The TRUTH About Hogwarts Origins | Harry Potter Film Theory

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[@stevefontaine1335]

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[@wrennethestoner]

Based on literally nothing, I now believe that if Gryffindor was in the head of the dragon, slytherin was the tail, ravenclaw was the wings, and huffle puff was the belly.

[@timwatley9241]

love the passion. i swear yall somehow make harry potter even more interesting by taking the evidence and furthering it

[@gloryhound97]

It's funny I have a shirt with the Hogwarts crest and it has the modo lol and I allways felt when I read it it sounded familiar

[@Hi_im_tori-123]

YEAY

[@Kiarean]

Here's a potential idea - the Headmaster's Office is the Dragon's Heart. This is why it's special, and why it's able to actively reject Umbridge and makes being the Headmaster of Hogwarts more than just an appointment as the dragon has to let you into it's heart for you to run the school.

[@FelineRM]

Ok I love this

[@Powerbomb323]

This is really good

[@air1fire]

This would mean that the founders didn't defeat the dragon but actually befriended it and it consciously consented to becoming a castle. Which is nothing less than I expect from Helga Hufflepuff.

[@emilykeepsmiling9465]

​@@air1fireI like this twist a lot better tbh!! Maybe the dragon was old and knew it was gonna die soon, so decided to help them and become immortal at the same time!! Ok, your theory is super wholesome and I'm here for it!!

[@sonorangaming449]

Or stomach since the password is always food, that we've seen anyway and the dragon cant stomach the idea of Umbridge being HM.

[@detritusofseattle]

I like this theory, but I also have another. What do you get when you combine the characteristics of a lion, an eagle, a serpent, and a badger? I think you get something very like a dragon in appearance. From the eagle you get the wings. From the lion the claws, fangs, and strength. From the serpent the reptillian nature, the long tail and the long neck, and from the badger you get the ferocity, strength, and its love of living in caves. Just a random thought I had.

[@hafsaafzal6941]

oh yeah this could be a therory dude

[@Samharsanyi]

this makes a lot of sense but what about the never tickle a sleeping dragon?

[@TheLostSoul0]

A chimera... You get a chimera...

[@LunaiCarmen]

@@TheLostSoul0in a literal sense yes, in a theoretical one however dragon COULD be an option

[@quistador7]

How very "Jordan Peterson-like" of you lol. But that's literally how we came up with dragons. Its a flying cat snake. We used to be hunted by jaguars and snakes can easily kill you

[@Nerdbabble]

Ben you can’t leave us hanging like that. You need to tell us about the other Common Rooms and their pieces to the dragon.

[@adamrobinson6951]

SLITHER - in feels logically like the tail or underbelly, especially being in the dungeons. Huffle - PUFF feels logically like the lungs or the source of the fiery breath - also fits them being near the kitchens (stomach). Raven - CLAW feels logically like the dragon's claws, with the tower being a raised limb. And Griffindor is the one that doesn't fit for me, but thankfully the video covered that already.

[@kaiseremotion854]

@@adamrobinson6951 dor, door, what is the door of the body? the mouth

[@Nerdbabble]

@@adamrobinson6951 love this perfectly explained with locations and everything. Well done, kudos.

[@loganh8210]

I believe Slytherin may have transfigerd the tail under the black lack his common room, Hufflepuff transfigerd her room from the stomach, Ravenclaw transfigerd the wings into ravenclaw tower, and of course Gryffindor transfigerd the head, and they all came together to transfiger the heart into the main dinning hall

[@charlesfisher-kh5sw]

the slytherin common room is definitly the dragon's balls

[@sweep_swoop]

I always loved how the castle itself didn’t let Umbridge become headmaster

[@MagusAgrippa8]

I've always liked the idea that the school started as just the Room of Requirement, and from there the castle was slowly built up over time, with its magic growing greater and greater over time.

[@emmanewman7301]

yeah, whoever said the room of requirement was in Hogwarts, Hogwarts could be in or extensions of the room. But it was always required to be a school, so it stays that way until the battle of Hogwarts when it needed to defend, so it does

[@spilleren9173]

to be fair, Bilbo was 50 when he went on his adventure. 40 is way too young to expect any wizard-related shenanigans!

[@coolnerdlll6053]

And Aragorn was 87.

[@panizhaghighi2944]

​@@coolnerdlll6053I'm thinking Legolas age maybe😂

[@spilleren9173]

Admittedly, he had a lot of adventures before he was 87 too. But its true, you're never too old for adventure!

