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The TRAGIC Life of Hogwarts Founder Rowena Rave...
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Which of Hogwarts’ founders lived the most tragic life? You might be tempted to answer with Salazar Slytherin… But if we take a second look at the four co-founders, we’ll find that Rowena Ravenclaw, might have suffer...
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Why Didn’t Other Countries Help Fight Against V...
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re discussing Voldemort, the wizarding war, and the magical community in the REST of the world.
Voldemort was, perhaps, the most powerful dark wizard in the history of the wizarding world…
He possessed an alm...
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10 HUGE Harry Potter Plot Holes Part 2 (RANKED)...
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re discussing a few new Harry Potter plot holes. But for this video – rather than me theorizing these plot holes myself, I’m going to be covering my favourite ones that you – Harry Potter Theory fans – have c...
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Why Didn’t Voldemort STOP Harry from Reading Hi...
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re discussing Harry Potter, Voldemort, and the special connection these two characters share.
On one fateful late October evening (October 31st to be specific) in the year 1981, Lord Voldemort, at the height ...
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The 5 Greatest Potioneers in Wizarding History ...
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re going to be discussing Potioneers. Now, Potion making was no easy feat.
It required years of studying, and dedication to the craft. Becoming an expert potioneer was a rare achievement, and unlike spellc...
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The HIDDEN Meanings Behind Spell Colours - Harr...
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we're discussing spells. Specifically, the VISUAL aspects of spells.. Now, there are all sorts of spells and all kinds of different incantations, but one thing is for certain, the colour of a spell always attract...
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WHY the Hogwarts Express Is Used and Where It R...
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we're discussing the Hogwarts Express and the UK national rail network. WIth a platform that’s invisible / inaccessible to muggles, and a rail line that heads to a magical school in the Scottish highlands, you p...
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Why Hermione Should Have Been with Harry - Harr...
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re discussing why Hermione Granger should have been with Harry Potter instead of Ron Weasley.
For those of you who are primarily fans of the Harry Potter novels, or enjoy both the books and the movies, I imagi...
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What Curse Was on Dumbledore’s Hand? - Harry Po...
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re discussing Albus Dumbledore, the Half-Blood Prince, Voldemort & the vicious curse with which Dumbledore was afflicted.
Albus Dumbledore was the most powerful wizard of his era.
And the sudden, tragic news o...
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Why Didn’t Bellatrix Lestrange Make a Horcrux? ...
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we're discussing Voldemort, Bellatrix Lestrange, Death Eaters, and Horcruxes. Let’s kick things off with a brief intro on Horcruxes:
“A Horcrux is created when a wizard takes an object and binds a piece of their ...
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Hagrid’s TRAGIC Early Life (+Parents) & Life AF...
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re discussing Hogwarts’ loveable gamekeeper Hagrid. What do we really know about Rubeus Hagrid? The towering half-giant seemed to be a simple, content groundskeeper. But when we look back over the years, Hagr...
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Major Harry Potter Events in the MEDIEVAL Perio...
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re going to be discussing Harry Potter Events in the Medieval Period. Do you know the tale of Godelot the Dark Wizard? Or the history of early Quidditch? How about the very first Triwizard Tournament? If y...
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What If Dudley Dursley Went to Hogwarts (A WIZA...
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re discussing WHAT IF Dudley Dursley, Harry Potter’s volatile cousin, had turned out to be a wizard too?
Now, although the mere idea of this what if scenario might have you immediately spewing profanities my w...
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Why Didn’t They STOP the Death Eaters at the Qu...
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re going to be discussing WHY witches and wizards in attendance at the Quidditch World Cup RAN AWAY from the invading Death Eaters- rather than stay and fight. Why weren’t the death eaters STOPPED? Yes, some ...
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How Did Slytherin’s Basilisk SURVIVE in the Cha...
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we're discussing how Slytherin's GIGANTIC Basilisk survived inside of the teeny tiny Chamber of Secrets for 1000+ years.
Hogwarts is big, but not THAT big, and the Chamber (though extraordinary) doesn’t seem near...
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10 OVERLOOKED Careers in Harry Potter’s Wizardi...
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Tell me, if you lived in the wizarding world, what type of job would you want? Some of you might have thought about this question a time or two already. Perhaps you want to be an auror at the Ministry of Magic? Or a ...
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How the Marauders Map Was Created (+What Happen...
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we're discussing the CREATION of the Marauder’s Map. The Marauders’ Map was one of the most important tools that Harry Potter used to fight against Voldemort’s forces.
It helped him discover Peter Pettigrew’s tru...
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we're discussing Hogwarts Legacy content, as over the past few months we’ve been given snippet after snippet of what’s come to in the upcoming game. The planned release date for the game is December 2022, but wit...
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7 Surprising Actors ALMOST Cast in Harry Potter...
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we're looking at casting decisions made for the Harry Potter films. Now, I thought that the casting in Harry Potter was great- across pretty much all of the films, for pretty much all of the roles. There wasn’t a...
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17 Harry Potter Characters LEFT OUT of the Movi...
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re going to be discussing Harry Potter characters (from the books) that were that LEFT OUT of the movies.
I feel like you can’t really criticize the Harry Potter films THAT much.
Unless the filmmakers decided...
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16 Witches and Wizards That CREATED Spells - Ha...
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20 Times the Books Bomb and the Movies Are Grea...
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we're tackling The Harry Potter films VS the Harry Potter books. Now- I was first exposed to the books, they were the first thing that I knew of Harry Potter- and I think that the general consensus among Harry Po...
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What If Wormtail Never Gave Voldemort the Potte...
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we're discussing Wormtail, Voldemort, The Potters, and the fabled Prophecy. More specifically, we're going to be addressing one very big question: WHAT IF Wormtail NEVER betrayed the Potters?
When Peter Pettigrew...
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Why Ravenclaw’s Mascot Is NOT a Raven (2 THEORI...
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re discussing the Hogwarts house system- specifically, Ravenclaw house. Now, as we all know, the four houses of Hogwarts can be identified by very unique, defining characteristics- characteristics that allow t...
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What Happened to the Surviving Death Eaters AFT...
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re going to be discussing the Death Eaters, specifically, what happened to them AFTER the second wizarding war and the Battle of Hogwarts.
Killing Voldemort didn’t solve every problem that Harry Potter and hi...