What If Sirius TOLD HARRY How To Use The Mirrors | Harry Potter Film Theory

[@danielwalker8133]

Imagine the finale from the perspective of someone in the castle, Harry just goes into the forest and comes back having dealt with the situation completely

[@thirteenthandy]

Except not entirely. Just as the Death Eaters lose faith in Voldemort when Harry rises from the dead and "kills" him, the entire wizarding community would lose faith in The Boy Who Lived when Voldemort once again returns, and both sides would be shaken and begin to believe that neither Harry nor Voldemort can ever die. Or, possibly one or two of the more enterprising members of either side could deduce that neither Harry nor Voldemort can kill *each other* and then the hunt would be on for a third party to assassinate one or the other. I have to think Harry would be considerably more vulnerable to an independent hit squad.

[@indrty607]

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[@shainaelise2694]

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[@olirothers]

@@thirteenthandy Nah ppl would just look for Harry's help again

[@adamkirsopp492]

@@thirteenthandy I don’t think Voldemort would ever come back tho, all death eaters that know about the horcrux are dead and nagini is now just a snake roaming the forbidden forest with 1/64 of Voldemort soul in her, which is nowhere near enough to come back on its own like the diary tried

[@mimull1378]

But if Sirius survives the 6th book, Harry would probably show him the locket and Sirius would recognise his little bothers hand writing rigth away.

[@sonjaimmonen6610]

And if Sirius is alive, Mundungus would not go through the stuff in Grimauld's place and the locket would still be there

[@jimbobsenpai8494]

@@sonjaimmonen6610 if mad eye lives and Umbridge doesn’t get his eye they don’t get found out in ministry so they remain at number 12 with creature where they almost definitely find the locket but that causes so many issues

[@luc0o964]

And his initials were on there too, so yeah, definetly identify R.A.B _preeetty_ quickly

[@taniah4285]

Not, if Harry did not had a chance. After the funeral he HAD to return to the Durcley's. And then Siri dies. Harry is devastating for not to show the letter, as he always thought he had more time

[@taniah4285]

​@@sonjaimmonen6610 mandamus might steel it right after the 7 Potter operation and he would have a few weeks to sell it to Umbrige

[@simasimm8497]

Harry not knowing how to use the mirrors is what is most painful for me about the series. It just hurts that he had the answer to talking to Sirius all that time. And why did Sirius just not tell him when he spoke to him and lupin through the mirror. It just kills me

[@DarthSanguine]

He DID know how to use them - he just forgot he had one.

[@ahnjoemama7104]

If he didn't know how to use it I just think Sirius would want Harry to figure it out for himself with his friends, just like James and Sirius did back in their day.

[@Mary_Studios]

Same I always wondered what would have happened if Harry and opened it or if Sirius had just told him what the gift is

[@valydendor4472]

My answer: Sirius wanted to keep it a surprise and didn't see any real urgency in not telling him. Actual answer: Plot.

[@fishbowl5308]

@@DarthSanguine he didn't know he had one. It to me makes Sirius's death the most heart breaking. He had the answer but when given the mirror harry thinks to himself he will never open the package because he didn't want to lure Sirius out of hiding.

[@tcshack701]

One flaw in your idea is when you get to the 7 Potters plan is Sirius wouldn’t replace Hagrid he would replace Mundungus. While Sirius would want to keep Harry safe he trusts Moody’s plan. And as he is riding with Moody the 2 of them together keep Voldemort busy. Voldemort aims a killing curse at Harry Sirius but Moody in an attempt to block it spins their broom into a nose dive. Voldemort believing he got the right broom goes to investigate the wreck. Harry (Sirius) is alive’ but injured Voldemort takes aim and Sirius disapetates with Mad-Eyes body. Everything else plays out the same except Bill is the one who gets hit with a one of Snape’s spells.

[@kathrynolivo8532]

Ikr. When he was talking about the Battle of the 7 Potters, my mind immediately went to Sirius replacing Mundungus, since Dung was useless, and did not want to be there in the first place.

[@nicolasevans2779]

I like to think that if Sirius survived up to the Battle of Hogwarts that he would sacrifice himself and save Remus and Tonks. It would be a great way to end his story. His greatest regret was that he didn’t save James and Lily and left Harry an orphan, so he dies letting Moony and Tonks live with Teddy.

[@tcshack701]

@@nicolasevans2779 This made me cry. I love it so much.

[@nicolasevans2779]

@@tcshack701 thank you

[@kathrynolivo8532]

@@nicolasevans2779 I love that so much!

