The Book Was Better: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Review

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[@theplaguedoctor3381]

can we take a moment to remember that slytherine's dorms are IN the dungeon, so basicaly Hogwarts response to "there's a troll in the dungeon" is "students, back to your dorms, slytherine sucks to be you,"

[@frostyenderman13]

And they wonder why Slytherins act like assholes. EVERYBODY HATES US ALREADY

[@williamtimonen6814]

Indigo Ventura IF YOU STOPS BEING THE ONLY DEATH EATERS.

[@megamage911]

@@williamtimonen6814 Wormtail was a Death Eater too, and he was in Griffindor.

[@nerd8954]

@@megamage911 but majority of death eaters are slytherin

[@nithqueen]

@@megamage911 out of fear not loyalty

[@StormCrownSr]

Fun fact: Fan fiction loves Harry Potter, so much in fact it has a story that's close to one and a half million words. Why is that noteworthy you may be thinking? Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was only 250.074 words.

[@StormCrownSr]

Although it has nothing on Super Smash Bros... 4 million words and counting...

[@welme23]

and word count says nothing about the quality. Is it any good?

[@theirishviking9278]

@@welme23 some of the Vegas vacation cross over challenge fanfics aren't bad

[@herowither12354]

The My Little Pony fanfic 'Diaries of a Madman' is well-written, and super fun and dark, with 2.8 million words.

[@System-zu7np]

@@welme23 I'm assuming the OP was referencing Dodging Prison & Stealing Witches in which case, no not really. Though that's personal taste and there obviously is a large fanbase.

[@CoolG97]

You got to feel bad for the Slytherins at times (*Spoilers at end*) Slytherin-"Welcome young children, you were chosen for the house because you posses traits that actually might be quite useful, but because the house founder is (at the moment) known for nothing else other then being a racist everyone will treat you like you are one too, doesn't matter if your a half-blood that just makes you potentially a huge jerk or the next Wizard-Hitler. Enjoy the next seven years, and after being ostracized by your fellow classmates because of your house, have them wonder why you vow revenge against a school that Scapegoats your House for it's students trying evil. Off to the Dungeons where it was decided to put your dorms...Don't over think it." "...And don't forget, being punished in the BoH for not wanting to take arms against people who are probably related to you and you don't want to fight (kill) or see die."

[@aditikumari8405]

Gaby Droz so it's okay for them to not wand up against people they knew (and order of Phoenix did not use AK si they could have just been maimed) but it's not okay for people to not befriend the kids whose parents might have killed someone in their house?????

[@noraallies598]

Yeah, basically it's asking Slytherin kids to attack their own parents and family vs the other houses realizing that the Slytherin kids didn't do anything wrong. and their parents are most likely jerks or murders. If the Slytherin kids only have their family and Slytherin to turn to then they are likely to become the stereotype. If they had friends of other houses to compare their terrible family lives against they might realize that they don't have to become twisted like their pure blood families and peers press them to be. I mean, look at Sirus' family life. If he wasn't a Gryphendor and made friends with James he would have most likely been forced down the same path as his cousins.(Draco's Mom)

[@melodramatic7904]

I think this statement would be true if the kids in that house weren't such jerks all the time. In the movies, it was just Draco amd his goons, in the books, the Slytherins were always picking on someone, cheating, or being downrighr nasty to people. It's hard to befriend someone who just hexed you and you know their headmaster will not punish them even in the slightest.

[@Azaghal1988]

@@noraallies598 being a Slytherin is no excuse for being a racist asshole. Horace Slughorn was a pureblood Slytherin, and some of his favourite pupils were muggleborn or halfbloods.

[@velvetsparrow]

Everyone: *treats Slytherins like shit from minute one* Slytherins: *React accordingly* Everyone: *Suprised Pikachu face*

[@katyterberg3006]

"Checking his Facebook." Note to self: do NOT watch a KrimsonRogue video while drinking something. You will spit it out laughing.

[@slevinchannel7589]

Aloha. Bonjour. ...Is anyone here interested in me gathering people for a good cause? To make youtube a better place? If you find the strike-system and all that perfect, well, fine. Ok. But if not, why not visit my Wiki and stop complaining, start acting. Cause, you know, thats kinda more useful and all. I made a Wiki just so i can drop Links there. Links that i gathered over the years, of those being toxic in one way or another. Mobber, Racists, Sexists, those that insult and those that ojectify woman, especially lesbians. Also 'Karens', if you happen to know that online-term. Well, i just wanted to help the plattform and its users in one way or another. If you wanna blame me for that, or help me with it, is all up to you. Just type in: linkprojectforthesakeofeveryone and then add .fandom.com. I'd also be happy to know if you have ideas what else to do then reporting. That and Tweeting some Ceo's are the only things i could come up with, so i gather people willing to also do it (cause numbers are power; dont forget that)... Its my Try.

