Could A Muggle Be Master Of The Elder Wand? | Harry Potter Theory

[@SuperCarlinBrothers]

Who is your favorite muggle character in Harry Potter??

[@SuperCarlinBrothers]

Follow up question: Why is it Jacob?

[@vimamidi6455]

@@SuperCarlinBrothers how- how did you know?

[@mandipandi303]

Jacob is my favorite. I love him.

[@someone2803]

Do squibs count?

[@dallan_]

Me

[@rebeccajean9634]

The Imagery of Dudley punching Draco in the face and running away with his wand is the funniest thing to me.

[@Zach90888]

Dudley*

[@rebeccajean9634]

@@Zach90888 Fixed it, thanks for the correction!

[@Olivia_Dreamrider]

I kinda want that to happen now...

[@Beth-zs2jr]

Literally the best image coming from this video

[@meganesenpai]

Imagine a 10yo Dusley punches a 15yo Draco in the groin is much more funny.

[@hunterkiller1440]

Well, it did showed the first brother got assassinated in his sleep without the usage of magic and the wand still changed its allegiance. It's gonna be funny, seeing a Muggle holding the most powerful wand and not knowing how to use it. It's gonna be like a monkey sitting on a nuclear bomb.

[@Goodbutevilgenius]

I mean, seeing a Muggle is always like seeing a monkey...

[@bladehoon]

@@Goodbutevilgenius luckily i dont have do be seen as a monkey

[@anna.owo.]

Well muggles can use wands, in the the story for the American academy a non wizard dude accidentally used a magical wand.

[@Zenith_682]

@@anna.owo. I’m pretty sure that’s not true. In the story of ilvermorney the muggle uses the wand and gets thrown back or something. Edit: this was addressed in the video at 7:20, so I was right

[@generalnapoleonbonaparte3186]

@@Zenith_682 If That's True Then What Happens When a Muggle Kills The Master Of The Elder Wand; Would The Elder Wand's Allegiance Go To The Muggle OR A Member Of The Wizard's Family OR Nobody?

[@X-Ink-X]

J: "For example he states you could channel your magic through almost anything." Mr Weasley: "I've discover the function of a rubber duck!"

[@robloxgamingfun7987]

Mr Weasley: umm the duck just disarmed Fred, molly help!

[@SpiriitsRoblox]

Yasssss

[@turtlesarecool]

@@robloxgamingfun7987 Fred: I'm George! Honestly man, you call me your father.

[@abraham2172]

I can totally see Dudley seeing a guy with stick, punching him in the face, taking his stick and run away.

[@BonaparteBardithion]

He'll have the superior Smeltings stick.

[@floydselkin899]

@@BonaparteBardithion this was so perfect I laughed so hard

[@oliviajade3655]

kneeing him in the balls, snatching his wand, asking him what he’s going to do without his freak stick and running off with it then showing off about having one too to harry while vernon and petunia look at him in horror 😂

[@BeeKayy13]

Literally, and then throwing the stick away after asserting his dominance. An elder stick thrown into the yonder haha😂😂

[@Dan-.-9]

Harry’s wand after goblet of fire was just like, “ XP up! Now super effective against Voldemort type!”

[@ashreeash8091]

“You can channel your magic through almost any instrument” Me:*looks at Thor’s hammer suspiciously*

[@bluecolibri9413]

Thought the same thing

[@zadok23]

you're not worthy though

[@waitthatsgae7389]

oh my god same

[@0spidey1]

"Are you Thor, God of Hammers?"

[@mikethegamer8492]

Me *looks at toilet paper suspiciously

[@J.p.558]

“ I got 99 problems and there all fancy sticks ” -J

[@salty_moss]

Definitely wasn't scrolling through the comments to find this comment or anything

[@thephoenix0832]

Count them are there 99

[@lexitabor4094]

Best line

[@danielberryjr007]

they're

[@stevencarenduff2623]

TO MANY FANCY STICKS AAAAAAAAA

[@filipapinto99]

Well, I didn’t receive my Hogwarts letter, so this is actually great news

[@DeeSnow97]

If you were born between 1986 and 1998 to muggle parents there's still a chance that's because Voldemort's regime erased your name from the list

[@R3Dwyvern]

@@DeeSnow97 Rats! I was born in 99

[@jaejan]

Me too

[@stevencarenduff2623]

It’s nearly my 11th birthday day wish me luck 🥲

[@filipapinto99]

@@DeeSnow97 1999, mate. There’s just no winning for me

[@davidguthary8147]

Personally, I'm a fan of Newt Scamander's wand for its simple elegance. It's not flashy and it doesn't stand out, but it feels more natural that way, which is a great fit for Newt. Truly the fanciest of sticks.

