HARRY POTTER & THE SORCERER’S STONE: Behind the Breakdown! Q&A

[@Barbarbinks4135]

HI! So the reason that Lily is different and her blood spell goes into place is because she was specifically offered to step aside (because Snape asked voldemort to spare her) since she specifically chose to die the blood magic locked in.

[@ujamaa4]

That, it was the fact that she didn't have to die but chose to to protect her son that created the protection. It's the same reason that Harry was able to survive in the forbidden forest(because he intended to die for his friends, L'lily's spell continued for him)

[@jocelyngipson7882]

@@ujamaa4and the reason if Neville was chosen he would have just died

[@karenwilliams733]

Yes this!!!

[@RavenHairedSongbird]

I wrote out this whole long reply basically saying this and then saw this post, haha. Exactly! (also super clear, my response would have been way more convoluted lol)

[@PabloAccount]

Good on Voldy. Did a nice thing for Snape. Didn't have to.

[@nbunnysnowboard]

I’ve been watching both New Rockstars and Super Carlin Brothers for years! I would LOVE to see them appear in some of the breakdowns!

[@coconuts2513]

Super Carlin Bros are fantastic 😊🎉

[@erikagholston6610]

Me too.

[@robsooooz]

Gina and I are on the same page. Got the last book at midnight, I was deliriously upset for Hedwig at like 3am and then tried to sleep.

[@georgieee905]

The reason Lilly’s sacrifice is different to any other parent is the fact that she actually was given the chance to step aside and live, because Snape told Voldemort about the prophecy he begged Voldemort to spare Lilly (and only kill James and Harry) and Voldemort agreed - but Snape worried Voldemort wouldn’t keep his promise or that Lilly wouldn’t ever stand aside and allow her child to be killed. So Snape then panics confesses to Dumbledore what he has done and begs him to hide Lilly James and Harry. (To keep Lilly safe that’s all he cares about). So when Peter betrays them and Voldemort attacks he kills James, but offered Lilly a chance to stand aside so he can kill Harry - Lilly refuses and this is the sacrifice that creates the bond of blood protection. Because she was given the opportunity to stand aside and could have lived, but refused to do so and died protecting her son. Which is why no other parent including for example Neville’s mother could have created the bond of blood charm - if Voldemort had picked Neville instead .. because Voldemort only offered Lilly the chance to live at a favour to Snape.

[@chachimuchlove]

I love the new rockstars team so much, been a fan since 2016

[@dogorchavez2771]

Loved Eric's humility when he realizes what a BBC production would look like 😂🫶

[@RyanBischoffPercussion]

40:32 the difference is that Lily chose to die when she was given the option not to

[@jocelyngipson7882]

In the 4th book, Voldemort uses Harry’s blood to make his new body so he could touch him. In the 7th book, when Tom riddle tried to kill him and couldn’t it was bc of the Wand loyalty, the spell couldn’t kill harry so it killed the horcrux instead

[@jocelyngipson7882]

I need to see Arthur Weasley and Lucius Malloy fighting in the bookstore 15:34

[@elsaimbimbo3530]

38:05 I see love itself as the thing that defeats Voldemort and Harry & Snape are basically vessels for it. Lily chose to stand in the way to save Harry because she loved him. Snape’s obsessive (creepy) love for Lily is what makes him ultimately betray Voldemort and it even overcomes his hatred of James within himself so he protects Harry. I want to see the series show Snape as that yin/yang where he is a truly terrible person but he has this one pure kernel of love in his heart that almost against his will makes him the bravest anti-Voldemort character.

[@nbunnysnowboard]

50:08 I had to put the book down when Fred died, I couldn’t believe it 😭

[@troyridgway2654]

Proving how wholesome the core three are, Rupert Grint’s (Ron) first big purchase was an ice cream truck that he operated for a time in his area

[@abbhezza]

Decorating for Halloween wasn't really a thing in the UK in the 80s/90s. Pumpkins weren't a thing either. I remember carrying a turnip that my dad carved in the 90s.

[@mattduncil]

The Centaur and there interest in Mars rising should be explored more, the first book felt like they were important to the story and are in the movie but less so, although dragging Umbridge away was a well earned catharsis she had it coming, show Centaur culture and there relationship with Wizard and Muggle world.

[@bluekryptonite1121]

This was such a fun watch with my Saturday morning coffee. Keep up the amazing work everyone!

[@georgienicholls6409]

love the SCB shoutout!! my 2 fav breakdown/ theory channels!

[@MsAkiNyi]

Thanks!

