If Filch is a Poltergeist instead of a simple Squib, why did he try this Quick Magic Scam thing in Chamber? Should´nt he himself be aware of what Type of Being he is?

Now, I know the theory I'm about to say is going to be very far fetched but hear me out: In Fantastic Beasts 3 we find out that Credence is Aberforth's son. We also find out that Credence is dying and I'm guessing he dies before the big battle between Dumbledore and Grindelwald in 1945(Fantastic Beasts 3 is set before 1930). We get to know that Aberforth showed negligence to Credence like Dumbledore showed negligence to Ariana. But in the events of the Deathly Hallows, set in 1998, Aberforth very mad at Dumbledore for what he did to Ariana and there was also no mention of Aberforth having a son who he himself treated the same way. And Aberforth doesnt seem that big of a hypocrite so he must have forgiven or at least reduced his anger towards Dumbledore Now What If, after Grindewald is defeated, Aberforth asks Dumbledore to erase any memory of Credence(Just like Grindewald released Yusuf Kama from his memories of Leta) so that he wouldn't have to live in the pain and guilt for what he had done to Credence. This will also give a reason why Aberforth was so angry and furious at Dumbledore in 1998

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The thing about Filch is a little too far fetched for me. I said it back then and I say it again... When I remember correctly in the 4th book Molly Weasly talked about her time at Hogwarts and said that she and I think Arthur were found by the former caretaker.

No the you can be told about the hat because Harry Told Albus about it he says what if the hat does put me in Slytherin.

I like this.

Normally I don't bother read fan theories as I just run with JK wrote whatever she wrote at the time lol. This one is by far one of the better fan theories, never heard it before so thanks for sharing

O this fits with my fantasy so I like it hahah

I feel like I’ve heard something similar before. I think it makes more sense to just weave thestral hair with cloth for invisibility though

I like that! Because I think that this could also happen in real life. Over generations and generations people just added stuff to make it more mysterious.

maybe that's why he waited for spring in every attempt after his first. since that one failed so spectacularly, maybe he though it was a jinx of some sort.

He just wasn't a good wedding planner y'know

He probably wanted to get it done in time for an early Christmas shopping spree.

no it's summer not spring the very star of summer like a week before school ends

He grew up in the Muggle World, probably thought it was a bit pf cool flair. More important question, why didn't he kill Harry with a Knife?

(cue neville) why is it always me?

Both are perfect phrases

Oh, put Neville down, would you!

11:23 A Snowy Owl pet will cost anywhere between $690-$3,500 depending on if it's captive bread or wild and weather or not it's trained.

What's really weird is that i've actually seen some jokes about how Filch's cat is Chuck Noris' sister and/or wife... I mean if Ms. Norris was actually his wife who got turned into a cat, It would certainly explain why he was so mad at Harry when he found him at the scene of the crime in CoS...

It makes sense because Filch definitely made love to that cat like she was a human woman.

She does appear to be exceptionally long-lived, I forget if her age is ever mentioned for sure in the books though.

@@cerberusloyalist5038 Shockingly, the books mention that Madame Pince who runs the library and Filch are likely a couple. (Which is surprising considering how attractive Madame Pince is made in the movies and the wider lore material.)

no because i thought the exact same thing and was so shocked when i read it again in middle school that it never out right said that she used to be a human.

Given the (modern) West Country accent, this doesn't seem too far-fetched. NB Godric's Hollow and Ottery St Catchpole are both in the West Country. Hagrid is the only character who has the correct accent of those born and raised there, at least in the films. Now reread the books and have Dumbledore and the Weasleys sounding like farmers, but Harry (raised in Surrey) and Hermione (raised in London) sounding pretty much as they do in the films.

Brilliant!

