REVEALED: Dumbledore's Chocolate Frog Spy System

[@Brickticks]

Cool theory. Good job. Now if we could just turn Cornelius Fudge into actual fudge and eat him.

[@trinaq]

I was obsessed with Chocolate Frogs and Bertie Bott's Beans, and was disappointed to find that they weren't real.

[@jadegonzales6162]

Same!!!!

[@Burnthealphabetpeople]

They are

[@Burnthealphabetpeople]

You can buy them

[@megatronjenkins2473]

You were obsessed with magical candies that came from a magical universe, and you were disappointed to learn they weren't real. How old were you at the time of discovery? I'm not poking at you with a stick, I'm actually curious. I will admit, I grew up with Star Trek: The Next Generation (yes I'm old), and I thought, at the tender age of 7, that transporters were real, and why my parents didn't have it, why did we have a boring old car?!

[@jadegonzales6162]

@@megatronjenkins2473 I was 6 or 7

[@rogerelliss9829]

This is still better than ripping sometimes eye out and posting it on a door to keep an eye on things

[@johnwinebrenner1231]

interesting thought, however Ron had "about six of him" , most likely stacked in a deck in a box in his bedroom. There is not much to learn or spy on there, most cards normally would not travel with the owner. That and often smeared with chocolate which is hard to see through.

[@patricialynveal4017]

Exactly what we thought as he knew Harry on train

[@Milleneum]

So you are saying the chocolate frog cards are like a smart phone? Always listening and watching what we do. Like if I happen to be talking about underwater basket weaving, my phone hears it and next time I am scrolling along somewhere I start seeing ads for classes in underwater basket weaving. Also, who owned the chocolate frogs? Could Dumbledore have been an early investor? Could he be the wizard behind them? The Wizarding World wants to know more.

[@briansivley2001]

I think Dumbledore uses multiple means of getting information. While he might use the chocolate frog cards to get information I think he also has other options on getting information. Like he most likely gets The Daily Prophet everyday like everyone so he can keep up to date on wizarding world news. Also being he’s so famous and he has a lot of friends he can ask them to keep an eye on any suspicious activity doesn’t matter how odd it seems to them just let him know what they saw.

[@Rizzle280]

Lol at 1:00 the octagonal box, hexagonal lid, based on a pentagonal container in the movies

[@Joreel]

It kinda makes sense though.

[@guillerfilm]

Interesting theory! I have a related take: What if Dumbledore had actual foresight, not just great intuition? His decisions (letting Harry face Quirrell, leaving the Chamber of Secrets crisis to unfold, orchestrating the Time-Turner events, and even allowing Harry into the Triwizard Tournament) could have been calculated moves based on visions of the only victorious path. That ‘flash of triumph’ in Goblet of Fire suggests he wanted Voldemort to return using Harry’s blood, knowing it would ultimately ensure Harry's survival and Voldemort's downfall. Maybe his skepticism toward Divination was just a cover for his own abilities, much like Gandalf restraining from killing Gollum as he foresaw his role in destroying the One Ring. Thoughts?

[@macwelch8599]

Why did no one ever invent Chocolate Frogs before the Harry Potter series came out?

[@dragoscristea7827]

People can apparate

[@ethanseymour5675]

They did they're called freddos

[@macwelch8599]

@ just looked it up, it’s Australian. That’s why I didn’t know Chocolate Frogs already existed

[@ethanseymour5675]

@@macwelch8599 and they are from England aswell

[@macwelch8599]

@ and as an American, I unfortunately never had them

[@Dan261178]

I have to say this is an incredibly enjoyable theory and if Dumbledore didnt think of it himself then hes probably kicking himself for not thinking of it first! :-)

[@bookworm7076]

First one here! I'm glad HP fans are still coming up with theories and haven't run out of things to discuss about the Wizarding World. Your HP videos are greatly appreciated and beloved, Dean!

[@sifilore]

I always thought Dumbledore was skillful in divination. Not a whole lot, but enough to b made aware of things, and using his wits to put them together. That's my theory.

[@megatronjenkins2473]

"She wants us to figure it out for ourselves." That's all very nice, Jo, but could you write more books, or let other people play with your toys?

[@jessilyngray1223]

Okay good glad I'm not the only one who thought this was probably how he did it. But also Dumbledore being Dumbledore I'm sure he had more then just one way of getting information

[@gamesandmoviesentertainmen4259]

Love Your Videos Man Great Stuff I Love Harry Potter.

[@A21_Edits]

What if Voldemort for some ofd reason decided to take liquid luck before going to the Potters?

[@jonwashburn7999]

Pretty cool idea

[@AustynSN]

As far as the cards not being as advanced as the portraits, perhaps that is just a matter of how much effort is put into them by the subject. We know that Dumbledore (and others) spent a lot of time conversing with the image in his portrait so that it could be more like the real him when he died. In addition, we know that with both the cards and portraits, while multiple might exist, they often share a single subject between them. (IE one Dumbledore for all the frog cards, and the same Phineas Black between the two portraits in Dumbledore's office at Hogwarts and 12 Grimauld Place. From here, I find two possibilities... Either, there are a total of two Dumbledore picture entities, one for the portraits, and one for the chocolate frog cards, but Dumbledore, unlike most wizards, actually put effort in training the smaller portrait in the chocolate frog cards. Or, unlike most important/famous wizards who have separate representations in the chocolate frog cards and the portraits, Dumbledore managed to link the two so that it's a single entity for both. Either way, this ends up with Dumbledore's card being far more capable than is normal.

[@gidzmobug2323]

It would make sense. Dumbledore, as Arthur Weasley pointed out, doesn't miss much. How would he know that Harry had gotten to the Weasley house (book #2) or to The Leaky Cauldron (book #3)? How would he have known how Harry was being treated at the Dursleys' house? How did Fudge find out that Harry was at The Leaky Cauldron?

[@TheLastKentuckyIrregular9524]

Decent theory. Personally I've always bought into the idea that he had a time turner or a spell that gave him a similar ability. It would have to be a very limited ability.

[@firelordsinger9666]

Love this theory

[@rickershomesteadahobbyfarm3291]

Interesting 🤔

[@melanievetter6211]

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