The 5 BEST Harry Potter Theories of 2023 (Editor's Choice)

Welcome to a SPECIAL installment of Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re going to be taking a look back at 2023 and uncovering 5 of the BEST Harry Potter theories that I covered throughout last year. And when I say 5 I actually mean..SIX, because I couldn’t decide on which 5 to go with. I know we’re a LITTLE far in to 2024 already, but my intention is to do these at the end of every year.
Anyway, I won’t dawdle any longer, let’s get in to it.
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[@SeanSinclair821]

I've always thought that Lily was the one who mastered unaided flight (further developing the skill past what she could do in early childhood) and taught it to her then-best friend, Severus. It says in "Quidditch Through the Ages" that no witch or wizard in history had ever achieved true flight, and that was probably the commonly held belief among Wizarding families, but since Lily had no knowledge of the magical world, she wouldn't have had that preconceived notion holding her back.

[@christal2641]

Aside from his own obsession with the Deathly Hallows, Dumbledore had 2 good reasons for retaining the Cloak while the Potters were in seclusion. James Potter was still the over-confident, reckless teenager, surely no older than 20. 1) If James Potter has the Cloak with him while hiding, it will constantly tempt him to leave the safehouse. #2 If Potter had it, if Voldemort found him, the Dark Lord would likely capture it, making him far more dangerous. Remember, the Philospher's Stone is also at Hogwarts.

[@paulyb7267]

There is ZERO evidence for your answer in the book whatsoever. Dumbledore having the cloak wasn't because James was reckless, but because he had only just found one of the three Deathly Hallows and wanted to study it more.

[@meerkat4292]

​@@paulyb7267 There's a lot of evidence in the book that James could be reckless, what do you mean

[@mosart7025]

Yes! I was just going to bring up your #2. If Dumbledore really believed the prophecy and thought there was no way Lily and James would survive then keeping the Cloak out of the grasp of Voldemort would have been vital. And maybe a #3. If by studying the Cloak he thought he could possibly figure out how it was created and could replicate it he would have a great invisible army to fight Voldemort?

[@charlottemunday7311]

​​​@@paulyb7267 ... my dude, he snuck out EVERY MONTH for literally years to hang out with a werewolf. He would steal the snitch to "show off". He would impulsively duel with snape constantly. Lupin and Sirius as GROWN MEN were impulsive and reckless. Sirius couldnt stand being housebound (like James) during book 5 and Lupin nearly ABANDONED his wife and baby for "one last adventure" until Harry shook sense into him.

[@badmf7551]

Oh come on... we all know he used the cloak to be a peeping Tom Riddle in the boys dorm and bathrooms... 😂😂🤣

[@ChibaMitsurugi19792]

Technically, you could say Harry flew, even if it was only one time. It was said he did once in the first book when running away Dudley and his friends. I believe it was said Harry had gotten onto the roof of the school him and Dudley were attending before 11 years old and it was as if he was swept onto the roof by a wind. With the thing with the invisibility cloak, I always thought Dumbledore borrowed it to keep James from sneaking out of the Potter house.

[@cieprosuhas4557]

I think it was more of a disapparition, rather than flying.

[@bobbywillis2669]

If the cloak is so powerful that even death couldn't see through it then why the hell can Mad-eyes eye see through it?

[@rickkroll]

Thermal image bro. Tom Clancy eye

[@arklife99]

He wanted that x ray vision he knew what everyone was wearing under those cloaks and dresses too 😂 old man was a perv if ya didnt clock it 😂

[@untitled6391]

1. The Death story is not to be taken literally. 2. The eye itself appears to be a one of a kind and very powerful object. It might even be related to the Deathly Hallows. Lots of theories out there, we don't know for sure.

[@akg_table]

Plot hole. The cloak was supposed to be completely undetectable. Can't fetch(accio) it from someone donning it, doesn't wear out, can't destroy it. JK Rowling probably didn't think far enough ahead when she had Madeye xray through the cloak.

[@Gravedigger933]

52:45 I think it's much more simple. Slytherin may have been a blood purist, but without enough pure bloods left, the criteria changed to keep the house from dying.

[@Saiku]

Maybe if they would have let Voldemort into art school, he wouldn't have become a dark lord. Er wait that was someone else, I mean into the position of Defense Against The Dark Arts teacher.

[@estebanperez2557]

No no you're right that's the other Dark Lord He who is always named

[@kaih6560]

​@@estebanperez2557whonis always named.😅😅😅 Here in Germany we had a joke during covid. It went like this: "I watched TV they just showed Covid. I have not heard of H*tler for several days. I hope nothing has happened to him."

[@dogsnake]

​@@kaih6560wtf

[@j9096-g8k]

While I’m not a fan of the last theory as I do firmly believe the horncrux inside of Harry was destroyed, I must say it still makes for a better story than Cursed Child.