AHAHAHA!!! I love a good pun!!!!!🤣

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I mean, the sword is a form of sorting anyway, since only a true Gryffindor can retrieve it

Not just a decent wage…

Thank you. I was thinking this very same thing. Hagrid likes to drink and he gambles, he's very generous so he thinks of his friends for all the gift giving situation and if there ever in need. Be they people or other beasts.

Yup, makes sense

I always thought that Hagrid was using Harry's money in the first movie (sorry, watcher not a reader) but that is one theory that makes "real" world sense. From my limited understanding, the estates in the UK have or had game keepers and they seemed to be very well respected and compensated. When you add the magical bits and long life, it makes perfect sense.

Hagrid sure does sounds like me

Money existing in a world of magic where you can create food out of nothing doesn't make sense.

@@K4inan You can't create it out of nothing. They actually address that in the books.

@@K4inan Copying money is worthless.

@@abdirahmanidris290 Just look at the US.

@K4inan you cannot create food with magic, you can only summon it. The kitchens are immediately below the great hall.

though can they really see dementors? i believe you are hinting at harrys trial where the cat lady squib was called in as witness and all the other wizards didnt exactly seem to be convinced that she actually saw the dementor. and if i am not mistaken she didnt actually describe the dementor as if she had seen it herself, but rather as if she was told by dumbledore what to say. she was able to describe the feeling of being around one as even muggles can feel it

I totally agree, except for the dementors part. From the character's introduction, he is explicitly described as a squib, and that conversation is how we, the readers, learn what a squib is. I disagree about the dementors part because of Order of the Phoenix, where we are told that squibs cannot see dementors. Of course it is possible that there are degrees of squib-ism, but that would be a different fan theory conversation.

and molly weasley mentions the caretaker before filch, while peeves has been in the castle for presumably centuries

@@TheScarvig but during the actual attack, she comes very quickly afterwards, telling Harry to keep his wand out - “What if they come back?” She definitely saw them then

@@helenaperez4343 its enough for her if she can feel them to say such a thing. if she is watching over harry for dumbledore i would assume that she must be at least somewhat knowledgeable in terms of magic even if she cant cast it herself.

Imagine Hogwarts' owlery during mating season. Does a she-owl take maternity leave when nesting?

@@magdalenaklapper5926 do you know how birds work 😂

It's like Draco himself. Looks impressive but isn't really all that special

I'm pretty sure he was the only one with that breed of owl in the entire school, Might be wrong, but I could've sworn I heard it somewhere.

@Peyton Davis Chandler has one...

"Not my daughter you B_tch"! Is thee greatest line/scene in book to movie history.

@@mcfarlane1105 until you ask yourself if she would have reacted the same with Ron... Ginny seems to be her favorite, at least as far as I always saw it.

The youngest is usually a favorite, and all the other girls must have been miscarried.

@@jackwriter1908 Not bringing up Won-Won... the fact that her brothers were killed by death eaters, and then she joined the O.O.T.P, I do imagine she would have reacted that way for Ron, considering at the point where this happens, Fred had just been killed and Percy had returned. Such a bad trade, but, yes, I do think she'll fight, stun and or kill a btch over her kids. Also the fact that she seen Ginny and 2 of her friends battling their hardest and duelinh said big bad btch. I Imagine Bellatrix wouldn't have stood much of a chance in aphysical fight against Ginny with all of her brothers. I've seen moms fight for and with their daughters several times in my life. Molly Weasley didn't do anything different for hers than the moms of high schoolers I knew. #GhettoTingz

@@suburbanbanshee Arthur had her feet to the moon, banging for boys. The one girl after so many boys would be spoiled to the high heavens. The boys wearing hand me downs and she always having newer girly dressing robes.

That's a good theory. Another is that Hagrid simply isn't motivated by money.

For hagrid, i was always under the impression they did get money out of harrys vault before they pick him to buy the schoolstuff he needs (which IS what they money was for, give him an education and a good start in life). Hagrid does have the key, and if he has seen the heaps of gold before he would not react that much to them when seeing them again. As for the sword, would james even be worthy ? He was a bully at school, does not exactly scream worthy.

