What If Neville Was The Chosen One - Part 2 | Harry Potter Film Theory

[@maxwell9211]

Overall a good theory, but I have a few nit picks: 1. I don’t think Neville would necessarily get the phoenix feather wand because he hasn’t actually been officially marked yet the way harry was 2. Neville would surely know some stuff about hogwarts from his parents 3. There is NO WAY Sirius would let Harry show up with a toad. He’d almost definitely still have an owl

[@ThatSoddingGamer]

Indeed. I'm a bit iffy on the wand. Maybe yes, maybe no. Wand lore is pretty esoteric stuff, they can 'know' things even without direct interaction (like the whole Dumbledore-Draco-Voldemort-Harry business). But on the other two parts, definitely. I get they were going for parallels with the pet switching, but it really wouldn't fit. Not unless Harry chose the toad from a young age (which isn't impossible; Neville got Trevor when he was 8 or something, right? If Harry got his toad pretty young, like 5 or something, that might make sense, I could see a little boy finding toads more fun than owls). Neville knowing nothing about Hogwarts is pretty absurd. Like another commenter mentioned, it's not like his family would lack the time to get around to talking about it, what with them being essentially under house arrest.

[@horlickfamily7504]

In the original timeline Harry's wand either chose him because of Voldemort's curse, or because of the person Harry is. Neville in this timeline hasn't been cursed by Voldemort yet, nor is he Harry. So either way, the phoenix wand will not choose Neville.

[@magica3526]

@@horlickfamily7504 neville would still be fate found to voldemort

[@spacecube1035]

@@magica3526 and so would harry

[@izzyeasy]

exactly my thoughts

[@shawnbonneau5731]

In your theory where Dumbledore doesn't tell *anyone* and the Long bottoms never leave the property... Doesn't that mean Dumbledore has to do constant delivery trips? #dumbledoordash

[@superawesomegoku6512]

Underrated comment

[@amarlatte1211]

God Tier Comment!

[@triforceofcourage100]

Now I want to see Dumbledor on a doordash logoed broom with a box of takeout

[@cassiolins1203]

Not necessarily. Neville's parents are very capable aurors, so im sure they are capable enough to use Disillusionment on theirselves and go out for small "shopping trips". Also, Neville's Grandmother would most likely have been told the location by Dumbledore and have access to the place (which is safe since the spell would prevent her from spilling the beans even under torture). Last and least, supplies could still be teleported directly to them.

[@summergirl4567]

​@Cássio Lins I thought so too about Neville's grandmother, but J specifically said that Neville had never met his grandmother in this version, which seems odd

[@GabrielTisott28]

I can't stop picturing sirius reading a letter from harry about him getting his first detention and just bursting with pride

[@roseszymanski]

😂

[@apolloismydad]

“Lupin, he’s truly James’ son!”

[@kalcheus]

Question: why wouldn't Neville's parents have told him everything about Hogwarts? I would expect him to know about it. Plus it's not like they had a lot else to talk about for 11 years.

[@ked49]

The enchantments, there are a few things they can’t talk about. Like the sorting hat

[@codymills2393]

@@ked49 then how does Draco know?

[@pantopia3518]

​@@ked49they can talk about houses though. Harry, Ron, and Hermione talk about griffyndor and ravenclaw when they first meet on the train in book 1 and hageid tells Harry about Slytherin and Hufflepuff

[@yaroslavpanych2067]

​@Ke D What kind of enchantments? That is nonsense! No enchantments ever prevented Malfoys to share info about the school, and about education phenomenon in general! Moreover, the protection family has in this alternative reality also protects Nevile from the Trace charm. He could literally have advantage of being trained magically before hogwards. Trace triggering would be completely ignored and regarded as false activation due to parents proximity. And if not, Trace trigger cannot reveal location, Trace is not secret keeper, even voldemorts spy in ministry get zero info.

[@newtidek]

Perhaps they weren’t entirely sure if Neville would ever be allowed to engage with it, so they wouldn’t get his hopes up

[@Evil409]

I really feel like Neville's parents would've told him a ton of things about Hogwarts to prepare him for his entrance into the wizarding world. He wouldn't have gone into the school not even knowing about the houses. With Harry in the actual story it was understandable - he was raised like a muggle and didn't even know about magic. But with Neville's parents still alive, they'd absolutely prepare him and with way more care than his grandmother did in the actual story

[@ugolomb]

I agree. But it might still be the case that they'd avoid telling him about the *reputation* of each house, and would be careful not to tell him which house they'd prefer him to go to (even if they did have a preference). Perhaps he might still catch that their tone of voice changes when discussing a specific house, but in their case, he would probably end up with a prejudice against Slytherin, rather than Hufflepuff.

[@alfiebush4412]

there’s no way a sirius raised harry would end up with something as uncool as a toad given his gun uncle personality

[@fangdire9614]

Right!

[@iloveowls90]

toads are more interesting then you think

[@alfiebush4412]

@@iloveowls90 even so knowing sirius that’s the kind of thing he would pick in others for

[@ked49]

Sirius would have bought the best and most expensive pet, so again an owl.

[@TheDrexLord]

Thank you, hedgwing definitely would still be a owl, maybe just not a snowy one

[@ericslavich4297]

Seems like Snape would work tirelessly trying to cure Lily's insanity, perhaps fruitlessly, perhaps with some success. Either way, this would heavily impact his character and the Snape/Harry interactions.

[@AlexanderAnqvist-dw8ou]

Knowing snape theres a good chance he would succeed too. At least partially. Hes brilliant at potions. Maybe a temporary return of sanity from a potion, like polyjuice?