[@millmr04]

Let us not forget that Frodo was also 50 when his adventure started.

[@callanightshade8079]

​@@millmr04Bilbo was also around 124-125 when he went to the undying lands where he stated that he was "quite ready for another adventure" lol ❤️

[@prastarkeepers]

Surprised you didn’t mention what the other common rooms likely were since it seemed pretty obvious given their locations and the general symbols and themes of each: Ravenclaw is the wings Hufflepuff is the belly And Slytherin is the tail.

[@Kooldood0874]

Hufflepuff makes so much sense being the belly, since it's near the kitchens (I believe, I kinda forgot)

[@MHruskamusic]

@@Kooldood0874also, Helga Hufflepuff was known for food charms and supposedly brought the house-elves in to cook the food.

[@Kooldood0874]

@@MHruskamusic true

[@Raffael-Tausend]

Oh my, it comes together so well!

[@alternateendingsandedits6854]

As a Slytherin/Ravenclaw my first thought is that Slytherin is the but of the dragon

[@satsujin-shathewitchkingof6185]

The school still being alive despite being transfigured could be explained by dragons being creaturea of tremendous magical power in some mythologies (even being capable of taking human form) so it still lives as the magic of the castle

[@insaincaldo]

But also a bad transfiguration we have seen left a goblet with a still moving tail. Even the founders might not have fully transfigure a massive and powerful dragon.

[@satsujin-shathewitchkingof6185]

@@insaincaldo You'll have to remind me,was that in the book or only a visual in the movie? If it was in the book, I think that makes total sense

[@insaincaldo]

@@satsujin-shathewitchkingof6185 It appears it was not from the books. But also it was a broken wand and an attempt on not a normal rat. Lots of other problems for him there.

[@satsujin-shathewitchkingof6185]

@@insaincaldo That's very true but it was still a very good idea

[@finleygrayling1279]

Love that the Harry Potter content is still coming decades later :)

[@CiderVG]

It'd be dumb not to It's still a huge franchise

[@rainynight02]

​@@CiderVG "Huge franchise" and "good theories to still go over" are two vastly different things. I've felt like they're scraping the bottom of the barrel for a long while now in Harry Potter.

[@bigshagger8277]

These guys keep it alive for me

[@imsotired40]

Oh God don't say "decades" I feel old 😂

[@najrenchelf2751]

I think that is a testament to the incredible world building! :D

[@James_Wisniewski]

Even if it's not literally a dragon, there's certainly a lot of metaphorical significance to the concept. Not to mention, the idea of a living locus is just really cool.

[@ArthurLagace-wj7em]

I theorised that it meant « don’t wake the basilisk » as draco means both snake and dragon.

[@thesephiam]

There’s a lovely statue of a dragon at the center of the castle in Hogwarts Legacy that has this motto and it is definitely implied that the statue (which is part of the castle) could be woken up… so maybe this theory has weight. It also greatly resembles the picture shown of the black dragon 15:44

[@seanmills7168]

I'd like to see a theory on how Voldemort cursed the 'Defense Against The Dark Arts Professor'. Considering how magical Hogwarts is, and the defenses it has, it's pretty implausible that someone so young could affect such a specific thing, even someone as supposedly powerful as Voldemort

[@villianbehindglasses8969]

Also, why can't Dumbledore remove it? He has the Elder Wand, Voldemort was powerless, he's shown to have fought a prime Voldemort without breaking much sweat. Why didn't he break the curse? Also, why couldn't they just like, create a new role? Defence against dark magic?

[@seanmills7168]

@@villianbehindglasses8969 The Dark Arts and How to Defend Yourself Against It Protection From the Forbidden Arts The Peoples Front of Judea The Judean People's Front

[@Morgyborgyblob]

I had always assumed that the Lake was Loch Ness, the Giant Squid Nessie, and Hogwarts was Castle Urquhart. I am now not so sure. I also love that Ben butchered how to pronounce 'Hebridean', but was worried about Bethir.

[@rebekah4761]

How are they supposed to be pronounced?

[@AchmelvichIsAce]

​@@rebekah4761 The stress in 'Hebridean' is on the two 'e's 'Heb' like 'head', 'ri' is unstressed (sort of a 'ruh' sound), 'dean' like the name 'Ian'

[@AchmelvichIsAce]

​@@rebekah4761To be fair though, the way Ben pronounced Hebridean is consistet with the British vs American pronunciation of Carribean

[@ShootingStarStudio]

How do you pronounce “Bethir” then?

