Dark History of The VEIL - Harry Potter Explained

[@HarryPotterTheory]

History of the Department of Mysteries & Unspeakables: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIHPoqWKrcZkoqM

[@stephaniepage4334]

This video is awesome

[@sebastiantomczyk4577]

Hi, what is the name of the soundtrack that starts at 6:36? It is so beautiful yet I can not find it. Please help

[@KamenRiderGumo]

Here's an idea: What if the story was essentially true, but the river that the Peverell brothers encountered was no river at all, but an unstable rift between the realms of the living and the dead? One which, if you got too close, would pull you into it, never to return. Sensing the danger, the brothers used their magic to construct a barrier from the surrounding stones that contained the rift, what we know as the Veil. If you were stupid enough to walk through it you'd be just as dead, but with the barrier in place you could be near it with no harm done. Now, thestrals are sometimes seen as bad omens, as only those who have seen someone die can see them, and perhaps they frequented the area. Since this was long before the Ministry was built, it's not inconceivable that this was at the time a random spot in the countryside where trees and animals would be common. Let us say that among these powerful wizards, Antioch in particular was skilled at making wands. Taking a branch from a nearby tree, which happened to be elder (a wood often associated with repelling the devil) and that might have absorbed some of the deathly energies of the rift, and winding into it the tail hair of a thestral, created a very powerful wand that pulled not only from its owner, but from the other side of the Veil as a source of power. Cadmus, not to be outdone, took a sample of the stone and fashioned it into a jewel-like ornament, possessing a connection to the rift much like his brother's wand, but by his own spellwork could instead summon the likeness of one who had long since passed on. As this was going on, Ignotus noticed that the rippling surface of the now-contained rift concealed what was beyond the barrier and almost seemed solid enough to touch. Daring to draw a portion of it to him and sever it, it solidified further until it was a shimmering silvery cloth that, when placed over him, made him completely invisible to anyone alive. With their task done and their trophies in hand, the brothers went on their way, unaware of the marks they would leave upon wizard history. But in the words of MatPat, that's just a theory. Thanks for reading.

[@adhritgulati6794]

Seems extremely probable

[@crazyanimegamer5667]

OH!!!! I like it!!!!!

[@robertmckenna3994]

Not bad.

[@sebastiaanlangendoen2284]

Damn that is one interesting theory! A bit offtopic, but reading the names of the 3 brothers in your theory, i noticed that the first letters of their names are also the first letters of the unforgivable curses. That doesn't seem like a coincidence...?

[@andersoncontreras183]

And Cut 😂

[@robertmckenna3994]

Or perhaps the bridge that the three Peverell brothers conjured in Beedle’s story was not just a simple bridge across a river. But a connection between the world of the living and the realm of the dead.

[@Liutgard]

OH MY.

[@7Chronicles]

This is genius. I still pitch that the deathly hallows stone is a key to the veil.

[@wafflingmean4477]

Gives a whole new context to 'death blocking their path' across the river. Maybe veil was created by the three brothers so they would have a way to return to the land of the living after death. And Death granting them the Hallows could instead be interpreted as them using the Veil to draw on the magic of whatever awaits beyond death in order to form the Hallows. Given the Hallows themselves seem designed to circumvent or undo death, the Veil was either their backup plan or a crucial ingredient in the process, or both. The Elder wand was likely intended to be powerful enough to perform a resurrection spell, should such a spell be devised, given it's the only thing that can repair wands. Perhaps it was intended to repair flesh as well, in addition to being so strong no duelist could overcome it. The resurrection stone was a more literal approach. The Elder brother wanted to means to figure out the solution himself (and went on to write a book on dark magic). The middle brother didn't understand what he was wishing for. But the youngest brother? Whatever he saw when he looked into that veil scared him so much that all he wanted was a way to hide.

[@Liutgard]

I've always had the unnerving feeling that the veil was once used as a form of capital punishment, with one being forced to walk through. The arena-like chamber makes it feel public or at least observed.

[@masterpython]

Especially after Fantastic Beasts

[@vinitvsankhe]

My thoughts exactly. Humane executions

[@danbailey8182]

I agree totally and thought that when I first read the book

[@demris15]

Definitely… Azkaban came much later after all

[@NickSteffen]

The room was described as being like the court room on the other floor and is called “the death room” I definitely assumed it was a sort of execution chamber.

