The Truth About Truth Potion | Harry Potter Explained

[@SuperCarlinBrothers]

So, how do we feel about Time Turners?

[@x7universe76]

They cause problems

[@jm-so6qz]

SuperCarlinBrothers yes

[@droidattackonthewookiesocc8981]

oh no im not brave enough for politics

[@joshuacowgill5700]

We don’t do that here

[@raina1186]

SuperCarlinBrothers I like them

[@MsHEADbanging]

it always bothered me that no one, not even Harry, made a comment that the muggle who witnessed the Patronus WAS HIS OWN COUSIN THAT KNOWS MAGIC IS REAL.

[@JoAnna-le2wr]

OK good point.

[@douglaspealing5608]

Harry also couldn't get a word in edgewise during the hearing

[@littlemissfinch]

Douglas Pealing thats what makes it more of a “hearing” than a “speaking”😂😂

[@Inkyminkyzizwoz]

@@douglaspealing5608 *edgeways

[@cam1152]

Woah 🤯 I can’t believe you’re the first person to say that, but yeah true!! 👏👏

[@onesimplefeather5948]

Snape- ‘A few drops and the dark lord himself will spill his darkest secrets’ *dumbledore pours it all in mad eye moody/Barty crouch junior’s mouth* Snape- *inhales* BOI

[@abjones9983]

Lorinda Brooks haha!!!

[@Doubtfulmoon777]

Someone should have fed the dark Lord the truth serum in his drink😈😈😈

[@Inkyminkyzizwoz]

It was only in the film that he did that

[@PhoebeJaneway]

Snape is just a puffed-up exagerator (

[@penguin4863]

Also I believe it is canon that the more you pour in the more painful it is and the harder it is to lie

[@titolouisesoren2635]

Haha tricking Umbridge by taking water instead of Veritaserum would be such a Snape thing to do 🤣😂

[@aishashaikh1888]

Lol

[@naly202]

He did just that. It's all explained at the end of Order of the phoenix

[@newo1322]

Yeah it really is

[@slevinchannel7589]

All this but not quite also goes for the Memory-Manipulation and Dumbledores Way of Viewing Memorys. That deserves its own video, i say.

[@theaspreysisters3587]

And he would be saving Harry and it would give us a reason to love the potions master

[@Dragonlover553]

4:37 the canon answer for that one is never actually bothing to give Sirius a trial. Ever. They mentioned that during the war Aurors were given the power to imprison without trial. They apparently never got around to giving one everyone involved. Ministry of Magic's human right score is probably in the negatives.

[@sarahjraines]

Imagine of they gave Sirius Veritaserum, but they also gave it to the thirteen witnesses . . . that would get confusing

[@nationalinstituteofcheese3012]

Plus IRL people DO go to prison without trials unfortunately

[@munjee2]

@@nationalinstituteofcheese3012 true but aleast they in a turn around way have to "choose" (not really a real choice) to go with the plea bargin

[@rosyellis14]

(In the movie) Umbridge: Hello, come on in Ms. Chang>:) Cho: *walks in and sits down* Umbridge: Have some tea deary.. Cho hesitantly: No thank you, I'm not thirsty. Umbridge: NOW hmhm *smiles evilly* Cho: *slurps tea* Umbridge: So, tell me about your friend Harry Potter.. Cho: We kissed. It was wet. We also like avoided eachother the whole time we were/are dating. Umbridge:.... and....? Cho: Oh, and hes running a secret society army thing where a bunch of us meet in the room of requirement and train for battle. Umbridge: *gasps*... anything else? Cho: Oh yes. He hates you more than the person who killed his family, friends and innocence. Umbridge:

[@hussainvirk8598]

Perfect

[@slevinchannel7589]

All this but not quite also goes for the Memory-Manipulation and Dumbledores Way of Viewing Memorys. That deserves its own video, i say.

[@PokeMageTech]

*innocents

[@rosyellis14]

@@PokeMageTech nope, i meant innocence

[@PokeMageTech]

@@rosyellis14 How does Voldemort kill innocence, the state of being innocent?

[@dawniee.]

Before this video I just always thought that the reason it wasn’t given to Sirius was he could’ve revealed so much anyway. Keep in mind three of them were unregistered Animangus, which can get you sent to Azkaban anyway, and Remus was a werewolf (to which the Ministry didn’t know as he nor his parents never put his name in the Werewolf Registry). So I always thought: “Who killed Peter Pettigrew?” “No one.” “He’s alive?” “Yes.” “Did he kill those Muggles?” “Yes.” “How did he escape?” “He’s an illegal Animangus.” “How do you know this?” “I studied with him.” “Are you as well?” “Yes.” “Why would you illegally study this?” “My friends a werewolf.” “Who?” “Remus Lupin.” He’d get sent to Azkaban anyway, it’d be even harder for Remus to find a job, and really... meh. There’s millions of rats. They’d never find him.

[@DrewLSsix]

That doesnt explain why they wouldnt do it.

[@johnyludvigsson]

@@DrewLSsix But it explains why Rowling didn't wrote it that way; the plot would be more boring. Not even counting that's she probably hadn't even come up with it at that time since it debuted in the 4th book.

[@DrewLSsix]

@@johnyludvigsson but thats not the point of this video, the point is to ask why things dont happen logically in universe.

[@natfingerboard]

And what does happen logically? Even in our universe, wizards are just as dumb or as smart as us, and also as corrupt as us. We have a polygraphy test that is rarely used, we have psychological ways of getting the truth, we have trials, we have cameras, proofs, DNA tests, we have everything imaginable and still millions of people are wrongfully sent to jail.

[@gr8king3]

I think it's because Sirius himself thought he killed pettigrew, he only realised Peter was alive when he saw him in the newspaper. There was no reason to give it to Sirius because he admitted to killing pettigrew.

[@kingrichardiii6280]

'A few drops of this and You Know Who would spill his darkest secrets" 3:51 POUR THE WHOLE BOTTLE DOWN HIS THROAT!!! No wonder Snape's stock was used up.

[@sallakolehmainen4535]

Slughorn clearly stated that felix felicis is poisonous in large amounts, and can cause recklessness and overconfidence to the point where the wizard/witch get themselves in a deadly situations.

