The 10 Most DEBATED Harry Potter Topics That DIVIDE Fans

[@HarryPotterTheory]

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[@starwarts4556]

I know this type of theory has been circulating around a few times, but what if Albus Dumbledore was actually the _real_ villain/Dark Wizard the entire time. And it's not for the reason that one might think. You see, I believe that Dumbledore was the _real_ villain do to the so, so many poor choices he'd made that inevitably lead to the twice rising of Voldemort, and countless suffering and deaths of so many innocent people - all in a vain effort to bring his sister, _Ariana Dumbledore_ , back to life. And the evidence for said theory: the conversation that Harry had with Dumbledore while in limbo. I think that his "fear of the truth" surrounding his sister's death was completely overwhelming - and that he also missed her terribly - and he was trying to use any/all means possible to bring her back, so that he could simply just forget about it, as though the incident had never happened.

[@johnt.inscrutable1545]

@@starwarts4556 I’m sorry, but I must disagree. I truly believe that when Albus gave up seeking the Hallows he was freed from making bad decisions of the type that affected others badly. He did make one last bad decision when he found the Horcrux Ring. But it affected only him negatively and Voldy as well, but nobody else. It also helped set the stage for how to end Voldemort which he could not have properly done until he had confirmed not just the Voldy mad a Horcrux of the book and the ring, but that he had intentionally made six. That also helped confirm he’s thinking that Harry was a 7th Horcrux, but was not known to Voldy. I look forward to your response, JTI

[@muleymcwoolhead4703]

I think people are too harsh on Harry. He had voldemorts soul living in him. Him not turning into a complete monster shows how good a person he is imo.

[@matthewpatrick7263]

Not to mention how he was raised by the Dursleys - the people Dumbledore chose to raise him so he'd be suicidal.

[@ZaZaZoo22]

Thank you. Everything he went through was enough to make anyone a jerk once in a while. Harry is a kid and human being, no one is perfect. I completely disagree with HP Theory’s whole Neville point. I really like Neville too but we can never truly know unless he went through everything Harry did..you got to pay the cost to be the boss.

[@Glitchunlocked]

Sirius wasn't a bad godfather, who he was as a person and what he'd been through explains a lot about his actions towards Harry. Sure, he did a lot of things wrong and should have been there for Harry more, but can you blame him? He was in Azkaban for years with zero contact with anyone he cared about, that takes a toll on your ability to express your emotions and connect with others. He never had any kids on his own, so it's not like he's got a lot of experience there either. When he was finally able to enter Harry's life, it was during the darkest days since he was originally imprisoned and all he had time for was stopping Voldemort. I can't imagine "be a loving godfather" was his top priority.

[@SpikeyXSTheRedHood]

Couldn’t have said it better

[@saphiramystique2086]

Thank you, I hate how so many people hate Sirius nowadays, but for the situation Sirius was in, he was actually there for Harry a lot, more so than a lot of the other characters.

[@ZaZaZoo22]

Agreed! Sirius did the best he could do while being an fugitive and outcast from society. It’s too bad that they didn’t get more time together. Aside from that, I really want to know more about the gateway he fell through.

[@ginnyjollykidd]

Sirius never had the opportunity to be a loving godfather to Harry. Soon after Voldemort tried to kill Harry, Pettigrew faked his own death while killing a bunch of muggles so Sirius could be blamed for it.

[@alexanderharnes884]

He also tried to talk to Harry before the buss appeared

[@PalmelaHanderson]

Minor point: Dumbledore didn't know that Harry would have to die to defeat Voldemort until at least the end of Harry's second year. Up until that point, Dumbledore may have suspected horcruxes, but he didn't know for sure how Voldemort survived the rebounded curse. It was only the combination of the diary with clues like Harry being a parselmouth that he realized Voldemort was using horcruxes and that he must have made Harry a horcrux unintentionally.

[@user-sd8ui5xh2j]

Dumbledore never intended for Harry to die. He told snape that it was important that Voldemort kill Harry. That was because he knew about the blood protection and that Voldemort would only kill the horcrux in Harry and not Harry himself.

[@PalmelaHanderson]

@@user-sd8ui5xh2j But he didn't know that until AFTER Voldemort returned. In the second and third books, between when Dumbledore finds out about the horcruxes and when Voldemort returns, for all Dumbledore knows, Harry does have to die.

[@user-sd8ui5xh2j]

​@@PalmelaHanderson his statement to snape was after goblet of fire. That,s why he said it was necessary that Voldemort kill harry

[@nilaallj]

I not sure the prophecy could have been about Neville, since I think he would have died at the hands of Voldemort if he was chosen instead of Harry. You could argue that Frank or Alice Longbottom would have sacrificed themselves for Neville the same way Lily did for Harry. However, Voldemort explicitly gave Lily the choice to live if he could get to Harry, and Lily explicitly refused, and that particular circumstance was crucial for the love protection to work. When Voldemort gave Harry one hour to give himself up during the battle of Hogwarts, he gave Harry the same kind of choice, which is why no one on the good side was killed after Harry's sacrifice. Isn't it likely the reason Voldemort was willing to spare Lily's life was because Snape pleaded him to? For what reason would Voldemort have been willing to let Frank or Alice live in exchange for Neville?

[@ELisa-qf2mw]

Great point!

[@Fiery154]

That is a very good point

[@pokeloon15]

True. Not to mention the fact that Lily was a Muggle-born. Even if there was no prophecy Voldemort would have killed her out of sheer principle.

[@joshuasalazar5106]

Lupin was the best defense of the dark arts teacher but barty Jr was good

[@sunshinemerlot9790]

I don't think Dumbledore deserves all the hate he gets sometimes. I don't think he was always raising Jarry "like a pig for slaughter." I don't think he figured out that Harry was a Horcrux until the 5th book when he realized what the connection between Voldemort and Harry could possibly be. When Dumbledore realized what it meant, I don't think he took it lightly. Just as a general has to send his soldiers into battle knowing they will be killed, Dumbledore knew Harry would have to die. I don't think he got pleasure out of this knowledge and I think he would have changed the outcome if he could have, but sometimes, hard choices have to be made. I think we want to look at our heroes as all good, almost saint-like when most of them are just complicated humans who reflect the values of their time. Dumbledore was a good person but he was one who had to make the hard choices most of us do not want to make. As for Sirus, I don't think he was a good godfather but he really didn't have a chance to be. Like Snape, I think Sirus is a case study in "arrested development." If it wasn't for the First Wizarding War, they both would have been much better people.

[@AnjeannetteMarie-Swifie4Ever]

I 100% agree about Dumbledore, he had to play the hand he was dealt and I think he did the best he could. He had to prepare Harry as best he could with the Harry is a horcrux knowledge, he knew how he had messed his life up with coveting the deathly hallows and he tried his best to get Harry to a place where he wouldn’t mess up the mission by thinking the deathly hallows would solve the horcrux issue. They couldn’t and he didn’t want Harry to get sidetracked with the hunt for the deathly hallows like Dumbledore did. They possibly they could have kept Harry alive but that wouldn’t solve the horcrux / Voldemort issue.

[@doll9340]

Jarry

[@David99356]

Well said

[@tommyb9711]

​@@doll9340Yer a gizzard, Jarry

[@doll9340]

​@@tommyb9711lol 😂

[@marquisdelafayette-xe1ht]

Awesome how despite these dividing the fan base, the Harry Potter fan base is still the strongest in history as demonstrated by this channel. Truly incredible work by everyone involved.

[@Ravenblack42]

“We are only as strong as we are united, weak as we are divided”-Albus Dumbledore

[@DanJonesKing]

I mean, they claim that Barty Grouch Jr tortured Neville's parents. Not so sure about the incredible work part...

