction.net - just one fanfic site among many - has over 800k Harry Potter stories. Archive Of Our Own (AO3) has stories. Wattpad has stories. Other sites I haven't found but have vaguely heard of have stories. They range from really short to ones that are hundreds of chapters... like one in which Hermione is sorted into Slytherin and Snape is her mentor because he respects her dedication to studying magic. There are stories in which Sirius Black lives, adopts Harry, and they have (mostly) happy lives. There's one in which little Harry gets away from the Dursleys, somehow wanders into Diagon Alley, and is found and raised by the Goblins. Some stories are hilarious (like when Dumbledore allows Sirius to live with Harry at the Dursleys disguised as Harry Potter's emotional support dog... and the Dursleys don't know he's really a wizard). And some stories are absolutely heartbreaking... like one I finished reading yesterday, in which Harry is killed by the Dursleys at age 7 and becomes a ghost who haunts Hogwarts, or when Remus finds an old book in the Hogwarts library and remembers the conversation he and Sirius had about it when they were teenagers. So there's no shortage of more Harry Potter stories out there. Oh, and about pronunciation... yikes. "Lumos" is the spell, and Hermione's name has 4 syllables. HER-MY-O-NEE. Sorry, but pronunciation is something I notice, as people tend to mangle my name at times even though it should be easily readable.

[@mistelzweig7284]

@@Shan_Dalamani Oh hey mind to share the author and title of the story where Harry becomes a ghost and haunts Hogwarts? It sounds very interesting (also sad) to read. ^^

[@kathleensmith3555]

@@Shan_Dalamani Oh you are the first person I have seen comment about Dragonlance --- Are you a fan of Raistlin and Caramon? or Robin Hobb?

[@iCortex1]

31:10 Little fun fact: Luna belongs to the ravenclaw house, she's rocking the gryffindor lion hat to support her friends because she's just that wholesome :)

[@angiedracul6562]

Luna is my absolute fav among girl characters.. she's such a pure soul!!!

[@terrylandess6072]

As a 'non-book reader' now I get why Luna was the one to explain to Harry some interesting information in the next movie(s).

[@marinal.]

yep

[@anonymous99923]

@@terrylandess6072 read the books

[@iCortex1]

@@terrylandess6072 do yourself a favor and read them, even if you normally don't read books. The extra story is so worth it

[@vandergrad]

OMG, your reactions to all the teenage crap in these movies is HILARIOUS!! So many reviewers think it's just "stupid" but you three remember how stupid we all actually were in those years and just laugh and cringe in all the right spots. Love it!!

[@BaddMedicine]

we may or may not have lived it hahahaha Glad you enjoyed!

[@crunchychicken2]

I've seen those kind of reactions that get annoyed with the movie for not being 100% action. And I get people like what they like, but if you go into a movie that has never been labeled as action only or heavily filled with action then why get angry with it? As much as the movies/books get dark as they progress, we're still following teenagers so it's going to realistically showcase those aspects of that age range.

[@reneflores5976]

@@crunchychicken2 it's easy to criticize the movies, I've done it myself, but watching them side by side is always an enjoyable experience for me

[@AbuHajarAlBugatti]

@@crunchychicken2 most 20 year olds today have a attention span of a goldfish, thats the reason

[@jbryan8864]

You know what Dumbledore says about forgetting how it feels to be young.

[@stormy2184]

I always felt sorry for Draco from this movie on. He's arrogant and a bully but he's not and never was a death eater. That pressure must have been unbearable...

[@Tchika]

He also is a product of his father's nasty upbringing. Not only the arrogant mindset, but you see how he always treats his son in the movies before.

[@chipacita90]

@@Tchika yeah but he really cares bout his family and I think he got that from her mother.

[@sophiakubbutat6493]

Yes 😢

[@PhilBagels]

It's like he joined the Mafia. Sort of like Ray Liotta in Goodfellas. At first, it seems like you've joined all the cool people with the nice suits and fancy cars and lots of money, but all too soon, you realize you're surrounded by sociopaths who will not hesitate to kill you if you screw up.

[@krumelkrams3054]

@@Tchika yeah in the movies. But Isaacs (actor of Lucius) only treated Draco badly in the movies to get Draco some sympathy brownie points. In the books Draco is incredibly spoiled and his father isn't anything like in the movie.

[@JordiVanderwaal]

"I can't believe Dumbledore is dead" Oh neither can I. And it's been 15 years. Still hurts.

[@BaddMedicine]

😁👍

[@SoCal818]

It's so well-written, you guys should really read these books.

[@meganega123]

The most I've cried reading a book. I felt so devastated

[@KimC657]

@@meganega123 I know. It was like he lost his father, mentor, and savior in some ways. It just killed me.

[@OpposingPony]

It hurts, but not as much as when Sirius died. I bawled like a baby.

[@katingalls8165]

"Do you remember we were practicing *non-verbal* spells, Potter?" "Yes." "Yes *sir* " "No need to call me ' *sir* ', Proffesor" -Harry definitely getting detention in this book in DADA class with Proffesor Snape. Very sad his greatest Sass of all time wasn't in this movie.

[@denizkenger52]

yeah Snape should have spanked him for that.

[@EvelyntMild]

I shouldn't have said that.

[@BobHerzog1962]

Also cut out is Harry first being mad at Snape being teacher of his favourite subject before he gets reminded those teachers all only last a year. "I hope for another fatality." might have been mentioned

[@katingalls8165]

And let's not forget: "Then why," asked Snape, "does it have the name 'Roonil Wazlib' written inside the front cover?" Harry's heart missed a beat. "That's my nickname," he said. 🤣

[@denizkenger52]

I liked this bit a lot: “Yes, it is easy to see that nearly six years of magical education have not been wasted on you, Potter. ‘Ghosts are transparent.'”

[@uswatunhasanah9367]

They don't explain it in the movie, but Snape is literally the half blood Prince. His mother's maiden name was Prince, and Snape is a half blood (half wizard, half mugle). Thus, make him the half blood Prince.

[@Aro7241]

They also never showed us in the movies.. Tom Riddle's backstory. How he's also half blood, and his mom (witch) used love potions on her cute muggle neighbour. And kept on drugging him for years.. marrying him, and having a child with him all while he's under her trance. And then finally decided to stop roofying him and tell him the truth, only for Riddle to absolutely reasonably leave her and Tom (shoul've had her arrested imo). I don't remember what happened to her then, she died and passed on salazar slytherin's ring (her great ancestor) to Tom or something..

[@uswatunhasanah9367]

@@Aro7241 exactly. This is why this movie is my least favourite adaptation out of all the Harry Potter movies. It just doesn't capture the essence of the book, which is the back story of Tom Riddle becoming Voldemort. Also it kinda piss me off a little bit of how they portray Draco in this movie. They only show the audience that he is a death eater, therefore he is a villain. They don't explain that despite being a bully in school, he doesn't want to be a death eater and suffer throughout the year. He just have to do it because Voldemort threaten to kill his mother. Instead they turn it into some teenage drama movie. Don't get me wrong. It's good that they show some relatable teenage problem, but I'm sorry to say this, this movie is it's worst adaptation in my opinion.

[@GreySeashell-j3m]

@@uswatunhasanah9367 Draco's part was ok for me, barely even thought it was bad (or maybe that's just my general disinterest in him). He was nervous, hesitant, and terrified most of the movie, so that even if I didn't read the books I'd still get the vibes (my cousin who hasn't read it understood at least). He even has a line showing that at the end. My worries we're more on Voldemorts backstory, the relationship between Harry and Dumbledore, and Dumbledore's Funeral. The adaptation may not be perfect, but the movie in itself was pretty good to me. In fact, I loved the directing so much I put it on the top 3.

[@Makkaru112]

He's a direct relative of Queenie too. The female Prince's are still around though!

[@nubiana75]

@@Aro7241 exactly! It’s one of the reason I couldn’t like this movie! The back story is so crucial and fascinating!

[@eyden1562]

Alan Rickman was actually intending to leave the series after the second movie, and the ONLY reason he stayed was because Jk Rowling told him a specific detail about Snape that made him a much more fun and dynamic character to play. He then started throwing in small lines here and there that the director would question him about and he'd say something like "You'll find out later" lol What a class act, that guy was.

[@yami2227]

hoolllly, that makes it a lot cooler actually

[@tosh4771]

@@yami2227 Yep. She told him the ending. RIP Alan Rickman. He played it so well.

[@BiyondoBāsudei]

I guess you could say he “played his part so well that he deceived the audience”

[@RJMiller73]

She told him that stuff about Snape before the first movie. That’s what convinced him to take the part. Also, the producers first wanted Tim Roth but he turned it down so they went after Rickman.

