What If Sirius Took Harry As A Baby? | Harry Potter Film Theory

[@SuperCarlinBrothers]

The only question that really matters is... Starwolf or Starbucks??

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Starbucks! It's just too good!

[@brookerachel7762]

I comment and 6 likes? Lettme fix that

[@tr0man0onpc]

I think neither

[@Garagebooks-2023]

Wolfstar 100%. It is my life force

[@satsujin-shathewitchkingof6185]

James and Sirius are definitely best friends but I don't think there's any romance. Lupin and Remus is pretty perfect though

[@coolnerdlll6053]

Question: What if Tom Riddle was exposed as the Heir of Slytherin in 1943 and got expelled instead of Hagrid?

[@kirenderaj8152]

Pls

[@adamtbaker4456]

THIS

[@ElseyLC]

W

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

The entire story would be moot.

[@tribute_eagle6176]

We need this

[@savnana3605]

What if Diary Riddle actually used his charisma to trick/stall Harry and return to life? Potentially even winning his trust. "Help me save her! This is the most I can manifest so I can't carry her myself" He's the largest piece of Voldemort's soul and he really doesn't feel like he gets that deserved screen time.

[@ThreadBomb]

Imagine if Diary Tom was so egotistical that he didn't want to bring back his "real" self.

[@AndrewSmith-ly8rw]

That makes sense... would there be 2 voldemorts? Or would voldemort prime instantly be transported into diary voldemort? Or would "Prime" have to seek out "Diary Riddle "? Or vice versa?

[@bruhdon4748]

That’s a good point, all book voldermort had to do what just play along and keep Harry’s trust for like ten minutes

[@tomcat124us]

Or the piece in Harry and Diadim merged back into body of Diary one and sought out the Primary.... game over man, game over....

[@sofiadragon6520]

I feel like I've read this in fanfiction. Also, I'm seeing a lot of new fic since the SCBros started doing their Through the Gryffin Door podcast started. This channel is really increasing the amount of good HP fanfic.

[@robh678]

Here’s a theory video for you: what if Lupin joined the Trio at the beginning of Dealthly Hallows?

[@matthewpatrick7263]

Basically, if Harry knew that many new fathers joined the military in times of war, being separated from their families to fight for a better world for their families to live in.

[@LFPS0311]

They get disemboweled during the first full moon because they dont have the means to brew wolfsbane.

[@klaudiagrob]

Bad prognosis for his own family and Harry didn't want to allow this.

[@MotoNORMative]

1:50 Two & a Half Wizards

[@fleetstreet11]

Faramir (taking Boromir's place in the Fellowship because the "halfling forth shall stand" dream came to HIM and not to Boromir) going with Frodo and Sam when they cross the river to the Emyn Muil.

[@lukejohnson4975]

What if Harry Potter more closely resembled his mother, including having red hair? Imagine Malfoy arrogantly mistaking him for a Weasley at Madame Malkin's on July 31, 1991, proceeding to taunt him at his leisure, or how this might affect Snape's opinions and treatment of Harry?

[@samuelsunshine22]

Simple: Snape would cry every potions lessons and not be able to teach the class

[@wolfishpotato6978]

Oooo I want this theory

[@fearthepiggaming2998]

I think I need to see this one now

[@crazyasalways9272]

Bro it would've gotten creepy knowing snapes obsession even worse if he'd been a girl, and looked like lily

[@DanielRossellSolanes]

make it Harriet Potter looking like Lily but with one trait from James (like eyecolor, hairstyle, eyesight, ...) she would be the only gryffindor to ever get 1 point from Severus Snape. and she would get extra classes from Snape.

[@DrMindmasher]

Now hold on. If Sirius knows that Peter might be in the castle looking to help Voldemort, wouldn’t he warn dumbledore of a certain magical artifact that can give you the exact location of everyone on Hogwarts grounds? It might take a bit of hunting to find but I feel albus could track it to the twins and use it to catch Peter

[@brianpotter2812]

And for that matter, why did the map NEVER SHOW VOLDEMORT the entire time he was leached on to Quirrell????

[@ThatOneLadyOverHere]

​@@brianpotter2812when did the twins get the map? Maybe they didn't have it yet or hadn't figured out how to use itm

[@HG-gj9lh]

@@brianpotter2812the twins would have to know who Tom Riddle is to know he shouldn’t be on the map. Voldemort didn’t exactly flaunt his “muggle name”.

[@TheSonofruss]

@@ThatOneLadyOverHereI believe it was their second year

[@thelloydersvk5068]

​@@TheSonofrussThird.

