Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re looking at how headmasters portraits at Hogwarts work. Specifically, we’ll be taking a look at how exactly these paintings are able to give advice since the people portrayed in them are dead, and whether or not a subject’s abilities while alive impacts how intelligent their portrait is in death. First off, it’s important to note before we get going on the actual portraits, that these paintings are entirely different from the magical photographs that ap...
May 16, 2022•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re discussing the history and family tree of the Black family. You might not know this, but Sirius Black was more than just a powerful wizard who escaped the dungeons of Azkaban. By birthright, he was a member of one of the most powerful wizarding families in all of Britain. In fact, the Black family line can be traced back through the centuries, and was celebrated as one of the proudest pure-blood families in the world. And by the time Sirius was born, h...
May 12, 2022•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we're looking at muggle/wizard affairs throughout history, starting as far back as 382 BC. When we crack open our history books, and take a look at famous events and conflicts between muggles and the wizarding world, you might be surprised at what you find. Before the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy, which was established in the year 1692, wizards weren’t exactly unknown. Although, even at that time, many considered the concept of witches and wiza...
May 10, 2022•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we're discussing James Potter, Draco Malfoy and 5 things that made them the same. Also, and more importantly, we'll discuss who was the bigger bully. Now, please. Hold your gasps. I know this may sound more than a little odd. But if we really dig into it, these two characters have far too much in common to ignore. So, let’s get started, shall we? The first somewhat important similarity between these two wizards is their ancestral backgrounds. Yes, as you ma...
May 07, 2022•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re going to be discussing the TOP 10 most POWERFUL magical Beings of the wizarding world. ‘Being’ is one of the three classifications used by the British Ministry of Magic to distinguish the different magical creatures that inhabit the wizarding world (the others being Beast and Spirit). The term ‘Beings’, at least for the most part, refers to the HUMANOID (or at least, seemingly humanoid) lives of the wizarding world. And when I say humanoid, I mean pos...
May 05, 2022•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re discussing the Sorting Hat and a very special ability it possesses that you may not know about... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
May 02, 2022•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hey everyone, welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re going to ONCE AGAIN (this is the FIFTH time I’m saying that now) be discussing the events that transpired in the Harry Potter universe AFTER the books and films ended. I have now made 4 separate videos on this topic to date, parts 1, 2, 3 and 4- which each cover 10 separate characters and what they got up to post Deathly Hallows. Between those 4 videos I’ve managed to cover.. Voldemort Neville Hermione Ron Harry George Luna Hagrid Draco ...
Apr 29, 2022•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we're discussing the bloodlines of the wizarding world. More specifically- we’re going to be honing in on and discussing Muggleborns- also known as ‘Mudbloods’ to the darker, more sinister side of the wizarding world. Now before we dive too far in to this topic, let me first establish that blood status is one of the most controversial aspects of the wizarding world- a concept in which wizarding families can be distinguished by the level of magically-endowed ...
Apr 27, 2022•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re going to be discussing a few more thoughts I’ve had on the latest Fantastic Beasts film- the Secrets of Dumbledore. If you’ve seen it, you know much was uncovered in the way of Credence’s Barebone’s true identity – and if you haven’t seen it, BE WARNED, there are spoilers ahead! While it’s true, we learn much of who Credence really is in The Secrets of Dumbledore, some of these answers have led to, well, more questions. Learn more about your ad choice...
Apr 25, 2022•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we're discussing Hogwarts and the topic of PUNISHMENT. How are bad students PUNISHED? If you don’t know already, corporal punishment is an old system of punishment that was actually surprisingly common in the school system- that is, until it was banned in 1986 (in the UK at least). Other countries went on to ban it at different points in time, and I think that it may actually still be allowed in some places.It’s also worth mentioning that corporal punishment...
Apr 22, 2022•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we're discussing elves and why, despite being so powerful, they choose to serve witches and wizards. As you may recall, elves – and the concept of house-elves – are introduced in The Chamber of Secrets when Harry meets Dobby, the resident house-elf of Draco Malfoy’s family and the family’s home, Malfoy Manor. Through this introduction, we discover that the upper class of the Wizarding World all seem to “own” house-elves – elves who are magically bound to ser...