[@grec.]

Imagine if you're the rightful owner of The Elder Wand, wearing the Invisibility Cloak and holding the Resurrection Stone and that make you the one Master of Death that can pass through The Vail and be able to bring people back from death?!

[@Loganberry]

Wow that's a crazy cool idea

[@11BRelo]

That is an Awsome theory

[@Xiassen]

And yet Harry snapped it

[@johnathanmartin1504]

@@Xiassen Only in the movies. I always found that ridiculous. A magical artifact like that should take a bit more than casually snapping it like a twig to destroy it. Perhaps it regenerates as well, which means it's at the bottom of that ravine somewhere.

[@Gecko_Zen]

⁠@@Xiassenbest thing he did honesty since he becomes a auror and would get disarmed at some point

[@martychisnall]

If the Peverell did create the Hallows, which seems likely, then Cadmus created the resurrection stone. The Veil could simply be a “prototype” of sorts, a previous attempt of Cadmus’ to make contact with the dead.

[@MasterQuestMaster]

I like that theory as well.

[@LostBrit_292]

I thought the same, or the resurrection stone could be a piece of stone from the veil itself.

[@7Chronicles]

Imagine If the stone and the veil are a pair. The stone the key to the door. In the Tales of Beetle the Bard, the brothers dead wife, when brought back, grew cold because she did not belong there. That peverall brother could have brought her back physically instead of spirit

[@kyleharrison713]

I felt like this was believed already. Or was it a Carlin Bros. theory?

[@MasterQuestMaster]

@@kyleharrison713 It is indeed a Carlin Bros theory

[@kaimagnus5760]

I think The Tale of Three Brothers was inspired by the historical Peveral Brothers but that it wasn't the literal events of The Brothers. Rather that The Peveral Brothers were powerful wizards who took magic to dangerous and unnatural lengths. "Death" in the story would have just been a personification to show the consequences of their hubris. The oldest making an "Unbeatable Weapon" and getting killed outside of battle. The middle brother trying to "resurrect the dead" only to join them himself, and the humble youngest brother who made a simple tool that would protect others and he met his end peacefully at the end of his life after passing his cloak down to his descendents. The Hallows were just magical artifacts created by powerful forgotten magic rather than something supernatural in origin. And I'd wager The Veil is no diffrent. Simply an incredibly powerful magic artifact made with lost magic. 10-1 its not a portal as much as it just instantly kills who ever passes through it. The body being magically unmade in the process.

[@manusiabumi7673]

So could this "powerful forgotten magic" be the ancient magic from hogwarts legacy?

[@kaimagnus5760]

@@manusiabumi7673 Or something similar. According to the lore magic has been getting weaker as time goes on and during the era of the Hogwarts Founders there were magics and enchantments powerful enough that they couldn't be replicated in the modern era.

[@morothane]

@@kaimagnus5760Now I’m considering the hypothesis that there is a finite amount of Magic that can be used. Consider it a giant imaginary pool that began untouched, full and power at the beginning of time, and everytime some used magic, the pool loses volume. Perhaps wizards and witches earlier in time were more powerful because there was more Magic in the pool that someone could utilize. Now there is merely a bucket of Magic left to draw from. Idk

[@kaimagnus5760]

@@morothane That could actually be an interesting idea. That as more time goes on more squibs are born until eventually the magic "resource" is either gone entirely or wizards are so rare that its gradually able to build up again.

[@johnathanmartin1504]

That doesn't explain the whispers though. Nor does it take into account that Rowlings wrote these stories to help her deal with death. It almost certainly IS a portal.

[@NathanD02000]

I propose that the resurrection stone has been used wrong since death gave it as a gift. The stone is obviously a peice of the veil but what if instead of being any random peice it was actually the key to allowing people to come back threw the veil. Death gave the stone to the brother knowing he wouldn't know how to correctly use it thats why it only shows ghost like people and doesn't actually resurrect people. The key to the stone is reconnecting it with the veil only then could it potentially bring someone back threw the door. Think of the stone as the key death locked it from one side ( we know this because you can still pass threw but not come back) and gave it away knowing no-one would know how to unlock its full potential..... anyway just my theory on the matter always found it strange the resurrection stone can't actually do what it's name suggests so this could be a possible explanation

[@tstreb66]

If your theory is correct, how then did Harry take up his life again after being killed by Voldemort?