[@marquisdelafayette-xe1ht]

@@DanJonesKing They are right though… Barty Crouch Jr, Rabastan, Rodolphus, and Bellatrix Lestrange all tortured Neville’s parents together. Bella is the only one who brags about it,. But not the only one to do it

[@lynnevetter]

I'm sure Sirius was severely traumatized and unwell after his time in Azkaban, if anyone thinks they could just bounce back from that, I will snicker. What kept him going in that awful place was his thoughts of getting back at Peter... So how long did it take for him to start acting normal? A good while, I would think.

[@minhajnizam5090]

I can imagine how much it mentally destroyed him being in Azkaban as well as physically he could get out of the cell as he was so malnourished

[@johnt.inscrutable1545]

Poor Sirius did the best he could while dealing with his own demons. He also knew, IMO, that he couldn’t trust himself to get too close to Harry while he was wanted and while he was recovering from his own lost life.

[@BigIrishLug]

I believe the books are better. Dumbledore with his suspicion, should of performed non-verbal Legilimency on Tom Riddle to either confirm or alleviate his doubts & then just Oblivate the entire meeting from the evil child's mind.

[@GAMER32231]

The books are in fact 99999999999 times better than the movies. *FACTS.*

[@lynnevetter]

Lupin was the best teacher.. helped everyone, not just Harry. Although... Harry may actually be the best DADA teacher... lol

[@S-Mania]

Even after all these debates, I'm glad to know us Harry Potter fans can all still agree Cursed Child isn't canon. No debate about that. The show may be spectacular, but the story in book form... 😬 Yikes...

[@maryholder3795]

Cursed Child UGH, worst addition to the HP world. Don't know what JKR was thinking about when she wrote that.

[@ELisa-qf2mw]

Canon is the books and Pottermore, full stop! The rest is milking money out of the strongest fandom of all times. I was a teenager in the same years when HP books were being released in my country and yes there has been a time when I was so sad for the end of the saga that I would have paid for a book with just Hedwig's footprint drawn on each page, or for a movie with just Harry reading The daily prophet and sipping tea on his couch, but I grew out of it, and now I derive immense pleasure from the umpteenth re-reading of the books and I have no curiosity at all in all those new videogame products.

[@ELisa-qf2mw]

​@@maryholder3795she didn't write that, simply. It's written by someone else and she allegedly just approved of it before publication.

[@S-Mania]

@ELisa-qf2mw True. Though Cursed Child is also included on Pottermore, it's crazy to think it's actually canon. It messes with not only the characters (Harry, Ron, Hermione, Voldemort, Cedric etc) and world, but also the way TimeTurners work. JK 100% just agreed to Cursed Child for the easy cash 💰 🤑 No other reasons.

[@ELisa-qf2mw]

@@S-Mania it's just ugly. I remember reading it with a sense of disbelief for what it was doing to the characters and the entire HP universe. Apart from basing the entire plot on something that is stated as impossible throughout the saga, of course.

[@MaxAndersonn]

The most divided debate was that Rons broken wand was stronger than the Elder wand

[@wandomwindow]

I dunno, hagrid’s wand is a great contender too.

[@SandraS1397]

Since Harry was able to fix his wand with the Elder in the book, I'munder the belief that Dumbledore fixed Hagrid's wand and disguised it as the umbrella.

[@darajeeling]

regarding Snape... as JK stated once "he is all grey" so for me it's this way... Severus Snape was dealt a poor hand as a child, living in a neglecting , poor family (with a maybe abusive father) He only had ONE "friend" - Lily. I think he ws hoping to have a good time at Hogwarts, but from th moment he mentioned he hoped he'd be in Slytherin - he was bullied by James and his cronies because "he existed" (and yes the books later on state that Snpae new more curses then a fifth year - however Lupin himself said James and Sirius disliked him "because he was there") Them whem his frinedship with Lily (the oly person he ever loved) failed - due o whatever reasons - he made some poos choices - yes of his own free will. He took the first change (again for whatever reasons) to tur his back onto the Dark Lord and spend the remainder of his life trying to make sure Lily s son was safe. NO, he was not someone I''d love to have as a teacher, although he made sure students safety came first in his classroom NO I do not approve of him being nasty to all other houses except Slytherin (and with being nasty I mean an unfair, bitter, biased teacher) But I always think it's sort of hard to judge... Being a teacher (or working with people for that matter) is something one shoould only do if you love being with people. I do not see Snape fit into that category of a personality. However he did not have much of a choice. Dumbledore wanted him at Hogwarts under his thumb to control him better - and Dumbledore had just made sure he could tay out of Azkaban. I think Snaoe would have been a brilliant potioneer (inventing and correcting formulas) then a teacher he just never had the chance. I can understand that you can get bitter if you have to keep teens in check 24/7 for 11+ years.... NO it's no reason to be as nasty and unfair - but hey... I do not see him as a "hero" I see him as someone who made mistakes in his youth and tried to find a way to redeem himself (again - not talking about motvies and reasons, since I think his obsession with Lily is borderline creepy) I was sad, that he had to die - but I think he would not have changed after the war, had he survived he would still have been a bitter, angry lonely person I also think he would not have wanted a lot of others in his life. I still think he has some sort of redemption arc - for me he is the best written character in the series (not my favorite teacher) - but my favorite character. What really pisses me of for 20+ years is that people always give the beefit of the doubt to the Marauders/Sirius/Draco (like surroundings, family, peer group - changed later on) and none of this is ever considered for Snape. I personally do not think Sirius ever grw out of bullying Snape, even in his mid 30s - he tried to kill Snape (using one of his friends) as a teen. Yes he had a bad live in Azkaban but he did not regret his youth - and people think that is okay. Sirius made bad choiced in his youth and did not change in adulthood, but is a good person (oh and Sirius had a frinedgroup, a home he was welcome in - the Potters - and wealth ) Snape made bad choices in his youth - tried to redeem himself for 11+ years (he was not the nicest character) - but he is bad (oh and Snape had literally no true friends - and yes I have an unpopular oppinion on Lily - was a poor kid - no good home an nowhere to go) as said, I may be biased, becasue I think Snape is the best written character and I feel for him, becaus ebeing bullied by a group of peers can be very traumatizing, especiallly if the teachers decide to look away. So yeah, unpopular I know!

[@Curtiz2008]

It was obvious to me that Ron and Hermione were going to be a couple based on their behavior from the beginning. All the clues were there. You really need to watch some Screwball Comedies from Hollywood's Golden Age. The classic definition of a Hero demonstrates the Hero does not have to be good. Oedipus is a good example. The classic Hero is usually flawed. J. K. knows her Classics.

[@JCinLapel]

I took some real heat when halfblood prince came out because i listed Snape as a Hero on Myspace (Yeah old school I know). So few saw the ending as what it was.

[@davidcopeland5450]

I’m one who stands by that the books are better than the movies. However, I also agree that the movies did some things better than the books. Prime example: The Battle of the Seven Potters chase sequence [along the motorway and in the tunnel] and how Hedwig dies.

[@danielstopps]

I feel though Harry vs Voldemort in dh pt2 was also somewhat better than the books

[@AVACADO___FOOD]

I also like how in the 4th movie Nevil had a larger role in helping Harry during the second task :)

[@piusdoe8984]

Barty Crouch Jr being best teacher is just edgy takes to be different honestly. He has provided one useful curse however as Harry needed Imperius curse for Gringotts. But equally useful if not more so was Expecto Patronum from Lupin and he's signature ( that he even uses against Avada Kadavra 😂) Expeliarmus, from Snape

[@marthadarmanin8213]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Sirius didn't know Peter Pettigrew was still alive until the 3rd book and so he couldn't have warned Harry. In fact, as soon as he found out he broke out of prison and went straight to Hogwarts

[@minhajnizam5090]

He knew he survived, he just didn't know where Peter was

[@saphiramystique2086]

Sirius didn't go straight to Hogwarts when he broke out of Azkaban, he went straight to Privet Dr to see Harry, but he was in the middle of running away, and his large dog animagus spooked Harry into accidentally summoning the Knight Bus.

