Top 10 Awfully Convenient Things In Harry Potter

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Today Ben dives into the wizarding world of Harry Potter to examine everything from time turners to basilisk venom and all of the other more convenient things that ever happen to Harry, Ron and Hermione.
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[@pushkarajkulkarni6014]

Dumbledore logic: Trip to hogsmeade? No! We need a permission slip! Letting a 14 year old go against dragons, mermaids, and a giant maze? Sure, why not?

[@cunt5704]

pushkaraj kulkarni Hey. He couldn’t let a 13 year old into Hogsmeade

[@cunt5704]

Sarcastic btw

[@TAPn.]

Its like how here in the US you can go to war at 18 but cant drink alcohol until 21 😒

[@OEHOEH100]

its like how in the US anyone can have like a 20 guns at 18 and can kill17 school kids, but cant drink alcohol until 21

[@manbatluvr]

Also he wouldn't let him into hogsmeade because he was afraid of Sirius murdering him. The goblet was a binding magical contract--who knows what it could have done to Harry if he'd have refused to enter

[@jonathanfitzharris4196]

Convenient that no one dies in chamber of secrets because of the reflections

[@tuuresarolahti6247]

The snake doesn’t eat them while they are petrified

[@fenderblender356]

how did they not mentioned that

[@katieholland4244]

and that you can petrify someone who's already dead XD

[@TheAres1999]

"Maybe they should have called this 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Plot Conviences'"

[@SilverFireworks]

It always bothered me how the basilisk attacked where there just happened to be no portraits, especially since the next book heavily featured painting characters.

[@premmeyyappan1117]

All of book four could be condensed into like four lines. “Potter, wait here,” barked Moody at the end of their first Defense Against the Dark Arts class. Feeling confused Harry waited as the rest of the class filed out. “Hand me that quill will you?” said Moody. Harry picked up the quill... And boom, he gets teleported to Tom Riddle’s grave. No tournament, no cup, literally accomplishes Voldemort’s goal in two minutes without any of the drama.

[@veronikaczr1105]

Yes! Brilliant!

[@fedeeeeee]

I think Voldy wanted to have it seem an accident that happened during the task

[@hiplsnols4394]

even shorter: "HEY, POTTER" screamed moody as the rest of the students marched out of the class "what?" said harry and then moody stabbed harry with a needle for some blood and ran

[@funloop]

I think it was noted that you can't use port-keys in hogwarts due to ancient enchantments that only Dumbledore can remove (i.e. apparition trials and when he teleported harry into his office after the ministry fiasco).

[@asthmaticbee]

@@funloop That doesn't make sense either because the cup is a portkey too.

[@beetlx.]

2nd year: Wow polyjuice potion takes a month to make that’s so long! Literally every other book in the series: lemme just whip up this polyjuice potion real quick and then we can just get on with the plan.

[@maryooowoahh]

In deathly hallows I think it was handled well. Because in Grimmauld Place they were making a ton of polyjuice potion for the ministry break in and then had some left over for Bellatrix (Also they had made it before so it wasn't *too* challenging). As for the 7 Potter's, they had been planning that a long time and so many great wizards were working on that so I think the fact that they made enough of that for all 7 Potters and a little left over for Bill and Fleur's wedding. Ig the only convenient thing is that they just always made a little too much and had enough left over for one person.

[@triciavanandler7285]

In the books they actually had Moody’s whole Polyjuice potion store, and they ran out when Hermione was becoming Bellatrix, so that’s why they had to transfigure Ron.

[@izabellakaliszka4804]

Instruction said: Make a GALLON of polyjuice potion, take them into little glasses, and store it till when it's needed

[@jasonbolding3481]

A bunch of 12 year old had a hard time secretly brewing a NEWT-level potion in a bathroom? You don't say

[@mattblakeley1608]

@@triciavanandler7285 This always bugged me. Why would an educational facility have a large store of Polyjuice Potion? To what purpose was it ever intended to be used? (Equally, when Dumbledore set Harry his mission, why did neither of them think to stock up on massive amounts of felix felicis...)

[@cbjfan99]

The flying car becoming sentient and rescuing them in Chamber of Secrets. Nope, they're spider-chow

[@Calvinosaur]

And then it vanished into the woods, never to be seen again. I would have enjoyed a scene of the centaurs confronting Ron and Harry and trying to make them take it back.

[@Jamilajahankhushbu]

No, there is a theory about it. Like you can't bewitch electronic things or non-manpower operated things. If you bewitch a screwdriver it'll be okay. But if you bewitch a phone it'll start thinking on its own. It'll start working on its own sooner or later. So bewitching the car 'woke' something up in it to have a sentiment.

[@starshipstories5094]

Veritaserum. Why can't wizards who are on trial (like Sirius) take it to tell the truth and prove their innocence?

[@jonlancaster7375]

Kimmy Korson asking the real questions!!!

[@Fermonos1]

Because memories can be altered. Veritaserum only tells what the user believe to be true. So if the memory has been tampered with and they truly believed it then you understand why. Same reason why Pensives can't be used in a trail, they can be altered, the proof is shown when Dumbledore gets harry to make Slughorn show the true pensive 'memory' about telling Tom about the horcruxes.

[@novoeduardoac1248]

I really asked myself for years!

[@breerosiey5056]

Veritaserum is basically like the magical equivalent to polygraph tests is what it seems!

[@eaglehaze1600]

I still don't see the harm in making them take it and see if what they say holds any water.

[@Flavortastical]

"Ireland wins the game, but Krum catches the snitch!" and then it actually happens

[@nahor88]

That's the dumbest part of Quidditch... the snitch is worth so many points versus a goal with the Quaffle. Either catching the snitch should be worth less, or a goal should be worth more.

[@Hydrastic-bz5qm]

@@nahor88 why is it dumb? It loses a variable time limit, which makes things interesting. The points for the snitch give a reason to search for even if a team is down on points. It also creates more strategy because a snitch makes up for several penalties, giving more room to operate.

[@GabbyPanda-og3pq]

lol right

[@nahor88]

@@Hydrastic-bz5qm The snitch can be that without being worth so many points. That's literally 15 goals.

[@Hydrastic-bz5qm]

@@nahor88 what do you suggest it be?

[@applebee28]

"Number 7: Time Turners!" **shrugs** "Number 6..."

[@Chloonlyfalz]

I loved when he did that lol 😂😂

[@firewingy]

Well it’s true

[@HeadCannon19]

3:05 if harry didn’t fall over to summon it, though, we would never have heard the famous words “what you fell over for?”

[@TheDjbz]

I thought that he accidentally summoned the bus with his wand....

[@Fermonos1]

Doesn't The Knight Bus Operator say he comes for stranded wizards and witches? And since harry is underage and can't use magic outside of hogwarts, which would in turn make him stranded thus the bus turning up?

[@curiouslytot1950]

TheDjbz You are correct. According to the book it is summoned by a stranded wizard or witch sticking his or her wand out.

[@kaylag5043]

But most importantly there would never be... *always*

[@mommamay01]

I think its really weird that Voldemort thought that he was the only one that discovered the room of requirement - where did he think all the stuff in there came from?!

[@adamstryzlakyr2720]

Kayla May MAGIC

[@mommamay01]

@@adamstryzlakyr2720 except Minerva says lost items go into non-being and everything in the RoR exists, so I doubt the answer is that simple.

[@WesStacey]

I think he thought that everyone who found it before merely did it by accident and could never find it again, and that HE was the only one who ever figured out how to work it on command. He was also very secretive i'm sure once he discovered what he thought was a secret he would never discuss it with anyone for fear of giving away the secret. So most of the school could have known about it and he wouldn't have bothered asking any of them for fear of "Hey do you know about the secret room on the 7th floor", "....well i do now!" He also would never bother even talking to the house elves as he thinks them beneath him. Which is also weird because who would know the castle better than the creatures who live their entire lives there... Even so this is STILL pretty damn arrogant of him to think "Hey this school has been here for hundreds of years, thousands of students have gone through here. Generations of House elves have lived their entire lives in this place...Noone has ever stumbled upon these secrets before, I'm the only one to EVER discover this GO ME!!!"

[@elainshrestha5519]

he is just arrogant

[@tattleteller1426]

lol

[@vipunen88]

top 10 awfully convenient things in the first book 1. Hogwarts is a boarding school, so Harry doesn't have to go back to the Dursleys every night. And this boarding school lets you stay there over holidays. 2. You're filthy rich, Harry. 3. First year students are not allowed to play quidditch, except you, Potter. Here, take this new super broom right from the shelf, no need to pay me back. Love: Prof McGonagall 4. I trust Hagrid. Sure, he is easily veral and can't keep his mouth shut and blabbers out secrets without care, but still I trust him with my life. 5. Oh come on... what's the worst thing you can do with an invisibility cloak, you growing, hormone monster, you. 6. ALOHOMORA 7. And speaking of that, all the trials to the stone. Most of them beated by the first years. 8. Hi. I'm Ron Weasley. I love chess and my brother takes care of dragons. 9. Forbidden forest. No student shall pass. Except if it's a detention for Harry, you might learn something... or die. May the odds be ever in your favor. 10. Hermione, 50 points. Ron, 50 points. Harry, 60 points. Just to make Gryffindor tie with Slytherin And a bonus thought! Dursleys, out of the goodness of their hearts, sends Harry a Christmas present.. to Hogwarts, with no address.. by an owl, that just... What? How?