[@Silver_Girl178]

I was surprised that there wasn't a dragon that came to life/woke up to defend the school when McGonagall activated the statues to defend Hogwarts.

[@crazysasha1374]

With his little monologue at the beginning about still waiting for the Hogwarts' letter even years later (so you can learn some responsability), it's got me thinking about a potential fanfic where the invitation letter to Hogwarts comes at the end of their studies for muggleborns. So like it follows a normal non magical person, they've gone through the classical education system (let's keep it set in the UK), they did highschool and probably some kind of post-grad study. They've graduated from that too and now they're looking for a job when one early summer afternoon an owl flies in the open window, drops a letter then flies straight back out. And the letter is like "Greetings! Magic is real and you have it. We formally invite you to sign up to Hogwarts School of Whitchcraft and Wizardry. (blady bla) Policy is that we let muggleborns finish their studies before offering them this choice. We get that this is a big decision, we'll send you an owl in a week to retrieve your answer (we use owls to carry our mail, don't overthink it, have your letter ready). Because of the Statute of Secrecy, you may not talk to anyone about this and if you choose not to learn magic, a Ministry deleguate will come to erase your memory and knowledge of the existence of magic and you will be considered a muggle...." And then the Hogwarts experience is somewhat more like college and there is a much different reaction to all the magical aspects. It seems like lots of fun, it probably already exists somewhere (I hope).

[@janeschwab1682]

if everyone was college age at hogwarts then the stairs to the girls dorm becoming a slide to guys would have a very different function...

[@DarthNash6]

Have you ever heard about the series “The Magicians”? 👀 because this is basically it

[@TheBrothergreen]

Read HP and the principals of rationality? Sounds pretty similar, though that's an alternative history what if. Its free on audible with membership.

[@jellojiggler1693]

@@DarthNash6 Except the books and live action media are extremely overrated.

[@DarthNash6]

@@jellojiggler1693 incorrect opinion! But thank you for sharing!

[@lonelyprince0]

so there's this idea that Hogwarts is actually built like a maze for the purpose of warding off invaders because when the school was built, the magical community is very fragmented and is constantly at war with the muggles. The staircases change all the time to confuse invaders, the Gryffindor common room entrance is a hole you have to crawl through to slow down and make enemies vulnerable to attacks, Hufflepuff common room door attack you if don't have the correct password, etc. On top of that, the castle sits with its back to the lake and surrounded by mountains, it's a very easily defensible position against an army, as we have seen in the battle of Hogwarts

[@gingersnap8543]

Well the changing staircases aren’t book canon, but if you’re going off of movie canon this is great! Plus it still kinda works with the book-canon castle senanigans, like the trick stair you get stuck in, only to be immediately killed by the wizard(s) at the top of the stairs and also all the passwords for doors and secret passages behind tapestries or inside of statues.

[@EntwinedKarma72]

Actually, they do change, but only when nobody is there to see it, such as staircases leading elsewhere on certain days of the week.

[@gingersnap8543]

@@EntwinedKarma72 that’s not the grand stair case, those are individual staircases. I didn’t realize that was what you were talking about

[@EntwinedKarma72]

@@gingersnap8543 I'm not the original commenter.

[@gingersnap8543]

@@EntwinedKarma72 ahh, I see that now, but you did point out something that had slipped my mind, so thank you anyway

[@samurexatlas7373]

So Hufflepuff could very well be the belly of the beast?

[@crazysasha1374]

Ravenclaw coulds be its wings? (highest tower and all that) And Slytherin in the dungeons would be uh... the feet? the tail? I dunno, not very Slytherin like. Maybe if we change it to claws? maybe that's why they didn't develop the idea in the video.

[@dansattah]

If the Dragon had a venomous stinger, like explained in the Fantastic Beasts book, it would line up with Slytherin's snake. Plus, the elements of the houses line up too: *Fire* breathing head (Gryffindor), Wings for flight in the *air* (Ravenclaw), The belly, since the dragon's food chain begins in the *earthen* ground (Hufflepuff), and a stinger with venom, liquid like *water* (Slytherin).@@crazysasha1374

[@MrDUneven]

@@crazysasha1374 Could be tail since dragon's tails are like snakes. Positive attributes: keeps balance, coil to protect, whip like attack. Negative attributes: attacks from behind, closest to cold of soil

[@sleepynightowl1550]

And the secret entry to the kitchen is located near the Hufflepuff common room. That is as fitting as the pipe system below Slytherin's dungeon housing the basilisk (colon) 🤪 But Ravenclaw would fit much better as head of the dragon, their smartness would make them the brain. Which would leave the heart for Gryffindor - and the heart is commonly said to house the courage and bravery

[@thatkid1673]

@@sleepynightowl1550for sure what you’re saying but someone said the heart of the dragon is the headmasters office the albus is the heart of hogwarts after all isn’t he?