[@lordvika2526]

then take a look at Harry's wand lol. It has no design and is just a piece of painted wood with a handle lol

[@MCjossic]

@@lordvika2526 True, but Harry’s is quite rough. The handle is literally bark. Newt’s is smoother, while still looking natural. Also, IIRC, the inside of Newt’s wand is coated with silver from Occamy eggs, which really fits his character. It also has some teeth marks from his habit of holding it in his mouth when his hands are occupied. In short, I think that Newt’s wand is the one that most closely matches the character and personality of its wielder.

[@lordvika2526]

@@MCjossic oh i agree with that 100%, and i guess i was basing the visual of Harry's wand on the movie version which was smooth and polished. I forgot they changed a lot of minor details like that in the movies

[@MCjossic]

@@lordvika2526 I was also basing it off the movie version. Most of the wand is smooth and polished, but the handle is just bark. As far as the books go, I don’t think we know too much about the aesthetics of the wands, other than the wood they’re made from. We do know that you can see fingerprints on Harry’s want (from the Wand Weighing ceremony I’m book 4), so it must be smooth and somewhat polished, but other than that I don’t think we know much.

[@lordvika2526]

@@MCjossic huh i could have sworn it s was black and smooth through out the entire wand, unless it was after he takes draco's wand and uses it in book 7 is what im thinking of....so many different wands and so many different styles and looks that its hard to remember them all lol

[@brianweirich6964]

This opens a new question. If dudley infact becomes master of the elder wand, but the wand recognizes he is a muggle and throws dudley away. Does the elder wand having disarmers dudley become the master of its self?

[@korsaiyajinkami3766]

That thought also came to my mind and they need to do a part 2 to this video addressing that hypothetical and what repercussions it could have.

[@despicablepenguin]

Is this a genie situation now? How would a wizard disarm the elder wand from itself?? Is it now permanently the master of itself

[@brickbot2.038]

I think it would still be Dudley's, although if anyone else found it and picked it up they would become the master.

[@gachya1781]

Yes, yes it does. The elder wand is free!!!

[@korsaiyajinkami3766]

@@gachya1781 so what you're Saiyan is that in that situation "The Elder Wand is a free wand."? Also would it choose a worthy user to wield it's true power after becoming free or would it just essentially become a regular wand that people will kill to get because they probably still think it's extraordinary even though it isn't anymore?

[@someone2803]

MUGGLE POWER Imagine Dudley with the elder wand such a good story line!!!

[@SuperCarlinBrothers]

haha oh man he'd just hit someone with it!

[@someone2803]

It could be so good Dudley or mr Dursley

[@Grimerpr2016]

Lol

[@larsskoog2954]

Imagine him getting back at Fred and George for the Ton-Tongue Toffees

[@someone2803]

@@larsskoog2954 that's a good one

[@odoaiden3525]

Imagine just picking up a umbrella and doing magic with it hagrid: 🤫

[@phtuber5469]

Well to be fair the umbrella has his actual wand in it so its not just a normal umbrella, but yes it would be very funny to see him doing magic with a normal umbrella like its something that every wizard can do.

[@darthboogaloo4263]

That was in the video. 😉

[@tappajaav]

hagrid: *0IF* *92B*

[@nippy7425]

Just saw that in the video when I read this

[@zionroselight8154]

Me: 'looking at Mary Poppins'

[@gracewiley3975]

That explains why Ben is always loosing Harry Potter J vs Ben. He listens to the books way too fast and misses tiny details

[@theegyptiangamer2530]

Unless ben speed is actually twice as slow :)

[@Musikur]

Yes, it did occur to me that he's maybe being a bit prematurely proud....