[@wickedshadowchester6297]

Million points to you

[@MTBR077]

Neville got points, too.

[@aayushkarn6198]

I never really thought about the Dursley one. Shrieking Shack!

[@Keyboardje]

I don't recall it is ever stated that first years are not allowed to play quidditch. Just that they are not allowed to bring their own brooms to the school. They get broom flying classes. On school brooms. And it's just stated that there hasn't been such a young (first years) student to get into the quidditch team. Not that it is forbidden or NEVER done. In fact it only happened 100 years before Harry too! :D

[@nehaathavale1135]

For that last one, I imagine Hedwig may have harassed the Dursleys till they forked up a present for Harry... Hilarious! Hedwig is the best.... May she rest in peace... 🦉

[@MK00040]

How Ron just suddenly happens to be able to talk parseltongue and open the Chamber of Secrets because Harry talks in his sleep. Yeah sure

[@Lollaksyotuube]

Read the books.

[@MK00040]

@@Lollaksyotuube i have

[@Lollaksyotuube]

@@MK00040 So you know how he really learns it?

[@MK00040]

@@Lollaksyotuube i forgot if he learnt it in a different way in the books, but that's besides the point, the way he learnt it in the movies is so lame and lazy writing

[@Lollaksyotuube]

@@MK00040 Yes, the movie was bad, but books are canon.

[@emmajones5446]

"I'm taking this from you which makes this mine too" I lost it 😂

[@emmajones5446]

Cierra Anglin I would do that if I had siblings to do that to

[@Iwillbringprasie]

I went back and re-watched that one part several times. 🤣🤣🤣

[@emmajones5446]

Audrey Jones same it just made me laugh so hard

[@emmajones5446]

Cierra Anglin thanks

[@coreyklaustermeier3244]

Me too

[@kira-py8gt]

Hermione was originally supposed to have a younger sister but she was cut. And Dudley was supposed to have a magical child, which was also cut. I would’ve loved these plot lines. 😔

[@giovannipinazza]

emai fisher In the third book, she is described as having pale skin

[@maggey5501]

She clearly and unmistakingly describes Hermione in the books as white. But i agree with Lunatrix i would´ve loved those plot lines especially dudley having a magical child.

[@Shavinderyt]

emai fisher right. totally not because Rowling likes to retcon everything to look more PC. the books original covers showed her as white with brown hair, way before the movies came out. and im pretty sure in one of the books it mentions her white skin colour

[@vilemriha9726]

www.therowlinglibrary.com/2015/12/21/is-hermione-granger-white-or-black/

[@quantumgirl3047]

Ugh who cares about the amount of pigments in Hermione’s actress’ skin? But regardless of that, I read somewhere that Dudley was never supposed to have magical children, because the magic-hating Dursley blood would never produce magical children!

[@johnwick8756]

If James, Sirius, Lupin and Peter where gifted enough to make the map is it to far of a stretch for them to have made it to where only they would appear on the map to each other and not anyone else so that's why Fred and George never seen Peter in Rons room but Lupin was able to see Peter.

[@trevorwilson6683]

But Harry sees Petigrew. So no.

[@huffleclaw1019]

Trevor Wilson Isn’t that only in the movies?

[@Lollaksyotuube]

Snape saw Lupin on it.

[@Lollaksyotuube]

@Hybschtorie Or the threory simply isn't true.

[@WASwashere4242]

@@Lollaksyotuube or since Lupin was the one who opened the map and left in a hurry leaving it open, it still showed the marauders. Snape just walked in on the open map and we know that the map doesn't know after its been opened who is reading it as it doesn't return to being a normal piece of parchment for Snape.

[@enirmo4917]

What bothers me?? You know what bothers me??? How they use Expelliarmus at least a million times throughout the story (e.g. the GOD DAMN DA MEETINGS EVERYONE USED IT ON EVERYONE) and they only become masters of someone else's wand in the seventh book. Is that the moment the rules of wand usage changed? No??? also how did all the teachers at hogwarts believe that some silly enchantments and riddles could protect the most wanted item in the whole wizarding world? an 11 year old managed, stupid ol' Quirrel managed, soo what were you guys thinking? it's the same thing as wizards locking their houses when one could simply use Alohomora to open them

[@jeskedeniet8336]

This is exactly what I was thinking!!

[@kasianyland9248]

Actually Quirrel was quite intelligent and was in Ravenclaw.

[@stussymishka]

the wands know it's not serious combat and only change their allegiance under the right conditions. there are anti unlock charms for alohamora.

[@MerkhVision]

Thats not how wand allegiance works. Its only the Elder Wand that changes allegiance so easily since its more sentient than other wands. Wandwood also has an effect on its character, and Malfoy's wand happened to be Hawthorn IIRC which made it hate being used for dark magic and so willingly became Harry's.

[@niallstellytubbyhat2711]

About the wand thing, ollivander says 'the wand chooses the wizard harry' but apparently if you knock someone's wand out their hand you can suddenly just become the master of their wand and use it!? That means any wizard can use anyone's wand as long as they use expelliarmus like what!? If you can just do that then why don't wizards just go into ollivanders and choose whatever wand they feel like?

[@astutheit]

1, Molly Weasley mentioning Muggles, in front of Muggles where Harry would hear it. 2, loved all the "kn" drops through out

[@happily_cj]

"Did you just stab my book? What did you think that was gonna do?" xD

[@bluebaek749]

😂😂 I laughed so hard when he said that

[@cjhs2006]

I’ve Often Wondered,Did The Dursleys Stick Harry in The Closet Under The Stairs as Soon as They Got Him as a Baby?

[@dakotamartinez8310]

That would be awful.

[@dylanjayabahu2878]

And how did he learn to talk - did they actually teach him?

[@cjhs2006]

@@dylanjayabahu2878 Good Question

[@conserztasfia0078]

And also did petunia fed harry with her own hands when he was young Or start singing lullaby when he was crying???

[@conserztasfia0078]

@@dylanjayabahu2878 well u kinda learn how to talk by listening to others But how did he learn to write bruh Did he ever been to a school or something

[@LokiLoverForever99]

6:00 Someone is forgotting the book . . . They only had enough potion left for one person. Hermione uses it to be Bellatrix. Ron transfigured himself and Harry uses the cloak with the Goblin on his back.

[@landlighterfirestar5550]

Actually that happened in the movie too (although they didn’t specify that they had run out), and I do believe that this particular usage isn’t too terrible

[@mossripalextechno6450]

Goblin is called Griphook

[@Umamahh-iq1qp]

transfigured into what ?

[@alliyanasgalaxies]

​@@Umamahh-iq1qpchanged himself a bit like grew a beard and some facial features

[@Toriachip]

What confuses me a lot is why Hagrid is still not allowed to do magic. It was proven that Tom Riddle was the one who opened the Chamber of Secrets, so why is Hagrid still being treated like he was the one who did that? Is it because of Aragog? Because Harry has done worse things, and he's perfectly able to do magic. This has bothered me so much! Please do a video or something on why Hagrid is still kinda considered guilty for the Chamber of Secrets incident.

[@nbriggs133]

For starters, I'm not sure its ever "proved" anywhere that tom riddle is the one responsible for the chamber of secrets. Sure, dumbledore knows it but he believed that the first time as well and it didn't really matter to the wizarding world at large. As for the rest, it really seems like the whole incident is just being swept under the rug (for example, malfoy isn't being punished because there's no "proof"). They may have let hagrid go, but that's mainly because the additional attack after he was in prison made it blatantly obvious he wasn't at fault this time, but didn't do anything to actually disprove his prior conviction. Finally though, the most important reason is simply that hagrid's a half giant and the powers to be in the wizarding world are corrupt and bigoted. They aren't going to want to admit they were wrong (even when it technically wasn't their mistake) and they especially aren't going to go out on a limb for someone they are predisposed to discriminate against anyways.

[@mattthompson6281]

I know!! that made me mad...if he still couldn't get a wand, harry could have repaired Hagrid's wand in the last book

[@adolfodef]

There is also the little problem that Hagrid is a half-giant. -> The wizard world does not like the idea of giant learning how to use magic, because they are inmune to magic [their hybrids WILL outperform "pure human" wizards to extinction].