[@Saiku]

I very much doubt Lily was one of the first witches to inadvertently manage to fly. The first person Snape met who could? sure, probably. But with how common dreams and thoughts of flying I'm very confident that many many wizards and witches throughout the ages stumbled upon it over the ages, even if it was very rare. Even Neville managed it, in a way, when he first showed signs of magic by being thrown out the window by his uncle or whatever the story was.

[@dustinwilkie3124]

I agree with you it just makes sense that as long as wizards have been alive no one before Lily could fly? Although in the case of Neville I believe when he was thrown out the window it was more of a aresto momento spell but i could be very very wrong.

[@Saiku]

@@dustinwilkie3124 Good point! It wouldn't surprise me if that spell and flight were vaguely related magically since they both achieve similar-ish effects

[@sharontillinghast435]

It says no witch or wizard could ever fly in "Quidditch Through The Ages"

[@chriswilder9719]

​​@sharontillinghast435 true. I believe they are saying others have done it, but it wasn't recorded

[@VincentWeasleyPotter]

in my head Voldermort learnt his ability for unaided flight after his attack on the Potters and baby Harry at Godricks Hollow , Seperated from his body he became but a spectre of floating mist, forced to traverse the realm of the un dead. So, once returned to a permanent body this skill was consumed unto him

[@Jimmy_Dylan]

I think the idea of ole voldy thinking he was above the use of a broom, developing mount-less flying as a flex. Then Snape seeing that, and being as clever as he was, replicating it... Makes more sense

[@saulphillips1605]

I think my problem with almost all these theories is that people forget that these are supposed to be human characters. Humans aren't perfect, we know the correct thing and we do what we want instead. Take for instance Dumbledore taking the invisibility cloak. the poster says "when it comes to the deathly hallows, Dumbledore may become a bit of blustering buffoon" and goes on to say that this dangling carrot may have caused him to act out of character. I would say the opposite is much more true. Dumbledore when seeing the invisibility cloak, acted exactly in character. He states as much himself in Kings cross. He talks about how he saw the resurrection stone in Marvolo's ring and without a thought that it may be cursed slipped it on. Whilst the latter was based much more on his guilt and his desire to apologize to his family, the former was before this. Dumbledore had the elder wand. When presented with the invisibility cloak i believe Dumbledore simply mentally reverted, he became that 17 year old seeking to unite the hallows and gain the approval of the one he loved. This is why he is so candid with Harry in Kings Cross. He states that he had proved again and again that he was not worthy of united the hallows.

[@brotbrotsen1100]

Thats true actually . We arent Always logical, some of the smartest people can make the dumbest mistake.

[@LivingWithTheCoopers]

It's not flying, it's apparating... with style.

[@estebanperez2557]

Damn it.....well played 😂

[@AlexB-vt5xe]

​@@estebanperez2557 i literally read it in Kingsley's voice by default :)))

[@TheRealDickGrayson]

What is that from? Toy Story?

[@LivingWithTheCoopers]

@@TheRealDickGrayson indeed it is

[@BilkoMX124]

​@@AlexB-vt5xe it's not a reference to Kingsley talking about Dumbledore... Well, kind of, it's actually a reference from the first 'Toy Story', "That's not flying, that's just falling with style", so you should read it in Woody's voice. Lol

[@madmudd96]

I *LOVE* the idea that Gryffindor snuck a loop hole into the sorting hat 😅

[@DefileOdds]

So the wound from a dark curse will never heal for the rest of your life, then snape creates sectum sempra, a dark curse that slashes you into ribbons, And Then creates a counter curse that can not only heal the unhealable wound but does so in a matter of seconds. Talk about Overpowered.

[@cabudagavin3896]

As much as Dumbledore has done some shady shie.... I doubt he would willingly sacrifice lily and James to fate, and certainly Harry would never forgive him. More likely he didn't want it to fall into Voldemort's hands... You could say that he could just magic himself invisible, but no hallow would ever be matched with magic in that way. It was fate itself that bent towards that day, just as it was fate that broke Ron's wand etc.

[@SakariWolf13]

If we can include Harry, can we also include Voldemort? Not only was he attached to Quirrell, he was also able to influence Quirrell. His fear of failing to return to his physical form and being defeated by Harry Potter was realised that year. Unless, by technical appointment as DADA teacher, the jinx was lifted and the proceeding DADA teachers simply fell to bad luck and Voldemort's interference.

[@TheRealDickGrayson]

Good point bud.

[@TheRealDickGrayson]

Good point bud.

[@Nodihaazul]

missed opportunity to put glasses at voldmorts face at the start of the vid

[@MrEscape314]

What would hold them up?

