Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | First Time Reaction

[@MRLBOYDMOVIEREVIEWS]

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[@TheKyfe]

Malfoy saying, "I didn't know you could read," was improvised. He forgot his actual line. Pretty stellar improv. One of my favorite moments of the movie, lol.

[@ediblemongoose]

I was gonna like your comment, but it was at 69, and I couldn’t ruin that

[@TheKyfe]

@@ediblemongoose Completely understandable, lol.

[@ranniwolves]

@@ediblemongooseyou can like it now someone already ruined it LOL

[@Pitbull_1973]

25:12 "Are we sure this is a kids movie, guys?" The Harry Potter universe of books & movies is unique in that each installment grows with the audience. The farther along you get in the series, the more grown-up the subject-matter becomes.

[@22RedEyeJedi22]

they are still all for kids... I would say between 8-15 tops....otherwise you start understanding all the flaws in the story and it becomes hard to read.

[@Rocco1332]

​@@22RedEyeJedi22I didn't read the books until I was in my 20s and I think I was too old. I won't deny that the world is interesting, but the stories themselves aren't that interesting to me.

[@mikemath9508]

that's not unique. harry potter is just the only series with a serial canon that people in my age group read.

[@22RedEyeJedi22]

@mikemath9508 serial canon that people read...really? What age group? And what canon? Fantastic beasts or cursed child? Pure trash...

[@mikemath9508]

@@22RedEyeJedi22 i found harry potter when i was 10 and the first two were already out. i read the next 5 as they came out, i was always a little younger than harry. i was 16 years and 11 months old when deathly hallows released haven't read the other books because i know i'll hate them

[@julehisanvhi3333]

To answer your question about where Hogwarts is, it is in the Scottish highlands, but to Muggles, the castle just looks like old ruins with a sign that warns of danger and to stay away (told in the books but not movies). There are other enchantments which you will see in later movies to not spoil anything specific.

[@p.gin3955]

Not quire right, the fields and landscape scenes were filmed in the Scottish highlands but most of the courtyards, hallways, corridors and gothic themed places like that were filmed at Oxford university. Several parts of Hogwarts were filmed at Oxford University. In The Sorcerer's Stone, the students arriving at Hogwarts first ascend a stone staircase that, in real life, leads into the Great Hall of Christ Church College.

[@22RedEyeJedi22]

@@p.gin3955 you are answering a later question about filming locations while julehi was answering about the location of hogwarts in the HP world....

[@p.gin3955]

@@22RedEyeJedi22 ah, yeah i was referring to this 17:33 my bad

[@artembentsionov]

Every magical school is enchanted to be invisible to Muggles (or No-Maj if you’re American). They either look like ruins or part of the landscape. I think the school in Uganda is perpetually covered by a fog from a Muggle perspective

[@melissaisloud7404]

I always used Rubber ducks to entertain babies in the bathtub. They squirt so you can gently rinse the baby while you’re playing. I’ve always wanted to tell Arthur that since the first time I read the books. 😂

[@aprilnewsome1932]

Yes, and kids hate bath time, and it helps to give them bath toys to encourage their enthusiasm. 😂😂

[@jccw227]

Fixing a wand is pretty difficult. Not anyone can do it, even a highly skilled witch or wizard. Also, the slug scene. Rupert Grint, who played Ron, had some difficulty with that scene. The “slugs” in question were actually made out of chocolate pudding and gelatin, so he found them quite tasty and didn’t want to spit them out.

[@terogates1]

Ah I thought I remembered them being some kind of candy ! Thank you for clarifying

[@bidishah]

Yay I wrote almost the same thing lol except I said they're gummy candy. I've always wanted to try it 😂

[@esfandiari9270]

The reason Hermione cant fix Ron's wand is because wands are made with extremely powerful and unique magical objects (pheonix feathers, unicorn hair, dragon heartstring) which makes mending a broken wand extremely difficult even for very powerful wizards. great reaction!

[@Me-wk3ix]

Draco's dad remembers Hermione because she's muggle-born and completely outperformed his son in school. That gives him enough animosity toward her and makes her stand out enough that he remembers her name. That and the fact that she hangs out with Harry.

[@thirteenthandy]

Gotta say, Harry was never said to be the most powerful wizard. You're gathering that from your perception of the series before you began watching, but no one has insinuated it in the movies. He's definitely a natural talent when it comes to flying a broom and playing Quidditch, but that's about all he excels in (so far in the first couple movies anyway).

[@bmaster5324]

yeah, he's not the chosen one like Anakin is or anything

[@setofreakinkaiba8553]

​@bmaster5324 although Harry Potter follows the heros journey, it is flipped on its head because of Neville also being a likely candidate. So Harry being all powerful is what people usually think when seeing the surface.

[@thirteenthandy]

@@setofreakinkaiba8553 No spoilers

[@setofreakinkaiba8553]

@@thirteenthandy technically it isn't a spoiler.