[@deanmottershead1439]

while I agree that the wizarding world has a prejudice against half-breeds they allowed him to go to school in the first place and Hagrid was by the sound of things a problem student Tom riddle describes him as "being in trouble every other week" I think at some point there probably was enough evidence to at least make it that the guilty charge could be revoked due to evidence but they cant turn back time and allow Hagrid to go to school after all he cant be allowed to have an unbroken wand due to not being a fully fledged wizard I guess they could give him a bag of money and say sorry and that would be something I guess

[@nkirukaj2384]

They still don’t trust him because he’s part giant

[@mattball8622]

The one that always got me (and I'm amazed wasn't in this list) was Ron opening the Chamber of Secrets in Deathly Hallows. A guy with no knowledge of Parseltongue happens to be able to open a chamber sealed up by SALAZAR SLYTHERIN HIMSELF and hidden for hundreds of years from dozens of talented magical investigators by replicating a weird hiss that his mate made five years ago. Aye, sure, why not?

[@liamwhite3522]

*a week or so ago. He specifically imitates harry opening the locket, as he was not there when harry opened the chamber. Still bad, but not impossibly so.

[@mattball8622]

Liam White Ah, yeah, my bad. Forgot about that! I know Ron has mad impersonation skillz (I seem to remember him imitating the Bloody Baron and Wormtail at least), but managing to remember and reproduce a non-human language that well is some next-level mimicry :)

[@nbriggs133]

More like a few months earlier, ron returns and destroys the locket only a week or two after their christmas day trip to godrics hollow. Then there are still months more camping before the malfoy manor incident, followed by a month of planning the gringotts heist. Still, that's much less than 5 years ago but its not like ron had heard it just a few days ago, not to mention how you'd think the stress of the whole locket situation would probably overshadow the single line of parseltongue harry says (or the leap in logic that single line is whats needed to open the chamber also). Edit: Also just to note, its harry who imitates the bloody baron (back in first year). Ron does mimic wormtail in the malfoy manor basement though, so that's something.

[@nasrinsiddiqui2883]

I always believed that Ron has an above average IQ, higher than Harry’s definitely, and was an excellent chess player after all. So why shouldn’t he remember a line of Parseltongue, even after years? Don’t most people remember nursery rhymes well into their dotage???!

[@nbriggs133]

I think your missing two key points there. First, nursery rhymes tend to be in a recognizable language, not just hissing. Second, people usually remember things like nursery rhymes their entire lives due to repetition, hearing them dozens or hundreds of times. Ron has heard Parseltongue like 3-4 times ever, much less heard that specific word.

[@GabbyPanda-og3pq]

Here is something convenient: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: *Professor Sprout* These are mandrakes, and like Miss Granger said they can revive someone when they are petrified. Also Chamber of Secrets: *huge basilisk is in the school and the only thing that can revive you if you live through it is a mandrake* SOUND FAMILIAR?

[@thathsaraamarasinghe6774]

And, Harry and Ron KNOWS that ' Roosters are fatal to the basilisk but... nah. I'll just stab 'em with this sword! And nearly die

[@TV-ly3dp]

@@thathsaraamarasinghe6774 well to be fair Ginny accidentally killed all the roosters

[@thathsaraamarasinghe6774]

@@TV-ly3dp Fair point, but still... they didn't even consider it

[@conserztasfia0078]

@@thathsaraamarasinghe6774 bruh they did When they figured out they realized tom Riddle is getting rid of all roosters so that the basilisk is safe

[@Liutgard]

I contend that there was no binding magical contract on Harry from the goblet. Why? Because Harry did not consent. For a contract to be valid, all parties must consent. And Harry did not put his name in the cup- Barth Crouch did. Someone else can't sign to contract with your name and have it be legally binding, which is basically what Crouch did. Harry didn't even know, much less enter the contest. I say Crouch Sr was wrong. Come to think of it, had Crouch Jr entered into that contract?

[@river7757]

Very true, and a very good point.

[@hhdddd4282]

Your correct but Dumbledore couldn't taje the risk that Harry entered his own name and lied. Because If that was the case he would die.

[@tyronekracht461]

But also remember that absolutely NO ONE that night believed that Harry did not put his name in except for Crouch Jr. (disguised as Moody). Even Crouch Sr. thinks that Harry did willingly enter so if they all believed he did it why would they let him back out of a contract.

[@veronikaczr1105]

Okay, so if they didn't believe him, they could use veritaserum. Also, why do they rather believe he did it and broke the spells from Dumbledore than that it was someone older, more powerful and wiser? Doesn't make sense

[@nikokennedy5749]

I k-now that he mentioned fawkes, but he deserves his own section. . . . Also, the fact that Ron can open the chamber in deathly hallows . . . and that Harry just tells Neville that the snake has to die, and he just DECIDES to use the sword therefore destroying the piece of voldemort's soul inside nagini.

[@jobsyadsit3338]

Stuttering profile picture theif!

[@synflwr]

I read this in Hermione’s voice

[@VeronicaLopez-lu5je]

Jobs Yadsit Harry potter profiles are a trend and Hermione is most popular

[@Calvinosaur]

Ron was able to open the Chamber of Secrets because of his talent for mimicking voices, which he demonstrated repeatedly throughout the books.

[@kyrier9827]

9:50 did he just say... k-nowledge?... I love him.

[@Coffee-ve8ub]

Kyrie R that started in the wizard money makes no sense video, they mentioned that “knuts” was supposed to have a silent k but they pronounced it so he started making a joke of it and pronouncing silent letters and I think he says “k-nowledge” and “k-now” in the video. Probably started an inside joke there lol

[@Colaman112]

Coffee1864 1864 Thanks for spelling out the joke for everyone...

[@tendnotto]

K-night bus too! (yay!)

[@allons-yallonso4663]

Yes he did, so American.

[@Emma-cx4ws]

😂Ik

[@jesshannon1033]

Did you - did you just say Knowledge pronouncing the “K”? I- love that? 9:51

[@jamescunningham4268]

Was looking for this comment 😂

[@skribblet.]

That's like how some people pronounce the k in knife just for fun. Some people pronounce the p in pterodactyl for fun.

[@bur2576]

It's a reference to how their monetary coin is pronounced

[@juliarivera6071]

@@bur2576 As well as the K-night Bus

[@momoslayedtbh]

@@juliarivera6071 and also K-Nut (Knut)

[@EmmersonSprocket]

Harry: "Give me your wand!" Draco: "Oh no, my enemy is trying to take my wand away from me, what am I going to d- oh no, he's taken my wand!"

[@xander8574]

Snape- Headmaster, I’m afraid the Dark Lord has returned Dumbledore- Are you serious? Snape-No, I’m Snape These puns are Neville gonna stop

[@cbjfan99]

Xander Mayfield nothing Ron with that

[@cressidalestrange6263]

Siriusly guys?

[@benjamincooper358]

Get out. The Dumbledore is over there

[@littlelana6767]

I guess this comment is just lupin everyone now huh

[@coolnerdlll6053]

Harry up and stop it.

[@oscarmontes3470]

9:40 "I'm taking this from you.Which makes this mine too." 😂😂😂

[@abbyemberson5271]

Annabella Montes I laughed out loud😂😂

[@marbajam2201]

🤬

[@yousnatchedmyweave105]

Dumbledore- You can’t undo death Time turner- let me save a bird

[@macgyver42563]

I have a better one: Deathly Hallows: Voldemort: Avada Kedavra! HARRY POTTER IS DEAD!! (Funny laugh) Harry Potter: Surprise, Voldie!! You just activated my TRAP CARD!!!! Voldemort: WHUAAAAAAAAATTTT!?!?!?

[@TV-ly3dp]

but in exchange pumpkin dies soooooooo yeah R.I.P Pumpkin fro Prisoner of Azkaban here is funeral ????-1993 Edit: a fence gets hurt but never dies

[@dothedo3667]

@@TV-ly3dp No it was just a fence. And I won't go into how wrong the original comment is.

[@namehere7309]

@@TV-ly3dp who is pumpkin

[@TV-ly3dp]

@@dothedo3667 I wrote that before I saw the book

[@rekameszaros]

The whole of the 7th book was just a big convenience.. like they happened to find the right things, always hear something to help them etc.

[@fleetskipper1810]

There were a lot of loose ends to tie up, for sure.

[@conserztasfia0078]

Its a fictional movie not real life so u can't expect logic in everything

[@nibelsteiner929]

yeah rowling definetely set herself up for a trap with the search for the horcruxes

[@sawanna508]

On the other hand from time to times it takes them such a lot of time to come up with certain ideas. I knew right away the locket was exchanged by Rergulus Black at the end of Halfblood Prince. I would have gone way early to Godric's Hollow because I thought the sword or a horcrux maybe there (i was wrong in that case but it would have cut things shorter). -The sword of Griffndor by the way wasn't just found. Snape knew where they were because in the book they had the portait of Phinneas Nigellus with them.