[@slevinchannel7589]

Actually, as an Adaptation, its not a 5 out of 5 but a 2 out of 5, if not worse, duh. After all, some youtubers listed it in 'Lost in Adaptation'.

[@DiceFTW273]

"Cunning Assholes"?! As a Slytherin I take offence to that statement! ... I am not cunning! Okay, joking aside, Crab and Goyle are both Slytherin and they are anything BUT cunning!

[@wander1139]

DiceFTW273 one could argue their ability to stick to power full people as cunning

[@Dino23968]

4:17 is my reaction to Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park.

[@poopa854]

How is being cunning a bad thing?

[@EndlessSummer888]

DiceFTW273 Except Slytherin is NOT for the cunning assholes. Each of the houses chooses students for a specific trait (and the Sorting Hat also takes your choice into consideration, but we'll put that fact aside for now). Gryffindor for the brave and strong, Slytherin for those of pure ancestry (witches and wizards ancestry only, no half bloods or Muggles), Ravenclaw for the brainiacs and Hufflepuff for the remainder.

[@anyanP]

cromusic ibra, you are actually wrong. First of all, it's not just one trait, but a set of relateted traits. Second, Slytherin is NOT for pure-blooded (tho, it is mostly pure-blooded house), it's iconic trait is ambitiousness, along with cunningness and resourcefulness. Third, Hufflepuff isn't for the "remainder", it's for ones who value hard work, patience and loyalty.

[@strawberryqueen0382]

Why wasn't the wand the first thing they bought? If I learned I had magic I would run to that wand place like it was Black Friday

[@lahlybird895]

Black Friday? ... Siriusly?

[@insertclevernamehere1186]

@@lahlybird895 Dead Sirius

[@lahlybird895]

@@insertclevernamehere1186 ... ouch

[@crowravencorvenrow]

Saving the best for last?

[@jsb6975.ah.crapbaskets]

@@lahlybird895 walked right into that one.

[@NitroIndigo]

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Harry Potter and the Whisper Snake Place Harry Potter and the Mean Jail Man Harry Potter and the Hot Cup Harry Potter and the Bird Club Harry Potter and the Guy With Only Some Blood Harry Potter and Death

[@williamtimonen6814]

Nitro Indigo Its called Sorcerers Stone so they could save on the printing cost!

[@clownemoji5395]

no, it's called 'the sorcerer's stone' because both rowling and the publishers feared that american readers would not understand the meaning of the word 'philosopher', frankly, i don't see the point in the change. if someone doesn't understand what a philosopher is, that's their problem.

[@AlbinoAxolotl1993]

Harry Potter and The Portrait of What Looks Like A Large Pile of Ash.

[@Dino23968]

4:17 My reaction to The Lord Of The Rings, only with a rating of 100/100.

[@layla_daemon7060]

Harry Potter and *DEATH* lmao

[@daniellado2523]

The first Harry Potter movie was one of my childhood memories that made me love fantasy. It is still my favorite of the movies and I see it as a great adaption where many other adaptions of books were not as good.

[@KidSnivy69]

Like Goblet of Fire?

[@lunabearsong2043]

@@KidSnivy69 and Order of the Phoenix.

[@KidSnivy69]

@@lunabearsong2043 Exactly

[@REvoLverj98]

I personally think the second film is the best. It took the interesting parts of the first and cranked it to eleven. Just a shame they changed directors after the first two movies :/

[@slevinchannel7589]

Actually, as an Adaptation, its not a 5 out of 5 but a 2 out of 5, if not worse, duh. After all, some youtubers listed it in 'Lost in Adaptation'.

[@TheHeroOfTomorrow]

Opening: No offense to the actor in question, but--WOW, the villain looks a lot like Christian Bale and the Joker's lovechild. Review: Welcome to Hogwarts, where everything's made up and the points don't matter!

[@EndlessSummer888]

I love that Whose Line reference. And you're right, the House Points ONLY and i mean ONLY come into play at the very very end of the book, and not very often either.

[@merc5333]

Whose line and Harry Potter. I love ya, man!😄💛💛💛💛

[@ilopominecrafter]

cromusic ibra if i remember correctly, (moviewise) the points never matter since gryfindor rarely lost

[@slevinchannel7589]

Actually, as an Adaptation, its not a 5 out of 5 but a 2 out of 5, if not worse, duh. After all, some youtubers listed it in 'Lost in Adaptation'.

[@oliviawilliams6204]

It's explained in the later books why they sent Harry to his uncle and aunt, that spending time at his family house renew his mother protection

[@theirishviking9278]

Which was also stated to only needed to be a day or a week long each year if memory serves

[@taikajorma7276]

Olivia Williams No shit you know he knows it, we all know it

[@pretendtheresaname9213]

@@taikajorma7276 Why would he point that out as a plot hole then?