[@LA_HA]

The reason Rickman's Hans character is the same as the character for Snape is because Hans is basically has the personality of a high school principal or teacher in Die Hard. Especially when we first meet him He starts with "Ladies and gentlemeeeen..." and then speaks softly to get their attention and force them to be quiet in order to hear him

[@gcz2000]

Fun little fact: Harry gave the twins the 1000 galleons that he got for winning the Try Wizard Tournament, that's how they eventually were able to afford to open their joke shop.Also, when Ron falls off the couch in Slughorn's office; that was an accident, it wasn't scripted.

[@justlive2809]

yes but first he wanted to donated the money to Cedric Parents

[@cecilea6938]

@@justlive2809 And they refused; probably Hufflepuff too.

[@adelm7182]

@@cecilea6938 YES! The fair hufflepuffs - In the PoA when Harry is attacked by dementors during the quiddich match he is playing against hufflepuff and Cedric is the seeker - he is smart and talented at quiddich, but he catches the snitch, because Harry is behind him when he falls of his broom due to the dementors - so he (Cedric) demands a remach even when they won, because he (Cedric) DOESN'T THINK IT TO BE FAIR to win like that!!! And when Cedric's dad boasts about the win to Harry before the Quiddich world cup (he's like "my Cedric is a beter seeker than you!") Cedric tells him off saying it wasn't a fair win and not to say that because Harry is a as great of a player as him!

[@Jakkob37]

​@@adelm7182OMG I completely forgot about that from the books til I read that 🎉😂

[@tgguitarguy]

Something I never noticed before is you can hear Snape's voice tremble when he says Avada Kedavra. Insane acting by Alan Rickman. 56:34

[@BlaiddDrwg2009]

Also the look of almost regret he gives Harry before he goes up to Dumbledore. It's because he knows Harry is about to see his mentor die 😢

[@ginajones3992]

And when dumbelore says please it's not please don't it's please do. Brilliant acting

[@wordstowordlessthings]

You're absolutely right about Dumbledore trying to spare Draco. He knew that Voldemort was angry with Lucius for failing to get the prophecy in OotP and that this "mission" was simply a way for Voldemort to torture Lucius and Narcissa with their only son either becoming a murderer or (more likely) walking to his own death.

[@Ps1000]

Yes, and in the books Draco tells Dumbledore that if he doesn’t kill him Voldemort is going to kill his family, not him. So Draco may talk big all the time but he knows that the whole thing is gone to far but he just doesn’t have a choice. In the books you learn that he is really desperate and scared. He even became friends with Moaning Myrtle and confined in her.

[@chipacita90]

@@Ps1000 I remember he was soooo depressed in the book.

[@carlosrodriguezb]

@@Ps1000 he even stopped doing his assingments and getting along Crabb and Goyle.

[@relent-lass7510]

Always knew Draco wasn’t evil Just a boy with a father who always pressured him to look down on muggleborns and follow snakeman

[@ChelseaChfy-ex1po]

@relent-lass7510 His father didn’t pressure him in the books Draco had a wholesome relationship with both his parents and was spoiled rotten, he copied his dads behavior because he looks up to him. The movies completely misinterpreted the books. He wasn’t bullied by his father he watched his father bully people and get his way so he emulated his father’s behavior because he looked up to him.

[@julianagegenheimer]

When Ron fell off the sofa, Slughorn and Harry's reactions were sincere because Rupert (Ron's actor) really did fall. That wasn't supposed to happen. And Harry's personality with Fenix Felicis is Daniel's real personality, which makes it even funnier.

[@dylancole1910]

I know I got a kick out of that😂

[@bella7162]

omg thats so true its 100% daniel's real personality i mean he is just like a very energetic puppy lol

[@GreySeashell-j3m]

@@bella7162 he shines in comedy

[@BrunaCubbins]

Yeaahhh, Dan is really funny, I love to watch his Harry scene all drunk by felix felicis. 😂

[@malcolmdrake6137]

@@JFlatby Rupert is an _actor,_ that means if he decides to fall off the sofa, then he falls off the sofa. "Scripted" has no relevance. As far as someone thinking they _know_ what Daniel is like in real life, that also has no relevance, only people who, actually, _know_ him can make such a claim.

[@emwood96]

The creatures in the lake always make me feel so conflicted, they’re called Inferi, and they’re the bodies of the people Voldemort has killed reanimated to be servants of his will. They’re terrifying but also it’s just so sad that this was the fate for thousands of people who were murdered by him during the first take over and they never got the chance to be buried respectfully by their families.

[@tapoemt3995]

If that's true, and killing someone tears the soul apart, shouldn't Voldemort be practically a ghost? Or not exist at all if 7 times was bad enough, he killed THOUSANDS?? Why doesn't he have thousands of Horcruxes? I'm not arguing with you, I just always got confused at that. Slughorn made it sound like killing 7 would rip him apart and here he is with not only seven for the Horcruxes we know, but thousands more as Inferi...

[@MatheusSilvaKruger]

@@tapoemt3995 Killing rips your soul but you still need to cast the right spell to create the horcrux. I think JK didn't leave the complete explanation for obvious reasons, there are crazy people out there that could try to do it in real life

[@gretchenortner]

@@tapoemt3995 just because he killed that many people doesn't mean he created that many horcruxes. Creating a horcrux requires specific spell along with the murder.

[@tapoemt3995]

@@gretchenortner I didn't say he made that many. I'm talking about Slughorn stating that a murder tears the soul apart so if he was doing lots of murders not to mention the Horcruxes, his soul would've been shredded beyond recognition.

[@laurajaynenolan2149]

@@tapoemt3995 yes it is, but your soul and your body are separate. I can’t remember word for word the explanation but it said if you were stabbed by a sword your soul would remain unharmed but horcruxes are the opposite they contain the soul and if they are destroyed, so is the soul. Murder rips the soul and he uses this to his advantage to make the horcrux. His soul is in shreds from all of his murders but they don’t damage his body or weaken him. It does detach him from his humanity though. He didn’t ever place value on a pure, whole soul which is part of why Harry is so dangerous to him. Dumbledore says something like ‘Voldemort was so intent on ripping his soul apart in his strive for power he never stopped to think about the value of a whole one.’ So in short you can be dead and your soul is fine and you can be alive and your soul is broken and you can be alive with no soul at all (like what happens to a person who is kissed by a dementor).

[@ashfromthesky]

I gotta tell you guys, it's really incredible that you got to experience Dumbledore's death unspoiled, and it's even more incredible that you keep having faith in his and Snape's plan, because a lot of people would absolutely not have reacted like this. I personally am not a huge fan of this film, purely because it leaves out so much of what I love from the book, which is my favourite of the series, but the atmosphere and look of this movie is fantastic. Thanks for taking this journey, it's a pleasure to watch.

[@BaddMedicine]

Thank you and we appreciate you dropping into the comments here🤘

[@voyance4elle]

I agree 10000%

[@leora8278]

Harry taking Luna to the party was so wholesome. Everyone makes fun of her and she is the coolest. Such a fun/sweet/loyal character.

[@aguilarjr]

If you had to read just one book, I would read this one. The backstory to Voldemort/Tom Riddle is amazing. And it answers so many questions.

[@5nixie]

You are right. The 6th book for Tom Riddle's story. And the 7th book for Snape's story. I even vaguely remember the chapter name for that "A Prince's Tale" or something like that since, Snape is "the Prince". And since that chapter shows his Hogwarts days too, it also shines light on Lily and James. They were in the same year. You have seen a glimpse of that in the 5th movie when Harry enters Snape's mind for a bit. I cried so much reading that chapter. In these last two books, so many cats got out of the bag when we were made to believe that there were no cats. Don't know if that makes sense but it was so unexpected.

[@KayaaaaDe]

This is why i am so glad that i read the book after watching the movie. Or else i would have been disappointed.

[@whelpthereitis2577]

I would say not only Book 6 but Book 2 as well. The way so many elements of Chamber and Half-Blood fold over each other is brilliant authorship and planning.

[@vickster5001]

Totally agree. I prefer book 6 to film 6 because of all the history of Tom Riddle and the darker story events, whereas this film focuses on all teenage humour, which although fun wasn’t what I’d been hoping for.

[@ashante190]

Agree it was my favorite book. So many great flashbacks that they couldn't fit in the film.

[@Mattseak]

"But I am the chosen one" is probably my favorite line in all of the movies :D Such a perfect delivery!

[@michelle6337]

Same! I get so sad whenever a reactor cuts that bit out.

[@BostonAmy]

I haven't laughed this much in a long time. The way Oak called Malfoy an "a$$hole" at the beginning and then, in serious contemplation, about what Malfoy was doing with the vanishing cabinet, said "Is he sending his dad apples?" I died. 🤣 Love watching you guys. You definitely bring a smile to my face😂👍

[@BaddMedicine]

😂😂😂

[@BaddMedicine]

Glad we are able to bring a little joy to your day 🤙

[@kinagrill]

an apple a day keeps the dementors at bay? XD

[@Bavdingo]

When Tom Riddle asks Slughorn about the Horcrux, he had already created one. He wanted to know if he can do it 7 times.