[@gamerfellow]

I'm loving this whole "Ben now says silent Ks thing" it's hilarious when he does it and i have to rewind a bit cause I was like "Did...did he just pronounce the K?"

[@humanperson2775]

It mostly became a thing in the k-night bus video

[@nbriggs133]

It had shown up from time to time in earlier videos thanks to the whole k-nut thing. The knight bus video is definitely where it became super obvious though.

[@racheldaniels3806]

gamerfellow no kl. P

[@blueray15]

The Hermione thing I always took as her growing apart from her parents. She always loves them, but as she started growing up in the wizarding world it was harder for them to relate to her and for her to relate to them. This is shown when they attempt to bound with her by taking her on a skiing trip. Which sadly ended in Hermione leave early to go the Weasley's. I wish we actually got more of their relationship in the books. Instead of having her erase their memories, it could have been a place for them to hide for a few days (then we'd see their relationship).

[@missrrjohnson9846]

Also, I think the whole culture of British boarding schools is very different from what Americans are used to. When I read British books about kids that are at boarding school, they often spend huge chunks of their holidays staying with schoolmates. As an American, I'm like, "Don't you want to be with your kids (or your parents) for the maximum amount of time after they've (you've) been away at school for nine or ten months?" But I guess it's just what you're used to. So with that in mind, the fact that Hermione either stays at Hogwarts or with the Weasleys doesn't seem as odd to me.

[@marcjohnston4271]

Hermione erasing her parents' memories is one of the saddest scenes in the entire series. However, having worked at a boarding school, it used to be a big production driving the kids to the airport (especially since it was 6 hours away from the school), and the number of folks who were still at the school during the winter was SMALL (less than I could count on two hands). Usually they'd have to stay with some of the staff, because all the dorm parents and all the support staff would be gone. There would have to be a serious mitigating circumstance for them to stay, such as a) I have no parents (Harry), b) my parents aren't available (Harry), or c) it would be a really crappy situation to return to - such as the student I knew who would be sitting in an empty apartment in Singapore. They wouldn't let the kids run amuck without supervision.

[@ishka8835]

7:52 - Ben: "This isn't some random student, it's HARRY FREAKIN' POTTER -" Me: "- YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, YOU'RE A LEGEND MAN - "

[@user-wm1yc2gk2w]

To us all Every son and daughter *SAFE!*

[@mitchellcooper314]

Literally, the second I heard this the second I started to look in the comments section

[@azzahrahanamayindra7253]

From You Know Who All because of you! You were small But i wonder if you recall...

[@keegan6448]

I find it so strange and convenient that Harry is allowed to play Quidditch in his first year. “Well, Harry, first years can’t play Quidditch-except for you! Here’s a broom, now skip class and learn how to play! Yup, I’m sure no teachers will jinx your broom in a game, and this will never help you access a secret stone that we hid from students!” Like really?

[@keegan6448]

Also, why didn’t Cedric and Harry just grab the cup when they reached the graveyard? They were like “Well we’re in this creepy graveyard and the way back is right there... let’s stay!” 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@alf1306]

@@keegan6448 because they didnt know it was a two way port key

[@pansexualsimmer8384]

SaintAlf I mean they could’ve easily just tried it because why not

[@TV-ly3dp]

@@alf1306 Also Harry just Accios the cup to him so he obviously knew that the cup was a two way port key or something like that

[@CaliCosmicGal]

@@TV-ly3dp No he didn’t he was told that

[@zaydennightshade5083]

How about Slytherin's common room? When the troll showed up, they were told it was in the dungeons. Dumbledore told the prefects to escort the students to their dormitories. But where is the Slytherin common room? The Dungeons! That's bothered me even since I noticed it

[@drogadepc]

Zayden Nightshade LOL Dumbledore was irresponsible sometimes

[@entertain7us148]

this is the same school that (under Mcgonagall's leadership) ordered the Slytherins to be taken to the dungeons during the second wizarding war (though that was only the movie)

[@Ala-Stair]

"Calmly" we all know what I mean.

[@UnknowingNeko]

DID YOU PUT YOUR NAME IN THE GOBLET OF FIYA?!

[@armadillolover99]

That doesn’t really have anything to do with this video…but yes.

[@laurah5998]

_DID YOU PUT YOUR NAME IN THE GOBLET OF FIRE_

[@GabbyPanda-og3pq]

if we didn't know what you mean we're not true Potterheads ;P

[@andydbr2969]

HAAARRAY DIDJA PUT YAH NAME INTO DA GOBLET OF FYAH?

[@MagisterWigbo]

The most convenient thing to me was when everyone thought Sirius Black betrayed the Potters and he denied it and then no one believed him... No wait, that didn't happen, because he definitely could have convinced Dumbledore OR Lupin of his innocence if he made any effort at all... The most convenient part was when after Pettigrew blew up a bunch of people and made his escape, Sirius also fled the scene to track down Pettigrew. No wait, that didn't happen either, he just sat there and waited until the authorities came to arrest him, laughing the whole time (for why?) and then let them take him to wizard jail, never once proclaiming his innocence. No wait, the MOST convenient thing was when they finally capture Pettigrew and are marching him back to the castle but oh no, it just happens to be a full moon and now Lupin has transformed into a werewolf again, allowing Pettigrew to escape in the distraction. That was literally my least favorite part of the entire series because it was such a cheap copout way for Pettigrew to escape.

[@lottik9728]

I always thought that Sirius let himself get caught because he felt guilty, since it was his idea to change the secretkeeper and so he blamed himself for the death of the Potters and I think him laughing was just his way of coping, as he started to realize what happened he just kinda reacted that way, also he might thought that there's nothing he can do to convince people he actually is innocent

[@mattblakeley1608]

Yeah why didn't Hermione just go back a few hours and tell Lupin to take his medicine... then they wouldn't have to do anything else.

[@clowningmywaytomcdonalds6679]

Matt Blakeley you do realize that the potion only relieves the pain? It doesn’t stop the transformation I’m pretty sure.

[@Duckerbee]

It's...pretty obvious - Gilderoy Lockhart

[@owenjames8575]

@@clowningmywaytomcdonalds6679 it keeps him in his right mind. so they would have had an ally werewolf

[@hopethisnamesnottaken]

How about the security measures for the philosophers' stone being essentially elaborate puzzels? They don't limit the circle of people with access to it to a specific group with official clearance but to anyone who possesses the skills to solve them. It they had just put a portrait or gargoile in front of it asking for a secret password (as they do with every other restricted room in the castle), backed up with some powerful spells to prevent forcefull entry, Quirrel wouldn't have stood a chance.

[@mjfan8704]

Except, that was probably an elaborate scheme of Dumbledore's to 'test' Harry's character and what he would do to protect the stone. Check this video out for more details: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXWQqKyXgtVngrc

[@fleetskipper1810]

Why didn’t they secure the philosopher’s stone in the ministry in the same room where the prophecies were kept?

[@hopethisnamesnottaken]

@@fleetskipper1810 Well, Flamel probably didn't want the ministry to get involved. He trusted Dumbledore not to abuse the stone

[@az1202]

Why not just put it within a Fidelius charm?

[@OceanChild75]

I would have added the flying car coming to save Harry and Ron from the spiders in CoS

[@entertain7us148]

lol

[@bryannakellogg2029]

10/10 best part of the video "I'm taking this from you. Which makes this mine too!"

[@harrypottergurl5801]

Ikr 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@opsatr]

9:41 :)

[@ironking1774]

What bothered me is THAT IF DUMBLEDORE WAS PLANNING HIS OWN DEATH HE COULD HAVE TOLD HARRY EVEYTHIIINGG

[@chrisconcannon6490]

And done it a lot more efficiently. He took months (with long breaks between sessions) to give Harry information that could have been dispensed all at once in hours or days at most.

[@taniamanik2012]

Dumbledore didn't tell everything all at once because he was afraid that the whole plan would be spoiled if Voldemort got the opportunity to read his mind (plus Harry was bad at Occlumency). That's one of the reasons why snape or dumbledoee didn't tell directly to harry where the locket was but used a patronus to show him imstead.

[@GabbyPanda-og3pq]

you obviously haven't read the whole series, as everything comes together in the last three books

[@MerkhVision]

No no, there was certain information that it was crucial Harry did not know ahead of time and had to realize for himself at the end. Otherwise it could derail the whole plan.

[@candykittenlove2504]

I had reasons

[@Freak-And-Oddity]

9:42 J: "I am taking this from u, which makes this mine too." Why did I love this part so much Also, 1) A deathly hallow that can show you dead people hiding inside of a Golden Snitch, which is pretty much used for quidditch all the time? Yep. 2) Ron loses the car in the Forbidden Forest, and it comes back at Harry and Ron's exact location just before they become an Acromantulas' appetizer? Sure, why not?