[@melodramatic7904]

@@pretendtheresaname9213 I was wondering the same thing. Why WOULD he poing it out as a plot hole when he has clearly read the book series several times.

[@velvetsparrow]

Isn’t Harry’s scar acting as a horcrux what makes the Dursley’s so abusive towards him?

[@Me-wk3ix]

I feel like the Potterless podcast said it best about quidditch. It was a sport invented by someone that has clearly never actually played sports and so has no real idea of how they work.

[@mugglesarecooltoo]

It's a mythological reference first and foremost, and a sport second.

[@EmeraldDragon]

I love this series. The books were better, but the movies were pretty damn good. Good to see the appearance of Robert Patterson did not trigger any flash backs for you.

[@LaurenTheorist]

I would do anything to see Krimson Rogue and The Dom do a colab!

[@MichaelAarons1701]

Hell yeah!

[@Ryan78336]

YYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@faithobrady5067]

Yes.

[@nathangonzalez9710]

And Terence shows up

[@lilmissiamsodonehere_2399]

Same

[@morganyoung3557]

I know that Alan Rickman was a bit older than Snape who was only 31 in the first book, but he was perfect in the role of Snape. The Harry Potter book series is my absolutely favorite book series ever, I love the characters, story, and world of this series. The movies are great, even if they are not as perfect as the books. Also Molly Weasley is the best fictional mother ever, I love how she becomes a mother to Harry not because he is famous, but because she saw a lonely boy who needed a mother. The 5/5 rating you gave for the books was absolutely earned.

[@Grim_Sister]

Am I the only one that can't help but imagine Mcgonagall and Dumbeldore going full troll on the Dursley's and enjoying EVERY MOMENT OF IT?

[@amberrizzi1207]

Ron: This is light (reading)? Krimson: *Reading a large book* Yes, now quit being a pansy. I wish more people loved reading.... Speaking of which, I need a new book myself! XD!

[@slevinchannel7589]

Actually, as an Adaptation, its not a 5 out of 5 but a 2 out of 5, if not worse, duh. After all, some youtubers listed it in 'Lost in Adaptation'.

[@melissasue3863]

Always ._. Thank you for such a lovely tribute to Alan Rickman.

[@slevinchannel7589]

Actually, as an Adaptation, its not a 5 out of 5 but a 2 out of 5, if not worse, duh.

[@ericfasold805]

"These two are gonna be a couple one day....Damn you internet!"

[@slevinchannel7589]

Actually, as an Adaptation, its not a 5 out of 5 but a 2 out of 5, if not worse, duh. After all, some youtubers listed it in 'Lost in Adaptation'.

[@darkpinkgirl6684]

@@slevinchannel7589 how is this relevant to Eric's comment...?

[@Heriarka]

I always thought Quidditch rules were really supposed to be sort of funny nonsense? Like it's one of those details that are really there to make the Wizarding World feel more whimsical, like their bizarre currency system with uneven number conversion. The tone doesn't come across anymore the more the books progress but that felt like the original intention.

[@StormCrownSr]

You do realise that a whole bunch of Slytherins came as reinforcements during the eigth film climax, right? Fighting against their parents no less.

[@megamage911]

THANK YOU! So many people seem to forget this fact.

[@inkmaster5480]

Not in the books.

[@alexyadayada4487]

@@inkmaster5480 Yeah, at the battle of Hogwarts, Hufflepuff stayed behind with the Gryffindors.

[@davehoffman4659]

StormCrown Seventh BOOK or EIGTH movie. I am mad about that, but it's over, so just deal with it.

[@morganyoung3557]

Which doesn’t make any sense because no Slytherin students fought on Harry’s side in the books, they all left before the battle willingly even if they were old enough to take part in the battle. So I don’t get why they would do that in the movie version, in fact Rowling said that no Slytherins fought on Harry’s side, a decent amount of Ravenclaws fought for Harry’s side, and almost as many Hufflepuffs fought on Harry’s side as Gryffindors fought on Harry’s side.

[@ridergilwin1494]

I love Snape’s look to Dumbledore when he’s giving the points to the Trio. Rickman did it perfectly, with just that small “The fuck did he just say?”

[@elainagilbert7663]

The first two movies are my favorites. They're the most like the books. They feel like Chris Columbus actually read the books. With the later six, the movies are so bad I have to think the directors just had their kids read the books and then asked them to summarize them as vaguely as possible. And then used their book reports as the layout for the screenplay.

[@armythecat]

"Not only she is a great writer, she is a great person too!" Things that aged like milk...

[@juliushayes9028]

What did she do? I'm out of the loop

[@lordm.n.8186]

@@juliushayes9028 she is trans fobisk

[@NinoWesley]

@@juliushayes9028 nothing

[@bungholio1586]

She offended twitter idiots.

