What If Harry Accepted Draco Malfoy's Handshake? - Harry Potter Theory

[@vortex7937]

I feel that either Draco could be lit up by Harry or Harry would be darkened by Draco.

[@Ivan_Maslov]

And I think Harry would have had less enemies

[@john98765333]

I feel like it would have ben a good balance of Draco Getting Lightened And Harry becoming a bit more serious and trying harder.

[@aseem2985]

Or... they'd meet halfway lmfao. Bit of both worlds.

[@LucianDevine]

I def feel like Harry gets darkened by Draco. They both end of up playing Quiditch, with Harry as Seeker, and Malfoy prolly ending up as a Beater. I don't remember if Crabbe and Goyle are on the Slytherin team as Beaters.

[@abraham2172]

@@LucianDevine They become Beaters in the fifth year.

[@vortex7937]

I feel that Dumbledore would still play a part in harry's life. He did have plans for him after all.

[@christophg.6339]

This!

[@thequi-ken9608]

I’m

[@strangebyers]

Yeah. I think that. But why do I feel bad for Ron?

[@vortex7937]

@@strangebyers Dude would have gotten straight up rejected. Would have been like a slap to the face.

[@strangebyers]

@@vortex7937 yeah ur probably right ya know

[@savionjavoneysmith4339]

Completely wrong imo. Harry still would have been the protagonist in Slytherin House. Dumbledore and Snape are wise enough to have helped guide Harry toward the light even in that case. The path would have been different, but the house alone wouldn't have made him completely evil.

[@neeravkapuganti1183]

ya I agree

[@komododragon4983]

He'd kill Voldermort an become the new Dark Lord

[@jacobthecrusader]

@@komododragon4983 lol

[@ineshomemcardoso]

PERIOD!

[@tuopsy]

why are y’all so convinced that snape would help harry. he hated him. maybe he changed but he still did hate him in the beginning and wouldn’t have helped him.

[@hunterkiller1440]

Plot twist: Draco ended up in Gryffindor and became the Sirius of this generation, kicked out of Malfoy mansion and sorta adopted by the Weasleys.

[@user-zo7ul6zp5c]

No.

[@iaminsfiredbytrustfration8502]

Ohh this its good

[@RachelM-917]

Lol

[@briesullivan883]

He didn’t become the Sirius of his generation because he choose not to be like Sirius.

[@Hi-me2jn]

@@user-zo7ul6zp5c umm it’s called plot twist nit u telling them no

[@rivamonteiro8224]

I feel that instead of being darkened by Draco, Harry would have lightened up Draco and probably Draco's ideas of bloods would change, Draco might be kicked out of his family but I Harry and Draco might figure out something to live and they would be defeating Voldemort together.

[@williamoconnell1233]

Riva Monteiro Grimmuald place maybe? At least your theory would have started the Drarry ship.

[@ineshomemcardoso]

Yes!

[@Kilathasaurus]

@@williamoconnell1233 With that timeline i even think i would ship Drarry

[@fairybel3]

Read hardy potter and the methods of rationality! Or listen to the audiobooks. Its a fanfic of harry potter but in a different universe. It is a full book size and it is really fun. In that book harry is friends with draco and leads him into the light side and is friends with hermione too. Harry draco and hermione trio

[@luvcirii]

If this did happen, imagine the amount of Drarry shippers-A LOT.

[@tonillewalsh7796]

"Neville Longbottom and The Philosopher's Stone"

[@ellabrodhagen3401]

That is true it couldve happened the chosen one couldve been Harry or Neville

[@starssmkn]

BAHAHHA

[@sociopathicassassin2629]

Pfftttt

[@LucianDevine]

Imagine the headline, "Neville Longbottom defeats "The Boy Who Lived"!

[@onlyavailablename2657]

Ella Brodhagen actually no, harry only lived due to an ancient magic powered by love casted by his mother, nevilles parents did not know this magic, if neville was gone to first he would have died and then he would go to harry and it would play out, though ron may have died if this happened, due to nagini

[@kght222]

i don't think that taking the handshake would have necessarily changed his house, it might have changed the start of his relationships but it would just mean that he might be less aggressive about disliking someone. he could still dislike malfoy and shake his hand. i think the more likely thing is that malfoy doesn't feel as rejected, so the effects could be positive. if you don't think that you can shake the hand of a person you don't like you have a problem. i don't think that dumbledore would have hesitated to shake voldemort's hand at the height of the wizarding war. at the start it might have annoyed ron, but when you shake a hand it doesn't mean you can't say something cutting at the same time. hell, if someone extends their hand for a shake i shake it automatically even if i violently hate them. he could have literally said the same thing while shaking his hand and the meaning wouldn't change, nor would his mentality. this is a two dimensional view of the characters.

[@ashleylentz2651]

And, even if he had ended up in slytherin, that doesn't mean that he would have condoned, let alone participated in, many of the less than pleasant things slytherin members did during the story. Or wound up joining voldemort. This video assumes that voldemort still killed Harry's parents and failed to kill him, so I seriously doubt he will suddenly be accepting of Harry after returning to power, just because Harry was sorted into slytherin and spent time with other voldemort followers.

[@trisphere]

You're not wrong about the handshake thing, but I think the question of "what if Harry shook Darco's hand" implies "what if Harry accepted Malfoy's offer of help/friendship." No one wants to see "what would have happened if everything was exactly the same accept that Harry made an incredibly trivial minor change in the way that he rebuffed Malfoy?" It does also seem to me like Harry would have definitely ended up in Slitherin given the circumstances described in the video. The hat clearly is a little on the fence as to where to put Harry and seems to be implying that it's leaning toward Slitherin. The reason it decides on Griffindor is that Harry was thinking "holy crap anything but Slitherin." And the only reason he even had any preferences as to what house he'd be sorted into was his conversation with Ron on the train. He doesn't know anything about the houses at this point, so if he and Ron ended up in awkward silence, what reason would he have to show any preference for any house over another?

