Harry Potter Theory
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory! This podcast features Harry Potter Theories, Fantastic Beasts Theories, Explanations, Top Lists, News, Character Backstories, Fan Fictions & More!
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August 31, 2026 • 13 mins
Topics Covered / Questions Answered:
Why didn’t Dumbledore kill Voldemort?
Could Dumbledore have killed Tom Riddle before he became Voldemort?
Did Dumbledore know Tom Riddle would become evil?
Why did Dumbledore allow Voldemort to live?
Could Dumbledore have prevented the First and Second Wizarding Wars?
Was Dumbledore powerful enough to defeat Voldemort?
Why didn’t Dumbledore kill Voldemort during...
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August 27, 2026 • 10 mins
Hey everyone, welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory! Today we have some pretty massive breaking news, because for the first time in over 15 years, Rupert Grint is officially returning to the role of Ron Weasley.
Topics Covered In This Video:
Rupert Grint returning as Ron Weasley in *Harry Potter and the Cursed Child*
Rupert Grint’s 2027 Broadway return
When Rupert Grint will appear in *Cursed Chil...
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August 25, 2026 • 12 mins
Hey everyone, welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. Today I want to take some time to update you all on the status of some Harry Potter projects currently in the works. The last couple of years have been full of big updates for the Wizarding World, but as HBO’s TV series fast approaches- we’re now being given more updates than ever- but not only in the TV space- but the gaming space as well!
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August 24, 2026 • 21 mins
For someone as paranoid, intelligent, and ruthlessly suspicious as Lord Voldemort, it seems implausible that someone like Snape could operate a double agent right under his nose for SO MANY years. His absolute trust in Snape (which lasts until the very end, I might add) seems almost impossible to explain. After Voldemort’s first defeat, Snape spent YEARS teaching at Hogwarts and maintaining a close enough relationship with D...
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August 17, 2026 • 15 mins
Okay okay, so there’s a new showing coming out. And now that the ball has gotten rolling, it feels like things are moving FAST.
But with the introduction of a MAJOR addition to the Harry Potter series, we need to ask one very big question- is it CANON?
Will the characters, places, and storylines be a fully integrated (and more importantly, accepted) — aspect of the Harry Potter universe?
Let’s take a clo...
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August 13, 2026 • 13 mins
Hey everyone, welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. In this video, we’re going to be discussing Severus Snape, Professor Quirrell, Lord Voldemort, and the Philosopher’s Stone.
When we revisit Harry’s first year with the information revealed later in the series, Snape’s behaviour becomes even more interesting. He didn’t just act suspiciously around Quirrell—he repeatedly obstru...
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August 8, 2026 • 45 mins
Ever wondered what happened to Harry, Ron and Hermione AFTER the Harry Potter books ended and Voldemort was defeated? Well, you've come to the right place.
Topics Covered in This Video:
Harry Potter’s career as an Auror and his later role at the Ministry of Magic
Harry’s marriage to Ginny Weasley and their three children
Ron Weasley’s brief career as an Auror and his work at Weasleys’ Wizard Whe...
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August 5, 2026 • 17 mins
Today we’re going to be discussing Harry Potter, Lord Voldemort, and powerful mother to Draco—Narcissa Malfoy. Specifically, we’re going to be taking a look at how Narcissa quietly navigated some of the most dangerous people and situations in the entire Harry Potter series, how she managed to remain close to Voldemort’s inner circle without ever fully surrendering herself to him, and how one lie may have cha...
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August 3, 2026 • 16 mins
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re discussing a segment from the Deathly Hallows involving Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter. More specifically, we’ll be addressing the moment that Draco Malfoy FAILS to identify Harry Potter in the presence of his father and fellow Death Eaters.
What I want to explore is..WHY? Did Draco simply FAIL to recognize Harry? Was it an act of self-preservation? Or, was this Draco&rsquo...