[@sawanna508]

No, I don't think Snitchs are reused.

[@PhoenixPonyPhoenixOwl]

Voldemorts most powerful curse was the one he placed on the Defense Against the Dark Arts teaching position.

[@melkerengelbrecht5960]

Phoenix Pony curse

[@PhoenixPonyPhoenixOwl]

Melker Engelbrecht ok, I edited it.

[@PhoenixPonyPhoenixOwl]

Milo O'Rourke honestly? My opinion. That spell altered fate itself.

[@luckas221a]

Milo O'Rourke actual canon fact. search "jinx on the post of Defence Against the Dark Arts Teacher" for the wiki page.

[@kannonmcwhinney1617]

Phoenix Pony dumbledore should've just changed the name to dark arts defense or something similar but different

[@scombs6543]

Ben: He physically takes the wand from Malfoy? Master of the Elder Wand! Harry: It's mine. Me: 🤣🤣

[@yesyesyes5827]

Scombs 654 read the books such an idiot comment

[@Hydrastic-bz5qm]

@@yesyesyes5827 it's not an idiot comment. I have read the books.

[@yesyesyes5827]

People stole the elder wand became the master so the same principle. Harry stole Draco’s wand Draco was the master of the elder wand therefor it changed over to Harry

[@Hydrastic-bz5qm]

@@yesyesyes5827 Harry did not steal the elder wand, he stole malfoy's typical hawthorn wand. He did not prove that he was a better wizard than Draco, and it doesn't make sense that the elder wand would care about the fate of a different wand.

[@yesyesyes5827]

Hydrastic 12117 it’s the same principle! Off course it would the elder wand changes hand to hand by stealing of wand strength of individuals and killing. Yes he did steal the elder wand but if the wand was in his presents he would ofbtherefor it changed hands

[@spain_suchandandatta10]

It's awfully convinient that a school full of qualified wizards has a deadly room that can be opened with ALOHOMORA by a first year

[@lunalovegood5105]

Umbridge: Hey, I'm going to use veritasirum (I think I spelt that wrong, sorry) to see if people are in clubs when they're not supposed to! Literally everyone: Harry's lying! Voldemort is not back! Harry: He is back! Everyone: You have no proof! Me: Yay! Let's see if people are lying about being in clubs but, nooooooooo, Harry must be lying about Voldemort being back! I mean, I guess there's no way to prove it, besides the thing that makes it to where you can't lie but seeing if there's about to be another war isn't important enough for that!

[@panda4247]

exactly. I would suggest using veritaserum in trials. Maybe only on defendant's request. Like - Harry and Dumbledore could go just "you don't believe us? try asking Harry what happened, while he is on veritaserum" the thing is... What if Harry's memory was tampered, and he believes that something is the truth, although actually it isn't? Would he tell his truth, or the real truth? I think he would tell the truth that he believes is truth. (otherwise it would be possible to solve the NP problem just by drinking this and asking the right questions). Therefore, if you allow veritaserum in trials, you may end up with too many memory-tampering charms.

[@mjfan8704]

@panda4247 The ministry probably does but they chuck that rule out the window whenever it's convenient for them. Sirius Black: HE MUST BE A DEATH EATER EVEN IF WE HAVE NOTHING BUT ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE!! Actual Death Eaters: NO WE WERE UNDER THE IMPERIOUS CURSE THE WHOLE TIME. WE DON'T NEED TO TAKE VERITASERUM! (Psst! whoever would become minister after the war is over, here's the deal. You take this bribe money and we will keep you in office. In return, you turn a blind eye to our more shady dealings and anything that has to do with the Dark Lord, you deny it!)

[@Elena-tq9vs]

If I've learned one thing from the UK Government's behaviour over the last few months, it's that politicians only actually hear the things they want to and they don't want to actively seek out (or even consider) evidence that might contradict that viewpoint. They were in denial about Voldemort; proving that it was true was absolutely the last thing they would ever want to do.

[@wowPfil]

The thing that bothers me the MOST in the Harry Potter books is Dumbledores pencieve and memories in general. Why, just WHY do wizzards not use that bloody thing to prove things that might / might not have happend. e/i Serius being innocent, Harrys story about Voldemort, Harry at the trail in book 5, let alone the attempted torture by Umbridge... The more I think about this, the more it bothers me! Just had to get this off my chest.

[@moldygoldy1772]

Sebastiaan van Leeuwen possibly because you can meddle with your memories? Think about Slughorns memory. PLUS everyone has their own version of events, which would skew them as well. It just doesn’t seem very reliable.

[@wowPfil]

I felt that way too, for a while, but then I thought of the tempered memory of Slughorn. It was fairly obvious what he did to that memory, whilst being a skilled wizard. But even if the memories are a bit skewed, some events are just too far fetched to be dreamt up by Harry.

[@Debatra.]

And one of Marvolo Gaunt's memories Harry and Albus watch in the pensieve basically fades to black because Marvolo couldn't remember anything past that point. That said, that excuse wouldn't work for fresh memories. And is anyone seriously going to argue that Harry somehow modified his own memories? Even Umbridge probably wouldn't try that.

[@monikas.6536]

Even if the pencieve and memories weren't reliable, WHY DIDN'T THEY USE VERITASERUM?! It seems like a plot hole to me

[@lunalovegood5632]

Monika S. I have a hope that they tried but Sirius refused it, if they saw what happened then they would know he was an amnigus and Remus was a werewolf. Sirius just wanted to protect his only friend he had left.... okay time to cry now 😅😭

[@redpool5324]

I found it Convenient that the three rooms that guarded the Sorcerer Stone covered something one of the three kids were good at.

[@highsharkpriestess8210]

there were more than 3 rooms in the book

[@redpool5324]

The fourth room doesn't count. It took no skill whatsoever, and I am not referring to the area with Fluffy because that was basically the entrance area.

[@highsharkpriestess8210]

Slade Wilson Fluffy was a room, The Devil's snare, the Keys, The chess, the potions riddle, and the final room with the Mirror of erised was dumbledore's final puzzle

[@redpool5324]

The number of rooms doesn't make the set up any less conveniently.

[@highsharkpriestess8210]

Slade Wilson I wasn't saying that, I was just saying there's more than three rooms, man

[@kaicallewaert2059]

Something I always wondered: Hagrid shows Harry how to get to Daigonally, but how did all the other students that didn't have parents who knew that get to Diagonally?

[@jaklintahmasian4494]

Someone from Hogwarts goes to the muggle borns house like Hagrid goes to Harry to explain the Wizarding world and tell them how to get to Diagon Alley. They also get a small amount of money for their supplies ( Harry didn’t bc he had his paren ta money they left him)

[@emersoncurtin5045]

7:57 "it's Harry freakin Potter" don't tell me I'm not the only one who sang the song after that

[@dadleyjenkins3194]

Number one biggest thing that bothers me in Harry Potter. In the first book page 167 " referees have been known to vanish and turn up months later in the Sahrah desert" WHY? HOW OFTEN DOES THIS HAPPEN? I'M SO CONFUSED

[@heatherrockwell9012]

I'm suspecting foul play by adept and sneaky enemy players.

[@dadleyjenkins3194]

Drace90 thank you so much!

[@CaptainMorghan4152]

The thing that bothers me most about the books is that they end

[@kingcarterico8860]

TheCaptain it’s also the most traumatic part.

[@LillyMoore]

Ahhh same

[@ethanhurley-love5301]

TheCaptain too true

[@gintorehotman3259]

What bothers me is... ALMOST EVERY PIECE OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE WIZARD WORLD!!! JK Rowling is a great character builder but a horrible world builder so we all fall in love with the characters and don't notice that THE ENTIRE FRIGGIN WORLD OF FRIGGIN HARRY POTTER CONTRADICTS ITSELF. Thank you for your time.

[@DRSDavidSoft]

Would read Harry Potter and the Nightmares of Future Past if you like a JKR quality unofficial continuation involving time travel.

[@unicornpower7626]

7:56 YOU’RE HARRY FREAKIN POTTER! YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND, YOU’RE A LEGEND MAN TO US ALL

[@spezz0253]

I actually really like that harry physically took the wand out of malfoy's hands. Like the thing malfoy has been raised to despise is muggles and harry actually takes the wand in a way that uses no magic at all. Seams very poetic to me.