[@peterhellman4271]

@@Musikur Look up magical girl wands

[@misharosenberg4979]

possibly but J does also win a lot in all the other J vs Ben’s also, he has a really good memory

[@sophiehale1171]

Yeah

[@charlsiii2349]

I have an idea for a new video: Why did noone ever ask Myrtle how she died? They would have known immidiatly that the monster in the Chamber wasn't a spider and it would have proved that Hagrid didn't open it...

[@YourWaywardDestiny]

I think someone did at some point- probably Harry, and at least in the movie he did. I distinctly remember her going "there was a great big pair of yellow eyes" describing the moment before death and then not know what happened next and she was dead. They were already under the impression it was a magical beast that was causing the deaths. This does nothing but confirm that it wasn't likely to be the direct result of a person at least.

[@kingkartabyo6206]

@@YourWaywardDestiny I guess op meant before harry. She haunted five decades ffs

[@YourWaywardDestiny]

@@kingkartabyo6206 I can't imagine her story changed much, and it didn't rule out a spider, I'd imagine someone did ask between then to the same result.

[@kingkartabyo6206]

@@YourWaywardDestiny actually it would... professors would recognize straightaway it's not a acromantula, as myrtle couldn't just die by seeing into an acromantulas eye. (Plus I don'tthink acromantulaeyes are yellow as well)

[@YourWaywardDestiny]

@@kingkartabyo6206 I don't think it really rules out more than could be already told from her body. They would have been able to tell straight off if there was venom or not in her body, and spiders have light reflective eyes. She wouldn't be able to recall what the actual cause of death was, just her last living memory. Seeing eyes is only helpful if you're willing to think there's a Basilisk about. This wouldn't add anything else to the story.

[@ConnorDoubleYou]

Whenever I read the part where Ollivander says you can use any instrument to channel magic, I imagine someone blowing a spell out of a trumpet 😂

[@NyxieLove22]

I have a theory that there is magic specifically used with instruments that only certain people can do much like how only certain people are able to be good at playing music like I love the idea of playing certain rhythms as a spell

[@GeneralHonobi]

I thought of someone picking up a chair and waving it around XD It'd be so funny to see!

[@waitthatsgae7389]

omg i love u

[@strifenineteen]

So basically Flint Coal

[@bryanseenath5717]

I imagined someone waving a spatula...

[@dmitrivalyria1315]

Im now going to use "Ben speed" as an actual measurement of speed

[@RDeathmark]

I listen at 1.25x speed, still perfectly pleasant to listen to while still getting through books just a little faster

[@glebjohnson9057]

I didn't tell anybody until now but I'm currently at 2.70x speed and as a non native english speaker I'm proud of it.

[@Brandon.Reacts]

We’ve finally found the reason why Ben is bad at the quizzes. He listens at x2 and missing half the stuff in the book 😂😭

[@adeywrona6312]

“🎵I got 99 problems and they’re all fancy sticks!🎵” - J Carlin

[@joshuasims5421]

J: “Ben listens to everything at 2x speed, weird, right?” Me, listening at 2x: “crazy...”

[@Colaman112]

2,3 here, but I ain't bragging. (Might go up to 3x if the speaker is slow)

[@maleknecibi]

I mean... Maybe that's why J does better on J vs Ben

[@Obbsnja]

3x speed sometimes 4 is usually how fast i watch

[@aromanticfranziskavonkarma]

some videos i watch at 1.25 just because of how painfully slow some youtubers talk

[@magister343]

2.7 is my normal, unless my wireless earbuds batteries run low and I have to rely on backup with worse sound quality. Sometimes I'll go to 3x or even 3.5 if the speaker is talking too slow, and maybe down to 1.5 if their speech is slurred.

[@LU-qr3kh]

I was rewatching Chamber Of Secrets and we noticed the Cornish Pixies can use the wand but only make a very vague spark. I also remembered how the monkey in Fantastic Beasts uses Newt's wand. Same spark. So I was thinking that if a muggle got it, that's the most it could do. Like you said it was completely accidental but the pixies clearly made that choice to break the chandelier, so maybe having any kind of connection to magic even if it's not wizard magic lets them have at least some control.

[@xcrunner8943]

2 years later and I am still loving these theories. Way to keep fresh guys.

[@hospitalgal101]

Perry The Platypus! Your secret identity is going to be revealed.