@daft wulli why would hagrid go into Harry's vault with out harry. That'd actually be pretty inappropriate

@@lucaleone4331 Why would it be innapropriate ? He was trusted with the key, and the money in there IS for school supplies among other things. In our world kids would also have someone who takes care of their money when the parrents untill they are old enough to do it themselves. Inapropriate would be him spening the money on himself, but spening it on harrys school supplies ?

@@daftwulli6145 what school supplies are you talking about? Harry didn’t need any supplies before his first visit to Gringotts with Hagrid. Also it’s not “money for school supplies”, it’s his whole heritage.

well nothing of it makes sense, a name is given by parents so it doesnt mean anything, just like girls named Rose don't turn into roses

right?? i thought i was tripping when that was the only evidence for the theory lol

"Massive amount of evidence that shows that luna will become a wolf" "Her family's name reminds wolves and her mother died doing experiments"

If that is one of the 5 most believable, I don't want to know the 5 least believable. We could say "most of the plot is a dream/nightmare after Harry gets beaten into a coma by his whale of a cousin" because adults are useless or villains created by the mind of an abused child.

Did you know Harry will turn into a pot?

Filch?

Filch also has personality and autonomy. In Chamber of Secrets, he confesses he has been receiving mail from a magic correspondence course, because he is actually a squib. He is dedicated to his job, but he's also self-aware of his role withing the Wizarding society, and thus, finds the time to try to learn magic. That's a human being to me.

It also ignores the fact that other caretakers also existed. Whenever they bring the Filch Poltergeist theory up, they always ignore that.

I like both of these theories/interpretations. Or I should probably say different tracks of observation, or maybe extrapolation.

Filch also was a master at repairs. He repaired the picture of the fat lady. This repair could not be done with magic.

And he might've inherited some money from his dad, who was basically a single parent. Whatever funds he had set aside for tuition with the expectation that Rubeus would graduate from Hogwarts.

He also has apparently gone down knockturn alley at least once and seems familiar enough with it. "I was buying flesh eating slug repellent" suuuuuuuuuuuuure...

"well everyone already believes i f*ckin' murdered a gurl. mightaswell just go into the black market and use my skills with animals to get cash heh" yeah. i can see that.

No problem at all. First, we never knew when Peeves appeared. Also if there was no one to took Pringle’s place (low salary, thankless job) for a long time, than Hogwarts may provide a substitute by it’s own magic. And Dumbledore decides to keep it that way (he lets a ghost to teach students after all, so it’s plausible).

I thought they were talking about a different groundskeeper before Hagrid (I could be wrong, but that's what i rememeber)

Peeves seems to think he is a ghost (while he isn’t), so Filch could think he is a human who sees magic but can’t use it, and assumes he is a squib.

@@user-vy9ll3jl3v Im not fully on board with the ghost/ poltergiest. bc the grey lady and bloody baron were both real people who died and maintained memories of life. moaning myrtle, nearly headless nick..

I agree. Filch was just a squib. He sleeps, eats, drinks, sweats, and cries tears. It's all there in the books.

@@JasenHeffnerGhosts and Poltergeists are different….

He wanted to learn magic in order to better enforce rules at the magical school, so he bought a course that was originally intended for squibs. Harry and Ron just assume he is a squib too.

Definitely my favorite in the series

no

@@dunyacaliskan7495 go watch cars ya muggle

@@bigshagger8277 She's attractive in the movies but there's nothing appealing about the character in the books.

@@dunyacaliskan7495 you've never read a book in your life. Luna is far better in the books, move on muggle

You sure that's not Hagrid?

Pretty sure he might just be in love with you, unless everyone gets the same treatment

Is he secretly a relative?

@@SecretSexSkeleton everyone does! Our friend circle is small.

@@melissajarvis4829 nope! Just a cool guy with only a few friends.