[@hackmxn]

Every video with J’s Dumbledore voice is indisputably pure gold

[@johnpotts8308]

I expect Harry would still see his parents in the Mirror of Erised, but with Sirius (and possibly Lupin) alongside them. Maybe all tucking in to Christmas dinner or birthday cake.

[@TourettesMajestic]

Maybe, though maybe Sirius keeps their memory Alive so well and Sirius is such a good parent that Harry barely missed having them

[@giantchezzyboi1663]

@@TourettesMajestic ok so ur idea is that harry won't miss his parents because he has a good substitute that is so dumb

[@johnballard7775]

i read tucking as trucking into christmas and the mental image i created was glorious

[@serenabenting]

What if Harry becomes friends with Draco instead of Ron? Harrys still in Gryffindor, but he never met the Weasley's at the train or Draco until right before the ceremony and takes him up on his offer

[@spacecube1035]

they kinda semi did this already in their "what if harry got sorted into griffindor" after all if harry never meets draco he wont ask hagrid about the 4 houses. still could but harry is just not the person to be friends with a bully like draco

[@RMills646]

​@@spacecube1035You mean slytherin, not griffindor XD

[@Akwave_]

They met in diagon alley in the books and harry didn’t like him

[@spacecube1035]

@@RMills646 oops LOL

[@jagnestormskull3178]

​@@Akwave_ Fun fact that I just learned yesterday - that's the only time that Draco makes small talk with someone without knowing their "status" from the perspective of a Pure-blood. Harry didn't tell Draco who he was, and Draco never says anything that would make it seem like he knew who Harry was.

[@imjustelm]

love this idea! Lupin and Sirius raising Harry together warms my heart 🥹 how much better all three of their lives could be if Sirius had gotten to take Harry!

[@estarramanderley8172]

Of course they would have to room with the Dursleys for the protection of the blood spell. Which might affect their life a little. 😅

[@sweetmissirish]

​@estarramanderley8172 but maybe they could've done something to make it bigger on the inside but still look normal (so the dursleys could keep their "perfectly normal" life)?

[@estarramanderley8172]

@@sweetmissirish they wouldn't have to necessarily: Harry and Dudley share what otherwise would have become Harry's room, Remus and Sirius have the one that's in the books themselves Dudley's and then there is still the guest bedroom and they would have the entire space beneath the stairs because they wouldn't to store Harry there.

[@CrossKeyy]

Id love a sitcom of lupin and sirius raising harry

[@Viper_2312]

me too

[@coolnerdlll6053]

Call it "The FullMooners".

[@neonxvices]

there are many fanfics with this premise, very wholesome and cute (sometimes)

[@erikagholston6610]

laugh track included.

[@wolfishpotato6978]

​@@erikagholston6610 yep thats a requirement

[@annalisestott8252]

My favorite part of these alternate versions of the story is that Harry is always without fail a pure person at heart, some alternate Harry Potter stories make Harry jaded or even evil but the primary thing about Harry is that he's a good person at his center

[@ThreadBomb]

I think you can show Harry going dark but you have to take the time to make the change believable.

[@annalisestott8252]

@@ThreadBomb yeah that's fair, I just like the idea that he's fated to be a pure hearted person no matter what happens but I know that can be boring for some regardless it's better if it's a slow turn

[@ricey23]

I have a what if... What if Voldemort had just killed James, but Lily had managed to escape with Harry.

[@triforceofcourage100]

I have one too, what if the Dursleys were nice more normal guardians to Harry and to a lesser but still significant degree Dudley

[@ColeAndPhoebeForever]

I was thinking about writing that, but you beat me to it. Or, what if Peter somehow found the diary, started writing in it, and Tom Marvolo Riddle used him as the Heir of Slytherin, draining his life and coming back as Voldemort's sixteen-year-old self? Oh, how about this one: What if Diary Riddle returned to life and enrolled at Hogwarts? That way, Voldemort would be able to use him plus the basolisk to kill Harry? Diary Riddle would probably have all the girls, except Hermione, fawning all over him. Okay, I'm extracting myself from this rabbit hole ... right now, but keep up the excellent work!

[@shannonclark8313]

Probably would of just gone after Neville

[@charleslee8313]

Great idea! Lily is an exceptional witch. She could have used the apparition spell, and took Harry with her. She'd likely seek help from a few old friends, including... Snape. Maybe this would rebuild their friendship. Snape could be Harry's stepfather?! Who knows.

[@AJ-tp2pg]

She should have been able to apparate out of their with harry never understood this plot hole

[@RichardYauman]

I have a question for a potential theory. What if when the Dementors attacked Harry they were able to plant their kiss on him but got interrupted? Harry has his soul and the Voldy fragment in his body, so would the Dementor get both, just Harry's leaving his body under the control of a Voldermort fragment, or would Harry have his body to himself losing the ability to speak Parseltounge or see into Voldermort's mind and what would those options do to the future of the story?