[@Inkyminkyzizwoz]

This video isn't about Felix Felicis. They did do one about it though, so did you perhaps means to put this comment on that video instead?

[@PhightingIrish5]

No, while this video isn't about Felix Felicis, it's in this video. J screws up and completely forgets the limiting factors of Felix Felicis while criticizing it for being overpowered.

[@abrahamthomas7170]

J meant that he would have large amounts so that when neccessary he can give someone a reasonable amount to give them the luck they need without activating any serious side effects

[@MrCash-lm1xz]

Gresham Cooney well J did say that Felix Felicis is just a placebo.

[@demitwice]

It's like hipomania-

[@kaiteastman2532]

Can you please do a video about the Weasleys Clock that shows where people are? I've always found it fascinating because that means there is some sort of tracker on everyone and it knows not only location but like if they are in danger or other things (I think) and I think it probably uses similar magic to the Marauders Map and so like why don't Hogwarts heads of houses use it ?? Idk I'd like to know more about it.

[@xxawesomeendergirlxx5121]

I TOTALY AGRRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@doconnell565]

I love how Molly tells Harry not to trust things that think and yet has an old school pureblood style tracker clock for her kids.

[@lieutenantnewbie6404]

I remember that very clearly from the 4th book.

[@poulomi__hari]

I need to know how Dumbledore's lighter worked. I mean how? Ron used it to get back to his team using it.... I never understood how it worked!

[@kindlin]

@@poulomi__hari They did a whole video on the put-outer. I believe the long and short of it is - they think it's Newt's obscurus from FBAWTFT. Note the similarities between the obscurus' effects on lights wherever it goes.

[@juliadegreff6417]

The thing is, Harry only got the map halfway through the book/film and so he only had half a school year to see Pettigrew, when he was probably more interested in finding routes to get out of the castle and into Hogsmeade. And in the films, Harry does spot Pettigrew's name on the map when he's exploring the castle at night, but as he thinks its a person, he holds his lit wand up face-level and doesn't think to check the floor and so he doesn't see Scabbers. And Harry can be really conveniently dense at times.

[@betsady4076]

In the book he also have seen Pettigrew around the comon room, he thought he remembered that name from somewhere when he first was told about it but didn't know where he had seen it (conveniently dense moment)

[@Mjgaming54321]

But Fred and George never saw him.

[@betsady4076]

@@Mjgaming54321 I don't think the twins paid much atention to his brother when using the maps for their mischievs, by the time they gave it to Harry they didn't even use it anymore.

[@Mjgaming54321]

Betsady makes sense.

[@vignotum132]

@@betsady4076 Maybe only the creators of the Marauders' Map can see each other on it so let's say Snape wouldn't find them if he got it

[@EpicPinkCreeper]

Would Avada kedavra work on dementors? If not, why? On one hand, they are creatures, presumably not undead ones. On the other hand, they seem soulless. I could see it being either way and I think there would be good arguments for each side.

[@robertbilling2416]

All creatures magic works differently. For example, a house elf's highest law is their masters bidding, if they are ordered to do something they are powerless not to. Giants and dragons have to be hit in certain places for certain spells to work and Avada Kedavra presumably doesn't, otherwise Krum would have used it in the first task as he would know how to do the spell having gone to Durmstrang. Expecto Patronum is "the only spell effective against dementors" as it says so on Pottermore. Dementors being soulless doesn't matter anyway because Avada Kedavra leaves the soul intact and destroys the body. One of the biggest reasons for Voldemort's downfall was his failure to grasp that magic which comes from different places works in different ways.

[@jennacampbell7759]

Yeah, I'd like to see some sort of video on Dementors. :D

[@HazmanFTW]

Na I don't think it would work, they're not alive, but not undead either. I think they're like Peeves who isn't a ghost but isn't alive.

[@drakeoh2]

@@robertbilling2416 I disagree about Krum using Avada Kedavra, as it's still an *illegal* spell, even if he knows how to use it

[@robertbilling2416]

The spell itself is not illegal, the use of it on another person is illegal.

[@furiousblastoise0328]

Couldn't they just do Legilimency on Harry and just see the return of Voldemort for themselves in his memory?

[@PatheticApathetic]

The issue isn’t that they don’t believe it. They don’t want to believe it

[@fenixchief7]

Shhhhh. Plotholes.

[@Sana-oo1to]

Ministry of Magic: Educational decree number 1000000000000- Getting proof that Harry Potter is now illegal.

[@Henu_K]

We only know of Dumbledore, Voldemort and Snape, all of whom are very gifted, that can use Legilimency. It might not be a very common skill, even at the Ministry.

[@alixlegend7952]

Problem is, the ministry was corrupted and of course they will think of some excuse that it's wrong

[@blue_manatee3895]

Did you know that when you remember something, you're actually remembering the _memory_ of the event? I also have to think that if the government _did_ question Sirius, they'd stop after "Did you kill the Potters?" or something like that, because even though he didn't kill them directly, he _believes_ he did by asking them to switch secret-keepers. I think perhaps it's survivor's guilt?

[@xo_jesse]

Also, they didn't bother. I'm pretty sure it's canonically stated he never got a trial or anything remotely like that.

[@a_diamond]

True, that's the thing about trying to "get to the truth".. good luck finding someone without any bias in their interpretations to ask the questions.. (even in a fantasy book, that one probably doesn't exist..)

[@frankguinan9927]

JL C That first part is a good point indeed... I have had COUNTLESS instances of certain people in particular remembering events as going QUITE differently than I remember clearly. As to who is right, it depends on whom you ask... although if I don’t remember something clearly or have some doubt (maybe being drunk or distracted), I am the first to admit: “Maybe I’m wrong???” This is a VERY RARE trait! Most people will argue until the grave that they are right just out of stubborn vanity... I don’t understand it, but it happens... so the point that people are “actually remembering the memory” and not necessarily the truth is an important distinction (I can only do caps on my phone keyboard)

[@Ignasimp]

Every time you remember something that memory changes slightly.