[@SakariWolf13]

​@@MrEscape314Magic

[@AlexB-vt5xe]

@@MrEscape314 or just a monocle

[@lmagoddess]

My personal head cannon is that Snape is actually a more powerful "natural" wizard than moldy voldy. Voldy had no capacity for makeing human connections so he was willing to go deep into the dark arts. Snape's feelings for Lilly stopped him from going all in. Power corrupts and even Dumbledore seemed to dabble when younger. A moral compass (however dysfunctional) would slow a wizard from going "too far."

[@evilangel5498]

My issue with the final theory is this: if that was the last piece of Voldemort’s soul joining Harry in Limbo, then why is it that Voldemort is entirely unaware that Harry is still alive upon both souls returning to their bodies? It was clearly demonstrated earlier in the series that the stunted body did not prevent Voldemort from hearing or seeing things around him. So shouldn’t he have been aware of what happened around him limbo as well? Why not just have Nagini kill him after they both returned upon seeing that the killing curse clearly wasn’t finishing the job?

[@tclapson]

With Dumbledore having the Resurrection Stone 🪨, I think its safe to assume that he used it to see his passed sister that caused him such torment. He later passed this to Harry upon his death. But ive never seen ANYONE talking about how Dumbledore would have done it, there is only evwr talk about his desire to use it. Would love to hear ❤ Theory video on this matter 😊✨🪄

[@MephiticMiasma]

"her magical abilities had him spellbound" I see what you did there. And I approve.

[@xsaxia2008]

Can we get a video about why apparition isn't used during duels? Surely one of the most powerful plays would be apparating behind your opponent moments before casting a spell, or apparating quickly enough to create after images

[@Dakotah-q5o]

I wonder if it would be too unpredictable to apparate during duels due to the possibility of being spliced, or if you don’t move fast enough the spell might do something that wasn’t the intention maybe? I’m thinking back and even though a spell isn’t a knife like what happened to dobby it would still have the same effect maybe but like a halfway done spell.

[@arklife99]

Because if apparation goes wrong or your hit with a spell it can dismember you thats your answer i always wondered why i couldn't fly off of a burning building and be safe but no we would fall to the ground as has been proven before when people have jumped out of a burning building their is a very famous 1 for you to watch if your unsure as to how that would work also

[@fnkdtnk]

Because JK is a story teller with a back ground in historical research, she is not a veteran, much less an officer who would be adept at devising the best possible combat strategies.

[@KashhoneyPhantom]

Omg dude I so agree with dumbledore theory! Idk the more I watch him the more I see evil and sneakyness

[@OdinSmilesRavensLaugh72051]

Its kinda cool they actually had Snape use sectumsempra against Lupin in his short film. Severus Snape and the mauraders

[@44EricRH44]

I actually love that theory of Lily and flying. I didn't remember that little bit from her childhood.

[@neilbakshi7365]

About the sorting hat theory: I assumed it was simpler. The sorting hat knew which qualities of a person were associated with each house. Because your race/bloodline doesn't have anything to do with those qualities, it is not included in the decision. The song of the sorting hat really is the answer, and there aren't any other factors.

[@diy_wizard]

I like the idea that Snape explored flying with lily and he tought Voldemort, not vice versa😊

[@kennylynch9317]

Dumbledore possessed all three deathly hallows and one time and willingly gave them away, he had the elder wand, resurrection stone and cloak of invisibility.

[@Avoxalus]

I think it's kind of ironic that, because of this jinx, Harry Potter was able to have different professors every year. This could be viewed as a bad thing, or could be seen as the reason Harry had a much wider repertoire of spells to fight Voldemort with than kids his age and later becoming Head Auroror

[@surferdude4487]

I think the first time we saw the effect of Sectum Sempra was in "Order of the Phoenix": But too late, Snape had directed his wand straight at James, there was a flash of light and a gash appeared on the side of James's face, spattering his robes with blood. The spell did not have its full effect because Snape cast it non-verbally.

[@RaynmanPlays]

There's a concept in a series I read about an untrained wizard who is capable of doing things that trained wizards cannot simply because he had never been taught that he cannot do certain things. The theory about Lily flying implies something like this. Most wizards and witches are taught that they need a broomstick to fly. Lily was not taught this until she went to Hogwarts, so she was free to explore her ability to fly without any mental blocks from learning that she couldn't.

[@xeyesofstardustx]

Since I don’t believe Dumbledore has the best judge of character this theory fits in with how we already view him.

[@dominaevillae28]

Unless which ever parent was with Harry was wearing the cloak 100% of the time, I don’t see how it would be that helpful while they were in hiding. If James thought it was important to his family’s safety, he would not have given it to Dumbledore.