[@TheAshyAshton]

With the whole business of the way Harry becomes master of the Elder Wand this is what JK herself had to say (its very long to be putting the a KZbin comment, sorry) J. K. Rowling: I said to Arthur, my American editor - we had an interesting conversation during the editing of seven - the moment when Harry takes Draco's wand, Arthur said, God, that's the moment when the ownership of the Elder wand is actually transferred? And I said, that's right. He said, shouldn't that be a bit more dramatic? And I said, no, not at all, the reverse. I said to Arthur, I think it really puts the elaborate, grandiose plans of Dumbledore and Voldemort in their place. That actually the history of the wizarding world hinged on two teenage boys wrestling with each other. They weren't even using magic. It became an ugly little corner tussle for the possession of wands. And I really liked that - that very human moment, as opposed to these two wizards who were twitching strings and manipulating and implanting information and husbanding information and guarding information, you know? Ultimately it just came down to that, a little scuffle and fistfight in the corner and pulling a wand away. Melissa Anelli: It says a lot about the world at large, I think, about conflict in the world, it's these little things. J. K. Rowling: And the difference one individual can make. Always, the difference one individual can make

[@pardissafari1815]

Zoe MacGregor +

[@isaiahcaston4539]

Zoe MacGregor fuck I love her

[@cannotfindcreativename7210]

Damn.. thats such a nice way to put it

[@Arinaretina]

Well, more like a difference a chance encounter can make

[@entertain7us148]

absolutely, I always thought it was brilliant that that's how Harry came to possess it. I mean, it's classic mystery construction: you're intentionally NOT supposed to think of that moment with the two boys wrestling as important, because its significance is only revealed at the end of the book. I like how the most subtle, natural moments are the ones that truly have the most dramatic impact in terms of the story. It's one of the things I've always loved about Harry Potter. At its heart it's about a young, humble man who is just trying to survive and protect his loved ones in a world that's tearing itself apart and has no sense of self-grandiosity or need for power to speak of.

[@micheletuesday]

Two of your points that I've also wondered about dozens of times: Firstly, Hermione's parents. She boasts about going skiing, then turns up at grimauld place "Mum and Dad are a bit disappointed but I've told them that everyone who is serious about the exams is staying to study. They want me to do well, they'll understand." Well apart from the fact that she flat out lied to her parents (because she's not staying at school to study but goes to grimauld place because ron's dad was almost fatally injured (which i'm sure IS an excuse that a mum and dad WOULD understand)) they could also be like "honey you can study at the ski resort, we'd actually be interested to see what it is you are studying!" Secondly, THE BLOODY BASILISK FANG!!!! My god Dumbledore KNEW he wasn't going to be around much longer, his priority HAD to be "Harry, that's what a horcrux is, he's got six of them, here's what i think they are and here's how you destroy them!" But no! He builds up eternally and then has no time left for the actual essentials. This is not, in the main, the fault of Harry's failure to ask, but a serious problem of Dumbledores priorities. Done.

[@liamwhite3522]

Ah yes. Break the Statute of Secrecy and rules for underage magic while on a skiing trip. That'll surely be fine.

[@micheletuesday]

Liam White „Studying“ surely also includes studying out of books, doesn‘t it?

[@nbriggs133]

Breaking the statute of secrecy how? Her parents already know about magic... Which btw, is the incredibly stupid part about harry's trial before 5th year. He supposedly broke the statute of secrecy by casting magic in front of a muggle, who just so happened to be his cousin who already knew about magic. Always annoyed me how dumbledore never brought that point up, despite hanging on all the other technicalities.

[@nbriggs133]

Because those other people will be sneaking into hermione's room to look through her stuff? I mean hermione talks about studying magical stuff on other trips (for example the vacation to france summer before 3rd year) so its not like studying at a ski resort would be any different.

[@laurennigabhann7808]

Harry didn’t have any living relatives because: 1) James was an only child 2) Lily only had 1 sister Petunia 3) James’ parents died of Dragon Pox 4) We don’t know what happened to Lily’s parents.

[@veben98]

Its still very convinient

[@RAY30050]

I disagree with it being convenient but would agree that if James did have a sibling we could have seen how Voldimort's followers might have hunted them down in hopes of finding Harry, thus giving us another reason why he was given to Petunia.

[@GabbyPanda-og3pq]

HOW CONVENIENT! Lol no, I'm just kidding, lily's parents were probably killed the first time Voldemort rose to power, as he killed a lot of unmentioned people.

[@mathewomolo]

Thats the convenient part

[@zacwicht3189]

the Potters are a wealthy wizard family living 120+ years should be easy for them so Harry's great grandparents could be alive and well

[@UnknowingNeko]

‘Did you put your name in the goblet of fire?’ Dumbledore said calmly

[@i.r.3016]

I think you meant.. *_DIDYOPUTCHONAMEINDAGOBLEHTOFFAYAH??_*

[@sassigal1327]

The fact that 3 first years could just use a simple unlocking spell to get past the door were fluffy was why was there no other protection on the door they trust the kids to behave to much XD

[@TheYasmineFlower]

No, they just don't care at all if any of them get killed. Why else would Dumbledore warn the students that they could die if they go there, but then put up only a locking spell that a first-year could undo? Those are children and teenagers, so that's basically putting up a sign that they SHOULD go there and test their courage and get eaten. Maybe it's how he saves money on buying food for Fluffy, but really...

[@caityg3842]

Nice fresh video Hermione ignoring her parents has always pissed me off

[@ComradeOgilvy1984]

"The wand chooses the wizard!" We hear that early in book one. It turns out there is quite a bit of pretty profound wand lore, but it is all mostly unmentioned until a few keys aspects become plot important in book seven. What do wands do? Can you cast spells without wands? Are wands intelligent beings? Are some wands more intelligent that others? Can I borrow someone else's wand? Can I make my own wand? What makes for a good wand? In context, it is not weird to me that Harry wins Malfoy's wand and thus gains allegiance of the Elder Wand. What is weird is how little we know about wands when there is so much to learn. Seems like stuff that would be taught in school.

[@rokensay6707]

Convenient how the Ministry of Magic has no security against Polyjuice potion at all

[@MayMay-jy9mr]

how when hermione was being tortured she was lucky enough to have a obvious strand of bellatrix hair land on her. And this just happened to stay on her throughout the subsequent escape and burial despite not knowing they'd need to break into gringotts later. Although hermione being hermione probably thought ill keep this just in case

[@entertain7us148]

imma say that bitch had a weird stray hair fetish i mean whyd she keep millicent bulstrode's hair after she pummelled her back in 2nd year

[@stecky87]

You brought up something here that would be interesting to discuss: How come Harry, who grew up in the Muggle world, is not more curious to learn about the magical world, where he *does* feel welcome/at home in?

[@hufflepuffoftime5842]

Good point honestly...

[@EmmersonSprocket]

His 2 best friends are a book worm and a pure blood, why bother?

[@leo-fs1rb]

Sirius: *punches Malfoy breaking the prophecy* Harry: *tackles Malfoy becoming master of elder wand* Sirius: nice one James!

[@tylerpike1625]

Maybe Slughorn, before going on the run, had contacted a friend and fellow Potions master (Damocles Belby, perhaps?) to brew up some Felix Felicis, then planned to pick it up at a later date to aid in his evasion of the Death Eaters. Then once he agreed to return to Hogwarts, Slughorn no longer had need of it for personal use, but contacted said Potions master again to request some to use for his class. This could explain also why Slughorn had such a small amount of it, because imagine how the other Potions master might have reacted. "Dude I just spent eight months brewing this stuff to save you from the Death Eaters, and now you just want to show it off to a bunch of teenagers? Whatever, I'll send you this tiny bottle, but I'm keeping the rest."

[@lahlybird895]

Nice.

[@girlwithwifi1359]

"Number Seven: Time Turners..." Nuff said.

[@theleakyhorcrux535]

The invisibility cloak! His parents just happened to have not just a regular cloak, but a cloak from Death himself!! I mean, in my opinion it’s very convenient given all the times he needs it.

[@Libellulaire]

Meh. This isn't really convenience. It's a family item given to every new generation in the Potter family. It also links a lot of things (Dumbledore's pursuit of the deathly hallows, Harry and Voldemort...) and they're not the only family with it. To be fair, the fact he has it and doesn't use it more often is more convenient: it's to make sure he gets caught so he can overheart something or be at the right place at the right moment.

[@h.f.a.1221]

The Leaky Horcrux well it’s because a male Potter happened to marry the female (and only) heir of Ignotus Peverell so...

[@h.f.a.1221]

The Leaky Horcrux and BTW Dumbledore’s theory is that the Peverells made the Deathly Hallows themselves

[@theleakyhorcrux535]

Gryffinclaw Galaxy still pretty convenient 😂

[@h.f.a.1221]

The Leaky Horcrux well we can judge a few of Joanne Kathleen Rowling’s choices (like when she said Harry was supposed to be with Hermione) and some we cannot...