[@trisphere]

@@ashleylentz2651 I agree about Voldemort. He needed to kill Harry to sort of redeem himself for having been apparently defeated by the Potters. He had somnething to prove. Plus he clearly believed Harry to be the one prophesied to be he ultimate downfall. No way he'd leave a liability like that around, no matter how loyal Harry might have been. (And I kind of doubt that simply being surrounded by Malfoy and the other Slytherins would suddenly make Harry all soft on the guy who murdered his parents, thus necessitating a childhood being raised by the abusive Dursley family.)

[@ashleylentz2651]

@@trisphere i agree, that it'll probably be a significant change, including possibly his house. and there will probably be a moral compass effect too. but i still think the video is rather off target with regards to just how big that change will be.

[@kght222]

@@trisphere nah, i think there would be a difference if he had shook that hand while telling him "i think i can tell the wrong sort for myself". it would have shown an initial willingness to speak even if they both were arrogantly disinterested in each other. what we got was complete disinterest on harry's side and aggressive dislike on draco's until it heated into a mutual hate. they could have just been disinterested in each other, and it is allot easier to talk to someone you don't care about than someone you actively dislike. so allot of things would have changed.

[@HarryPotterTheory]

What do YOU think would have happened? Comment down below

[@xazz4844]

Simple answer No Hermione, death (haven’t watched yet so idk if that’s what u said btw)

[@user-zo7ul6zp5c]

Hermione wouldve been killed by the troll

[@ashleylentz2651]

I think you missed a few things in your theory, which I find a bit strange. Usually your theories don't make such misses. From the premise, it is safe to say that the events that happened on Halloween 1981 are unchanged. Voldemort rises to prominence as the most powerful dark wizard, the Wizarding world is plunged into war, Sybill Trelawny makes a prophecy about the Dark Lord to APWBD that is partially overheard by Severus Snape... Snape still informs Voldemort, who still decides that means the Potters and goes to kill Harry, ultimately failing while killing his parents. Harry is still dropped off at the Dursleys as a result and has to endure 11 years of mistreatment... Literally the first thing you've changed is Harry shaking Draco's hand on the Hogwarts Express. I think you need to redo this theory, keeping this in mind. While Harry might as a result of the handshake end up in slytherin, and Sirius escaping might be delayed a bit(thus delaying Voldemort's return), I seriously doubt that Voldemort will stop trying to kill Harry after his return to power just because Harry was sorted into Slytherin. Also, I doubt Harry will be too eager to participate in some of the things that his Slytherin yearmates(I'm including those who were already 2nd through 7th years in slytherin at the time of Harry's joining Hogwarts, as well as the various first years that joined after Harry, before he dropped out of Hogwarts(let's not forget that Harry Potter is a Hogwarts dropout)) did while he was in school. That's not to say that Harry's moral compass won't be affected by his joining Slytherin, but I doubt it will be enough to turn him into a villain.

[@christophg.6339]

Dumbledore.

[@leopard_honey]

@@ashleylentz2651 It sounds like you’ve swallowed a text book 📚 #️⃣Hermione

[@everwildart3563]

What if instead of Harry leaning towards the dark side, Draco started to lean towards the light side? He must've been excited to have the Chosen One as his friend and would treat him kindly. Maybe Harry can slowly teach him the errors of his beliefs and Draco would slowly beginning to warm up to the blood traitors and muggleborns. Friends can be a great influence after all. Though I can imagine their friendship becoming complicated when Lucius was arrested and send to Azkaban. Draco still loves his father after all. They might not talk much after that. But I can imagine Harry tried to console him and eventually he opened up about his mission to assassinate Dumbledore. Of course Harry would help him to somehow trick the Death Eaters and Voldemort to believe that Draco had successfully killed him. Dumbledore might be in this as well since Harry would have begged him to help them. After the war, maybe Draco finally told his parents that he no longer wanted to follow their beliefs and his parents had to accept it because if it's not for Harry, neither of them would still be alive. He may would have a proper redemption arc as well. Harry may also still befriended Ron(because why wouldn't he?) so constantly there is this rivalry between Ron and Draco.(There would be many comedic moments) Draco might try to bully muggleborns too but not as much because Harry didn't like it and Draco wouldn't want to hurt his friend. Maybe he would also eventually accept Hermione as a friend(or at least didn't bully her at all). Wouldn't it be interesting if he joined Umbridge's little squad but only to help the Dumbledore's Army get away with their training? Umbridge wouldn't suspect a thing because she trusted the son of a famous pureblood to be loyal to her. Draco only would help after he saw what Umbridge did to Harry and no one hurts his friend! (though he might have some crisis because he had to choose between his family and Dumbledore's Army especially since his aunt had returned from Azkaban) Honestly there are a lot of interesting possibilities that can happen with that one simple handshake. Also, this would make Albus and Scorpius's friendship more sweet because their parents were friends. Okay, I kinda wanted to create this AU now XD

[@Luisyz_]

I stopped reading at the half of your comment but nice theory

[@Kilathasaurus]

If you're making a fanfic send the link n o w

[@sharonxox5530]

Me: bdbwcgrioshqvdvfkjae how did you type this >:O

[@alinamagda2547]

Finally! Finally someone who thinks the EXACT same way I do! I totally agree with you on this one. 😉👍

[@swiftiesenchantment.13]

The first movie would of then been “Harry Potter And The Wrong Friend”

[@guyaug7212]

But Voldemort would have been defeated earlier. And it would be far less dependent on sheer luck and hang more on planning and precision.

[@silveeze]

@@guyaug7212 How would Voldemort be defeated more earlier...?

[@guyaug7212]

@@silveeze there's too much writing to explain. I'm very sluggish to do it.

[@silveeze]

@@guyaug7212 lmao alright

[@emaangilanii]

LOOOOOOL

[@morrigankasa570]

I feel the best thing would have been if Harry had gotten Malfoy to apologize to Ron and gotten them to get along with each other. Harry and the golden trio still get formed but with a friend in Malfoy awakening his nicer side early on.

[@elizabethrose5005]

I think what would happen even if he took Draco's hand in friendship, I think he might have a refuge during the summers from his relatives and I think that he might be able to change the Malfoy family's allegiance and maybe make Draco a less horrible person? Cause the way I see it is he might be like Draco for the first few years but then reflect on his actions and find out he's no better than his pig of a cousin, Dudley and his relatives.