Ah, so you too have read the methods of rationality. I would postulate though that goblin-gold might be enchanted against this, as they seem to have a lot of goblin-centric enchantments.

@@danielled8665 Exactly. And who's to say it's pure gold?

@@danielled8665 I actually don’t know what the methods of rationality is, but you could be right! I guess it’s at least worth a try

Thr conversion rates probably fluctuate along with the price of Gold.

@@coral54hgmb There is a fanfiction of Harry Potter called the methods of rationality. In the story, Harry thinks the same thing that you've commented on. In the story, Harry Potter is smart and comes up with the idea when he learns about how the Wizarding money works.

that would be super fun!

This sounds so much fun. Imagine top 5 most outrageous theories. Exibit A- Umbridge was born due to the untimely death of 100 dementors.

Some of those old theories actually did come true... Like Harry Being a Horcrux/having to sacrifice himself to kill voldemort (To give you an idea of how widespread that theory was, even My Immortal predicted it...) or RAB being Sirius' brother...

@@nightspawnson-of-luna4936 The best part abou those were that J.K was cool with it and kept it the same (: Unlike what SOME people would do

@@electricpepperoni4789 that's...oddly specific

Maybe the people who haven't seen death would just see an incorporeal patronus

Good question.

What if a boggart becomes a weeping angel?

I imidiately thought about Neville 🤔

@@christopherfleetwood5252 then dont blink

This is an excellent point. We already know that the secret keeper can visit the hidden location (Dumbledore at Grimauld Place, Pettigrew at Potter Cottage). We also know the descendent secret keepers can stay there long term (Harry, Ron, and Hermione at Grimauld Place). Presumably the original secret keeper can too (Bill at Shell Cottage). So what better protection could the Potters have than to be their own secret keepers? Why depend on even Sirius being able to withstand the Cruciatus curse, or even put him in that kind of danger?

@@danejohannescaldwell7999the need to leave or write the information down if they need to share the secret. Weakened some with Dumble writing it down and giving it to Moody for Harry, but he did have a group with him. First sign it could be compromised, Moody certainly would have destroyed it or had one of his associates incinerate him.

@@danejohannescaldwell7999I always wondered why the secret keeper couldn’t stay with the Potters, or why the Potters couldn’t be their own secret keepers. It would’ve been way safer to make Sirius the secret keeper and just keep him in Godricks Hollow with the Potters

Answer.... it's because James didn't want to. Making himself secret keeper means, in James's mind, that he's saying that he doesn't trust his friends... its a huge character flaw in both James & Sirius.

Filch theory doesn't fit any plot holes. Molly mentioned there was a caretaker before Filch took the role. Minerva mentioned he's been at the school for a least 25 yrs (she says quarter of a century technically that's about 25 yrs or so)

@@Martyn_Wolf I don't disagree, but am rather wondering why does Albus keeps Filch? Like, yea, he most likely isn't a poltergeist, but imo, Albus should have fired him. He really sucks. One love ❤️

Filch isn't remotely like a poltergeist. If that's the caliber of theory in this video, then it's going to be terrible.

@@boyankovachev7982 Dumbledore hired him specifically because he can do nothing else. Dumbledore gave him a job and a home.

@@Martyn_Wolf they talk about that in their full video on this theory. The previous caretaker was also a poltergeist, but one that got discorporated? (idk what the poltergeist equivalent of death is) due to a lot of rule following students leaving.

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That's basically how I see it

Makes sense

More likely the latter; I think headmasters tried to patch it up, but the wear grew too strong.

I kinda like this one, bizarre enough to be explained by some sort of forbidden magic, and fun enough to laugh at the ideas you can come up with to explain it

*I know the game isn’t cannon* But imagine if Salazar is the villain in Hogwarts Legacy and the player does something to “trap” him in the chamber in order to defeat him and that’s why Salazar never physically returns 100 years later in Harry Potter.