[@danielkennedy8355]

Serius didn't have an honest chance at being a guardian. If he was able to be the godfather I think he'd have done well at it

[@Laundry_boi]

Lupin was the greatest DADA teacher

[@itzelgc4637]

My controversial opinion is that I still want Hermione to marry Viktor 😂

[@ZaZaZoo22]

My Hermioninny! 😂

[@weswheel4834]

With all the opportunities to get killed at Hogwarts, I’m sure Dumbledore could have arranged something for young Tom.

[@jeanbob1481]

that theory is still crazy IMO imagine having to explain to other kids and their PARENTS yeah lol sorry guys Tom fell the stairs and he is fucking dead don't worry your kids are safe with me I am the great director Albus Dumbledore. Btw I am friend with Grindelwad. It s like yeah we saved the world but nobody know you actually saved the world you just an imcompetent guy who let random kids die under his wing.

[@GaiusMarius65]

Snape was both a hero and a very rotten person. Many people forget that those two things are not mutually exclusive. Throughout history there have been many instances of people who were heroic while at the same time were not nice people.

[@johnt.inscrutable1545]

Albus did the “right” thing from a moral perspective by allowing Tom Riddle make his choices. But from a societal perspective perhaps he should have nixed him, but even Albus couldn’t know how Tom would turn out until it was too late for Albus to simply kill him. Had he been absolutely certain that Tom caused the death of Moaning Myrtle then he could have justified killing Tom while he still could.

[@forrestredd2706]

The people who don't consider Snape a hero are the same people who will cancel your entire life for something you said on Twitter when you were 14. The dude literally gave his humanity, and life to protecting the innocent. Was he a bully? Yes. Have other people done bad things in their life? of course. But Snape gave up his life lying for the greater good, risked his life doing horrible things for a horrible person he didn't agree with just to be a spy for the greater good, and literally gave up tiny bits of his soul to do what was right. But yeah, he was a bully. He couldn't possibly be a hero.

[@milanka882]

I think he was a hero, but I don't think you should ever have been let into a classroom. He was the worst teacher hands down. That is not down to him though, that is down to Dumbledore as Dumbledore was the boss. if Dumbledore was so wonderful and all that, he should have recognised that Snape should never have been a teacher, and given him another role in which he could have performed the tasks in which he did. I think Dumbledore forgot that he was supposed to be running a school, and therefore had a duty of care towards the miners that were under his charge.

[@504ever4]

My ultimate opinion about the Malfoys. They're misguided and they're mean-spirited, but they're not evil. I don't consider it a redemption arc so much as character development and separating between being a bully and being evil.

[@doll9340]

This is my thoughts exactly. Character development

[@blarfroer8066]

Lucius Malfoy is a narcissistic, manipulating coward. Narcissa is too stuck in her family's hatred. Draco and his wife Astoria manage to get out of that mindset eventually.

[@bajorekjon]

Lucius is evil. He was a devout death eater, and he literally tried to kill Ginny and Harry in the Chamber of Secrets. He abused Dobby and brainwashed his son into a twisted ideology. Narcissa and Draco probably just went along with it, but Lucius was evil.

[@georgeharris6851]

For the most part, the books are better, but there are definitely scenes and sublots that the movies did better. As far as Dumbledore teaching Harry goes, he heard the whole prophecy, which gave Hope that Harry could survive, but only if Harry didn't know that he could, and he knew this after Harry's report of the graveyard scene. Neville could have been the chosen one until Tom R marked Harry.

[@matthewpatrick7263]

I especially liked how the PoA movie changed the Aunt Marge scene, making her actually float out of the house. I nearly fell out of my chair laughing when I saw it.

[@georgeharris6851]

PoA had a lot of good scenes that weren't in the books. I liked Hermione punching Draco. And he can't tattle on her, because then everyone would tease him that he got beat up by a girl.

[@alanrogers7090]

I am in the middle. I love the books, but I like the movies. I hope the new series is as amazing as the books are.

[@alpay389]

professor:"what are you doing?" mad eye: "teaching".

[@BjornV1994]

10) Barty Crouch Jr. was indeed one of the best DADA teachers they ever had. His methods might have been questionable but his results are clear, though I do feel he might tie with both Lupin and Snape (if anyone wanted to actually listen to Snape) 9) Split on it, he seems to be redeemed rather easily but that's also because much of his redemption is offscreen. He is believable broken down for the growth he would later show, so this could either way for me. I don't agree nor disagree. 8) He had his whiny moments and he does need a lot of help, so yes, he is a bit but not in a bad way. 7) I wouldn't ship them, especially not in the books. Their relationship is more a sibling releationship than anything else, there is no real other chemistry. 6) Sirius wasn't a good person, he was reckless and never really grew up (leading him to be somewhat singleminded at times) but calling him a bad godfather goes a bit far, it isn't like there was a lot he could have done different in this regard. Warn Harry about Peter? Why would Harry believe the assumed traitor of his parents. No, Sirius was a flawed character but this isn't one of them. 5) Already explained in novels themselves: Voldemort would mark the chosen one personally. He marked Harry, not Neville. This wasn't never about power or potential, it is far more cruel randomness. 4) Dumbledore couldn't have known what Riddle would grow up to be, killing him as a child was out of the question. 3) Dumbledore is more good than bad, but also more good than nice. The old wizard never let go his "For The Greater Good" Mantra and act fully on it. 2) Snape was, if anything, an antihero. After the death of Lily, he did good things but mostly driven by both guilt for his lost love obsession and revenge towards the master who took it away from him. 1) Personal taste: books > films.

[@bluesdoggg]

#2 Dumbledore probably could have killed Voldemort at anytime during his youth and even in his later years, he just wasn’t going to do that

[@alshan6336]

He couldn't as he would been a killing student called tom riddle which he grew to liked until he framed hagrid.

[@blarfroer8066]

Sirius was in regular contact via letter during goblet of fire, came to Hogsmeade and lived on rats to be closer to Harry and was one of the few characters who truly wanted nothing but the best for Harry. In fact, Harry chose to hide things from Sirius because he wanted to keep Sirius away from danger. Can we all agree that you shouldn't come up with theories if you haven't read the books?

[@grokeffer6226]

In my opinion, Snape would probably not have turned to the dark side had he not been bullied so badly by the "popular" kids. His severe and critical condescension was part of a facade to provide cover for when Voldemort would be able to read Harry and his friends' minds. If all the students were in fear of him, Voldemort could be convinced that Snape was his true ally. Granted, he did find that easy to do. Frightening small children, I mean. Also, Harry did less whining than most people would have, considering what he'd gone through.

[@kaj661]

I think that joining a bunch of people who murder muggleborns, when you love a muggleborn, just because you got bullied by some NON muggleborns, is stupid. It's like joining the KKK because some white people bullied you. He joined them because he wanted to, the excuses people give are mental

[@kaj661]

And being a bully as a cover is another one. If he's supposed to be on a bad guy pretending to be good, why would he then pretend to be bad?

[@blarfroer8066]

His father leaving his mother was probably the start to Snape hating muggles and getting interested in the dark arts. He would've hated Lily too, hadn't she been the first witch his age he ever met.