[@NathanD02000]

​@@tstreb66 I'm sure harry had already thrown the stone away before he was killed after seeing his dead family one last time so i always assumed he never actually died but went to limbo with the part of voldemort then came back not ever entirely passing over

[@tstreb66]

@@NathanD02000 I thought only basilisk venom could destroy horcruxes though. Just wondering how the killing curse did that.

[@NathanD02000]

​@tstreb66 it's one of the only known ways there are possibilities but I'd say if it's you're own horcrux that's being destroyed I figure it's easier to do so since voldemort was the one to do it he didn't require anything other than his wand

[@NathanD02000]

​@@tstreb66I was mistaken about harry dropping the stone before being killed but I don't think it effects the theory much the stone being the key to the veil whilst also having some other potential properties isn't beyond the realm of belief

[@iimax_9135]

Thanks for the video! 😊

[@brandonmiles8174]

I think in a way though, Harry also was either very clearly the true bearer of the hallows or at least represented them from the very beginning. His wand was regularly able to defeat Voldemort (blocking the killing curse), he regularly found himself in situations bringing his parents ghosts back to help him (or even with the mirror) and in the end it was he who regularly escaped death, until he finally took off his cloak, walked to the forest and embraced it.

[@grec.]

Interesting theory. I like how you explain this with information available from HP canon and not dwelling around other folklore and mythology to make it fit. That part of the Resurrection Stone being a small piece that fell off the frame of the Vail is very interesting and very well thought out. The Vail reminds me of that light tunnel in the island from LOST, where Jacob pushes his brother in and he becomes The Smoke.

[@ginantsfan5]

" Don't pity the dead Harry pity the living and above all those who live without love."

[@jameswest981]

Very curious brings up a good question,if a wizard becomes master of death and has all 3 Hallows could he go into the veil,unharmed to retrieve those locked inside without dying.

[@amn1308]

That's a lot of faith in a children's book vs the most guaranteed way to become not alive.

[@jorgecarbajal8076]

1:49-2:12 That sounds suspiciously similar to how Thestrals can only be seen by those who have witnessed death, like Harry and Luna, making me wonder if there’s a connection between the two.

[@S7EVE_]

Are you suggesting Thestral may have come from, or have the ability to travel through the veil?

[@jorgecarbajal8076]

@@S7EVE_ Not necessarily. I just think it’s interesting to think about. By the way, those are some cool theories that you suggested.

[@anadmirer8789]

In my Head Canon, the Veil found inside the Ministry of Magic’s Department of Mysteries is a one-way portal into the Void, also known as the Great Beyond. It is a self-contained force of nature, older than the world, older than time, older even than Death itself. It was not “created” by Death. If anything, should Death actually exist as some kind of being, he probably entered the Wizarding World through the Veil sometime in the distant past. The archaic stone archway surrounding the Veil is what anchors it into the Wizarding World and it probably originated in some long ago castle or stronghold. My story canon also holds that literally every fictional universe has a portal somewhere that leads to the Void-one notable example being the Dark Portal of Talo from Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.”

[@KimP0612]

Okay this was a dang great video. It really makes you think. I love the idea of the stone being nothing more than a piece of the veil.

[@Case2_0]

It could be that at some point someone got ahold of the Elder Wand and Resurrection Stone (but not the cloak, unless it was one of Harry’s ancestors) and used both to create the Veil. Or it’s suppose to be a Dolmen type structure that is still active.

[@laurendobinson5930]

Absolutely brilliant video again. Video idea- what would Harry’s personality be like and would his friendship groups be the same if he had been raised by his parents and had serious in his life?

[@mrbyorself]

I thought the "bridge" the brothers were trying to create to cross the "river" were just metaphors for The Veil and their perilous journey to conquer death.

