Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re discussing DEATH in Harry Potter. More specifically, we're going to be discussing all 5 methods of EVADING death and achieving IMMORTALITY. Death is a central theme to the Harry Potter books- playing a vital role in both Harry’s life and experiences at Hogwarts. Near the very beginning of the FIRST book, right from the get-go, we’re given information pertaining to the deaths of Harry’s parents, and given a glimpse in to what sort of an impact it had o...
Nov 04, 2022•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re discussing what would’ve happened if Draco Malfoy had been sorted into Gryffindor House instead of Slytherin. For this particular hypothetical scenario, I must admit that the first question I found myself asking was: If sorted into Gryffindor, would Draco have been more of a Peter Pettigrew or a Sirius Black? That is to say, would he have played the part of a Gryffindor, only to betray his loyalties later and serve Voldemort in secret as Pettigrew did....
Nov 02, 2022•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re going to be discussing…Fantastic Beasts…4? With Secrets of Dumbledore’s release half a year ago, Harry Potter fans have been left with a distinct craving for more, and today I'm going to be discussing what's next. Now, let me just start off by saying that we waited a LONG time for the last film. In fact, 4 years separated the third installment- the Secrets of Dumbledore, from the second- the Crimes of Grindelwald, and SIX YEARS separated the latest rel...
Nov 02, 2022•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re going breaking down Wizarding World CURSES and taking a look at a collection of spells more sinister than any other in Harry Potter. This least will feature 10 of the WORST, CRUELLEST, most INTENSE dark curses in the wizarding world, and putting them in order. I’m going to be going in to WHAT they are and WHY I placed them where I did. Some of these curses make the unforgivable curses look like child's play, so you're in for a treat. Let's dive in. Le...
Oct 31, 2022•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Two of Harry's most powerful members of his team throughout this entire fight against Voldemort were undoubtedly Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. But what if one of them turned… What if one of them betrayed Harry Potter, and aligned themselves with the Death Eaters. Today, we’re going to answer that question, and more, when we take a look at an alternate future, as we ask… What if Hermione was a Death Eater? What sort of CHAOS would have ensued if Hermione switch...
Oct 29, 2022•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re discussing Voldemort’s faithful pet (and Horcrux) Nagini. More specifically, we'll be addressing why the seemingly kind-hearted woman turned pure EVIL. Alright, so, most of you will know Nagini from the original Harry Potter novels and films. She was an enormous snake and an unquestionably loyal servant of Lord Voldemort, who he often kept close at hand to help him carry out his dirty work…you know, eating the odd witch or wizard, attacking Members of ...
Oct 27, 2022•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re going to be discussing Azkaban Prison. This will include discussions surrounding the island that it’s on, when the prison was introduced, who created the prison itself, and WHERE the island actually IS. Considered by many to be reminiscent of the DEPTHS of HELL- Azkaban Prison would be the last place that a witch or wizard in the Harry Potter universe would want to end up. In fact, the name ‘Azkaban’ even backs up this horrific reputation- a sinister n...
Oct 26, 2022•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re discussing Plot Holes in the Prisoner of Azkaban. The Prisoner of Azkaban was one of my favorite films in the Harry Potter series, and it hasn’t lost any ounce of its sheen in the 18 years since it debuted. But, even though I love the movie, there were plenty of plot holes and inconsistencies that popped up on the silver screen. So today, we’re going to take a look at some of the most interesting ones, and find out why they stand out. Whether it's to d...
Oct 24, 2022•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we're discussing Ron Weasley and all of the problems associated with his wand. A wizard’s wand is his most important tool. It’s the conduit of his power, and for most, the only way they'll ever be able to conjure spells. So, if wands were so important, why did the Weasley family decide to give Ron a hand-me-down wand that never really served him well? In fact, Ron’s earliest wand was so bad, that many of his instructors at Hogwarts could never shake their fi...
Oct 23, 2022•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re going to be unpacking one of the more mysterious aspects of Harry Potter- the department of mysteries. Honing in further, we’re going to be taking a look at the peculiar workers of this department- Ministry employees known as The Unspeakables. We’ll also be looking at, later in the video, all of the rooms / chambers that reside inside the Department of Mysteries. The ministry of magic is the primary form of government in the magical world - at least i...