[@fnzypnts]

Oooooo. This is interesting!

[@taylorhagen3916]

Or what if harry lost his soul, but kept voldy soul

[@coolnerdlll6053]

They covered this before, or at least what would happen if the Kiss was successful. They came to the conclusion that the Dementor would destroy both souls at once.

[@angelfirenze]

Someone wrote this already and then decided that their every whim was more important than a cohesive, believable, enjoyable plot. The way he wrote Dumbledore and Snape was just foul. I’m pretty sure it’s not up anywhere anymore, thank goodness.

[@atme365]

Is a Dementors kiss one of this way to kill a horcrux OR does the dementor itself become a horcrux?

[@emily79519]

Was the bond of blood charm a charm that Dumbledore actually casted? I always thought it just happened naturally when Lily sacrificed herself for Harry

[@jaspermooren5883]

Yeah that's how I understood it as well reading the books. That it was love magic that Lily did.

[@s6r231]

The one Dumbledore cast was binding the sacrificial love charm that Lily cast to protect Harry at Petunia’s house.

[@matthewrosenthal753]

Dumbledore cast no charms. He erected Blood Wards based on the sacrifice Lily made to ptotect Harry. He specifically calls Blood Wards in the books.

[@The_Worst_Guy_Ever]

​@@matthewrosenthal753 the term blood ward is never used in the series at all...

[@vyor8837]

@@The_Worst_Guy_Ever "ward" is never even used, so I've no clue how he got it into his head it was.

[@Sketch-yWriting]

Love the idea of Remus and Sirius being in an almost married relationship. Can definitely imagine Sirius wearing an apron cooking Remus (who's reading Daily Prophet) and Harry a full English breakfast.

[@Garagebooks-2023]

#wolfstar

[@rileyuddin5382]

Feels like Remus and Sirius’s roles should be swapped

[@carlrood4457]

@@rileyuddin5382 Agreed. I see Remus taking on the "mom" role more than Sirius.

[@TG-rk2hg]

Actual Ao3 plot lololol😂

[@Ismail-kv3ex]

I think Remus would be more likely to cook if Sirius never went to Azkaban. Sirius feels guilt at seemingly failing in his role as Harry's Godfather, spending the first 12 years in Azkaban, even trying to make up for the missed gifts via the Firebolt. Sure, Sirius in the main story would be happy to make Harry a breakfast (if Molly wasn't around and say Harry remained expelled in his 5th year) but if he was always raising Harry, I think Remus would be more successful in the kitchen.

[@survivordave]

The sacrificial love charm doesn't just work on the Killing Curse. It works on all curses, hence why Voldemort's curses at the end of DH couldn't stick after Harry willingly allowed himself to be killed by Voldy to protect the others. Harry's the only known case of the sacrificial love protecting against the Killing Curse specifically, but that didn't mean it was the only time in history sacrificial love charm came into play. Even Diary Tom Riddle called it old magic he'd forgotten about. Also, what if you have it backwards? What if 17 is the age of adulthood among wizards because that's when those charms break and not vice versa?

[@mindovermatterbecomingyour1561]

Actually voldy prime says it to his death eaters in the graveyard when they ask him how he survived his attack on the potters you're thinking of when diary Riddle says he forgot that Phoenix tears have healing powers

[@sargentrowell81]

Still waiting to get the continuation of "What If Neville Was The Chosen One?" Well, looking forward to this story continuing as well.

[@yuvrajbahl7909]

They have finished it.

[@bernardoliz10]

Only the first year!

[@TheEternalPheonix]

Go to their main page and look up the videos individually or use the search bar because all the videos for that series are finished.

[@sargentrowell81]

@@TheEternalPheonix I swear I only remember them finishing the first year. That's what I mean by "finishing" them.

[@TheEternalPheonix]

@@sargentrowell81 Well if you had checked as I suggested you would see that you are wrong about that. They did all of the years.

[@Xjebin]

5:55 “chapter by chapter read through” Also scb: “I don’t know why people think we were gonna read the book aloud”

[@YukiSilverFox72]

I honestly thought you were gonna say Starbucks ship was for Sirius and Buckbeak. 😂 But then that's just the actual book series. Now that could have been a fun horse girl movie but make it magic. 😂😂😂

[@Orurandokun]

Here is a what if? There's a rumor that JK said that Lilly was pregnant when she died, and that she already talked James to make Snape the godfather. So, what if the Potters had choose Snape as a secret keeper? Would Dumbledore have told them that he was a spy? Would Voldemort have decided to go for the Longbottoms? Would the secret be leaked again, with Snape dying protecting Lilly?