[@xXPoisonedxThornXx]

It doesn't matter how many times I've seen the hard cut to the voldemort laugh; it still gets me every time

[@ashengrey7530]

I always love your guys interpretations of Draco… he’s such an interesting character that kind of got shafted in the main story

[@joimumu]

He should have gotten a redemption arc and perhaps end up marrying Hermione wouldn’t that be a twist :)

[@DecoAoreste]

I love how some alternate histories involve a good guy Draco and others involve a super-evil Draco. He could really go either way.

[@Booderot]

@@joimumu I am sorry but that would be the most terrible ending to the book. A terrible twist

[@lahlybird895]

Lucci obsessed with him and I love it

[@iloveblondy]

@@joimumu i love this

[@TheRavenCoder]

On how Dumbledore opened the snitch: I think what we have to remember is that at this point, Dumbledore was the master of the elder wand. This wand is capable of feats no other wand can do, like repairing Harry's broken wand with a simple reparo. I think Dumbledore could've opened the snitch with a simple alohomora.

[@ForeverDegenerate]

I would also argue that Dumbledore was probably the one who put that enchantment on the Snitch in the first place. Which, if that were the case, he would know how to circumvent it and open the Snitch. And it makes sense. Harry is made Gryffindor Seeker so Dumbledore knows Harry is going to catch that Snitch. So, at some point during Harry's First Year, prior to the first Quidditch Match of the season, Dumbledore sneaks down to the Quidditch Pitch and enchants the Golden Snitch, enacting the first move of Operation: Deathly Hallows.

[@priyasahasrabudhe2587]

I don’t think dumbledore made the enchantment though because in that case hermione and Harry would never think to have Harry touch it with his tongue to open it because it’s such a weird thing to think of immediately. They only do so because hermione finds in a book that snitches have flesh memory. If dumbledore had placed the enchantment then it wouldn’t be in that book for them to find

[@rachelwachel]

@@priyasahasrabudhe2587 he could have made the enchantment to make it open knowing that snitches had flesh memory

[@abraham2172]

Maybe Dumbledore didnt even have to open the snitch to get the stone into it. He is very good after all in getting important things into other things by magic, just think of the Sorcerers stone and the mirror in part one.

[@sabrinakissell2941]

Putting the resurrection stone in the snitch feels like the sole reason that snitches have flesh memory in the first place. It was never mentioned that you can't touch a snitch (which Harry should know because he's a seeker) until it becomes a great hiding place.

[@Valentina_hi]

I didn’t cry when sirius died because i already had watched the movies but when i read about the mirror and how it could’ve saved his life i started bawling. It broke my heart to know that if harry had trusted him he wouldn’t have died

[@TadhgMoraski]

Any “what if” video is an immediate like. Cant wait for the inevitable what if Neville was the chosen one 😭😭😭

[@FS71625]

That’s the one I’m waiting for but I feel like it’s gonna be in 7 parts like the books lol

[@crystallambkin2483]

Brett’s thoughts did a whole video on that and it’s prettier good 😊just a recommendation

[@abendsonnewarriorcats9474]

I do not think that would be to interesting, but I also thought that at the "What if Harry Was in Slytherin"

[@hadesoneiroi]

He would have died. Harry is only the chosen one because of Lily's sacrifice. Neville's mom wouldn't have the same offer to step away and live

[@Howesitgoing1]

@@hadesoneiroi I think it would sort of be like "what if Snape loved Alice Longbottom", but "what if Neville was the chosen one" is a better title. I had this same idea on the Draco kills Dumbledore video but it would be interesting to see if Lily and James get tortured instead, if they become the Golden Quad (terrible name I know), and how would Neville's lack of confidence impact the story.

[@NotAnotherDouc-]

Mundungus would ABSOLUTELY be replaced by Serius before Hagrid. A loyal/willing Hagrid (even magicless) is 1,000% more valuable than Dung and I’m pretty confident everybody in the Order would agree. Other than this, killer video as always!! The Harry Potter what-if’s are the best thing on KZbin in months.

[@thorthewolf8801]

Exactly

[@NaoyaYami]

"Not my son, you b*tch" said Narcissa calmly This is the highlight of this what-if.

[@noorykorky5056]

I love this comment ❤️

[@shivanshbisht9439]

another six month reply

[@ParticularSky413]

“Mother’s might” is probably the biggest power-up ever. It never fails

[@lylithgoth5937]

That, and the power of friendship

[@halley8105]

​@@lylithgoth5937that's what I was going to say

[@najwawaheed8365]

@@lylithgoth5937 my little pony my little pony AAAAGAGAGAGAGAHAHA

[@maddievstheworld2593]

Can we just have the Carlin brothers re write the series? These are perfect.