[@wildhunt6350]

Really ? That's insane ! I mean i saw he touched the ring, his mother's ring and i thought mhm interesting.

[@Spadez.]

@@wildhunt6350 I think he goes back and gets that later in the books. He goes back and confronts his "Uncle" at the old house. He also kills off the Riddles that lived where the caretaker died in one of the books. His "Dad", the wife and the son. The caretaker gets blamed for it and he gets pretty much shunned from the rest of the town thinking he is a murderer. I think the 1st must be the journal though. That is when he used Moaning Myrtel's death to split his soul into the diary.

[@SoulOnefail]

​@@Spadez. The ring was the 1rst one. After the conversation with prof Slughorn he creates diary, locket, diadem/cup, harry and nagini, been the 8th Voldy own soul (what was left of). Althoug, some says it's the diary, because can be some time between a murder and a horrocrux. But tom already have the ring when he talk to prof Slug; he just want to know how many times a soul can be rip appart (sorry 4 my english)

[@Spadez.]

@@SoulOnefail he kills Myrtle first then splits his soul using her murder to make his childhood diary a horcrux. Then after confirming he can split his soul again he murders Tom Riddle Senior to make the ring a horcrux. When he wears it around Hogwarts he hasn't made it into the horcrux yet, nor is he aware it is a Deathly Hallow.

[@Perid0tStar]

@@Spadez. You know? I've never seen anyone ask but part of me has always been curious, when he kept splitting his soul up, if the pieces arranged themselves in flat percentages or if it was a percentage of the whole at the time. Like, the diary was his first horcrux, so I wonder if it represented half of his original soul, or 1/7th after he created the others. I'll admit it doesn't matter, but imagine if the last horcrux was only worth a teeny tiny amount compared to the rest.

[@lenny98213]

I absolutely adore the Oak getting protective about Hermione!!!! "Take a hike kid" took me TF out 🤣🤣

[@xmetax]

Badd Medicine watching Harry Potter: First movie: "it's okay kids movie" 6th movie "I'm totally gettin' me a wand!"

[@jakkals1111]

Brilliant comment. Oak looking at his phone the whole time in the 1st 2 movies and now doesn't take his eyes of the screen. Got some more Potter fans.

[@katwebbxo]

You love to see it

[@xmetax]

@@katwebbxo I do. I really do 😊

[@crunchb3rry]

The actor who played Draco is actually the nicest person in real life, he's a fan favorite. The cast hated that he was in Slytherin because it meant they couldn't hang out with him on set as much.

[@voyance4elle]

yessss :D he is so wonderful!

[@MonaLisa-we4kw]

Yeah, i love him

[@_.WildMoonChild]

Tom being Harry Potters #1 fan is everything! ❤

[@AlienZizi]

and emma watson had a little crush on him when they just started filming c:

[@sanketshelke3134]

34:22 Quinn: "Boys are dumb at that age. Everybody knows that." The Oak: "What do you mean, at that age?" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@frankjuggaloheathen1035]

Rob Knox, the kid who played Marcus Belby (boy at Slughorn's dinner who was ravenously eating ice cream), was tragically murdered back in 2008. He intervened in a fight involving his younger brother who was being threatened with knives, and ended up getting stabbed to death. Kid gave his life for his little bro, he died a hero!

[@alexafire8171]

omg what i didn't know that. How tragic

[@purcascade]

And one of the Patel twins was held against her will by her family in a potential honor killing scenario because she had a white boyfriend. She escaped out the window. AND the guy who played Crabbe went to jail for rioting in London. A lot happened to some of these kids as they grew up.

[@frankjuggaloheathen1035]

@@purcascade Wow... I knew about Crabbe's actor but never even knew about the Patil sister! That's terrible

[@purcascade]

@@frankjuggaloheathen1035 I might be remembering the race of the boyfriend wrong, now that I think about it, but definitely not South Asian. I stumbled across the headline when it happened and was like WHAT.

[@justinunc1768]

Understanding Ginny wanting Harry to get rid of the potions book is motivated because she was possessed by the diary in the chamber of secrets.

[@ChelseaChfy-ex1po]

That whole scene never happened in the books. Harry stashed the half blood princes potions book into the room of requirements all on his own when Snape demanded to see his book bag with all his school books after he sectumsepra-ed Draco. Don’t remember if Ginny even knew about the book.

[@justinunc1768]

@@ChelseaChfy-ex1po I know but she brought it up in the book about why he should be cautious, and it’s not just a book, and it made no sense in the movie why she would go instead of Ron or hermione…. They needed that exposition in the movie to make the connection

[@Perid0tStar]

@@ChelseaChfy-ex1po I love that scene in the book when Snape asked about the name written in the book that Harry brought him to try to make it look like he didn't have the Prince's copy xD. The tension was so thick then it got so funny imagining Rickman saying the line that came right after.

[@MaliaGee]

I love what Oak said: “you can rewatch these 10 times and still can’t pick up things” so true, I watched the movies and read the books a thousand times and there’s always something new that I did not realise the last time. Also as you age your perception changes, it’s not the same watching the movies being a teenager and watching them being an adult. What’s clear is that if you loved it as a kid, you’ll still love it as an adult. As always, you never fail to entertain me with your reactions, can’t wait for the last ones!

[@BaddMedicine]

Well said here! Thank you and thanks for watching. We appreciate it 🤙

[@Shan_Dalamani]

@@BaddMedicine I'd never noticed that scene in Goblet of Fire when there's a quick shot of Filch - nasty Argus Filch - cuddling his cat, Mrs Norris, and dancing with her at the Yule Ball. So that made me like him just a little bit - he does love his cat, and I've often wondered if Mrs Norris is really a witch in animagus form, since she's been Filch's cat for so many years.

[@marinal.]

@@BaddMedicine I hope u all read the books! I also hope u watch or read the play. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne, the play was scripted by Jack and directed by John. And pls think about watching the pre story movies Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them series.

[@Rj-ow8ld]

@@Shan_Dalamani true like nagini in fantastic beasts. i believe its called a maledictus instead of an animagus

[@crunchychicken2]

@@Shan_Dalamani Same! That always crossed my mind reading the books and watching the movies. Now I'm wondering if there's a fanfic out there of Filch's life as a squib, taking his classes and him hanging out with Mrs. Norris lol

[@nobody-bx3pq]

Dumbledore's black hand wasn't from fighting with Voldemord but from trying to destroy ring horcrux!

[@BaddMedicine]

Ahhhh thank you

[@Shan_Dalamani]

@@BaddMedicine The ring was cursed, so Dumbledore became afflicted with a withering disease from touching it.

[@kos_m824]

@@Shan_Dalamani You should delete this immediately unless you're intending to spoil things like a dick. Post it after the last movie if you want.

[@mustbethursday2549]

@@Shan_Dalamani spoilers, man!

[@Shan_Dalamani]

@@mustbethursday2549 What spoilers? We know the ring is cursed, and Dumbledore is dead. I spoiled nothing.

[@jacquelinelaface136]

"He's sending his dad apples?" lmao 🤣 I don't know why but that line caught me so off guard I actually burst out laughing!!!

[@katwebbxo]

I'm dying lmao 💀😭😂

[@mrsfahrenheit]

would’ve been a funny plot twist If Draco actually just send him apples😂😂

[@katwebbxo]

@@mrsfahrenheit Right lol everyone's suspicious of him and he's just doing something wholesome.

[@krinessacalis]

#Drapple 👱🏻❤️🍏

[@mnm2156]

@@krinessacalis bwahahahhaha🤣🤣 drapple! a new variant to granny smith's

[@LS_Revenant]

I like the fact when Harry said “I’ll find someone, someone cool”, he literally chooses the coolest character in the series

[@gracemon2oe]

YUP. Crowning moment of Harry’s inner character.

[@codygates7418]

Omg the Harry/Hermione duo in this movie ALWAYS is a joy to watch. That kinda brother/sister relationship they have is amazing and Harry comforting her is always adorably wholesome. Gotta also LOVE my girl Luna she’s a real Ride or Die. I also found this movie to dig deeper into their lives as just a few normal teenagers with drama, sass, jokes, and scandals 😂 As for Dumbledore dying always makes me tear up. RIP a king. 🥺♥️

[@kinagrill]

... always? :p

[@gorevarix4036]

Its barely borderline brother/sister. Both of them shared experiences with her and even JK Rowling said she wanted Harry and Hermoine to be together but changed it for personal reasons.

[@silverkyre]

​@@gorevarix4036no she didn't. This always gets misquoted. She said she can see why people wanted then together and that they would make sense but she was doing something else. But in the books they do act and think and Harry straight up says it. She's like his sister.

[@gorevarix4036]

@@silverkyre kzbin.info3OQK9M6-vVI?feature=share she was GOING to but hanged her mind simply because Ron was coming back and she didn't wanna deal with the drama.