[@lexitayte]

47:53 some people headcannon that Voldemort was already on his way to make a horcrux the night he killed Lily and James. We know you have to kill someone in the process. Voldemort has a horcrux relevant to the other three Hogwarts houses, so some people think that Voldemort was planning on making the sword of Gryffindor into a horcrux by killing Harry that night. (Maybe whatever spell or dark magic involved in making horcruxes was already active when he went to kill Harry) So that mixed with the blood/love magic allowed Harry to live + transferred the Horcrux to him (This might be a SuperCarlinBrothers video, though I could be wrong)

[@coconuts2513]

Yes, a Super Carlin Brothers theory vid is about how Voldemort's final Horcrux was supposed to be the Sword of Griffindor created with the death of Harry

[@ricardomejias5384]

I'm honestly shocked that you guys never broke down HBO's "His Dark Material" series given how it's another solid children's book series turned into a show. I'm sure that it'll be the blueprint for how Warner Bros decides to release the Harry Potter series.

[@toad6884]

A Super Carlin Brother's commenter is how I found New Rockstars. From one of their Marvel videos.

[@emmalavinia9962]

Yeah, the fact that Dumbledore was gay dropped like a bomb for me, because I always assumed there was something there between him and McGonagal. And I love that Ron and Hermione got together, it broke the cliche that the lead always gets the best girl.

[@susanshinkai4787]

If adding, I’d like to see more about the Founders and the split of Slytherin

[@esiduncan817]

I think a lot of us Brits take this so seriously because it was so incredibly ingrained in our childhood. I remember reading Chamber of Secrets in primary school as a class when the book was published. Most of us early 90s kids knew someone who was cast as an extra in the early movies, especially growing up in London! This franchise is so special to us and I LOVE that you guys are breaking it down! ❤

[@Tube-yo9tj]

Same I was born in 94 and Harry Potter was the only thing we cared about reading growing up early 2000’s

[@mezuba]

Such a fun episode, and the breakdowns are great, loving all of this!

[@elliotlane5070]

55:27 Dan Radcliffe & Bonnie Wright (Ginny) as James & Lilly would be gold

[@karenwilliams733]

I agree but with Radcliffe it would have to be dependent on the Harry actor looking like him and I feel like they will try not to do that to try and separate the movies and the tv show, to try and emphasise that it’s not a remake

[@mprice333]

Love this look back at the breakdown! My little quibble is that I love the 2005 movie The Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe too and I do watch it for Christmas! HP and CS Lewis are great during the holidays!

[@andyhutley2857]

Stephen Fry would be my ideal choice for Dumbledore, he read the British audiobooks, he's recognized as a very intelligent, wise and gentle man which match some of Dumbledore's personality traits, he's tall like him, already has the crooked nose that matches the description of him having had his broken a couple of times in his life. He can also do angry and protective from his voice and live action roles

[@waynegrayson2904]

lol “HELLO BROTHER” instead of HEY BROTHER Edit: They DEFINITELY need a collab with “J” And Ben Many actually. Hours long!! Please 🙏

[@olskoolfool72]

Fully agree!

[@chotto2nd]

2 things on the blood magic Love defence for Harry: Harry is protected by his mother's love, as Dumbledore later explains but only specifically works BECAUSE Harry is the opposite of Tom/Voldemort Harry is the product of a happy family, Tom/Voldemort was the result of deceit and lies Voldemort does not and cannot understand love, he is its antithesis, he may also have been so vulnerable to its effects because of the other horcruxes and his fragmented soul

[@hectorgarcia546]

This is highkey my favorite panel.

[@josephinekhawaja]

Erik, I would love for any further collaboration in flashback between Lily Evans and Severus Snape, but my persisting theory throughout the books was that her career in life was that of an Unspeakable in the Department of Mysteries - my dream career in the Wizarding World - and I am sorry we never got any pay-off with Lily on that.

[@MyUnsecretIdentity]

49:24 Oh man the part Gina is talking about, I remember it hitting me the same way when i first read that book 😭

[@jocelyngipson7882]

I want harry and Draco’s first meeting in the robe shop to be in 14:33

[@margaretwill8613]

The reason Lily’s death works as a spell it’s because she had a choice. Snape asked Voldemort o spare Lily, he told her to step aside and she made the choice to shield Harry. So Neville couldn’t have been the chosen one because Snape wasn’t in love with Alice Longbottom and so Voldemort would never have given her the choice to live. Dumbledore mentions the magic of choice later again in relation to Harry’s mercy towards Wormtail. His mercy is momentarily mirrored in Wormtail at Malloy Manor and this causes his silver hand to turn on him. This sort of ineffable magic of compassion is Harry’s strength and Voldemort’s blind sight. If Lily had used a type of magic that could be learned from a book, Voldemort was such a student of magic that he might have been able to circumvent that kind of magic ✨

[@jordy9096]

Dumbledore does invoke the Bond of Blood charm which is why Harry is safe with Petunia.