[@davidbecker7377]

I mean they basically did that by doing the „what if Harry went to Slytherin“. But I agree, they should do another big series!

[@NaoyaYami]

@@davidbecker7377 I think Maddie just meant for SCB to fix the series, only changing glaring flaws and plot holes. It can still end up mostly the same, just way less frustratingly.

[@brexitontop]

I watched a video from "MovieFlame" who also makes similar fandom videos, who made a video about re writing the series as a show! so maybe if they worked together it would be even better!

[@kortex5130]

@@NaoyaYami While these videos are entertaining and interesting, I think that if SCB "fixed" the series they'd turn it into a corny fanfic. Granted, it would be a pretty dope fanfic, but still a lil corny and not as good as the original

[@NaoyaYami]

@@kortex5130 Sure, because film adaptations are 100% faithful to the books... Oh wait, they're not. So, I guess they are Rowling-approved corny fanfic then? What makes most fanfics bad is just poor writing skills of their authors, their desire to self-insert, desire to see some specific fan-service event and lack of proper understanding of origina material. Fanfics in themselves aren't always bad or even corny.

[@emilykeepsmiling9465]

Oh my god this is incredible!!!! Redemption for Draco AND Dobby lives!!!!! We'd have to give Molly another awesome moment in the Battle of Hogwarts though...she deserves it. Love these videos so much.

[@GubbiGap]

Now I'm imaging her producing a shield charm and then blasting the shield in every direction to kill a bunch of death eaters xD not sure if shields can do that but also it's Molly xD

[@emilykeepsmiling9465]

@@GubbiGap maybe it could be that she casts the most powerful shield charm in history to protect everyone in the great hall and that's what causes the moment of quiet where Harry steps forward to fight Voldemort? Symbolic of a mother's protective love of course, but also ties into the theme of keeping your soul intact... Although I've always wondered, do you think the Battle of Hogwarts caused everyone's soup to split? Or is only murder as opposed to self defense/freedom fighting that does that?

[@GubbiGap]

@@emilykeepsmiling9465 I assume you mean soul and not soup but I shall respond to both xD 1) Their soup wouldn't split 'cause it's soup but had there been soup in the great hall I'm gonna assume the bowls would split and the death eaters would be sliding around trying to fight on the slippery floors :P 2) I don't think their souls would be split because if that was the case wouldn't Harry's soul also be split after having fought Voldemort at the end? I thought the whole point was that Harry's soul remained intact because he used defensive magic although to me it was always more of an intent than anything else. The idea of defending yourself or others wouldn't split your soul but being the aggressor would. I guess you could also argue that the use of specifically Avada Kadavra would always split your soul but I also don't think anyone on the good side used it.

[@pizzadohpaz]

Molly could kill Dolohov, since he's one of the Death eaters who killed her brothers

[@hannahswan1193]

The fact that Harry never used the mirror in book 5 has always really annoyed me. Glad I'm not the only one 😂

[@lukejohnson4975]

What if Cedric reacted fast enough and did not die in the Little Hangleton Graveyard? What if The Flying Ford Anglia somehow sensed Harry in Privet Drive and transported him to the Burrow after the Aunt Marge incident? What if the flying car had participated in The Battle Of Hogwarts? What if Percy hadn't interrupted when Ginny was about to tell Harry the truth about the diary, Basilisk, and the Heir Of Slytherin, Tom Riddle?

[@Otterfrosti]

Harry and Voldemort face each other. Suddenly, the forbidden forest is filled with the sound of a revving car engine, and a Ford Anglia, *the* Flying Ford Anglia, breaks out of the trees, and smashing through the row of death eaters, it knocks Voldemort over, and continuously backs up and crushes its body.

[@ThyLord-kv5bf]

@Otterfrosti the true hero of harry potter.

[@kmig42]

@@ThyLord-kv5bfagreed

[@kroen]

Protego can't block crucio... unforgivable curses can't be blocked (except by physical objects like Dumbledore's use of the statue). And if you ask how Snape blocked Harry's crucio at the end of HBP, well he didn't let him finish casting the spell.

[@SNINJAR]

The only other way to block an unforgivable curse is if you have twin wand cores (such as Voldy and Harry).

[@multifandomnerd1328]

@@SNINJAR physical objects or dodging also work, just no magical protection

[@hackfleischking5162]

Only avada kidavra can't be blocked. It's never said that any other curse can't be blocked in Moodys lesson.