[@MrRjhyt]

I suspect the dynamic between Harry and Draco would've quickly become more strained! With Lucius favouring Harry over his own son, and the greater attention from Harry's history, and the innate competitive nature of Slytherin house would've meant the friendship couldn't have lasted...

[@ArmaBiologica35]

Then it would have been pretty awkward to introduce Harry to Draco's parents. You know? The wizard supremasist sympathisers that are followers of the maniac that tried to kill him.

[@peradabanbaruindonesia1546]

Actually, i think Lucius would like Harry if he came to his house as draco's friend. Hear me out. Lucius isn't Bellatrix. He was more opportunist and pragmatist than her. He would love to know about Harry, even groom him a bit if Harry allow Lucius to take him as one of his collection. Snape even hinted at the half blood prince, that some of the death eaters considering Harry as their new dark lord. And Lucius would be thrill if he can introduce Harry as his. Maybe Lucius even want Harry to stay at their mansion during school break, and treat Harry very nicely.

[@rhiannon_]

@@peradabanbaruindonesia1546 Yeah, I agree but wouldn't Voldemort still want to kill him because of the prophecy?

[@peradabanbaruindonesia1546]

@@rhiannon_ Voldemort would still kill him if he had a chance. And once again, Lucius would be the upper hand.

[@Krypton853]

Would have been a matter of time before Draco betrays Harry to Voldemort.

[@sparticuzj19]

@@peradabanbaruindonesia1546 I think Voldemort could change his mind about him.

[@crimsonrainsoughtgege]

imagine if Harry befriended the slytherins, I bet they would have protected him during the times where the school would turn on him. Even if he was a gryffindor I think they would.

[@shivamsareen3560]

Simple answer The golden trio wouldn't be formed and Voldemort wouldn't be defeated

[@johnlennon2070]

Or he could play malfoy and Voldemort would be defeated sooner.

[@shivamsareen3560]

@@johnlennon2070 Nah..Not possible

[@Shadow-sq2yj]

I would like it if Voldemort won...

[@rishavbhandari5967]

Nope! Draco must have helped Harry and would have acted as an imposter and snape would have taught him better

[@TheKillaMethod]

The trio is still there , but Harry turns Draco to the light side. Because he's not truly evil on the inside. Then the half blood prince wouldn't happen. Voldemort would have been beaten sooner than later.

[@Gorjino]

I feel like after initially accepting Draco's handshake Harry wiuld have realised how nasty he is and he would have slowly tried to make him change behaviour or he would have ditched him not long after the first semester started. I'm telling this because of the nasty past he had with the Dursleys. After being treated like a piece of garbage for 11 years Harry would not stand for his best friend treating others like the Dursleys treated him. So he would have tried to change his mind or he would have broken up with Draco, eventually becoming friend with Ron and Hermione on the summer at the end of first year. So finally the story would have progressed in the same way and he would have defeated Voldemort anyway

[@yousefa720]

I would've liked to think Draco would be positively influenced by harry over a year possibly becoming good friends with both Ron and Hermione and becoming their inside man helping them defeat Voldemort and the death eaters, or becoming like peter Pettigrew where they think hes their friends but betrays them in the end like what Pettigrew did to James lily and Sirius, its like history repeating itself

[@tuopsy]

maybe harry could positively influenced him. but i doubt he’d become close with ron and hermione. there would be no real reason for them to become close.

[@vikkran401]

If Draco was in Gryffindor then I could see it happen but if both he and Harry were in Slytherin, which is more likely than I doubt Harry would positively change Draco. Because he already fitted in Slytherin so well, while Harry still being new to wizarding world would easily be manipulated and susceptible to believe in Slytherin ideals so by his later teen years he wouldn't be the same'' kind-hearted'' person exactly. It's likely that he would have used his trauma as fuel to hurt others because he wouldn't have the same positive friends to support him and help him overcome stuff like that but his Slytherin peers would rather encourage him to be more cruel. After all they did believe Harry was supposed to replace Voldemort.

[@vortex7937]

I do think that harry would be affected by being exposed to Draco very early on when he was just learning about the wizarding world. But, if they became closer later I like to believe that Draco could be helped by Harry.

[@traceypalmer9673]

Simple: Draco: Can harry come round for a play date dad? Lucius: I have been waiting! Narcissa: Lucius they have actually become friends! *Harry comes round* Lucius: Crucio! Bellatrix: oh dont be soft lucius! AVADA KEDAVRA!

[@reaganorton1710]

Nah. Snape would never like Harry. Plus even if he shakes Dracos hand doesn’t mean he suddenly becomes a bad person. He might be more desirous to unite the houses though. That would be interesting

[@emmitstewart1921]

I think that Harry would have had a greater effect on Draco than Draco would have had on Harry. We also see that there was some kind of emotional, if not physical abuse in the Malfoy household. He would regard any friendships at Hogwarts as a welcome relief from the tense situation at home. I also think that Harry would not have dumped Ron. With two good friends like Harry and Ron, Draco might have turned out differently. Crabbe and Goyle were natural followers. They would have followed wherever Draco led them. Draco might even formed a friendship with Hermione as a way of revolting against his father's overbearing manner.

[@s0larsunn]

This is what happend if Harry accepted the handshake Draco: welcome to slytherin house POTTAH Edit:thx for all the likes

[@pottedplant1]

@Capt Ranvijay Rana but if he accepted the hand shake he might not have met hermione

[@s0larsunn]

@Capt Ranvijay Rana I know

[@Shenron557]

@Capt Ranvijay Rana I agree with you. I also feel that Harry would have shaken Malfoy's hand if he hadn't insulted Ron.

[@TheAtomBuilds]

@@pottedplant1 he met her on the train

[@ally4914]

What's going to happen next?

[@FrostDJakki3529]

The main reason he didn't take his hand is because Harry knew that being a bully is wrong. If Draco didn't make fun Ron it might have been different.