[@ravenouself4181]

@@AlexanderAnqvist-dw8ou Maybe long enough for Lily to ask him to look after Harry for her?

[@AlexanderAnqvist-dw8ou]

@ravenouself4181 Some botched attempt that cures her but snaps her back and forth between sanity and insanity until she just… dies… God he wouldnt survive that, he would off himself A temporary cure is a better idea

[@Anna-B]

You had me until the Toad😂. There’s no way cool uncle black would get Harry a toad

[@ked49]

He has his own fortune and Harry’s. He would definitely get him a snowy owl, because the next most expensive would be the half magic cat, and you know his feelings on cats.

[@pianoman1894]

​@@ked49 definitely. However, I'd love to see Crookshanks, and Padfoot interactions... like in the books.

[@NotAnotherDouc-]

100%.

[@lahlybird895]

​@@ked49 it's actually hagrid who doesn't like cats, Serious doesn't seem to have any issues with them as far as I can remember and in fact him and crookshanks seem to get along very well in the actualseries Plus there's the whole crookshanks used to belong to the Potter Theory so theoretically speaking here we could have had crookshanks since he was a child growing up with him or they could have bought him when they went shopping for a pet because he reminded Sirius of his friends cat His pet absolutely should have been crookshanks and not this weird golden flashbang toad thing

[@ThreadBomb]

Maybe uncle Sirius thinks Harry needs a lesson in humility.

[@olirothers]

I can't wait for part 9 when we finally get SCB's impression of "Nevilledidyouputyournameinthegobletoffirrre?!!!!"

[@mr.wildride1954]

Im so glad we are getting a full blown what if series again

[@JDawg-4]

I do love the hyper confident Sirius raised Harry.

[@lahlybird895]

But what's with the toad

[@aidancoleman1288]

​@Lahly Bird I told you once, it's a cool toad

[@lahlybird895]

@@aidancoleman1288 you can tell me it's cool all you like that will not make it true

[@ThreadBomb]

Confident Harry is basically Cedric

[@lexiesanders929]

@@ThreadBomb No, he's James

[@occheermommy]

I cannot imagine that Neville’s parents wouldn’t have told him about the wizarding world. He would know the houses at least. Plus there is no way Sirius would buy Harry a toad. He would know they were out of style. Im good with most else but those two things.

[@newtidek]

Perhaps they weren’t entirely sure if Neville would ever be allowed to engage with it, so they wouldn’t get his hopes up. And the toad has the cool flash thing so it’s pretty cool still

[@summergirl4567]

​@@newtidek Fair but then after the shopping trip with Hagrid, Neville for sure would have wanted to know more about school - he had a whole month to ask questions or hear stories directly from his parents (who are the only people he talks to) and their experience at Hogwarts never comes up?

[@NotAnotherDouc-]

100% agree. And I actually think it would go in the opposite direction. I think Neville would be Hermione’s rival (if not just outright show her up) as the most book-smart person in their year. You can’t tell be that Neville, stuck at home for ELEVEN YEARS with no major distractions from his studies and with TWO talented wizard parent-teachers who have nowhere else to go and little else to do besides homeschool their beloved son, wouldn’t come in there knowing pretty much all of the first year material by heart (and quite possibly well into year two or three).

[@lahlybird895]

​@@NotAnotherDouc- yes, or at least after his magic kicks in. After all he's probably still a very late bloomer.

[@nathenewendzel7806]

It feels like he's trying to make his situation too similar to how Harry's was in the original.

[@emmajudd106]

We’ve already had two parts and aren’t even half way through first year yet! This is gonna be a long one guys 😂

[@sash9868]

Even more awesome! 😍

[@GiantProcrastiNation]

Well with a completely different protagonist it is harder to just say "nothing really changes from x to y" since we have a new perspective and the old protagonist is highly altered by the early change of events

[@ugolomb]

Perhaps it won't take the full 7 years. Voldemort doesn't need to bring himself back from spirit from this time round, which takes him a very long time in the original story.

[@Storm-bv7pc]

Yay, we finally got a Sirius-raised Harry!

[@lahlybird895]

And his pet is... A toad!

[@aidancoleman1288]

​@@lahlybird895 a really cool toad tho

[@lahlybird895]

@@aidancoleman1288 I don't care if it's gold and has some kind of flashbang power it's still not crookshanks

[@channel33ful]

Request: What if Draco went to Durmstrang instead of Hogwarts? Would Draco have been happy there?

[@WinterRedstone]

to my knowledge, we don't really know enough about Durmstrang to provide an effective theory.

[@aud2d2]

one thing’s for sure, he would’ve been happy at pigfarts

[@asexualbert7262]

To be honest, I'm not sure he'd be exceptionally "happy" anywhere really as long as his upbringing stays the way it is

[@ronakdave4466]

Don't know abt him but Harry, Ron and Hermione would certainly be happy without him

[@ChronoXShadow]

I doubt it. Notice how Draco only has Crabbe and Goyle? Though he'd be surrounded by like-minded people, he'd likely be picked on or a loner. At best, he's the rich kid that his group leeches off of.

[@markbrown2640]

The accent most native English speakers associate with pirates is from the West Country. Godric's Hollow is in the West Country. I sometimes think about Harry having been raised by his parents roaming around Hogwarts talking like Long John Silver.

[@bethanycunningham8129]

Also why does Harry have a toad? I doubt Sirius would ever recommend a toad. He would for sure have an owl still or even potentially crookshanks. I think they'd go to the shop and crookshanks would jump on Sirius, recognizing him (either because of the theory where he could have been Harry's cat) or that he senses Sirius as an animagus and therefore has a sense of trust.

[@natashastcyr8373]

Yes, such good reasons!!