[@carlrood4457]

How would this work? Snape would have only changed sides a few months before that, and there's no indication the Potters knew of his defection. I can't see James ever agreeing to such a scenario when the guy had been an enemy that recently and really didn't change sides for noble reasons.

[@Orurandokun]

@@carlrood4457 yep, I understand. That's why I said that this is based on a rumur in which JK said that. But I can see James agreeing because he had already matured and would probably feel bad for the bullying, and he had no proof Snape was a death eater, remember that they used masks and no one was sure who was a death eater.

[@conormurphy4328]

@@OrurandokunDumbledore knew as Snape begged him not to kill him. So I’d guess much like the Malfoy’s most people knew Snape was in league with Voldy.

[@avaglennon9873]

I appreciate that J is knowledgeable about the Marauders ships

[@mechsupernova]

I feel like maybe Albus might have been thinking "I've always wanted to do this spell and I'll never get this chance again" Harry must stay with his aunt.... 😂🤣😂

[@Am3lia77]

😂😂😂

[@SuperDora150]

We need part 2! Also love Sirius and Remus raising Harry! And yes Wolfstar mention! ❤️🐺✨

[@LessaCaira]

I think the difference with Pettigrew here is that Dumbledore would know Peter is an animagus unlike in the main story and would likely have protections against him. Albus knows of all the passages as well. I don't think it would be easy for Peter to get in.

[@tomcat124us]

Dumbledore could have given Sirius a trial, he could have talked to him at any time. He didn't... he choose Harry Safety over Harry piece of life. No he let Sirius take the fall.

[@vyor8837]

He would also have run into Peter on the way to the mirror, as he ran into Hermione and Ron.

[@PerovNigma]

16:24 Well, either Sirius would be all melodramatic and think _"He wants his REAL parents, not me,"_ or he would be sort of pleased with himself, like _"Well, the thing he wants most is something that CANNOT be provided, so I guess that means I've done a great job taking care of him!"_

[@Ismail-kv3ex]

Very necessary explanation for the Podcast, really hope more people check it out since I too thought it was just the brothers taking turns reading out the chapter. Pleasantly surprised when this was clarified in the trivia vid. Great listen and setup

[@hobbes6557]

I feel like Harry would've also been friends with Ron and the rest of the Weasley family from a young age since Molly's brothers, Fabian and Gideon Prewett, were apart of the 1st Order of the Phoenix. Sirius and Remus would've known the Prewett twins and probably the Weasley's too by association. So Harry, Ron and Neville would have grown up being best friends and then later they meet Hermione and are like the Marauders 2.0.

[@riluna3695]

The instant you mentioned hiding the broom in the Shrieking Shack, I knew that you guys would do a spectacular job on a Marauders series. So here's my suggestion: "What if J and Ben wrote about what the Marauders got up to during school?" Make us a proof of concept video to show to the execs, and let them see just how hyped we all are for it :D

[@Miss_Myth]

I genuinely choked up near the beginning of this, because... NEVILLE HAS A FRIEND! 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏 I'm so happy for both of them! And I love the idea of The New Marauders(TM) SO MUCH. Also just gonna add here that I still *reeeeeeally* hope the brothers come back one day to finish Neville is the Chosen One!! #puppydogeyes

[@richardgreen3802]

Here is a what if idea. What if James dueled Voldemort and let Lily and Harry escape?

[@samstromberg5593]

?? Say that again but slower?

[@richardgreen3802]

@@samstromberg5593 thanks

[@cameronclophus7998]

Imagine James catching him off guard as a Stag and skewers him in the side.

[@samstromberg5593]

@@richardgreen3802 Okay in that case I'd love to see this That would actually be so fun to explore

[@tomcat124us]

Dead, just seconds later... James was given mercy, as the dark lord promised. He said it would quick, but he himself wouldn't know if it was painless...

[@eltanin.amelia]

its funny to come back to a canon fandom space when youre completely immersed in the marauders.

[@thestoryfactory8429]

Sirius would have taken full advantage of his family fortune, as well as Harry's, and disappeared with Harry to parts unknown. No one would have seen him as "Harry Potter" again, which meant that he was Dumbledore's biggest problem. The kid would have probably never crossed the threshold at Hogwarts, even when he was old enough, as Sirius could have chosen any family property, warded it to the rafters, and taught him at home.

[@donb7519]

Wait why thats not consistent with him at all

[@thestoryfactory8429]

Because, if Dumbledore told Sirius that he needed Harry to stick around to fight in the final battle, no way would Sirius risk the kid's life.@@donb7519

[@DrMindmasher]

Yeah I don’t think so, he’s shown constantly to be rash and irresponsible, as well as caring far to much about having fun to not let him experience Hogwarts.