[@RavenPeake]

20:09 I want to eat the tassels on his hat... And I think they'll taste like seaweed? ...

[@ryukage6695]

With the first theory, I like that it's not only the death waters that have that ability. As seen in only Order of the Phoenix, the order also uses the same ability, only as a bright light color instead of the smokey black

[@CarlaCastillo-c5m]

Excellent video HP, i love your Channel, your are amazing.

[@Imconsciouslyconfussed]

I also think it’s telling that Voldemort didn’t want the post taken up by a consistent teacher he didn’t want the students to master the dark arts well for obvious reasons. He wanted the post himself to have control over what students were allowed to know/to keep watch on those who could potentially defeat or outsmart him.

[@katiebugg7018]

Serious question. You don’t show clips or like moving videos anymore right? I thought I remembered you saying you don’t for copyright reasons making sure it was you and not “talking thrones” 😂 not complaining making sure it’s safe to listen while I do stuff and not miss anything on screen❤

[@terrypeace4222]

You make a BIG mistake. Around the 35:15 mark you saw "in a cruel twist of fate, Harry Potter had often been a target of the Carrows cruelty." This wrong as Harry Potter did not attend Hogwarts that year, as he was looking for horcruxes. So he did not have any relations with the Carrows at all. That makes it impossible for the Carrows to have inflicted any harm on him.

[@Annieb-xm7te]

Could you imagine how funny it would be if the heir of slytherin was denied being sorted into his family house simply bc his mother fell in love w a muggle😂

[@sammansfield21]

I have a theory....voldemorts look is based on Michael Jackson

[@timz4217]

Dude can you imagine if dumbeldore went to war with the cape and wand talk about making the death eater feel fear

[@argylekennethdobbinsiii1565]

In regards to the Sorting Hat it is entirely possible that the Hat was made prior to Slytherin coming out with his pure blood views. As in it was made at the start of the school and therefore everyone had gotten along pretty good up to that point and Only later did his racial type bias become a issue. It is also possible that the Hats tampering by the other Three, specifically Gryffindor, led to Slytherins departure from the school as they had a falling out over that racial bias.

[@lily-n3z7w]

13:05 maybe he took the cloak because he knows the death of hallows, and Voldemort was stolen it, making stronger ?? as Molly Weasley said whatever Dumbledore is you are safe he’s the most powerful wizard even strong then Voldemort

[@MoonlitTheft]

I might be remembering wrong, but hadn't Snape done his own flight by transforming some bat wings or something onto himself? Or was that how his robes made him look? Out of the two reasons why Dumbledore would've borrowed the cloak I like the second one better, ESPECIALLY the part of 'the thought of them made him reckless enough for it' because that is EXACTLY what we see happen to Harry as well. So it'd be nice to show that even the greatest minds aren't protected against their allure in dangerous situations.

[@emogamergurl90]

Salazar slytherins origional thought process the pure blood sepremecy sounds like adolfs line of ideaology

[@professorsassafras]

To be fair to mr dursley is brave. His first encounter with a wizard was Hagrid a gaint. And he talks to hagrid as if he was someone who rang his doorbell

[@alinamagda2547]

For one thing: Hagrid was not a giant, he was a half-giant and for another thing, Mr. Dursley was obviously scared of him, but he did his best to conceal it behind anger.

[@professorsassafras]

@@alinamagda2547 yes but bravery is not the absence of fear but confronting ones fears *no I am not in any way justifying any poor treatment of Harry Potter or Mr Dursley bad behavior. I'm just pointing out in this instance he was brave*

[@alinamagda2547]

@@professorsassafras I don't know... I don't know what kind of bravery is that. It was just so obvious that Mr. Dursley was pissed scared, but he had nowhere to hide from Hagrid, so he sort of had to face him. Though I doubt he wouldn't have hidden if he would have found a place big enough to conceal him, Dudley and Mrs. Dursley from Hagrid. It's like facing a natural disaster you just can't get away from. You have nowhere to go, so you just face it head on, but that doesn't necessarily make you brave in my opinion. Being brave in my opinion is the ability to make the greatest sacrifice for the good of your loved ones, even if you have to put your life on the line. So in terms of Harry Potter, the actual brave one was Ron when he sacrificed himself during that game of chess. He was lucky to have survived. Now THAT is bravery. Know what I mean?

[@professorsassafras]

@@alinamagda2547 ya I know I'm probably grasping at straws to find some form of good quality at the Dursleys but they're still annoying and Rons bravery is still better then the Dursleys. I mean risking death at wizard chess? Brownie points for you. :)

[@FrancisCooper-m7d]

How many horcrux's could he possibly make. There has to be a limit to the number of times that you can split your soul.