[@tylerlazerte4987]

When J was talking about the wand not being needed to do magic, I was a bit upset he didn't talk about the similarity to Thor and Mjolnir

[@anabellik]

I missed HP theories so badly, my life just doesn't seem complete without them.

[@Amjwg]

Last time I was this early Ben won in J vs Ben

[@victoiredebaecker6844]

haha me too!

[@tusharchetal]

💀😂

[@xcrunner8943]

Nice🤣

[@odoaiden3525]

@@nikstarslayer5281 I know this a joke but it’s not a good one plus you couldn’t watch KZbin before the universe existed

[@victoiredebaecker6844]

@@nikstarslayer5281 Yes!

[@sushkevin883]

Favorite Muggle character is mr. Roberts (The guy who is at the camping grounds for the Quidditch World Cup in goblet of fire) Now if this really happened the international statute of secrecy is going to go into full scale chaos

[@joyful_1434]

Dang I haven’t been this early since the super Carlin sock club

[@fangirl6966]

same!

[@AnthonySilva35]

Those socks are amazing!

[@sethyzir666]

@@AnthonySilva35 made me get rid of all my cool socks when they stopped :(

[@JustAnotherPerson811]

Now that’s a throwback.

[@neutralamity]

"These socks are amazing!"

[@twistedsky_97]

Last time I was this early, Percy hadn’t betrayed his family yet

[@Goodbutevilgenius]

Well... he never did _betray_ his family. He got into a pretty big argument, sure, and made an effort to cut all ties with them, but when it really mattered, he fought alongside them.

[@manyagaver1946]

@@Goodbutevilgenius thank you!

[@JuanMataCFC]

so u were only 3 books late? gotcha!

[@mikeschroeder7042]

The lesson I took from this is never take a stick from a stranger. You just may be condemning yourself to death by powerful wizard.

[@pengweng3795]

“We can’t know for sure that that monkey wasn’t magical” Hear me out....HP, but everyone is an animal. Harry Potamus anyone

[@chanbricks4461]

Ronald Weasel, Hermione Giraffe, Vincent Crab, ...

[@jacobcrumpton4643]

Gregory Gopher. Draco... Oh no.

[@samsontag]

'Trans Wizard Harriet Porber And The Bad Boy Parasaurolophus' has quite a few animal characters, for example Dumbledore is a mammoth if i'm not mistaken

[@waitthatsgae7389]

pfff

[@waitthatsgae7389]

severus snake, albus dauchsund dore, horace slug, justin finch

[@Jaye3rd89]

"Magicalness of someone's punch" got me lol

[@derrickbarney8731]

The first guy to “disarm” the brother, stabbed the guy to get the wand. Not that magical either

[@SylviaRustyFae]

Plot twist: The weapon used to stab the dude was that person's magical instrument (ie their wand substitute).

[@422katieleigh]

“The author.” Dayyummm that’s when you know JK did the fandom dirty.

[@abelow8697]

I had the same thought

[@manyagaver1946]

Has SCB ever made a video on the author since this past summer addressing things

[@The_gay_cousin]

I haven’t watched SCB in a while Because of she who I shall not name and I was Kinda Happy they left her as “The Author”

[@es770]

I was looking for this comment

[@daisylt8351]

@@manyagaver1946 they have only referred to her as "the author" ever since they talked about everything during the trivia livestream this past summer. I've always liked them but I got so much more respect for them now because how they handled all of that.

[@rebekahsoto3865]

I love all of your videos, especially the fact that there are so many of them. I literally just listen to you guys while I work, run errands, etc. Literally all the time.

[@katiechambers1319]

This is just reminding me of that one wizards of Waverly place episode where they give Harper a “training wand” that can only do certain things and she likes pretends to be a wizard until she’s caught

[@frejaockell9866]

Wouldn’t it be cool if Harry at the Malfoy manor disarmed draco without a wand. Like by flicking his hand or something like that when he runs up to him. It would have showed Harry’s power even without a wand which I think the Elder wand would’ve liked.

[@ArielVHarloff]

I really like newt's wand. It's so simple and kind of looks like a pen and I think that's just a fantastic wand character match. Second place would probably be lucius malfoy because the whole hidden dagger style thing is just brilliant

[@missflite74]

I wish we could have met more Muggles in HP, perhaps some who knew about magic (like Seamus's dad and...Snape's dad, maybe?) It would have been interesting to hear how they lived and interacted with their magical partners/ children.