[@marirezende8478]

You're wrong, he's the most talented one when it comes to DADA as well. People keep forgetting it, he didn't becom the professor of you know what later for nothing, he was much more advanced in it because of the Triwizard tournament, he was also able to perform very complex DADA spells, like the corporal form of the patronus charm at only 13, and it's said multiple times that's a great doing. He got there by experience, but he got there, he was talented at it like he was at quidditch.

[@maureenseel118]

So with the house elves (like Dobby): They are actually COMPELLED by a magic bond with their owner/master to hurt themselves if they say anything bad about their families or do anything directly to hurt them. I feel like that came across better in the books than the movie.

[@TinaMae_AyeTheOriginal]

The books covered House Elves very well.

[@Makkaru112]

Ron’s fear of spiders come from when his twin brothers turned his teddy bear into a large spider when he was younger and traumatized him…. All because Ron accidentally broke a toy broomstick…

[@TheOnlyOpie]

Yeah, as much as the books and movies made us love them, the movies left out all of the seriously messed up stuff the twins did

[@UltimateGamerCC]

@@TheOnlyOpie only so much time they could put into a movie, what was there ended up taking 2 and a half, almost 3 hours worth of film.

[@rainbowpegacornstudios]

That'll definitely do the trick of triggering arachnophobia. The scene with Aragog all the other acromantulas doesn't help.

[@trinasp]

I loved that you explained the purpose of a rubber duck. 😂😂😂 Fink fact: the actress that played Moaning Myrtle was in her mid 30s at the time this movie was filmed.

[@MarshaLove0723]

Most of the magical world has a 'nothing to see here - look away' type spell on it for non-magical folk. Like when they go through the barrier at the train station, people just kinda look away and don't notice a bunch of people disappearing into the bricks.

[@CrispyChips007]

CANNOT WAIT FOR NUMBER 3, completely different from the first two, much much darker

[@UltimateGamerCC]

3 is where it gets spooky dark, 4 is easily the part where it gets truly dark.

[@davidalexander3320]

PoA is also my favorite of all the movies

[@michaelf8702]

When malfoy says "I didn't know you could read" to Harry disguised as his friend, that was actually ad-libbed. The actor playing Malfoy forgot his line

[@DestroySteve]

I always took the adult incompetence as really magic related. We use a lot of brain power to make menial tasks and responsibilities easier. When you have magic, most problems are solved with a wand or potion and they don’t need to use much brain power to overcome problems. A lot of adult wizards like Dumbledore are described with more of a mischievous personality than what we would see as a stern principle normally. Mr. Weasly works for the government but doesn’t understand rubber ducks, batteries or even electricity. A kid getting hurt, some school drama and dangerous sports are trivial when you can grow back bones, clean messes or summon help with just the flick of a wand. Who cares what school you send your kid too. 😂 I’m sure when Harry isnt there, Hogwarts is quite safe.

[@captbunnykiller1.0]

Great comment. It is quite true for muggles too, the more we delegate mental challenges to electronic devices the weaker the brain grows, it is a muscle after all. This has been discussed lengthly by anthropologists especially in terms of mnemonic strategies (to memorize epic tales e.g.) before and after writing was established for the general population, then again before and after the printing press and the computer. When the pocket calculator was invented, people were able to perform faster, but slowly forgot the strategies to solve mathmatical problems without it or even understand it. Much like the wands in the Wizarding world, it took a genius to invent it, only to have the user grow less intelligent.

[@chaptereight2639]

Let me help you out: You were correct when you said Dumbledore could solve things easily in a few minutes (and I will add he could avoid things altogether by, say, NOT putting things like a sorcerer's stone in the school in the first place). But he wants to watch things play out in order to test Harry's strength. He admits exactly that in one of the later books (but I don't think that line made it into the movies).

[@chrishemry7]

27:44 "The problem is that if you have that amount of spiders in your house, bro, I'd burn it down" I love that.

[@C-Russ]

Remember, there may be a lot of scenes that seemed like unnecessary filler, but it’s an 8 movie series. So, there may be scenes that were placed in the first few movies in order to make a certain puzzle piece fit later.

[@anitasmith7764]

It’s also based on the books and have a very in-depth story to tell. It’s the small scenes that give context for the rest of the scenes/ movies. SO many scenes on their own seem unimportant filler, but they are trying to explain how Harry’s (and those people around him) lives are. This is building the knowledge you’ll need for future movies. For instance, why does each character do what they do or act how they act. Very very few scenes are in this film to kill time or as filler.

[@myopinion69420]

The bedroom thing is even worse than you think. Not only did Dudley have a second bedroom, they also had a guest bedroom in the books.

[@mitchellconner6928]

That's not the only scene that's worse than he knows when you know what spell Lucius was about to cast. Not gonna spoil it, just in case, but jeez.