[@MysteryGal312]

SLYTHERIN is the tail and in the dungeons. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCHOOL. HUFFLEPUFF is near the kitchen so mabey it was the stomach because to get into the kitchens you have to tickle a pear. GRYFFINDOR is the head as explained in the video RAVENCLAW is the second highest tower so mabey it could have been a nearby bird or a wing of the dragon

[@MysteryGal312]

Edit was just spelling mistakes

[@adamrobinson6951]

Surely RavenCLAW tower would be the claws of the dragon? Maybe it had a limb raised to strike when it was transfigured.

[@MysteryGal312]

@@adamrobinson6951 omg. Yes. Love it

[@balrighty3523]

Hufflepuff might be near the kitchen, and one of those might be the stomach, but I’d think the kitchen was the stomach while the Hufflepuff common room was the lungs (because of the “huffling” and the “puffing”).

[@tammybarnett1290]

I believe GRYFFINDOR would need to be the heart and RAVENCLAW the head, (due to knowledge) but then that would kinda cloud Ben and J’s whole thing?…. Great theories all around tho!

[@mtk064]

For being unplotable, it’s amazing how easy any owl ever can seemingly find it.

[@crazysasha1374]

cause owls are maaaagiic

[@Devlinator61116]

Hogwarts is actually never described as being unplottable in the books. In GoF, Hermione speculates that Durmstrang could be unplottable, but the word is never used in association with Hogwarts.

[@timmarks976]

True. They should definitely do a theory on that

[@sonjaimmonen6610]

Unplottability could be limited to humans. It explains how house elves can also apparate in, out and within the castle. And it would be in line with that one consistent part in the universe, that witches and wizards usually forget to account for non-human magic, because they don't value it.

[@martinschalken7583]

Yeah owls make a bit of a plot hole. As SCB once said, if the ministry needed to find Sirius Black / Voldemort, just send them a letter and follow the owl! 🦉

[@maryjoyspohrer256]

Considering how meticulous JK was in her research into different kinds of folklore, It wouldn't surprise me at all that the drawing of the dragon in the Fantastic Beasts book, was indeed inspired by the mountain.

[@MDev1997]

"And, because what we do is over-analyze every detail of the story" is the most relatable statement ever 🤣

[@Xznyth]

I hope in the future they dive more into the other schools that’s in Africa, Brazil and Asia

[@Skullshot007]

Same

[@HotNickles918]

Same! The cloaks from the Japanese school sound super cool with how they grow and change colors

[@RjThaGreat510]

Same I would love a series that shows the other schools, their classes and everything they offer it would be so dope

[@Houte]

I’ve been into Harry Potter since 2001 and I’m active in fandom and have been for over 2 decades. The fact that you guys can keep spiting original theories and headcanons is amazing and I look forward to it every time! Thank you!

[@Dreadjaws]

This is going to drive me insane. I could swear Hogwarts motto was mentioned in one of the books, yet I've spent a good time scouring them in the chapters I thought it could be and it's nowhere to be found.

[@jimsullivan696]

“I just had a crazy dream about a pig, who’s up for building a castle?”. 🤣🤣🤣

[@xyreniaofcthrayn1195]

I personally love the idea that rowena ravenclaw said this to helga hufflepuff because you'd chip a nail getting dragon scales and it just stuck. It's also hiliarious thinking if hogwarts wasa sleeping transfigured dragon hufflepuff's common room in near the dragons under tail.

[@FionaApplewright]

The main staircase seems to be pretty much in the middle of the school, which would be like the stomach of the dragon. If I had a bunch of kids doing bat bogey hexes and stunning spells in my belly I'd probably get indigestion, too, so the moving stairs makes sense.

[@ericrutledge4925]

This has always interested me. I’m so glad that SCB is covering it. Love your vids! ❤

[@thecosplaycrafter8017]

"Bethir" is pronounced more like "beh-here" because TH in Scots Gaelic is pronounced much more like an English H.

[@skycr7059]

Wait...is that where the Dnd monster comes from?

[@thecosplaycrafter8017]

@@skycr7059 Probably. I don't play enough D&D to know.