[@srrandom23]

And if Ron didn't laughed about Draco's name, maybe Draco wouldn't be agressive towards him at that specific moment

[@bastiaankap6382]

The moment the sorting hat shouts ‘Slytherin!’, Dumbledore looks up, Shocked, saying: ‘Something has gone terribly wrong with my plan!’

[@eoinnolan1011]

"I'm An AnGeL, i'M aN aNgEl" "Yer a wizard Harry"

[@SacredCowStockyards]

There's no way Harry ends up the villain. Dumbledore was grooming him to defeat Voldemort from the very start, because Voldemort had marked him as his equal (Neville didn't have the protective enchantment Harry did, or the piece of Voldemort's soul in him). Snape was secretly Dumbledore's right hand all along. Harry being in Slytherin would complicate his path, but with Snape as mentor, he'd find a way to destroy the Horcruxes and kill Voldemort. He might even turn Draco good in the process.

[@Angel-gi6yy]

I feel like Draco could have just invited Harry to stay with him over the summers. It would make it a lot easier for the Death Eaters to kidnap him and Voldemort might have been born a lot sooner.

[@fattogatto2156]

I think if Harry had accepted Draco's hand, their relationship would have been somewhat similar to Albus and Scorpio's in the Cursed Child play.

[@maketycry3952]

"It is not our abilities that show who we truly are, it is our choices." APWBD One choice that would’ve changed everything, good on Harry

[@myoozik4LB]

Fascinating theory, thanks for delving into this "What If" scenario! Not to belittle your concept, but this was just a handshake. While Ron might have been miffed for a bit, Harry's ensuing explanation of just "keeping his options open" may have only delayed their friendship for a bit. Then there's also the ever-present Malfoy haughtiness and self-serving mindset. Even if Harry had been sorted into Slytherin and become "friends" with Draco, I think a wedge would have eventually formed between them, as Draco's jealousy would've risen to the surface much more prominently and quickly, almost like a sibling rivalry. As for Draco learning a bit of compassion from Harry, I doubt it - Lucius had a strange-hold on that family.

[@quartality7384]

Id not be happy if harry shaked his hand cause then we wouldnt have had ScArEd PoTtAh

[@PeterParker-ff7ub]

That would be great.

[@quartality7384]

@@PeterParker-ff7ub >:0

[@spacecloud6979]

Okay but that scene only it's playful banter instead of being antagonistic would be A++

[@IluvMetal93]

Wtf I was thinking about this just yesterday and now ur uploading a video of it 😂

[@HarryPotterTheory]

Legilimency

[@emmafoster9290]

@@HarryPotterTheory hey Harry Potter Theory!

[@Gur7910]

​@@HarryPotterTheory Don't try on Harry. Last time someone tried their worst memory got exposed

[@charliedarby1410]

I can see Nevilles character in the book being the new Harry Potter however his film character in the first few films I couldn’t see, although in the later films he looks suited to that role

[@pauls1758]

I think that overestimates the pure "evilness" of Slytherin. Harry would be another character, maybe a bit more arrogant and entitled but that wouldn't mean automatically he would have taken Draco's place. He could have a "positive" impact on Draco, too. It would be interesting, if Ron and Hermoine would still find together, because their connection is (in part 1) created almost only because of both being friends of Harry. Ron would perhaps never play a big role, Hermione will still be a great witch, because of her hard studies and magical talent.

[@-cosmixnebulae-7398]

I think a better question would be whist if Harry and Neville became best friends. I’m going to get into scenarios. Scenario 1: Harry runs across Neville’s compartment, and sees a panicked-looking Neville, seeing as Harry never had friends before, and seeing the obviously panicked boy, Harry helps him find Trevor and they become best friends. Scenario 2: Neville desperately looking for a compartment, after getting a lockable box where he could put Trevor the toad, he doesn’t need help looking for him anymore, and he comes across Harry’s compartment with all the sweets and stays there, they talk and become friends like that. Scenario 3: Either Draco or Ron comes pushing passed him asking if he’s seen Harry Potter, Neville goes across the train, looking for s compartment, when he sees that Ron has already passed him into Harry’s compartment and I’d is trying to cozy up to the famous icon Harry Potter, but when Harry sees Neville, he feels sympathy for the clearly awkward boy, and Harry sees more in Neville than he does in Ron, promoting Ron to simply offer candy (which makes them acquainted) and leave the compartment where he’s clearly the awkward one. (I would go for the third choice, this includes Neville in the plot more, but also gives some time to Ron, who warns him to watch out for Malfoy and Slytherin in particular and becomes acquainted with Harry and Neville.)

[@Maliel_Devil91]

If Harry had been sorted into Slytherin; I could honestly see him dating either one of the twins; Hestia or Flora Carrow and Draco dating the other.

[@zokoravonysenlohe1823]

Honestly? A rather ruthless and quite angry orphan with the ability to talk to snakes and sorted into Slytherin house? That sounds like Harry would be a Voldemort 2.0. Due to the Dursley’s he might also learn to hate muggles and half blood witches. In the first book Dumbledore might be fast enough to stop Voldemort, but in the second book maybe Lucius Malfoy would have given the diary to Harry and by that maybe Voldemort himself would have become Harry’s mentor. Imagine a Harry Potter with Horcruxes of his own working together with a revived Voldemort.

[@ashleylentz2651]

Highly unlikely. Voldemort tried to kill Harry, remember? Once the main soul is revived into a new body, I doubt he will suddenly decide to be pals with Harry just because he was sorted into Slytherin.

[@zokoravonysenlohe1823]

@@ashleylentz2651 you are right with one exception. It might have been just to manipulate Harry, but in the first book, when Voldemort realises that Harry has the Philosopher‘s Stone he essentially kind of asks Harry to join him. Since the howl plot would change from the point Harry chooses Draco over Ron, this one time could be where it happens.

[@ashleylentz2651]

@@zokoravonysenlohe1823 true... But let's remember that Voldemort has always been a sweet talker. At the time when he made Harry the offer, he was less than a ghost, dependent on others for survival. It may well have been a ruse to try to get Harry to help him regenerate a body only. Once he has a body, he can go back to trying to kill Harry. Which would have been made all the easier if Harry had chosen to join him.