[@iamaflag4953]

Yeah, survivors guilt

[@DeeC5208]

I always wondered why they didn’t just use the Pensieve to see Harry’s memories of Voldemort returning. It would have solved a lot of problems

[@aishashaikh1888]

Omg I commented it then I was seeing the comments and you have commented the same lol

[@cecile436]

Because the ministry didn't want to believe it. They did not want evidence that they were wrong

[@mohamedashraf1770]

The memory could be altered and so they wouldn’t trust him

[@adde9506]

We don't actually know that Snape wasn't there. Dumbledore couldn't suggest the use of anything that might inadvertently expose his spy.

[@StarbornNebula]

Not everyone has access to dumbledore's office

[@RealCryptoTest]

Hey people. It was coffee The secret announcement was coffee.

[@kung-tenghuang8144]

Benjamin Cooper thank you 😂

[@cateraderer6435]

Thank you.

[@NMrecov]

Spoiler alert

[@RealCryptoTest]

@@NMrecov Its been a year. They do Hot Chocolate now too.

[@thescarletteve]

Benjamin Cooper most J thing ever

[@lawrencecalablaster568]

Even though you guys upload on a schedule, I'm still always pleasantly surprised whenever I see a new video.

[@the_pheonix1]

Surprisingly I agree

[@minislim5]

it's getting to point when look forward to Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday for releases :D

[@Gririan]

I didn't know they had a schedule... It's always a surprise (a welcomed one) when they upload

[@hannahparry7992]

This happens to me too!

[@Andromeda-mz1qk]

Lawrence Calablaster me too ☺️☺️☺️

[@ethanhair1460]

2:56 Seamus Gorman has a theory that I love that says that the Marauders made the map so that only a Marauder could see another Marauder on the map. This explains why no one saw Ron sleeping with Peter Pettigrew but Lupin saw him on there. Edit: Here is the link to Seamus' video kzbin.info/www/bejne/pH69nYB6Zb5qfJY

[@HufflepuffBaseball42313]

Yeah but Harry saw Peter

[@JarJarBricks01]

Proud Hufflepuff42 Kind of a stretch, but maybe because Harry is the son of a Marauder?

[@CiaranFordStrongman]

Could say as James' blood ran through Harry's veins?

[@Eudomac99]

Only in the film

[@jaimelannister1797]

Proud Hufflepuff42 only in the movies which isn’t cannon

[@steffikrose]

It's good to know that Veritaserum will most likely only work when given to the person unknowingly. However, I want to add this: What you are describing is an ideal world in which everyone, including the ministry, is striving for the truth. In the story we see Fudge, who is scared of the difficulty of the situation and the threat it poses to his position, and who believes just what he wants to believe and denies the truth/facts, even making up explanations for certain occurances, and at the same time he discredits the source of the alternate explanation, which is Harry & Dumbledore. It was a matter of power and the construction of "reality" or "truth" - It's also a pretty nice commentary on real-life politics.

[@carolynyangas8851]

Was coming to say this! Listening to Binge Mode podcast and they explained it and cited the website

[@Elchlord]

great was ging to say the same: nearly every moment he mentioned is a moment where no one really wanted the truth

[@dafabulus1694]

I’d like to think that you grow an immunity to veritaserum after taking it multiple times but I’m sure that’s not true.

[@juventude22]

in short it was always obvious to me that it's because they didn't want the truth.

[@annakilifa331]

Yes, but in those situations the one who was speaking the truth and wanted that to be known could have been willing to take veriraserum in order to prove that they were telling the truth. Of course Fudge would never want to know the truth about Voldemort returning, but if Harry managed to publicly take veritaserum and tell people what happened, a lot more people would believe him and a lot less would fall for Fudges "everything is perfectly fine" campaign, if veritaserum worked that way. Yes, the people questioning don't want to know the truth, but even more so they don't want others to know the truth. The people who are telling the truth have an interest in being believed and that might make them willing to take veritaserum in order to prove that they are telling the truth (again, if the potion worked that way). The existence of a real truth potion without the limitations mentioned in this video would probably mean that it would have an established place in the criminal justice system. There is no ideal world needed for veritaserum to be useful or at least worth a shot in the scenerios he described, if it didn't have those limitations.

[@varyak4698]

Ok so my headcanon is that when wizards and witches play truth or dare they make each other take veratiserum so that they can't lie.

[@r.j.penfold]

Oh no...

[@mshcsh]

Do I smell a Hamilton fan?

[@cateraderer6435]

Ssuptej 19 yes, if you smell me.

[@superbeltman6197]

@@conflictbrooks No, if they didn't do it everyone would know that they're chickening out

[@slevinchannel7589]

All this but not quite also goes for the Memory-Manipulation and Dumbledores Way of Viewing Memorys. That deserves its own video, i say.

[@greenrockgirl5150]

The fidelius charm: Why didn’t dumbldore use it to protect the philosophers stone

[@ellalalalalalalalalalalalala]

@Student Rohan Joshi yeah and honestly he wouldn't even need to go that far because quirrell couldnt get it out of the mirror in the first place...

[@lentellsoup1008]

@Student Rohan Joshi Troll!!!!!! ..... Troll in the great hall!!!!!! ..... thought you ought to know

[@skytiger859]

he had to get rid of the mirror, too. I guess it was just two birds, one stone? (lol) Not to mention, the charm would have broken when Dumbledore died, anyway.

[@hiteshkaneria1131]

Well Quirell was a staff member and even if Dumbledore had used the fidelius charm he would have told the staff the secret.

[@slevinchannel7589]

All this but not quite also goes for the Memory-Manipulation and Dumbledores Way of Viewing Memorys. That deserves its own video, i say.

[@theprince3326]

BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, WE ARE NOT PIRATES!

[@paulkannenberg1223]

Which video was that?

[@AdvayBasavaraju]

Its on their gaming channel (Chudley cannons, chudley cannons, BOOM BOOM BOOM we are no pirates!)

[@chrisbailey2422]

Every video from them EVER! They sneak it in all the time, and that's not a good thing.