[@zachpayton1079]

I really enjoy this line of theories. I think it also possible that the hallows were created somehow, as opposed to gifts from "Death". One thing that always stuck out to me, was when Harry first got the cloak. Ron instantly recognized what it was and claimed they are rare. This implies that there are others (though maybe knockoffs of this original), that have been created. If it was that lucrative of an item, you'd think a small child wouldn't immediately recognize it.

[@whiskeyontherocks]

The veil is a known metaphor in philosophy. I wouldn't be surprised if J.K Rowling is quite familiar with its symbolism. As an example Plato talks about "the Veil of ignorance"

[@jkrause365]

I actually checked out a copy of "Tales of Beedle the Bard" from the local library. I read the story of the Deathly Hallows as allegory.

[@МаксимЯромич]

There is a theory that the brothers had created so called 'pre-Hallows' before creating the main ones: Antioch created the Philosopher's stone, Cadmus created the Veil and Ignotus created the Pensieve.

[@chrischristian7511]

I’ve heard a similar theory The brothers discovered the mirror of erised, the veil, and the pensieve. They were ancient magical artifacts from a long lost generation of powerful wizards. Antioch discovered the mirror and saw himself as the most powerful wizard of all time. Cadmus discovered the veil and nearly went mad trying to learn how to use it to resurrect his wife. Ignotus discovered the pensieve and learned to appreciate the value of being invisible when reviewing a memory. Once each of the brothers had encountered their respective pre-hollows they were inspired to create their own version of these artifacts to suit their personal goals. Antioch made the elder wand to fulfill his desire for power he saw in the mirror. Cadmus created the stone because he couldn’t figure out how to make the veil bring his wife back. Ignotus created the cloak to expand his invisibility to both memories and his lived experiences. After each brother passed away their lives became inspiration for a fairy tale warning children about the dangers of abusing magic for power or to cheat death.

[@WateringDNami]

In a interview with J.K Rowling she explian that the 3 magical objects had existed there already and important magic school or institution are build over it. For reason why they existed or who or what build them she never gave a final word on it. Maybe we'll find out in future films(be it doesn't fall into the hands of Disney >.>)

[@sophster9763]

Because of the shape of the room with the veil being on a dais in the middle of stone steps that could be used a benches and the fact that it was on the same floor as the wizard courts, I always assumed it had been used by the Ministry to issue the death sentence.

[@teddyhh9947]

Could also have been created to let ghosts pass to the other side. Observing the world probably becomes old after a few milennia

[@DanyilApanasenko]

Thanks for your videos - I’ve seen nearly all of it. It would be great to know if wizards have regular armies, why no - or if yes, how it functions. Same about intelligence service and magic police (not aurors, since aurors, as far as I understand deal with especially dangerous dark wizards).

[@Crochet_bro]

I've always wondered if ghosts could "pass on" if they went through the veil

[@TheHappyPotatoe]

I always saw it as the ability to hear the voices behind the veil worked the same as the thestrals where you had to have witnessed death(someone die) to be able to see it so anyone who can see a thestral can hear the voices from behind the veil, Also a possible explanation for the veils construction could be a very powerful wizard who had the unique ability to see the spirits of lost souls of both Wizard and Muggles and decided to try and make the veil that he could guide lost souls to so they can then pass over and be at peace so he created the veil and the department of mysteries was formerly his lab that was later found and expanded upon by the pevril brothers who then created the deathly hallows using the research of the wizard who became known as death and then when the ministry of magic was created the built it around this site

[@TaylorWrightTV]

It's probably tied into whatever creation myths the Wizarding world have, don't think anything like that was established in the lore so far as I know.

[@VulcanData84]

The new MAX (HBO) app I think upgraded the movies in 4K, HDR! It's way better viewing experience. In the first movie I noticed another wand shop sign on the right, I'd never seen before.

[@timothyhenegar7484]

One of the most interesting things about the folklore of magic, is that the term of "The Viel" always represented as a metaphor for a barrier or membrane between the physical and metaphysical. It could be plausible to hypothesize, that since the Wizarding World has closer ties to the metaphysical, unlike the Muggle World. I do feel with the tampering that the Ministry has done with the Veil over time. That the line it represents in the allegory as a barrier or line between life and death is much thinner in the Wizarding World. Plus it becomes a threshold between the two worlds over time. Thin, and blurred between the realities.