[@suntanironman]

If that were true, then Sirius would have still disappeared with Harry upon reentering Harry’s life at the end of Prisoner of Azkaban. Sirius is a fugitive at the end of the book, but (in your scenario) if he was going to to disappear to parts unknown 12 years ago, then his present-day fugitive-status likely wouldn’t have stopped Sirius from taking Harry with him 12 years later. Also also. Actually actually. If this was the case, then Sirius would have simply stopped Hagrid from taking Harry in the first place.

[@thestoryfactory8429]

he had no rights to him then, and no rights to the resources he needed.@@suntanironman

[@Cherri_Stars]

These videos just keep getting better and better. The theories, the editing, the jokes, the pacing and tone. Ever since "what if harry was in slytherin", the channel has just been on FIRE

[@Jonioy]

I just finished the 3rd book again earlier this week and one that came to mind was, what would happen if they CAUGHT Wormtail at the end of the 3rd book (could also be if Professor Trelawney didn't have the prophecy in the tower.)

[@noahharristheawesome]

This is the one of the most amazing what if videos you guys have ever posted. I always enjoy watching all of your what if videos. Keep up the amazing work

[@munjee2]

"Neville was supposed to take on a devil's snare" is the best part, make so much sense !

[@no-onespecial5818]

What if idea What if Lupin had bitten Hermione during the time turner incident. Set up: When Harry and Hermione lure Remus away from their past selves, Hermione pushes Harry out of the way and is bitten by Remus and Buckbeak only arrives afterwards.

[@coolnerdlll6053]

Hmm...I think Hermione being a werewolf doesn't change a whole lot until Harry and Ron wouldn't have access to Wolfsbane during the camping trip in Deathly Hallows. Hermione gets a big meal for once in the entire book.

[@no-onespecial5818]

@@coolnerdlll6053 I'm mainly purposing the idea for how it would change character relationships, and I think it may effect Hermione's attitude in all the books moving forward. I also think Harry and Ron might learn to become Animagi to be with Hermione like how the marauders did for Remus.

[@samstromberg5593]

Respectfully Harry and Ron don’t have a CHANCE of learning to be Animagi

[@no-onespecial5818]

@@samstromberg5593 I think they would try to learn.

[@no-onespecial5818]

​@@samstromberg5593Remus himself would be the most affected. In his mind he would have condemmed Hermione to life as a Werewolf.

[@Jayschannelnow]

"Well leave that to the fanfic writer." My good guy. Half my fanfics are written on tumblr in this exact format, informal overveiws with author commentary. Anyway, i love that you guys present your fics this way, cause as much as i love a good 400k rewrite, i also like the ease of experienceing your AUs like im being told a story, cause you know, verbal story telling is probably one of the oldest human experiences, and some times i just dont have the brain space for SO MUCH reading, and these AUs are so good :)

[@amanda_brewer]

Hold on. Right before Harry passes out in the books, he hears someone calling out his name. That person was obviously Dumbledore, meaning that he would have been there right as he passed out and Voldemort fled. So then in my mind, Dumbledore would have seen a rat running towards the stone, realized it was Peter, and then saved Harry and the stone while also catching Peter. The only thing this would really change would be who helps return Voldemort to his body since Peter would probably receive the dementor's kiss.

[@NatReads]

I think Harry might still see his parents in the Mirror but he would also see Sirius and Remus with them. Harry, as an orphan, will naturally still have a desire to know his parents and with all the stories Sirius and Remus told him, it makes sense for Harry to envision them all together.

[@billcoffey4303]

Neville has always been one of my favorite characters and I have never thought about the Devil's Snare being a challenge for him. That would have been so cool!

[@pikanonymous512]

Imagine if Dumbledore had banned Rats as pets though after learning Peter's form

[@wumper2676]

You guys should do a part 2 of this!! Well done J loved it 😊❤😊

[@sofiadragon6520]

Lore theories about why 17 is an adult are my jam. I love them. It pretty much has to be something intrinsic to magic since it is baked into a lot of magic. It could be a chicken and egg thing, but something about a person's magic maturing opens up a whole world of theoretical ideas.

[@music2012pink]

Like the magical significance of the number 7

[@Jan_Koopman]

I think I once read a fanfic about this premise. I know for sure I once read a fanfic in which Harry was raised by McGonagal's brother. It's called "Harry McGonagal". Go look it up, it's amazing! It's the youth Harry always deserved to have!

[@matthewpatrick7263]

I'm the author (witowsmp). Thanks. Although he was raised by her nephew, not brother.

[@Jan_Koopman]

@@matthewpatrick7263, it's been a while. I remember he called McGonogal "Aunt Minnie", hence my mistake.