[@voyance4elle]

I agree 10000% with you :D

[@joshuaholiday254]

This book is my favorite of the series. It goes a lot more in depth into Voldemort’s past. We see his mother and father and how he ended up where he was. Tom’s mother was a witch that was from a pure blood family that treated her badly cause she wasn’t very good at magic. She gave Tom’s father, Tom Riddle senior, a love potion and they ran off together. When she found out she was pregnant she stopped giving him the potion believing the baby would be enough to make him stay, she was wrong. He left her alone, poor, and pregnant. She went to London to give birth and lived long enough to give him his name, Tom (after his father) Marvolo (after her father) Riddle. Voldemort detested his mother for not living and raising him. He eventually found his grandparents and father and killed them all.

[@mahe5674]

Yep, voldemort's conception = love potion = rape because the guy wasn't consenting. A cringe moment when you understand that when you're older 🥲

[@victoriadavislg]

I always wished they added more of those scenes to the movie

[@amysilknitter8928]

HBP is my favorite book, too. I love how it starts with the other minister and the muggle crossover. Love it.

[@nattyboh2944]

Oh yeah, this was absolutely my favorite book as well (though the final one was a close second because come on….it’s just epic). Adored all of the background information and history we got in it. Fantastic.

[@Lynnxxe]

Additional note that Tom Riddle Senior is a muggle, the handsome wealthy next door dude. More the reason why Voldemort hated muggles so much. And also that made him a halfblood, like Harry. There are so much connections between them.

[@kerikolker1688]

I must say your guys’ reactions this movie were my absolute favorite out of them all!! You guys were so expressive and so fun to watch and experience it for the first time and give your input! I cannot wait to see your reactions to the last 2 movies. This is also one of my favorite movies from this series as it shifts to very dark again and we truly see just what Harry needs to do. It also is such a good movie to bring Draco into the light and truly give him the spotlight. It allows us to see how he truly is, he just a boy who is pressured into all the wrong things. Especially in the scene where he’s supposed to kill Dumbledore, you see how much he is being forced to conform. This movie truly shows his character development and his maturity. The director of that movie told Tom Felton (Draco) that this was Draco’s movie and if they can get just 1 ounce of sympathy for Draco then he did his job in acting very well. Again, I cannot wait to see your reactions to the last movies and it’s been a privilege to watch you guys react and go through this magical journey!

[@BaddMedicine]

We appreciate the kind words and taking time to watch. Thank you!

[@marinal.]

@@BaddMedicine I hope u all read the books! I also hope u watch or read the play. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne, the play was scripted by Jack and directed by John. And pls think about watching the pre story movies Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them series.

[@geraintmorgan3628]

Fun fact, the kid who played young tom riddle is actually Ralph Fiennes (Adult voldermort's) nephew

[@Gurra88]

I'm pretty sure he played Harry's son in the 19 years later scene too

[@kirag9509]

He also played Hardin Scott in After

[@a.j.1819]

@@Gurra88 ??? Lol no. That‘s a completely different actor.

[@brittanylewandowski6200]

Which young Rom riddle, there were two actors in the film playing him young, The one who asks about Horcruxes is Frank Dillane from Fear the Walking dead. Not sure about the one from the Orphanage.

[@geraintmorgan3628]

@@brittanylewandowski6200 the one from the orphanage

[@LissaAOE]

The Oak looked devastated and truly shocked at the culminating moment on the tower at the end of this movie. You can see how much he’s enjoying the HP movies and universe now, and I love it 🥰

[@BaddMedicine]

😁🤙

[@rhunmahariel7877]

I love how they reacted to Harry taking Luna to the party, incredibly wholesome. I've always liked the idea of them two more than Harry and Ginny.

[@Assassin21BEKA]

Luna is much better character in movies than in books, while Ginny is the opposite. So understandable.

[@bonniehalf-elven]

I like the idea of them just being friends. She's so quirky and eccentric, and even though Harry doesn't completely understand her thought process, he loves her kindness and sincerity.

[@bookworm598]

​@BonnieHalf-Elven Agreed. They don't have romantic chemistry, but I think they are good for each other and have similar experiences (dead parent/parents, being ostracized). Harry accepts Luna for all her weirdness, and Luna treats Harry as a normal person which Harry doesn't experience a lot.

[@billbill6094]

Harry and Ginny was so forced. At least in the movies, Hermione and Ron is set up better and earlier than the books, but nothing about Ginny will ever make sense.

[@voyance4elle]

@@billbill6094 It's way better in the books :)

[@NoudlePipW]

I always love The Oak talking about it at the end 😊 Catching so many messages and getting so involved! I didn't think he'd be my favourite in the beginning, but he has been for a while now!

[@BaddMedicine]

Much appreciated 🤙

[@sourstuff]

Just so y’all know, since you guys love Luna, she’s not even a Gryffindor. She’s a Ravenclaw. That’s why it’s funny that she hangs out with Harry’s group and roots for Gryffindor so much.

[@jessicapierce3027]

The other Ravenclaws bully her, I'm glad she found her family with the Grifindor, she really does have a lot of Grifindor traits.

[@kittyowlblu]

I love Luna, shes my favourite character

[@ToFeY_]

I’m a slytherin & i love hufflepuffs 🌝❤️💛 doesn’t matter if she’s not a gryffindor she feels more at home with harry and the rest of the group.

[@stmcde1701]

@@jessicapierce3027 "You know sometimes I think we sort too soon."

[@NoudlePipW]

She doesn't really have any mates in Ravenclaw. They're horrible to her. Thank God for Ginny introducing her to the gang!

[@liz8129]

In the book, Dumbledore's funeral was beautifully described. One of the few times I've actually cried reading a book. It's a shame they didn't include it in the films because it was too expensive to shoot.

[@kmargr3tt]

Ugly cried reading about his funeral, as well!!

[@sweetasnightshade6254]

100% agreed. I ugly cried so bad at his funeral and was so disappointed that it was not included.

[@frankjuggaloheathen1035]

They cut out Dumbledore's funeral, and added the completely unnecessary burning of the Weasley house...

[@furqanahmad9149]

​@@frankjuggaloheathen1035Not really, that scene was my favorite. It marked the beginning of truly dark times.

[@ronnopotter]

I think Alfonso Cuaron would have made it as great as the book described it.

[@rachaellarson842]

"Is he still wearing his turtleneck?" "Probably...a**hole." gold.

[@vickster5001]

The raising of the wands to honour Dumbledore always gets me, probably more so after fans gathered together and did the same thing when Alan Rickman passed away. Such a beautiful gesture.

[@leescience]

Tom Felton the one that plays Draco is actually one of the most loved actors ... So funny and he loves that he was part of franchise so he interacts a bunch with the community

[@ReaCandor]

I met him a few years ago and although I haven't met a lot of actors, he's the nicest one I've met. Super engaging with fans even after a long day; really made you feel seen individually even with so many people around you.

[@ObserverAmanda]

I have been to cons he attended. I have never directly interacted, but he always appeared to be really genuine in his affection for the HP fandom. The last con I went to Tom Felton was "nerding" out about someone dressing up as Lego Draco. He commended them on wearing a bulky costume the entire day.

[@RVGrannyWA]

I've read Tom Felton's book "Beyond the Wand" and enjoyed it very much. He has become my favorite post-Potter actor. 😅

[@cozenw3236]

At the beginning of The Half Blooded Prince book, Dumbledore explains a lot to Harry, like why Harry was required to spend every summer at the Dursley’s. He also told Harry that the protection spells and wards that the Ministry of Magic placed on the Dursley”s house would expire when Harry became of age, which is 17 in their world. Dumbledore also told Harry that Sirius had left Harry everything, including the house that the Order of Phoenix used as headquarters, thus he inherited the house elf Creature as well.

[@easysoul48able]

Bad info. There are no MM protection spells placed on the Dursley's house. "Dumbledore sent Harry to live with the Dursleys because Petunia Dursley was his mother's own sister. She carries the same blood as Harry's. By allowing him houseroom, Petunia Dursley sealed the ancient magic that initiated when Voldemort tried to kill Harry after killing Lily when she intended to sacrifice herself to save Harry, and made sure that Voldemort or anyone with the Dark Mark (Idk the requirements for anyone beside Voldemort) cannot touch Harry while he's under the protection of his mother's sacrifice. It is referred to as "the blood sacrifice.

[@cozenw3236]

@@easysoul48able I perfectly understand that. But then why does he still have to go back to the Dursley’s after book 4? V. told all his followers that it was to be him and him alone to kill Harry. So there was no reason to think that they would go after Harry themselves, thus making that blood sacrifice mute. But Harry still went back there because of the ministry that put a tracker/tracer on him until he was 17. They couldn’t move him until it was gone, otherwise anyone would know where they moved him. Which leads me to recall that the ministry had placed protections on the house (I believe it was Dumbledore who explained this to Harry in book 7 (?). It makes sense or else V could have come rolling up on the Dursley’s house at any time, after book 4. At least I’m pretty sure that is the case. I’ll have to go back through the books again. But I’m 85% sure that was stated.