[@yurimaxwell47]

What if Beedle the Bard is a pen name used by the third Peverell brother, so he could chronicle his adventures and tales.

[@emilywyatt9340]

BEEDLE IS 14TH C The potter ancestors originate from the 12th or 13th century. Linfrdcf Stichcombes son married Ignotus granddaughter which is how the cloak gets in the family.

[@ZaZaZoo22]

I would love to see a book and show about the Unspeakables who work at the Department of Mysteries. It could be like the X-Files of the Harry Potter universe.

[@connorallen5016]

Love the video

[@forkjob]

Something unique about the Wizarding world is the constant interaction with the dead. Could we assume someone at some point, asked a ghost about the existence of an entity called death?

[@okamireader5]

It _is_ plausible and more likely to think that the Peverell brothers _themselves_ are the creators of the Deathly Hallows, and I'd bet my own wand that Hermione Granger herself would strongly agree with that theory, as even Albus Dumbledore voiced his doubts that the Three Brothers met the personification of Death on a lonely road, and we all know Hermione has a stubborn adherence to logic in spite of being a witch talented in magic But personally, I feel the question itself is moot. I feel The Veil is really a mystery that's not truly meant to be solved and is more a means to help one understand the concept of death while also being cautious around it, since passing through it is pretty much the same as dying I am open-minded but I do keep a sensible sense of skepticism and logic but not to the point that I have to know the workings of the natural wonders of our world. Does knowing a rainbow is simply a trick of light through moisture left over from a rain shower make it any less beautiful and wondrous and inspiring? I honestly am not sure if there truly is a personification of Death in the Wizarding World, but even if there was I wouldn't really want to find out. The "Tale of the Three Brothers" was actually inspired by a real-life fairy tale about three men who went looking for Death (the personification) and they found Death in the forms of their own demises, meaning it was a cautionary tale The Death portrayed in "The Three Brothers" felt rather petty and akin to the vain and selfish gods of Greek myth in how he "felt cheated" by the Brothers avoiding their own deaths by using magic to make a bridge over a dangerous river "where travelers usually drowned". The fact Death "congratulated" the Brothers on their magical skills and offering them each a "prize" in recognition, clearly a trap to beguile them so he could snare them anyway, only to be outsmarted by the youngest, who successfully lived to a ripe old age and meet Death on his _own_ terms In other depictions of Death, modern or otherwise, Death is often portrayed as indifferent yet devoted to his role in taking those who have died on to their afterlives, a more... orderly figure who fulfills his role in maintain the balance of life and death. Of course, Death can be portrayed differently based on how others see him/her/it in order to have a "Death" that fits their idea and the role they want for Death to fulfill in their own stories, whether they're modern fiction, cultural depictions, or even in traditional folklore, and yet for the most part Death does not actively seek to kill someone, simply waiting for them to die before taking action (exceptions vary, such as trying to cheat death for example). Sure, the Death in "The Three Brothers" did not directly kill the oldest and middle brothers, but he did set them up to meet their ends with his "gifts", and only the youngest outwitted Death by using his own cloak against him, presenting us with an example that Death, though inevitable, is not truly unbeatable. Not in the sense of "conquering death" like many believe or think, but in the sense that Death can be outdone in some way Did Death truly create the Deathly Hallows? Did Death create The Veil? I don't think we'll ever truly know... unless JK Rowling confirms one way or another

[@cerboris521]

I'd like to think that there is a personification of death and the Veil was how he travelled to and from the Mortal World to the Deathly World. After the Veils capture he stopped his holidays into the Mortal World which is why nobody encounters him anymore.

[@yamahakid450f]

Then how do people still die....? death is kind of his job, not just his name. They didn't randomly stumble across him either, he revealed himself from his cloak after they cheated him.. if he made one cloak he could make another, so no one would ever see him unless he wanted too be seen.. it could be his way through, but he'd still be using it all thr time, so everything else makes no sense.

[@cerboris521]

@@yamahakid450f He is the personification of death. Death still happens, he isn't there whenever anyone dies. I imagine he turned up for the Perveral brothers because they cheated fate and didn't die when the should have. My idea was that the Veil is the gateway between the realm of death and our world. Of course he could still travel through it but it's riskier now that it has been captured.