[@grokeffer6226]

@@blarfroer8066 I've only read the books once. I could be mistaken. But Dumbledore and Harry forgave him, so I can, too.

[@blarfroer8066]

@grokeffer6226 I've read them many times. Snape calls himself the half-blood prince because his mother's maiden name was Prince, and he hated to carry his muggle father's surname. Snape lashing out against Lily, calling her a mudblood when she came to his defence, also shows what he really thought about muggle-borns at the time at least. He was not a good guy, but he wasn't entirely evil either. He was loyal to Dumbledore, but being such a prick to students was completely unnecessary.

[@edmis90]

I'm surprised Albus didn't kill Tom, as he seems like a "the ends justify the means" type of person.

[@doll9340]

2:41 I like that Draco has a redemption story 3:28 I think she can go either way. I don't mind her being with Harry or Ron 5:06 I would like to see a au version where Neville is the chosen one like SCB

[@MysticalJessica]

Harry and Gini makes more sense! Some people have not read the books and came to the wrong conclusions! Harry Potter is as perfect as humanly possible just the way it is! It's a master piece! Not only because of the intriguing story, a very detailed magical world and philosophy behind it, but also because of the style of writing. It just flows and sucks you in. I would open the book just to look at it for fun only to realize I read 10 pages.

[@davidcopeland5450]

To me, most of the people I’ve observed expressing the opinion that Harry was better together with Hermione have either only seen the films or prefer the films over the movies. Part of the problem here is that in the books, Ginny is shown to be very intelligent, humorous, and much more involved and present around Harry and the trio. Whereas in the film, she was one of the characters most seriously lacking that transfer of development and most of the chemistry presented between her and Harry was of short stints and felt rather awkward or sorta forced with the screen time constraints.

[@TheSpaceJockey91]

They also misinterpret what JK Rowling said about the whole "Maybe Ron and Hermione shouldn't ended up together".

[@lynnevetter]

@@davidcopeland5450 for real, they are all either only movie watchers, or they have let the movies cloud their memory and judgement of the books. Ron Weasley really was a King in the books and fit well with Hermione, and Ginny was the best! She was perfect for Harry.

[@danielstopps]

@@lynnevetter I mean the fact that Ron and Hermione bickered and argued constantly isn’t a great relationship that and as well in the POA book Ron went so far as to make Hermione cry and then again in half blood prince so in my opinion despite rereading all the books I like Harry and Hermione but I think Ginny is better suited

[@MysticalJessica]

@@davidcopeland5450 Yeah unfortunately...

[@tomedmonds1714]

I love how the cursed child isn't even mentioned. That one is a debate for sure

[@bailatwerski2951]

If Neville Longbottom was the chosen one, he would be dead right away because his mother would not be able to protect him or sacrifice herself because Severus Snape did not love Alice Longbottom so he would never have asked Dumbledore to spare Alice's life and therefore Dumbledore just would have killed Alice without giving her the option to step away and save her own life so that theory is stupid

[@elizabeths.3634]

I think you mean Voldemort, not Dumbledore. Also, this depends. The Potters were only found because they did a poor job picking a secret keeper. IF Neville's parents did a better job, they would not have been found.

[@raiderjohnthemadbomber8666]

Snape was not a good man but he was a hero, none the less. He knew he would be killed but did it anyway. Apparently his love for Lily knew no bounds. In his guilt of being the sword that brought Lily low. He was desperate to perform any act of contrition to aussage his guilty conscience.

[@Demonoicgamer666]

I mean can you really blame Sirius he can’t just be there for Harry in the stories and if Harry went missing for weeks at a time people would notice so Sirius being a bad god father isn’t his fault since having to remain in hiding likely made him depressed and feel isolated again.

[@alshan6336]

The only reason he wasn't there as much he spent so much time hunting peter pettigrew down he never really had time that's why he said we should be like a family again once this is all over meaning but he died after so there's nothing more he wanted than stop peter.

[@reeyamahipal3153]

I wont hear a word against sirius, it was james who cared for most in the first place and killing peter was the first thing that he would have wanted to do, after coming from azkaban he was there for harry whenever he needed him he was on rats just to be near harry can you imagine that? How dare people even say he wasnt a good godfather

[@alshan6336]

James is harry dad so he would but he died along with Lilly but of course he wanted to get peter for what treachery he had caused to the potters so he never had time to stay human he had to keep moving in anamagus form he even said he will be a happy family when this is over but so sad he dies for harry great godfather.

[@Knowledge.to_Come]

You can tell when Dumbledore meets Tom for the first time he knows something is very very wrong and all the possible red flags are going off

[@matthewpatrick7263]

He shouldn't have killed young Tom, but he should've told his head of house (Slughorn) about what he observed in the orphanage. Maybe then he wouldn't have been fooled. He might even have helped Tom become a better person, or least not be an idiot. He discovered the Chamber of Secrets, which had been hidden for 1,000 years, during his 6th year. Instead of calling the press, showing the public what he'd discovered, maybe even getting an Order of Merlin, he decided to murder muggle-borns. He'd have probably been the Minister of Magic before he was 30 if he'd gone down that road, but instead he had to be the biggest moron in wizarding history.

[@mottwoman6775]

I liked the 5th movie better than the book. Only because I preferred Harry’s personality in the movie. He didn’t feel as whiney in the movie. However, all of the anger was not unwarranted, to be fair. Otherwise, I generally prefer the books. However, with that said, that doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate the entertainment value of the movies which I also really loved. But I knew from the first book Ron and Hermoine were destined. I love them together. Harry is with the right girl for him. Draco absolutely deserves redemption. It was not too late for him. And I think it better he not end up evil. There has to be hope for people. I live Lupin. He’s my pick. But…..Barry did kind of deliver some of what was needed at the time. Dumbledore was not evil. He was not happy about Harry having to die. But he also gave Harry the tools to 1.) free himself of that piece of Voldemort in him and 2.) Master death that he may live a second time. Dumbledore was not perfect, be he was not evil. And I would say, he learned from his misgivings when he was young. He became a better man for it. Those kids loved him. And I really feel he loved them. Especially Harry.

[@ZaZaZoo22]

Great comment. I still like the 5th book way more than the movie. I’m currently rereading it. There’s just so much more. I remember when I saw the 5th movie at the theater and I came out disappointed because of how much was left out but it’s an 870 page book so it was inevitable. I can now appreciate the 5th movie more since time has passed.

[@trolletuva]

Why anyone would think the movies are better than the books is beyond me. All that's missing from the movies ... And I love Peeves, especially when he whacked Umbridge.