[@lahlybird895]

I love how most of the comment session is just what's up with the toad and I 1000% agree

[@bethanycunningham8129]

@@lahlybird895 haha right?? Just because Neville had one originally does not mean harry would have one in this theory

[@lahlybird895]

@@bethanycunningham8129 I usually get annoyed when people criticized the brothers for making their theories a little too close to the books cuz a lot of the time the reason they give make sense this one though I can't excuse this their 100% just flipping Harry Neville and Ron around even when it doesn't make sense 100% just for the sake of having never become Harry and having Harry become Ron Parapet should definitely either be an owl for utility or Cruikshank four-story reasons and Neville should absolutely know about Hogwarts of a school houses from his parents. There's no reason Neville should be as clueless as Harry was when he first entered the story and it will take kind of puts franken Dallas into a weirdly negative light.

[@bethanycunningham8129]

​@@lahlybird895 I like the brothers too, they have great theories and I wouldn't usually criticize. But this one has flaws for sure. Completely agree with what you said. Why on earth would Neville not know about the wizarding world? He still would have been raised by his wizard parents, so they still would have told him everything. I also don't see why hagrid would take Neville to diagon alley, he has plenty of other family members (like his gran) that could safely take him. And like I said before , if Voldemort picked Neville as the chosen one, there's no reason Janes and lily would be attacked. In the books, the only reason Neville's parents were attacked was because Bellatrix and the others thought they would know where the dark lord was hiding.( Which happened after his fall at the potter's). So none of that would have occured if Neville was the chosen one. Idk I love the Carlin brothers but this one doesn't add up

[@SuperCarlinBrothers]

I would die for Hedwig.

[@thatonedudemanperson9792]

Yo bro same

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Same here! She's Best girl!❤❤❤❤

[@coolnerdlll6053]

Can we technically say Moody did? He died first.

[@tribute_eagle6176]

Same I got so attached that when I was reading the book my heart literally broke little did I know what was to come with Fred and dobby 😢

[@Cbell14-]

Same honestly. She didn’t deserve that death😢

[@lazylazerrsp8781]

I figured Neville would have been taught magic already since you know...his parents are both accomplished aurors. Maybe I am wrong and only the dad was, but he'd still at least have some training to avoid any magical outbursts.

[@horlickfamily7504]

Yes both his parents was Aurors, and very popular ones at that. Being magical law enforcement, they would have known how dangerous Voldemort and the death eaters are. They would not have allowed their son to grow up helpless and ignorant.

[@chribu_]

I can't help but think that Harry and Ron would already know eachother and be friends since Sirius and the Weasleys know eachother from good old Order of the Phoenix days

[@NotAnotherDouc-]

I wonder that to. Although I don’t know if Sirius and the Weasleys really moved in similar circles outside of the Order, I do feel like Sirius would have socialized Harry with SOME wizarding families with children, quite possibly including Ron.

[@suziwolf4830]

While members, I'm not sure Arthur & Molly would've been all that active with the original Order, even in canon. They probably had their hands full. Consider: two school-age boys (Bill & Charlie), one preschooler (Percy), an infant (Ron), and not just two toddlers, but THE TWINS AS TODDLERS...

[@Anna-B]

They actually weren’t members the first time around

[@eschrad]

They would have known each other/socialized together because the Blacks and Weasleys are related. Arthur’s mother was Cedrella Black, who was also blasted from the tree like Sirius when she married her muggle-loving husband. Phineas Nigellus Black is Sirius’ great-great-grandfather and Arthur’s great-grandfather, making the two men second cousins once removed. (Sirius correctly notes the relationship in Order of the Phoenix.)

[@eschrad]

Plus… you know Sirius would have needed the help of an experienced mother with a 1 year old Harry, and Molly would have stepped right up.

[@DoctorBright]

I always enjoy these “what if videos” The writing and amount of thought is incredibly impressive!

[@SuperCarlinBrothers]

Thanks!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

​@@SuperCarlinBrothers You guys rock!❤❤❤❤

[@Lovesmusic0218]

@@SuperCarlinBrothers you guys are one of my fav channels❤

[@Kamenriderbuster2022]

@@SuperCarlinBrothersBen looks a little like my pharmacist and I can’t unsee it now

[@dimitra2517]

it was so weird to first imagine Trevor/Treva as an owl and Hedwig as a toad😂 It's so fun to try and rewire my brain after so many years of Harry Potter, to put well known caracters in different roles in the story. This storyline is amazing to explore and J is doing a fantastic job as always. I never really gave Nevilles potentials much thought and I can't wait for the next episode!

[@melanieackard7736]

Yes! While I agree with others saying the toad doesn't make sense, it's just a fun plot switch that my brain couldn't fully accept. I kept picturing the owl in my mind whenever he said Hedwig.

[@salysaambur393]

You guys probably won't see this but I've been following this channel for like 5 or 6 years and it always makes me so happy when I see a new video. Keep up the amazing work!!

[@Margaret-yv9ed]

Wow! That’s amazing! I’ve only been following the channel for about a year and a half now, but I’ve watched so many videos and it’s my favorite channel!

[@musicmonkay]

Why wouldn’t Neville know anything about wands and houses? His parents were alive and aurors, they probably taught him everything he needed to know to protect himself and he probably would have already known everything in advance by the time he goes to school And no way Sirius would ever get harry something as uncool as a toad

[@NotAnotherDouc-]

100% agree. And I actually think it would go in the opposite direction. I think Neville would be Hermione’s rival (if not just outright show her up) as the most book-smart person in their year. You can’t tell be that Neville, stuck at home for ELEVEN YEARS with no major distractions from his studies and with TWO talented wizard parent-teachers who have nowhere else to go and little else to do besides homeschool their beloved son, wouldn’t come in there knowing pretty much all of the first year material by heart (and quite possibly well into year two or three).