[@ajcrowley5735]

@@juliushayes9028 gave money to a few anti trans charities and became a big advocate for certain fairly shitty views on the subject

[@MarkyMatey]

I have so many memories of the harry potter books.

[@SweenyTodd98]

In response to quidditch I don't think the movies do a great job of explaining the game. There isn't three games going on, at most there is two games, the chasers getting quaffle through the hoops to get points while the beaters try to stop them with the bludgers and the seekers trying to catch the snitch. Yes, in amateur school matches the chasers don't earn enough points for it to matter in the end when the snitch is caught, but in proffesional games there are way more points earned and it does matter, case in point Ireland vs Bulgaria where Ireland won but Krum caught the snitch, catching the snitch in professional matches doesn't guarantee a win.

[@HamzaBoujelouah]

SweenyTodd98 That's why it was dumb for them to cut out the Quidditch World Cup in Goblet of Fire

[@megamage911]

@@HamzaBoujelouah I was SO disappointed when that happened! Like, seriously, I was so fucking excited to see that match in the movie, and it was just wholkesale cut out completely!

[@mysite1012]

They fuck quidditch up completely. I counted at least 50 fouls in one quidditch scene alone.

[@Virginny]

Very true. It doesn't get a win but it does end the game. If neither seeker catches the snitch a quidditch game can go on for days maybe weeks.

[@CJCroen1393]

Snake: (winks) Me, someone who actually knew snake anatomy as a child: AAAH! DEMON SNAKE! DEMON SNAKE!

[@faidreview1186]

14:01 Oi! I'm a Hufflepuff! the loyal, eternal friends!

[@strawberryqueen0382]

FaiD Review *hold out hand for high five* WHOA UNAPPRECIATED HOUSE FOR THE WIN

[@faidreview1186]

strawberry queen HUFFLEPUFF FOR LIFE!

[@strawberryqueen0382]

FaiD Review (no seriously there are like no memorable Hufflepuff that contribute much to the plot (without dying)

[@megamage911]

@@strawberryqueen0382 Well... I know he doesn't show up in the Harry Potter movies, but Newt Scamander was a Hufflepuff :P

[@inkmaster5480]

@@strawberryqueen0382 The ways that they die just go to show how loyal they truly are.

[@philingrouille7198]

I only just realised that, after all these years. The reason Harry could talk to that snake in Philosopher's Stone was because he was a parseltongue. I feel stupid.

[@arkhamwarden1205]

He mentions it in Chamber of Secrets after he saves Justin. IDR if they did in the book, but Harry said "I accidentally set a python on my cousin Dudley at the zoo last year"

[@melodramatic7904]

And the onlu reason why he's a parseltongue is because he has a bit of Voldemort's soul in him. Crazy

[@jonathannorris4048]

I love in the beginning how the boss keeps looking out the window, but the blinds are closed lol

[@carolinast94]

"Paying your rent is not the same as sponsoring the show!" I knew there was something coming, but that twist joke still got me 😂

[@maximumrisk2004]

8:28 Uhm, for someone who is supposed to have read the books, you should know why Harry had to stay with the Dursleys. It was, because of the protection spell that Harrys Mom put on him when Voldemort attacked. He had to stay with them, so that it doesnt wear off. However the extend of that protection is very doubtful, since Harry has been hit with many bad spells during his time except the Avada Kadavra.

[@megamage911]

I think the protection is just from Voldemort specifically.

[@cjtrules1]

If you are reading these for the first time that question is definitely something you'd be asking yourself.

[@chaoticawfulart4550]

I’ve read the books and I didn’t even know that? That’s super interesting actually

[@natvomvzik]

I get a little bit triggered when I hear _"Sorcerers Stone"_

[@y2killian]

Celldrom Agreed entirely.

[@scortez945]

Youll get over it

[@myself2noone]

It sounds better then "Philosopher's Stone." Sorcery is magic philosophy is thinking about stuff. A Philosopher's stone is what happens when Socrates has kidney problems.

[@natvomvzik]

Eddie the Head It's called the Philosopher's stone because it is based on a real life legend. The way they forsake the origins and inspiration for the stone because simply _"kids wouldn't want to read a book called the philosopher's stone"_ makes me vapid. Nicolas Flamel was also a real person who was known for being one of the first renaissance *Philosophers* to believe in and draw relation to mythical beings and objects such as the Philosopher's stone and even such beasts as Phoenixes. The reason I don't like the name _"Sorcerer's Stone"_ isn't just because it's what the book is called in my country, it's because it has a certain cultural and historical significance that the American Publishers relinquished simply because they didn't think kids would buy the book. (Even though they do in the United Kingdom and all the other countries where the name is _"Philosopher's Stone"_) The whole situation makes me irate.