[@kristenhollingsworth4855]

The thing that bothers me the most is that Harry never even used the mirror that Sirius gave him in Order of the Phoenix!! If he had just stopped for one second and used the two way mirror Sirius would’ve never died!! 😭

[@mdibella3781]

Why didn’t Harry just “accio” the golden egg from the dragon in the first triwizard challenge

[@KohakuAmber22]

That was explained in the book. Certain spells either did not work on certain objects as they were immune to them or they made it so they couldn't be used in certain ways so as to not make the challenge too easy. I don't remember which it was, but I do vaguely remember it being mentioned.

[@chrisconcannon6490]

@@KohakuAmber22 Agreed. It's not really a challenge if you can just summon the egg to you, especially for an adult wizard or witch who would have had several years of practice with the summoning charm at that point (assuming that Beauxbatons and Durmstrang teach it as early as Hogwarts does).

[@cubles6825]

@@KohakuAmber22 *How convenient...*

[@NaviNeku24]

KohakuAmber22 I believe that’s also why Accio doesn’t work on horcruxes. (Correct me if I’m wrong.)

[@GabbyPanda-og3pq]

@@cubles6825 XD

[@candelareboirastrincado3371]

The thing that bothers me the most is in the second book when Harry and Ron decide that the best thing they could do in King's Cross is flying to freaking Hogwarts instead of, idk WAITING FOR RON'S PARENTS? Like, Seriously?

[@markuswilson872]

Yes convenient thing how Harry Ron and hermoine find the trapdoor to the sorcerers Stone while hiding from Filich because they are in the second floor corridor because the stairs moved

[@jackiemukam4351]

the only answer i can give is that was for the PLOT. also, they're in GRYFFINDOR for a reason, not ravenclaw. they're adventurous and quick to action.

[@candelareboirastrincado3371]

lovexjackie24 i understand what you say, but with that argument you could justify everything in the video. But yes, they trully are quick to action 😂

[@TheYasmineFlower]

It would have even made more sense if they had just said "Should we wait for the adults?" - "Hell no, we can drive ourselves! Hellyeah!".

[@taenithy4648]

what always bothered me is that they CARRY the medallion horcrux around their necks because then they "will not lose it"... Put it in this bag hermione has after you found out the horcrux makes you think and do negative things. I mean that's exactly what they do with the Hufflepuff Cup. But they only put the Cup into the bag because (and that's written in the Book) "you can't carry it around your neck"... For real now?! If they stopped carrying the medallion things would have ended more and sometimes maybe less convenient.

[@nicksutcliffe9623]

Thank you for bringing this up, I specifically was looking to see if someone had even thought of this but in all the lists I've seen nobody ever thinks it's a plot hole! Hell, they could have buried it somewhere and returned when they found a way to destroy the horcrux; BUT NO, they had to wear (against their own knowledge that it would take advantage of them and manipulate them) and become depressing assholes. Thank you again Vee Vox for posting this, because if you didn't, I definitely was going to.

[@backonlazer791]

Plus they should have known that it can affect them considering what Tom's Diary did to Ginny.

[@backonlazer791]

Now that's just silly semantics =/

[@ninatheinkling5748]

Vee Vox yeah, also harry had this bag where only he could grab things out of it.

[@marinaovchinikova463]

"but nah he just takes it from him" lol I am laughing so hard

[@a_drawing_nerd3664]

Every time I see Ron say “That’s Wizards Chess.” I always say, in Hermionie’s accent, “That’s totally barbaric!”

[@samuelleask1132]

Same haha

[@Hinatachan121]

1. House Elves being able to apparate in or out of places that wizards can not.

[@TheYasmineFlower]

But that actually makes sense if you think about it. House-elves basically have the powers of gods! Whatever they want to do (since they want to follow orders), they CAN do. House-elves should be the dominant magical race. They are literally all-powerful. If someone had ordered Dobby to be impervious to knives, he wouldn't have died either.

[@curiouslytot1950]

Milo O'Rourke Yes It did. Kreature’s ability to apparate out of the cave when called is how sirius’s brother got the locket. It’s how kreature and Dobby were able to apparate and sneak around the castle too

[@curiouslytot1950]

Milo O'Rourke It’s also how Dobby got everyone out of the Malfoy’s home in book 7...

[@MrMordo85]

I doubt i'd be able to last at Hogwarts... the lack of technology there would cause me to cry into my butterbeer as I scream "ACCIO WIFI" to no avail

[@thesimslover82884]

i know right, I love technology. Gotta invent a spell that allows tech to work lol.

[@KohakuAmber22]

To be fair wifi and most tech that exists today did not exist in Harry's time at Hogwarts. Harry's time at Hogwarts started in 1991 and I can tell you computers definitely weren't common in most households and smartphones most definitely did not exist. If you want the Hogwarts of today you unfortunately have to look at Cursed Child as Albus Potter started school in 2017. I can't remember if any muggle tech was mentioned in that book though.

[@connorr6259]

I have a prob WHERES WINKY

[@animefandubfan20]

Also Also actually, Voldemort and Draco were never Master of the Elder Wand nor was Dumbledore or even Grindlewald. I'm running off a self made theory. Basically, because the wand has to be won, Grindlewald never became Master as the movies showed that he stole it from Greggovitch's shop like a sneek thief instead of winning it. However digging into another theory (more of an implication really) about how the Potters are related to the youngest Peverell brother, Ignatus, I believe when the wand, when it sensed Harry disarm Draco, it's suposed new master, it realized that Harry was a blood relative of its very first Master and decided that becoming a family heirloom would be better then having no master at all (since no one since Greggovitch was actually the wand's true master)

[@Speculativedude]

This always bugged me too. How was Grindlewald ever master when he just stole it? Sorry, but J.K. plays too fast and loose with wand ownership. I do like your theory about the family connection though.

[@veben98]

My theory is that no one actually is the master. We see the wand being used by Voldy, even though he is not its master (therefore not to its full effect). We never actually se Harry use it (other then to repair his old wand). What if Harry belive the wand belonged to him, but in reality it didn't. Voldy was able to use it, so why not Harry?

[@Speculativedude]

@@veben98 Good point, the books say that the wands don't work as easily or as well when they are taken instead of won, but they never say they don't work at all.

[@mjfan8704]

I think we're forgetting that the Elder Wand doesn't necessarily have to be taken in a magical duel. After all, in the story of the Peverell brothers, the eldest who had the wand was killed in his sleep because someone stabbed him. Now this is not defending the whole Harry takes Draco's wand and therefore becomes the Elder Wand's master. That is just ridiculous.

[@luccabernardo145]

the thing with Draco's wand: don't you think that a wand, a magic artefact, capable of the most wonderful things, would be extremely "offended" by being simply taken from its master's hands? with no magic battle involved? I think that's why it changed allegiance, it was pissed with Draco's unwillingness to fight over for it.

[@drogadepc]

Lucca Bernardo it's still too convenient what about all the history behind the wand? wizards killing wizards only because they wanted the allegiance of the Elder Wand... all of that when they could've simply taken the wand off of each other hands

[@LillyMoore]

oooh I like that!

[@nbriggs133]

Two problems with that theory. First, it was only physically taken from malfoy in the movie, the book version has harry simply disarming him with the standard expelliarmus. Second, while that explanation may hold water for the allegiance of malfoy's own wand, it doesn't do much to explain how that was enough to also pass along the ownership of the elder wand at the same time (an object malfoy supposedly owned, but never had physical possession of). Quite frankly the whole wand ownership thing as explained in book 7 is crazy, and would cause some serious issues if evenly applies throughout the entire series instead of just at the end. So really I just kinda accept it and move on, while tallying it up as very "convenient."

[@peterstuart6817]

Ya know what seemed most convenient for me? The fact that hermoine somehow knows literally anything that can get them out of a bad situation... And we just assume she's read it somewhere and go with it.

[@djmccarthy2352]

Havent you read Hogwats: A history

[@peterstuart6817]

Well, I picked up some of it in History of Magic class... When I wasn't asleep.

[@hid2436]

What about Cedric? He was "a spare" and was killed. I feel like he should have just listened to Harry and went to the cup. Just another death. We did not need. BUT WAIT if he had gone back to the cup.. how would Harry get back? :O WHY DIDN'T THEY BOTH GO BACK TO THE CUP?! :O

[@charbelkhoury7936]

When in the movie Fletcher sees Umbridge on the newspaper. Hated it.

[@carlrood4457]

Well pretty much EVERYTHING that happens to Harry in the first book. Hagrid is sent to get Harry AND the Stone on the same trip, which just happens to be one day before the vault get broken into. Finding the Mirror. Every conversation with Hagrid (seriously, why would you tell him ANY secret?). I'd say its most convenient that Harry seems to always learn something new about the Wizarding World a few months before that information becomes critical to his story. I can accept it for the first or second book, but it keeps happening. Wouldn't introducing portkeys a couple of books earlier have made the whole thing less coincidental? Then there's the fact that one of the protections for the stone is something they teach in FIRST YEAR HERBOLOGY. Couldn't think of something a bit esoteric Sprout?

