Harry could’ve turned out very badly as a result of his treatment by the Dursleys. it is to his credit that he did not. You did a great sum up of Harry’s life from when he became an orphan to the time he went to Hogwarts. Thank you for this!

Harry must've had a first birthday cake - his mum described him "zooming about" on the broom, a gift from Sirius. But Hagrid's cake would've been his first since arriving at the Dursleys' place.

Harry's life before Hogwarts can be summed up in one word: Hell.

The Dursleys were so unnecessarily cruel to Harry. It is as if they wanted Harry to know he was never going to be loved by them and neither be in their lives if there wasn't because he was taken there. That's an awful level of meanness.

The fact that Harry didn't turn out to be a sociopath is nothing short of a miracle.

What if Harry Potter was set in America? What Ilvermorny House would he be part of?

With the thousands of letters that came through the fireplace/letter slot in the front door, you'd think Harry would've gotten 1 eventually....

I've wondered how Harry got down all those steps at the train station while pushing a very heavy cart. I really don't remember how it was described in the book.

When did he start wearing glasses? Was he nearsighted or farsighted? Who bought or gave him the glasses or where did he get them? How did he discover which pair to wear?

Should've had this backstory in the film

I always felt that Harry didn't turn out to be a more troubled child than he did, was due in part, because of the wonderful, loving first year that he did have with his parents. If he had gone to the Dursleys just after birth instead of having that year with Lily and James, his bitterness might have consumed him and he wouldn't have made the good choices that he did in life.

What about the magical things that happened to Harry before he found out he was a wizard? The bad haircut, the roof, the zoo....

I would love to see this up in the upcoming Harry Potter series with unseen characters

I think it’d be an understatement to conclude that JK Rowling knew exactly what she was doing when writing these books. In this case, the parallels drawn between Harry and Tom Riddle during their youth and into adulthood are undeniable. Both without parents, orphaned, punished for their magic, and both received by Dumbledore, despite choosing to tread very different paths. As always, Dumbledore’s words ring true when he tells Harry, “It isn’t how you are alike, it is how you are not.” And again, “It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be''

and another thing I didn't get. The shield thing. Lilly's love would only work in a place that Harry calls home. Yet, He never once felt the need or called Privet Drive his home....which mean that the protection wouldn't have worked, not through him, or through Petunia. Which meant, he was a sitting duck. The protection only worked at Hogwarts, which was his home.

Harry was unpaid house help. Nature vs nurture definitely worked in his case

Weren't there others born around the time of Harry and Neville? Harry was The Boy Who Lived because everyone else died without much issue.

looking at many criminal stories, most serial killers grew up like Harry, without parents and abused, so it could have been very possible Harry would have turned into a villain

Harry was also physically abused by the Dursleys. I remember an example from book 2 but it can't be the only time they did it- Starvation. Giving him very small portions of food for something he did wrong in their eyes.

I said it once I’ll say it again. Harry Potter has the perfect villain origin story he would have every justifiable reason to become a villain and I would not blame him more importantly you would be able to sympathize with why he’s a villain because he has justifiable reasons. I mean think about it his parents are killed when he’s 1 years old, he sent to live with his abusive aunt, uncle and cousin who are emotionally mentally, and I honestly think it’s sugarcoated, but I would bet, physically abusive as well. I mean also to top it all off every year in Hogwarts something traumatizing happens to him either has to fight, a monster, or save somebody, or witnessed one of his loved ones, getting hurt or dying that takes its toll over time! I mean it’s a MIRACLE how he turned out

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Do a "what if Dumbledore raised harry" fan fiction, That would be awesome

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I actually dont think the dursleys were as bad as made out to be. I mean i dont want to make them seem saint like, far from it, but they did take care of harry. Harry was provided a safe home. He was fed and clothed. While he certainly faced mental abuse, it does not appear he was physically abused. They provided him an education. It was their care of him that allowed him to be ready to go to hogwarts. In the beginning they could have simply rejected him. There had to be some love, even if minimal, to take him in and raise him. There are plenty of children who have faced situations so much worse then what harry faced.

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Very almost like Credence/Aurelius, in a way. But different.

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Harry's life was a miserable one, as it was all part of Dumbledore's Plan...but you know, I am surprised that the school or social services never once got involved at all. I mean like, Harry Potter is troubled, did things that would normally spark a cry for help, would get noticed by someone else. The way he looked, the way he behaved, the way he did things 'somehow', his constant missing school, his appearance, his shabbby clothing. They must count for something right? You have one badly treated boy, and then you have the other one who is an overweight thug of a bully. Surely, someone would have taken notice.....the adults and the S.S basically suck. I am not sure if it is part of the plan either, but it is messy. Or rather maybe not, since this stuff gets ignored all the time.. Alright so Harry is said to attend a criminal school in the muggle world by the time he gets to Hogwarts...but I wonder how the Durselys did manage to sweep everything under the carpet. Sure, they made excuses, but not everyone believed them. They bound to be visited a few times. I know in the Fanfic, his life was a living hell and a lot worse than the books. It is a miracle that he survived at all. People say that Petunia was a young 23 years old that was grieving...but I am not sure....it doesn't seem right, but you never know. It could have been the Horcrux too, but like, there is a lot that got missed out. Excuse this post, but we know his life before Hogwarts was bad, life during Hogwarts? rough? Life after Hogwarts? Tough. I bet you that he had a hard time trusting people since everyone he knew (mostly) wanted to use him in some way, which is why he was a grumpy bitter man in his old age. Not just because of his Auror job either. He became suspicious of everyone and it is a shame he treated his son badly too. He been through a lot.

Bro I thought you was gonna talk about a theory you basically just talk bout the beginning of the first book

Whatever happened to Harry’s grandparents?

Let me start by saying that I love your channel, I am subscribed, and I press "like" whenever I remember. However, I don't understand why you call it Harry Potter Theory, when a lot of what you talk about is TRUE to canon. Truth is not theory.

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