[@myopinion69420]

@@mitchellconner6928 in the books he does not attempt that curse, he just 'lunges' at harry. Apparently the actor (Jason Isaacs) ad-libbed that line.

[@mitchellconner6928]

@@myopinion69420 yeah, I remember reading that he did that. Shows the actor knew the franchise well and put that in for other fans, imo.

[@TheFireMonkey]

I believe the reason they don't do things like fixing eyes is because living things tend to revert back unless there is very powerful magic used. As for Hogworts being seen by people, they have charms that cause people to just stay away, and also to make it invisible from outside.

[@LaurinGarcia]

Jeeps?! LOL! And here I am thinking that a rubber duck is simply a bath toy for kids. Me and my old fashion thinking. How could I possibly been so wrong? LMAO! 😂🛀🧼🦆😉😄

[@mrlboydschannelmanager]

You understood the assignment!

[@jaydub8576]

Congrats on 20k subs MrLBoyd!

[@BolofromAvlis]

Always excited to see your reactions. I think as you move along through the series, you may start to enjoy them more. That was my reaction to them. As the stars begin to grow up and age, so does the storytelling, going from a flat out kid's movie into more young adult and adult by the end. This is a terrific series overall, and I have been really impressed at how the movies hold up with repeated viewings.

[@wish-end3r]

I really like your reactions. Here are some of the spoiler-free answers to the questions you asked during the video: - Hogwarts is not in a parallel world, but in the normal one, with protections that prevent muggles from seeing it (they would only see some old ruins) - wands can hardly be fixed with magic, except in one case which will happen a few books later (in the movie you will never know) - minors (under 17) cannot use magic outside hogwarts, adults can

[@jaydub8576]

Also, the British PM (muggle) knows of the magical world and the importance of keeping the secret from the public.

[@ItApproaches]

Wands can be fixed, but only by a select few and it's not easy. Ollivander could fix a wand possibly. Also the under 17 rule is funny, Harry used magic under the covers in the second or third movie....that was fine? Also on the Hogwarts Express they used magic, that was fine, despite not being at Hogwarts. So there is some flexibility.

[@wish-end3r]

@@ItApproaches That's a mistake of the third movie, in the book harry potter never practiced at home, because it wouldn't be allowed. And no, broken wands cannot be fixed WITH MAGIC, except in one case (but I won't give spoilers)

[@ItApproaches]

@@wish-end3r I didn't say magic was used to fix the wands....

[@wish-end3r]

@@ItApproaches Yes I know. I said that because I didn't specify it in my first comment. However, MRLBOYD wondered why Hermione didn't fix Ron's wand. I simply replied that, with magic, except in specific cases, it is not possible to do it.

[@michaelsk77]

Dobby is bonded to a certain wizarding family. If he says anything against the family's wishes he is forced to punish himself. 3:02

[@cirthful]

I'm sure someone's already mentioned it, but the sorting hat didn't sort Harry into slytherin because he didn't want to be placed there. If you remember when he sat down in the first film and he whispered 'not slytherin', because he heard that all wizards who go there, turns bad. I don't want to spoil why Harry can speak parseltongue, but at least the sorting hat takes your own wishes into consideration. :)

[@tpk1412]

4:14 "treat [dobby] better" ok theoretically yes i agree, however realistically if you flinch or whatever cos ur used to getting smacked up ill apologize later but IM getting smacked up if my uncle sees you so i gotta do what i gotta do lol. fun reaction, excited to watch you as the story and themes slowly darken ! thank you for your time and effort on free youtube content :) its appreciated :)

[@olanaowen7320]

Rubber ducks keep babies occupied in the bathtub so they can be washed. Without rubber ducks and tub toys you would just have screaming kids throwing water everywhere. Then adults kind adapted them because they have happy memories.

[@debbiethompson3460]

I really enjoy your analizations of these movies. There's so much that's coming in later movies that will explain a lot of what you mention and question. Lots of other commenters told you that wands can't just be fixed, it's very difficult for anyone to do. Also, Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy) said that he watched the first movie and got his ideas from watching Tom Felton (Draco). In fact, so it would look seamless in why his "son" acts the way he does. And, the thing about these books, Rowling wrote them basically treating kids with the respect that they'd understand the situations Harry and his friends were put into. And, that's probably why kids loved reading them, they weren't written down to.

[@Taylorswiftfan13308]

Glad you enjoyed. If you continue, keep in mind these were written as kids books and for whatever critiques people like to throw at these, one thing they did well (both books and movies) was "come of age" along with the primary target audience.

[@TheFireMonkey]

The reason it takes so long to make the potion is the same as the reason it takes a long time to make wine or beer - that is, at points in making it, you have to leave it to agree. As for fixing wands, because the wand itself is magical, it is resistant to spells.

[@killinglonliness88]

Agree?? Don't you mean to age or ferment? lol

[@TheFireMonkey]

@killinglonliness88 yes, sadly I have the worst autocorrect on this phone and far too tiny a screen so it's hard to catch every time it messes up. It sometimes throws in words that aren't even english.