[@lahlybird895]

​@@NotAnotherDouc- did you just copy paste this comment? Or is this cur stop messing with me and sending me comments I've already replied to

[@eschrad]

I agree too. If they knew there was a chance that Neville would have to battle to the death, or at the very least simply have to defend himself against Voldemort, why wouldn’t they be trying to prepare him? At least with knowledge if not wand work.

[@NotAnotherDouc-]

@@lahlybird895 I wasn’t copying it for you specifically 😂 You weren’t even the original poster of either comment you’ve responded to me on now. I’m just genuinely interested to chat with others who feel similarly about this to see what they think would have happened, so I found multiple people who made similar comments to engage with. Not trying to spam or anything like that.

[@lahlybird895]

@@NotAnotherDouc- just checking KZbin can do weird things sometimes

[@spiderxand]

Harry & Neville are not just friends. They are brothers. I look forward to the next chapter.

[@alyssaharger6992]

I like to think that because Lily survived Snape doesn’t hate Harry as much because they probably would’ve met if snape visited Lily

[@OrleidisLozada]

YES!!! THIS 👆!! Snape MUST have visited Lilly at least once!

[@angelyni26]

Yeah but harry is being influenced by black. And they definitely don't get along

[@whisperinwind87]

@@angelyni26 my thoughts exactly, the moment the snape harry thing happened mind went to how in a way snape has to deal with sirus all over again...

[@apolloismydad]

*but* he hates James, and Harry is James’ son. On top of that, Snape would still blame Harry for the condition Lily’s in because technically it was because of the prophecy that Lily’s not well. And on top of all of that, Harry is raised by *Sirius Black*

[@jonastangvikamundsen1559]

A Harry with Siriuses level of self confidence was one thing I didn’t think I needed before now.

[@MadHymek323]

* I love rewatching things like this because you can immediately pick up on certain clues - the tiny mention of Draco holding a black book when he meets Neville, Harry entering the compartment, then a little later a seemingly-nothing reference to Harry scribbling notes in a black book - then ending it all off with the chamber opening and Harry being absent.

[@coolnerdlll6053]

I can already tell this series is going to be even more epic than the Harry Slytherin one. The weekly release is going to destroy me. Also, was "Remember who the true enemy is" intentionally a Hunger Games reference? Because it's almost a direct quote.

[@ThatOneLocalQueerKid]

Same

[@lahlybird895]

Speaking of the tiny memorymarble What do we think is going on with a draco during this theory? I mean we all know the builders are obsessed with him and they're already put two kids what with nipples reaction to the handshake and with the Red smoke in the marvel later But what do you think is going on with him? I mean Neville does not have a link between his soul and voldey, which means that even if Draco was somehow a death eater at age 11 never would have no reason to feel sick when they touched And what do you think he forgot and why is it important?

[@christopherjove7035]

Same, I don’t wanna wait another week to see what happens next, this what if is too good!😂

[@Boundwithflame23]

⁠@@lahlybird895 I think Draco opened the chamber He had a suspiciously familiar black book with him on the train 🤔 Neville forgor Edit to add: Harry also writes his notes in a black notebook so I think the idea with the remembrall is to help Neville realize who actually opened it once Harry gets framed for it so as to push him to the right solution and clear Harry’s name (Because why would Harry have Riddle’s diary when it was given to Lucius for safe keeping?)

[@the.grand.high.master]

They have been doing a re-read of the hunger games, if you listen to the pop

[@shoelaceturtle]

Why would that wand choose Neville though? It chose Harry normally because he was a horcrux, but Neville’s not.

[@eschrad]

Totally agree.

[@alstonjacobs4934]

THIS. I was like that is unlikely. Then he said Harry gets a toad and I'm like, they are so off.

[@OrleidisLozada]

I thought that at first, but remember Voldemort marked Neville as his EQUAL, so this might be powerful enough for the wand to choose him

[@alstonjacobs4934]

@@OrleidisLozada Voldermort has yet to mark him. The scar on Harry is the mark from Voldy

[@OrleidisLozada]

@@alstonjacobs4934 oh... good point

[@morganplayaaaaaa]

I really like the idea of not necessarily keeping these parts lined up 1:1 with books. The scriptwriting and theorycrafting is all very detailed and fun so I appreciate you not rushing through too much! Obviously keep making the vids as you please, but the work you are putting in for this series is already showing so thank you!

[@ChathuriManjula9]

Are you telling me this boy Neville doesn’t know anything about anything?! Why wouldn’t Frank and Alice ever tell him about Hogwarts?

[@althealligator1467]

Few things: - Why does Neville get Harry's original holly wand? He hasn't been marked by Voldemort as his equal in this story, and therefore doesn't have a piece of his soul inside of him, so why wouldn't he just get his own original wand? - Considering that if Voldemort happens to still be around, he'll be looking for the Longbottoms' son, couldn't they just have given Neville another name to go by? Voldemort would have no way of knowing that it is him he is looking for. - Why wouldn't Neville know about the specifics of Hogwarts? His parents are both important wizards who attended Hogwarts, I mean, what else are they gonna talk about for 11 years? Either way this is awesome, I'm so hyped for the next episode Edit: what the heck so many typos

[@presspause1993]

In this version the wand is Elder. So it is not Harry’s wand, but a different Phoenix core wand, presumably in this timeline Ollivander put Fawkes’ feather in a different wand

[@althealligator1467]

@@presspause1993 Oh it is? I missed that. Well, regardless why would Neville get that wand considering he has no link to Voldemort and therefore to Fawkes and that wand?