[@YingwuUsagiri]

My personal theory was always that Veritaserum does *not* work against people that *want* to divulge information. When the potion worked it was against people hiding something that wanted to keep it hidden. Any of the accused people for murder or magic in front of muggles would *want* to divulge that information.

[@cassandramuller7337]

That's what I always thought too but this video made me realize the logical error in that. If they think you did something wrong, they'd give you the serum. Now there are two possible outcomes: 1) You were actually guilty and the serum forces you to tell the truth you wanted to conceal. 2) You are innocent and can therefore stick by your story, thus proving it to be true by process of elimination. The explanation given in the video, for the serum not being used in criminal cases, makes much more sense, though it doesn't feel as neet or satisfying.

[@YingwuUsagiri]

In court situations it just feels like what would happen with actual real world truth detectors. It's ruled as an indication that it might be correct and that it can make mistakes. And I would definitely see someone like Fudge say something like: "Oh yeah, Veritaserum confirming the story is just a bad batch or a fluke".

[@lionheart1522]

ironically if that were the case it would still work to determine that they want to divulge information. Also it's designed to work on people who want to divulge misinformation. Kind of means it has to work paradoxically. I agree with this video that it's unreliable which makes it like the equivalent of a convenient polygraph. One thing he doesn't consider is that making some potions or items could do more harm than the good the potion does. For example a horcrux is totally overpowered but most people aren't willing to make one because making one is so immoral. Imagine if you had to get a scale from an endangered dragon or from a really dangerous basilisk or water from a basin with a limited supply that makes the item harder to get and would justify not using it often.

[@fabiomoreira1506]

@@cassandramuller7337 but what if i believe i did something but didn't. Do i say I DID IT (i believe is true). Or I DIDN'T DO IT (the 100% truth). Is I DUNNO DUDE an acceptable answer?

[@tavasp]

yes but that's why you use it when you do something wrong they didn't use it on Sirius because eyewitnesses

[@zillmiracle3214]

Dumbledore: DID YOU PUT YOUR NAME IN THE GOBLET OF- wait- truth potion. duh

[@davidbakke9293]

0:10 the ministry (or at least fudge) actually knew/were pretty sure that voldemort was back and they chose to deny what harry said and go against dumbledore.

[@just-a-silly-goofy-guy]

The truth is that it makes you tell the truth, I swear -Me, under truth potion

[@HufflepuffBaseball42313]

Were you commenting Guardians of the Galaxy but it's a meme

[@jillianmcgovern9346]

That is a cool name

[@mewsica__]

I'm Kermiting Suicide

[@DecafInvidia]

I too am lying right now.

[@allialvarez7726]

Finally a Harry Potter video I’ve been waiting (12 years in Azkaban)

[@casfolsom8228]

Lol Ya tho

[@ChaosJedi]

XD

[@MOrSomething]

Yeah i hate marvel

[@pharaohkai1]

Lol

[@afshantarannum341]

Well are you an unregistered animagus and came back to seek revenge if not then how tr did'ya escape or are you watching this in azkaban?

[@lordjs9726]

Chudley Cannons! Chudley Cannons! Boom, boom, boom! We are not pirates...

[@Khajitxi]

I always figured that Snape’s potion expertise came into play here and his stock was EXTREMELY expensive to the point that only a person with the skill to brew it could actually afford using it. The ministry of magic could never afford such an expensive thing for even the trial of the century.

[@prastarkeepers]

10:26 The sheer girth of Neville's swagger. Really, truly needed to be reigned in. Nagini never stood a chance.

[@katiedouglas9455]

I would love a video about how memory extraction works and how Slughorn tampered with his memory. Also, I've always wondered why wizards even know how to extract memories if the pensive is so rare like what other uses do they have?

[@forgiveman]

And also a question that I've ever had. What would have happened if someone extracted the bad memories about the Crucio spell that Neville's parents had suffered? I believe that will make them sane again, but it is difficult to say without knowing how the spell works.

[@EllaIngram]

I guess maybe extracting/tampering with your own memories could help protect you againt occlumency, if someone tried to look inside your mind they would then find fake memories instead of the real memories, maybe it would be useful for wizards who aren't very good at occlumency to just change or remove the memory altogether rather than having to learn how to guard them against occlumency

[@metholuscaedes6794]

Self therapy for traumatical events perhaps? you dont want to remember something so you remove it! or how you could remove annoying earworm songs you keep humming!

[@nathansmith7940]

YES!!!!!

[@jesseflora8843]

Time Turners CREATE PROBLEMS -Seamus 2018

[@snrken]

*creates

[@spoon3516]

Couldnt you edit it to be create

[@jesseflora8843]

No...... that's silly. **cough**

[@stefanielang8225]

I love how you refer to The Cursed Child as "this thing". That is a pretty accurate name for it :D

[@WorldWeave]

I’m pretty sure the only things the general fandom think could be even REMOTELY canon from that book are Albus Potter being in Slytherin, and his friendship with Scorpious…nothing else

[@NyGeL_Derey]

the truth potion will not work on hagrid because he's half giant... is hagrid an overpowered object?!

[@anha2994]

what do you mean "Overpowered object?"

[@gregoryfenn1462]

Well a spell (enchantment) acts differently from a potion, so I don't think there is any evidence that potions woult be less effective on a half giant is there? (It's plausible, sure, but I don't know or any actual lore that proves it?)

[@jessiehogue.]

@@gregoryfenn1462 I don't think there is any evidence that potions act differently from spells, actually. Potions generate a magical effect, just the same as spells, only through a different medium. Hagrid is resistant to all magic. It only seems logical that this would include potions.

[@theknight1573]

So to answer the question, Hagrid is definitely over powered. So much, he needed to be kicked from school in order to lower his magical aptitude somewhat (from a writing perspective) XP

[@tess2082]

5:20 using magic outside of hogwarts grounds.. Harry was still underage here Also the room of requirment wasn't on the marauders map, so harry couldn't see people in it. They'd just not be on the map.

