Rare Ethiopian Text Linked To The Hogwarts Dark Arts | Harry Potter: A History Of Magic | BBC Select

How is this ancient Ethiopian manuscript linked to Harry Potter and in particular, the study of 'dark arts' in Hogwarts?
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[@erykahhoney588]

I want to watch the rest of this.

[@denizkenger52]

The lion one, yeah I didn’t try coz even if there was a reversing set of words and actions, how could I do this as a lion and would turning into a lion take away my ability to read human languages.

[@jbos5107]

That was just too short. I want to hear what else he had to say.

[@BBCSelect]

It's fascinating, right? Unfortunately we can only show short clips on here but you can watch the full documentary on the BBC Select channel on Prime Video & the Apple TV app

[@JoelDavid678]

This video title and description are so misleading. I thought it was going to be about how the practice of dark magic is linked to the Ethiopian text. But transforming into animals isn't dark magic in the Harry Potter universe, it's referred to as Transfiguration and is a class taught in school. And then the video says this text is the foundation for Defense Against the Dark Arts, not "the study of 'darks arts'" as the video description says. It might be unintentional but the way this video is presented I understood it as Ethiopian magic being the inspiration for HP's dark magic, but that doesn't seem to be what the expert in this video is saying.

[@dudette7681]

Watch the entire documentary and you will understand.

[@al-aha]

well done who say who no matter don't worry . peoples says according to their capacity if there is no capacity they say blah blah so its much more than being sayied!!!!!!!

[@yonasseifu6792]

@@dudette7681 whats it called?

[@dudette7681]

@@yonasseifu6792 Harry Potter : a history of magic BBC

[@werqzeleke2815]

Thank you for having kept our books for this long if not some of our monks and their cohorts would have sold them off next to nothing as they do till this moment

[@haylehayle239]

Ante banda tebeda minu aheya nehe ante

[@denizkenger52]

I remember trying these. Especially the invisibility one in history of magic. It didn’t work.

[@Danny-td2yr]

U can't read Geez so you can't say that

[@denizkenger52]

@@Danny-td2yr what do you mean, it's readable in the book.

[@al-aha]

it works for who is belongs too

[@denizkenger52]

@@al-aha Bathilda Bagshot?

[@adonatdemiss3902]

Correction you don't fund it you stole it

[@alkalinetriangle]

who is the person speaking?

[@daniiiiiiiiiii12]

Pleace do lord of the rings its taken from ethiopia too

[@rodlambo]

This book was Stolen from Our. Ethiopia is A Lot to World 🇪🇹

[@Clippidyclappidy]

Really BBC? 😑 Taking the History channel route I see.

[@alphatango4686]

Please return our books that you stole.

[@amanta8999]

Dgmet eko new

[@alphatango4686]

@@amanta8999 whatever!

[@yfetarifitret5278]

They stole a lot of our important books, dont ask them to please return our staff we DEMAND IT!

[@alexandershiferaw4082]

You can't do what ደብተራ can do!

[@theutopian4751]

Its so embarrassing taking other peoples history and knowledge

[@daniiiiiiiiiii12]

Not only Harry potter lord of the rings this are the cities Gondor taken from gonder in ethiopia Rohan from Roha ... barud dur from Bahar dar ...Harad from harer ... mountain of fire from mountain of smoke ethiopia .... Nine rings ... nine saints of ethiopia .... goes on lol

[@Enzorgullochapin]

🤣👻👽☠💫

[@cyber3708]

they stole a lot of book from Ethiopia