@@danieljay6196 omg! I would deffo play it then! If j.k. says its canon(the story part of the game) then I guess the theory is confirmed!

The ultimate power move when you have a falling out with your colleagues is to Transfigure yourself into a long-living giant snake then living in their basement after they all die.

Agreed

the sword of ... WHAT ?

So you're saying that it WASN'T Lily who saved Harry?

@@abdurehmanmalik8974 I mean, "Mother's Love" sounds a bit handwavy, doesn't it? Now of course Dumbledore would tell everybody that, but he's not exactly a reliable person with regards to the truth.

The complete description of "a mother's love" is offered in Chamber of Secrets by non other than Tom Riddle. To paraphrase, he stated that he forgot about that ancient magic which created a shield around Harry and reflected the curse back at Voldemort.

@@stevenbass732 Deaths best friend :Love. By sacrificing herself like that she commited ultimate act of love by doing so love countered the death and reflect the course.

Squibs can't see dementors. Filch can see Hogwarts because he was made aware that it was specifically there. That's why Jacob can see it, Myrtle's parents could see it, and Hermione's and every other muggle there can see Diagon Alley.

@@Ranger1812 squibs CAN see dementors. We see this in Order of the Phoenix when Mrs Figg describes the attack perfectly to the Ministry of Magic.

@@lauraslade5308 She doesn't and she can't.

@@Ranger1812 but she does, in the order of the Phoenix they as her what the dementors look like, and she explains it in great detail.

@@lunarulerofevil She was lying about what she saw.

Well he couldn't spell happy birthday correct so he probably couldn't spell Voldemort.

who would believe them

@@erikcarlsson99 Well, people would eventually. But what is even more important: How can the kids just vanish? Surely, if you just stopped attending school (real life school), someone would notice. Every year a few hundred kids are gone but none of their parents reported it. Their siblings are talking about some sort of wizard school and so on. I think that someone will notice.

@Ansem S They dont vanish, they go to a private boarding school in Scotland

@@erikcarlsson99 Possibly a lot of people, actually. Just in the OG books themsleves we know of a lot of Muggle born wizards that attend Hogwarts, like Hermione, Coline Creevey and his brother Dennis, meaning that there many students who can share their knowledge of the school between themselves (and their muggle family members) outside the boundaries wizarding world. We also know from the books that the Dursleys were aware of Harry attending the magical school, And so presumably Hermione's parents as well, so it's not like the Muggle born students can't tell about the school to their non- wizard family members and friends. And given how many of them are there, there would be a big enough community of Muggle born wizards who can discuss about their shared experiences in the wizarding world across the globe, more so in late 98' were the home computer and Internet were on the rise. With such a large community there would be quite a few muggles who would know about Hogwarts and the wizarding world from their Wizard relatives, who can also spread the knowledge about it with other people. So I assume that with enough Muggles and Muggle born wizards who know about the wizarding world, it wouldn't be too hard to find someone who can prove to you that all the talk about wizards, magic and schools for them is in fact real and not just some bizarre crazy talk, and are in fact real, more so if you previously had contacts with the wizarding world through a friend or a family member who is a wizard by themselves (aka just like Jacob in FB). Of course I don't think many muggles would be convinced that wizards and the wizarding world exist, and would just dismiss you if you try to tell them about it, yet it may not be such a hard sale given how many times the magical world almost revealed itself to many unassuming muggles. More so if muggle born wizards would decide to communicate with each other in the muggle world through the newly created internet via chat rooms and forums. Heck, it's possible that even the muggles who came in contact with wizards would start to share their knowladge and experiences between each other, by that slowly but surely convincing people that the wizarding world in general, and schools for magic like Hogwarts in particular are the real deal. It's very very possible that most muggles who never had any contact with wizards would just dismiss it as some conspiracy theory or internet creepy pasta, yet I'm more that sure there would be one or two people who would indeed believe it. After all, it wouldn't be the craziest thing people have been believing in, more so given that there are actual wizards who can go out to the muggle world with prove that magic does exist.