[@aetherius6221]

I feel like I explicitly remember protego reflecting crucio at some point

[@ThyLord-kv5bf]

@aetherius6221 Harry vs snape at the end of book 6?

[@deadmeme902]

I’m really loving the what if scenarios

[@aaanycolour]

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[@julespierson3910]

Me to

[@crawdaddy2004]

There are 3 things I would really like them to go into: 1. If disarming someone makes you the new owner of the wand, how do you explain the training they did in Dumbledore’s Army? 2. Why can some spells be cast just by saying the incantation but some require more intention and thought? 3. Why does dark magic destroy horcruxes instead of good magic?

[@spankyavalon]

I think the intention behind the disarming is the thing. They weren't really intending to remove the wands from their owners, just to make it fly out of their hands. Where as in a true duel, you'd want to remove that wizard source of attack/ danger

[@crawdaddy2004]

@@spankyavalon Then why would Dumbledore believe that the Elder Wand would change loyalty to Snape when they planned his death?

[@spankyavalon]

@@crawdaddy2004 they planned his death, but I don't know if they planned his disarmament. It didn't seem like Dumbledore was stressed when Draco took the wand, since he still had Snape finish the job. It's the only reason I can think that taking Draco's wand by force, not disarming him would transfer ownership. Harry's intention was to take away Draco's source of danger, and it's the wizard that does the magic, not the wand.

[@crawdaddy2004]

@@spankyavalon Deathly Hallows, Page 721 (hardcover): “If you planned your death with Snape, you meant him to end up with the Elder Wand, didn’t you?” (Harry Potter) “I admit, that was my intention,” said Dumbledore, “but it did not work, did it?”

[@spankyavalon]

@@crawdaddy2004 The wand changes ownership through death as well, since the first owner was killed in his sleep. Guess this one was a "First come, first served" type of deal.

[@pollyalexander9188]

I love your what if videos! Can you do one on what if James potter survived? Maybe Lily still has to die for the prophecy to work but what would happen if James raised harry? Would Sirius still go to Azkaban? Would they even survive the war?? Edit: Yeah James normally dies first but what if Voldy was just feeling nice at the time(yes unlikely but still)? What if he just stupefied James as he's not in the prophecy and not a threat due to being unarmed? He then still goes upstairs, tells Lily to move, kills her, half dies after attacking harry so the prophecy and mothers love protection still happens. But... James wakes up the next day..?

[@bibliowolf5735]

I think this scenario would be unlikely because James was killed before Lily. He died delaying Voldemort getting to Lily and Harry. I'd be more for a "what would happen if Dumbledore made the Dursleys keep Lupin as a live-in nanny for Harry". 1. Harry still gets his mother's protection by technically living with his aunt 2. Lupin gets a long-term career 3. Harry gets regular care from his parent's closest friend that is not in prison 4. The Dursley's ability to abuse Harry is limited by the threat of werewolf bites.

[@dmidkif]

I think this would link to the “Neville as the Chosen One” theory, as in what if Neville’s parents had died and Harry’s survived?

[@valentinarunko67]

​@@bibliowolf5735I love that scenario 😄

[@pollyalexander9188]

@@dmidkif Ok I love the Neville as the chosen one theory separately but honestly, part of why I want James to survive is see how he (and Sirius if he stays out of Azkaban) react to their kid having to take down Voldemort... do they find out about Dumbledore's big plan? Cause they'd probably hate it but still have to watch it happen

[@dazpeach8423]

James could just have not been there for some reason

[@Glitteryteddy]

SCB is fully in their fanfic era and tbh I'm here for it And a black mirror is also a scrying mirror

[@ariellagracie]

yesss and even better they’re actually like good

[@Leenapanther]

What else should they do with a fandom like Harry Potter? I feel so old saying this, but the last book came out 16 years ago, the main movies 11 years ago. They need to fill the time until that new series comes out.

[@audreymilton6436]

We were so close to having Sirius live. I don’t think Sirius would have died in the 7 Potters. The Death Eaters didn’t give the killing curse incase they would get Harry. They killed Moddy cause his Harry disapperated so there was no need for him. Even so, I don’t see why Sirius couldn’t fight of Bellatrix, he’s clearly capable. I just don’t think Sirius would have died here.

[@EmberAlexander-x5h]

Really does feel like they killed Sirius just because he had to die, the trend in the what-if’s that every time a character survives their canon death they’re bound to die a year later…..