[@saphiramystique2086]

10) No, Barty Jr was not the best DADA yes, they learned a lot from him, but he also did some questionable things, and not only performed the Unforgivable Curses in class, but he also used the Imperious Curse on the students. Moony was the best DADA professor. 9) Yes, he deserved his redemption arc, most of the way Draco acted was because of his father, it's how he was raised, and tbh I think Draco deserved a better one. 8) No, Harry wasn’t whiny, he was a neglected orphan, who had an evil wizard trying to kill him since he was a baby, was a part of a world where he was supposedly a celebrity but yet those same people who called him a hero would turn on him at the drop of a hat, anyone would get a bet angsty in those situations. 7) No, Harry and Hermione are better fit as friends. That tent scene in DH1 made me feel nothing tbh, I just don't see a romantic relationship between the two. 6)Sirius Black was not a poor godfather, he did the best he could in the situation he was in, he gave Harry good advice, lived in a cave eating rats, broke out of Azkaban for him, and ended up dying trying to save him. And I don't think Sirius had much of a chance to talk to Harry about Pettigrew after he first broke into Hogwarts, the professors started closely watching Harry and following him around, and Madam Hooch even watched his Quidditch practices. And when Sirius showed up at Privet Dr, he startled Harry into accidentally calling the Knight Bus. 5) No, Neville shouldn't have been the chosen one, I like Neville, and he did show some true Gryffindor bravery in OOTP and in DH, but I don't think he would have been able to handle being the chosen one or do a lot of the things Harry was willing to do. 4) No, just, no, Dumbledore may have suspected Tom Riddle would go down a bad path, but he had no way of knowing for sure, so, no, he shouldn't have killed him as a child. 3) I wouldn't say he was evil, Dumbledore was just too arrogant for his own good, thought he was the only one who could do certain things, and loved to keep his secrets, which resulted in people’s deaths, but he didn't purposely cause them, he never learned for his mistakes so he kept repeating them. 2) No, Snape was not a hero, he only turned on Voldemort because he targeted Lily, and yes, he helped bring him down and in the end, it doesn't matter why, but the fact he did. Snape is neither bad nor good. But when you think about a few characters in HP aren't actually bad or good, because a few of them did awful things when they were younger, but did good when it really mattered. 1)No, the books will always be better than the movies, though there are a couple of things added to the movies that weren't in the books I did like. Those are my opinions and thoughts on those 10 topics

[@mrD66M]

On 3) I see some character parallels between Dumby (when young) and Malfoy On 5) Dumbledore explained pretty well the reason Voldemort felt more insecure, threatened, by Potter (who he saw as his mirror opposite) than by Longbottom.. the biggest flaw in his belief system (not what he SAYS he believes to the death eaters, but what he believes at his core: breeding between wizards and muggles can on rare occasions generate prodigy children... like himself!)

[@gdmav7775]

- Crouch was not the best D.A.D.A teacher Harry had. He was just a psychopath that was manipulating Harry very effectively and had no problem traumatizing children in class with Unforgivable Curses... Lupin was their best D.A.D.A teacher. - There was no redemption arc for Draco to either earn or not earn. He was not redeemed. The scene where he throws Harry his wand at the Battle of Hogwarts was cut from the movie, it never happened and the reason he didn't kill Dumbledore is because he's not a murderer and he didn't have it in him. That doesn't mean he's not still an absolute bully and horrible person. There was no redemption arc. - No, Harry was not a "selfish, boastful jerk" . He was actually the opposite, he regularly rejected his fame. He freed Dobby from the Malfoy's despite the fact that Dobby had caused him alot of trouble and even broke Harry's arm clean in two while almost killing him, and he did this knowing it would infuriate a very dangerous man. He funded Fred and George's shop, he stood up to Malfoy to get Neville's rememberall back, he went into The Chamber of Secrets with Ron knowing full well what was in there and he did it to save Ginny, he helped Ron get through Quidditch trials and make the team when Ron was terrified, he went to Hagrids to comfort him when Buckbeak was to be executed, he told Cedric about the Dragons challenge just to help him even though they were competing, he brought Cedrics body back so his father could bury him, he comforted Hermoine when Ron was with Lavender, he was willing to go on the borderline suicide mission of hunting Horcruxes alone just to keep Ron and Hermione from danger. He tried his best to cheer up Hermoine when Ron left, he regularly tried to keep his friends safe... And most importantly, as soon as he found out his death is the only way to defeat Voldemort, he laid down his own life to save the world without any hesitation. - There is literally a scene in this franchise specifically devoted to Harry being straight up asked if he has interest in Hermoine, and he says absolutely not. He only sees her as a friend. Most of this theory comes from the dance scene in the tent which was Harry just trying to get a smile out of Hermoine and to give them both an escape from the misery of their situation. It played out looking quite romantic because that's how Emma Watson perceived it in the script, and she discussed that with Radcliffe before filming. Emma Watson thought the script was romantic. That doesn't mean Harry and Hermoine did. - Sirius Black was absolutely NOT a bad Godfather to Harry. He likely didn't try to make contact with Harry to warn him about Pettigrew, because he was the most wanted man in the Wizarding World and reaching out to the most famous kid on the Goddamn Planet is a quick way to get caught, especially when that kid has almost certainly been told the false story and would either run screaming or start swinging at first sight of him - Harry is the chosen one and there is no "maybe Neville should be" about it. You're either the chosen one, or you're not. There is no should or shouldn't be. - Dumbledore absolutely should NOT have killed child Tom Riddle and he openly explains to Harry that he didn't know how dangerous the Wizard he just met was. - Prior to his sister's death Albus was a mislead, angry, prideful and dangerous Wizard that did lean more toward evil than good. After his sister's death he changed massively and then spent all of Harry's life coming up with and executing a plan to save the entire damn world. He loved and cared for Harry, and he didn't handle this as well as he could have, but he is not evil. - Snape is NOT a hero and not a good person. He is a very hateful, spiteful and angry person who spent his entire life absolutely obsessed with his childhood crush to the point he was willing to get her husband killed, even though his jealousy and hatred of her not returning his affections resulted in him insulting and belittling her in horrible ways... He knowingly joined the most evil dark wizard in the world as a Death Eater and only left him when Lily was at risk, and she was only at risk because he himself told Voldemort a prophecy that he knew all too well would result in the murder of an infant.. then while working with Dumbledore behind Voldemort's back, he routinely made Harry's and many other students lives miserable every chance he got even though that wouldn't have been needed to keep up the act. - The movies are different to the books, neither better or worse in my own opinion. This isn't even a theory. This is literally just some people having differing opinions

[@alpay389]

dumbledore never had the intention of letting harry die. he gave the revive stone for that reason. and harry had a chance to decide if he comes back to life or not. voldemord must destroy the horcrux inside harry by himself but harry would die in the process. so he left behind the resurection stone to avoid that.

[@adnanbey4871]

1. Barty Crouch was the best DADA teacher... to Harry. Not to the class. Harry learned a lot, to get through the tasks, Lupin was better for everyone. Considering Barty better is too Harry-centric. 2. Draco deserved his redemption arc about as much as any high school bully does. The REAL question is whether Lucius deserved to get off scot free. 3. I wouldn't consider Harry boastful exactly but he could be very self-centered and abnormally dumb. 4. Ron/Hermione all the way. 5. Sirius Black was a fine godfather who got dealt a poor hand. Making contact with Harry while on the run is a dumbass move only done a year later under Dumbledore's protection. Then, he was good. 6. Irrelevant. Harry is the chosen one, as canonized by the narrative. Whether he would make a good one is a what-if story. 7. This one is just sheer cruelty. Unless he's a Seer, Dumbledore can only suspect Tom Riddle will be a dark lord, he can't deal judgment. And even then, he didn't suspect Tom of being a future dark lord. He claimed to have no idea. Tom was just a bully at the time. If one is the type to kill out of mere suspicion, they're cruel. Methinks most aren't thinkig this through. 8. I'm very curious what alternative everyone else has to Dumbledore's methods. A boy is a Horcrux, he keeps a murderous dark lord alive. What do you propose we do? Let the dark lord live till the boy dies a natural death, and leave the world to its fate till then? See above. It's cruelty. Plus, we forget Dumbledore's plan to spare Harry. 9. Both are right. Snape was cruel and a hero. The two aren't mutually exclusive. 10. No, the books are better than the movies. Thinking otherwise is just trying to be edgy and "interesting" with "opinions."