[@erinreese1007]

24:36 omg love the SCB!! Are they in austin ?!?!?!?

[@RyanBischoffPercussion]

What do you mean, are they in Austin? They’re located in Roanoke, Virginia. They talk about that all the time

[@ravenclaw3273]

Love that Minerva McGonagall is Eric's favorite character, cuz same 58:45

[@YounginDaGoat]

Im not gonna lie, I love this channel but I hardly ever watch these but Gina is funny af! And so if the other guy. This needs to be forever

[@jocelyngipson7882]

I was distraught and sobbing at the end of the half blood prince 47:32

[@JOVONO]

I’d love a fancasting video where you guys cast the adult characters (keeping in mind the actual age of the adult characters in the books compared to the original adaptation) My list: - Peter Capaldi or Richard E. Grant as Albus Dumbledore - Michelle Gomez or Kristin Scott Thomas as Minerva McGonagall - Mark Addy, Rory McCaan or Matt Berry as Rubeus Hagrid - Harry Melling as Severus Snape - Kerry Godliman or Sophie Willan as Molly Weasley - Simon Pegg, Damian Lewis or Domhnall Gleeson as Arthur Weasley - Tom Blyth or Aaron Taylor Johnson as Gilderoy Lockhart - Andrew Garfield, Dan Stevens Arthur Darvill as Remus Lupin - Ben Barnes or Aidan Turner as Sirius Black - Jamie Bell as Peter Pettigrew

[@michaelfletcher2089]

but some of those other mothers didn’t have the chance! Lilly stepped in front. other mothers may have been killed and then the baby was killed. Voldemort didn’t intend to kill Lilly as Snape asked him not to.

[@TheRaven0612]

“..and his crimes?” -gina 😂😂

[@ursulawinkler5231]

A super Carlin brothers theory ( I think ) …. They speculate that the reason that the blood charm of Lilys sacrifice is even viable and able to keep Harry safe for the 17 years is because of the fact that Snape went to Voldy and asked to keep Lily alive ( because he heard the first half of the prophecy ) while knowing he would condemn Baby Harry to perish. So Lily’s loving sacrifice is re-uped yearly when Harry goes back “home” during the summer at the Dursleys, because his “mothers blood” lives there. Which is why the Weasley’s “don’t” extended an invitation the first few years and that they went on a family vacation to Egypt before the 3rd year for Ginny and her trauma from the previous year ( the chamber ). They speculate that Harry could have gone to multiple other people but couldn’t because the bond of blood charm and why he couldn’t and why later in the series he spends less and less time with the Dursleys and more and more with the Weasleys ( i.e at the burrow and grimmauld place. )

[@annestanle]

Yeah it was Lilys sacrifice that was the ‘spell’, that guards Harry. As Dumbledore continues to say to Harry, love is the greatest magic. It comes up again in book 7, Harry sacrifices himself to save everyone in hogwarts and then Voldemort and his death eaters aren’t able to harm any of them. Harry points this out to him and tells him he made the same mistake again!

[@-PIGGY007-]

GINA WAS RIGHT! The pronunciations do NOT matter! As a Brit I just find it funny, no harm. Where are the T-Shirts? 👀😂❤🇬🇧

[@claytonlinville6323]

The spell is called The Bond of Blood and is like a part 2 of the original protection spell that protects harry from voldemort as a baby. When his curse hits Harry it rebounds and strikes voldemort as his soul split. Which is why voldy was in a spirit form. And Lilly is somewhat unique in her choosing to die for her child. But she's not the only one otherwise how would there be any info on what happened.

[@eliechaya9690]

Love from Belgium 🇧🇪 ❤

[@MyBeliefOfUnique]

27:02 tbh do we really think the Dursley's picture perfect neighborhood would celebrate Halloween? Because I think not.

[@lemuslogic]

Never been this early before 🎉

[@SuzanneA618]

I really take no issue with creating a series from the books❤ There is most definitely more to be shown and this will be a great way to go a bit more in depth 🎉

[@Psykochic916]

I read somewhere that they want to do a couple seasons per book. Not 1 for 1 . I'd love to hear your thoughts.