[@irrelevant_noob]

Except the quibble at 3:00 was talking about Crabbe and Goyle standing guard in the corridor, not in the Room of Requirement. ;-)

[@lindah.p.7506]

11:00 sir I am offended us Hufflepuffs are represented buy cakes. If anything, we are cupcakes. Cakes is just preposterous

[@cyndaquilcinders9869]

Thank you for your defense

[@samirnahas3592]

I am also a hufflepuff and I feel I’m a more a doughnut instead of a cupcake

[@caitrionaobrien4707]

@@samirnahas3592 that's okay, you can be a doughnut and others can be cupcakes, and others can be cakepops. We're Hufflepuffs, we're inclusive.

[@dudeguy8686]

The beauty of food is it comes in many shapes and flavors, and they can all be loved

[@jordanbalke]

🥞🥞🥞

[@dramac333]

Now you see why (in the real world) polygraph results are not allowed in court. First, it is too easy to fool and second, as you realized here, the version of the truth that a person has in their mind may be a long, long way from the reality of the situation. This really isn't a question of JKR having to backtrack and add issues with the serum - she simply had to realize, as American courts did in the 1930s and 1940s, that the polygraph machine which had been invented by William Moulton Marston (also creator of Wonder Woman and one of the ten weirdest human beings of the 20th century) had two major issues: first, it didn't work very well (and still doesn't) and second, truth is far more subjective than most people realize.

[@leeshdee9269]

" ...and second, truth is far more subjective than most people realize." There are three sides to every story: his side, her side, and the truth.

[@ursulac8675]

Lie detectors cant be held up in a court of law because they'er mostly there to intimidate, usually your breathing and heart beat speed up when you lie but that also happens when your nervous.

[@MsMaggyW]

Exactly. You can be just as nervous telling the truth, or super calm telling a lie because you believe it to be true.

[@anha2994]

Yes, I believe the polygraph is based off the human biological responses to telling an untruth. So, a psychopath telling a lie would not be registered on a polygraph because their body makes no biological responses. Not only this, but partial truths are an issue. When something is a half-lie/half-truth it won't always give the right result.

[@Inkyminkyzizwoz]

*you're nervous Otherwise you're spot on!

[@thelorak2494]

Seems like the best use for truth serum is as a scare tactic for school children.

[@YaoiChan18]

or they could have used it on Dudley. He wouldn't know how to brew the antidote, couldn't use magic against it, he's already aware of magic so it's not as if they're breaking any laws by bringing him in and Dudley probably isn't smart enough to fight it off. Besides, what reason would he have to lie given his history with Harry?

[@JuanMataCFC]

Dudley, like every other Muggle, couldn't see the Dementors. they could ask him about how it felt (everything went cold etc), but he would probably have given the Ministry the same answers as Mrs Figg anyway.

[@aionicthunder]

JuanMata That, and the whole Fudge not wanting to admit that he was in denial

[@AshleyAmbrose94]

Giving muggles potions might have a negative effect on their non magical bodies too

[@douglaspealing5608]

Also Dudley may have believed Harry caused the whole event. I haven't read the book in 10 years but the movie shows him at least trying to get harry in trouble.

[@beccag2758]

But they could have modified Dudley’s memory like Shacklebolt(?) did with the girl who snitched on the DA

[@Akaihi]

The suspect could be made to do the Unbreakable Vow that they are going to tell the truth for like 15 minutes, there's no antidote for that, they can be aware of it, and they can be asked if their memory was modified.

[@lunarekt8476]

Akaihi the only problem is some people would rather die than go to Azkaban

[@Akaihi]

LUNA REKT Yes, it's true that it's not ideal, but at least the court will know what happened and the perpetrator won't be at large.

[@lunarekt8476]

Akaihi but at that point is it good to treat murderers by killing them does it really solve anything the people telling you not to be murderers openly killing people

[@Akaihi]

LUNA REKT Well they have the chance to tell the truth, but it would raise some human rights issues to make them decide between Azkaban and death, I guess :)

[@ethanquirk28]

LUNA REKT well technically the Ministry wouldn’t be killing them. Once the unbreakable vow is in place it would be entirely up to the defendant whether they die or not. That being said, if there was an additional reason to hold your tongue you could literally just blurt out “my family is being threatened” or something and they’d have to take that into consideration

[@jacksimms8830]

Hagrid is a half-giant so the veritiserum might not effect him while they think serious is a death eater and he might be trained to fight it

[@cadence8977]

Sirius

[@cadence8977]

I like your theory 👍

[@michaelshort2388]

I prefer to think that Fudge just doesn't want to know the truth in certain situations. He has his theory and he sticks to it.

[@jacksimms8830]

Michael Short Yes, he seems to just believe what he wants.

[@technicaldifficulties3289]

Not how veritasium works... u can’t resist it

[@shailjachoudhary5670]

I think the spell Obliviate is very powerful and is very easily used by Lockhart, Hermione so it can be used often by skilled wizards. I mean it would be so cool if someone like Dumbledore used it on Voldemort to make him forget about his desire to become immortal. I mean it would've been so convenient. Similarly it can be used on any criminal to make them forget about their wrong intentions and have them choose the right path! The wizarding world could be a better place!!

[@mirukusaladaga4966]

Shailja Choudhary But Voldemort is powerful enough to counter spells before it could even hit him. Even if it was Dumbledore doing nonverbal spells. Plus I think it only works on memories, and prob not on innate desires or fears. Like you could forget why you want something but you’d probably still want it, especially if you want it so bad. Also memories can be restored, so any of Voldemort’s followers can just restore his memories at any given point. :)

[@tavasp]

when does he have time too

[@tavasp]

yes and even if you erase all the memories won't they be the same person. Like if they took the sorting hat again and they were in slytherin they would still be in slytherin

[@shailjachoudhary5670]

@@tavasp I don't think so. I mean look at Lockhart. He is the same person but he can't remember anything and has kind of lost all his powers and abilities

[@shailjachoudhary5670]

@@mirukusaladaga4966 Maybe but it could be tried especially in earlier years when he was not so power hungry!

[@ThomasV2457]

Supercarlinbrothers: *post in the middle of my race* Me: *drops down and starts watching*

[@hopetoombs8886]

You and me both. Luckily, I only race on Wednesday and Saturdays, so my coach hasn't killed me.