[@VulcanData84]

I'm glad to say you're one of few channels I give my 👍 first then watch the video! 🤭

[@herringnjd]

"In time the brothers reached a river too treacherous to pass, but being learned in the magical arts the three bothers simply waved their wands and made a bridge." Perhaps the Brothers made the veil. Having started the department with its first mystery - to study death. progress made the hallows. Ending with the cloak with death reluctantly gave, suggesting the cloaks production was particularly difficult and no further progress was made after that.

[@leonorakristinerozalinamll9473]

The theory about Death created the Veil is the best😊.

[@andrewgawlik4961]

Perhaps it has ties with the old religion and many things have been forgotten about or not mentioned/discussed. Some ancient polytheistic cultures do have deities whose domain is death. They also have deities whose domain is love. So perhaps there might be a connection between the divine and the department of mysteries that has yet to be discovered. Some pagan beliefs also suggest that the veil between the living and the dead is thinnest on Halloween and the first day of May so there could be a connection there as well. Given how how the author is a bit intolerant and old-fashioned outside of the franchise, I doubt that this would ever be suggested.

[@andrewmoore7029]

I know it's necessary for the plot of the story, but I love how half a dozen teenagers are granted access to the deepest, darkest recesses of government, at the dead of night, and there are no security measures in place to stop this from happening. 😂😂

[@magicpyroninja]

I think history and Harry Potter universe is filled with ancient powerful magics that are better off consigned to history then actively available

[@Ryan-zk7wr]

My theory is that death is a concept that can’t be explained in any world. Our real life scientists (aka wizards) can’t explain death till date. So the wizards probably were scared of death as well. The area there Harry and Dumbledore had a conversation was also “In Harry’s mind”. So death is and will always be an unknown factor in any dimension.

[@boiyonetta]

I cannot discount the possibility that Beedle the Bard could have been an Avatar of death itself. What a spin would it be if it was Beedle who created the 3 hallows and lived through the ages changing his name and appearance as an Avatar of Death. Like how Marvel's Moon Knight was an Avatar for Khonshu.

[@mecahhannah]

Awesome as always thanks

[@amoghbasil]

Hi can you do a video on if a horcrux or power of sacrificial protection of love can survive the veil . Also keep up with the awesome content and history for these videos

[@pamela_fay]

Oh my gosh. You make my brain hurt! Great video.

[@josephgrace5955]

So I like that we don’t know. Maybe it was a doorway, part of a much larger structure and what we see is all that remains. Maybe a coven created it, or just one with strong ties to ancient magic But as much as I like the story of the 3 brothers, we can’t credit them with everything. And having a unknown but extraordinary witch, wizard or coven just enriches the lore

[@Larka661]

And the concept of death being a being has been around for centuries, alot of people call him "the grim reaper". Does a skeletal being in a big black roab with a sythe comes and takes dying people to the after life? Its an ancient myth in many mythologies. 🤷‍♀️ Death has been something humanity has questioned since the beginning of humanity. We fear the unknown.

[@stephaniepage4334]

I hope j.k do a book about peverell brothers?did peverell brothers created unforgivable curses and veil?which house was peverell brothers in?did albus say that peverell brothers were dark wizards?

[@kevinfinkel5536]

What if the Veil of Death was actually in fact, the Guardian of Forever from Star Trek? Anyone who entered the portal was sent back to a random point in time and given a chance to correct past mistakes. The only difference from the Star Trek lore is that those in the current time stream stay as they are and aren't affected by the changes made in an alternate universe.

[@jaydenmays5506]

Mesmerizing

[@kyletaylor4312]

Let's take the Hallows at face value. We know the cloak is passed from father to son, and Harry gets it from his father..... What if the Potter line is descended from that Peverell brother? Also, what if the Hallows are what actually protected Harry? It seems likely to me the kind of artefact you would use to try to protect your baby - if so Harry would've had the cloak on him both times Voldemort tries kill him. Also consider Dumbledore must've had all 3 Hallows at a point, Maybe for 11-12 years!

[@wazirali2824]

Here is a thought… if acquiring and holding all 3 hollows makes you the master of death; then couldn’t the person holding all 3 artifacts freely passed through the vail and then return to the world of the living?