[@krispyking2450]

5:27 sounds like the same argument of would u kill baby adolf if u could travel back to his birth

[@primsdeadwoods]

Barty Crouch Jr as Mad Eye was a pretty good DADA professor. When I was a kid I was a true supporter of Ginny & Harry, but after watching the Half Blood Prince my feelings became divided between Harmione & Garry. Sirius could've been a better godfather, but considering he couldn't get a job or financially support himself or someone else, it's understandable why Harry had to stay with the Dursley's. I would've loved to see Lupin adopt Harry

[@robertmartin4449]

I think the fact that people are still debating on if characters are good or bad, brave or not…. Just shows how well she wrote those characters.

[@ZaZaZoo22]

I couldn’t disagree with you more about Harry being less whiny than Neville if he was the chosen one. The only way we could truly know that is if Neville was the chosen one and went through everything Harry went through. The only guesses you can base it off are the fact that Snape bullied him, his parents were tortured and he stood up to his friends and Voldemort. Harry became hated and feared by his own school while also being hated and lied about in the Wizarding society through lies by the Daily Prophet. He grew up with a terrible family, parents murdered and witnessing a fellow student and his godfather being murdered before his eyes. If Neville wouldve experienced these things he might have been a little "whiny" too. I really like Neville but he's just not the chosen one and didnt go through all the fear, humiliation, pain and suffering to be the one. He stood up to Voldemort and killed Nagini but Harry stood up to him many times and made the ultimate sacrifice.

[@edmis90]

When Bartemius Crouch Junior entered Hogwarts and the roof of Hogwarts started making dark clouds - what happened there? I assume that Hogwarts was alerting of an imposter but nobody knew what's that 1000 year old spell does. Surely it wasn't just coincidence?

[@GAMER32231]

Have you read the books?

[@edmis90]

@@GAMER32231 No. I assume you have and know the answer?

[@GAMER32231]

@@edmis90 it just happened to be a stormy night when “imposter-eye-moody” arrived at Hogwarts. In other words, yes it was just coincidence. EDIT: Also I read the books like 12 times.

[@anthonywatkins462]

Hold on. Wasn't Sirius in Azkaban for 12 years?! Wtf was he supposed to break out sooner? Lol I like to think he broke out, had to handle some affairs, then probably had to physically travel to Hogwarts to link with his God Son. Fair enough he kinda fukked off after book 3 but Imagine he was re-connecting with the Order of the Phoenix.

[@saphiramystique2086]

Sirius actually went straight to Privet Dr when he broke out of Azkaban, but Harry was in the middle of running away and got spooked by Sirius’ animagus form and accidentally summoned the Knight Bus, Sirius didn't disappear after POA, he was on the run, but still wrote Harry all summer, and while Harry was at school, and once he found out Harry’s name came out of the Goblet of Fire he came back and lived in a cave eating rats just to be closer to Harry.

[@stopspammandm]

"Was he also a selfish, boastful, jerk?" He was a teenager so of course he was! I wonder how what people would think if they could go back in time and see themselves at that age 🙂

[@michelveenstra9906]

The best dada teacher was Harry himself😉

[@tuvoca825]

Malfoy suddenly changed but they didn't show a good motivator... just a change without explanation?

[@DrankenDune]

I think Dumbledore is a bad person who is choosing to do good things. “For the greater good.” His view of good just changed. Also… Draco isn’t excused by his parentage but I don’t think he was going to kill in the astronomy tower.

[@matthewpatrick7263]

Draco put Rosemerta under the UNFORGIVABLE Imperius curse, so well that she was able to Imperius Katie Bell. (For that alone, he should've spent his life in Azkaban.) If Katie Bell, under that curse, had been successful, Draco would've killed Dumbledore through her. Also, under Draco's Imperius, Rosemerta poisoned meade Slughorn bought for Dumbledore. If Slughorn had given the present he'd intended, Dumbledore would've been killed. (If Ron had waited for Harry and Slughorn to toast with him, they'd all have died with no one to save them.) Draco nearly killed more than one person in his attempts to kill Dumbledore. It's like he shot 2 arrows that killed unintended victims while aiming at Dumbledore. Just because he didn't have the intestinal fortitude to look Dumbledore in the eyes while killing him, does not excuse or exonerate him. Draco also let Death Eaters into the castle. He claimed to be uncomfortable with Greyback specifically being there, but he worked for a year to let the others in.

[@ahmedamer3850]

Well, for starters, the books are way better than the movies because they have so many rich details in them that the movies don't even cover them. Secondly, yes, I found your hermione and Harry of the perfect couple, and I was surprised when I found out that hermione has something for Ron and Harry. wasn't even interested in her, so I found that weird.

[@patty4349]

Barty Crouch Jr. was a talented wizard and a good teacher, but he CHOSE to follow Voldemort in an effort to hurt his father. Rita Skeeter was capable of writing high-quality newspaper articles, but she CHOSE to write stories full of rumor, innuendo, and outright lies because it sold papers. That is kind of the point. They chose easy ways to get what they wanted. They also demonstrated that they had no care for how they hurt other people so long as they got what they wanted.

[@dub537h5]

I always thought Barty Jr was the best DADA teacher too lol Harry is completely useless throughout the series, except for the plot armor parts. He always had to have someone with him who could use their brain. Neville was the real chosen one. Voldemort should have made an unbreakable vow with all his death eaters. Why are there impoverished wizards?? And finally, for being a magical world, they use magic very very seldom.

[@iowaredneck9416]

10) The best DATA teacher is between Lupin, Barty Jr, and Harry if you count DA. Good arguments can be made for and against each. 9) Draco deserved his redemption. He was cruel and had it in for Harry, but for many reasons. He was raised by a pure blood elitism family. He was rejected by Harry when he offered friendship in the first year. He was under the pressure of Voldemort directly killing him and his family if he didn’t complete his tasks. Taking that into consideration, he chose not to kill Dumbledore. He chose not to identify Harry at malfoy manor. After the war, he raised his kids with a more tolerant view of blood status. 8) When forming DA, Harry admits that he doesn’t know what he’s doing half the time, almost always has help, and gets lucky. He is way too self centered. The best example is during 7 when he yells at Ron to turn off the radio and Ron gives him a reality check by saying he’s listening to see if his family has been killed or not. 7) Rowling has said Hermione and Ron are a bad couple that need counseling. While Harry and Hermione would make an awesome power couple, I like Harry with Ginny more and anything else would be the villain origin story for Ron. 6) Sirius did the best he could considering 2 wars and Azkaban. I couldn’t imagine anyone else as Harry’s godfather. 5) That’s worth another video 4) Killing a child based on suspicion is a slippery slope that leads to mass murder and genocide, not that Tom didn’t do exactly that, but where does good become evil if you’re sacrificing children. 3) He believed the ends justify the means and was willing to take any steps to do so. He was good, but craved power to much. 2) Snape is the bravest character. Period. He was evil, but love is the most powerful magic. While overall a grey character, he outwitted Voldemort, the death eaters, and most of the good guys while devoting his life to avenging Lily. He protected Harry and gave his life to the cause. 1) The movies are on par with the books for the first one or 2, but after that, the books are far better. The movies take out way too much, especially for Dobby.

[@danielkennedy8355]

Honestly I think Hermione sticking with krum would've been better

[@NikonF5user]

In absolutely NO world are the HP movies better than the books. Anyone who suggests otherwise has not read the books! 🤣😂

[@xxxxRouvenxxxx]

1) Barty Crouch Junior/Fake Moody was the best DADA teacher 0:28 2) Draco didnt deserve his redemption arc 2:00 3) Harry was kind of a weiny 2:40 4) Harry and Hermione should have been a couple 3:20 5) Sirius was a poor godfather to Harry 3:55 6) Neville should have been the choosen one 4:55 7) Dumbledore should have killed Tom as a child 5:25 8) Dumbledore was more evil than good 5:40 9) Snape was a hero 6:50 10) The movies were better than the books 7:20

[@mung01re]

Why does no one ever ask why a first year Hogwarts student got a wand made out of elder? It’s like they want her to die before the end of the year.