[@ThomasV2457]

@@hopetoombs8886 i race every tuesday and thursday but their not real races so i didn't care

[@hopetoombs8886]

Heh mine are real, so I get to have fun tomorrow. Joy.

[@ThomasV2457]

@@hopetoombs8886 lol i like how were having a conversation about something completely unrelated to this video yet no one says anything

[@hopetoombs8886]

Lol yup, a lot of comments sections do that, have comment chains completely unrelated to the video. We are but one of many.

[@lnsflare1]

This was all answered in The Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone: Wizards have little grasp on logic, to the extent that one of the greatest wizards in the series, Snape, felt comfortable that a relatively simple logic puzzle would stymie the majority of people going after the titular relic. And Dumbledore presumably agreed, seeing as how he didn't just slap Snape in the back of the head and tell him to try again.

[@alexp.7068]

This sounds ridiculous until you realize the minister of magic is Fudge (is that how you spell the name).

[@soniccookie655]

Actually, Dumbledore planned for Harry to make it through the rooms, as a test and for Harry to grow. He planned from the start what experiences Harry would need to survive and would need to be able to one day kill Voldemort. This is particularly obvious when you notice that each of the puzzles was aimed at one of the members of the trio.

[@lnsflare1]

@@soniccookie655 Except that he didn't design the tests other than the Mirror of Erised, and Snape was the one who designed the potion logic test in order to fend off a "brilliant" evil wizard that he knew personally, and was also doing his best to keep Harry away from the tests in the first place (admittedly, in the douchiest way possible). Not to mention that he had no way of knowing that Harry would become BFFs with a chess nerd and a nerd nerd, or be preternaturally talented at Quidditch.

[@soniccookie655]

@@lnsflare1 It would be a very dumb puzzle for pretty much anyone, yeah. But I imagine Dumbledore had a lot of influence, maybe it was just there to stall for time. The rest of the puzzles are silly too, like Quidditch With Flying Keys. The chess one was good but weirdly specialized (designed for Ron, of course, because he’s good at chess). I’m not sure how Dumbledore could get the teachers on board, though, because I don’t think he told them what he was planning.

[@theknight1573]

In a crossover ff between HP en pokemon (if you are interested in both, it is a very good one, way better than it has any right of haha). Anyway in that ff dumbledore actually explains the challenges were designed to be easy to overcome. He knew students would try to enter the room and thus once they would be teleported away they would be locked in a room, stuck for a while and then be collected by a head of house, get a scolding and then be let off. Only the mirror was a real test to protect the Master ball (pokemon equivalent for the stone). Imo this also works a bit with the actual HP version, tho it seems way too dangerous compared to the ff XD

[@chillsahoy2640]

The whole retconning the Cloak of Invisibility from "a very rare artifact" (of which probably more than one exist, but not many) to a one-of-a-kind Deathly Hallow was pretty funny. And I remember reading, as the books went on, the narrator mentioning that it was harder for the trio of protagonists to stay fully concealed beneath the Cloak as they got older. Presumably these comments were added to explain why they couldn't rely on the Cloak so much, and whenever it was used, it would almost always only be hiding one wizard. Unicorn blood. It has properties similar to the Philosopher's Stone. And yet they dismiss its use by saying something like "it comes at a terrible price, it corrupts your soul". It's just human nature, there are bound to be so many dark wizards who would drink unicorn's blood for its vital properties, regardless of consequences.

[@KudaKeileon]

Answer: because plot

[@tappajaav]

haha look at the mad normies deez funny

[@thefirstpancake7063]

Why y'all so against furries. Smh people hate on anything that's different..

[@tappajaav]

"furry" is umbrella term and what you just described is hardly factual, if you go by the broadest definition it could mean anyone who likes antropomorphic animals. Mickey Mouse...? Donald Duck...? Oopsie woopsie, looks like hundreds of millions are suddenly furry

[@tappajaav]

"uncomfortable furry"

[@CharlesOffdensen]

I get why Truth Potion can't be used in the court of law. But why don't they use pensieves? Why didn't they just take Sirius' memories - he remembers not being the secret keeper of the Potters and remembers not killing innocent muggles.

[@supercoffeemug1921]

My biggest problem is with the when harry had the elder wand. He could have fixed Hogwarts with one flick of that wand but he doesn’t only thing he did in the book was fix his old wand and get rid of it.

[@marshiemellow3232]

Nobody: Absolutely nobody: Nobody in the whole existence of the universe: The cursed child: LEts bRiNg BaCK tHe tIMe tURneRs!

[@marshiemellow3232]

I know right???

[@hussainvirk8598]

Don’t take the name of the book that must not be named

[@Donika691]

That's very good advice for writers, "be careful what you introduce into your world, be wary of over-powered elements." I will remember that as I continue to create my own world that I've been working on for years.

[@Andrew-yy3yc]

You guys are so good at sticking to schedule a lot youtubers I watch never follow there's so no wonder this is my favourite channel

[@Hoppers123popper]

The real plot hole in Harry Potter is why doesn't Harry buy a self-corrcting quill/pen or a dict-quill for notes

[@ravendangernavy3575]

Doesn't Hogwarts band them?

[@lusciouslipslibra]

@@ravendangernavy3575 for examinations, but not class as far as I know. Ron uses a self spelling quill (that was wearing out) for homework in one of the books

[@Hoppers123popper]

They never mention it's banned apart from exams, it would be like banning spell check on essays. I think Harry never tried it. Granted he is also the kid who thought learning how to throw fireballs is nerdy.

[@fabiomoreira1506]

The real plot hole is why don't they fix harry's eyes instead of his glasses?

[@Hoppers123popper]

The same reason Death Eaters never use accio glasses on Harry or Dumbledore. which as a legitimate reason, that is.........

[@jaimelannister1797]

Can you please rank all the Harry Potter books

[@SuperCarlinBrothers]

Probably! Whats your favorite?

[@JK-bq3mw]

SuperCarlinBrothers halfblood Prince

[@kenhollis6197]

6, 7, 4, 3, 5, 2, 1. In that order.