[@michaelweinacht7811]

IIRC there is a certain ingredient that needs to be freshly picked at a specific time of the month

[@TheFireMonkey]

@michaelweinacht7811 mostly the author just made a few vague comments to suggest reasons it would take a long time because if it didn't, I would be an unbalanced plot device that would get in the way. She did draw on medieval ideas of alchemy and such, which often required very long processes to make things

[@emaloney2211]

Remember Harry is famous because of his mothers sacrifice which countered Voldemorts killing curse. He is only the chosen one due to that fact. Yes he may be destined to defeat Voldemort but that doesn’t mean he will become the most powerful of them all. He has natural ability and is strong in character which is likely he gets from his parents but he is definitely not totally academic, that’s Hermione’s area and he is not as powerful as Dumbledore or even McGonagall. It’s the people around him that big him up and treat him like a celebrity that would take a lot out of a person so young. The magic world exists within the real world, just care has been taken to make it invisible to most of the non magic community like using charms and memory wipe spells. However in some countries like Britain , non magic and magic people are allowed to marry and have children and if the children possess magical abilities they can attend Hogwarts. Families like the Malfoys are prejudiced against anyone not considered pure blood , so that’s why Draco calls Hermione the ultimate insult. Rowling called non magic people Muggles which she created from the word ‘mug’ - a word to describe an easily fooled person. That’s why the normal person in the street doesn’t seem to notice and even if they did notice they probably wouldn’t be believed any way.

[@LaurinGarcia]

So glad you are going to do a reaction video for each movie. The next two are my favorites. First of all, be forewarned, the actor, Richard Harris who portrays Professor Dumbledore passed away after he did Chamber of Secrets. So there is a new actor playing Dumbledore from now on. The cute child like story line ends and the movies begin to get darker and darker with each movie starting from the next 3rd one called Prisoner of Azkaban. Prisoner of Azkaban still blows my mind. 🏰🧙‍♂️🪄🖤📽🎞😍

[@Makkaru112]

The professors did DO more in the books. It is very dangerous times. Not too long ago was a giant war that decimated many Wizard populations in the area! Which is why less students came last year

[@jrm48220]

Dobby isn't trying to kill himself. He's abusing himself to punish himself for going against how he's "supposed to" behave. I used to do the same thing when I'd do poorly in school. I almost broke my hand slamming it in a desk drawer because I got an 89 on a test.

[@captbunnykiller1.0]

Actually, it is a loophole in the magic that binds house-elves. If they punish themselves for lying to their employers or talking ill of them, they don't have to tell them the truth afterwards lest they would be punished again. That was the only way Dobby could do all that without the Malfoy's noticing. For us the technique may be a mental relief, it makes us believe that we have paid for our failures, for them it is an actual getaround the magic.

[@alicequinn505]

Love how you're immediately on Dobby's side, me too! Ron growing up around magic could've made him bored and unmotivated about it. A jumper is a sweater, You would totally get on with Mr. Weasley, You go, car! And tree! Very well deserved anger. Of course it's a children's movie. It just addresses themes like bullying, and like all children's stories, the adults are dim.

[@genny5309]

And he would love Hermione’s efforts to free house elves in the books.

[@candicemonique5927]

I don't know what you were talking about, but a rubber duck is a bath/pool toy. It's floats in the water. 😂😂😂

[@Makkaru112]

Lol. The way you ended the video abruptly on that line of enjoying the day was funny and sweet. Short snd sweet. “Now get out of here” ahahaha

[@Makkaru112]

Salazar wasn’t as simple as some may think. The histories go far back to when people were being murdered & other crazy things between muggles & the wizard kind. He was actually desiring to create this place to not just be a place of learning & curating knowledge but also a fortress against intruders! It’s a longer history that goes into several articles & channels showing this. This was to protect the children and all of wizard kind. SOME of the halfbloods long ago were used as pawns and essentially moles into the wizarding communities. Even back than sure not all hit it’s the ROOT of the judgment upon halfbloods & Muggleborns. Those like Lucius are practicing a tradition that was once noble that had stronger roots & traditions. It’s so far from that now that most families have fallen into mania. But not his wife. His wife is very cool & is only protecting Malfoy and teach him the ways of that realm and how to act and behave etc etc. He’s more like his mother & loves his mother! she grew up in the Black family tree & her original tree was related to Ravenclaws and had to change their name to something else to keep the line alive. Also. The basilisk was for that reason alone. To defend against intruders & infiltration; perhaps even to weed out LEGIT moles who were bringing danger to wizardkind. Salazar also was the only one to match Rowena Ravenclaw’s mind and originally they were to be betrothed. But ended up with Godric! ❤️

[@jackstrawful]

True, i've always felt like the general notion of Salazar being this wicked person with despicable attitudes has been overblown and embellished over the centuries. After all, Salazar and Godric were once the best of friends, so he must have had positive qualities as well. Magical people had very good reason to be fearful and distrustful of muggles back then, what with witch hunts and Inquisitions and all. But, I've never heard about Rowenna being romantically involved with Godric? Where is that from?

