Harry Potter Theory

You probably remember Sirius Black’s death in Order of the Phoenix—a tragic moment amidst the Battle of the Department of Mysteries that seemed to instantly shift the entire tone of the story.

But according to J.K. Rowling’s original draft, that wasn’t how Sirius was meant to die at all...

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Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. When a young witch or wizard has no understanding of magic, they rely entirely on the way that it’s taught to them. They copy sounds. They mimic gestures, and they perform rituals they barely understand. 

At Hogwarts, students mostly imitate what their professors demonstrate, and long before that, in magical homes, young witches and wizards often pick up bits of magic just by watchin...

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Many..In fact, most corners of the Harry Potter fandom are wholesome, creative, and endlessly imaginative… …but there’s one corner — a slightly strange, often bewildering corner — that sometimes even longtime fans tiptoe around. It’s a world where canon, logic, ethics and timelines are seemingly out the window. A world where a simple pairing can ignite hun...

When Voldemort dies in the films, he disintegrates into thousands of pieces and blows away in the wind. And when he dies in the books, his body falls with a mundane finality—revealing something far more fitting. In the end, there is nothing grand or mythic about his death at all. He simply… dies. 

But in the end, neither depiction of his death answers the real question. His body might fall or crumble, but that tell...

We know Voldemort pursued one of the Deathly Hallows — the Elder Wand — said to be the most powerful wand in all of existence.

And the reasons for that seem fairly self-explanatory. Voldemort craved power, and the wand would have been the perfect tool he needed for domination, supremacy, control.

And from the moment he became aware of the wand’s existence, his pursuit was relentless. To Voldemort, it was the weapon that ...

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It’s been nearly a decade and a half since the Harry Potter film saga came to an end.

And now, for the first time in ages, we’ve got a show on the horizon- set to debut sometime in 2027.

But since the announcement of the show last year, we’ve been through an absolute whirlwind of new information.

And that whirlwind doesn’t seem to be slowing dow...

There are few witches in the wizarding world who can silence a room quite like Rita Skeeter.

Not with a curse — but with a quill.

With a quick scribble from her Quick-Quotes Quill, reputations trembled. Careers ended. Truth blurred. And somewhere, behind a thick layer of lipstick and lime-green fingernails, Rita Skeeter smiled with satisfaction.

Hermione was certainly never shy in sharing what she thought of her:

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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 receiv...

The trembling stutter of a nervous man. A turban concealing a horrifying secret. And behind it all: the face of the Dark Lord himself.

Quirinus Quirrell is often remembered as the timid, stuttering Defence Against the Dark Arts professor from Harry Potter’s first year at Hogwarts. Nervous, soft-spoken, and constantly hiding behind that signature purple turban — he appeared (at least at first) to be one of the least thre...

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Today’s topic is pretty simple — the upcoming Harry Potter TV reboot, and every controversy surrounding it.

The show hasn't even aired yet, but between unexpected casting choices, creative reinterpretations, and the ongoing debate over J.K. Rowling’s involvement, the series has already managed to polarize the Harry Potter fandom — especially amid ru...

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In today’s video, we’re exploring a theory that challenges one of the series’ core assumptions:

the belief that Albus Dumbledore was the Elder Wand’s rightful owner.

Because according to some fans — and a closer reading of the events themselves —

the wand’s true allegiance may not have been with Dumbledore at all.

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If we trace the origins of the most powerful magical artifacts in history — the Deathly Hallows — the trail always leads back to one family: the Peverells.

Three brothers whose story exists somewhere between myth and memory — remembered in children’s tales, but also immortalized in wizarding history.

To begin to unravel their story, we have to separate myth from memory — and uncover the truth buried beneath a thousan...

Before he was a name whispered in fear — before Nurmengard, before the Elder Wand, before Dumbledore — there was simply a boy. A brilliant, golden-haired boy, born in Eastern Europe in the late nineteenth century — whose name was Gellert Grindelwald.

Little is recorded about Grindelwald’s family or childhood, but what fragments survive describe a wizard of exceptional promise from the very beginning. His ancestry is believe...

Hey everyone, welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. In today’s video, I’ll be breaking down everything we know so far about the upcoming Harry Potter TV show — from the budget and release date to confirmed casting, behind-the-scenes controversies, and even a few juicy rumours. Some of this was recorded today, while other sections are stitched together from previous videos — including the casting announceme...

In the past, I made a couple of videos covering WHAT HAPPENS to all of the major Harry Potter characters AFTER the books end. In fact, one such video covers the fates of 100 separate characters- exploring what they got up to when Voldemort was defeated and the dust had settled at Hogwarts.

But while making those videos, there were a number of characters I encountered whose fates (in the books, films, or both) were left…...

The title of Master of Death is whispered in the wizarding world with awe and fear. It’s said to belong to whoever unites the three Deathly Hallows — the Elder Wand, the Resurrection Stone, and the Cloak of Invisibility — a collection of artifacts so legendary that even the most brilliant witches and wizards have spent lifetimes chasing them. To hold all three is to hold power beyond measure: the unbeatable wand, the abili...

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When Warner Bros. announced that the Harry Potter series would be rebooted as a full HBO production, fans were promised something bold: a faithful adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s seven books. More detail, more nuance, more of the cut material the films couldn’t fit. 

And since it’s announcement, the series has been making headlines on a regular basis, with...