[@tekrony]

2023.. incorporating DEI into a 90s saga as if it was on the forefront of J.K.s mind writing a childrens book... the new Gen ban her from her own creation to fulfill their own desires.. lol, what a joke

[@arklife99]

Talks about predjudice not even allowed her own opinions neither 😂

[@theycallmejodamo]

Did you have the same energy when Lavender Brown turned white? Or when the first actress to portray Hermione during the initial run of Cursed Child was black? Or are we just using buzzwords because you don’t know how to think for yourself unless it’s spoon fed to you by the rage machine? Genuine question here 🤔🤔

[@arklife99]

@@theycallmejodamo im sure most of us true fans would and do have the same energy what harry potter has turned into is nuts in itself considering it goes against what jk would have agreed with including in hogwarts legacy im sure im the 1800s the didn't have pronouns

[@theycallmejodamo]

@@arklife99 Literally one of the most compelling NPCs in that entire game is a trans woman. But pop off. And by your logic, nobody with basic human decency can enjoy HP. So either you don’t really believe that or you’re telling on yourself. Which is it? 😒😒

[@arklife99]

@@theycallmejodamo maybe thats what your drawn to like? Enjoyed some of the story, tended to enjoy looking at the notes you find and such, its not basic human decency their is a reason they are now trying to get it out of schools, also if we are making a story set in a certain time period ot should respect that times period also you wouldn't see an aeroplane flyingnover head through hogwarts in the 1800s because they wasn't their was they or is that being unreasonable ? I also dont care for make belief nor do i panda towards people that say otherwise some people only parents can truely love

[@RavenPeake]

Wouldn't it be nice if they let Snape's portrait teach dAtDA class?

[@cieprosuhas4557]

A potrait cannot merely teach someone something, because a portrait is an image of one.

[@RavenPeake]

@@cieprosuhas4557 if he spent a lot of time training the portrait he could. It is a magical portrait, it's within the rules.

[@cieprosuhas4557]

@@RavenPeake That's true, but how can a portait demonstrate incantations and wand movements? How can a portrait check students' work?

[@RavenPeake]

@@cieprosuhas4557 well I think they can show wand movements, but I see what you mean about checking work. I guess he'd need a TA.

[@xPADFOOTx]

Hold up in the philosopher’s stone it implies that harry used unsupported flight to escape Dudley and his gang at school because said he went to jump behind the dumpsters and he just kept rising until he landed lightly on the roof of the kitchens. So that’s a good one about his mother flying

[@ledzeppelinzoso]

With the use of veritserum could the wizarding world banded together to take down voldemort and force the locations of the horcruxes?

[@Kesapaiva]

The last theory might be possible because Harry behaved a bit weird like "the bad dad" in the "cursed child" book ets.

[@C-Unit97]

Not canon as all HP fans agree

[@PB-cs5ph]

Very good video, however your last theory is totally wrong! Harry left that piece of voldemorts soul behind in limbo, end of story!

[@ColeAndPhoebeForever]

Agreed, most definitely!

[@Fishingwithc4j]

Dumbledore took the cloak to keep it safe so a dark wizard wouldnt find or have it think about it if ur going after a powerful dark wizard would u want him to have such an artifact that can allow him not to be seen never to be found in see y he borrowed it

[@jkrause365]

I wonder, was the curse against the DADA teaching position broken once Voldemort had died?

[@CompassRoseGaming]

It was

[@Lookherewhatsup]

Image what Voldemort would do with the cloak after he killed Potter family. or a deatheater. Doomed. XD BUT, (If deatheater or Voldie had the cape im sure Snape could fix it back to Harry!!!) Gah ! ;D

[@he-lium]

Is the Sorting Hat a horcrux?

[@BilkoMX124]