[@superawesomegoku6512]

I listen to EVERYTHING at 2x speed. Helps with reading books for school, and sneaking in more youtube in shorter amounts of time.

[@Colaman112]

Yeah, I was recently doing some last minute listening of old lectures for a test. A friend of mine wanted to listen in too, so I let him. He was baffled how I understood anything; I didn't even realize I had the speed at 2x.

[@virginiawatts4.0gpa]

y'all be asking some of the most audacious questions with your whole chest I'm very proud of you I wish I had that kind of confidence

[@autocratytirar]

“promptly after dying he doesn’t die” -J, 2021

[@billyt.7306]

Thanks for uploading. I'm going through a really tough time right now and your Harry Potter videos always help me through.

[@jay9368]

Hope you are doing well

[@dylanmcloughlin2187]

"Nothing wrong with normal sticks" *Why did I spend so much money on these?*

[@danyg0000]

He is just saying that to justify to himself spending that much money on the wands

[@hrbarnum5934]

"The Author" YOU DONE MESSED UP "Author"

[@kjs22]

J: "Ben can her way faster than you do" Me: lol you should meet my friend she listens with 4× speed ( she's blind BTW)

[@dansattah]

Does she celebrate Halloween or Carnival as Daredevil? 😉

[@Naestro9]

@@dansattah no somebody cooler TOPH BEIFONG!!!!

[@dansattah]

@@Naestro9 Ah, so she's a woman of culture aswell.

[@Thebunnyfudge]

I’d love to see a fan fic about the elder wand becoming a person (or a physical manifestation of sorts) similar to the episode of doctor who where the doctor meets the TARDIS as a person, since they said that the wand is very sentient

[@trinitycook7627]

Hey Brothers!! How are you guys doing today? Oh and happy early easter!! Hope you guys have a wonderful week

[@jackstrawful]

The whole Harry disarming Draco thing implies that all wands share something like quantum entanglement, that all wands are in some way aware of what happens to every other wand.

[@PortooCalia]

I think the muggle would be more like the keeper of the elder wand, until it finds a new master Also Ima say it again, I always thought the elder wand was a concept, as in elderly, not as in the wood / material. It just happened to originally be made of elder, for the symbolism. So I always thought when Harry snatched Draco's wand, any wand he used would work as the elder, until he were defeated - he didn't need to hold the actual "elder" wand - which would make him still the master after the series unbeknownst to him and everyone else. This way the wand itself can be destroyed, but the Hallow always exists - unless Harry dies without ever being disarmed or any other using it

[@johndavishunt]

This, Is crazy. The quality of theses videos have gotten so amazing.

[@fritzmoy101]

Being able to "hear faster" has to be one of the most unnecessary while still being awesomely cool superpowers ever

[@Jacob-Sophia]

8:13 “The Author” The disrespect! 😂 She deserves it though.

[@netbrood]

The next book will be about the new master of the elder wand. The evil guy creates a spell that tracks the master, which is still Harry, defeats Harry in an epic battle and opens a wand fixing shop.

[@potatoeswsourcream]

Yes...but harry wins and realizes he can make a wand fixing shop then makes millions...lol

[@nairadoctor9040]

I love the kyoshi novels! I like how you guys are making bookish content and promoting books, cannot wait for the king chronicles theories

[@Matikal-nu8wd]

Could a muggle gain magical abilities? Imagine if there was a way. Would be an interesting read in the wizarding world.

[@GaterGrr]

Ben and J also also actually actually....... The wandless wizard 4:55 (apparently this guy) is called Ian Brown. He was the front man of a British Manchester band called the Stone Roses and wrote the song F.E.A.R where every lyrics is spelling fear. Plus all other songs His latest album is called Ripples. Highly recommend checking him out and the songs f.e.a.r, in the year 2525, keep what you've got. Sally cinnamon, or any of his music. Turn out he was a friend of the director and he cameo in so his kids would be happy. He chose the book and the wandless magic due to mixing muggle and magic views over Stephen Hawking's and his love for both sides. (Met him asked him had him sign my copy of a brief history of time as both Ian Brown aka the wandless wizard.)