[@victoriashook7430]

@@SuperCarlinBrothers The Chamber of Secrets

[@andrewthealu9162]

SuperCarlinBrothers 4,6,5,7,3,2,1

[@lisabourne37]

Harry Potter videos will NEVER get old in my eyes 😍 There are endless possibilities

[@Juggadoosh]

never get old, just like fred

[@andrewxc1335]

"I don't want to tell you" is a perfectly valid, truthful answer.

[@jameson1239]

That’s a very good point

[@NahSpectrum]

I love this theory, like actually, this is 101% accurate

[@boingobongo3974]

yeah cause its not a theory its just explaining how it works canonically

[@Dee-nonamnamrson8718]

Could you guys explain how Dumbledore goes from jude law to old man with a huge beard when he visits Tom Riddle in the orphanage in just a decade?

[@jordanbalke]

Fantastic Beasts movies are canon Harry potter movies are less canon Dumbledore looks like Jude Law

[@rach_laze]

He had a tough paper round

[@Dee-nonamnamrson8718]

@@jordanbalke So Dumbledore doesn't look like old man river in the books?

[@xAbbieCx13]

I was quite annoyed when I first saw what Dumbledore looks like in Crimes of Grindelwald. I may be wrong but I'm sure in the HP books it says that he has always had long hair, even when he was young?

[@elineverstraeten1872]

Then why does he teach DADA in Crimes of Grindewalt?

[@Fayanora]

The Pensieve, too. I've read some fanfics where using a pensieve basically speeds the whole series up cutting voldy's time alive way down.

[@erzherzogalbrecht8504]

Basicly Veritas Serum is just a Magical Poligraph

[@iRazenrak]

Peter didn't show up on the map because as a marauder, he can hide himself. Only times he didn't or forgot to was when he was stressed about Sirius or Crookshanks finding him. Harry was preoccupied with the Triwizard Tournament so he never thought to look in Moody's office. The map is multi-layered and it takes time to actually look through it ALL.

[@26prospector]

Snape: *holds up vial* Know what it is? Luis: Oh is that truth serum?? Snape: It is veritaserum. Few drops of this and you-know-who himself would spill his darkest secrets. Luis: That sounds like truth serum. Snape: It's not truth serum! Curt: If it hop like toad, and croak like toad

[@azzahraa_h]

Lol

[@whitgreuber]

I've also wondered why more people didn't just pull out their memories to show people. We see Slughorn, Snape, and Dumbledore all pull their own memories out for the pensive. And Dumbledore gets them from multiple people. I get that Slughorn edits his, but it was clear it was done.

[@drm726]

Interesting, it seems like veritaserum is similar to things like polygraphs for us muggles, something that is supposed to determine if a person is lying, but in actuality has several ways to be fooled or circumvented, distorting its reliability.

[@Inkyminkyzizwoz]

It says precisely that on the Harry Potter Wiki page about the potion

[@maxonmendel5757]

I always thought if Slughorns memory as brainwashing himself to remember the false memory. Like lying to himself.

[@SheepdogSmokey]

4:10 - ish -- Sirius truly believed he killed the Potters by his recommending Peter. Hagrid is half giant, what would the potion do in his body? There are many questions, and very few potions masters (save Snape) in the series.

[@courtneyjaynex]

Ahhhh you guys forever blow my mind and make me think so much more about the Wizarding world! It never ends! 💚✨🙌🏻

[@LeaF-vo2mx]

If you're in a hurry: He gets to the point at 3:50 Starts answering the question at 6:25 Ur welcome

[@Darthdesmond]

I’m pretty sure JKR answered this by saying that it forces you to tell what you believe to be the truth not the actual truth. So since the Ministry was convinced of both Sirius and Harry’s guilt it wouldn’t have mattered since to them they are just saying what they believe to be true.

[@Felaprudence]

After thinking of Slughorn's memory it just occurred to me that Voldemort possibly wanted him to be a Death Eater as a ploy to kill him. Slughorn was the only one who knew of possible Horcruxes and that proved to be key information for Dumbledore and Harry. Also, also I don't know why I always thought Slughorn had two memories, one of the true events and the second of the altered events kept neatly as a file drawer in his mind. I took it for granted that he had control of both and revealed either whenever it was convenient for him. To be honest, I think it demonstrates his skill as a wizard and mastery over his mind because even people's memory can be altered over time without notice or because of trauma. It's a great question to ask though, and I appreciate that Jonathan is so inquisitive! Great video!

[@jesperswinkels2353]

I think the truth potion works even when you're aware of taking it, because Hermione warns Harry in the Order of the Phoenix (chapter 29) that if he gets caght attempting to talk to Sirius, Umbridge 'will force him to drink veritaserum to answer her questions', and Hermione usually knows everything about potions and their properties, so she's aware that it can be used even when the drinker knows about it.

[@bsperoz]

5:28 YES! FINALLY SOMEONE SAYS IT!

[@louisgarner7423]

0:24 seconds just sums up the most evil thought in ALL of Harry Potter

[@lovelucyxx]

😂

[@regisspeaks1497]

You are like my favorite brother because you still show the socks! THESE SOCKS ARE AMAZING!!!! 🤓🤓🤓💕💕💕

[@santosic]

9:22 i think it would have been cool if she DID manage to succeed to give him the real truth potion but then fails to get the information because of the charm. It would have been a good way of showing the limitations of this potion and stop people even asking about why it's barely used in the first place :P

[@dgrowland]

Why does Harry only see Thestrals when he sees Cedric die when he already saw his parents die?!

[@carultch]

That one could be explained by the fact that he was a baby and didn't know what was going on. But more importantly, at the end of the first book, Harry clearly sees Quirrel die, but he still does not see thestrals until his 5th year.

[@RyelynCaster]

Finally! I haven’t been able to watch any of your videos because I’m not caught up on the MCU!

[@Stormrider1138]

If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck.... It’s truth serum-ah I mean- potion

[@ryannewby7624]

2:48, does anyone else see Newt Scamander?

[@tavasp]

Yes

[@tavasp]

How did you find it

[@sadcupcakes9661]

Where?

[@doreencloutier1066]

Yes that's an Easter egg that has been mentioned before.