[@BADforlyfe]

I have a question, when neville longbottom was staring at the window in a sort of trance/shock, and mad eye/Barty came and got him to show him something, what did he show him?

[@hunterkiller1440]

*Movies are better than books* Goblet of Fire: 👁👁👀 Order of Phoenix: 😶 Half Blood Prince: 👁👄👁 Deathly Hallows: 🙃

[@ELisa-qf2mw]

10. Holy crap I had never realized this. 9. Draco did deserve his redemption arc, everyone does, even if I suspect there was more cowardice than good intentions in his failure at killing Dumbledore. 8. Yes, Harry is indeed self-absorbed and inadvertent of other people's feelings sometimes, but in addition of being a pre-teen and later teenager having to learn social skills like everyone else, he was raised in a family where his feelings and needs of all sorts were given zero attention. He's already exceptionally well functioning on a social and psychological level if we consider how his childhood was. 7. Yes I adore the tent dance scene and No I think Harry and Hermione should not have ended up together. Sometimes an intimate relationship doesn't need a label and doesn't need a sexual/romantic side either. I grew up most of my life experiencing better and deeper friendships with people of the opposite gender, and a couple "uncathegorized" relationships. Book Ron is the perfect match for Hermione and book Ginny is for Harry, though I would have loved to see Luna getting that spot as a valid alternative. 4. It is made clear in the books that Neville Could have been the chosen one, and Harry was ultimately Voldemort's choice. 3. There is no acceptable justification the world for killing a person, let alone a child. Dumbledore was simply in charge of introducing Muggle-born or otherwise unknowing young witches and wizards to their world, and in addition to this, he probably sensed Tom's potential for going dark, but he believed in free will, he believed he could change the same way he had changed from supporting a wicked supremacist like Grindelwald to being, well, Dumbledore... and if it didn't happen at Hogwarts, it wouldn't happen outside of it for sure.

[@mecahhannah]

Awesome as always thanks

[@milgoncalez]

Thank you for the video! I stand with the books of course, way better. But I appreciate the movies not dealing with the whole elf slavery issue, SPEW and changing the way Hedwig died. They also nailed the look of the dementors. But for everything else I think the books are better, with more nuance and details. I specially dislike the lack of chemistry between Harry and Ginny (cringe) and how old all the Marauders are. They are supposed to be on their 30s since Lily and James were 21 when they died…

[@AnonymousEnigma19]

In a way yes Barty Crouch Jr was a good defense against the dark arts teacher, and the funny thing about it is that a Death Eater taught his students how to beat Death Eaters 😂🤣, and I've said this I understood why people shipped Harry with Hermione even though I'm against it because even I know they're more like brother and sister, you see Harry represents equality wall the Death Eaters in Voldemort represents pure blooded superiority, if he ended up with a muggleborn like Hermione it would enforce the idea of Harry representing equality, like I said before I understand it but I don't endorse it, and to be honest I couldn't care less about Malfoy's character Arc, no offense to the fans of the character.

[@oBuLLzEyEo1013]

Malfoy's Mission is such a good theme/track...

[@lilnerdboy69]

My main problem with Draco’s redemption arc is that he doesn’t really get one. Sure he doesn’t give them up, but then he goes right back to the other side (kind of) I wish he would’ve helped Harry against Crabbe and Goyle, or had been the one to destroy the diadem horcrux.

[@elffanatic2000]

Hey, Harry Potter Theory! I'm a devoted fan not only of your channel but also of Harry Potter and I have a theory I'd like you to make a video, if that's something you fancy. I have one that I'd rather not make public in case others have made it, but I think I have a theory that not many people have given thought to. It would be nice to see it in video form, but that's for you to decide! Anyway, thank you for your time and consideration :D

[@HarryPotterTheory]

Send me an email or DM on Instagram @hptheory!

[@ZaZaZoo22]

Cool. I look forward to seeing it

[@larson0014]

Severus can be a hero and also a gray person or slightly evil or self absorbed person

[@thorenshammer]

I absolutely enjoyed all the books and found the movies entertaining as well. I learned long ago that movies based on books in a series will always take certain liberties for the sake of time or story clarity for a given time. Movies will never line up exactly with the books, otherwise these movies would wind up being much longer than any audience could bear.

[@itisyerdad]

I've only seen the first 3 movies, but I did read the books in my late twenties (not as a child). I will say, I think the books ALSO make a huge case for Harry and Hermione being a better pairing and Ron doesn't really come off well even in the books.

[@jkrause365]

Books were better, because they were more complete Snape was a self absorbed, spiteful, self-serving git who didn't care a fig for Harry, & only wanted James. out of the way so he could get right with Lily when the dust cleared (Fat chance!) Dumbledore was an intriguing, complex character who was faced with a difficult political situation fighting Lord Voldemort, whose death eaters could be (& I think are) an analog to fascists He had no support from a corrupt Ministry of Magic and a thoroughly incompetent minister, Cornelius Fudge. Ron Weasley although brave & loyal is an intellectually lazy git who leans on Hermione to finish up his schoolwork, which is something only book readers would notice. It's a wonder he did as well on his OWLs as he did. All of this is strange, for you'd expect better of a kid who was really good at wizard's chess. Harry was a bit self absorbed, and only later realized that The Whole Thing wasn't about him, it was about defeating Lord Voldemort & the death eaters.

[@joimumu]

I think most people think Snape was as charming as Alan Rickman was when Alan has 100/100 in charisma and Snape has 2/100

[@moviemelody2210]

1. Barty Crouch Jr was Hogwarts best DADA Teacher Yes. While he did do several things that were illegal during his lessons (teach underage students the three unforgivable curses) they did prove useful in aiding Harry through the rest of the series. 2. Draco Malfoy Didn’t deserve his redemption Arc I think He did. Yes he was a jerk as well as a coward (particularly in the books) but he did save the trio at Malfoy Manor in deathly hallows by not revealing it was Harry. He also was very conflicted when he was tasked to murder Dumbledore which says a lot about his character being more complex than a simple bully. 3. Harry Potter was kind of a Weiny I completely agree, especially in the later books/films when he insisted that he do everything himself and cut everyone off. 4. Harry and Hermione should have been a couple ONLY IN THE FILMS! Because the filmmakers decided to butcher Ron’s character so badly it makes sense that a lot of people want Hermione to choose Harry. 5. Sirius Black was a Poor Godfather to Harry Yes but through no real fault of his own. Sirius was just 21 years old when was sent to Azkaban where he spent the next 12 years in pure mental anguish. This stunted Sirius’s maturity growth and caused him to look at Harry (who looked and acted like his deceased best friend) the only way he knew how: a peer. He was also not around Harry a lot due to his fugitive status. That being said he did care for Harry which is shown several times throughout his relatively short appearance in the series (talked to Harry about his dreams in TGOF, rushed to save Harry in TOOTP at the cost of his own life). 6. Neville Longbottom should have been the Chosen one Absolutely not! I think it’s more interesting (and frankly sad) that his parents were tortured to the point of insanity without him becoming Voldemort’s equal. I also think it brings to attention to the fact that it’s called the CHOSEN one for a reason: he was not chosen. 7. Dumbledore should have killed Tom Riddle as child No because he his own administration he had no idea what he would one day become and even if he did sense evil within him to kill him before he actually did anything wrong would be just as bad. 8. Albus Dumbledore was more Evil than good I think he made a lot of bad choices and was incredibly arrogant but I don’t think he was EVIL (nor do I think he was particularly GOOD either). 9. Severus Snape was a Hero No, he just felt bad that he inadvertently lead Lily to her death and wanted to keep the one piece of her still alive (Harry Potter) safe. 10. The Movies were better than the Books I think the movies were great adaptations of the books because when changing book to screen you have to cut certain elements out but to say it’s BETTER is crazy. In my opinion the books and movies are equal.