[@juancaprboy]

This would be a great idea to include in a Founders series! One can only wish for new wizarding world content but WB decided for a remake of the series 🙄 Still gonna watch it tho 😂

[@TheSoundOfGeorgia]

I’ve known about the motto for years. I took Latin in high school (I was REALLY bad) and every year we’d go to this quiz night with a whole bunch of other schools, and the first thing we did before the quiz officially began was translate our school motto from Latin into English; and they’d always introduce it by saying ‘Hogwarts’ motto is… what’s your school’s?’ (Our school was alway the only one whose motto was actually in English. Made ‘translating’ it awkward.)

[@kacperkubicki1101]

Ekhm... Salazar Slytherin has something to explain. EXACTLY WHICH PART OF THE DRAGON did he transfigure into the Chamber of Secrets?

[@Bluemilk92]

"Slyther-in" that Secret Chamber. Sal, putting the "Az" in 'ar, ya feel me? No wonder he has an heir.

[@EvangelineIsMe]

When I saw the title for this video I was sitting at my desk, and I looked over and saw my Hogwarts crest night light sitting there all lit up. I will never be able to look at it the same again after this theory 😂 Love you guys! Thanks for the great content!

[@johnconner9296]

So we could have a future story where the Dragon wakes up

[@gracefulannie-grcflannie-]

I actually got my Hogwarts letter a few years ago, in my late 40s. My nephew made it for me for a school assignment.

[@williamsrdan]

Very similar to a DnD quote from our games many years ago: "Don't hug the dragon." When, at the end of a massive dungeon, in a frozen cave, and a little girl asks your True Names.... a halflling in the group decides to hug her...... promptly got backhanded 300ft in a 50ft room.... splat. (No, not me, but the player did rage quit and threw her dice in the dumpster...)

[@KuraiLunae]

I feel like either there's a big piece missing, or that DM was just being mean. I mean, hugging a small child (even if they're actually a dragon) shouldn't result in instant death unless there's a ton of warnings and things saying not to hug them.

[@MattCraft]

Should've rolled an insight check

[@NaoyaYami]

@@KuraiLunae Many DMs are mean due to belief that it's DM vs players, instead of all of them working together to create amazing stories. Of course not saying that it was the case, but it wouldn't be at all surprising.

[@KuraiLunae]

@@NaoyaYami I've had the good fortune of being in collaborative games since my first, but it's still horrible manners, if nothing else, to take world-bending power and use it to kill a character off without any warning.

[@williamsrdan]

@@KuraiLunae generally a very good DM, far better than the other DM that used to be my friend, long story of TMI. This was a very long dungeon, my character died after a series of pit traps he almost survived, but Nat1ing a crossbow while falling didn't work. I was still having fun. But was busy making a new character while the rest made it into the cave. Missed most of the NPCs conversation other than there definitely being signs that she was not normal, so hugging her was not smart. Very not smart. DM didn't go out of his way to spoil the party, at least compared to other DMs I've had the mispleasure of knowing.

[@slightlymaddog]

If gryffindor tower is the head, then maybe Ravenclaw tower (being the tallest tower in the school) was the tail, slytherin and hufflepuff go underwater and underground respectively so could be the feet, and so maybe 5he great Hall is the body, being more central and larger than the other rooms.

[@hoppingwren]

I think "Don't tickle a sleeping dragon" means "Don't mess with Hogwarts" because there is strong power here. It's a message from the school to those who seek to go against it. Voldemort tickles the sleeping dragon, he pitches himself against the magical power of love held at Hogwarts (Dumbledore, Harry) to his detriment.

[@santosic]

after Voldermort was defeated *at* Hogwarts, you can bet people will take that motto seriously from then on. Any future villains in the Wizarding World would probably know better than attacking the school itself 😅

[@morganstiefvater2019]

I'm starting to really question the logic of having the entrance to the kitchens involve tickling now.

[@malcolm32]

What if Ben is slowly absorbing J's essence to feed his own power and that's why his Hey Brother is getting longer while J's is getting shorter? I'm onto you, Ben 👀

[@ShriyaditaSS]

As soon as I heard the translation for Caput Draconis, I knew what was coming. I never thought about this and it just blew my mind. Honestly, with the amount of research it takes you guys to do this, I sometimes wonder if JK did all this research and laid everything down waiting for someone to figure everything out, or if all these connections were never planned.

[@stuartm6069]

So, I have a question. The castle is protected by enchantments so Muggles can't see it, Grimauld Place is hidden in a row of townhouses so muggles don't see it and Diagon Alley is hidden from Muggles. Question: Can a muggle enter a Magical Village like Hogsmeade or Godric's Hollow? Can a muggle enter the Dark Forest? If so what would they see?