@@viktoria_pikovsky and then one day the Foundation starts to get suspicious

Don't forget, only Sirius, James, and Lily knew that Pettigrew was the secret keeper, because Voldemort(and everyone else) would assume it was Sirius. Also, in the book it is expressly stated that the Fidelias Charm died with the Potters

Sirius was imprisoned for the murder of a bunch of muggles and who they assumed was Peter. But he only cut off his finger or something and then Peter turned into a rat

I think that the fideleus charm wasn’t hiding the house, it was hiding that the potters lived there. So once they died it had nothing to hide anymore.

​@@thedragonwarrior5861Not to mention that even if everyone knew, if we go by the assumption that Batilda, Dumbledore and Sirius commonly visited, they could think "Oh since Peter is ded everyone he told now holds the secret"

And she wears shoes to bed because she sleepwalks. How does a wolf wear shoes?

What does sleepwalking have to do with turning into a wolf? I don't understand this theory _at all_ and nothing I heard in this video regarding it makes any sense to me..

@@Crackpot_Astronaut Because of wolves being associated with like the night time and stuff and the moon and everything and like she is called LUNA and marries ROLF (german for WOLF) it just kind of fits.

I thought the same about Luna seeing her mom again!

Interesting theory!

The theory I've heard about Lily Luna's name is that it's actually a tribute to Lupin, or Moony. If that's true, it makes sense to use the name Luna for a girl. I've never been a fan of the canon kids' names, but if the kids are all going to be named after important dead people in Harry's life, I'd prefer to think that Lily Luna is named after Lupin than Luna Lovegood. I don't like thinking of Luna being dead that young.

@@chrisconcannon6490 Oh totally agree, I don't like the canon names either, especially Albus Severus. And Remus is my favourite character so love this idea.

@@eleniravenclaw1055 What's wrong with the name Albus Severus Potter

@@davidshillaker7578 Oh not the name, I don't think. The character just gets hate because * aggressive coughing * Cursed Child.

I think they said in their original theory video that Mrs. Norris is basically an extension of Filch himself. The books even say that Mrs. Norris and Filch seem to be able to talk to each other, if Mrs Norris finds you Filch will be right behind her

@@jhardman1876 The books also say she's a Zombie which makes her corporeal as well.

I came to the comments section to suggest exactly this. The sword should have presented itself in a time of great need to be retrieved in a moment of valor to a worthy Gryffindoer. All of these conditions would have been met at the time James Potter, quite a worthy Gryffindoer, faced Voldemort, of Slytherin House, without his Wand. The Sword of Gryffindor would most certainly have presented itself.

This is good. Lily wrote that James was bored because ALBUS had the Cloak of Invisibility. Reread it again. So of course the sword comes to the Worthy Potters!

why James ? Lily is also a worthy gryffindor

@@MadyTends Lily doesn’t try to fight or defend she begs and doesn’t move to harm Voldemort just sacrifices herself for Harry

I thought this too, and I thought SCB would say this

Which she tends to forget every other day so...

I mean… just tue fact that there are so many theories like these is because she left a lot of plot holes and we are trying to fill them however possible 😅 I still think the world creation is cool but there really are a loooot of plot holes. That’s why she later had to “confirm” the fan theories that fans liked the most

Thought fleshed it out, but the whole story came to be in a moment of enlightenment - which is either a feature of Extraverted Intuition or a sign that J.K. is a Bodhisatva.

And I hope you all DO know that Rowling never thought of any of this, or else she would have hinted at it/posted it on Pottermore. No this is the work of overactive fans writing their own head canon. And youtube channels cashing in on those sweet HP theories. But if the theories gain enough popularity, she just might pretend that she'd planned it all along and praise her fans for "finally figuring it out". Now how could Rowling have known that Luna and her mom were Maledictus, when she hadn't even invented the Maledictus curse by then? Did she always intend for Neville to murder a poor cursed woman? I think not. Rowling just got sloppy with her retcons.