Oct 21, 2022•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’ll be answering the age old question: Harry Potter versus Hermione Granger…WHO is more powerful? I’m sure you’ve thought about that matchup a time or two. But did you ever decide who was the greater practitioner of magic? On one side, you have the boy who lived… the boy who would eventually kill the greatest Dark Wizard of all time. And on the other… You have the smartest Witch of her generation. And someone so tenacious, that she saved Harry’s life thro...
Oct 19, 2022•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re going to be discussing Rubeus Hagrid- played by the late and great Robbie Coltrane. For those unaware, Robbie Coltrane, who famously played Rubeus Hagrid, tragically passed recently at the age of 72. Coltrane, who had been fighting poor health for the last couple of years, finally died in hospital near his home in Scotland. The last time Coltrane appeared on-camera was this year during the 20th Harry Potter Anniversary Special - Return to Hogwarts, and...
Oct 18, 2022•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. What do you know about Diagon Alley? Because it’s far more than just a shopping center for Britain’s wizards and witches. Diagon Alley’s history stretches back hundreds of years, and survived countless Goblin rebellions, wars with dark wizards, and even witch hunts. Today, we’re going to take a look at Diagon Alley’s secret history, and find out how it came to be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.co...
Oct 16, 2022•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re discussing Remus Lupin and Sirius Black. More specifically, we’re going to be addressing why it is that Remus Lupin never even seemed to bat an eyelid at Sirius’s conviction. Yes, he was upset about everything that happened, but as far as Sirius’s innocence is concerned, you would have thought that Remus- one of his best friends, would have tried harder to uncover the truth. Remus Lupin and Sirius Black met at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardr...
Oct 15, 2022•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re discussing the Dursley’s- Vernon, Petunia and Dudley- Harry Potter’s awful adoptive family. More specifically, we’re going to be breaking down 3 thought-provoking Harry Potter fan theories that pertain to the members of this dysfunctional family. The Dursleys were always massively critical of Harry- they didn’t like anything that was out of the ordinary- and all of a sudden Petunia was faced with raising her magical young nephew. Almost immediately the...
Oct 14, 2022•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re discussing HOW Severus Snape KNEW the location of Harry and Hermione in the Forest of Dean. In the Deathly Hallows, Harry and the trio are out hunting Horcruxes. However, things aren’t going particularly well, and that’s because they are without the fabled Sword of Gryffindor- a weapon they can use to destroy these evil items. Queue Severus Snape. After a considerable amount of time had passed, and the trio had managed to traverse miles upon miles of ...
Oct 13, 2022•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Who was more powerful: Sirius Black or Dolores Umbridge? Welcome back to Harry Potter Theory. For those of us who think this question has an obvious answer, we might blindly claim Sirius as the mightier wizard. But others, who consider this question carefully, know that it’s not as simple as black and white. Sirius Black was one of the greatest duelists in the entire Order of the Phoenix. But Dolores Umbridge was a cunning strategist, and in her own way, was able to defeat even Albus Dumbledore....
Oct 12, 2022•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re going to be discussing the darker side of the wizarding world- diving DEEP in to the subject of Horcruxes, and discussing a historical figure who created a Horcrux LONG before Voldemort ever did. JK Rowling once revealed that, over the course of history, many witches and wizards tried to create a horcrux, in spite of a severe lack of instruction from evil textbooks. "...wizards would have been looking for ways to do exactly what Voldemort did for year...
Oct 10, 2022•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we're discussing Tom Riddle, Horcruxes, Lord Voldemort and the properties of Dark Magic. More specifically- we’re going to be discussing the ravaging effects that Horcruxes had on Tom Riddle- both on his appearance and on his soul. What truly prompted him to become ‘Voldemort’? And, what happened to his nose? How did he go from possessing human-features to snake-like features and, eventually, no recognizable features at all? In the Half-Blood Prince, Harry g...
Oct 09, 2022•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re discussing Albus Dumbledore, and trying to unravel one of his dirtiest darkest secrets- how he got his scar of the London Underground. As early as the Philosopher’s Stone (in the first chapter, no less), we hear Dumbledore mention a certain scar in a conversation with McGonagall. But it’s not the scar that you probably thought of, Harry’s scar of legend, it’s actually one of Dumbledore’s OWN scars. If the first place your mind went to was emotional sca...