[@ineshomemcardoso]

Uwu juicy

[@Shullf2011]

Voldemort kills allies left and right. I don't see any way he doesn't kill Harry as soon as it's feasible to do so. If Harry went to Slytherin then no one would prevent Voldemort from returning in the first novel and that story would end with Harry dead. I just don't see any other conclusion.

[@Gur7910]

"Scared, Potter?" "You wish" "No I don't, I drank Felix Felicis" Lockhart: "Now, now, boys, there's no need to get intense...-" Hermione: "Gilderoy, I'm really, really sorry about this. Petrificus Totalus!" Lockhart: *grunts, falls* Hermione: "I'm not sorry lmao" Snape: "50 points from Gryffindor" Draco: "Okay Professor Snape give me 200 points for the potion" Harry: "RIKTUSEMPRA!" Tom Felton: "wait Danny not yet" Radcliffe: "AVADA KEDAVRA EXPELIARMUS CRUCIO WHATEVER OTHER SPELL THATS HURTFUL CAUS U CALLD ME DANNY" Chris Columbus: "cut" *Dramatic explosion* *Bellatrix/Helena enters the set* end

[@Makise3]

Harry’s face at 7:24 😂

[@Chanel_babee]

Harry’s face in the thumbnail

[@kridayvij]

OMG!!! I was thinking about this in the shower and you actually made it the next day!!

[@azerdraco3146]

One error: It is insinuated that Lucius bought the entire team brooms due to Harry being placed as Seeker on the Gryffindor team and McGonagall having bought his Nimbus 2000. If Harry had not been in Gryffindor or Draco had not terrorized Neville over his Rememberall, then Harry would naver have been Gryffindor Seeker.

[@mitchcoleman1238]

I’d be very interested to see a video on the possibility of Neville Longbottom being the chosen one whilst Harry was the villain!!

[@corvetcoyote443]

Just imagine,Harry staying at Malfoy Manor instead of The Burrow,And Lucious and Narcissa being his parental figures..

[@skyrogue1977]

Harry certainly acted like he knew what he was doing. He learned about magic literally two hours ago, so he’s got no context for anything.

[@HolySacredTruth]

Bro this is such an amazing theme video topic straight up... The balance between Harry and Draco is like one that has been created very few times in stories... There was just something about the feeling of seeing HP and the sorcerers stone in theatres when I was 6, seeing and resonating with draco so much and loving his hair style and falling deeply in love with slytherin. I used to always imagine Harry going to Slytherin. and even one Christmas back then my #1 christmas wish on my list was for a harry potter toy but in a Slytherin robe. I thought Santa would be able to get it for me. Anyways incredible video bro, I love the content. There is no nostalgia like HP to me. And you are hitting the core of theories and the lore. Great work. I do think if Harry were to be in Slytherin, he would have kept his good loving spirit, nothing could have changed that. He would have been like Merlin the Wizard, who I learned was a Slytherin from you. Since Merlin was one of the few very righteous and very powerful Slytherin. Love the theories man, I am going to start brainstorming theories and posting them on this channel if you ever need ideas!

[@TheFactFactoryKnowledge]

think it's nice that Voldemort always waits at the end of the school year to kill Harry. Despite his flaws, Voldemort really cares about Harry's education. 😅

[@sleezly7909]

Stolen meme

[@TheFactFactoryKnowledge]

@@sleezly7909 thx

[@curtis501]

I've always wondered this.. thank you for the video haha

[@HHHGaming]

I've been thinking about this for years now, Thanks btw im commenting without watching the vid so uh im excited :)

[@saltyynoodle]

Imagine if he did and then harry used the Philosophers stone and then became like voldemort 2.0 Then he controls the basilisk Kills Sirius Taken over hogwarts got the elder wand and murders everyone That would be cool

[@shrek7869]

Kinda dark but ok😂

[@saltyynoodle]

@@shrek7869 but it would be lit Alternative title: "Harry Potter and the Death of Great Britain." Sounds cool

[@emmafoster9290]

@@saltyynoodle LOL!

[@Krypton853]

It would have been matter of time before Draco betrays Harry. Don't forget the Malfoys work for Voldermort.

[@saltyynoodle]

@@Krypton853 harry would've killed draco though and then conquere the world

[@LordWyatt]

As a kid I thought I could’ve been friends with Ron and Draco. Thinking about it now, even if I made it work had I been in S I might lose Ron and vice versa with Draco with G eventually. That or Ron’s disgust of the Malfoys or Draco’s disgust of the Weaseleys would force a choice.

[@uuloveguccii4729]

It’s Ron’s fault why there wasn’t harmony between them. If Ron hadn’t laughed at Draco, Draco would have never insulted him back and they would have all been friends and he would have started standing up to his father and the DE on the behalf of the trio and “mudbloods”and he and hermoine would have ended up together. I believe it was supposed to be this way

[@kingofdorks7781]

But in the book it was Hagrid that first said 'slytherin bad' to Harry, not Ron. And Draco had already slighted Hagrid in Madam Malikin's. It wasn't just his comments about Ron that made Harry react the way he did.

[@graemehenderson1790]

Thank you for this! I needed this!

[@MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

A lot of Death Eaters would be super hype.

[@johnnysalami27]

There was probably a chance Harry gets sorted into Slytherin and they become a dynamic duo but ultimately becoming the person we know today

[@lemonking3644]

"As your bestie" lmao

[@MrMrjjk3]

Really interesting video. Always wondered about this. Keep up the great work.

[@thetopdogs733]

Good vid I don’t know why I’ve never thought this

[@Redgod12345]

I just wanna know Draco’s reaction to the way Harry’s family treats if Harry and Draco were friends

[@muhammadhashir6136]

what if harry entered with the opposite foot from which he entered the great hall for the first time

[@Gur7910]

lol FELIX FELICIS

[@johnkafaya7898]

to be fair Ron made fun of Draco first by laughing at his name

[@yashwanth9384]

The fact is, he always has some crazy 'what if' ideas to make us like - 😱😱😱😱

[@kaidonhunt6029]

Never fail to put out a great video

[@dracoluciusmalfoy979]

If we can be friends, we'll be enemys, Potter.