[@easysoul48able]

@@cozenw3236 Harry still had the trace on him when they moved him. All underage wizards had the same trace until 17. Please do go back on the books. I double checked, but I could have missed something. As long as his Aunt was living in the house, the blood sacrifice prevented even V from entering.

[@jbreezy101]

There’s a charm dumbledore put on the dursleys house 11/1/1981 based on love.

[@jbreezy101]

@@easysoul48able ur correct about the trace

[@joshuabarnett88]

The creepy guy is Fenrir Greyback. He's a werewolf who actually likes attacking kids specifically. He is actually the werewolf who attacked Lupin as a child, turning him into the werewolf we know.

[@badcitizen9824]

Honestly out of all the Potter reactions, your groups have been my favorite.

[@BaddMedicine]

You are too kind! Thank you! We appreciate it!

[@MarySanchez-zl1sg]

Once you’re done with the movies, I highly recommend reading the books if you want more Harry Potter…the books are awesome and so much more detailed and include many moments that are missing from the movies.

[@prodigalson193]

A key memory they left out, and the first memory Dumbledore showed Harry was the memory of a Ministry of Magic employee who visited the Gaunt family, the last surviving descendants of Salazar Slytherin. The Ministry employee was investigating an incident involving Morfin Gaunt attacking nearby muggles. Morfin lived with his father Marvolo and his sister Merope. He was reported to have attacked a wealthy young muggle who lived nearby that his sister had fallen in love with, Tom Riddle. The investigation led to the arrest and imprisonment of Morfin and Marvolo. Merope was free to pursue her love interest, who was not at all interested in her. So she seduced him with a love potion and kept him in such a state for years. When she became pregnant with his child, she thought she could stop giving him the potion and he would stay with her for the sake of the baby. But she was wrong. She traded what little valuables she had to get by up until it was time for the child to be born. She gave birth to him at an orphanage and only lived long enough to name him after the man she loved with her father's name being his middle name: Tom Marvolo Riddle. Since this child was conceived under the influence of a love potion, he could never know or fee love himself or be able to love others.

[@poulamimukherjee4787]

Also the little valuable she had was Slytherin's locket that she sold at borgin and brukes for just 10 Galleons. Tom riddle worked at borgin and Burke's after leaving Hogwarts. The next memory was the wealthy lady's house elf... Whom tom visited while working with borgin. She had valuables that borgin n brukes were interested in. She showed Tom the locket that she got from borgin and brukes and Helga Hufflepuff's cup. Later she was found murdered and the cup and locker were gone. The elf was framed for this. Also Dumbledore also gets Morphin's memory, where Tom visited him. And later that night Tom riddle senior and his family were found murdered. Morphin took the blame on himself. And the gaunt ring that he got from his father was gone.

[@fkw1239]

57:06 Harry tore past Hagrid and his opponent, took aim at Snape’s back, and yelled, “Stupefy!” He missed; the jet of red light soared past Snape’s head; Snape shouted, “Run, Draco!”and turned. Twenty yards apart, he and Harry looked at each other before raising their wands simultaneously. “Cruc -” But Snape parried the curse, knocking Harry backward off his feet before he could complete it; Harry rolled over and scrambled back up again as the huge Death Eater behind him yelled, “Incendio!” Harry heard an explosive bang and a dancing orange light spilled over all of them: Hagrid’s house was on fire. “Fang’s in there, yer evil -!” Hagrid bellowed. “Cruc -” yelled Harry for the second time, aiming for the figure ahead illuminated in the dancing firelight, but Snape blocked the spell again. Harry could see him sneering. “No Unforgivable Curses from you, Potter!” he shouted over the rushing of the flames, Hagrid’s yells, and the wild yelping of the trapped Fang. “You haven’t got the nerve or the ability -” “Incarc -”Harry roared, but Snape deflected the spell with an almost lazy flick of his arm. “Fight back!” Harry screamed at him. “Fight back, you cowardly -” “Coward, did you call me, Potter?” shouted Snape. “Your father would never attack me unless it was four on one, what would you call him, I wonder?” “Stupe -” “Blocked again and again and again until you learn to keep your mouth shut and your mind closed, Potter!” sneered Snape, deflecting the curse once more. “Now come!” he shouted at the huge Death Eater behind Harry. “It is time to be gone, before the Ministry turns up -” “Impedi -” But before he could finish this jinx, excruciating pain hit Harry; he keeled over in the grass. Someone was screaming, he would surely die of this agony, Snape was going to torture him to death or madness - “No!” roared Snape’s voice and the pain stopped as suddenly as it had started; Harry lay curled on the dark grass, clutching his wand and panting; somewhere overhead Snape was shouting, “Have you forgotten our orders? Potter belongs to the Dark Lord - we are to leave him! Go! Go!” And Harry felt the ground shudder under his face as the brother and sister and the enormous Death Eater obeyed, running toward the gates. Harry uttered an inarticulate yell of rage: In that instant, he cared not whether he lived or died. Pushing himself to his feet again, he staggered blindly toward Snape, the man he now hated as much as he hated Voldemort himself - “Sectum -!” Snape flicked his wand and the curse was repelled yet again; but Harry was mere feet away now and he could see Snape’s face clearly at last: He was no longer sneering or jeering; the blazing flames showed a face full of rage. Mustering all his powers of concentration, Harry thought, Levi - “No, Potter!” screamed Snape. There was a loud BANG and Harry was soaring backward, hitting the ground hard again, and this time his wand flew out of his hand. He could hear Hagrid yelling and Fang howling as Snape closed in and looked down on him where he lay, wandless and defenseless as Dumbledore had been. Snape’s pale face, illuminated by the flaming cabin, was suffused with hatred just as it had been before he had cursed Dumbledore. “You dare use my own spells against me, Potter? It was I who invented them - I, the HalfBlood Prince! And you’d turn my inventions on me, like your filthy father, would you? I don’t think so… no!” Harry had dived for his wand; Snape shot a hex at it and it flew feet away into the darkness and out of sight. “Kill me then,” panted Harry, who felt no fear at all, but only rage and contempt. “Kill me like you killed him, you coward -” “DON’T -” screamed Snape, and his face was suddenly demented, inhuman, as though he was in as much pain as the yelping, howling dog stuck in the burning house behind them -”CALL ME COWARD!”

[@sauhamvyas7361]

You copied it straight from the book

[@aspectusmybto9578]

OMG, i love the book so much . The details are so much better than movie version did it lol

[@goodboyboy9876]

Did the dog fang survive?!??

[@jasminerae6242]

……😢😢😢

[@sauhamvyas7361]

@@goodboyboy9876 yeah he did,he was in the last book

[@erin4144]

You guys probably won’t see this because you posted this video 6 months ago but this is the movie where we start to see Draco fighting the choice between what is right and what his family expects of him. The scene where you see him standing alone at the edge of the astronomy tower, many people think he’s contemplating jumping off. This is a reference to the scene earlier on the train where he’s talking to friends and says he would rather pitch himself of the astronomy tower than go back to Hogwarts. In this movie, he’s having to do awful things for Voldemort and was forced to become a death eater, all against his will. He’s similar to Harry in that while Harry didn’t choose to become the Chosen One, Draco didn’t choose to become a death eater. They were born into these roles and can’t escape them without dying. Anyways, I love your reaction videos and just wanted to pitch in my two cents since I love Draco’s character development, especially in this movie!

[@BaddMedicine]

I see it 😁🤙

[@RLucas3000]

@@BaddMedicine I’m watching your reactions now and hope you see this, there is MORE Harry Potter a lot of reactors don’t know about. Back when Darrin Criss was in college, he and his college buds did THREE full Very Potter musicals, taking all the movies and mixing together to make a crazy story full of insane college humor and catchy songs. And they are on youtube and not copyrighted (because they don’t ‘own’ them) so you can react to the full versions without having to edit or cut out music. Once you watch the first, you will be totally hooked!

[@Hari-kx2er]

Draco was not forced against his will to become a death eater. If you have read the books, you would have known that Draco was elated at Voldemort's rebirth (end of GoF). Bellatrix also tells Narcissa that Draco initially felt honoured by Voldemort choosing him to murder Dumbledore. You can see this also in Dravo's words to Pansy Parkinson in the Hogwarts express scene at the beginning of HbP. Only after he went in so far did he truly realised the real meaning of Evil. In plainer terms, Draco got cold feet. Finally, please stop this family excuse. Not everyone gets trapped in a bad role due to their family. Andromeda Tonks and Sirius were also born into the pure blood fanatic family of 'Blacks' that contributed a lot of death eaters. Andromeda and Sirius never went to the dark side. All characters have the choice to escape family pressure (or roles as you say) without dying.

[@maliasiwel7015]

I discovered the Harry Potter books when I was 25, I almost miscarried in my second term and was put on bed rest for months. My sister in law gave me the first book and I read them in about a month, then re read them. I've been in love ever since and they helped me get through that rough time. Love your reactions!