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July 30, 2026 • 25 mins
Topics Covered In This Video:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone book vs movie differences
The biggest plot points removed from the first Harry Potter movie
10 major things the Philosopher’s Stone movie left out
Missing Harry Potter scenes, characters, and explanations
How the Philosopher’s Stone book originally begins
Vernon Dursley’s missing opening chapter explained
Why Peeves ...
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July 27, 2026 • 20 mins
This one’s going to be a doozy. Severus Snape is perhaps one of the most important characters in the Harry Potter series. He was the man who first delivered the prophecy to Voldemort. He was the man trusted with secrets powerful enough to decide the outcome of the war.
He was the man who protected the son of the woman he loved, even when that boy hated him. And perhaps most importantly, he was the man who chose the mission o...
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July 24, 2026 • 15 mins
The Harry Potter series is scheduled to premiere on HBO and HBO Max in December of this year, and with that date fast approaching: we’ve got some updates. Now, the first Harry Potter book and film is generally considered the lightest and most child-friendly in the entire series. And as the books and films go on, they get progressively DARKER and DARKER- which made a lot of sense given that much of the original target audience...
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July 21, 2026 • 16 mins
One of a matching pair, the enchanted mirror allowed its owner to communicate instantly with whoever possessed its counterpart simply by speaking their name into the glass. Sirius and James had originally used the mirrors to speak to one another while serving separate detentions at Hogwarts, and decades later, Sirius gives James’s mirror to Harry so that the two of them could remain in contact without relying on owls, firepla...
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July 17, 2026 • 11 mins
Ever since HBO revealed the first full trailer for the Harry Potter series, almost every argument has focused on casting and whether or not the series is staying true to their claim of being a ‘faithful adaptation’ of the books. But the series may actually have a much bigger problem—one that HBO is already restructuring the entire production to solve.
Topics Covered In This Video:
HBO Harry Potter TV seri...
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July 13, 2026 • 21 mins
Welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re going to be discussing the Death Eaters—delving into the ranks of Voldemort’s most powerful followers and uncovering which of these Dark witches and wizards was truly the most dangerous.
Topics Covered In This Video:
Who was the most powerful Death Eater in Harry Potter?
The strongest Death Eaters ranked and explained
Was Bellatrix Les...
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July 10, 2026 • 15 mins
Welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. This is part 1 of a video series where I’ll be diving in to the Harry Potter books and taking a look, chapter by chapter, at all of the mistakes that were made. Starting with book 1: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
I’m going to be placing a particular focus on instances in which factual errors were made or canon was somehow contradicted. Trivial e...
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July 6, 2026 • 123 mins
Over the last few months, I’ve made a dedicated video for each of the seven Harry Potter books, breaking down five plot holes in each.
And today, since I’m going away for 10 days — to Scotland- the HP motherland of all places — I thought I’d put together a compilation bringing them all together. That means we’re going book by book, from The Philosopher’s Stone to The Deathly Hallows, and r...
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July 3, 2026 • 20 mins
Ron Weasley’s older brothers, Fred and George Weasley, are typically known by fans as the mischievous twin brothers defined by pranks, jokes, and light-hearted chaos. And while most of the time their behaviour consists of harmless troublemaking, there are actually a few moments throughout the series where Fred and George’s actions become far more questionable. There are three moments in particular that come to mind, onl...
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June 30, 2026 • 52 mins
Today we’re going to be taking a look at everything that happened after the main Harry Potter story came to an end. After the Deathly Hallows. Once Voldemort was defeated and the Battle of Hogwarts was over.
Topics Covered In This Video:
What happened after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
The wizarding world after Voldemort’s defeat
What happened after the Battle of Hogwarts
Harry Potter post-war...
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June 25, 2026 • 23 mins
The 3 Unforgivable Curses: Imperio, Crucio and Avada Kedavra, are perhaps the most infamous spells in the entire Wizarding World.
But despite their widespread notoriety, very little is actually known about them. Why are they unforgivable? How do they work? And most importantly..
Who actually created them?
I think I figured it out...
Topics Covered In This Video:
Who created the Unforgivable Curses in Harry Potter?
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