[@myself2noone]

That's nice and all. But in the end that's just appealing to origins. I mean I would agree that caring about the origins so much makes you vapid, but I don't think that's what you meant to say. Sorry, sorry I had to say that. Well if I can draw upon my own "cultural and historical significance" as an American. The phrase "cultural and historical significance" are the words you regurgitate if you don't really have an argument. These are the phrases The Confederacy used to justify slavery, and again it's really just a genetic fallacy that got a makeover. Look if you just like how it sounds better fine whatever. However you should stop being so "irate," in your own words, about this. Ultimately it doesn't matter as it's a personal preference on what you think sounds better. Witch is the only factor that really matters. Ironically Dancing Deity had a much better argument, even though it was less well researched.

[@alexdionisos]

After reading the book and watching Sorcerer's Stone endlessly, I still picture McGonagal sitting in a room after Harry rescues the Stone pondering "How on Earth did an 11 year old get past all that?? The dark lord, I get, but an 11 YEAR OLD??"

[@pkmn1260]

I am kind of sad you did not mention the plot holes that the first movie has compared to the book (especially with stuff references in later books)

[@strawberryqueen0382]

HUFFLEPUFF HUFFLEPUFF HUFFLEPUFF

[@QueenCloveroftheice]

"She's a great person as well!" Yikes, this is dated...

[@gavinmyatt5589]

How?

[@kze2076]

Gavin Myatt, she is very transphobic.

[@gavinmyatt5589]

@@kze2076 What? What are you talking about?

[@pyjamamc2826]

@@gavinmyatt5589 people take her tweets out of context. Her stance is that you should differentiate the term "women" from "trans women" and recognize that they go through different experiences. She also made a tweet about gay children being pumped full of hormones to transition (which people misconstrue as what she thinks of all trans people, but actually refers to the rising percentage of detransitioners realizing they weren't trans in the first place after going through transition). When you read her tweets in context and know her past history with trans rights. You realise that when she refers to people who menstruate as women, it's not as transphobic as it looks. E.g. it's not "trans women aren't women, they're men". She's saying "trans women aren't women, they're trans women". She just thinks that there should be an acknowledgement that trans women are and have different experiences than biological women. Which mind you both of these groups face different issues so it's harmful to lump them in with each other. Most people get her "transphobic" tweets through a secondary source (e.g. drama channels, news outlets) so it's easy for them to pick and choose the context. But once you line everything up you see that she's mildly transphobic at worst. Definitely not "very transphobic" like so many people are painting her out to be. Sorry I wrote such a long comment I just get frustrated when everybody makes herd-minded claims and never look into the topic more. I wouldn't be mad if people don't like her for her conservative leaning views on transgenderism, but I'm not having it when people don't even bother understanding what she actually said. Also it's quarantine so y'all know I have all the time in the world for this.

[@gavinmyatt5589]

@@pyjamamc2826 Why is she even talking about this? I know Harry Potter is still popular these days, but was anyone asking her opinion on this or anything really? I'm sure at least one the people she works with it calling her and saying "Joanne, please shut the fuck up about this. Our parks are going to open up one day and have like three more of those shitty fantastic beasts movies we got to make that we want people see. Can you just stop talking about this?" BTW I don't even know she's still working on Potter. Pretty up every this that has come out scene the last HP movie has proven that whatever creative mind she had clearly isn't there anymore.

[@Regisseur95]

Usually I really like your videos and I was excited to watch this. But in this case you barely compared the book and the movie and criticized/analyzed only a little. Your conclusion is very good again and includes pretty much what I expected. But most of the time before, you only summarized what is happening in the movie - which most of your subscribers might already know. In my opinion, 30 minutes could be invested in a deeper analysis.

[@EC2019]

All this guy's videos are just summarising the plot of whatever it is he's "reviewing". This is no different. It's just Nostalgia Critic by another name, with the added bonus here of rose-tinted goggles because of childhood attachment to a film which has a lot of flaws.

[@megamage911]

@@EC2019 Nah, there's lots of his other videos that goes much more into detail with comparing the book to the adaptation, like with his Percy Jackson videos where he frequently brings up differences, which I wish he would have done here, since there definitely is a few issues in here.

[@sethmiles9436]

Well another guy did a whole series on these books and their differences. His name use to be the Dom but he changed it to dominic noble.

[@MrImastinker]

It warms my heart to see you happily review something that's truly great.

[@noraallies598]

Fun fact, in the lore, there was a quidditch game that went on for almost and entire day since the snitch was so hard to catch. The seeker finally caught it but didn't realize their team was down about 200 points so when they caught the snitch the game ended and their team lost.

[@UndeadSlayer5]

Fun fact I actually went to the same exact zoo in london that they filmed this scene in 9:28.

[@philswiftismygod1451]

you aren't gay by choice it's something that happens when JK Rowling decides it's your time.

