Aberforth's Goats EXPLAINED [Harry Potter Theory]

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    Today Ben dives into the Wizarding World of Harry Potter to FINALLY unravel the mystery behind Aberforth Dumbledore's obsession with goats!
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  • @SuperCarlinBrothers
    @SuperCarlinBrothers  4 роки тому +651

    What is your wizarding beverage of choice??

    • @mads9966
      @mads9966 4 роки тому +46

      SuperCarlinBrothers butterbeer is great

    • @ashsmith1912
      @ashsmith1912 4 роки тому +35

      SuperCarlinBrothers have you ever been introduced to “the game”. As soon as you know about the game you are in the game and you play it for your intire life and as soon as you think of the game you loose the game. When you loose the game you have to announce to the room saying “I just lost the game”. Have fun

    • @Giveuponyourdreamsanddie2
      @Giveuponyourdreamsanddie2 4 роки тому +21

      Firewhiskey for the win

    • @obgaming6802
      @obgaming6802 4 роки тому +10

      Butterbear?

    • @mads9966
      @mads9966 4 роки тому +16

      ashzotic ugh now I lost the game 😑

  • @carlrood4457
    @carlrood4457 4 роки тому +700

    "There’s a story in my family that a phoenix will come to any Dumbledore who is in desperate need. "
    "Except for my brother. He gets a goat."

    • @raukuracave4714
      @raukuracave4714 4 роки тому +2

      🤣🤣🤣😵 Ded!

    • @ceeceed.4531
      @ceeceed.4531 4 роки тому +2

      Lolololol

    • @amaccoy
      @amaccoy 4 роки тому +62

      "And not because he's unworthy, no, it's his own personal choice."

    • @anonymousfellow8879
      @anonymousfellow8879 4 роки тому +33

      Ariana to the phoenix: am I a joke to you?!

    • @melonlord1414
      @melonlord1414 4 роки тому +11

      His needs where of a different nature.

  • @LightsOnTrees
    @LightsOnTrees 4 роки тому +975

    "But guess what I'm 30 and I still care." Kinda sums up my whole HP fandom...

    • @jeremyrigdon7875
      @jeremyrigdon7875 4 роки тому +29

      When Jk Rowling answers a question with a question of her own "how old are you" I'm fairly certain that he banged a goat

    • @localcthulhu3081
      @localcthulhu3081 4 роки тому +3

      Jeremy Rigdon same

    • @lacym9278
      @lacym9278 3 роки тому +1

      Favorite line from the video 😁

    • @tayclayplays1457
      @tayclayplays1457 3 роки тому +3

      It took me two weeks to read the entire series in second grade and I'm just glad I didn't have to wait for them to come out one at a time 😂 18 now and I still very much care

    • @TherealPolar-B
      @TherealPolar-B 2 роки тому +3

      @@tayclayplays1457 you'll never fully understand what made Harry Potter so good than.

  • @Anna-MarieS.
    @Anna-MarieS. 4 роки тому +455

    Just gonna point out that Thor has two goats with phoenix like properties to them. They could be killed, skinned, and eaten and as long as the bones were kept intact they would come back to life like a phoenix can.

    • @lampekartoffel
      @lampekartoffel 4 роки тому +37

      Yup. Those were the goats I thought of when he said they'd searched MYTHS for significant goats😂 totally forgot about the Valhalla goat🙈

    • @darthhauler9947
      @darthhauler9947 4 роки тому +11

      @Lord Voldytort you called?

    • @lucyj4304
      @lucyj4304 4 роки тому +14

      @Lord Voldytort My thoughts exactly, fellow Magnus Chase fan!!! Poor Otis...

    • @erindavies211
      @erindavies211 4 роки тому +8

      @Lord Voldytort They certainly are called Otis & Marvin. I think Magnus enjoyed eating them.

    • @jf2801
      @jf2801 3 роки тому +4

      And after they broke ones leg to get some marrow, it still was revived, but had a limp.

  • @modmaker7617
    @modmaker7617 4 роки тому +419

    I generally thought the answer might be one word "bestiality".
    JK Rowling: How old are you?
    Asker: Eight
    JK Rowling: ...This is my answer to YOU.

  • @kotieerwee2593
    @kotieerwee2593 4 роки тому +634

    Idea board: "Ben should get married for the views." That one literally had me laughing out loud.

    • @hansuventra7013
      @hansuventra7013 4 роки тому +3

      Yeah

    • @jenniferholder6240
      @jenniferholder6240 4 роки тому +13

      Or “how frozen fits into the other pixar theory”😂😂😂😂

    • @alirfa7406
      @alirfa7406 4 роки тому +1

      can't forget the nerdsync diss track

    • @sarahglover3286
      @sarahglover3286 2 роки тому +1

      Or just simply Pixar Theory and musical notes 🎵 (causing us all to start singing)!