[@dogorchavez2771]

I believe this series holds up because of the music.

[@mikerios1065]

With her neurotic outbursts and laughing at her own jokes, it all makes perfect sense, now that we know she is a writer. Great show!

[@GohanYuki]

Half blood is my fav book and fav movie i like the teen stuff 25 now so when i was growing up this was like middle school

[@JurassicJoey17]

He lived after Voldemort killed him in the end because he was holding the resurrection stone. He just destroyed the horcrux part of him during it.

[@runstrong9559]

I think that when Hagrid gives Dudley the pig tail, he actually set him on a new path. In the books, Dudley becomes more and more grossly obese as the story goes on, with serious emphasis on how his growth was out of control. They got the tail removed by doctors, but he received more of a curse than the tail.

[@amanda6212]

Not a thing with wearing Vans even if you don't skate, Eric. I wear my Vans specifically for weight lifting because my feet feel/heels are more secure/level for the upward push of a squat.

[@AncientSkullKid]

The books do explain Lily’s protection. James dies 1st, yet his death did NOT protect Lily & Harry, because Voldemort was going to kill James no matter what. But because Snape begged Voldemort to spare Lily, Voldemort gave her multiple chances to move out of the way. Because of Snape, Voldemort was going to let Lily live, and only kill James & Harry. But because she refused to move, she CHOSE to die, and that is what protected Harry. Just like Harry chose to enter the dark forest, Harry chose to not hold a wand, but just stand there and let Voldemort kill him, that is what protected everyone in Hogwarts (Voldemort’s spells were bouncing off everyone in Hogwarts after Harry revealed he was still alive). The choice to die for them, when you could choose to live instead.

[@ryanmoorehead2945]

That dude just giggled like a school girl at his own joke at 55:28

[@lt.langle]

Funniest part was dude tryna talk about the sponsor

[@qm7497]

So I am the target age group that the books and movies were made for, but only just started watching them for the first time. Yes, I wanted to keep up with Eric's breakdowns. I have one question after watching The Philosophers Stone. When the film first came out, and the bankers were depicted as short, pointy nosed, greedy trolls...were we all just fine with that?

[@SuzanneA618]

I think it’s a real shame about the newest version of the Narnia series. I wish they could have pushed forward and complete the series as a whole. It would be way more rewatchable if it was a whole story. Those kids were great and so was Tilda Swinton. A lot of good things about it.

[@yogtheterrible]

Dumbledore DOES cast a spell to extend Lily's sacrifice--which isn't really a spell--to the whole house. The sacrifice doesn't do that originally. The original sacrifice just protects harry from voldemort.

[@thorcrouch917]

"where were the Halloween decorations on privet drive?" "Maybe hoa rules?" Are you crazy? HOA in the UK? We don't have those kinds of things like you guys do, also most people in the UK don't really decorate to the level you're used too so there wouldn't be a streets filled with lights and stuff haha

[@Daddyoh94]

24:25 *HEYYY BROTHERR*

[@milgoncalez]

Yeah so Voldemort at that point had lost control of making Horcruxes. He did not want to split his soul when he attacked Harry, he had no idea he was creating another one. Then when the killing curse hit, a piece of his soul attached itself to Harry. It’s one of those profs that making horcruxes is dangerous, and he did it seven times.

[@PunchSuccaa]

The harrmoine "mistake" was all fan interpretation from the way the movies framed harry and hermoine's relationship, and the lack of planting healthy seeds for hermoine and rons, the books hardly layed a good enough foundation for that

[@erinreese1007]

10:45 they could plan to film back to back then release season 1 like film season 1 and 2 maybe to avoid the aging thing then release them after filming both.

[@abhishekraj-tm4ok]

i studied in a boarding school and it only had about 40 students in a class. 9 were day scholars.

[@mattduncil]

I never understood why the Dursley’s never wanted him to go to Hogwarts. The books say Vernen don’t want to pay for anything for Harry. But it’s almost every year. I’ve wondered did Dumbledore place a spell that made them want him to stay with them, even though clearly they don’t want him, his life only got better after the Dursley’s were threatened. That said is easy to judge the Dursley family but if you had a sister you where a strain from and there a baby on your door step and he’s your responsibility, and you don’t really have a choice. Wouldn’t you if misplaced have a bit of anger at that. Then Duddlys tail removal, helped the situation.