[@LeafingThroughTheFrames]

NICE transition into the title with the lighting. As a would be film industry person, I approve. (clap, clap)^^

[@RuinedSilver]

It took me until now to realize why mcgonagal saw harry catching the rememball as "Seeker" material. It's because he caught a completely clear glass orb that was hurled as far as it could be thrown on a shitty school broom that could barely fly anymore before said ball would smash into the ground, without breaking the orb himself, and also managing to do it without slamming himself face first into a wall he'd just been flying at top speed at (again, on a very shitty broom). McGonagall probably saw that and was like "Dammit, he really IS a potter isn't he? I'm gonna lose another 30 years on my lifespan from the shit he's gonna pull, dammit."

[@hennyzhi2261]

Great Review and Merry Christmas, Krimson! I can't wait to see if you do the rest of the books for the Book Was Better because this is also one of my favs.

[@marblebongos2794]

Don't reply hate comments *I skipped the Quidditch parts while reading the books*

[@TorridPrime217]

Did you intentionally schedule this to coincide with the Dom's 'Harry Potter-a-thon' finale?

[@thea4676]

"she's a great person" hasn't aged that well in 2020 :D

[@JOHNMARTIN-zm6zz]

I only recently got into the Potter fandom, so, explain plz.

[@thea4676]

@@JOHNMARTIN-zm6zz basically Rowling is a TERF (trans-exclusionary radical feminist - although they are really not particularly radical nor feminist, basically they are just transphobes) and she keeps trying to rewrite HP to get brownie points from progressive fans. Don't get me wrong i would love lgbtq+ and poc and so on rep in HP but she did not include it in the books and she hasn't included it when she's had the chance, but she still wants to be praised for it.

[@NobleCaboose117]

I now have a new cover photo on Facebook. Thank you for the book nerd approved

[@EndlessSummer888]

I'm currently using it as my profile pic.

[@ayaonora]

8:25 you're missing the fact that when harry's mother died there was a sort of spell cast that protected him as long as he lived in his only family's abode aka his aunt petunia's/ his mom's sister.

[@JackDManheim]

18:31 BOO, indeed! It is not called “Fake-The-Injuries”; It is the proud sport of “Sniper-In-The-Balcony(Question-Mark)”

[@Nazo-kage]

I realized after watching fantastic beasts and where to find them that we were so very lucky that Harry Potter didn't become a obscuria

[@Nazo-kage]

eating raw faces is my least favorite thing to do. There was already an established book called magical beasts and where to find them and every single one of the creatures in that movie was in that book so technically those monsters did exist before this movie, it was just brought to our attention now

[@verdethestarwarrior1088]

eating raw faces is my least favorite thing to do. It was explained in the book Fantastic Beasts (I can't remember if it was in the movie) that Obscurials are created from a magical child's resentment of their magic and their attempts to suppress it, often as a result of extreme magic-related trauma. Basically, the only thing that kept Harry from turning into an Obscurial was the fact that he never knew about his magical abilities until he was 11. Otherwise, he would have

[@l.tc.5032]

Quidditch is made a bit more clear in the books and the quaffle points become more important. Like the Gryffindor team having to get 50-70 quaffle points or they’d lose the cup despite winning the game or Krum catching the snitch in the World Cup but still losing because the other team scored too many points that catching the snitch still wasn’t enough.

[@icelights4396]

Oh how jk Rowling has fallen

[@slam5798]

This series is what made me fall in love with books. I was so engulfed in the story that I stayed up for two days reading and sneak reading under my desk at school.

[@sm4carnageihope]

"She's not just a great writer, she's a great person as well" 4 years later

[@mirandabeaulieu7735]

jk rowling donated her fortune to anti trans gender rights group

[@mirandabeaulieu7735]

so yeah not a really great person

[@NinoWesley]

@@mirandabeaulieu7735 why not

[@duelist301]

@@NinoWesley because people can't stand her having an opinion that doesn't align with theirs, because she calls out the reality that trans people are not the same biologically to what they claim to be. She stands up for women needing their own private spaces/safety.

[@warrirornunluv801]

This is the best Christmas gift ever! ^_^ Thank you, Krimson!

[@HalfTangible]

22:33 I only just realized The original Deathly Hallow invisibility cloak was passed from father to son as the father went to greet death at the end. Meanwhile, James Potter leaves the cloak with Dumbeldore, who then gives it to Harry after James died to one of the most powerful dark wizards who ever lived. Chekov's gun indeed O_O

[@CJCroen1393]

"I don't like Quidditch." That's okay, Krimson, JK Rowling and the filmmakers started to not like it later.