[@ophirwesley4424]

2:56, umm I thought they said that the marauders themselves are not visible on the map...

[@rlyman3516]

With Harry and Serius, They wanted harry to be wrong and expelled and it looked like an open and shut case they didn’t think they would need it

[@bghiggy]

I love the Stephen fry version of the audiobooks. His characters are so unique and immediately identifiable when they speak.

[@springthyme1]

You know, me being a faithful Ravenclaw, and reading the Pottermore prefect letter, I have a question. In book 5 Luna says people steal her stuff. But we know that only other Ravenclaws can do this. Pottermore says that Ravenclaw is accepting of those that are different. So why will they steal from her?

[@carna-9501]

They may be accepting but there are always those who bully. Just like is Slytherins, some of us Slytherins have compassion

[@achyuththouta6957]

Dude such people exist EVERYWHERE. Even Hufflepuffs(the kindest house) has bullies. So while Ravenclaws are not that rude in general, there are always few exceptions. For example, why was Gilderoy Lockhart sorted into Ravenclaw if he was neither smart nor wise?

[@MsMaggyW]

Lockhart was definitely clever to track down all those witches and wizards, wipe their memories and make himself famous like that. He lacks bravery or wisdom, but he is clever indeed.

[@jacthing1]

@@MsMaggyW high int low wisdom

[@ann._.002]

@@MsMaggyW yup.. lockhart can be brilliant if he wants to and if he isn't a lazy poop

[@jordanjohnson7289]

It saved buck beak, And Sirius too, so good

[@Dmisfit]

Never stop making Harry Potter vids pls, I love this universe and can’t let go 😫

[@jonmac129]

Here’s something I’ve been wondering about. In Goblet of Fire Sirius breaks into a Wizard house and uses the fireplace there to speak with Harry in the fireplace in the Griffindor common room. He does the same thing in order of the Phoenix right before Umbrige tries to catch him. So travel (not just communication) from and into hogwarts common room fireplaces is possible, otherwise how was Umbrige able to reach through and try and grab Sirius. Knowing that, why did Malfoy have to work so hard to repair the cupboard in the half blood prince when they all could have just come through the Slytherin common room fireplace?

[@listento2446]

And super carlin brothers

[@SuperCarlinBrothers]

Hi!

[@totallynotjeff7748]

What?

[@listento2446]

SuperCarlinBrothers thanks for responding to me love you guys carry on with your work

[@ink7610]

I... What just happened?

[@usernameandpassword2477]

Telling us there’s a surprise is just asking us to theorize about it

[@jbgaming6168]

Umbridge: *exists* Me: *inhales sharply BOI

[@tappajaav]

You dropped an asterisk, here: *

[@Scalesthelizardwizard]

Umbridge: exists Me: I must gather the Infinity Stones

[@TacoDude314]

Another reason is that giving someone a truth potion would make it harder to conduct an intentionally unfair trail.

[@AngelCruz-cj2lc]

"Take that Umbridge, you're so stooopid" 😂😂😂 Brilliant

[@tavasp]

Isn't the use of Veritaserum on studnets illegal

[@victorsimionato6563]

Tavas yea

[@junjunjamore7735]

Cruciatus is an Unforgivable Curse, but Umbridge was very ready to use it on Harry.

[@aufishsd1445]

JUST SAY THE NAME ITS DRIVING ME CRAZY

[@tavasp]

no

[@aufishsd1445]

VOL DI MORT SAY IT

[@philmorton4590]

Dumbledore trusts the outcome of the veritas because he knows the skill of snape and his loyalty to him. And yes I know snape kills him but he does it because Dumbledore forced him too.

[@loulyakarime6402]

J:OMG don’t you EVER bring this up to me*points to the cursed child book* Me:*grabs my copy and points to it*ummm,You forgot the cursed child jay.

[@SuryaSriram]

I feel the Marauders Map is THE MOST CONVENIENT magical object in the whole Wizarding World, considering it was invented by four fifth years (three if you ignore Wormtail). Like it even PREDICTS what the person is about to say even before he says it ("Dissendium!"), reveals the identity of people under Polyjuice Potion, AND IS ABLE TO THINK ON ITS OWN (Like giving creative replies to Snape) - All this, even after the creators of the object have died - thus not having to depend on their magical powers to sustain itself...

[@theknight1573]

The dissendium wasnt a prediction. The map knows all passwords. It just informed Harry what he needed to say, nothing else. The rest is completely true tho

[@haiama3rof411]

That was pure logic guys ... loved it!! I never skip any of your videos.. Thanks and keep the good work 👍

[@katiemetcalfe8669]

I have just listened to all the books on audible how did i not notice this?!

[@maemae4811]

Katie Metcalfe audible is soo expensive , like 15 dollars a month for 1 book? Storytell gives you unlimited books a month for 10 dollars a month

[@lusciouslipslibra]

@@maemae4811 do u get to keep the books after unsubscribing?

[@RezEverday]

Tia Marie Ofc not, unlimited books for 10 dollars as a one-time payment? Audible is a site for buying books, $15 per book. Storytel is a subscription service, like Netflix for books.

[@maemae4811]

No, but it´s really great If you listen to alot of books

[@lusciouslipslibra]

@@maemae4811 I only listen to Harry Potter so I'm using audibles to get them half price basically

[@randomcow3710]

Looks at the title Me: Finally an answer!

[@outtadisworld1651]

So I have an idea the person brewing the potion has to be more powerful then the person taking it or it wont work this vareys on how powerful the person is brewing it so e.g. Voldemort gave a true potion that he brewed to Lockhart, Lockhart would reveal all his secrets everything he ever knows and all his darkest secrets but if vis versa than voldemort would not even feel a thing and not reveal anything.

[@Val.Kyrie.]

Veritaserum reminds me of polygraph testing. Polygraphs aren’t allowed in court anymore and are basically seen as, kindly, unreliable. But they are still used, depending on the circumstance. A lot of what you said about veritaserum can be said about polygraphs.

[@MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

One note: if you've been told about a place protected by a secret keeper by the secret keeper you then become a secret keeper and can tell someone where sirius was. That's why they abandon number 12 after dumblydore died.