Idk if the theory is on here, i just started the video, but with how intelligent Dumbledore is and his ability to read people, he always knew Sirius was innocent of the crimes he got sent to Azkaban for.. Dumbledore knew he never did and never would betray the Potters, but i guarantee Dumbledore knew who out of their friend group would have given the opportunity...but even so, he never tried coming to Sirius's defense...in my mind it's not that he didn't think about it or didn't want to, but he knew it was a much needed sacrifice for Harry and the Wizarding World as a whole.. Dumbledore knew that if Sirius got cleared of his charges and was released, he had full parental rights over Harry as his Godfather and he knew nothing would stop Sirius from taking Harry and raising him at his home, like James and Lily wanted...Which sounds great and all if Harry lived with Sirius throughout his entire childhood, but if that happened Harry wouldn't of had his protection charm from his mother's sacrifice, because he wouldn't be staying with a blood relative on his mother's side... and without the protection, Harry would have died in the first movie, at the hands of Quirell/Voldemort... Dumbledore couldn't risk that, so the safest thing was letting Sirius take the fall. By the time Prisoner Of Azkaban rolled around Harry was getting older and was relatively close to losing his trace and protection charm (not that losing the charm as an adult ended up mattering after Goblet Of Fire when he used Harry's blood to build his new body...Voldemort sealed his own fate with that decision...and up until that moment, Dumbledore believed Harry would have to die in the end, it wasnt until Harry told him what Voldemort did where he knew Harry could potentially be saved, but the only way for it to work was for Voldemort to kill his own piece of soul while the charm in Voldemorts blood left Harry untouched..and harry had to believe he was truly going to die by sacrificing himself for it to work, which also ended protecting everyone else at Hogwarts from Voldemort because he willingly sacrificed himself for everyone else, just like his mother did for him... Had anyone other than Voldemort attempted to Destroy the piece within Harry, the entire vessel would need to be destroyed in order to kill the piece of soul within, so that means Harry...and Dumbledore never predicted Harry getting mastery of the Elder Wand and having it used against him by Voldemort, he just wanted it to be unusable for Voldemort...and he also knew that Snape would end up dying because Voldemort would believe it belonged to Snape, not Draco...but the elder wand would of refused to kill Harry, it's true owner, but it would have gladly killed Voldemorts soul within Harry without giving Voldemort any fuss...So Harry was double protected in the forest lol.) Anyway, he somehow knew Sirius would be on the run from the Ministry after being rescued by the trio, so Harry couldn't feasibly go live with him regardless, and he knew Sirius wouldn't intentionally put him in any more danger in the process of being on the run... so he didn't see it as a risk like if he was completely free. The first part is 100% true about Dumbledore knowing he was innocent and why he wouldn't help Sirius, but the last part is my own theory on why he chose to help free and save him from the 'dementors kiss' in the 3rd movie/book, when he didn't before while getting sent straight to Azkaban without a trial... when Harry and Hermione went back in time, somehow past Dumbledore knew exactly what they were up to, almost like he's seen it play out previously (or told) and distracted Fudge at the precise moment to allow Harry and Buckbeak to get away unseen by the Minister...Even his future self mentioned that '2 innocent lives may be spared' and in the end they needed Buckbeak to save them from Lupin, to get to where Sirius was being held in order to break him out, aswell as for Sirius to escape on... is it a coincidence one couldn't be saved without the other? He sure wasn't surprised when they came back and Hermione told him they successfully saved Sirius and Buckbeak... Did he also have a time turner to go back and tell or instruct his past self (i feel like if anyone could interact with themself in the past without screwing things up, it's Dumbledore.. he'd just find seeing another Dumbledore randomly 'fascinating', hell, he might do it often in order to have another intelligent person to talk to and help figure things out with lol) or was that Dumbledores future self? Regardless, he somehow already knew the outcome was going to be successfully busting out Sirius but Peter getting away, making them unable to clear Sirius of his crimes, and Harry wouldn't be able to go live with him and he'd still be staying with the Dursleys making the protection still active... Or is it just that he's Dumbledore and somehow knows everything that was happening and would happen? Or maybe he had no idea on the way down to Hagrids and he somehow realized what they were doing, where they were hiding, and decided to act as a distraction in that exact moment to help them? The last option is the least likely...

[@craigshuman5023]

Once Dumbledore recognized and was sure of the cloak he may have tried to keep it safe and out of Voldermort's hands. He then gave the cloak back to Harry as a last ditch defense. The thing is even the best and smartest people make "dumb" mistakes when viewed in hindsight. Dumbledore as good a planner as he was, was in the end very human and fallible.

[@daveschiemerjr8453]

Hmmm what if Dumbledore gave Tom riddle the job on the condition that Dumbledore has to approve everything tom wants to teach and how he teaches Dumbledore makes it apparent to Tom riddle that he can have what he wants if it's for the right reasons. How would this change the story if Tom got the job

[@Harry-Hartmann]

A Very Good Video 👍🏻

[@BarryHaetzman]

We have a very similar 2nd names

[@BarryHaetzman]

wir haben ähnliche zweite Vornamen

[@OrangeGeemer]

I don´t think the jinx on the Defense Against the Dark Arts Teacher is real. Is too powerful, for it to work i would have to manipulate events far beyond the teacher himself, including: Ministry law making (to eventually end Umbridge), ending life (Sirius) even the Dumbledore ring curse could be track to this Jinx (he had to have just one year left in order to be killed by Snape in the year he was a teacher). It affects too many peoples free will and random events in the universe in order to be just a random little spell Voldemort did out of spite for a bad job interview. It makes the horcrux and Patronus look like card tricks.