[@screamingladybug6006]

Does anyone else remember the picture of Dumbledore on the back of the book? He had short, brown, greying hair, I believe a purple evening coat, smoking a pipe, and a small cap. I never understood why they changed him so drastically in the movies. I was quite upset when I first saw him, and felt like the director hadn't actually read the book. "So the Headmaster Dumbledore is an older man, who smokes from a pipe, and- "So Gandalf?" "N-no..." "Yeah I can definitely see that! Oh! But he has to be like suuuuper fancy! And a-a big ol' hat too. Like really floppy haha." "..."

[@morganyoung3557]

ScreamingLadybug I would say that they did read the book because in spite of what the illustration showed, Dumbledore was described exactly how he looked in the movie. He had long silver hair and a very long silver beard, along with always wearing billowing robes in varying dramatic colors. He also had the iconic half moon glasses that he is always described as wearing, the only real thing that I don’t see translated from book to movie is the fact that Dumbledore had a crooked nose from when it was broken when he was younger. So it feels more like whoever made that drawing of Dumbledore didn’t read the book very closely before making the drawing.

[@natvomvzik]

It's bucketing rain on boxing day here, glad to have something to cheer me up

[@c.w.simpsonproductions1230]

Boy, J.K Rowling sure has gone downhill lately, hasn't she?

[@slevinchannel7589]

Now even more, hasnt she?

[@Doctor_Pickney]

She's all about getting that twitter clout now

[@slevinchannel7589]

@@Doctor_Pickney Hear, wanna hear a random comment? I hear a yes, so here: Aloha. Bonjour. ...Is anyone here interested in me gathering people for a good cause? To make youtube a better place? If you find the strike-system and all that perfect, well, fine. Ok. But if not, why not visit my Wiki and stop complaining, start acting. Cause, you know, thats kinda more useful and all. I made a Wiki just so i can drop Links there. Links that i gathered over the years, of those being toxic in one way or another. Mobber, Racists, Sexists, those that insult and those that ojectify woman, especially lesbians. Also 'Karens', if you happen to know that online-term. Well, i just wanted to help the plattform and its users in one way or another. If you wanna blame me for that, or help me with it, is all up to you. Just type in: linkprojectforthesakeofeveryone and then add .fandom.com. That should do the trick. I'd also be happy to know if you have ideas what else to do then reporting. That and Tweeting some Ceo's are the only things i could come up with, so i gather people willing to also do it (cause numbers are power; dont forget that)...

[@Dim4323]

@@slevinchannel7589 george galloway said about psycho ITS FICTION....FICTION!

[@thisguyyoudontknow4653]

She became based. I love watching these people eat their own lol

[@sallypumpkin8201]

My favorite role Alan Rickman played was Judge Turpin. He was perfect.

[@nicholibaldron8171]

Don't they also get the points that their team scores in Quidditch?

[@CatsandDragons7]

Nicholi Baldron Indeed they do, its one of the reasons winning games with the Snitch is such a big deal

[@lemo8986]

The praise of JK Rowling has not aged well.

[@0hvist]

it has been stated in supplemental material that the rules of Quidditch when we first see the sport are just recent. Beforehand, these games usually didn't just last for an afternoon of a few hours; they would literally go for DAYS if not about a Week, with only around Book 4 was reserve team members jumping in to allow others to sleep, eat, and rest up. The world-record shortest game of Quidditch ever played was the 1921 Quidditch match between the Irish Tutshill Tornados and the Welsh Caerphilly Catapults, the Match was won when Tutshill Seeker Roderick Plumpton angled himself so the Golden Snitch flew right into his sleeve where he caught it: the crazy thing about this was that this Quidditch match from launch of the Quaffle, to the catching of the Snitch lasted only *3.5 SECONDS* and earned Roderick his place on a Chocolate Frog Card, his technique employed would go on to become known as the Plumpton Pass, which he insisted to his dying day was not an accident at all but completely intentional on his part.

[@MrRauy13]

hey man keep up the good work, love your videos as fellow book fanatic and glad to see you covering one of my favorite book series hope you don't keep up waiting to long for the sequels. Merry Christmas and hope you have a prosperous year!

[@Thebookishcousin]

You were not the only one to think "do they not have orphanages?" I was like wtf? But of course, I understood and at the same time I was like they could've just hidden his identity a bit.

[@EveryThingGirl238]

Krim, honestly I wish your skits for this Sword Mage thing would become an actual book, I love the tale your spinning together.

[@KrimsonRogue]

I have considered writing a book about it and fleshing a few details/characters out a bit more.

[@DarkSilverHedgehog]

Harry Potter was what got me into reading. I had heard about it before 3rd grade I think it was, but had no interest in reading it, until my teacher that year started reading it to us, and I head one word. Magic. I've read so many books, all thanks to that bespectacled eleven year old wizard.

[@Targisvear]

"Hey!, I said an elite school!..."

[@MsUnamusedNerd]

Man I absolutely love the storyline in your videos! It said some of the episodes are private that have better the storyline. Do you plan to put those clips in their own video?