Oct 07, 2022•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry to Potter Theory. Lord Voldemort and Gellert Grindelwald are the two most powerful dark wizards of modern history. And their lives were eerily similar. Both of them shared a common foe: Albus Dumbledore. And both of them shamelessly butchered their fellow wizards and witches in pursuit of power. But when you look at the pair of dark wizards, you might be surprised to find out that there’s quite a bit that separates them. From their individual manifestos, to their actual magical ...
Oct 05, 2022•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. To honour the new RINGS OF POWER show, we're going to be discussing Harry Potter in relation to Lord of the Rings. Specifically, we'll be discussing which in-universe magic is MORE POWERFUL. In addition to identifying the key differences for what constitutes ‘magic’ in both worlds- I’m going to try to ATTEMPT to identify which world of magic is more powerful. For years, decades, we’ve known about both of these universes- and we’ve accepted them both for what they ...
Oct 04, 2022•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re discussing Draco Malfoy’s lackeys Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle and whether or not they're DEATH EATERS. We first see these two goons pop-up right near the beginning of the Harry Potter story, standing there, dim-witted as ever, behind their gang leader Draco. While many friendships blossomed within the walls of Hogwarts, particularly in the first few years, It seems as though both Crabbe and Goyle were friends with Draco before their Hogwarts days-...
Oct 03, 2022•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re discussing PLOT HOLES from the Harry Potter Movies. Specifically, we'll be looking at the Chamber of Secrets. Why did Harry lie to Hedwig? And what mysterious horcrux SHOULD HAVE been destroyed? We’ll answer those questions, and more, when we take a look at some big, and small, plot holes from the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cali...
Oct 01, 2022•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on Harry Potter Theory we'll be discussing 10 little known facts about the WEASLEY FAMILY. The Weasleys were always massively kind to Harry Potter, and they always had a plate for him on their dinner table. We get to know them quite well in the series, but we don't learn EVERYTHING. Today we're going to be diving deeper and uncovering 10 extra tidbits about Harry Potter's most beloved Wizarding family. Don’t let their modest home fool you, because the Weasleys are one of the oldest, and pr...
Sep 30, 2022•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re discussing Albus Dumbledore and his cursed hand. More specifically, we’re going to be breaking down Dumbledore’s death, the curse itself and one scenario in which MAYBE, just MAYBE- Dumbledore could have saved himself. Let’s get in to it. Months before Dumbledore’s tragic demise, Dumbledore himself had decided to track down one of Voldemort’s horcruxes: a small ring crowned with a strange, dark stone. And what made this particular Horcrux unique is tha...
Sep 28, 2022•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. The Headmasters of Hogwarts were some of the most interesting wizards and witches in the world. Some were expert potioneers, some were lightning fast duelists, and some… even… were experts on dark magic. Who were they? And what did they contribute to the Hogwarts legacy? Today, we're going to be DIVING in and uncovering the 28 headmasters / headmistresses that have graced Hogwarts over its lengthy history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...
Sep 26, 2022•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today we're RANKING the most POWERFUL Pure-Bloods in Harry Potter. At this stage I’ve RANKED the most powerful Slytherins, Gryffindors, Hufflepuffs, Ravenclaws, Aurors, Death Eaters, Dumbledore’s Army members, Order of the Phoenix members and more. But what I haven’t done yet is rank the most powerful PURE BLOOD wizards in the wizarding world. 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 m...
Sep 24, 2022•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re discussing the upcoming Harry Potter game: Hogwarts Legacy. Just recently we were (finally) given a definitive release date for the game, February 10 2023, and it seems like since this announcement was made Portkey Games have been rolling out update after update. We were in the dark for so long, and now there’s SO MUCH to cover. I haven’t been covering the game much so far, but rest assured, I will be covering it moving forward. Today I’m going to be ...
Sep 24, 2022•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re discussing the CAST members of Harry Potter. Specifically, we’ll be addressing what the Harry Potter cast FULL of superstars is doing NOW (2022). When we think of the Harry Potter films, it’s hard to believe that the most recent installment came out over a decade ago, with the Deathly Hallows Pt 2 hitting the silver screen in 2011. But if that doesn’t sound like a long time ago, then it MAY surprise you to hear that the first installment, the Philosoph...
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