[@MinnowMorgernstern]

Snape invented the Levicorpus spell, could this be related? ✨

[@narutoline]

idk Harry's accidental magic might have been the first instance of flight in the books

[@jfk8540]

wasn’t flight as much as floating

[@narutoline]

@@jfk8540 which sounds like what lily did

[@sharontillinghast435]

A trait he inherited from his mom, perhaps.

[@narutoline]

@@sharontillinghast435 that's what I'm saying in the timeline lily obviously did it first but in the story we read about harry doing it in the second chapter of the story

[@Princess_Celestia_]

My favorite theory is that Harry isn't actually a wizard, he's just a mental patient and Hogwarts isn't a school for magic, it's a youth asylum.

[@Knowledge.to_Come]

Yup, the dursleys abuse and loss of his parents led to insanity under the stairs, and he made up a whole world to escape his horrible one

[@a.w.taylor]

anddd nineteen yrs later he wakes up from his dream. 😭🤣

[@Minibike149]

This has become my theory for life, one day I'll wake up and see the padded white walls behind the veil.

[@margaretlowans8429]

Isn't it ironic that the 'only pure bloods' rule would have kept Tom Riddle out of Slytherin!

[@alexandersedmak9317]

The brothers chose the gift... uh no. They specifically requested death to make a gift specific to their desires

[@professorsassafras]

I genuinely do think Dumbledore is evil... Just not Voldemort evil and was willing to be a *good guy* if it meant defeating Voldemort. Someone Dumbledore probably feels he helped create. I think he did probably plan the potter death for the greater good which was in character as Dumbledore was willing to put both Harry, and snape in positions of death for the greater good.i feel people who deny this theory is for more sentimental reasons and less logical

[@ZatoichiBattousai]

Dumbledore is Chaotic Good. The ends justify the means.

[@timz4217]

I think if Lilly didn't exist voldi wound be snapes servant. What if snap faked his death. He was the potion MASTER.

[@RaynmanPlays]

JK Rowling has stated that Muggle-borns are witches and wizards who have Squibs as ancestors, and after some generations, the magical gene resurfaces. The reason the Sorting Hat sorts half-bloods into Slytherin could be that it's detecting that magical gene from both sides, that their Muggle parent had a Squib as an ancestor and the child would have been a Muggle-born witch or wizard if the other parent had been a Muggle, but it happened to resurface in the same generation that their lineage was reunited with the magical lineage. The Sorting Hat detects the "purity" in their blood. It doesn't understand why their blood is detected as "pure," just that it is. This could also explain why half-bloods sorted into Slytherin (Tom Riddle and Severus Snape) seem to be unusually powerful, since there seems to be some added power in the resurfacing of the magical gene. Naturally, one doesn't _have_ to be sorted into Slytherin for this to be the case, but if this theory is correct, we _know_ that the half-bloods sorted into Slytherin have a resurfaced gene and a normal magical gene, whereas we are unsure about the others.

[@l3zl13]

I don't like the last theory. No only because this turns the happy ending into something sinister, but also because this would turn the HP universe into a one trick pony. 'Somehow Voldemort returned.' There are lots of possibilities in this world, hopefully you don't need to go back to Voldemort all the time to have an interesting villain.

[@stray6770]

First theroy makes no sense since the prophecy doesnt even specify that his parents die.

[@dhazard1976]

Snipe is not flying. He's an Air Bender as well as a Wizard

[@Didymus20X6]

He's FALLING WITH STYLE!

[@dhazard1976]

@@Didymus20X6 😆😆😆😆

[@MRC11064]

In my opinion: You have it all wrong about Dumbledor and the Deathly Hollow items. We all know that before Harry was given the invisibility cloak, Dumbledore had all three in his possession. We also know that Dumbledore had an obsession of obtaining them at a young age, so he sought them out. With that in mind: Dumbledore thought, being the greatest wizard with the items, he would be the one who would finish Voldemort; however, once he learned of the prophecy stating Harry would be the one, he realized having the Deathly Hollow artifacts had no baring against Voldemort, so he gave Harry the cloak to help in his destiny. I do wish we knew how Dumbledore acquired the resurrection stone. When Dumbledore was young, he was not a good person. He did whatever it took to obtain his artifacts, no matter the cost. In the end, it was his sister who paid the price for his greed. His guilt in his sister's death is what caused Dumbledore to change and distance himself from his best friend Grindelwald. Nevertheless, Dumbledore was still himself and had always carried a bit of greed and narcissistic ways of being the best wizard and steered Harry in certain directions.

[@L_Eres]

Dumbldore wasn't calculative. He was analytical, wit, wise, but he obviously made a lot of mistakes based on his emotions. The best scene portraying him was in 5th book when Harry screamed 'Look at me' and Albuse was ... scared. He was sared to see 'Voldemort' inside Harry's eyes. In 6th book, Dumbldore uses broom to fly... So he might have used cloak to meet someone, in a place where no one should see him.