[@althealligator1467]

@@presspause1993 I just rewatched that moment and no, the wand made of elder is the one right before the one Neville actually gets. There's literally no reason the second wand with Fawkes's feather wouldn't just be the holly wand Harry original gets, so it's this one Neville gets here, which again doesn't really make sense I don't think.

[@brickbot2.038]

Just a couple notes: In the books (It's different in the movie) Hagrid *was* in Ollivanders when Harry got his wand, and He and Hagrid picked out Hedwig together before leaving Diagon Alley. I know it's fun to reverse-role Harry and Neville, but Neville got his toad as a gift from his great uncle Algie, who I imagine would still buy one for him upon hearing his grandnephew got accepted to Hogwarts. I always got the feeling Neville's family was old fashioned like that.

[@TheKabuto90]

Yeah... this is really feeling more like "Harry Potter But if Neville was Harry and Harry was Neville" and honestly that's just kind of incredibly disappointing. There's just so much more potential than is being taken on here.

[@ked49]

@@TheKabuto90 especially the godfather role for Harry, he would definitely have bought the most expensive pet aka a snowy owl

[@cmm07r]

I have a sneaking suspicion that Harry and Hermoine will become a couple in this AU. A match made in studying.

[@NotAnotherDouc-]

Also because the Carlin brothers will always ship Harry and Hermione literally any chance they get 😂

[@Swirl_of_StarFire]

Yep, exactly. That's one of the plot points we can be confident will happen

[@NotAnotherDouc-]

@@Swirl_of_StarFire because the Carlin brothers ALWAYS work it in when they can lol

[@GiantProcrastiNation]

If we are lucky they might hit us with a curve ball and give us some other interesting pairings. Though we are most likely going to get neville/ginny, harry/hermione

[@bluelemon243]

I kinda have the feeling that we are going to find that in the next part is going to be hermione found dead in the girl bathroom But on the other hand i know there is no wat they gonnamake this so dark so quickly so she probably petrified

[@lukejohnson4975]

I wonder if Dumbledore informs Petunia, via owl postage-delivered letter, that her sister was tortured into utter madness, and how Petunia, at least, inwardly, reacts to such news, even considering how much she hated and despised her own sister?

[@ked49]

That will be in part 17.

[@maja-kehn9130]

I think Petunia might even visit Lily in secret, they were close as girls after all. I don´t think she would tell Vernon.

[@lukejohnson4975]

@@maja-kehn9130 Imagine Snape visiting Lily, although perhaps with even greater guilt, since Lily is alive, but unable to recognize Severus at all due to Bellatrix's torture having shattered her mind.

[@lahlybird895]

​@@lukejohnson4975 well that's depressing

[@AzmodaeusStern]

@@maja-kehn9130 She does end up abusing Harry, who canonically is the only thing left of Lily. I don't think she would do more than laugh at how miserable the much better sister ended up.

[@Alex-cw3rz]

I was so confused at the end until I was like oh course Voldy wouldn't need the stone therefore we'd go straight to the 2nd one and Nicholas lives hurray! Maybe he'll turn up later, I can imagine in age he'd move around as slow as a sloth

[@milan208]

I think Dumbledore would suggest for Neville to go to school under a different name. Then he could probably buy him some time in his first year maybe first 2 years before Voldemort finds out who he is.

[@ked49]

Neville dumbledoor?

[@jameshamaker9321]

Why not, something crazy like, Leroy Jenkins or Walter Perkins?

[@TiMoThY211991]

​@@jameshamaker9321 Leeeeroooooy Jeeeenkiiiins!

[@lahlybird895]

You use the name the author was originally going to give him before she changed it

[@ronjatuovinen6907]

That actually would make sense, and there would be a cool way Voldemort would try to figure it out! Compare the names in the book of acceptance to the records of those who are attending as first-year students and see which one doesn't add up

[@heyimjoshnicetomeetya]

I love how Harry fills in Ron’s role in this timeline

[@jaredbennett7677]

I was definitely concerned when I saw we were like 3/4 of the way through just getting to the sorting, and now Im just questioning how many parts this is going to turn into if we arent doing a video per year. And as the answer to that question seems likely to be quite high, my excitement is going up in equal measure!

[@vendyp01]

I am really enjoying this What If, finally getting an alternative universe where Harry has a happy childhood😅 My question is why doesn't Neville know anything about hogwarts? Sure, he's never been outside his house but both his parents are wizards; wouldn't they at least tell him what hogwarts or the rest of their world is like?

[@NotAnotherDouc-]

100% agree. And I actually think it would go in the opposite direction. I think Neville would be Hermione’s rival (if not just outright show her up) as the most book-smart person in their year. You can’t tell be that Neville, stuck at home for ELEVEN YEARS with no major distractions from his studies and with TWO talented wizard parent-teachers who have nowhere else to go and little else to do besides homeschool their beloved son, wouldn’t come in there knowing pretty much all of the first year material by heart (and quite possibly well into year two or three).

[@vendyp01]

That's actually an excellent point, haven't even thought of that

[@djhype107]

Day 16 of politely proposing the peculiar and puzzling proposition to the brothers of doing a “What if Merope Gaunt survived Childbirth?”

[@nerdynanny]

Low key here for Harry being a lil James Jr. Honestly with how much Sirius loved his bestie, Harry would grow up with tales of his father being charming, charismatic, and outright heroic. James having died that night would seal his legacy as a hero in his son's eyes and honestly that feels VERY James Potter to me. I love Harry perpetually eyerolling at Snape and just being pettier and pettier. Bet he calls Sirius 'Dad' or something. I mean he's basically Sirius' son at this point.