[@fireflame62]

My history of magic teacher.

[@danbailey8182]

Perhaps the only ones who can hear the voices beyond the veil are the same as those who actually saw and understood death? Seems like it is possible as only Harry and Luna heard the voices.

[@mitchcoleman1238]

I never thought of this before but maybe the veil was used to dispose of employees of the ministry who had naturally died.

[@eliasthienpont6330]

🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁 THE LION WAS HERE 🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁 No. 2500 -----> Yes, of course death is real, and we all will face it in our own time and way. As for the Chamber of Death, this too is real, at least is so seems to me in the context of the story. Now I think that it was created by wizards who wanted to explore the realms of the living and the dead. The idea was to go in, look around and come back with a report. Like explorers visiting a cave looking for treasure, but instead find a nest of manticore. Naturally they do not return and so the legend of the cave grows. Naturally nobody can possibly return from the chamber of death and thus nobody knows what is on the other side of the veil. Upon death most people simply disappear, go into the ground into the ocean, or into the veil, no report ever returns from the other side. Those wizards who became ghosts cannot tell of the other side because they have never been there. Professor Dumbledore mentions several times to "Go On", but then cannot tell what is beyond. It is like placing your hopes on Heaven, but remember that the prospect of Hell also remains. Dante's Divine Comedy illustrates all three options: Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven, but it, like the Bible itself is but a story which you can choose to believe or ignore. (At you own great peril... but the choice remains with you.) But there is no half way point. Either you live or you die, and mankind has invented many ways to die, but none to return

[@doczombie85]

They could be linked as could the pensive and cloak and the mirror and elderwand

[@Larka661]

When it comes to the veil itself, you might want to look a little further than just Harry Potter lore.

[@ali.delmar]

Hi❤ can you please tell us what happened with Fang after the battle of Hogwarts? Thank you!

[@ZaZaZoo22]

I would love to see a video about Fang! He reminds me of my dog Sebastian. He’s big and sweet and gets scared.

[@ajwinberg]

I subscribed to the Super Carlin Brother's theroy that the Peveril Brothers were very talented wizards who created the Hallows. I dont think there is an actual death who gave them the Hallows. The Carlin Brothers also have a theroy about the veil which is really good. I subscribe to that theroy too.

[@sebastiantomczyk4577]

Anyone know what is the name of the song at 6:36?

[@c.d.l.8981]

Ok, so hear me out.... The Peverell didn't create the Hollows right? Death gifted them to them and they took them as their own and, each one with his own, split, took different ways and, in doing that, helped to keep the Hollows apart. Now, the true power of the Hollows is only exploited when they are together, hence, the true Master of Death is the one who brings them together under one only person's ownership. When giving away the gifts, Death bet on human greedines to keep them apart. The Veil could have been the ultimate challenge to become the true Master of Death, as only the person who truly own and master the 3 Hollows can "unVeil" the secret between the 2 realms. Also, the arc itself is not in its original position.

[@mitchcoleman1238]

I think the rock that forms the veil also powers that veil and that the resurrection stone is part of the veil.

[@skateata1]

Ooo. A piece that broke off makes sense.

[@Apryll.]

I think 3 wizards, not necessary brothers by birth but in wizardry crossed a bridge 1 day that crumbled beneath thier feet. They were powerful and evil, maybe it was because of a fight with other wizards.1 broke his wand, the others fiancee was killed in front of thier very eyes by the rumble and the other most likly was scarred in to seeing terrestrials that day. There is a whole dept that looks it the mysteries of death, maybe a lot becomes seen once youve faced death and the brothers were the 1st unspeakables to explore that.

[@Patricksargentmusic]

Both the Pensive (which was already there before Hogwarts was built) and the veil seem like previous iterations - a prototype if you will - of the final, "Hallows" 🤔🤔 🤔🤔

[@baystated]

Without proper novels, MACUSA will never have the depth as the Ministry of Magic but I wonder if they have wonderful and evocative chambers, yaknow besides the [i'm never watching that scene again] nightmare fuel execution [without due process] chamber.

[@Lamboning]

Idea: What if the veil is connected to the ancient magic seen in Hogwarts Legacy. J.K. Rowling considers it canon, so maybe.