[@AaronJustice]

Not fly. Jump good.

[@jstock2317]

well snape is a vampire so...

[@BisexualAmbivert]

The bat like is BC of his cloak, but the vampire thing in comeback to snape is convining but not enough to prove he's a vampire

[@wotoadv]

I think Salazar Slytherin may have bin misunderstood(by the future magic community). What if we looked at the world of hies time ware muggle repelling charm ware not invented yet. Army’s of muggles are a real threat(making the basilisk reason for being there make sense). Who knows memory charms may not exist at the time making it risky to contact muggle parents.

[@teallemon1343]

✨SnApE ✨

[@akg_table]

18:07 say it dont spray it

[@Excalibur1201]

Hearing people say DADA makes me cringe so hard it hurts...

[@EthanBGamer1]

Is it better to you if it’s pronounced as an acronym rather than like a word?

[@spencerfrankclayton4348]

Didn't realize Snape was that much taller. Is he a little older?

[@jainematthews3571]

What does J K Rowling say about this? Nice theory, but let’s talk to the creator?

[@Rameinstein13]

On the flying death eaters I don’t think it was exactly flying. My theory is that it was their cloaks that gave them a form of flying. And on the last one I think Voldemort purposely made 7 horcruxes and accidentally made an 8th with Harry.

[@didreams969]

surely Voldemort was just forced backwards after he cast the spell, and was just stunned as he put a lot of energy into it and he was physically weaker than normal… while Harry received the full force of the killing spell that sent him to ‘limbo’ … the Voldemort segment died and Harry took the option to return and finish his quest.. I don’t believe any part of Voldemort himself , physical or his remaining soul left this worldly place , he did not get hit by any spell or rebound or anything to kill him..

[@rageuproar6871]

Didnt harry technically disarm malfoy when he did sectum sempra? So shouldnt he be the owner of the elder wand from then on

[@TheLordVictor]

Nah that Voldemort returns theory is straight up goofy. JKR's answer actually eliminates the possibility that Harry brought the shred of Voldemort's soul back with him, 'cause that was Voldemort's entire remaining soul right there. Small and mistreated as it was, Harry would've noticed if an arm went missing. When the soul got pulled out of Harry's body, the part of Voldemort's that was in him would either have returned to and rejoined the original or met the same fate as the usual victims of the spell.

[@Bilski86]

Snape was never good on a broom when he was younger. Sirius and lupin hint this. And during the battle of seven potters snape was on a broom while Voldemort was not

[@Didymus20X6]

We all know where Snape learned to fly: FROM PINK FLOYD!

[@BilkoMX124]

What!?!?..... Do you mean, Tom Petty?? 🤣 'Learning to fly' isn't Pink Floyd, bro. 'Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers' don't even sound similar to Pink Floyd, they're just from the same time period... You gotta be young, lol, atleast you're trying to listen to good music instead of the crap being put out today

[@andreasthon3447]

1,188th🔥

[@toniomalley5661]

How did madeye see harry on the stairs wearing the cloak

[@chriswilder9719]

I don't agree with the last theory. He's dead. Some people just can't accept the end of a story and come up with ridiculous theories. I'm really happy Rowling isn't just approving of every fan theory anymore like she used to. I mean, there are multiple reasons for it, but I'm just happy it's not happening anymore

[@Redbelt0610]

voldemort never shoe remorse harry would if he did that stuff

[@mikeheil713]

I thought wizard kind was supposed to be hidden? How do all the muggle parents not talk? Kids are getting wisked off every year!

[@willcaro92]

you all look at dumbledore as a god. he is not omnipotent. he is really wise and clever however

[@grokeffer6226]

👍👍👍

[@eranshachar9954]

For the first theory- If Voldemort was talented enough, to learn unsupported flight on his own then there is a good chance Severus did the same on his own. However I tend to agree with Minerva, simply because Voldemort valued Snape. When there were DE he was happy with he rewarded them. For the 2nd theory I go with the idea that he wanted to unite the Hallows for himself. No I think Snape did use Sectumsempra on James in a restrained version and healed him, which would have given James a warning without words (Don't F with me). I think he created the curse to use against all four of them, rather than just Remus. Salazar allowed HB witches and wizards if they valued their magical heritage only. There were no MB students in Slytherin house, only PB or HB were allowed. A MB in Slytherin would have been physically and/or mentally abused.

[@TheRealDickGrayson]

Don't use that term.

[@eranshachar9954]

@@TheRealDickGrayson What term exactly? Can you be anymore vague? If it's by any chance about MB I meant Muggle Born. It is just easier to write it in a shortcut.