[@ryanjarvis1103]

Love this episode..you should do more what if??

[@PotentialDestination]

if harry would have become the antagonist i'll undoubtedly vote for neville to take the place of the chosen one

[@benbroxterman336]

Harry might be able work as the antagonist the first few books, but I can’t see him just forgetting Voldemort orphaned him.

[@doda01]

Last night i watched these videos to 7AM, now I woke up and saw new video again..

[@kaimagnus5760]

Well, quirril would never have found the stone to begin with because of how it was hidden, Harry would have found out about The Basilisk alot faster, Sirius would have had more trouble getting in contact with him, Malfoy WOULDN'T have been turned into a Ferrrt, Harry wouldnt have joined The Order of The Pheonix, Harry would have probably been the one ordered to kill Dumbledor, and Harry would have killed Voldemort for the sake of replacing him as The New Dark Lord.

[@andreask.nilsen6518]

you had me at LOVE TRIANGLE

[@thomasrobson6370]

Harry was still "the boy who lived"; so he'd still be the "the chosen one" interested in taking his vengeance out on the dark lord, and perhaps even becoming "the new dark lord"

[@KarinGripp1]

I have several what if scenarios I really would like to see made into a video. 1) What if Bertha Jorkins never went to Albania 2) What if Harry used his Two-way mirror in the fifth book 3) What if Wormtail never escaped in the third book 4) What if Harry got an E in his OWLS for Potions As you see I made those indirect What Ifs, they are small changes which might have big impacts.

[@snacksandcats2545]

Well if Harry did I would be scared cuz Ron gets really intimidating when he’s older!

[@SpartanfromHL]

Just noticed the new channel banner.. badass!

[@jasonmcfarland4644]

Or perhaps Harry would've still been awesome and changed the way everyone thinks of slitherin 😏

[@Chaosfox04]

This "What If" was very chilling to me. I'd like to see more.

[@AlbanAwan]

There is a wonderful fanfic called “They Shook Hands” that covers this.

[@UrSister]

Ummm... Heres what would really happen: Harry and Draco would be friends for 2 or 3 years. Harry would be put in Slytherin though. But after so long Draco's dad would have wanted to know what was happening with Harry because he is a death eater. Mr.Malfy would have kidnapped Harry and brought him to Voldemort. Then Voldemort would take over only Neville would be a ble to fulfill the prophecy given by professor.Treany or whatever her name is. Neville is not as strong as Harry so Neville would die because Cedric would have became a death eater (it says why in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) If Cedric killed Neville, Neville could not destroy horcruxes, Voldemort would take over. It explains how live would be in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. It is dark and Voldemort, Bellatrix, and Delfi (their daughter) would rule the world

[@TsuNaru]

Didn't all of Voldemort's followers, prior to the former's resurrection, suspect that Harry would be the next Dark Lord? He would have been Slytherin's greatest asset. I'm sure most of the Slytherin kids would tell their parents, who are all probably Death Eaters, about how the great Harry Potter was in their house. If so, the parents would probably encourage them to help him along the way to glory. Which makes me think, how would Voldemort react when every dark wizard was in favor of Harry? Would they still obey Voldemort? Would Voldemort see Harry as an enemy? Would the dark wizards? Harry in Slytherin would have been amazing and suspenseful.

[@owainjones4034]

Can you do what If Dudley was a wizard

[@phreakli]

Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia get a heart attack

[@muttamerican4863]

Neville was only not the chosen one because Voldemort targeted Harry instead. Thats how close the two were to having swapped lives. IDK if Harry would've been the same bumbling accident prone person but he most likely would've grown up with Sirius or the Dursleys depending on how the remaining Death eaters found the Potters and Tortured them. If he'd grown up with Sirius the timeline would probably be much the same as before same friends and same hogwarts house. But with the Dursleys he may have ended up in Slytherin or even Hufflepuff instead. The alternate universe has potential to be a series of your videos

[@mehekhumairah3436]

Loved ur vid, u should make more what if vids!

[@laviniasnow4494]

I don't think Harry would have gone to the dark side firstly because he has so much understanding of muggles. His mother is muggleborn, he lived in the muggle world, etc. and secondly because Voldemort killed his parents. Regarding Dumbledore… I am quite sure Dumbledore would have intervened just as much as he already did, if not more to counteract the Malfoy family's influence since he clearly knew what they were capable of (the parents I mean). Now if Dumbledore had the interest I have just mentioned in Harry and Harry was friends with Draco then some of that interest would go toward Draco also and that would be good. Regarding Draco, I feel that if Draco had Harry as a friend he would have been at least a bit less prejudiced since the majority of time he would not be around his prejudiced parents. I mean he would still be proud that he is a pureblood from an old family, but he would stop it with the “blood traitors” and that nonsense and maybe, just maybe stop calling muggles mudbloods, but I'm not entirely sure about this last thing. In conclusion, in my opinion it would have been better. P.S.: I apologise in advance for any spelling errors in my comment and for the very long comment. ☺️

[@kimlightfoot]

Love your "What if" series. I think they are great.

[@st4rcrypt1d]

Fifth Year: Harry would board the Hogwarts train and sit alone, because of Draco's new role as Prefect. When at school, he'd sit with Draco and wait for the first-years to be sorted. During Umbridge's speech, Harry'd admire her attitude, she was the perfect role model, according to him and Draco. During classes, Harry and Draco would listen intently in Umbridge's lessons. However, they'd slack off in all other classes, (except perhaps Potions) not caring for their OWLs results. In Quidditch, Harry would commonly succeed. He'd have his other teammates attack the opposing house's players, and throw tantrums when getting a penalty or foul. Harry and Draco would laugh in Trelawney and Hagrid's faces when they were put on probation. Umbridge would always treat the pair overly fairly and would also put anyone in detention they wanted. (Harry considered himself a Prefect, as he had a great relationship with one) DA would be run by Ron and Hermione and Harry and Draco would join the Inquisitorial Squad. The pair would bust the DA and turn Ron and Hermione in to Umbridge. He and Draco would act as though they were brutally attacked by Ron and Hermione as Cho's friend was brought in with them. Harry would start going out with Pansy, to Draco's surprise. However, Draco would start a relationship with Millicent. (Harry obviously wouldn't know Mr. Weasley, as Ron now hated Harry. He wouldn't care for Sirius, either, thinking of him as a runaway traitor.) When Voldemort gave him the vision of Sirius at night, he'd chuckle and fall back asleep. Hermione would be introduced to Grawp alone, and she'd also lead Umbridge to the Forest alone. The end of term would finish calmly, no dilemmas whatsoever. (I might make Sixth Year soon)