Apr 19, 2022•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re 5 pros and 5 cons of Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore. The film just came out in North America a few days ago, and by this point it’s come out in theatres across MOST of the world- so I thought it’d be a good time to release a list of my pros and cons- limiting myself to just 5 of each. If you want a full-scale review AND breakdown, I’ve done that as well- I’ll leave a link down in the pinned comment. I’ll be alternating PROS with CONS as to not ov...
Apr 18, 2022•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Here's my HONEST Review for Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore. This film has been a LONG time coming, almost 4 YEARS to be exact, as Crimes of Grindelwald, the last film, was released in November of 2018. But that isn’t even when we were first introduced to this story and these characters, as the VERY first film came out in November of 2016. NEARLY 6 YEARS AGO. We’ve been waiting a LONG time for this story to continue. I digress. Today- I’m going to be givin...
Apr 15, 2022•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hey everyone, welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re discussing Harry Potter- the boy-who-lived, and a rather disturbing instance in which he’s able to effectively use CRUCIO- one of the unforgivable curses. Now- we’re taught quite early on that the Unforgivable Curses are to hard to use, largely due to the fact that they are ‘horrible’ spells that require GENUINE intent for them to work properly. In this case, we’re discussing Crucio OR the Cruciatus Curse- which is...
Apr 14, 2022•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re going to be discussing the top 15 most powerful wizarding artifacts to have ever existed, and we’ll be going through each one by order of least to MOST powerful. You’ll notice that common magical objects like portkeys and wands – well, MOST wands – are absent from the list below. That’s because this list focuses on the most powerful ARTIFACTS. That is to say, rare and historically significant items that wield great power, rather than those which are co...
Apr 12, 2022•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we're discussing the fabled prophecy, and what is arguably the most important date in Harry Potter lore as a whole- and that is the day that Lord Voldemort travelled to Godric’s Hollow to murder the Potters. Most of you probably know why Voldemort travelled there on that fateful night- to kill baby Harry- but what some of you might not entirely understand is why it HAD to be done. Why did he HAVE to kill the Potters? Wasn’t he the all powerful dark lord with...
Apr 10, 2022•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we're ONCE AGAIN (this is the fourth time I’m saying that now) be discussing the events that transpired in the Harry Potter universe AFTER the books and films ended. I have made 3 separate videos on this topic to date, parts 1, 2 and 3- which each cover 10 separate characters and what they got up to post Deathly Hallows. Between those 3 videos I’ve managed to cover.. Voldemort Neville Hermione Ron Harry George Luna Hagrid Draco The Dursleys Umbridge Fudge Lo...
Apr 08, 2022•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re discussing the darker side of the wizarding world- the history of the dark arts. Just like any other line of magic, the spells and charms that the wizarding community feared most… the dark arts… has a long, complex history. But, unfortunately for modern historians, much of it has remained shrouded in secrecy. If it weren’t for a few ancient Dark Wizards, like the sorcerer named Godelot who wrote the resource book Magick Moste Evile, we would know very...
Apr 06, 2022•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re going to be discussing the most prominent mentors in Harry Potter’s life in order of most influential and greatest importance. Got any guesses on who makes this list? I’m sure you do! Let's get to it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Apr 04, 2022•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we're discussing Newt Scamander, Magical (Fantastic) Beasts, and his trusty suitcase. More specifically- we’re going to be diving in to one very big question: HOW Does Newt Scamander’s Suitcase work? And just HOW BIG are the environments within it? Let’s jump in. Now- just last week I was rewatching Fantastic Beasts 1 and 2, prepping myself and making sure that I was on top of all of of the details of the prequel films in advance of the release of the THIRD ...
Apr 03, 2022•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory, in today’s video we’re going to be discussing Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. More specifically- we're going to be discussing Harry's encounter with Dementors on the Hogwarts Express and the shocking truth behind what Harry hears during these attacks. I’m also going to be discussing a theory for WHY Dementors seem to be so drawn to Harry. Are his numerous run-ins with dementors the result of sheer dumb misfortune? Or were they drawn to him for another, m...
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