[@arianasharma4024]

I love how you made sure to make Harry “cool” like James and Sirius, except not completely bratty because of their new maturity. This will give Neville a confident, brave friend to rely on.

[@CrackFoxJunior]

I'm already excited to see how complicated the ownership of the Elder Wand will be in this timeline.

[@twudderbutt]

“Unedited footage of kids feeling safe at Hogwarts” caught me by surprise. Got a good laugh out of that bit

[@avaglennon9873]

Your impression of Harry eating baked potatoes is spot on! I'm predicting as the series go on Neville's gonna have some romance with Hannah Abbot. Or Luna maybe? Or somebody else. Can't wait to hear the rest of the story!!!

[@ked49]

This will certainly end with Harry+Hermione, I don’t know who Neville will get with. But this channel likes to put Ron with Luna. So yeah probably the first person you said.

[@avaglennon9873]

@@ked49 After the whole "What If Harry Was In Slytherin I totally jumped on team Ron X Luna. But there were also the movies setting up that Neville maybe had a crush on Luna. That's why I thought of her.

[@roseszymanski]

@@avaglennon9873 OH no. We need Druna

[@avaglennon9873]

@@roseszymanski I'm assuming that's Draco x Luna? That would be interesting!

[@notwestley]

Just a thought about the twist for the next video. Somebody might have already said this, but at 13:50, it is stated that Draco is holding a black book. A couple of seconds later, Neville feels a sinking sensation. Where from? The book. Let’s skip ahead to 22:02, when it is revealed that Harry takes “copious notes” in a black notebook. Interesting. Then, at 25:48, Harry spent hours reviewing his notes. This all makes sense at 27:00. The chamber of secrets has been opened. Tom Riddle is back. The Malfoys had a black book. Harry ended has a black journal that he constantly writes in and studies. The dots are connecting.

[@SacredCowStockyards]

Loving how much like James Harry is turning out to be. The whole reason Harry is as demure and humble as he is usually is his upbringing at the Dursley house. He would likely be exactly like his dad if Sirius raised him, or his own parents.

[@-zerxvil-5208]

So basically Harry is the more competent version of Weasley in this what ifs "story swap" Those that send the artwork, instead of "Golden Toad", send "Golden Cat" with fluffy mane like crockshanks instead. *Let's vote for "Hedwig the Cat" retcon*

[@RillaGorilla420]

The eye patch and “yar” really got me 😂 This is brilliant. That you are retelling the same same story but with a different MC is just brilliant. Kudos.

[@bookaholic1250]

I love how this version of Harry is just how he acts Potter Puppet Pals XD (love the rewrite so far!)

[@kylejohnson4615]

This is gonna be like a 40 part series and I’m kinda here for it

[@SilverTune]

So in this series now Neville -> Harry Harry -> Sirius & Hermione Ron and Hermione don’t exist 😂 Oh yeah and Hedwig Trevor I am mildly disappointed Hedwig is not the Potter family cat

[@shreyasharma1541]

Omg yes perfect opportunity to have Crookshanks instead of the toad

[@YoghurtKiss]

I had to pause the video after 17:40, the emotion are getting real. The concept of "what if harry had been raised in the wizarding world" didn't really cross my mind until this. Of course he knows Malfoy... It all makes sense. And he is perfect, Sirius' son

[@robertlermusiaux7689]

Harry raised by sirius does not get a toad, almost guaranteed.

[@wabbyjane]

This is so cool!!! I’m guessing Harry opened the chamber. And I love him being super academic and suave. It’s great! He must know so much more about the wizarding world! I hope him and Hermione become friends. I bet Harry is still super popular in Gryffindor. And Neville deserves his time to shine

[@eschrad]

In this universe, Harry wouldn’t be a Parseltongue because he’s not a horcrux.

[@jixer1956]

@@eschrad He doesn't need to be. The black book mentioned is Riddle's diary and it will possess Harry the way it did Ginny in the original timeline.

[@roseszymanski]

@@jixer1956 But Draco also had a black book on the train

[@XDSDDLord]

You said the Chamber of secrets, and I did a double take because that's the second year. Then I realized that Voldemort probably wouldn't care about the philosophers stone under normal circumstances. This is panning out to be a long series, and I'm looking forward to it. I like how cool Harry is, like his father.

[@drkhrp]

How does Neville not know anything about Houses?? Surely his parents would tell him everything about hogwarts.

[@alinecoulon1538]

OMG, thank you for this. Your "what if?" video series are by far my favourite on this channel, along with the quizzes. Thank you so much!

[@BelbyB]

Honestly, with how cool these are, I'd love to see some Star Wars What Ifs, like what if Qui-Gon trained Anakin, or what if Obi-Wan turned to the dark side after Mustafar

[@wanderer314]

I can't really believe that Harry would have been a model student. In the books, after having grown up in a muggle family, Harry still doesn't display a ton of curiosity during his classes, so I find it difficult to imagine that a version of Harry who had been raised by Sirius in the wizarding world would have taken a greater interest in his studies

[@melanieackard7736]

I'm glad they're taking their time with this one and not forcing a whole book into an episode! Also, they're not forcing plotlines just because. Voldemort wouldn't need the philosopher's stone in this because he doesn't need to return to his body.

[@WiseGirlAnnabeth2425]

Sirius wouldn’t give Harry something as lame as a toad,he’d give Harry the most exotic bird he could find.