[@TheTuneShifter]

That’s so cool! I love that fic! Also, great username! Is it a reference to the great MatPat??

[@matthewpatrick7263]

@@TheTuneShifterThanks. Actually, although I do enjoy his videos, it's not. My first name is Matthew and my middle name is Patrick. (That's the "mp" at the end of my fanfiction name).

[@matthewpatrick7263]

@@Jan_KoopmanYeah. It's been a long time since I wrote that and its sequel. I'm glad that there are still people that enjoy it. I still get reviews of those fics.

[@quinntb]

16:26 “How do you think that makes Sirius feel?” Honestly I think if Sirius looked in the mirror, he would see Lily and James too.

[@ElaineFrancesca]

I just got some devestaing medical news and this was 100% the twenty minutes of Potter and laughter I needed! THANK YOU, @SuperCarlinBrothers ! Also, this needs to be PART ONE, because we need much more of this storyline!

[@shadowofregret1317]

Please continue this what if through all the books. I'm hooked.

[@lucypreece7581]

As a Wolfstar shipper can I just say you fed us with this video and I thank you for it. Also as an amateur writer I really do love and appreciate these What If videos as they really help me to develop my creative writing and creative thinking skills. Also I really love your new podcast Through The Gryffindor. I have been lucky enough to have a lot of Sundays off of work the past few weeks so it has become a huge highlight of those days off and something I can look forward to.

[@nachogarcia9310]

Can you imagine a show like full house, but it's sirius and lupin raising harry🥲

[@zatar123]

Assuming that in the original time-line Voldamort wanted to use the Sword of Griffindor as his final horcrux; I see no reason why he wouldn't still try to do that. As to using Harry's death to do it... That depends on if he's able to figure out what happened when he tried to kill Harry before. If he does, he might switch to Nevel for that and send someone else after Harry. I feel that the Dirairy should come in to play here somehow. Ah, use Dirairy to open chamber and send the basilisk after Harry.

[@ColtonRMagby]

The extra Horcrux would probably be the Stone itself, because of how much it means to Nicholas Flamel as well as Nicholas' friendship with Albus.

[@13nwaffles]

I think he would try to make the sorcerers stone the 7th horcrux. It’s a sufficiently important historical item like he tends to use, and it prevents anyone else from ever successfully using the stone against him

[@RosaDiazYoutube]

I think in this universe, in the mirror he’d see Lily and James… with Sirius and Remus. Pad foot and mount are his parents, (not litterally, of course, but they’re the ones Harry sees as his parental figures) and I don’t think he’d want to be a normal kid living with his mum and dad… he’d want hone together. Lily, James, Remus, Sirius, and him.

[@Silver_Girl178]

I love the idea of Neville and Harry being friends. Maybe, if Harry's going to be there, Augusta doesn't have to send Trevor along to keep an eye on Neville ...but I don't see Serious and Neville's gran mixing. (And, yes, I think Trevor was an Animagus:. I can totally see Neville's gran bullying another family member into going along to keep an eye on him-- and report back to her-- while he's at school.)

[@IanHsieh]

2:02 I thought Star-buck was Sirius and Buckbeak.

[@anvos658]

That is the problem with using that name scramble.

[@SabakuNoNikki18]

I guess Neville could do the devil snare portion since perhaps he still has the knack for herbology 😯

[@musearrives2am]

I don't think Pettigrew gets away with stealing the stone. He would have to make his way back through all the tests as a rat while carrying it, past Ron, Hermione and Neville, past the devil's snare and Fluffy, all while dragging a massive red stone? There is no chance that no one wouldn't see him and even if he transforms and attacks Harry's friends, they are by the potion's test Snape set up with three bottles of poison that they could either use to trick him or get him drunk on the two bottles of nettle wine. This and all the other things would certainly slow Pettigrew down until Dumbledore arrives.

[@jakwells9822]

Now this is a what if series that I want to see more of!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Its always appreciated the passion and hardwork you guys put into these videos! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ravenouself4181]

I can imagine Harry being at the Dursleys, but each time they mistreat him, a mysterious black dog shows up and puts the fear of God in them.

[@yvonnerogers6429]

🤔 In this scenario it’s possible that Harry discovers his Horcrux nature when Voldemort backs off killing him at the last second upon discovering that Harry’s already a Horcrux. The fallout from that might make an interesting follow up to this video. Thanks. Happy Halloween 🎃!

[@b.friedman9278]

This was such a cool new timeline

[@Heresor]

Sirius wouldn't mind that Harry would still see his parents in the Mirror of Erised. If anything, it would bring them even closer, because Sirius would see the same. Not to go into any romantic attraction that might have been going on, but James is still the most important person to Sirius. His best friend who helped him through the fallout with his family. Even though Lupin is one of his best friends, James is THE best friend. And unlike Lupin, he is gone.