[@kacpikachu5951]

An alternate idea I had for Deathly Hallows: Sirius replaces Mondungus (or however it’s spelled), the idea being to take advantage of the assumption that Moody would be escorting the real Harry to set a sort of trap for the Death Eaters. From here, you could have either one or both live/die, though I think it’s more likely that they either die together, having taken out some powerful but non plot relevant Death Eaters, or they both live, having fought them off until Harry used Expelliarmus and alerted the Death Eaters to which Harry was the real one.

[@Narmatonia]

19:35 Two words: Mundungus Fletcher

[@tekbox7909]

I love how theres just so many different ways you can have harry defeat voldemort.

[@coolnerdlll6053]

This brings up something that always bothered me about the movies. We never see Harry get the mirror until he suddenly has it in Deathly Hallows Part 1. It would have been so easy to film Sirius giving it to him in Order, but nope. That would be like if we never saw Harry get the Cloak until he first uses it in the library.

[@alaoighseputz6160]

I love the what if videos I think they're something I don't see well done or realistically often so it's really awesome everytime I see these uploads

[@Izag-wn5kd]

What if idea: What if Voldemort hadn’t used Harry’s blood to return. This would explore what the story would be like if Voldemort hadn’t taken Lily’s protection and can even show the Goblet of Fire having a very different ending

[@luxmundi6575]

With Bellatrix Dead does that mean that Tonks and Lupin Survive the Battle of Hogwarts because if its the two of them vs Dolohov he doesnt stand a chance. also Moody and Dobby being alive adds power and resorsiveness to Harry's Side.

[@freektiemens8790]

When j said: who does sirius replace in the battle of the seven potters i thought it would be mundungus

[@mrbupp15]

In the battle of 7 potters, wouldn’t Sirius just replace Mundungus to be Moody’s partner or be a misdirect for Voldemort like he was for the secret keeper of the potters?

[@davidpumpkinsjr.5108]

Here's my what if: what if Merope Gaunt had waited until after her son was born to release Tom Riddle from the love potion? What if he had taken the baby and run?

[@luc0o964]

I would like to say that Sirius probably wouldn't insist on taking harry in the battle, or, he would, but they would convince him otherwise. This is the guy who suggested Peter as a secret keeper because it was less predictable, this is the man who handed Harry to Hagrid because Dumbledore had a home for him, even though Sirius definetly wanted to keep him with him.

[@priyasahasrabudhe2587]

At the part in Malfoy Manor I literally got CHILLS when you explained it! Just like when I was reading the original books but even better because Draco is one of my favourite characters (he’s very misunderstood) and he never gets a redemption arc in the books. I love this version!!

[@jordythomps6412]

I always wonder why the order doesn’t just escort Harry to retrieve the prophecy from the department (especially after Arthur is attacked) and kept it somewhere more secure like number 12 grimwald place

[@thedragonwarrior5861]

My best guess is that they couldn't without Fudge knowing, and at that point he would've happily arrested them all

[@ilbwfy1550]

i think they liked voldemort being busy with how to enter the ministry since it was easier to know about what he is up to. if the ministry was out of questions it would be harder to know what he was doing

[@Qwertykeyboardexpert]

Me: At approximately 25 mins and 30 seconds, getting hyped that dobby is alive five seconds later: me getting an ad for elf

[@limpfall13]

I’d love to see more what ifs on Harry Potter stuff it’s lovely to see

[@wordsmith6154]

Honestly, my favorite thing to think about with Sirius surviving to the 6th book is whole Tonks liking Sirius vs. her liking Remus. He probably would've helped Harry see her real crush sooner and it would've been fun to see Sirius poking fun at Remus or helping him through his conflicted feelings for her. Honestly, I could see both as a possibility.

[@lucypreece7581]

Yay. another Draco Redemption arc. He really is one of my fave character from the books. So much to can do with him. Many layers and just ripe for a brilliant redemption arc. I always felt like Draco was never meant to be fully bad or evil. He was just arrogant and a product of his surroundings and upbringing. I always feel like it would have only take one traumatic experience or one out of character moment from Draco for him to do a full 180 as a character.

[@joimumu]

Had Draco gotten a redemption arc it would have been more epic

[@lucypreece7581]

@@joimumu oh a thousand percent. The whole story would have been souch more interesting. As an ameteur writer I love characters like Draco. Ripe for whatvif style scenarios

[@SheepdogSmokey]

I could make the case for Sirius being scatterbrained after 12 years in Azkaban, his "nice one James" even if just in the movie, is evidence he's not "fully there" any more. Perhaps he figured Harry knew about two way mirrors, never called Harry because he might be somewhere that could be bad to have that done, and just figured he never tried (busy or what have you,) but that's a VERY hard case to make more than the above. He knew Harry was raised by muggles and spent his summers with them, so should have known no one would have told him about the mirrors. Another question is why didn't he tell Remus he was doing it, as Remus would have ensured he told Harry how to use them.