[@SueLynCheang]

My favourite part of this series so far is the Harry Potter raised by Sirus. So much of James, shows you what Harry was capable of ❤

[@Steven-bh2be]

Harry didn’t know about houses because the dursleys actively discouraged anything magical, but hagrid implies in the cabin that they were supposed to tell him about wizards/the world no chance Neville would be that completely in the dark about everything being raised by his parents

[@Eliot_86]

I’m just picturing Harry strutting around in sunglasses the whole time while making finger guns at people. 😎

[@ebokrova3957]

Harry would definitely get something cool as a pet. Sirius Padfoot Black would go around Hogwarts’ rule loophole and give him an animal that would definitely turn heads.

[@eranshachar9954]

That is absolutely fantastic! When you realize how much of a better life Harry could have if Dumbledore was the secret keeper. Now of course as we see even in this case, being only at home for so many years is not a very positive thing but it's a lot better than being raised by 3 evil muggles.

[@EpicRandomness555]

I recently finished listening to Half Blood Prince and I had a thought. What if Ron and Hermione had actually taken Harry's worries about Draco seriously. I never noticed what a big part of the book it was, and I wonder how different the school year would have been if they'd actually believed him.

[@RayTheEmoGoth]

Neville and Harry just hanging out and being besties is lowkey making me cry, can't wait to see Sirius in this story, It's intresting to think how taking care of Harry since he was a baby affected him. I like to imagine he's a bit more mature than in the original story

[@makenzierene]

This is SO GOOD! Would love to see why you decided on some of the big changes - my favorite part of the What If videos is always hearing your thought processes/logic of why certain things would've been different 👀

[@Lilbirdy1010]

I was so worried about it not uploading yesterday. But I am so excited. The creative style that goes into this just really is amazing

[@crimtanecreature8903]

Could we get a what if Dudley Dursly was a muggleborn wizard?

[@uwu_your_owo]

Omg imagine how angry/confused/disappointed Dursleys would be! Would Petunia be jealous of him too, like she was of Lily? Would they try to suppress it so he becomes an Obscurus? I would love to hear this discussion 😀

[@UnknownRaccoon.]

I have wanted this since film theory did their theory on never being the other chosen one. I am so happy.

[@PastriesPlusU]

I love these what if series that changes one thing and goes through the whole series and how this change changes everything

[@carternorton2682]

So glad that this is another multi-part theory!

[@oonamilla]

I have a hard time believing that the Longbottoms wouldn’t just live their life similar to the lives of people in the shell cottage; friends and family could come and go, if they were approved by Dumbledore - the secret keeper. And therefore i don’t believe Neville’s childhood would have been as isolated as you suggest though 🤨

[@scarlett.23]

Right, and didn’t Lily specify in her letter, that Bathilda Bagshot, Lupin and obviously Peter petigrew visited them in their house while they couldn’t leave?

[@presspause1993]

Yeah agree, even if they were being stricter in this timeline, I don’t believe that Neville would never have met his Gran

[@assarpetersson5792]

We all know the video took so long to drop so J could come up with a rhyme to turn Hedwig yellow

[@Ollie.H-23]

Didn't take that long. When the "What if Harry was in Slytherin" videos were releasing, they'd always release roughly a week after the last.

[@August_Bos]

Honestly, I got so pumped to see the artwork next episode when J dropped the artwork request for Golden Toad Hedwig!

[@RJ-nc8mi]

So just to say I think that the Slytherin version of Harry Potter is much better than the regular version

[@MegaWirbs]

Agreed

[@WWB508]

Bruh that’s so true

[@ThatOneLocalQueerKid]

Same

[@johnnycage112]

Ditto

[@Youjvwhw]

so true

[@elizabethguerra2379]

I LOVE THIS! It's like listening to a book on tape! And I love Harry as a confident 1st year due to being raised by Sirius.

[@natesaurus4089]

I know we are switching characters, but why did you have to give Harry a toad? He could’ve gotten a cooler owl

[@Not_a_muggle]

I love how Harry is giving off major Sirius and James vibes. He is talking notes from his godfather XD. Is Harry going to take Ginny's place? Or is Harry dead? Could be fluffy too

[@Trippp550]

I feel like Nevel would be very different not being raised by Grans. Probably much braver, more like his parents whom he was raised by in this universe right?

[@jeremiahpetersen9286]

Definitely still timid with 0 contact from the outside world though. Yes, he's raised by his parents but still intimidated by the shoes they leave him to fill when he thinks he knows nothing

[@aperson2005]

Me, watching harry accept a wizard’s duel for his friend who has picked up a wand maybe twice and just lost a fight with a wooden broom: oh yeah u were raised by Sirius alright…

[@schris3]

Well, in the og timeline, Neville was also very isolated under the wing of his strong tempered grandma, so not much would have changed except he would have even less social skills in this new timeline but being raised by his parents would make him a bit less pressured, but he would still be inept but in a lesser degree, especially now that he would have his own wand.

[@NotAnotherDouc-]

I partially agree and partially disagree. I agree that Neville would be heavily lacking in social skills, for example. However I think Neville would actually be EXTREMELY competent, least in a book-smart way. His two talented wizard parents would have eleven years to teach him with virtually no distractions for any of them, and they know he’s the target of Voldemort so I expect they’d give him every scrap of knowledge they can that might one day help him. Also his parents would be much more loving and encouraging than his grandma was, so I think that would help his competency a lot. But yes still socially awkward for sure. Real “my parents are my best friends” kid vibe.

[@RJMiller73]

We’re never told that Neville is isolated growing up. That’s fine for your head canon but it’s not canon.

[@schris3]

​​​@@RJMiller73Neville had interactions with his grandma's relatives, but there's no indication he had friends beyond it.