@@Gabriela-bl5py EXACTLY XD

Though of course you'd have goblin magic to deal with. I would NOT put it beneath goblins, mistreated as they are, to put some horrible enchantment on the coins they mint that punish anyone who smelts the coins down for gold. Heck, they might not even melt in heat.

Huh caps are massive, and I’m pretty sure we see Harry carry one in his bag plus the mercy owns they are more like half dollars. But still you could make a profit if they are pure gold and you could melt them down

The Gallons could be made of a low gold alloy, like other gold coins. Maybe even use brass with a bit gold.

Parslemouth is a rare condition passed down thought the Slithering line. Harry can only do it because he got a piece of voldy in him.

@@alstonjacobs4934 And yet Ron was able to get him and Hermione into the Chamber of Secrets in Deathtly Hallows by *imitating* Harry. Also, snakes are worshiped in some other countries, so I don't believe for a second that there isn't some wizard from India or some other Asian country, who also had the gift.

@@Venquine_R I am just stating the said lore. It is a hereditary trait, and Ron could only just barely imitate what he heard Harry do, so you still first need someone who can do it.

@@alstonjacobs4934 I'm not arguing with the lore, I guess I just believe that lore to be part of the English Magical history. But the wizarding world, as proven by the Fantastic Beast series and Goblet of Fire, isn't just contained in England alone. I guess, when I spoke of wizards from India and all, it was my way of expressing my desire to learn about the lore of other parts of the Wizarding World. Another example I just thought of: When it was discovered that Remus was both a student and a teacher at Hogwarts, people threw major hissyfits - to put it kindly. But Madam Maxime is half-giant and Fleur is part Veela. I get the feeling that Beauxbattons and France don't have the same bias towards Magical Beings that England does. And that might just be tied to their history and their lore. And yes, in order to open the Chamber, you need a Parsletongue, I agree there. I just - have trouble - believing that only one line can have this gift when millions of lines might have come into existence all over the world and all over the time that the magical world has been in existence. We don't know anything about wizards from other countries or their lore and history. I guess I just like to keep an open mind and believe that there might be a Parsletongue, werewolf, Veela or - heck, maybe even a Fae or something - out there. Also, sorry for the long rant.

my problem with the Sword being a horcrux is if Voldemort needs it to resurrect himself, he's gonna need to find another Gryffindor to make it present itself again, so seems like a lot of effort

@@weedragonauts4729 idk he has no problem using imperio

It’s laughable how incredibly far off this assumption is

I don’t think she meant the galleon is worth 5 pounds, but it has the same spending power in the wizarding world as 5 pounds does in England

@@dallasdingman9905 Considering we know for a fact that wizarding money and muggle money is directly exchanged on a relatively common basis, there is every reason to expect that "a galleon is worth 5 pounds" simply means "a galleon can be exchanged for 5 pounds". Even if the currencies were NOT exchangeable, to say that a galleon has the same spending power as 5 pounds still fundamentally disproves the theory in the video. 1 oz of gold has roughly the spending power of 1,500 pounds. A galleon is nowhere near as valuable in the wizarding world as an oz of gold is in the muggle world. This is entirely logical - we have seen multiple methods that wizards would be able to find gold more reliably than muggles. Even if they cant conjure it, they can still mine it and refine it. With nifflers running around, theres bound to be more gold in circulation in the wizarding world than the muggle world, and therefore, the value of gold itself would be much lower to a wizard than to a muggle.

@@merylsmith8297 yeah that second part is what I meant, 100 yen has the same spending power in Japan as 3 dollars has in the US, but 100 yen is only worth one US dollar, They’re economy is different which is what I meant, although a Galleon is worth far more than 5 pounds wizards give it the value of 5 pounds because you’re correct, they have much more gold in their economy

Not perfectly accurate as Hagrid likely had some days off but close enough. It also explains how he gets not only those rare gifts but also things like fluffy

Dont forget to add in room and board.