[@aaa1e2r3]

Will you be doing Series of Unfortunate Events when the Netflix series comes out?

[@KrimsonRogue]

I might do a reactionary vlog for each episode. That would be something new to try at least.

[@bladersmosh]

What about the movie adaptation. Would plan on doing that next? I'm sure you'll find Jim Carry's Count Olaf to be the best part of the movie. Also, may I ask what happened to your John Carter review? It's gone. Was it taken down by Disney because of copyright. Is there a way to re-upload it cause I think that's my favourite of your reviews. PS: Merry Christmas🍻

[@angiekelley9038]

In the book Harry saw more than just his parents, he say his entire family tree.

[@reevesavage]

DUMBLEDORE: I'm so clever! 10 points to me! Where am I? It's NAKED TIME!!!!!

[@Dylan-Frost]

What the hell

[@marinagasparetti4941]

please do the rest of the series!!

[@Lyendith]

Ah yes, the movie that started a long streak of Hermione stealing Ron's spotlight. Regarding the video… You didn't really analyze anything here. Maybe you were biased because you loved the book so much but it's a bit empty.

[@icewolf6062]

“All students crowded into slytherin” while technically possible it’s statistically improbable to the point of almost impossible. If every student has an inherent 25% chance to be in any given house then it would be beating the odds tremendously.

[@Phoenix_of_a_Down]

To be honest, watching this movie has never felt like "watching a movie" to me. It feels more like watching a highlight reel of the first book. It's just a collection of scenes, like when each Persona game gets turned into it's own anime.

[@thecrazymarioshow]

"She's a great person too" that comment didn't hold up very well now did it?

[@joshdonchak3114]

Hey Krimson Great video I really enjoyed it! Are you planning on doing more tbwb's on the other entries in the Harry Potter series?

[@totaldramafan1025]

i recently came across this channel, and i have to say i love your work! though the episode before this one i wasnt able to see cause youtube claims its private.

[@thescottishnerd]

i have been waiting for this for 3 mouths (that was when i found your amazing work)

[@Dylan-Frost]

*"3 mouths"*

[@davidspring4003]

(since I got directed here from AT4W, I figured I may as well...) Hey, you've got a magic sword? Where'd your purchase that?!

[@KrimsonRogue]

Ha! Nice! XD

[@DaFieFie]

"She's not only a great author. She's also a great person." Oh man this one hasn't aged well, has it?

[@NinoWesley]

It aged fine she hasn’t done anything wrong

[@shabath]

@@NinoWesley You're either stupid, a troll, or unironically share her shitty views. In any case you should not tell people so openly.

[@graffitimaniaaa]

very good video. are u gonna make more for the other books in the series?

[@HellfireLynx22]

OH MY GOD THERE'S MORE TBWB! THIS IS THE BEST CHRISTMAS EVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

[@matenovak4647]

Do the Chamber Of Secrets too please :3

[@mrmackellar3337]

3:56 now that's a kitana

[@HypnoChode]

Merry Christmas Rogue, have a good one

[@MrMiarne]

Smaller channels like these are always so fun and creative though.

[@eddiebrackett4589]

The real reason Harry had to live with the Dursley’s was revealed in the order of the Phoenix book. In order for Voldemort to not be able to reach him, he has be close to someone he’s related to. That being, aunt petunia

[@snowyowl2784]

What I wouldn't give to see Crimson cover The Cursed Child.

[@SilimSavertin]

I've never really liked the movies - but the books are simply amazing. While I personally don't like the final book of the series as much as the rest, the ride up to it still make it worth it! Really nice review from you, Krimson. Looking forward to more.

[@TiaJonesiful]

Fuck that “always” caught me off guard, crying now

[@choninja21]

It's a Christmas miracle! :D I also want some of those flavor-blasted goldfish XD

[@nicolasmeneguzzo5051]

When are we getting chamber of secrets review?

[@dheemidheemi]

Been waiting for this for so long. Finally :'))

[@MexiCayde-6]

This praise of JK Rowling at the beginning did not age well.

[@vesper1171]

aged like milk

[@jakerockznoodles]

I laughed when he said that 😂😂😂

[@tebo9334]

While she has some ignorant takes she still donated millions of dollars to charity. She may be ignorant, but I won't call her a bad or selfish person. She's a pretty good person overall

[@MexiCayde-6]

@@tebo9334 it was a joke, given a lot of things she said about trans people. I'm not a fan of cancel culture but I don't agree with what she said.

[@chaoticawfulart4550]

@@tebo9334 I think there’s a difference between ignorant takes and transphobia?

[@Itsnotdeliveryitsdiaddario]

Really liked the new vid! What's your favorite movie adapted from a book?

[@INSEIKYU01]

It is a Merry Christmas for me!!! 😀🎆🎆 merry Christmas too you!!