[@DaShirtBoy1]

I would imagine it's very much like Grimmauld Place: it just would not exist and a Muggle would appear from one extreme side (the entrance of the Repello Muggletum field) to the other (its exit), without knowing or even believing anything is there whatsoever. That's why the house at Grimmauld Place seems to appear from out of nowhere: because to the Muggles, it IS nowhere because it doesn't exist. It'd be like a field of Obliviate for just that area, for just Muggles.

[@1992Shahar]

acutely, Hogsmeade is the only village in the UK that isn't part muggle. so yes, they can

[@Greenwren]

I mean, never underestimate an urbex photographer 😂

[@villekuronen6242]

Godric's Hollow has muggles.....

[@EntwinedKarma72]

Different magic though, for example, 12 Grimmauld place is under the Fidelius charm.

[@ethanbrazile6934]

Maybe the dragon that was in the dark arts room was the dragon that the founders found in the place they built the castle...it's about 30 feet...and Godrick griffindoor tried to tickle the dragon😂

[@anniemcdonald7586]

the idea behind this video reminds me a lot of the theory they did about the knight bus... i love that their theories can sometimes back each other up

[@EsoteriaHealing]

I always used to wonder what it means. I came across the motto in a trivia quiz. Also there is a sleeping dragon statue in Hogwarts legacy.

[@justinharness1750]

Not to mention, JK lived in Scotland, started and finished the series there, and we already know many elements were influenced by this.

[@liamfaolin9296]

Dear Ben: I really enjoyed your delivery of this theory. Have to share something with you at the 2:27 I paused this video looked at my wife and said ben is about to tell me that Hogwsrts used to be a dragon. I only share this beacuse I have been watching you guys for years now and I love guessing your theories about HP. and to be that on the mark just made me happy

[@MysteryGal312]

Doesn't it mean never tickle a sleeping dragon? I'm not exactly sure and this is before I watched it

[@grec.]

"Never tickle a sleeping dragon" 🤣 fits perfectly to Griffindor, because all of them are ALWAYS inviting dangers into their lives 😅 ("the land of the brave is a true Griffindor's place"). This is my head canon: that since bravery is one of the most specific trait of a Griffindor, Godric knew they would need his sword to save them from trouble(s) so he hid the sword in his hat because he knew it would become handy one day (or constantly) to all the Griffindors 😂

[@KyuketsukiRei]

Love this theory. I think this warrants a series delving into the sections of the castle and possible transfiguration comparisons. I want to hear more.

[@baystated]

I hope Ben doesn't move to the UK to petition Hogwarts for admittance. We'd miss him.

[@charlesfisher-kh5sw]

as an englishman we'll welcome him

[@hackman669]

He could simply live out his magical fantasies at Universal Studios. Would enjoy seeing a vid with the gangc touring and critics if the park. 😄

[@יובלפז-ק4צ]

Yeah, Griffimdor took on the head, Slytherin on the tale, Ravenclaw on the heart, and Hufflepuff on the stomach.😂

[@EMorner]

veery interesting! So Gryffindor is the head Hufflepuff has to be the body (heart and stomach) Slytherin is a snake, so the tail. Ravenclaw, is either the litteral claws, or the wings. Maybe even both. Air symbolizes wisdom and knowledge.

[@2222bearbear]

slytherin common room being symbolically in the “belly of the beast” is very cool to me in this context

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Its always appreciated the passion and hardwork you guys put into your work! Huge fan!😊😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@SuperCarlinBrothers]

Thanks!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

​@@SuperCarlinBrothersAlways 🎉🎉❤❤❤❤

[@brianmcnail4691]

@@danielsantiagourtado3430I read that in Snapes voice

[@Wellinelliot]

​@@brianmcnail4691same

[@ArcheryStudios]

I read somewhere that Salazar and Godric were walking and saw a sleeping dragon. Godric decided to Tickle it 😂😂😂

[@darkmarkuhs]

Considering slytherin is in the dungeon, makes the tail slytherin area , which kinda looks like a snake. Like a dragons tail

[@AmeliaRosePersico]

I'm pretty sure I've heard somewhere that the founders found a dragon somwhere and Godric was like "I'm gonna go tickle it" but then Salazar was like " no don't do it" or something like that.

