Harry Potter Theory

Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. I made a video a couple of weeks ago discussing the recent casting for Severus Snape in the upcoming Harry Potter HBO series..And let's just say there were some strong opinions... In fact, that video got over THREE THOUSAND COMMENTS- and the basic gist of the conversation was this: people really care about who plays Snape- and rightly so. See Privacy Policy at https...

As far as works of fiction go, the Harry Potter books are pretty mild. Sure, the books do get a LITTLE bit darker as the story goes on..But you’d never go so far as to deem it SATANIC or something..Right? Well, as it happens, many people DO think this way (I know, nuts), and ever since the first book hit the shelves in the late ‘90s, there have been waves of controversies surrounding the series—in...

Welcome to Harry Potter Theory, Another month. Another batch of Harry Potter news. And as it turns out, there's actually been quite a lot happening, from Hogwarts Legacy to the HBO Show to...Original cast members? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

I've done a lot of spell videos. The most powerful, the most dangerous, the hardest to cast, but one I've always wanted to make involves taking a look at the most... Messed up. Not the deadliest. Not the flashiest. But the kind of spell that makes you question why someone would even invent it in the first place.  Fortunately I've gone down the spell rabbit hole pretty deep- I've even made an entir...

What if I told you that there was a witch from Harry Potter lore that, despite possessing levels of power similar to the founders of Hogwarts..No one really talks about. This witch, known more commonly for her title as a 'sorceress' was known for her extraordinary magical abilities - so much so that her name became legend, even beyond the wizarding world. Her mastery over spells and enchantments r...

Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. It's during the first book/film, the Philosopher's Stone, that Harry is first introduced to the Wizarding World. And upon his first discovery of this magical realm, he's filled with both excitement and confusion.  "Harry - Yer a Wizard" "I'm a what?" Gasped Harry This was a boy who had, for all his waking years, endured a painfully DULL and oppressive life at 4 Priv...

Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we'll be discussing fan theories regarding what people THINK Harry Potter did to Voldemort in order to defeat him, as well as what ACTUALLY took place during The Battle of Hogwarts. Before we can dive into fan theories and accurately analyse the final duel that takes place between Harry and the Dark Lord, we must first understand the many things that NEEDED t...

Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’ll be discussing why Gellert Grindelwald, the notorious dark wizard and former friend of Albus Dumbledore, told Voldemort a big fat lie that would change the course of Wizarding History. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...

When navigating the Wizarding World through the perspective of a Muggle, there are a lot of things that might raise a few eyebrows. Some in a morally dubious sense - and others simply because of how unbelievably astonishing they are. But in my view, there is perhaps nothing more sinister or baffling than the notion of a love potion (and that's quite a statement given what's out there) Think about...

Since the books and films ended there really hasn't been much additional info published on the Wizarding World, which is why I felt the need to fill in that 27 year gap and provide some clarity on what sort of man Draco Malfoy became and what he did with his life.  Today, we're shining the spotlight on Draco and taking a closer look at his life in a post-war era. See Privacy Policy at https://art1...

After the dust settled and the battle with Voldemort came to an end, the Wizarding world was finally able to finally celebrate the triumph of good over evil.  However, it also marked the beginning of an uncharted chapter in wizarding world history. And because the books and films came to an end, we never gained much insight into what became of the places and characters that we grew to love. We wer...

Welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. Today, we're going to be discussing a few of the casting decisions for the upcoming Harry Potter HBO series- specifically, the casting decisions for the roles of Dumbledore, Snape and McGonagall. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your...

Welcome to a special installment of Harry Potter Theory. We're now well into 2025 and I wanted to take this opportunity to take a look back at 2024 and highlight five of my favourite DARK Harry Potter theories from the year. There's a good variety here, so hopefully you enjoy. Let's get in to it. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pri...

Dumbledore and Voldemort are widely regarded as the pinnacle of magical power, standing at the very top of the wizarding hierarchy. Their mastery of spells, dueling prowess, and profound understanding of magic set them apart from nearly all other witches and wizards in history.  While still just a boy, Dumbledore performed magic that his professors "had never seen before,", and in adulthood, he ce...

The Sacred Twenty-Eight is a "Pure-Blood Directory" published in the first half of the twentieth century that outlines the wizarding world's most pure-blooded magical families – which is to say, the witches and wizards whose ancestors had not "muddied" their blood lines with Muggle integration.  Within the wizarding society, blood purity has been a longstanding source of division and prejudice, an...

Magic is displayed (at a MINIMUM) by the time the witch or wizard reaches eleven years old, otherwise known as Hogwarts age. But..Can magic be stripped away just as quickly as it manifests? Can one who finds themselves accustomed to their magical capabilities be then reduced to what is effectively a..Squib? Let's find out See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notic...

Order of Merlin, Third Class. Honorary member of the Dark Force Defense League. Five-time winner of Witch Weekly's Most Charming Smile Award. Ringing any bells? I am of course talking about none other than the legendary, the UNFORGETTABLE, the spellbinding sensation himself... GILDEROY LOCKHART And today I've got a sinister little theory for you about how he was able to get just so famous in the W...

Last week I made a video outlining the 10 most powerful wizards of all time. And that video followed a whole bunch of other power ranking videos I've done in the past- most powerful Death eaters, Aurors etc.  Anyway, in the last video I noticed quite a few people commenting that they wanted me to do the SAME for witches.  I left witches out of the last video intentionally because they deserve a de...

One thing that's always dawned on me is how shocking it must be for the parents of muggleborns to receive news of the magical world. And as if coming to terms with the existence of an entire magical world isn't difficult enough already, they're then expected to entrust the safety of their children to a bunch of complete strangers in a world that they not only have no understanding of, but have als...

Hey everyone, welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. Today I'm coming at you with a bunch of updates on the Harry Potter franchise as a whole- including some casting news on the upcoming HBO show, as well as some recent updates to Hogwarts Legacy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn mo...

Over the years, I've done a lot of 'power ranking videos'..I've ranked the most powerful graduates from each Hogwarts house, the most powerful Death Eaters, the most powerful Aurors, the most powerful Order of the Phoenix members...And so on and so forth. But somehow, I've never actually ranked the 10 most powerful wizards of all time. I don't know how I missed it, but today we're going to finally...

Hey everyone, Welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. Today we're going to be discussing The Philosopher's Stone, Hogwarts professor Quirinus Quirrell, Lord Voldemort, and of course- Harry Potter. After returning home from his trip, Quirrell didn't reprise his previous role of Muggle Studies professor; instead, he had been given the coveted position of Defense Against the Dark Arts...

Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we're going to be discussing Veritaserum- an incredibly powerful (and I feel, underutilized) potion that forces individuals to reveal the truth. "It is Veritaserum - a Truth Potion so powerful that three drops would have you spilling your innermost secrets for this entire class to hear. Now, the use of this potion is controlled by very strict Ministry guidelin...

Are we really supposed to believe that, over the course of wizarding history, only two dark wizards have created Horcruxes? Today we're going to be tackling the question of...Did MORE wizards create Horcruxes than we realize? And if not, why didn't they? Let's dive in. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Le...

Durmstrang's true 'claim to fame' or rather 'notorious hallmark' was one of its former pupils: Gellert Grindelwald. Grindelwald permanently stained the school's reputation by pushing the boundaries of dark magic even FURTHER than the school permitted, eventually being expelled for 'twisted, dark experiments' and 'near-fatal attacks' on students. But what exactly did Gellert Grindelwald do? Durmstr...