[@lyrarosier4579]

“There’s a snake in there…he’s feeding the snake” “he’s sending his dad apples?” 😭😭

[@caylynn4023]

Gotta say-Draco's breakdown at the end there is one of my favorite acting moments in this entire series. Tom did an INCREDIBLE job and, that admission to Dumbledore of "if I don't do it, I'm the one who'll get offed" paired with the moment of him crying in the bathroom before his fight with Harry really put his entire character into a new perspective for me. But I've always been an anti-hero/antagonist fan, so Draco has always been one of my top characters in the Harry Potter-verse, along with the twins 😂

[@jlwolf29]

Fang, Hagrid's dog was inside the cabin when Bellatrix set it ablaze, but Harry and Hagrid managed to save him

[@DanielSelk]

The dead silence in the theater was deafening when the score was so loud with Dumbledore's passing then went to the next scene slowly. We were all crushed.

[@chyxx5174]

I can't believe how invested I am in watching grown men react to Harry Potter for the first time 😂 before the last movie you should predict how you think it will end and certain characters backgrounds/storylines! It's interesting to hear your thoughts and see if anyone can guess it right!

[@claireandrea378]

“He’s sending his dad apples?” sent me 😂

[@flugsven]

I must add that book Draco didn't only wanna save his own *ss by killing Dumbledore, Voldy had threatened to kill his parents too (he dosen't have siblings) if Draco failed him. So the book show Draco in a Slightly better angle. And he grew up real fast. The cool dreamjob for Voldy- turned out to be a nightmare. When facing his supposed victim it was revolting and too much for him.

[@raeanne8360]

Seeing Draco so a lot of emotion this movie really took me by surprise. It was the first time I felt really sorry for him like he had no choice but to go to the dark side.

[@Shan_Dalamani]

The thing about Draco is that when he's a little kid, he doesn't see his dad as evil. Lucius is just his dad, Narcissa is just his mom, and crazy Aunt Bellatrix has been in Azkaban for most of Draco's life. It's not until years later that Draco starts to realize that his dad really isn't one of the good guys but there's conflict because it's his _family_ and what kid wants to go against his family? Draco's mother is Sirius Black's cousin, and everyone in the Black/Malfoy families saw what happened to Sirius when he turned his back on his parents for supporting Voldemort in the previous generation's war. Sirius had options that Draco didn't - to go to the Potters for help and protection. Draco has nobody to help him that way, so he feels trapped.

[@gokulmsharma5354]

That scene where Dumbledore fights against all of the creatures is enough to show how powerful is he even at his weakest condition.. chills 💥💥

[@mnm2156]

wel... "he is a dumbledore" - grindewald 😁

[@hephaestusbuilds9462]

There is no group of reactors I can rewatch Harry Potter with more than you guys. This has to be my fifth time at least, and it never gets old! I was watching a different reaction channel yesterday and got bored of their reaction halfway through, but with you guys, I'm on the edge of my seat the entire time. Love the channel, love what you do, and I love we were able to experience Harry Potter with you.

[@danitapia8881]

I totally agree. Like their genuine reactions get me pumped and excited to keep watching.

[@mistertwister2000]

What you guys mentioned about Dumbledore slowly letting Harry learn harder lessons until he’s ready actually culminated in a fan theory that doubles down on it, that Dumbledore actually planned a lot more than he led on and used basically every year as a chance to slowly train Harry for what he eventually needs to do. It’s partially canon but the theory gets much more involved, definitely interesting.

[@tkccsf8837]

Wow, that was amazing watching with you guys. Snape's father was a muggle who was a drunkard and his mother was a witch named Eileen Prince. He was a half-blood and he's a Prince, Half-Blood Prince. Things will get more exciting! Though I did hate the part where they burned down the Burrow (Weasley house) and Fenrir being able to fly (well, all the death eaters flying was particularly stupid as it was only Voldemort who could do it). Fenrir Greyback is a werewolf, not a wizard. He was also the one who bit Remus Lupin when he was young which is why Remus became a werewolf as well.

[@taylorv9661]

Greyback is a wizard who became a werewolf after he was bitten just like Lupin, but he chooses to live the time between full moons as a werewolf as well and believes that all werewolves should. As time went on he began to become more wolf-like in appearance, but he still remains a wizard. He is able to apparate and cast non-verbal spells, etc. Rowling has said that only wizards can become werewolves. Muggles just die from the bite.

[@VeganQuiche]

@@taylorv9661 this is incorrect. Greyback is NOT a wizard. He was a werewolf who initially had a mission to infect as many people as he could with lycanthropy. His plan was to build up enough werewolves to overthrow wizards. Since he didn't, he made himself of service to Voldemort. He was being used, as he was NOT a deatheater. Voldermort didn't feel him worthy to be one because he was a werewolf. Nobody but a pureblood would be considered worthy with the exception of Snape. Snape reminded him of himself, as he too, is a half blood. Which is why I never understood why all of those deatheater followed Voldermort in the first place. Smh. He had pureblood mania, but wasn't a pureblood himself. Very Hitler like. I believe that was the correlation JK Rowling was trying to make.

[@RedWizardFox]

Also the house never burns down in the book

[@AdrianTresk]

@@RedWizardFox Furthermore, the Burrow attack doesn't even happen in the book, it was just added because the film makers felt there wasn't enough action in the film.

[@denizkenger52]

It wasnt only Voldemort who could fly. Snape could fly as well.

[@marianeaux]

"He's sending his dad apples" HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA THE BEST!

[@JeM130177]

Poor Lucius sat in prison like aw heck yeah apple time cheers kiddo

[@Olivia_Neumann]

I remember in this book, we find out that Hermione had advised Ginny back when Ginny was obsessed with Harry in the second film, that if she would just relax more around Harry, he could some day reciprocate her feelings, or something along those lines. I thought it was very nice of Hermione to be a lovely sister-in-law this early.

[@teish8393]

This is one of my favourite HP movies. Prof Slughorn is imo a very underrated character. "All hands on deck, Granger", Wallenby and his jumpiness when Harry catches him never ceases to make me laugh. I also think the scene when he finally divulges his memories is so powerful and especially love the shot where Harry holds his shaky hands to give him courage and comfort. Also, fun fact: The Weasley twins are able to open up the shop because Harry gives them his winnings from the Triwizard Tournament (Goblet of fire). And the scene Dumbledore casts the spell for mountain high fire shows how powerful of a wizard he truly was as at that moment he was at his weakest. Lastly, to the Oak's point, there was a scene in the books where Harry told Ron to believe in himself and he is great at quidditch if he didn't let nerves get in his way but as much as in the story it's a lesson for Ron, I really believe it's one of the few times where the lesson is actually meant for the reader/audience member and that is why I think the movie portrayed it perfectly. Great reaction as always and so keen for the next one!

[@AK-rx8gp]

I love Sluggy so much and maybe even more in the movies

[@alexandrajp1054]

I'm so happy you caught the fact that Draco really didn't want to do it. Like his mother said, he's just a kid

[@mrs_rover]

drugged up harry is one of the best tension breakers i've ever seen

[@manon_0411]

I read the book a few months before it was out in cinemas and I was so excited to see all of Voldemort's past on screen because it explained so much about him, the horcruxes and why he chose them, etc etc. I was so disappointed that they didn't mention any of that in the movie when I finally got to see it in cinemas. They should definitely have separated this one into two movies as well. If you guys have the occasion to read the books in your free time, I would definitely recommend them, they have so much more information, details, and the characters are also pretty different from the movie versions (Ron isn't as lame as he sometimes is portrayed in the movies).

[@Sam-fq8dm]

yea, the first two movies in my opinion did a good job following the books even though they cut some things, but starting with prisoner of azkaban they just left out sooo much backstory in each movie, it really is kinda frustrating. This whole series is a decent adaptation but it easily could've been a masterpiece if they had split it into two parts for each book.

[@kassiogomes8498]

This is the worst adaptation out of the 7 books/films. I don't know what happened with the screenplay for this movie but it really didn't work. There is to much teen romance, we didn't need that much boring teenage drama when Voldemort's past is the main focus of the movie.

[@Afreshio]

@@kassiogomes8498 Yes, I would love a two part Half-Blood Prince big screen adaptation, but the screenwriter could've squezeed more memories related to Voldemort/Dumbledore's lessons scene if they cut the stupid teenager romcom scenes. They overdid it. And then that stupid scene of the Burrow burning, god... just the worst adapted film of all. Although the OotP is a good contender for that title too. OotP is the tickest book of all the saga, so it definitely needs a two part like they did with the Deathly Hallows.

[@Sam-fq8dm]

@@zydn oh yea, i'm aware that's the reason 1 and 2 had it easier following the books without a second part, but as the books got longer they should've realized how much of the story they were losing and how rushed some parts would come across

[@peeramidwithin3823]

My favorite book/most disappointing movie. And the ending......the ending. Decimation

[@dewaldvantonder9507]

I literally just visited your page to see if this video is out! Thanks for the entertaining reactions.