[@UltimateGamerCC]

the Salem Witch Hunts was one incident in particular where Muggle paranoia led to the deaths of innocent people. individuals can think and understand, but mobs are ignorant and prone to violence out of fear. hence why magic folk hide from Mugglekind.

[@captbunnykiller1.0]

You put forth a lot of good points there. I'd like to add that if Salazar had been that evil entity as which he is portrayed, they would not have kept his house alive after he left, but they knew his contributon was vital to the integrity of the school. Not to forget that he and Godric were best friends, who challenged each other to new heights and drew inspiration from each other. Godric wasn't as pure and saint-like as he is being thought of either. For one, he screwed over the Goblins and thought it a riot, probably causing some of those in his days. But considering Hogwarts, I guess it is hard to get a fair shake in history if education is put in the hands of your former friends, now rivals.

[@xyreniaofcthrayn1195]

@@captbunnykiller1.0 It's implied that the goblin whom made what is gryffindor's sword enchanted it and godric further added to the charms and then both godric and said goblin died then the goblins being very strict with their laws thought that the family to the goblin smith should keep it but by the very nature of it's charms and enchantments would see that that particular family never see that sword again to which the goblins felt highly slighted by.

[@captbunnykiller1.0]

@@xyreniaofcthrayn1195 And they've been fighting to get it back ever since.

[@wolfgirl8282]

Harry saying 'there's no Hogwarts without you Hagrid' gets me in the feels every time. Even in the game 'Hogwarts Legacy' there is a memorial grave beside Hagrid's hut in memory of the actor which you as a player can visit and pay respects to (which i did). The chamber of secrets actually makes a lot of cool connections in the game too including the secret scriptorium of Salazar Slytherin where we learn the origin of the basilisk. Great reaction!

[@patrickgarner1028]

I remember when rubber ducks were only bath toys XD

[@zoa1-99.......]

9:25 A Rubber Duck is a small, hollow, usually rubber, duck shaped populor children's toy for when they are bathing.

[@-zerxvil-5208]

The wand is a "alive" in a way. It can't be repaired and that's general knowledge in their world. Once a wand choose a wizard/ witch it will stick to your side as long as you're worthy. "The wand chooses the wizard Mr. Potter" - Olivender HP1

[@badplay156]

That choosing is very important much later

[@Caliab]

I am beyond excited to see the reaction for the next one!

[@couch.patati-patata]

Draco kept whining about them all Summer. Luscious would know everything about them.

[@captbunnykiller1.0]

He does seem oddly obsessed with Hermione.

[@looneygardener]

Love that you did 2 so fast! 3 is incredible. New director. Brilliant series.

[@deadpuppetgaming9574]

I'm so jealous of how your brain works. I watched this movie and was like haha magic but you see this a total different way and I love it. Keep them coming I can't wait to see what you think of my favourite of the movies

[@flora5090]

Love how you just suddenly had a sword in your hand when Harry got the sword hahaha that was epic

[@dus10dnd]

The actress that played Moaning Myrtle... I think she was somewhere around 40 years old at the time of the film. Absolutely insane.

[@kelliepeak5384]

I'm so excited to get this one on my birthday!!! 🥰🥰🥰 And to answer your question/statement: I believe there are different layers to the themes. You can watch it as a child and enjoy them. Or you can watch it with adult "eyes" and realize exactly how adult the story is, and completely relatable to current life/times ❤

[@yesguy245]

Happy birthday!!

[@fagiolification11]

Ayyyy happy birthday! 🥳

[@Annonymous0283745]

Happy Birthday!

[@MI-hz1cp]

In the book, At this very point, Lucius and Papa Weasley got into a physical fight and suffered multiple injuries, including black eyes. Haggard was the only one who could break them up. It would have been wild to see in the movie, but they decided against it.

[@faureamour]

"Guys, some of the situations they put these kids into are not kid friendly." 😂 This is the theme of Harry Potter. Oh man, I love the analysis. Very excited to keep going.

[@captbunnykiller1.0]

I suppose because they have magic, potions etc to completely heal many of the injuries the muggles would consider irreversible, they don't see much cause to watch their children as much as they should. That does not excuse a three headed dog on school grounds though, but we all know that this is nothing compared to what is coming. The Dursley house is starting to seem safe and homely.

[@Me-wk3ix]

Harboring a runaway wouldn't be an issue. The magic system of government takes precedence over the muggle one, so nobody would really care that a wizard child was taken from muggle guardians.

[@drasticbread249]

Your description of the purpose of a rubber duck might be my favorite thing I've seen on your channel so far.

