Harry Potter Theory EXTRA
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory EXTRA! This podcast features Harry Potter Theories, Fantastic Beasts Theories, Explanations, Top Lists, News, Character Backstories, Fan Fictions & More! Here you'll find shorter format content than that of the main Harry Potter Theory podcast.
Episodes
June 3, 2024 • 10 mins
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’ll be discussing some of the best secrets held by founder of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Salazar Slytherin.
A pureblood British wizard, Salazar Slytherin is one of the first known individuals to have possessed the ability to speak the language of the snakes, a rare, genetically inherited skill referred to as Parseltongue. He was also said to be skilled at Legilimency, which...
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June 1, 2024 • 9 mins
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’ll be discussing whether or not Godric Gryffindor had a destined heir, similar to Salazar Slytherin, and—if one existed—who it could have been.
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May 27, 2024 • 10 mins
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’ll be discussing whether or not the Dark Wizard, Gellert Grindelwald, was responsible for the infamous Muggle conflict of World War II.
The idea that Gellert Grindelwald, former flame of Albus Dumbledore turned Dark Wizard, could have had anything to do with the second global war of the 20th century has become a rather popular fan theory. There’s, of course, the fact that the timeline of b...
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May 25, 2024 • 10 mins
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’ll be discussing a handful of Harry Potter book characters who are NOTHING like their movie counterparts.
As a general rule, fans of book series know to watch movie adaptations of the novels they love without expecting too much—for it is extremely rare that a filmmaker's vision will match the fictitious world that a fan has created in their own mind. After all, how could you expect every s...
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May 21, 2024 • 6 mins
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’ll be discussing whether or not Muggles would have evolved the way that we did if witches and wizards had never gone into hiding.
For centuries leading up to the late 1700s, individuals with magical abilities—primarily witches—were hunted down and persecuted by Muggles. In what would later be referred to as the infamous witch hunts, formal and informal trials were held between the 14th and...
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May 16, 2024 • 9 mins
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’ll be discussing whether or not magic in the wizarding world of Harry Potter is becoming weaker with each passing decade.
At the mere age of eleven, when a young Harry Potter discovered that he was a wizard, the spells and incantations that he encountered were—for lack of a better word—MAGICAL. Everything that he witnessed from the time that Hagrid came and got him from that island in the ...
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May 14, 2024 • 10 mins
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’ll be discussing some of the most interesting facts about the wizarding world of Harry Potter that some of the biggest fans of the series don’t even know—at least, not yet!
With so much material available out there to uncover the characters, events and places associated with the Harry Potter series, it seems almost impossible that there would be facts out there that the majority of fans wo...
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May 11, 2024 • 10 mins
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’ll be discussing ALL of the memories that we see through the Pensieve in Harry Potter.
Rare and powerful, the majority of Pensieves are typically quite small devices that, due to their incredibly personal nature, are often kept on one’s person. Of course, one very notable exception of this is the large Pensieve located in the Headmaster's office at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizard...
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Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’ll be discussing how ordinary Muggles react when they find out that their child is magical.
The majority of Muggle-born witches and wizards do not discover that they are magical until they are invited to come study magic as a child. In the United Kingdom, this momentous occasion takes place the year of a child’s eleventh birthday by way of mail. Each young witch or wizard receives their le...
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May 6, 2024 • 12 mins
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re going to be taking a look at some unpublished content from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone- scribblings and drafts taken straight from JK Rowling’s notes that never saw the light of day.
These drafts will include…
An original synopsis for the book that kept getting rejected by Publisher’s
A very early draft of a page from Philosopher's Stone where you’ll notice that Draco’s ...
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May 1, 2024 • 9 mins
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re going to be 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 these houses to stand out from the others. Hufflepuffs are known for their loyalty and hard-work, Gryffindors for their bravery, Slytherins for their cunning, and Ravenclaw...
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April 28, 2024 • 5 mins
We’re going to be discussing Voldemort, Horcruxes, Souls, Sauron, and the one ring from the Lord of the Rings series.
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April 26, 2024 • 5 mins
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’ll be discussing exactly when and how Professor Alastor Mad-Eye Moody was subdued and captured by Voldemort’s Death Eaters prior to the second rise of the Dark Lord.
In Harry’s fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he is introduced to Alastor Moody, a reputable Auror for the British Ministry of Magic who has come to take on the position of that year’s Defence Against t...
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April 24, 2024 • 9 mins
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’ll be discussing the treasure inside of Bellatrix Lestrange’s bank vault, how it was able to multiply, and whether or not it broke any of the Principal Exceptions of Gamp’s Law of Elemental Transfiguration.
The majority of the wizarding world of Harry Potter is steeped in magic. Witches and wizards use it to travel faster by way of broomstick, Apparition and Floo Powder. They use it to ti...
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April 22, 2024 • 10 mins
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. In the wizarding world, the consequences of breaking magical laws or school rules can vary significantly, as seen in the divergent fates of expelled Hogwarts students Newt Scamander and Hagrid. While the expulsion of both individuals resulted in the loss of their right to carry a wand, the stark contrast in how their cases were handled raises intriguing questions. Why was Newt Scamander allowed to re...
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April 19, 2024 • 10 mins
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’ll be discussing why Lucius Malfoy placed Tom Riddle’s diary into Ginny Weasley’s cauldron in the fall of 1992.
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April 17, 2024 • 10 mins
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. In today’s video, we’re going to be discussing muggles, wizards and magic. However- we’re going to go a little off course from the usual style of video, as we will not only be discussing the existence of magic in the Harry Potter universe, but including the Lord of the Rings universe as well. In addition to identifying the key differences for what constitutes ‘magic’ in both worlds- I’m going to try ...
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April 14, 2024 • 10 mins
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’ll be discussing whether or not Professor Albus Dumbledore picked out Harry Potter’s friends for him.
When it comes to the adventures of Harry Potter, it almost goes without saying that Harry never “adventured” alone. From the very first instalment of the series to the final scenes of The Deathly Hallows, Harry was very often accompanied by his two best mates: Ron Weasley and Hermione Gran...
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April 12, 2024 • 7 mins
Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’ll be discussing whether or not Harry ever visited the Dursley family after he grew into adulthood.
From the opening paragraph of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, it’s understood that the Dursleys are not the easiest people to get along with. They are almost explicitly stated to be rather unreasonable people who were not fond of anything that might make them appear to be anything ...
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April 9, 2024 • 6 mins
Hey everyone,
Welcome to another instalment of Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’ll be discussing some of the most current NEWS that’s been circulating about Harry Potter and the wizarding world at large.
At the forefront of today’s discussion is the confirmed—and SPECULATED—updates surrounding the brand new Harry Potter television show. So, to kick this video off, we’ll be starting with…
The Harry Potter Television REBOOT
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