[@BaddMedicine]

Thank you for watching! We appreciate it!

[@ckbkr447]

Me too

[@5nixie]

In this movie Draco was very depressed. He really didn't want to actually kill Dumbledore. So, all his attempts were kind of half-hearted. That's why he was also pissed at Snape coz he was always trying to seem like he wants to help. Draco was really scared about what if Dumbledore actually died. At the same time, he knew that if he failed, Voldemort will kill his parents.

[@lukmanibrahim2993]

Update September 28, 2023: This movie hits me so hard because I'm really incredibly saddened to hear of the death of Sir Michael Gambon, he brought immeasurable joy to Harry Potter fans from all over the world with his humour, kindness and grace. We will forever hold his memory in our hearts. Wands up for Michael Gambon!

[@MattyBmemes]

Harry Givens the Twins the money to setup their store in the books. Hes already set up well and when he won the Tri-Wizard tournament he gave them the winnings

[@marykay8587]

yes and the twins had to buy Ron some proper dress robes I believe

[@kurtsmith9564]

I want to thank you guys for the reviews of the Harry Potter movies. It's one of the best things to see a person watching for the first time especially as an adult because of all the things that we can pick up on as children we can't.

[@robertgronewold3326]

One thing that is a bit of a shame is that they didn't include all of the memories that Dumbledore had about Voldemort. The ones that they didn't include are as follows; 1. A Ministry official visiting Voldemort's mother's family, the Gaunts, in their run down shack of a home, where you see that Voldemort's grandfather Marvolo (Voldemort's middle name) and his uncle Morfin are both crazed and inbred muggle haters who regularly speak to snakes, and that Voldemort's mother Merope was severely abused and that she ran away with a handsome Muggle man named Tom Riddle by bewitching him with a love potion. He later abandons her and she dies in the orphanage giving birth to Voldemort. 2. Voldemort at the age of 16 visiting his Uncle Morfin and framing him for the murders of Voldemort's muggle father and muggle grandparents that very night. (Their abandoned manor house is the one that Voldemort was hiding in at the beginning of Goblet of Fire, where he killed the old caretaker) 3. A young Voldemort in his 20's working at the dark wizard shop Borgin's and Burkes after Hogwarts, and while visiting a rich witch named Hepzibah Smith finding that she had a magical goblet that belonged to Helga Hufflepuff, as well as a locket that had belonged to Salazar Slytherin, an object that belonged to Voldemort's mother before she pawned it. That night, Hepzibah is killed by Voldemort by bewitching her house elf to poison her drink, and he steals the cup and locket. 4. Voldemort in the 60's, visiting Hogwarts to ask for a job as Defense Against the Darks Arts teacher, only for Dumbledore to suspect that Voldemort only wants the job to recruit followers. After rejecting Voldemort for the job, no teacher has lasted more than a year at the job, as it is now cursed out of spite by Voldemort's hand.

[@beerlootsma7036]

One of the reasons this is my favourite book, but least favourite film.

[@tkccsf8837]

I was going to say this but I saw your comment. Well said!

[@samarthkedia]

You sir smashed it out of the park with all this info and yeah one of the best book in whole series.

[@samarthkedia]

@@gsaouzs 100%

[@jadethirlwall1573]

I wish at the very least they’d included that fourth memory - it would’ve been such a neat tidbit to explain why no DODA teacher lasts longer than a year, and would’ve helped set things up for the next 2 movies

[@tinacvijetic]

The scene where Ron fell from the couch was actually real. Rupert really fell down and they desided to keep it in the movie.

[@BaddMedicine]

Haha... Love when they keep that stuff in.

[@tabs3788]

I love how Oak became so protective over Hermione ❤

[@stevieboy666]

You guys need to take the sorting quiz to see which house you’re in! Also, I’d recommend watching the 20th anniversary after you finish the 8 where the cast met up together 20 years after the filming of the first film

[@katwebbxo]

Yes to both of these ideas.

[@kerikolker1688]

Yess that would be awesome! They then get to see all the behind the scenes and the effort time out into this film. They get to see the process of how it evolved and came to be and that would be incredible

[@Langley_Ackerman19]

My only gripe with the 20th anniversary reunion is how the cast had distanced themselves from the author, for stating an opinion about gender which is true by the way. They would never have been anything if not for her.

[@melhawl3685]

Yes!!!

[@melhawl3685]

@@Langley_Ackerman19 no. It's not true. And her comments hurt a lot of fans who believed in her.

[@prodigalson193]

At about the 22 minute mark: young Tom Riddle says "I can make bad things happen to people who are mean to me". The line in the book when Dumbledore meets Riddle is "people who annoy me". An odd decision the screenwriters made to make the viewers feel a little empathy for what was meant to be a budding psychopath.

[@eyob.t1389]

Yeah. That's a weird change.

[@delCorteh]

Top catch there Cerbo

[@Nonalhomophobie]

It was just blatant lies. Yeah, children can be mean, and especially towards orphans at that period of time, but Tom's ways of punishing them were completely disproportionate and most of them were directed at the other orphans, who were unlikely to bully him for a trait they all shared.

[@eyob.t1389]

@@gsaouzs that would mean 11 Harry Potter movies. Not complaining though 😂.

[@EvelyntMild]

I've seen a lot of reactions to Dumbledore's death, but the utter disbelief on all your faces was enough to make me laugh. Brung low pretty quick though. The part where they gather and raise their wands together always chokes me up. I remember reading that part in the book. I just closed it and took a few minutes. Also, in the book, the teenage stuff in the middle is interlaced with Dumbledore and Harry exploring all those memories of Voldemort.

[@terbak]

Wow, respect to Oak for admitting he may not have really had a 100% open mind. The Harry Potter franchise is the first thing I've seen you guys react to, but definitely won't be the last. What a fun ride it's been to see you guys experience it all for the first time, not to mention it's once again made me notice things in these movies I hadn't before. Like Oak says in this one, you can keep watching them and have this happen. You guys have a great dynamic, and it looks like a LOT of effort goes into editing these to make them 'copyright friendly'. Great work!

[@danawatson424]

I loved how after the film was over, the oak just sat there soaking it in for a solid minute

[@BaddMedicine]

It hit harder than expected

[@mrs_rover]

"Severus ... please" screaming, crying, throwing up Can't wait for the Deathly Hallows ... people really complain about how slow part 1 is but part 2 wouldn't hit as hard without all the tension building - hope that it doesn't put you off

[@katwebbxo]

Agreed. It's a build up for a reason

[@TTArt]

I think yours are genuinely the best reactions to this series I've seen so far, so THANK YOU! You guys notice a lot of small things, underlying themes, lessons and bigger concepts and are able to string together stuff that a lot of first time watchers don't often really get or understand to appreciate. It's been a lot of fun to see you guys get into the story and especially seeing the Oak getting fully invested in the series after some understandable doubts in the beginning! If I didn't read the story as a kid and instead would watch the first movies now at the age of 30 I'd assume my reaction would've been exactly the same. At the start. I'll be honest, I was never that massive fan of these films, but that's only because I grew up reading the HP books. I've only slowly started to appreciate the films more and more in their own way, and I can only imagine how different experience it must be for someone watching the films for the first time and not be familiar with the story. The books are probably one of (if not the one) the greatest coming of age stories ever written and that's the reason why they're so universally loved and praised. I think the movies are great in their own right, but for me personally, the only problem was that... they were not the books. And they couldn't be. So it's pretty unfair comparison, and I assume if the books didn't exist and these movies were the only way to enjoy the story, I would've loved them unconditionally for what they are. Still, I think they're all great movies and the story itself is from start to finish absolutely amazing. And I'll be honest, watching you guys read the book and wait for a reaction would probably NOT make for the most engaging reaction videos, ha! The last two movies are the best in the series in my opinion, so you're going to have a fun time with those. Looking forward to watching the next one with you guys! :-)

[@almas4663]

I recommend you to check out K.S.O's Harry Potter reactions aswell!

[@TTArt]

@@almas4663 Thanks, I'll check them out!

[@GreySeashell-j3m]

Well said

[@JeM130177]

"All hands on deck Granger" is one of my favourite moments ever 😂😂 Jim Broadbent is a treasure

[@katwebbxo]

Great line 😭😂 he's a great actor.

[@sarahlloyd5238]

Can I just say? You three have the biggest place in my heart. Your videos always make my day! Please keep posting videos, this channel deserves more recognition.❤️

[@antonioyazzie4615]

So a part in the beginning of the book always stuck out to me. When Death Eater attacks increased against Muggles, despite repercussions from dark wizards or condemnation from the Muggles themselves, many witches and wizards risked their lives protecting their Muggle neighbors from attacks. They would also perform protection spells and enchantments over the homes of their Muggle neighbors. It was so selfless and caring to me.

[@RedKytten]

Without a doubt, my favourate scene is when Harry is under the effect of the luck potion. Love Daniels acting during that time.