[@aromanticfranziskavonkarma]

you just introduced me to my new favorite song thank you

[@v.v365]

I love you tearing apart Rowling’s faulty logic in her magical macguffins

[@Oliver-gl6lt]

They are the true authors

[@amcalycat93]

I absolutely love the conclusion you've come to, as usual with you guys, and now really, really want to write an AU fanfiction about Harry's seventh year involving this idea...

[@slothmaster4495]

“You will be able to channel your magic through almost any instrument...” *stares at harmonica* O.o

[@seth1371]

You guys need to do a video about how powerful ollivander is. I’ve always been curious since he studies wands so much. You would think he is better studied than most.

[@allyb393]

Interesting idea!! I’m hooked! Edit: your conclusion at the end made me think of the question of muggleborn a wizards and witches in the Ministry of Magic. Perhaps this is exactly what they were using as propaganda to tell others *that muggleborns just became masters of real wizards wands*

[@nolangardner1623]

Dude you haven’t even watched the entire video

[@frederickschiller2185]

@@nolangardner1623 well I mean they did say “idea”, and you don’t have to watch the whole vid to be intrigued by a video idea.

[@windhelmguard5295]

i have a question so filled with dark magic that i kinda feel dirty asking it: we know you can use a living thing as a hocrux. we know dementors can remove souls from living things. so what if i used a person, who had previously had their soul consumed by a dementor, as a hocrux?

[@emmasheehan7923]

@@windhelmguard5295 ...I think you're on to something...

[@aromanticfranziskavonkarma]

@@windhelmguard5295 this is why voldemort wasn't in ravenclaw

[@JP-uf9sh]

"The author" I had to relisten to that part. Look at your quote reference which indeed said -THE AUTHOR and then cackled all the way to my fridge to get some extra ice cream. Soo is she now offically "You know who?"

[@aromanticfranziskavonkarma]

she-who-must-not-be-named

[@annarosedemara2986]

I just finished re reading all the Harry Potter books (minus cursed child) and I was hoping that you would do a theory. A very pleasant surprise.

[@thescarletteve]

I think about this all the time! Thanks for covering it 🤩

[@therealliviedawn]

I can't be the only one who salutes when J says "see ya in another life, brother", can I? 🤷‍♀️

[@rachelzahava8292]

you gotta salute

[@paulhuthmann8824]

Hey, i got a theory idea "do wands have souls". Because they appear to learn and be able to judge certain situations and react as harrys want did. Aswell that they can choose who they want to bond with. Love your guy's stuff.

[@derekfnord]

So we're treating "The Author" like Voldemort now? She Who Must Not Be Named?

[@Nerdy-Ostrich]

8:24 is my favourite part of the vid.

[@copperdragonofchaos1983]

It was the dumbest idea any of the brothers had for a magic relic. Yes, let’s make a super-powered sentient weapon that can tell who is more powerful/worthy of it even though I know my brothers are my equal in power

[@ThatOneLadyOverHere]

Yeah, but neither of the other brothers wanted it, they all had different obsessions. Not to mention they could probably just make their own version if they really wanted to.

[@lisaandothers]

I don't think it was his intention to give the elder wand this personality. His goal was to create the most powerful wand in existence, it just happens that the materials which gave the wand its potential, also shaped its personality, like Rowling's piece on wand woods, cores and length explains. Some wands tend to change their allegiance, others are more loyal to their original owner. After all, the wand chooses the wizard

[@VeraEdelman]

I'm 40 seconds in and it always confused me too, the best I can figure is that Harry became "master of the Elder Wand" because he was using the wand that disarmed Dumbledore. So maybe it's not Harry himself, but the wand he used that was allegiant to the Elder Wand. Or the Wand is just SUPER temperamental.

[@Adam-st4xm]

j: says ben listens to audible at 2 times speed me: *laughs in watching this video at 2.6 speed*

[@daniellebowles8235]

You know you’ve done a good ad read when more people are talking about a comment in the ad than the rest of the video x

[@charlespletzke8311]

I would have loved it if Harry was being held at wand-point by someone with the elder wand and Dudley took the wand from them to save Harry (sometime after Dudley said he didn’t think Harry was a waste of space)

[@irishmigit]

I haven't had an active Audible subscription for over a year, but I have the 7 Harry Potter books, and with that sleep timer set to end of chapter I listen to a chapter a night, and some I'll relisten if I fell asleep really quick.