[@nickbeach7340]

do a full fan-cast video hope Draco comes back to play his dad

[@aschell3581]

Loved Jim Dale but was curious about Stephen Fry’s versions he was good but Dale to me gave more variety character voices😊

[@jamesabraham6505]

“Broken” breaking the breakdown

[@jocelyngipson7882]

It’s the oldest magic 37:58

[@BlackWave54]

I love Gina 😂😂

[@TheProteanGeek]

I think with the relationships they shouldn't mess with them. Also I think anything that makes people believe Harry and Hermione could end up together should be left in. If that's taking lead from the books or just how things play out because of the chemistry between actors on the show. The idea that some people look from the outside to make a good couple or that they maybe were headed that way but its not where things go is very real.

[@jocelyngipson7882]

26:18 the house elves would have removed the extra beds

[@WillBillBilly]

Jim Dale has the best voice

[@Tube-yo9tj]

Evan’s needing this weekend bad lol

[@Prodrummer1603]

My only problem casting a black Hermione is that this would contradict the book because there is a passage in Book 3 where it says "Hermione's white face". Obviously the show runners and JK Rowling can take some creative liberties. It's the question if they want to make a faithful adaptation or not. I personally don't consider the cursed child Canon so it does not really matter to me if Hermione in this play was black.

[@Baby_Llama_Mama]

Came to say this

[@cd9536]

Just looked up the chapter and I thinks it’s more a turn of phrase to say the blood was drained from someone’s face, as in a face paled due to fear. She thinks Harry is about to be spotted by the ministry people executing Buckbeak.

[@Prodrummer1603]

​@@cd9536 Could be. But I always read this line as "Hermione skin color is white". Just because it emphasizes that Hermione was quite visible because of the high contrast between her skin color and the background (dark forest).

[@scarletta3366]

Tom Felton as Ludo Bagman!

[@AncientSkullKid]

Yeah, there’s fewer students at Hogwarts during Harry’s years because they are the Wizarding World’s version of the Silent Generation.

[@BlackWave54]

Deadstock baby shoes 😂💀💀

[@basementff2117]

“COMPLETE BREAKDOWN”

[@pratikmadrecha]

Chapters please

[@mattduncil]

Peeve’s the poltergeist, and S.P.E.W. Make the forbidden forest scary.

[@PunchSuccaa]

Dont de-knome the season editions😂❤

[@troublewithweebles]

1:09 Ten Points to Evanclaw

[@nickbeach7340]

there wouldn't be extra beds, rooms are probably magically as big as needed

[@mattduncil]

Since Dumbledore was clearly willing to guide Harry down the path that lead to his death, Dumbledore didn’t know the plan would work. So why didn’t Dumbledore just take Harry to Hogwarts and let him live there. Lily would have wanted her son to be loved, not just barely tolerated.

[@jocelyngipson7882]

BC it was bigger than him

[@TrevorVaubel]

Who's the market for the show, kids? Adults? Sometime else?

[@Tube-yo9tj]

7:21 I mean, I feel like you guys know better than most that “Hollywood“ is different than the general entertainment industry like the bad part of this industry is Hollywood and largely LA culture our young film actors are having a completely different professional experience

[@Pumpkininater]

not sure why they keep referring to this lady when she says so many incorrect things. dumbledore ddnt do anything? the magic used by llys sacrifice is what saves harry but it is not what keeps him safe in Dursley household. Dumbledore then proceeds to use another spell, the bond of blood charm.

[@Kency09]

They really did hit yall with the “it’s leviOsah, *not* leviOoOsuh” in real time 😒 Also, points to NR for the super Carlin bros shout out

[@JSV-pr4qo]

I need to correct Eric. He listed only white male authors who J.K. Rowling could possibly have taken inspiration. Actually it was Jill Murphy of the Worst Witch, Diana Wynne Jones (Howl's moving Castle) many witchcraft books from her, and of course Eva Ibbotson The secret of Platform 13. They far more inspired her and many aspects of the Potter series than any of those men. I love Eric not hate to him.

[@jocelyngipson7882]

Stephen fry is amazing but Jim dale is just as good 54:20

[@Jam_Holl]

Cast Neel from Skeleton Crew

[@scottosikowicz4093]

17 wizards come of age…OH! Matt Gaetz must be a wizard!

[@chrisstauffer6824]

Damnit I love Gina

[@Douglas_Props]

Man I was really enjoying the video but then they interrupted the GLORIOUS ads with Harry Potter trivia! No! I need to be sold shitty shaving kits and shitty shirts! Me a dumb consumer! MORE MORE ads!