@Khodexus I'm thinking he's a fan of the "Underworld" movies, which offer a similar distinction. In that universe, true werewolves can never resume human form, until they die. Lycans however, can transform back and forth. (5/21/2022)

@@daniellemusella1594 I'm aware they use it that way in that franchise. It's still a mild pet peeve of mine, even though I do like most of those films.

The problem with your Luna theory is that she specifically remembers seeing her mother die, AND that death is what allows her to see Thestrals. Explaining one of the two is possible, but explaining both at once requires a level of assumption that Occam's Razor frowns upon. Far easier to believe the story is just exactly what we're told it is. It's a neat idea in theory, though.

Except filch is a squib

@@sterlingsloan6626 Nah, that's just the excuse they use for him not being able to do magic. ;)

@@riluna3695 My original thought with Luna was that she's a ghost herself. That she remembers dying as "seeing her mother die," and this is why the Grey Lady interacts with her. Always fun to speculate.

@@thestoryfactory8429 Speculating and theorycrafting is definitely a delight, and one I regularly partake in. And I hope it doesn't come across as any sort of buzzkill if I nix an idea. It's not my intent, but I know it can come off that way from time to time. I just like to weigh the idea to determine how plausible it is to find ones that really could be canon, if only the author intended it. Luna as a ghost seems to quickly run afoul of the problem that people can touch her and can't see through her, so that one feels less plausible or intended to me.

they think he got it from killing the Prewetts but the thing is the sword was lost for a long time or at least not around or so I remember Dumbledore telling Harry

Yeah, but she thought Cursed Child made sense. To Azkaban with her. (And no jokes about her views. Art without artist, guys)

So when told the process of making a horcrux her publisher nearly vomited. That makes me believe it’s something so terrible that dumbledore would never do it. My guess is some form of cannibalism or something as crazy as that which is why the theory might disgust her

Maybe it's built "around it" in the sense that they built the whole school around the concepts or powers of the pensive. Like they had it in mind while designing the school. I mean what better way to pass knowledge on to the next generation than literally passing the knowledge on.

Isn’t Lysander a Greek name? Following the Scamander line of Greek names.

Their kid is "Lysander Scamander"? 🤣

@@kmbehrens14 Oh ok, ok sorry you're right. It reminded me of an Irish / English name because that is where it appeared in Shakespeare. But Lorcan is definitely an Irish name.

@@helenamirian908 Yes he is!

I mean, that movie did a number on a lot of us, to be fair.

they’re not there all year round though! summer holidays

@@laurarenders6767 but summer holidays is more than four weeks.

Maybe he gets vacations?

@@laurarenders6767 but it’s based in England where you get paid for holidays, even teachers so yeah would be 52 weeks, not 48

Maybe he’s not counting the Summer break. Or. It’s British Wizard Maths? See what I did there? Maths. Your favorite.

The candle and the chocolate look like they would help keep us sane in this insane world. Thank you!

The house elves are the actual caretakers, which breaks down the entire concept of needing Filch at all. I'm convinced Dumbledore told Filch to just do what he could, and when Filch complained too much about the students, Dumbledore gave him the fake role of being in charge of discipline.

Harry Potter and the Half-blood Price Chapter 2 Spinners End

Never read the books huh.

what about this, mrs norris is the poltergiest and is a maledictus and what you said about filch growing attached to her, so thats why he stayed?

Regarding the sorting hat, Harry even tells one of his sons about it and says it will take his choice into account.

@@karlrovey they said before that in the battle it was simi destroyed. And that broke the charm

@@ked49 Voldemort's magic was no longer effective at that point due to Harry's attempted sacrifice. I don't think the hat was even damaged by it.

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