[@rikux27]

I can definitely see a path where Harry somewhat embraces the dark side and becomes far less likeable (more like an anti-hero), but considering his hatred towards voldemort for killing his parents, and noone stepping in to stop voldemort coming back sooner in either books 1 or 2, the rest of the series would probably still play out with Harry trying to take down voldemort, but this would likely lead to moments of tension with draco, being harry's friend who also happened to have a family who totally supported voldemort. I see this either leading to draco becoming somewhat of a double agent against the dark side with Harry, or it simply tearing a rift between the two in the long run, once Harry was forced to accept that draco would never be able to truly help him take down voldemort.

[@sabinehamdar4577]

Thank you for your videos ❤️

[@thomasrobson6370]

When Harry finds out that the Dark Lord is still around he'd be going after him with double vengeance: 1 for killing his parents & 2 for making him suffer at the hands of the Dursleys.

[@kathleensuhy1875]

I realize this video has been out a year now but just now seeing it. I don’t quite understand why it would’ve been so bad or a life changing experience for Harry to shake his hand. I guess I come at this from another angle. I live in Louisiana so the southern part of the United States. Even if you don’t like somebody or have no intention of ever hanging out with them or becoming friends if somebody reaches out their hand for a handshake you shake their hand. Even if it’s somebody you never intend to speak to again you still shake their hand if offered. That just falls under the category of good manners. You shake their hand because they extended it and if you don’t then that means you are a stuck up prick. It means that you have no manners and are not a polite person. One thing I have always thought about when this particular part of the book/movie is brought up is how rude Harry was for not shaking his hand. It’s just the polite thing to do according to the manners I was taught growing up.

[@JordanScottMills]

The sad but also happy part is that when draco says that with his handshake he truly deeply meant it.

[@rayanvij3457]

I think that if Harry was in Slytherin and was still the chosen one then Dumbledor would have still tried to mentor him but it would have been more difficult. Dumbledor might have also tried to mentor Harry through Snape meaning Dumbledore would tell Snape what to tell/do to Harry and he would do it

[@Zueperman]

Voldemort would've still wanted to kill Harry and that would be a conflict since his new friends are Voldemort sympathizers Maybe he would want take become the new dark lord and still want to hunt down Voldemort So Dumbledore, Voldemort and probably Neville would've been his enemies And he himself, without his real friends (the golden trio and all his supporters), would just not be as special What made Harry more powerful than Voldemort in the end, was his heart, the love that never died in him, his kindness

[@domolazarus2468]

Personally I believe Harry taking draco hands only adds him as an extra friend and occasional 4th member of the trio. I think Harry stays friends with the other two but now is in a position to teach draco and Vice Versa. Then I think draco actually gets closer to hermione actually being more studious than Ron or Harry’s I think draco helps Harry and the trio understand that dark magic can be useful if it doesn’t corrupt you. This also gets Harry to try more with snape. I think the whole 7 books become a lot more interesting and we’d end up learning more about magic

[@HydroFlame20]

This was awesome it makes you want to see a series of flims about what if Harry did shake his hand 👏😁.

[@logangooch3237]

voldermort would still likely be wary of harry, despite now being under snape's guidance because of trolonies prophesy. Let's also not forget that it would have put his double agent strategy in a bind now that he would have been even closer to harry.

[@DamonNomad82]

One thing to keep in mind is that even in this alternate scenario, Harry is still the "Boy Who Lived" who brought down Voldemort the first time. Voldemort would still see him as not just an enemy, but The Enemy from the Prophecy, and still try to kill him. I would see it as becoming a three-way battle, with the factions being the Dumbledore-centered Order of the Phoenix, the Old Guard of Death Eaters still loyal to Voldemort, and a new Dark faction with Harry as a figurehead, led at least initially by Lucius Malfoy, and probably later by Severus Snape. I think that the Order faction's main "rising star" of Harry's generation would be the extremely capable Hermione Granger. Dumbledore, while horrified at the path Harry was choosing, would not give up on him easily. He would attempt to influence him and bring out his "better nature", and I would see Harry as being torn by intense inner conflict and wavering between Dark and Light. While the story could go any number of ways from there, I see the most likely scenario as being something like the one I'll outline in the replies below.

[@DamonNomad82]

Harry accepts an invitation from Draco to spend his school holidays at Malfoy Manor, is spoiled by the Malfoys, and flat-out refuses to return to the abusive Dursleys at the end of his First Year. At this point, Harry and Draco essentially become brothers, occasionally fighting and arguing, but united against anything that threatens either of them from outside, and Harry adopts the Malfoys' views on issues such as blood purity and the use of the Dark Arts. Lucius Malfoy is overjoyed, thinking Harry is the new Dark Lord, and trains him thoroughly in the Dark Arts. Harry's relationship with Snape is more complex. As stated in the video, I agree that Snape would have been far less hostile to this version of Harry. After getting over Harry's physical resemblance to his old arch-nemesis, James, and getting to know Harry better, Snape would take Harry under his wing at Hogwarts. After initially trying to keep a foot in both camps, Snape would ultimately decide to abandon the Order and focus his immense talent on helping Lily's own son to avenge her against Voldemort. After some time, Snape would surpass Lucius as Harry's main mentor due to his far greater magical ability and his deep hatred for Voldemort, which he would cultivate in Harry as well.