[@EmberAlexander-x5h]

It’s not like they’re that hard to use, maybe he thought it didn’t need explaining Harry just forgot he had it

[@Terpslurped]

I have a suggestion for your what-if series "what if Voldemort went to live with Tom Riddle SR instead of Wool's orphanage"

[@henryhudo8604]

J, you are a spectacular story teller. Thank you for expanding the universe in these videos! Can’t wait for more what ifs.

[@misterwub1438]

Found this channel several weeks ago and have been enjoying the years of videos in the topic I enjoy. Glad you keep it going too!

[@blakdeth]

Ain't ever gonna have one of these where Sirius makes it to the end huh?

[@spinba11]

If Sirius took part in the battle of 7 potters I don’t think the motorbike would of been used, it was used because brooms couldn’t take Hagrids weight

[@EmberAlexander-x5h]

I don’t think he would have replaced Hagrid either, for one thing Hagrid would never stand for not taking part either and being not-so magically capable has never stopped him before, he’d probably ride Buckbeak or something if he didn’t have the motorcycle. Sirius would replace Mundungus who never wanted to be there in the first place obviously and it’s kind of ridiculous he was ever included at all

[@EmberAlexander-x5h]

Besides like they even say Hagrid doesn’t need to be particularly magically capable to take hits without getting hurt which is exactly the skill needed for this particular assignment

[@TheBabylane2]

Thats not the only reason it was used. They also didnt want Harry flying on a broom because everyone knew how good of a flier Harry was and they would have gone after the best flier.

[@nakuzin2394]

Still going strong with the Harry Potter theories! Keep it up.

[@kylecollins3755]

Keep the HP what ifs coming. They are so awesome. It’s crazy to think how many seemingly little things could have changed the final outcome of the series.

[@NoIax]

I love these what if videos. They bring such a fun, new and fresh perspective on a series we all know and love

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Your theorys are always so entertaining! Always like them!

[@Anniebellpotter]

How about a: what is a Barty crouch Junior survived the goblet of fire? You guys mention all the time how do you think he’s such an under use character and it would’ve been so cool if you live Past then.

[@mellow3995]

Sheesh you keep coming up with such great ideas, I can't believe I never thought about that myself, that has always bugged me!

[@antoniocalado7101]

You could have had Pettigrew check if harry was alive at the end and die to the silver hand then. Since you're altering the events at Malfoy manor anyway. Also, I think the fact that harry being master of the elder wand is still a factor in the final confrontation in the original story, so having that not in play anymore might bring about a different end. I think all would be the same but Harry would die as well, since the elder wand had no allegiance to him

[@Lightseeker_07]

I said this in the last what if, HOW DO THEY ALWAYS MAKE THE WAND ENDING SO COMPLICATED!?

[@ErisedMediaCo]

At some point, we’re going to need to put together a dream cast, a film crew, and post production crew and start filming these “what if” alternatives you guys keep making. Some of them would be pretty awesome to film.

[@EmberAlexander-x5h]

Honestly why not, that’s better than a straight remake and some of the best adaptations these days go more the “inspired by” path than trying to be 100% faithful and it works

[@BananaHammocks]

when are we getting a book out of you guys, i would even love a short story. maybe a malfoy or scorpius story in the right hands, or even your own characters in harry potter or your own universe. these videos are getting longer and longer. we will get a book soon i guaruntee it!

[@ShriyaditaSS]

5:56 I just realized something! The child will have “powers” the Dark Lord knows not can actually mean more things. One, of course is love. But, when it comes to the final battle/duel between Harry and Voldemort, the “powers” could also mean truth(about Severus Snape and Dumbledore’s death) and/or the literal power of the world’s most powerful wand. Like, Harry has its allegiance and Voldemort knows nothing about it!

[@thirteenthandy]

Great video as always, but I have to disagree on a very important point: There is no universe where Harry tells Sirius about the Death Eaters at the Ministry and then sits at Hogwarts like a good little boy, knowing the Order is on the mission. Harry will 100% certainly still find a way to get to the Ministry. Very probable that they still try to use Umbridge's fireplace to travel by Floo Network with the DA acting as lookouts, all of them get caught by the Wicked Witch and her Inquisitorial Squad, and the rest of it plays out as it did originally. Maybe Harry even grabs the Prophesy, thinking it will help, given that he doesn't actually know what it is and only that it's the weapon Voldemort has been trying to get his hands on. Harry and Sirius still ultimately end up fighting side-by-side, and Bellatrix catches him with an Avada Kedavra. Nothing significantly changes all-in-all.