[@samantha4045]

Great reaction 🙂 keep going the films get better and better from here! Dobby is one of my favorites ♥️ ⚡

[@hgftrew1992]

When you mentioned “the whole time” in reference to Dudley’s second bedroom….. I couldn’t help but automatically quote Sally Field from “Mrs Doubtfire” and repeat “the whole time??!!” Yeah, it’s just that ingrained in my psyche!

[@JayyBabyy89]

They don't explain it in the movie, but Hogwarts has muggle repelling charms over it. They automatically avoid looking at it entirely but if they come across it they see a rundown old building.

[@jackstrawful]

I'm surprised how many people get confused by the whole 'parallel dimension' thing. I finished a reactor series a while back where the guy got all the way to Deathly Hallows part 2 and still wasn't sure if all the skyscrapers in London were like a wizard version of London, filled with wizard workers, or was the real London. When characters say things like, "you risked the exposure of our world" they don't literally mean a different world - it's an analogy, like the Wide World of Sports, or a craft store being called World of Yarn. They just use charms to disguise themselves and hide from muggle eyes. For example, if a muggle were to look at Hogwarts, all they would see is an "old moldering ruin" as the books describe it.

[@allisongrinnell5107]

House Elves are some of the most powerful magical beings which is why the wizards felt the need to subjugate them. They’re the magic behind the suddenly appearing food in the school.

[@opinionladyy]

Happy someone else pointed out how crazy it was lucious Malfoy really tried to attack Harry. He’s a grown man 😂😂😂

[@comentariosyoutubecp260]

@12:36 Is Harry a runnaway? I don't think it is expressed explicitly, even in the books; but a reasonable assumption is that you can conceive the legal system or Magical Britain to something close to Southafrican Apartheid. In that system, I suppose, it would be inconceivable that an obviously Caucasian looking orphan kid would go to their last of kin relative, if said relative was Black. The decision to have Harry raised by the Dursleys was most likely Dumbledore's, as you have seen hinted in movie #1 (and is elaborated further through the rest of the series). Who's the actual holder of Harry's custody, and why they cannot live together will be revealed in movie #3. Of course, the Doylean explanation is that the novels were originally written as children books. The Dursleys are unidimensional incarnations of the "wicked step-parents" trope, and the target audience is expected to know nothing about family laws.

[@conductorcarlos_calderon]

No Magic can repair a broken Wand, not one. Wands are a branch of Magic on their own, and not even Wand makers are able to fix it once its broken

[@RamsayboltonSnow]

He is really gunna like the third one. It’s a lot of people’s favorite ❤️

[@matthewconner7800]

27:43 Dumbledore does not see Harry or Ron, but he sees that Hagrid has set out tea for three, he knows that Harry has the cloak, and there’s only so many places Harry could be, inside Hagrid’s rather cramped cabin.

[@CrashCraftLabs]

yooo "greatscott!" haha myheair line fades back some more imletting the rest grow out, im dying it white and getting a lab coat and yelling that all over town

[@LaurinGarcia]

The thing about the Harry Potter books is that the author, JK Rowling originally wrote the series for adults. It was the book publishers that decided to advertise it as children's books. If you read between the lines of the story you will see it is a satire. First, one has to understand that you the reader are looking at the story through Harry Potter's point of view as he grows up throughout the years at Hogwarts. In the first book and movie Harry is 11 years old so you see his world from his 11 year old mindset and maturity. But as he grows up and begins to understand things more and more the story gets darker and less innocent as he matures with age. The reason I call the books a satire is that many of the stories deals with racism of a different kind and political corruption. Dobby might be a house elf but nevertheless he is a slave just the same. There might not be any racism in the wizarding world against people of color but there is racism against wizards who do not come from pure magical families. Harry doesn't see the horrible similarities between the wizarding world and the muggle world at this point because he is only 12 years old during The Chamber of Secrets. To a certain extent he is still an innocent little boy and is not mature enough to comprehend it all to the fullest extent. 🏰🧙‍♂️🧙🏻‍♀️🧒🪄⚡️📚📽🎞🖤

[@CarmenMunteanu]

First time i get an explanation for the rubber ducks! awesome!

[@patrickgarner1028]

Hogwarts is hidden by magical enchantments that cause it to appear as an abandoned castle. It also has a village nearby of magical folks that aid in keeping it secretive.

[@Me-wk3ix]

There are certain enchantments that can be applied to places that repel muggles. Hogwarts has some very powerful ones. Also, it's spelled to just look like some old ruins to any muggles who do manage to get near. That being said, it is part of our world.