[@rivereatswords]

Carl Rood yep. Exactly

[@carlrood4457]

Even up to the last. He'd never heard of the Deathly Hallows. Here his dropped into this new and fantastic world and he seems to have zero curiosity or drive to learn anything other than what's dropped into his lap.

[@curiouslytot1950]

Carl Rood I agree with everything but the deathly hallows. The elder wand and cloak were there since book one. The stone gets introduced in book 6. Even in book one, Ron noted that the cloak was unlike any he heard of because it worked so well you couldn’t see any traces. There was something significant about it then. Besides that, I agree with you.

[@curiouslytot1950]

Carl Rood BUT I will say that Harry Potter as a character is a complete dunce. Most of the things he struggles to figure out were obvious 5 chapters ago :|

[@00juls00]

How about the fact that Ron just happens to be fabulous at chess...and McGonagall just happens to transfigure chess pieces to protect the Philosopher’s Stone! 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@SuperSonicBlur]

00juls00 also if Quirrel beat the chess game, did the pieces all repair themselves after the game? And WHY DID RON GET ON THE KNIGHT?! the piece was already there the only missing pieces were the bishop and rook.

[@00juls00]

Well you're specifically talking about the movie. Because there is no mention of Ron mounting the knight's horse in the book. But, yes, I assume the chess pieces fix themselves after they're beaten because Quirrel would have had to get passed them.

[@backonlazer791]

All of the puzzles seem to reset after someone gets past them, or maybe Quirrel just used black magic to bypass them.

[@anushkapatil7813]

That’s true but then Ron would be useless (no offense I love Ron too) ;)

[@adamstryzlakyr2720]

00juls00 100th like

[@Rebateman]

Another perfect thing is that tech doesn't work in Hogwarts. If it did, Harry could just take a pic of Tom Riddle in the graveyard, Wormtail in the Shrieking Shack, and record the entire event from Black taking Ron to them leaving the Shack.

[@Keyboardje]

@ Ryan Bateman Creeper Gaming 2.0 Colin Creevey takes pictures all the time in Hogwarts. With a muggle camera.

[@macgyver42563]

I'm sure that camera is old fashioned by 21st century standards. You know, the one that's slightly larger than the camera's made in the 2000's.

[@AryaKaiba]

I would absolutely LOVE if some amazing writer would make a fanfic where tech worked at Hogwarts, particularly if it was set during more current times and not in the 90s! Imaging the hilarity of social media and magic combining for a large group of high school aged students

[@patsilverfang]

That's actually a really good point. Both of Hermione's parents were dentists so presumably she was well off and totally could have had a flip phone with a camera. It would have been very like her to get two more to keep in touch with her two best wizard friends. Scenes of Ron awkward texting and Harry carefully hiding it so the Dursley's never find it. Then during these major events one of them flips the phone open and takes a random pic. I'm sure people would just call it faked like the UFO community gets all the time but they would still have something more than just their word!

[@benjaminrohrbacher9286]

You guys are just so much gosh darn fun. Like I'm super sick right now and you guys are fun to watch

[@ashwatinath6817]

Where was Voldemort's wand hidden after he lost his coporeal form while trying to kill one year old Harry at Godric's Hollow? And how did he get it back some 12 to 13 years later on getting back a rudimentary body?

[@hufflepuffoftime5842]

yeah, that's something that's not explained, that has bothered me...

[@laila-vp9ee]

Wow I never actually thought of that...... There would be no reason for pettigrew to grab it from the Potter’s house, because he thought Voldemort was dead.

[@nancykasner9502]

Peter Pettigrew (his little pet rat) got it for him.

[@jeremymitchem327]

Ben, I am watching this video with my 5 month old son because he smiles and giggles everytime your on screen and looks hurt when you cut to movie clips

[@jmace2424]

You guys did a great job with the Elder Wand video and the series on how most convenient things were part of Dumbledore’s Plan.

[@ladyclassicalwrites]

#5 If it was so convenient, I always wondered why they couldn't use it to get Sirius out of the house for a little bit in the fifth book. Have him switch places with Kingsley or someone for a day. If Barty Crouch Jr. can do it for a whole school year, surely Sirius can manage an 8-hour work day.

[@havvik3505]

how about the fact that in book 2, harry and Ron find the chamber, cool. AND DONT TELL A CAPABLE WIZARD ABOUT IT! "nope, we have Lockhart, we'll be fine"

[@maddiesiegmund5623]

when do these kids ever tell a capable adult about anything? lmao

[@nbriggs133]

Well McGonagall in first year about the stone, and they get blown off by her. Or the fact they seem to tell hagrid (kinda responsible...) about everything and he just constantly reassures them that everything's under control. Or McGonagall blowing harry off about umbridge in 5th year (admittedly a rather vague complaint), or dumbledore (and every other adult) about the malfoy situation in 6th year... I mean, they should probably keep trying regardless but I can't really blame them for not going to the adults, capable or otherwise, when that's their success rate.

[@unicornilluminati9019]

7:56 YOU'RE HARRY FREAKING POTTER ♪

[@Rowbacca]

I thought the exact same thing! And then I wanted to watch the Very Potter Musicals again lol

[@lemoncakekitten510]

Just Z's Stuff lol lol lol lol lol lol 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@anastasialivanos2240]

i opened a new tab with AVPM to watch when the video ended 😂

[@cash_machi0896]

Just Z's Stuff I WOULDN'T WINCE AT ALL YOU'RE INVINCIBLE FROM ALL HARM- .....no ok wrong vid bye...

[@tjhammer1792]

same!!!!!!

[@leebydeeby]

Hermione is the most convenient thing ever. Going year by year, important things that would or would not happen without Hermione: Quirrell would not have been distracted by Snape's robe catching fire, and Harry would've fallen off of his broom. This in addition to later, as you stated, where Harry and Ron would not have gotten out of Devil's Snare alive. Harry and Ron would not find out that the chamber's monster is a basilisk, or that Harry is speaking Parseltongue. Ginny would die in the chamber of secrets, and Voldemort would rise 2 years earlier than he does. The most obvious one would be the lack of the Time Turner used in their third year, resulting in the death of Buckbeak and Sirius. Harry would still be rubbish at _Accio,_ and would not be able to summon his broom and win the first task. Harry was not the one who suggested to bring Umbridge to Grawp. He would likely be expelled by Umbridge. I couldn't find much for the sixth year, aside from _Sectumsempra._ On page 518, it states that Harry had still not found out what the spell did, *mainly because he did not want to test it around Hermione.* If Hermione had not been present and he could test it, he would know not to use it on Draco, who would likely have used a lethal or seriously harmful spell of his own. Hermione knew how to destroy most of the Horcruxes, but Harry and Ron would be clueless. They wouldn't have found or recognized the Hallows, either, as Hermione had been gifted the Tales of Beedle the Bard with the symbol in it. Just thought I'd share this block of text.

[@anon77]

Wow. YES!! How did I not notice all of this before?

[@unoriginal1562]

7:55 Ben: “Harry Freaking Potter!” Me: “Someone’s seen A Very Potter Sequel...”

[@Waterflame]

9:51 I love that the "k-nowledge" joke has continued.

[@lr7845]

Is that from a specific video?

[@Waterflame]

It's from the video Ben did last week: kzbin.info/www/bejne/anbQdKN7Z914ZpY

[@lr7845]

I see, thanks. I missed that one

[@Waterflame]

No problem! :)

[@b_rabbit]

James and Lily were 21 when they died, they look like 35 years old in the movies, so like, what's the deal with that?!

[@lunalovegood5632]

B Rabbit terrible casting 😂

[@breerosiey5056]

It's really sad because all it did is undermine the tragedy of their death.

[@thesimslover82884]

Alan Rickman was casted, he's was older then the character that he was portraying. Having a young Lily and James, and an older Snape would be odd.

[@thesimslover82884]

I don't think it does, a person being murdered is tragic, no matter their age. Not to mention a mother begging for her son's life. Lily is my favorite character, and the actress that portrayed her was great. Lily and James in the movies weren't old people, 35 is still young.

[@mattblakeley1608]

Rickman and Oldman were also nothing like early 30s when they showed up in the movies. Thewliss's apparent early aging can be put down to his werewolf-ness I guess.

[@bretbalcom]

The invisibility cloak was always an issue for me. Not the item itself, but the fact that the sizing seems to fluctuate between each situation. In one instance its big enough for an adolescent Harry, but in a different situation, an adult Harry and Griphook are completely covered. Either its as big as a king sized comforter and is dragging so far behind on the floor or ankles are constantly being exposed.

[@swiperfox3145]

Skelegrow: How often does someone in Hogwarts gets his/her bones removed by magic?