[@AllAndMore849]

Obviously these take a lot of work, I really love these and appreciate the effort 😊

[@ImOnlyAGoat]

I thought Starbucks stood for Sirius and Buckbeak

[@RedDragonForce2]

@ 2:38 Check the fanfic communities. There’s PLENTY of focus there.

[@KyleeAM]

Theory: Dumbledore is a Legilimens, so in my opinion I personally think Dumbledore knew the entire time what happened because he looked into harrys memories to see the events play out. He was pretending he didn't, for whatever reason, idk, Dumbledore is weird, but that was probably how he knew that he needed to put Harry in the Dursleys care.

[@cmwattam]

Honestly the chaotic energy in this video really made it for me! Especially 16:04-16:27. Major kudos, guys, and I've been loving the podcast too.

[@finnventor]

Question: What if Hermione was in Ravenclaw?

[@lawrencelopez9839]

there's been a few fanfics about that over the years

[@Larka661]

It's explained by Dumbledore in OOTP that he gave Harry to the Dursleys to protect Harry. He explained that he put his faith in Lily's blood. And the only one was Petunia. I'm sure Sirius wasn't too happy about this, so he went hunting for Peter. And in the POA book, Sirius broke out of Azkaban because he saw Peter in Ron's hands in the Daily prophet for winning a trip to Egypt. Sirius recognized him when he saw him. How? They've known each other since they were kids in school, I'm sure they'd recognize each others animagus forms.

[@Y-hr4nf]

I actually dont think peter gets the stone, dumbledore was there before quirrell died, and Dumbledore would have seen a rat going towards harry knowing pettigrews animagus form is a rat

[@steffenniemann2871]

I follow you guys for years now. and your writing and storrytelling has advanced by leaps and bounds! Proud of you guys! a Potterhead from Germany

[@Hello-CE0]

This video made me laugh so many times! 😊 Thanks SuperCarlinBrothers! You guys are awesome.

[@jacobswenson8607]

So I’ve been listening to Through the Griffin Door on a podcast app, so I hadn’t seen just how cool your new set is!

[@katholmes7112]

What if Barty Crouch Junior never succeeded in taking Moody's place at the school.

[@Wooper_Gaming50]

Two wizards raising a baby in a very straight way

[@AHufflepuffAndASwiftie]

OMG!! I JUST now realized the "Star-Buck" thing!! I feel so, very dumb now!! 😂🤣 Also, that "wanted" poster is just . . . WOW!! HILARIOUS!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@ysgramorssoupspoon2261]

Ol Voldy seems like the kind of guy who would still use Harry's blood even if he had the philosopher's stone, especially so since he just got his face melted off by just his touch.

[@Wi-Fi-El]

How close does one have to be to be a "blood relative" in terms of spells? I know Petunia is pretty much Lily's only living adult relative, but if Dumbledore had found a fifth cousin who wasn't abusive/neglectful, would that person work for the purposes of the spell?

[@SSS-sh6kl]

I suspect that the closer the relative the stronger the protection is - so parent/child would be best (not an option in Harry's case for obvious reasons) but aunt is pretty good. Also, I know James is very short on relatives but even if he had a brother or sister, Dumbledore would still choose Petunia because Lily sacrificed herself - Voldemort specifically gives her the chance to step aside, so it has to be a relative of Lily's.

[@L0v3dNL0st]

Important details, Harry will DEFINITELY be better at magic that he was in the original story. Lupin and Sirius came up with some very good spells, were exceptionally talented in most aspects of magic, and didn't have much respect for the rules. Meaning they ABSOLUTELY taught Harry at home how to do magic before he ever went to Hogwarts and during his vacations. Secondly, I foresee Lupin and Sirius telling Dumbledore about the Muraduers map since they know where it is, and they know Voldemort is after Harry, it makes sense Lupin at the very least would tell Dumbledore to make sure Harry is safe.

[@crazyfrytka]

OK, NOW I NEED FANARTS ABOUT SIRIUS AND REMUS RAISING LITTLE HARRY. 😍😍😍

[@DRAMATICJELLYBEAN]

You can totally find it if you google it, it’s a really popular thing in the marauders fandom :)

[@JaelynnDuey]

Here's something I just thought of: Remus: Sirius, your godson's awake. Sirius: Before sunrise he's your godson. Just came off the top of my head.