[@DanteYewToob]

1. Being a criminal doesn’t preclude someone from having valuable information or insights to share. It would be ignorant to ignore valuable knowledge because of its source. So yeah, although his methods were a bit extreme Barty Jr was probably exactly what those students needed, especially given what’s going to happen soon. Under a normal circumstance, he would be out of line but those kids absolutely needed to prepare for the very worst literally coming to their door. It’s unfortunate but those kids would have to defend themselves and each other in a siege and his lessons absolutely helped. 2. Draco was a child. Period. End of argument. Every child deserves redemption so long as they grow and learn, they shouldn’t be held fully responsible for their actions while under the influence of adults who should have known better. He was a bit of a standard bully and then made some big mistakes due to pressure but showed almost immediate remorse and regret and eventually did the right thing. 3. Again, Harry was a child. Period. He got thrown into an insane world he didn’t understand and did his best. 4. Guys and girls can be friends. That’s just shipper nonsense. Love doesn’t always make sense. 5. Sirius spent the last 20+ years of his life in fight or flight mode, fighting a war and then surviving a hellish prison sentence. The guy was doing his best just to stay sane, he couldn’t be expected to be the most well adjusted and normal person. But he loved Harry and did his best and that’s enough. That’s all Harry ever actually wanted or needed. He didn’t need a stable family unit at that time, he had the Weasleys and his friends for that, he was just missing that unconditional family love he never received and he got that from Sirius. That’s all that matters in the end. People expect too much from someone who has been in literal hell for a huge chunk of his life. 6. Neville played his part, and I like the theory and maybe in another world where Harry dies he does step up. 7. Again, Tom was a child. He needed support and guidance. 8. Albus was a flawed human doing his best with a horrible situation. People who make these theories don’t understand humans… everyone makes mistakes and not even Dumbledore is perfect. 9. Snape was a hero. A flawed hero. You can be a hero for the wrong reasons or in spite of your past mistakes. One doesn’t outdo the other. He did bad things and good things. Again, people are more complicated than “good” or “evil” and a simple label will never capture someone like Snape fully. 10. Opinion. Both have merits, and both have flaws. It definitely feels like a lot of these theories are very immature in their perspective and try to oversimplify complex topics into easy labels. That’s just not how life works, or how stories work.

[@doll9340]

I agree with you on those points.

[@JT-lm3sj]

Do a video on the protections Dumbledore placed around Hogwarts in the Half Blood Prince when he's returning from the cave with Harry and undoing his own (Dumbledore)protection spells in foreign languages while flying alongside Harry on broomsticks [book version]

[@SimonDoesmath]

Prof Slughorn was definantly the worst potions master. He had students makeing and handling liquid death with no PPE😂

[@johnt.inscrutable1545]

Judging anyone, Snape, without taking into consideration the entire arc of his life is always going to miss the mark.

[@steventaylor4798]

barty crouch was playing his cover too well as teacher , sirius could hardly prove (without being caught) innocent , Dumbledore could use veritaserum and unbreakable vow to control him .

[@kalebnolan8343]

I don’t see Dumbledore being able to kill Tom even if he knew, I think he would have mentored him closer to try and prevent him becoming evil

[@andylee6022]

7. Even Rowling said Ron and Hermoine should not been. 6. Every adult failed Harry. 4. He could have helped Tom more. 3. Yes . Straight evil. No mustache twirling evil. But more like the real face evil. 2. No. His agreements only included Lilly. Kill Harry and James. His heroic deeds were all because his younger self was dumb enough to be entrapped by Dumbledore. 1. Ron was still a gir. Just not as big of one in the books. He leaves Harry in 4th and 7th. Hermoine could have save Harry at the pond.

[@wojtek1765]

Ready for another 🔥 video ❤

[@ganrimmonim]

I'm certain that BC Jr was the best DATDA teacher they ever had. But Ron and Harry shold have ended up together.

[@kylekirkparick426]

Best DADA teacher was Lupin. Just saying.

[@hey_mickey1981]

These are all just bad takes, not much to debate except with people that like to be contrarians: 10. BCjr was pretending to be Moody and trying to get Harry to Voldemort, everything he did served that purpose. Lupin was a great teacher, he just missed time because of the whole werewolf thing. 9. Draco didn’t get a redemption, he just didn’t kill anyone. He was not a good person, but also not evil. 8. Harry was 11-18 and he matured and grew in those years just like all people do. Give the kid a break. A hero having flaws is part of the heroes journey. 7. Harry & Hermione never had or showed intimate feelings towards one another, period, end of story. 6. Sirius Black cared about Harry but suffered unbearable loss at a young age and spent years in Azkaban. Godfather is an arbitrary title, give the guy a break. 5. Neville is not the chosen one because Voldemort didn’t choose him, for a reason. 4. Dumbledore was not gonna kill a child based on a feeling about who he might become as an adult. Stop Monday morning quarterbacking. 3. Dumbledore could have dominated the wizarding and human world and chose not to. Was he perfect, no, but clearly more good than evil. 2. Snape was not a good person. However, he was a hero for channeling his power to help Dumbledore, Harry, and the entire wizarding world by aligning himself against Voldemort at great risk to himself. 1. No, just no. The only movie adaptations that are superior are usually underdeveloped stories that are fleshed out more in a movie. The Harry Potter books have much more character development and world building than the movies. Everything story wise in the movies has all the same major beats but looses a lot of important details.

[@Spawned-uy8ip]

11. "Did James Potter truly change, or did he just fake it to get the girl?" 12. "Was Dumbledore truly a kind man, or was he a manipulative, cold hearted wanker? Or was it a mixture of both?" 13. "Was Lily truly the Golden Girl that Rowling tried to make her out to be. or was she a selfish, shallow, hypocritical opportunist?" 14. "Why did Dumbledore never check up on Harry before the latter went to Hogwarts?" 15. "Was Sanoe truly in love with Lily, or was he just some creepy, mentally unstable stalker who was obsessed with her?" 16. Why did Snape even care that much for Lily in the first place? Why couldn't he have found another woman? Why didn't he just leave the England and start a new life in another country"? 17. Never mind. The plot needed to happen.

[@johannord4778]

Of Course a book Can have more plotlines and details with being overly long the same can’t be about movies. If movies were to include everything in a book it would have to be like 3-4h movie.

[@brandonpotts54]

If Harry had asked Hermione to be with him. She would have said yes. When she suggested they just stay in woods and grow old shows, she was up for spending the rest of her life with him.

[@jaredjadlowski2433]

I saw an interview where JK said Harry and Hermione should have ended up together- movies of books I like make me cringe

[@danielkennedy8355]

No definitely lupin was the best dada teacher.

[@alis3656]

I also think Harry and Hermione fit better. I mean Ron was always making fun of her and Harry was the only one who remembered she was in the bathroom and wanted to warn her. But I do think JK did him justice in the end by Harry marrying Ginny. He was then given a loving mom and dad and made his two besties his brother and sister for life and after all the crap the boy who lived went through I think he deserved that ending.

[@karoltrzeszczkowski9567]

People want the characters to be flat. The books/movies are not simplistic enough to say "he was a good guy", "He was a bad guy" and the audiences get divided? Embrace the ambivalence and nuances.