[@VonOutlaw]

So the building in which the movie was filmed around is actually multiple buildings it multiple different locations, and edited to make it look as though it is one Castle. The hall way that you are speaking of I believe was a Abby at one point. The reason why Ron's wand is not repaired was because they tried to but it was unmendable it was too badly damaged, in the books in the movie they don't show that

[@TYCT777]

7:26 the Weasleys are very strong. There is reason Harry is the strongest and it gets explained over the series. 10:13 Hogwarts is entirely unsafe for children 😂 11:02 very observant 16:02 😂😂😂 Hogwarts is not safe 16:53 CGI - he actually acted those scenes really well 17:44 excellent set design. It’s a set in the UK 20:17 Wands can’t be repaired by a simple spell (it’s something noted in the books) 23:20 You gotta finish the series… all your questions will be answered! 25:16 😂🤣😂 33:17 Hogwarts is not big on supervision 34:20 😂😂😂 36:29 I have thoroughly enjoyed this reaction! Thank you!

[@killinglonliness88]

The slugs were NOT CGI.

[@gandalf8106]

There are spells on hogwarts so if a muggle does come across it accidentally all they’d see is dangerous ruins, with signs saying keep out and stuff. It’s so remote though that muggles are unlikely to ever just stumble across it

[@dneill8493]

Except that a ruined castle with Keep Out sides would attract people too it. Especially young people, thrill seekers, tourists and these days , KZbinrs. Been ages since I read the books so I can't remember if there are any other spells being used to keep people away.

[@gandalf8106]

@@dneill8493 well KZbin wasn’t around when this was set so that’s all good. If they go in they’re still going to see ruins, and if by some miracle they get a glimpse of the actual castle, their memory would be wiped

[@dneill8493]

@@gandalf8106 Yeah know YT wasn't around but hearing "ruins" and "keep out" the first thing I thought of was those people who love to explore abandoned places and record it. They would be Hogwarts biggest pain in the butt these days. 😁

[@alexblackwell3259]

For reference, Lucius Malfoy wasn't threatening Harry. Remembere and revist this scene after you've watched the 4th movie.

[@Lynn705Hal]

16: 50... they had various flavored slugs for Ron to spit out. He said in an interview they were good. 👍

[@aceambling7685]

House Elves are "slaves" but they are also symbiotic magical lifeforms that must attach themselves to wizards in order to live and maintain their sanity.

[@exodia1510]

The slugs used were multi flavored, and Rupert Grunt got to pick which ones he wanted.

[@embran8486]

The second bedroom was there for all cousin Dudley´s broken stuff. Not just toys, but also game computers and tv sets. Dudley smashed plenty in rage when he lost a game or his show didn´t air. So Harry had to sleep within the stockpile of it all. Dudley did NOT like that, he commented Harry would break his things...yeah O_O

[@artembentsionov]

Interestingly, Hogwarts was not the only magical school founded by four people. The same applies to Ilvermorny, which is located in North America. It was founded by an Irish witch, her No-Maj (“Muggle” in American) husband, and their two adopted wizards kids. Each also named a house, except theirs are named after their favorite magical creatures. The similarity is not a concidence. The witch had always wanted to go to Hogwarts but her evil aunt wouldn’t let her, so when she started her own school across the pond she based it on the idealized vision of Hogwarts

[@brettcloud8550]

Can't wait for your reaction to the third one!

[@Illmaticgraphics850]

The hat take choices into consideration that’s the reason he didn’t want to go to Slytherin that’s actually where he was supposed to go and likely the hat would have chose that’s house but Harry said not Slytherin

[@nobleconsejera5278]

The Hogwarts scenes were filmed in one of the faculties of Oxford University. It was originally a monastery, and it’s gorgeous :D

[@anitasmith7764]

When my kids tell me about some little punk at school bothering them, I remember! It stands out. Malfoys Dad didn’t know Ron Weasley by face. He knew him bc his entire family are known to be redhead, poor and not so clean.

[@TheOnlyOpie]

Dobby performs a B&E... "Why is Harry being mean to that stranger who entered his home uninvited?"

[@vtjbproductions]

Aww man , from the 3rd one on…. Oh boy you’re in for a friggin ride

[@Kayjee17]

The snails he put in his mouth were candy - like gummy bears, but snail shaped.

[@arcanask]

The Sorting Hat will pick a House for you if you really want it to, but it'll also take the child's wishes into consideration first for what house he sends them to. Most people don't bother asking it though. 🤷‍♂

[@GreenParlour0749]

Due to these being movies they can’t explain everything. However there is a reason for everything, which is why I have enjoyed rereading the series multiple times since I started reading them around 2000 (I was 7 or eight when I started reading them). Rereading was also necessary because I would have to wait for the latest book to be publishing before continuing. I don’t have a problem with the movies (besides them making Ron a bumbling baboon) but I definitely prefer the books.