[@pb99-z3r]

Voldemort never intended to make a 7th Horcrux. He was aiming for his soul to be split in 7 parts, in the form of 6 horcruxes and the last bit was supposed to be in his own body. I feel like another reason for Voldemort's plan to fail was that he had his soul reside in 8 objects (his dairy, gaunt ring, Slytherin's locket, Hegla Hufflepuff's cup, Ravenclaw's diadem, nagini, Harry and his own body). If the accidental Harry Horcrux had not been made, his soul would have split into the 7 parts and thus retained that power of the magical number 7.

[@carlrood4457]

Yes, but there was never more than 6 Horcruxes at any one time. The diary was already destroyed by the time Nagini was made into one. I suppose that doesn't really change the number of times he's split his soul. Still 8, instead of 7, which makes Voldemort-prime a little weaker

[@dunyacaliskan7495]

I don't understand how it is "more powerful" to have 7 parts of soul rather than 7 horcruxes. Both use the number 7.

[@ThatSoddingGamer]

@@dunyacaliskan7495 Because it entails reducing the stability of his soul even further. Really, splitting his soul into seven bits was already a ridiculous risk to take, but he might have figured his soul being in 7 parts was the best balance between 'number of failsafes' (six of them) and 'soul/power stability'. He might have expected that 7 soul fragments was an 'island of stability' or something. Incidentally, without Harry and Nagini (which he didn't turn into one until some time during or before Goblet of Fire, she wasn't a Horcrux before that point, so far as I'm aware) he only had 5 horcruxes (Locket, Ring, Diadem, Cup, Diary).

[@boilerfan18]

I think Dumbledore would have still insisted Harry go to the Dursley’s to live. He told Harry after Voldemort’s fall Harry was still “in my danger than perhaps anyone but myself realized.” Harry’s aunt and uncle’s home is the one place he’s 100% safe, and Sirius would have accepted that.

[@juliaspoonie3627]

I think Sirius would have stayed with them, kinda like a nanny. Maybe even used magic to get his way.

[@mellieg.7543]

​@@juliaspoonie3627Sirius Poppins

[@duoIingofan]

I got an idea I don’t know if it is a good one but: What if Sirius was at the Potter’s house on Halloween and killed? Hagrid wouldn’t have the bike for starters but just an idea.

[@samstromberg5593]

Well for starters I don’t think he would be killed I’m not sure even the Dark Lord could take on Sirius and James at the same time

[@duoIingofan]

Good point.

[@KevinAccetta]

4:08 the Bob charm is powerful indeed

[@Shotokan537]

I look forward to these episodes like a kid waiting for the next episode of Dragon Ball Z! You guys are awesome!

[@BiggReddNerd]

I believe Harry would still be the youngest Seeker in history due to Sirius letting him know about James

[@MaxTheMossMan]

We need pt 2

[@madelinereynolds484]

i love that this was mentioned at the grandin theater trivia night and now its a full fledged video :)

[@Bennerwoo]

Sirius is my favorite character of the whole series, very happy he keeps coming back in these what ifs and theories

[@Alex_Migliore]

Discovering this channel was one of the best things of this limbo year I had

[@tribute_eagle6176]

Can't wait to watch saw the notification and clicked right on it love your work keep doing what youre doing ❤

[@HashimThaDream]

You guys are always starting these new what ifs and never continuing them! 😢😢😢 Still waiting on a second part to What If Snape Married Petunia!

[@RedDragonForce2]

I don’t know… I would think Sirius would take Harry to the Longbottoms and explain what happened. Alice IS Harry’s Godmother and the Godparents communicating would be paramount. This would lead Frank to change locations, because if the Potters had been compromised, then they were probably next. After that, Harry and Neville would be raised by Frank and Alice as brothers with Sirius and Remus visiting often.

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

“Face to back-of-the-face….with Voldemort!” Legendary quote

[@CandidCrocodilian_2559]

What if the Dursleys treated Harry well?

[@re_patel]

Dumbledore, put Harry there knowing full well he wasn't going to be treated well. He was put there so he would be protected by his aunt Petunia' s blood bond to his mother. Given this choice, what would anyone choose? Personally, I don't think Harry should have been sent to the Dursleys.

[@barbiquearea]

Better yet, what if CPS took Harry away from the Dursleys?

[@CandidCrocodilian_2559]

@@re_patel that wasn’t my question. My question was: What if the dursleys weren’t the worst sort of muggles, and were just average and decent to Harry?

[@re_patel]

@@CandidCrocodilian_2559 He wouldn't have found the Mirror of Erised, as he would have gone home for all the holidays. He wouldn't have found out that Sirius was his godfather, as he wouldn't need to snoop around at the pub in Hogsmead, e.t.c...

[@alexanderc.4654]

Question- if Harry grows up in the Wizarding world, enough to be friends with Neville...why wouldn't he know Ron going into Year One?