[@LU-qr3kh]

New theory can Bob the Phoenix become the master of it?

[@Engardian]

I now live for Dudley punching Draco and becoming the eternal master of the Elder Wand, which he just uses as big stick.

[@patriciaorellana6469]

8:11 did they really stop calling JK Rowling by name and now just refer to her as The Author 😂 💀

[@RaulGonzalez-zg5ov]

I was just about to ask the same thing 🤣

[@arthurxavier3515]

It's been like this for a while now haha

[@havewissmart9602]

The author who shall not be named.......

[@frostyskeletons8950]

I like the change :)

[@MidoriNatsume]

Mind you, it's for marcheting. Saying the word JK Rowling could potentially cause bad reception.

[@thebookwzbetter]

But why is this the first time I’ve seen anyone do that with the Twins’ wands, that’s so cool?!

[@HarryPotterTheory]

Great vid!

[@ruhaanaggarwal1474]

Do you and SuperCarlinBrothers know each other ?

[@VoidNull9222]

10:23 that bit has a classic mid 00’s YTMND feel to it. They don’t make ‘Em like they used to

[@TheThreeBookshelves]

J: This month the book I want to recommend to you guys is... Me: The Name of the Wind! J: The Rise of Kyoshi. Me: WAT

[@melaniegerskup7285]

I agree %100 with this theory when I read the thumbnail like I usually do I answered the question and then J answered the question the same way was surprised has never happened before!

[@tokyodeathghoul2313]

Wait is J avoiding saying JK Rowling and instead saying "The Author"? It makes me feel like he's actually referring to Henry Mills from OUAT instead.

[@julianortiz5712]

The quote is actually from JK herself, so yeah, he's avoiding saying her name

[@cmm07r]

All I can think of is a muggle sniping a wizard from the trees thinking "I'm its master now"

[@andrewmartin3660]

Idea for HP alternate history: Grindelwald is killed in the Blitz in 1940, making a random German bombardier master of the Elder Wand before Dumbledore has a shot at it. He in turn dies a month later when his plane is shot down by a Spitfire, making the British pilot the wand's master. A couple of years later, he is shot down in a dogfight over France by a German who, unbeknownst to himself, actually is a wizard. This German survives the war, and feeling that something is missing in his life, ends up finding Durmstrang and discovering his own abilities. The Elder Wand, having been found by British wizards, is now in a display case at the Ministry of Magic in London, but it is calling to its master much like the One Ring called to Sauron. The German pilot-turned-wizard now has to escape Soviet-occupied East Germany (he is for some reason unable to apparate), cross the Channel on a battered second-hand broom, and sneak into the ministry to find his wand. Hijinks ensue.

[@Winterfur1]

Finally someone that listens to at 2x speed, when I get new books on audible I would listen to them at 1.25 or 1.5 depending on the narrator annunciation and/or clarity then after listening to it once I can do 2 speed without problems.

[@hunterkorsmo]

Dudley taking Draco's wand wouldn't mean the same as Harry taking it. As you said, it's the wand's experience with the wizard/environment that drives the will of the wand. Harry and Draco had battled before, and the two intimately knew each other. Thus, Draco's wand had more experience with Harry than some rando taking it.

[@ProfCuneusStern]

Consider this. What if the elder wand lies outside wand lore? What if the elder wand shows loyalty to those who possess Peverall blood? The wand may have betrayed Grindelwald because Dumbledore may be more closely related to the Peverell family than Grindelwald. If the elder wand is a family heirloom and shows more loyalty to someone who possesses more family blood, then maybe it never bonded to Voldemort because he had so very little of his soul left. In addition Harry possessed two other deathly hallows which are also inheritances from the Peverell family. This would mark him and prove to the wand that he has a stronger blood bond to the magical item and therefore the wand would obey Harry over Voldemort

[@olivialapinski3646]

I love that he said “the author” so as not to mention her name!! Also I love Luna and lupins wands!

[@wariolandgoldpiramid]

No, that's terrible. Don't cencor J. K. Rowling's name.

[@olivialapinski3646]

@@wariolandgoldpiramid no she’s terrible. I love Harry Potter but there’s no reason to support a transphobic person if you can help it - which we can!