[@theblueartist1304]

Harry’s so much like James on the Hogwarts express! Oh it’s so CUTE

[@charliedelfino2102]

Could you publish a short story book version? Maybe an illustrated book? I would love to have these "what if" series as part of my HP collection!

[@fldk_flzh]

I always love your theories, but I have a few nit picks: 1. Pretty sure Harry would be much more cocky if he was raised by Sirius 2. He'd get a cooler pet FOR SURE 3. Ron and harry would already be friends since Molly's brother were part of the order, I believe at one point they would have met and become besties regardless. So I still thing Neville meets Hermione in the train and that Harry and Ron are together

[@TiMoThY211991]

Harry grew up in the care of Muggles completely ignorant to the magical world. He also did not grow up in hiding. Neville on the other hand was in hiding for all his life but grew up with two wizard parents and possibly an uncle and grandmother who were all wizards/witches. There is no reason his parents would keep him oblivious to the Hogwarts houses or anything else about the magical world, save perhaps Voldemort himself. If Neville were to be sent to Hogwarts I can't imagine that Frank and Alice would want him using the name Longbottom among any that would recognize the name. Also, I cannot buy that Harry would get a toad or name it Hedwig, especially growing up around Sirius. Maybe a cat, but more likely an owl. Growing up among wizards he'd be less likely to pour through his books how he did to come up with the name Hedwig, not to mention it's a name that does not fit a toad nearly as well as an Owl. And Treva is a weird choice as well, Trevor is a not uncommon English name, Treva is not. I see what you were trying to do, but I don't think it quite works.

[@jixer1956]

Maybe Dumbledore ordered them to keep Neville in the dark about the outside world and concoct a cover story so he doesn't try to escape. In the original timeline, he ordered Mrs. Figg to not tell Harry anything even though she could have. It is believed that Hogwarts is the safest place in the world so Neville using his real name there shouldn't be a problem. And when he's not there, he'll be at home under the fidelius charm.

[@Sentariana]

I can't imagine Harry chewing with his mouth open or talking with a full mouth, even if he had been raised by Sirius. I know he's taken Ron's place in the story but he's still himself and so wouldn't eat the way Ron does - I think that's taking the character swap a bit far!

[@nickankhazali2995]

This completes the holy trifecta of Harry in Slytherin, Dumbledore’s plan and now Neville as the Chosen One

[@twentytonturtle4649]

Hi SCB, I wanted to tell you that I am currently grieving my mother who passed recently and your videos have been a huge comfort. I’ve already binged all the Harry Potter theories, I was so excited to see these Neville videos released. Thank you for doing what you do ❤

[@antoninocannizzo4905]

Sorry for your loss, you will see her again. These are helping me also, I lost mine 2 years ago

[@twentytonturtle4649]

@@antoninocannizzo4905 sorry for yours as well. It is hard but I know things will get better

[@gadylan1]

If prophesies only have as much power as the people who believe in them then what if Voldemort didn’t believe the prophesy and didn’t go after Harry or Neville?

[@ked49]

Someone else could kill him, he interpreted it as if I kill one I become immortal. And he can’t resist

[@lahlybird895]

Then we probably wouldn't have a book series

[@-melma-nie-6629]

if he just didnt believe the prophecy or if he hadnt heard abt it to begin with, he easily wins the war. thats abt it. boring what if, right?

[@lahlybird895]

@@-melma-nie-6629 yup

[@sarahfox5379]

Ummm, Sirius is definitely getting Harry a hippogriff to deliver his letters! Also - I think the Longbottoms would have had visitors - the Potters were visited by Batilda afterall. I'm thinking at least his gran would hsvr been on the visitor list.

[@05stapj]

Neville might have been secluded but he still had a wizard upbringing. No way he wouldn't know everything about Hogwarts for example

[@Trippp550]

14:33 Nevels parents are still alive… they didn’t tell him anything about houses? About magic, about anything? How does he end up being just as sheltered as Harry was living with magic hating muggles?

[@lucypreece7581]

As an amateur writer who is not ashamed to admit she started her writing journey doing fanfiction (not the dirty stuff) I love the creativity of these videos because THESE are the kinds of stories I create. I love alternate realities and showing stories from different perspectives. I love the potential stuff like that has. You can develop certain unexplored plots and details and give certain characters new journeys or back stories.

[@riluna3695]

This resonates with me so well that I wouldn't have been surprised to learn that I wrote it myself and forgot about it. I'm right there with you :D I live for these what-if type stories, exploring untapped potential in other characters or plotlines. I have so many such ideas within the realm of Undertale that I've started connecting them all to each other by having each story branch off from the rest because of one person's singular decision, and the butterfly effect that blossoms out from there. Which is basically what they did here. They asked "What if Voldy chose Neville instead of Harry?", and look how different that ONE thing makes the whole story :D Always delightful.

[@suziwolf4830]

Frankly, from my experience, the biggest problem with the majority of fanfiction ("dirty" or not) isn't the fact that it's fanfiction; it's the fact that an abnormally high percentage of its creators simply aren't very good writers. I've seen quite a few fanfic authors within the Rescue Rangers & MLP fandoms who are exceptional storytellers (and have been told I'm among that number myself), but sadly, the majority of those I've come across simply... aren't...

[@christopherjove7035]

Honestly same. I’ve recently started doing fanfiction as a way to jumpstart my potential writing career. I’ve actually just started with an adventure time fanfic and I really like how he wrote everything here as it gives me some ideas of how to do my writing and dialogue in my fanfic as well.

[@schris3]

I don't believe Harry would be studious, but he also wouldn't be lazy as in the og timeline because now he has someone to impress: Sirius. So like his godfather at school, Harry would mostly depend on his intellect and magic talent to excel at school.