[@katwebbxo]

Was that one of the scenes when he was drunk while filming? Lol

[@tyleru96]

What's interesting is he has said in interviews that he hates rewatching this film because he tried to go a different route with his acting and he just wasn't pleased with his performance

[@RJMiller73]

@@katwebbxo He was never drunk while filming.

[@katwebbxo]

@@RJMiller73 Okay lol just going off what I've heard.

[@GreySeashell-j3m]

@@RJMiller73 nope, he said in an interview he was drunk with most of the filming for this movie.

[@toodlescae]

This is one of my favorite books and tied with GOF for my least favorite movie. Dumbledore was actually 115 when he died. Bellatrix, Draco's mother Narcissa and Tonks' mother Andromeda are all sisters. The guy with Draco in Borgin & Burkes and then with Bellatrix at the Weasley's is Fenrir Greyback, the werewolf who attacked Lupin when he was a kid and turned him into a werewolf too. There are a lot more memories relating to Voldemort in the book and a way more awesome battle instead of the scenes of Bellatrix appearing at the Weasley house which never happened because there were protective enchantments all over their house while Harry was there. That speech about Ron's confidence did happen in the book but not the movie.

[@LaurinGarcia]

The Ron getting into the Hogwarts quidditch story line was actually from the Order of the Phoenix book. But it was left out of the movie so they added it to this movie. This is as song that the Gryffindors sang when Ron won his first game; "Weasley is our King, Weasley is our King, He didn’t let the Quaffle in Weasley is our King. Weasley can save anything, He never leaves a single ring, That’s why Gryffindors all sing: Weasley is our King." 🦁👑

[@ronweber1402]

That's awesome that Ron got his moment in the sun.

[@denizkenger52]

he is also the king of slytherin lmao. His first match, as book readers would know, doesnt go so well like movies show. The Slytherins are really proud of his performance and call him their king and make a song for him. When he does good later, Gryffindors edit the song for themselves.

[@chipacita90]

@@denizkenger52 hahaha no, you gotten that wrong. Slytherins made that song about Ron before the match in order to make fun of him. When Gryffindor won, Gryffindor students changed the lyrics to that version of Wesley as a king.

[@denizkenger52]

​@@chipacita90 Hahaha no, you gotten that wrong. Btw i didnt say the slytherins didnt make the song before so idk why you say this as if it opposes me... I said "The Slytherins are really proud of his performance and call him their king and make a song for him." They sing the song during the match and as I said, the match doesnt go well for Ron, he keeps letting shots go in and they only win because Harry catches the snitch before the difference goes beyond 150. "But Ron let in two more goals. There was an edge of panic in Harry’s desire to find the Snitch now. If he could just get it soon and finish the game quickly . . . " At this point Ron has let in 4 goals, it's 40-0 and harry is worrying that he has to catch the snitch before Ron lets in any more. This was clearly an unsuccessful game for Ron as I said, his first match doesnt go well like the movies showed it to go. Ron admits it as well. "“I’m sorry,” Ron mumbled, looking at his feet. “What for?” said Harry. “For thinking I can play Quidditch,” said Ron. “I’m going to resign first thing tomorrow.” " He knows he played bad as well. And after Gryffindor won, the Gryffindor students didnt change it, they still played against Hufflepuff and lost with no such song, and then the match after that which was against Ravenclaw was when the Gryffindor version was introduced and Ron actually did good as a keeper.

[@TheToaster1155]

The Oak's speech at the end of the movie is my favourite part of each episode 😂 But nah, you're all so wise and I love seeing you guys figure things out, make theories, etc. This has been such a journey and I'm gonna be so upset when it is done. But thanks for continuing the whole series, it's really like I'm sitting at home watching the movie with three friends. You've all made this franchise feel so much more special for me 👏🙏

[@BaddMedicine]

Very kind of you! We appreciate it and thanks you for watching 🤙

[@witchingbrew3]

Now I really feel bad for Draco he has immense pressure to fulfill something and you can tell he didn't want to kill Dumbledore.

[@619Slipk]

What -Snape- Hans said it's true no matter what side he's on. "I decived one of the greatest wizards of all time" Look, dude might be a piece of sh*t but he fought to a draw with Dumbledore last time. If one is in said category, the other must be too. Kept ambiguous who he's decieving

[@whade62000]

Snape's mother was a witch called Eileen Prince and his father was a muggle, hence the school nickname "half-blood Prince". That whole investigation of Harry finding this out is cut from the movie though.

[@snoopygonewilder]

I think learning about Snapes parents is very important into really understanding why he was so attached to Lily. She was the first person to show him kindness.

[@eduardoojeda1866]

Harry didn't find out anything, it was Hermione who found the information about Snape's mother after Dumbledore's death

[@patriciadistraida]

Even though this a great movie it looses a lot from the book in the adaptation. The book has a lot more information about Voldemorts origin story wich is very interesting. His mother was a pureblood witch from a very purist family. She fell in love with a muggle and use a love potion on him. This is how Tom riddle was conceived. It goes into the whole issue of love and consent in a much different and darker way then the movie

[@heathern8043]

yeah the movie is good but it’s probably the worst book to movie adaptation of the series imo just because there is so much crucial info explored in this book that supports one understanding the rest of the story as a whole

[@GuillaumeG-oz3hz]

@@heathern8043 Sadly, it might also be that it's the most difficult to adapt. Most of the book has to do with the past, throuth the mystery of the HBP and Dumbledore showing memories to Harry. Including all of that in a movie would probably not work well. I wouldn't say that the infos left out are "crucial", it's just great that we got those things in the book. All the details about Snape and Voldemort especially.

[@YouBeanz]

This shit really did and still does get me through bad days. I was so anti Potter growing up and one day as an adult I smoked weed and watched 1-4 lol. Best decision I ever made. I am a complete Potter head now.

[@lexie9466]

Nearly like me, was never interested in the books as a Kid, only saw some movies. Just as an adult I completely fell in love with the books.❤

[@clarad6109]

Luna's great. In the last book Harry went into her room (I forget when, maybe when they were talking to her dad about the deathly hallows). This us a direct book quote, "Luna had decorated her bedroom ceiling with five beautifully painted faces: Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and Neville. They were not moving as the portraits at Hogwarts moved, but there was a certain magic about them all the same: Harry thought they breathed. What appeared to be fine golden chains wove around the pictures, linking them together, but after examining them for a minute or so, Harry realized that the chains were actually one word, repeated a thousand times in golden ink: friends . . . friends . . . friends . . ."

[@fireandsugar2625]

That's so cute 😢

[@BaddMedicine]

WOW!!!! DUMBLEDORE?! SNAPE?! WHAT!?! What a ride this one was! What was your first reaction to the Half Blood Prince? Full Reactions on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/early-access-and-66301549?

[@SidPil]

In the book, Dumbledore scooped Harry from the Dursley's and confronted them about Harry's treatment. He also read Sirius' Will to Harry giving him the House from 5th movie.

[@sauhamvyas7361]

I'm loving it guys. Just suggesting one more thing that this movie is known as the 2nd worst adaption from the Books, after the 4th one. The book is amazing please check it out. And guys keep going on,I'm dying to see your reaction on the last 2 ones,probably the best ones

[@ryanchan6922]

I have no idea, how you guys were unspoiled. This viral video when then 6th book got released. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqnCiIiYa52Fh9E

[@levibpresentstheaudioactin3561]

This book was one of the most incredible You guys should give the audiobooks a try You’re missing out on some amazing detail and incredible story telling

[@scabbedwings6548]

Half-blood Prince was my favorite of the books, but possibly the least favorite of the movies for me.

[@sherrylawrence7611]

Not to mention the voice acting in those audio books! Excellent!

[@viviennehall1562]

Where can I find the audiobooks please?

[@sherrylawrence7611]

They are on Audible for purchase, but a library card will allow you to listen to them without purchasing them.

[@ct6852]

I don't know why this is hilarious to me but it is. Just three NFL linemen chillin in fanboy shirts watching Harry Potter. And it's not a bad choice.

[@BaddMedicine]

😂😂😂🤘🤘🤘 not sure we qualify as NFL lineman.... But we'll take it!

[@JaneXemylixa]

"Ah, to be young and feel love's keen sting" after Fantastic Beasts every other line from Dumbledore hurts

[@artursandwich1974]

Thing with Ron The Keeper (again from the books): Ron had been playing quidditch all his life, flying broom since he could sit and training with older brothers (and later with Ginny and Harry too) - usually the keeper. So At the time of the try-outs he had a really great set of skills at his disposal. It's not just confidence one needs to succeed but also a prior period of commitment and dedication and perseverance in pursuit of excellence. I could even actually drink the Felix potion and still not succeed in any of my dream endeavours, because I've never been able to commit - when the going gets tough I go do other stuff. Not Ron though. But it's untrue and harmful to say "all you need is to believe in yourself", and it also sells short the hard work he had done.