[@DamonNomad82]

In Harry's Second Year, things would play out very differently, due to Harry's relationship with the Malfoys. Lucius, preoccupied with cultivating his new Dark Lord into a proper replacement for Voldemort, has no time to bother with planting Riddle's diary in Ginny Weasley's belongings, thus that school year is much quieter. Harry continues to develop under the influence of Snape, and starts having an intense rivalry with Gryffindor superstar Hermione Granger. In Harry's Third Year, I think Sirius Black would still escape from Azkaban as he did in canon, but that he would reveal the truth to Harry much sooner, and be aided by the "Dark Harry" faction rather than the Order of the Phoenix. Pettigrew would still flee in reaction to Sirius's escape, and would still seek out and aid Voldemort, as his betrayal of the Potters would have burned any bridges he might have had with the Order, and the revelation of that betrayal, and Sirius's reunion with Harry would bar him from the "Dark Harry" faction. In Harry's Fourth Year, Voldemort still engineers the same scheme he did canonically, and Harry is still entered into the Triwizard Tournament, but this version of Harry is far more arrogant, and is delighted (though still a little afraid) rather than upset. He still wins the Triwizard Cup, but outright, without Cedric Diggory. Voldemort is revived in the graveyard, and the scene is quite similar to how it is in the books, as Harry's wand is still the twin of Voldemort's, and the two are still mortal enemies. After escaping back to Hogwarts, Harry, who has far greater skill than in canon thanks to Snape's and the Malfoys' lessons in the Dark Arts, manages to defeat and kill Barty Crouch Jr, when the latter tries to murder him. In Harry's Fifth Year, he and Lucius, along with Snape, Sirius, and other members of his faction, fight Voldemort's Death Eaters, led by the Lestranges, in the Department of Mysteries, as both groups are trying to retrieve the prophecy. Harry manages to retrieve it, though at terrible cost, as Sirius is killed by Bellatrix Lestrange, whom Harry then tortures to death in revenge, with help from his surviving followers. Even on this much darker and more evil path, however, Harry is still no Voldemort, and becomes increasingly aware of how horrible his actions are. He is tormented by guilt at how far he went in getting revenge for Sirius's death, and begins to question what he has been taught for the past several years.

[@DamonNomad82]

Dumbledore, sensing that Harry has done something terrible and is guilty and depressed about it, approaches him and convinces him to talk about it. Harry is willing to give the idea a chance, and slowly opens up to Dumbledore, setting the stage for a truce, and then a cautious alliance, between Harry's faction and the Order of the Phoenix. Dumbledore reveals some information to Harry about Voldemort's horcruxes, though less than he did in canon because he trusts Harry much less. Harry passes this information to his inner circle, and with Snape's help, he successfully identifies Riddle's diary and Slytherin's locket as horcruxes. After several failed attempts to destroy them, Harry and Snape bring them to Dumbledore, who uses fiendfyre to destroy both the diary and the locket (Gryffindor's sword is unavailable in this timeline because the events in the Chamber of Secrets never happened). This increases the level of friendship and trust between Harry's faction and the Order, and Dumbledore reveals the rest of what he knows about the horcruxes to Harry. As in canon, Dumbledore finds the ring with the Resurrection Stone in the old Gaunt shack and puts in on, hoping to see Ariana again, and gets fatally cursed. Snape is able to confine the curse to Dumbledore's arm and prolong his life for a few months, again as in canon. The ring, however, remains a horcrux for the time being, as fiendfyre would destroy the stone completely in the process of destroying the horcrux, and Dumbledore feels that Harry may still need to use it in defeating Voldemort.

[@esmeraynighthallow2753]

ok, so, I think that If Harry accepted the handshake (Which he obviously, most certainly would not have done, he has too much of his father in him to do that) None of the main things would have happened. Quirrell wouldn't have died, the chamber of secrets wouldn't have happened because Ginny wouldn't have written that much about Harry in Riddle's diary due to the Ron-Harry feud, and even if it would have happened, Tom would have used Harry instead of trying to kill him because Harry would believe in pure blood crap because Harry would have been influenced my Lucius Malfoy and stuff so Riddle's diary (horcrux) wouldn't be destroyed, Harry wouldn't know much about Sirius, Sirius would have hated Harry, Harry wouldn't have been a big fan of Lupin, Barty Crouch Jr.(Because Harry would obviously be on Voldy's side) wouldn't have Polyjuiced into Moody and get Harry into the Triwizard tournament Cedric would mostly not be dead, The Order of the Phoenix would have not been started again and to sum it all up, Voldemort would have ruled the world, Muggles would have been tortured and killed mercilessly and the whole world would have been in chaos. But- this would have not at all happened. I believe that. There is not possible way that Harry accepted that handshake. I'm telling you that. It's not who he is and if he had accepted the hand shake, he probably wouldn't have been Lily and James's son, 'cause there is NO WAY that neither Lily nor James would have accepted that handshake. If Harry accepted the hand shake he wouldn't be the guy he is. If Harry had accepted that handshake, Harry would be totally different, this story wouldn't be the Top Fandom in the world, JK Rowling wouldn't be the first author to be a Billionaire, I wouldn't have started reading books and would be a totally different person, thousands and thousands may not believe that friendship and love conquers all, and this channel would probably not exist. That probably sums it all up

[@thomassherwood5061]

Very interesting. Just remember that there is the prophecy. I would say that because of this and, following along their line of going to the dark arts, Dumbeldore would be Voldermort's enemy for the resurrection in the Goblet of fire. Harry could then be used in the order of the Phoenix to get the prophecy but voldemort would have told him not to listen to it. From here, Harry's usefulness is lost so we could have one hel l of a betrayal but (assuming he lives which makes sense considering the Goblet of fire) then Harry would probably turn to the order of the Phoenix for protection. All in all, it wouldn't change the outcome but could give you a brilliant fan fiction P. S. Consider how, in this scenario, both Voldermort and Dumbeldore would have needed to have gotten Harry into their team and then kill him

[@itsannikartoon2463]

I think Harry would be in a pivotal war between good and evil. Dumbledore would defiantly play an important role in Harry's life even if he had a penchant for an unfair way of life. Presumably, Dumbledore would be a reason why Harry would be faced with many difficult decisions and would be caught between selfish things and a desire for equality and fairness (because of his childhood and because he still knows how it feels to feel less valuable). Probably he would still somehow make friends with Ron, Hermione and co.