[@andyzennir9714]

So a little history about the lore (that you won't learn from the movies) to answer your questions about wizard secrecy, essentially this universe is strongly grounded in reality. Muggles used to know about wizards and they used to live together until the witch trials. In the HP universe the witch trials involved actual wizards so after that so after that the global wizard governments decided to hide their presence from muggles with what was called the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy (fun fact the malfoys were actually against it because they still somewhat valued relationships with muggles of noble background). So after that wizards went into hiding, and any wizard who breaks this secrecy law can be in serious trouble. Aside from that wizards can obliviate muggles, that is erase their memories and use concealment charms to hide places such as Hogwarts, making them essentially invisible to muggles and their technology. The only muggles who know about wizards are parents of wizards like Hermione's or people who married a wizard. As to the wand, mending wands is difficult and can only be done by very experienced wand makers, certainly not by a second year student. Hope that answered your interrogations :)

[@QueenOfTheZombieApocalypse]

If you ask a software engineer, the purpose of a rubber duck is to listen to you vent your frustration when troubleshooting code 💻🦆

[@siloclay6193]

Notice the lightsaber sound when Harry stabs the diary for the first time? :)

[@sashavanginkel658]

Im looking forward to the other HP reactions! From now on the movies are gettin better and better and darker. Acting wise also

[@billyg3230]

It's just magic and other things that keeps their magic world a secret. The school is unplotable on every map

[@limitlesssoul2882]

32:43 love the visual demonstration! 🤺🗡️

[@TeenTyrant]

The books go into more detail on it, but places like Hogwarts have a spell cast upon them so that if a satellite passed overhead and took a picture, or if some muggles should hike past it, all either would see is an old, crumbling castle. And if any muggle should have just enough magic in them to see through this illusion, and try to take a picture of Hogwarts on their iPhone for example, it wouldn’t work, because all the magic in the air around places where wizards gather frequently interferes with human technology, particularly anything electrical.

[@mom_life393]

Everything in this film was essential to the plot. You will understand things more as the series goes on. Just remember this is a whimsical series. There's good vs evil. Our laws and rules don't apply. The majority of non magic folk don't believe in magic thus don't comprehend any oddity they might see as magical as it doesn't compute. Magic things are incorporated right in plain sight. Dumbledore looks the same age as he did all those years ago due to the possession of the sorcerer's stone. Which was discussed in the first film. Wands choose their owner and cannot be repaired. They each contain a feather (Harry's contained a phoenix feather). Once it's broken the magic can't be repaired by any ordinary wand. Also, I don't want to give any spoilers but if Harry's parents weren't killed, Harry would just be an ordinary wizard. You will understand more as the films progress. His powers are directly related to the death of his parents. This is definitely a fantasy film and they progressively get darker up until the last one. You will see that transition with each one along with the filters used. You will learn in the 3rd film about Askaban where Hagrid was temporarily held and you will find it is nothing close to a county jail. Yes, Harry, Hermione and Ron seem to encounter the craziest situations but the whole point of Hogwarts is to learn magic. There is good and bad magic as you will learn more about in the future films. Anyone 17 years of age and older are allowed to use magic outside of Hogwarts. Ron and the twins did not use magic. The car already had the flying spell so it didn't require them to use another incantation. I know it's difficult to put the logical thinking aside but it's essential when watching these type of movies. The Harry Potter world is anything but logical. Who would the Dursleys call to report Harry as a runaway? First off all they'd have to explain the bars on the window and their neglect and abuse. 2ndly wizard law's and regulations are vastly different then muggles. So if one were too attempt to explain that Harry was a wizard , they'd think you were a nutter and you'd get thrown in the looney bin. Also the Dursleys took no interest in Harry's life so even if they cared to report him and have him found they wouldn't be able to give the local law enforcement any ideas. No non magical folk would ever be able to locate Hogwarts or visit it and I guarantee the Dursleys had no idea who any of Harry's friends or instructors were. It's a coming of age story containing a whimsical magical story. Everything that happens is essential to the film. Even if it seems insignificant now. There is a reason the trio are the ones always finding themselves in precarious situations. While it seems that the older wizards seem incompetent, just because they aren't directly involved in these situations doesn't mean they are sitting around doing nothing. Also only Harry has encountered Voldemort at this point. While Dumbledore is aware of the rising fear of Voldemort's return and what that would mean for Harry and anyone associated with protecting Harry no one knows what his plans are or how he will carry them out. It wasn't until Harry discovered the Chamber of Secrets that Dumbledore and the other teachers found out that Tom Riddle was behind it. There's also a reason why Harry is the one to figure these things out and not anyone else.

[@SaraTheGemini]

"I didn't know you could read" was actually improvised by Tom Felton playing Draco. They all liked it so much they kept it in the movie. :D

[@Makkaru112]

Dobby was in MANY things in the books

[@ItApproaches]

Dumbledore can see Harry and Ron in Hagrids house because of his glasses. They let you see through magic and charms.

[@adamkant439]

i feel like the first game was one of the best because of the way it introduced you this fantastic magical world and it was really well done the second one isn't as good but still good, however i feel like when they finally start to get abit older and actually all of them use magic in a way that we can finally see what great magicians can do is my favorite part of the movies love the goblin of fire one and order of the phoenix and every single 1 after is also good!