[@dmclayton4031]

That was my thoughts exactly! He just could’ve talked to Sirius more throughout the year. He still would’ve went to the ministry

[@lisacox4984]

The closed captioning spelled "potato" instead of "protego" at about 23:19. LOL. Really interesting video...the disuse of the mirror is so dramatic irony that I always skip most of the ministry visit chapters in OP.

[@IAmMissingnoMaster]

I was just thinking about this scenario myself today! Though in nowhere near as much detail as this, of course. Something I'm hoping to see covered here at some point as well is, what if Harry never blew up Aunt Marge?

[@ShriyaditaSS]

10:42 This always baffled me as well. Like, Voldemort, the most powerful wizard after Dumbledore, won’t come to the Ministry himself to get a prophecy, an errand that might take like 2 minutes, and no one can recognize him if he disguises himself(as Harry so people think he took it), but he’s okay with positioning over 10 Death Eaters in the Hall of Prophecy, 10 of whom have recently broken out of Azkaban?! Like, if he gets caught, he can escape with his eyes closed and hands tied. But, if his Death Eaters get caught, he loses the most powerful of his followers. Always seemed a dumb plan to me, but I know Voldemort isn’t dumb. Thanks for explaining!

[@LiefsPerla]

I think communication would have solved or prevented SO MANY problems.

[@adampass120]

Can you do a what if Harry didn't give Moody "Barty Crouch Jr" the marauders map in goblet of fire and the knock on effect?

[@laurenbrinsfield2614]

I love Draco's part in this so I see why you would chose for Aberforth to not get the mirror, but why wouldn't he? He usually buys it from Mundungus who stole it from Sirius's house after he died. If Sirius is going to be with Harry during the Battle of the 7 Potters, there would be no need for him to bring it with him that night so he probably left it at home. So I think it's entirely possible that Dung still would have stolen it and Aberforth still ends up with it. The only difference is that Albus is normally the one that tells him what it is and he's already dead, but I'm sure Lupin or one of the other order members could tell him just as easily.

[@Okay_Is_Wonderful]

10:23 fandom overlap time, can't not hear it in Mike Schubert's voice lol

[@tobiasrinnert5044]

That's the biggest mistake in the books. The mirrors. Why they survived the editing is beyond me.

[@mratay4747]

“Dobby doesn’t dieee” got my whole like, life and heart! I don’t even care that made me smile ❤

[@WelshGoose]

Hey, I love your guy content, has really rekindled my love for the Harry Potter Universe. If you are taking suggestions, one idea that would fascinate me is "What If Fudge Believed Voldemort was back after the Goblet of Fire?" Id imagine it would complete change the story onwards. Would Dumbledore have an extra year searching Horcruxes? Is there any motivation for Harry to form the DA? etc Have a great one

[@socharis4760]

I love all the what ifs? I got one for you. There are a few of these where Dobby lives. Work backwards and do “how (if)” Dobby can live”

[@RavenPeake]

So... Bellatrix sounds like a Russian spy sent to Scotland, and she hasn't quite got her character down.

[@thecosplaycrafter8017]

I love the "Black mirror" triple-entendre. Best bit of the video by far.

[@Inkyminkyzizwoz]

What if Dumbledore told Harry about the prophecy in his first year?

[@ariellagracie]

tbh i personally don’t see them doing this unfortunately. and it’s bc the difference between this and the other “what ifs” is that those are realistic; they didn’t happen, but they could’ve because they make sense logically and character-wise. this just…doesn’t at all. it kinda falls apart when you consider harry and dumbledore’s conversation after sirius’ death - when he finally tells him the truth. he literally admits that he believed eleven - harry’s age at the time - was way too young for the burdens of the prophecy. it’s an intriguing plot switch, but it would also require book dumbledore’s character to do a complete 180 in two seconds, which would never happen imo. still cool tho :)

[@tomrusson6126]

Yes! Im currently writing something that makes this redundant, but this is a great alternative and I've not even watched it yet.

[@Hazzasq]

Before watching You better not kill Sirius in the order of the phoenix again

[@alexbee6086]

Well, they didn't kill him inn the OotP... but later

[@NaerenVastir]

i imagine that they would hunt down nagini pretty quickly after all that. he knew ahead of time that was the last horcrux. even if he doesn't torch the snake right then and there after voldy bites it, they will go after it.