[@WeissM89]

@@olivialapinski3646 Then be consistent and stop promoting her work.

[@olivialapinski3646]

@@WeissM89 I don’t buy hp merch anymore but I already have the books and like to read them. Is that ok? That wouldn’t be considered promoting her work would it?

[@olivialapinski3646]

@@WeissM89 oh just realized you might be talking about my pfp... I’ll try to change it!

[@eliyahfeld]

Ben: I am so proud of my listening speed J: That's why you (almost) always loose the quizzes.

[@struckme3357]

Anyone who's watched Merlin knows that Dudley is secretly a wizard.

[@Mary_Studios]

Wait what's the name of the actor that plays Dudley?

[@struckme3357]

@@Mary_Studios Harry Melling

[@rileyries3530]

Okay nothing to do with today’s video but I just started reading Name of the Wind and omg it’s sooooo goood

[@GoldenGreninja-ld8gj]

Or what about a SQUID master of the elder wand? Now I just see Filch walking around Hogwarts punishing kids with the Elder Wand.

[@laurenotts3747]

Now I'm imagining an actual squid with the elder wand.. 😂 thank you

[@samsontag]

The giant squid that lives in the lake at hogwarts.

[@golvic1436]

Magic Lore: When a magical being uses an object to channel their powers, it is called a "Focus". Foci for magic users can be wands, staves, crystals, and jewelry (depending on the magic rules of that particular fantasy universe).

[@sam-jf7lk]

i absolutely love how they keep calling jkr “the author”

[@Colaman112]

You shall not name You-know-who.

[@ArcaneEther]

She Who Must Not Be Named.

[@dominiquerichards2462]

Yes! I went looking in the comments to see if anyone else noticed lol

[@justalurkerignoreme]

Honestly, I think it's kind of unnecessary. For me, it's slightly confusing to not just hear her name. But, oh well!

[@frostyskeletons8950]

@@justalurkerignoreme Well, hopefully it helps your critical thinking skills! I’m sorry following along is hard for you :( Keep trying ❤️

[@soweroblackheart8890]

I also love the sleep timer I doze off all the time while listening to audio.

[@fletchling3371]

You guys calling She Who Must Not Be Named “the author” makes me happy :”))

[@acidbunny5]

She who must not be named is the proper name

[@joeschook792]

Over sensitive people

[@Kitty2120]

@@LangThoughts By the way it’s Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore. Not Albus P.B.W Dumbledore. And fans of the books and films can call her the author to distance the work we love from her hateful words and opinions if it helps.

[@Kitty2120]

@@LangThoughts it just made me laugh that your point was to use proper names but you got his wrong, order of middle names means a lot to some people.

[@mschrisfrank2420]

@@LangThoughts Your point was to name people properly then you misnamed the character you were quoting from. It’s ironic. But your point also doesn’t really work in the real world anyway because things have many names, titles, and pronouns used for them. And if names have power, we who refer to her as The Author are doing so because we refuse to give her more power. I’m not going to take the words of a fictional character, written by a transphobe, as words to live by.

[@Torlonus]

"It's a good thing the first person I came across after my wand broke happened to be the master of the Eldar wand and taking his personal wand nonmagically while the Eldar wand wasn't there counted." Definitely made perfect sense and wasn't the rules changing so Harry could win. I mean seriously imagine if during the dueling club Lockhart said "It was pretty obvious what you were going to do, now let's have the students try it. Jay and Ben" only for Snape to say "Professor they both have the same wand cores, we wouldn't want our first duel between students to end in a wand lock" then they each pick someone from their houses like before. However after the duel ended imagine Ron going "Too bad you didn't defeat Draco, if you had you could hold over him that his wands are now loyal to you instead of him." Add 3-6 lines and two major plot points go from out of no where to talked about a bit before they happened.

[@mattc1647]

Did J.K. Rowling DIRTY referring to her as merely "the author" of a world that you love and make dozens of videos on....

[@SofiesPalace]

Gaining mastery over the elder wand just by like disarming or punching the current master just makes everything a bit complicated, I mean if somebody kills the master then you know who the master is but like in this scenario if Dudley was beaten by someone in a boxing match a random kid becames master of the most powerful wand in the whole world