[@anthonyklanke1397]

So if Dumbledore thinks the Peverol Brothers were the likely wizards gifted enough to create the deathly hallows, and the deathly hallows have many parallels to the veil; Then I feel it follows logically that the veil was most likely created by those same brothers. It is certainly old enough to be from that same Era :) "I guessed! But my guesses usually turn out to be acurate" -Albus Dumbledore ❤

[@Larka661]

Hasn't this portal between life and death been in multiple mythologies? I mean many cultures believe there is a gateway between the land of the living and the dead. Heck its even in religion. Heck, many believe this concept is real, and that there really is a portal.

[@benstyles7316]

Maybe the veil was the bridge created by the brothers to escape death thus creating the deathly hallows as a result

[@Jinsakai4200]

To be honest I thought the veil is a form of punishment for dark wizard, a witches who breaks wizaring law

[@AjiffNiff-qh9gv]

Personally I thought the veil was part of deaths robe, the barrier between life and death

[@kinginrags4541]

would the veil allow a ghost to die fully? is there a theory there?

[@professorsassafras]

Why couldn't dumbledore conquer death? He may have fallen for Voldemorts trap but now had the stone, wand and invisible cloak through Harry. So why couldn't Dumbledore conquer Voldemorts curse anf become unkillable

[@Mew_Stor]

I think Death was real that would explain the Veil, the three deathly hallows he might also have created the Dementor but yes I’m pretty sure that is real

[@mikebrown1881]

If only a little piece of the arch could bring back the shadows of the dead, surley the whole veil could do it to... so no, the resurection stone is not a piece of the arch of death.

[@vaibhavwasnik4996]

After the death of sirius black by falling into that veil can harry contacts and talk with sirius to standing in front that veil?

[@tigerz8174]

Death created the when he couldn't find the youngest brother, hidden by the cloak of invisibility!

[@baraka490]

the veil was there before the ministry of magic and death was real

[@magicpyroninja]

Now we say that the story is fictitious but the items given to the brothers and the brothers themselves are very real. So who's to say the story isn't real?

[@TransamJc]

I think ancient magic from hogwarts legacy could explain the veil.

[@SiRcErOn_YuLmEr]

What would happen if someone uses the invisibilty cape to cross the veil ?

[@CarrotCakeMake]

Wasn't the veil mentioned in King Arthur legends?

[@jeremysteed3527]

What if the stone keeps you alive while you travel through the viel, allowing you to return.

[@benuclrk]

I think the veil was the bridge created by the three brothers. Wouldn’t that be an interesting story?

[@WateringDNami]

The holy bible also talk about a "veil" perhaps its link to that? I know not any other book who reference death like that

[@WateringDNami]

I wonder if a patronus can pass through the veil?

[@wolfpredator5226]

Just did a test to see what house I fall into, apparently I'm a Ravenclaw lol

[@jrdonaldson2053]

Yeha

[@christophermorehou4473]

Cloaks is the best.

[@christophermorehou4473]

Final destination soul freightners Monty python meaning of life and grim adventure of Billy and Mandy etc.

[@iowaredneck9416]

Through time, history, religion, and fictional works, there has always been a struggle between good and evil. David v Goliath. Terrorist v soldiers and civilians. Harry v Tom. Sauron v middle earth. Jedi v sith. Gov v the people. There is always struggle in fiction and the real world. I’m not going to get into religion. To each their own on their beliefs, but there has always been some version of God and the Devil. No matter what your views are though, the one constant to everything is that where there is life, there will be death. Even Flamel met death eventually. Although I do not believe death is a wizard, but something else entirely as unique as God and the Devil. Unlike good v evil or God v the Devil, death is there to help us move from the land of the living to beyond. Those who reject death end up as ghosts. For Harry, had he chosen to board the train in limbo, I believe death would have been the conductor. The Hallows and Veil being created by death makes sense. Being on the same power level as God and the Devil, death is the only one who could have created them.

[@tokivikerness8863]

Jk Rowling is such an amazing world builder. I think the world she created is more impressive than the actual story.

[@liberalenextrema]

Prevalence was not the word you wanted.

[@hafeezuramjadeen7993]

Am I the only one who wants to know what the background music is???

[@mhn3773]

Enigmatic