[@tippj09]

Right!! Personally, I like the thought of Voldemort using Parselmouth to send Nagini over to check if Harry is alive. Then Harry’s big reveal is slicing off her head with Sectumsempra! It neatly closes the loop. Either that or he uses the spell to release Hagrid and he tries to keep her as a pet. Can you imagine the heartbreak when Harry is explaining to Hagrid that she is evil, possessed, and has to die?

[@rockk3y413]

I love you guys!!! Y’all are awesome!

[@alexroberts771]

5:05 If Ginny, Neville, and Luna hadn't become involved, then surely the golden trio wouldn't have made it to London. It was, after all, Luna's idea to use Thestrals

[@Gabe4223.]

I got a new What If scenario. What if James snapped Peter’s neck instead of befriending him. Bonus: What if Snape used avada kedavara instead of sectumsempra

[@NickBurns-ey6od]

What if an 11 year old unalived another 11 year old?

[@Gabe4223.]

@@NickBurns-ey6od yes, murder

[@laurikorhonencubes]

6:58 but what about the golden flames Harry's wand shot at Voldemort in the battle of 7 Potters?

[@Xanderbfrye]

I have a theory idea! What if you make a series in parallel with What if harry was in sythiren... And do what if draco was the chosen one / sorted into gryffindor this could work because you could imagine narcissa and luscious getting bribed by dumbledore to spy, this is something that is actively going against voldmort during the dark days. Thus making it possible for draco to be the chosen one And if you wanted to add a little flavor Draco's parents could have been killed by voldomort and he ended up going to some relatives who are just way more open about how much they hate Muggles and their pure blood status giving Draco a culture shock and character arc when he gets the hogwarts. I really appreciate your reading this #supercarlinbrotherssarethebest⚡️

[@garrettrussell7281]

I automatically love the videos before even finishing them. But it be clear I do finish them.

[@TheToneBender]

What if Lily stepped aside?

[@reden666]

The elder wand's master shenanigans are going more and more crazy with each video and I love it

[@clanewhatifs543]

What if RAB survived the cave

[@ramonruiz19]

Do the what if follow up!!! Pure fan fiction from your guys with Nagini still alive!

[@SpinX522]

As far as I can remember, we never actually see Narcissa duel anyone, so we can’t say for sure Bellatrix is the superior combatant.

[@euler4273]

This was super fun to watch!

[@floriaschnoebbe]

Hi great video

[@bsperoz]

24:28 lol nice one

[@jasonmanchur2703]

Poor Sirius…..wandering around for five and a half months, carrying that mirror around just hoping and wishing Harry would contact him. So sad

[@Evil409]

I feel like Sirius would replace the most incompetent, which would be Mundungus. Also, I would kill to have a HP version of D+'s "What If?" where they explore scenarios like this

[@rodan9773]

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[@SamuelPlaysBrass]

Two banger “what if” HP videos back to back. Absolutely love it.

[@JP-hq8my]

Lol’d at the title

[@MegaLokopo]

The power/loyalty of a wand can't die. The wand chooses the wizard. Just because some random character mentioned once that the elder wand went from one victor to the next, doesn't mean it always has to make that choice. The wand CHOOSES the wizard.

[@eplejuice8641]

Well well

[@JosephDavies]

More than simply his concern for the power of the Elder Wand, Dumbledore would not want to die from either the cursed ring or the potion as it would give away too early that he had been hunting Horcruxes. Dying by Snape's hand covers for this, even though it was never made explicit; he never confided in Snape the real reason, giving him two plausible ones instead -- saving an old man from an agonizing death and to save Draco's soul. Those may be true, but Dumbledore put a lot of effort into hiding the fact that he had discovered Tom's secret and this act was his final attempt to preserve that for Harry and buy as much time as he could for the quest. This would still hold whether Draco was given the assassination mission or not.

[@YourQueenAli]

Sirius is my favorite charcter in the Harry Potter series because of his love and loyalty to Harry.

[@ЕвсейРыбаков]

I think that Hagrid being the least capable member was exactly the plan. Moody deemed that Voldemort would think that Harry is the most magically powerful guardian (first Moody, then Kingsly), and never he and his Death Eaters would think that Order will entrust Harry to a Half-Giant

[@dinooo64yt23]

Hi

[@Cat_Woods]

"a really well thought out stage production or something...." 🤣 the SHADE! 🤣