[@mobailey6666]

This might be my favorite theory in a while

[@nechamaeri6320]

13:55 Surprised that you didn't highlight the venomous sting that accompanies the dragon in the tale as being the basilisk

[@josh.0220]

Theory idea: what would’ve happened if Harry grew up in the wizarding world?

[@sheerdumbluck]

They kinda did that in the If Neville was the chosen one series

[@janeschwab1682]

yeah where he was raised by sirius, it's my fav version of harry to date :)@@sheerdumbluck

[@DaShirtBoy1]

If Harry grew up in the wizarding world, I think he'd have already lived with the Weasleys because: -Sirius was in Azkaban, -Snape would NOT have wanted to raise the child who was more or less responsible for killing the love of his life, -Dumbledore and the rest of the Order that was left wouldn't have taken him in willingly, -Neville's parents were tortured and ended up in St. Mungo's, and -the Weasleys already had a load of kids at that point so what's one more? lol

[@sheerdumbluck]

@@DaShirtBoy1 pretty sure Dumbledore’s Order had members who the books literally quoted as being extremely happy to accept Harry as their own and MOLLY come on, she’d accept Harry on principle. She’d be happy too since besides the morals of it because Harry avenged her twin brothers.

[@atleastdecent3810]

Wait, if the common rooms are the parts of a dragon, the slytherin dorm in the dungeon would be the colon, right?🤣

[@sleepynightowl1550]

which would actually explain why the huge pipes and massive pipe system below the school were large enough to house a fully grown basilisk 😆

[@atleastdecent3810]

@@sleepynightowl1550 That would make the pipes, veins, since they go throughout the castle

[@sleepynightowl1550]

that's also a possibility. I was thinking more along the lines of small and large intestines though, but who knows@@atleastdecent3810

[@AaryanRahi-xz9ek]

Or the buttocks

[@joisgerris]

❤❤❤love you guys! Dropped everything to watch this when the notification hit

[@SuperCarlinBrothers]

Dawww ❤

[@BolasMinion]

8:37 the motto may be derived from a phrase used to describe the experiments on the Demon Core, which was that they were "tickling the sleeping dragon's tail"

[@ccorvid]

fascinating! I wonder if that means Gryffindor got the Head, Ravenclaw got the Wings, Hufflepuff got the Stomach, and Slytherin got the... "Plumbing"? gross. maybe we can say he got the claws or smthn.

[@ccorvid]

reading over the comments now, I've seen a few others suggest the Tail for Salazar, which I like as well!

[@amanekabbaj]

I’d just like to let you know that I’ve been listening to you on Spotify and it’s amazing how you manage to still have things to talk about that we may not know! It’s so fun!

[@Sailor_Enchantix]

This reminds me of Cloud Tower from Winx Club. It’s not just a building, but a living thing.

[@JillInTheBox]

I did not know what to expect when clicking on this theory, but let me tell you: this is now my headcanon. I'll believe it; it's not that far fetched.

[@icyflame716]

I see you’ve changed the podcast description from a ‘chapter by chapter read through’ to a ‘chapter by chapter discussion’. That definitely sets expectations better.

[@thescholarsjourney661]

The real dragon was the friends we made along the way.

[@diegoespinosa1073]

giggle

[@nerdpocalypse5004]

It was crazy to see the start of this theory on Through The Griffin Door

[@ipoplockndrop]

In the Harry Potter: Magic Awakened game, I think Gossamer gave a back story about the motto, I pretty much skipped it but it does say the meaning, and the story involves a dragon.

[@angelinahernley7691]

This is the most creative and amazing theory of all your theories. I ABSOLUTELY love this idea.

[@Wix_Mitwirth]

I always read caput to indicate dead, "dead dragon". This only makes it better. Similarly, "for tune-a major" is the password with a lady who sings badly.

[@fionamason4725]

Interesting, the tidbit about the Scottish dragon having purple eyes, the first thing I think of being distinctly purple in the books is Albus himself, being described in purple robes often.

[@jenanncreates1033]

Me imagining Howarts calling The Casa Madrigal on the weekends just to chat, because there have kinship in knowing what it’s like to have magical people living inside you.

[@lucygarrett9785]

I loved hearing the first idea spark into your heads in the pod. I knew you would find out how it works and it would be great!

[@anemenemily]

Dragons protect their treasure. The students are its treasure!!

[@rodan9773]

My Theroy is it used to be King Arthur's Castle and after his Death he left it to Merlin who passed it Down to his Next of Kin all the way to Griffindor himself. Respect and keep up the epic work.

[@ccorvid]

Merlin was said to have been a slytherin himself, possibly one of the firsts, hand chosen by Salazar himself, so unfortunately that's not likely

[@percabethedits269]

I’m surprised that everything fits so well but Ben you can’t leave us hanging please do a video for the other parts of the dragon. 😊

[@OBroAnimations]

8:35 I don't know if Hogwarts Legacy is canon or not but theres is a dragon statue around the bottom of the castle with that fraze on it. (Edit) The statue was of a Hungarian Black.

[@paulbonham6896]

Theory fuel: What if Slithering used the basilisk to petrify the dragon using lake reflection. From there, the Founders transfigured the "sleeping" dragon into it's castle form.

[@Lordpooz09]

I very recently saw a very similar theory by someone else (someone I'm not familiar with & haven't been able to refind the video) talking about the castle being a living sentient being. Only in their version it was a 5th founder who could transform like an animagus except they became a castle instead of an animal 🤷‍♂️.

[@sheerdumbluck]

Hufflepuff: near kitchen, belly? Ravenclaw: smart whippy people, whip of the TAIL perhaps?!?! Slytherin: …cunning people who want power without risk. Wings maybe? Although they are in a dungeon under water… so the bladder…

[@MercuryIsDumb]

Slytherin's common room is the heart, Hufflepuff's is the stomach, and Ravenclaw's is one of the wings!

[@hallbjornthefirebreather8376]

I would say Hufflepuffs is the heart and Slytherin is the tail. But I like Ravenclaw being the wings

[@MercuryIsDumb]

@@hallbjornthefirebreather8376 Both Hufflepuff are Slytherin underground and if the dragon is laying chest they would be in the stomach area and I think Hufflepuff being near the kitchen makes them fit as the stomach and Slytherin's only real good part left is the heart

[@hallbjornthefirebreather8376]

@@MercuryIsDumb I accept that

[@cameronmercer6408]

Oh wow! I just finished up a 2 month roadtrip. The first popcorn culture podcast I heard was talking about Ben's tattoo. And now I'm seeing it for the first time! It looks so cool! Glad you were able to get something you wanted Ben!

[@alonsussman1911]

Theory idea: Where do kids go before Hogwarts? Do they have a magical school for little kids?

[@ryanwildego9829]

waiting for stuff to happen to you was like a big part of our childhoods for me it was waiting to get my Hogwarts letter, find out who my godly parent i.e. Percy Jackson, get an omnitrix i.e. ben 10 or when i was really young get a Pokémon specifically Charmander

[@ElaineFrancesca]

What-if proposal: what if Draco did go to Durmstrang instead of Hogwarts?

[@coconuts2513]

7:51 WHAT IF the castle used to be a dragon... Me: Yeah righto, this will be fun, but yeah nah no it's just a magic castle. Also me, at end of video: How did you just convince me that this is undisputed canon 😅

[@Chlorineandwine]

Hopefully sometimes the world will be blessed when you two guys get the chance to co-direct and/or write for a high budget Harry Potter Spin off. This would become easily one the best fantasy adaptations ever.

[@jackservans6906]

I think the Dragon’s Head thing was a reference to Arthurian legend, where King Arthur and his father are sometimes referred to as Pendragon, or Dragon’s Head. (This is either a reference to a dragon-related omen or just a general title for rulers.) Harry Potter makes a few nods to Arthurian legend. The books make sporadic mention of Merlin, and the Sword of Gryffindor is highly reminiscent of Excalibur.

[@ThreadBomb]

If there's a dragon involved, I'd say it's more likely to be the mountain Hogwarts is built on, rather than the castle itself.

[@anvos658]

That would make more sense, though whether or not its a dragon's corpse or sleeping one its hard to say.

[@stecky87]

J's little giggle after that Umbridge comment😆

[@baraka490]

I don't believe that it's the dragon if anything it's saying what they did by accident and they're giving you a warning to not do what they did

[@brycesagner4497]

I can’t recall which book but in one of them a suit of armor starts laughing at one of the trio and Ron tells it to shut up and slams hits visor down.

[@noahJcal]

If you go to a certain area in the castle in hogwarts legacy there is a sleeping dragon statue and it is a Hebridean Black

[@Anonymous-wu5el]

I always took there to be 4 founders and each had a room. The room of requirement is Ravenclaws creation. The Headmasters office if Gryffendors. The Kitchens are Hufflepuffs. The Chamber of Secrets is Slytherins. Each room is tied thematically to the founders and requires either a password or a specific intention/bit of magic to enter.