  • @BlackKnight_217
    @BlackKnight_217 4 роки тому +534

    Ben: And what produces honey ??
    Me: A STAAAAG.

    • @arieldahl
      @arieldahl 4 роки тому +8

      😂

    • @gregdennison5753
      @gregdennison5753 4 роки тому +23

      ME: A Phoenix! No, wait...

    • @Dzejnulka100
      @Dzejnulka100 4 роки тому +5

      Yeah, I was thinking the same :D.

    • @aoife7025
      @aoife7025 4 роки тому +3

      Me:the free browsing extension, honey

    • @TheChedderZX
      @TheChedderZX 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah I thought he was gonna say stag too🤣

  • @boatingman11
    @boatingman11 2 роки тому +39

    I grew up on a farm. We had many different types of animals, including goats. If you smell a goat just one time, you'll never mistake it for anything else.

  • @armadillolover99
    @armadillolover99 4 роки тому +66

    Me seeing the title of this video: He’s just Welsh

  • @JCbeMe
    @JCbeMe 4 роки тому +1436

    Rowling: How old are you? Eight. This is my answer to YOU.
    Me: Aberforth was definitely doing dirty stuff to those goats.
    Ben and J: VALHALLA!!!!
    Rowling: Uhhhhhh..... yea Valhalla. Definitely Valhalla.

    • @DrewWutsit
      @DrewWutsit 4 роки тому +13

      Joe Critt this

    • @snaketooth0943
      @snaketooth0943 4 роки тому +93

      Especially with how she asked what age the person was like it was not safe for children.

    • @Jeelindberg
      @Jeelindberg 4 роки тому +37

      soon JK will twitter about this and say "this was the truth all along peeps I called it"

    • @sezzac155
      @sezzac155 4 роки тому +38

      To be fair to us, Norse Gods got around a bit. Although, turning into a goat is more of a Loki thing.

    • @iriszee129
      @iriszee129 4 роки тому +30

      Jk Rowling after watching this: riiight right Valhalla that's what i meant!

  • @panzertorte
    @panzertorte 4 роки тому +1624

    me: sees title, thinks: "oh boy, how are they going to explain this is a family friendly way? supercarlinbrothers: goes in a completely different direction yet somehow makes it work

    • @anonymousfellow8879
      @anonymousfellow8879 4 роки тому +175

      AnetteCB
      We all know what Rowling meant. Buuuut, props to them for legit actually finding something I *highly doubt* she ever intended to write.

    • @candlegal10311
      @candlegal10311 4 роки тому +70

      Yeaaaaaaaah I'm totally sure their theory is totally what J.K. was talking about.... yep totally believe them..... nothing at all what so every skeevy about about his inappropriate charms.

    • @blueskiesandstarrynights
      @blueskiesandstarrynights 4 роки тому +5

      Wait what what did Jkr say about goats and inappropriate charms.

    • @jaqx2
      @jaqx2 4 роки тому +33

      JK seriously needs to hire these guys. Brizzy and tessa too!

    • @scarlett.23
      @scarlett.23 4 роки тому +19

      What was that he was doing with goats? I still don’t get it
      PS. I’m 24

  • @olivia-ss5dy
    @olivia-ss5dy 4 роки тому +46

    I LOVE YOUR EDITOR
    "he pays me to"
    AHAHAHAHA

  • @silburnl
    @silburnl 4 роки тому +20

    I thought his connection to goats was just that most of his happy memories of Ariana so he continued to be associated with them and love them, as they are his last connection to the sister he loved more than anything.

  • @NerdyBernie66
    @NerdyBernie66 4 роки тому +630

    I wonder if JK Rowling looks at some of these theories and just goes: "Hmmm, neat."

    • @The214thRabidFangirl
      @The214thRabidFangirl 4 роки тому +17

      I bet she does.

    • @joleeaek
      @joleeaek 4 роки тому +53

      This theory is so much better than what Rowling implied.

    • @2smileystudios205
      @2smileystudios205 4 роки тому +60

      And then she goes: ”Maybe I’ve known this for twenty years?”

    • @mena94x3
      @mena94x3 4 роки тому +40

      Exactly what I think sometimes. With this one I wonder if it might either be “holy freaking cow (or goat), they figured it out!” or “holy freaking cow, somehow I put all that together and had no idea what I had done!!”

    • @bobtheduck
      @bobtheduck 4 роки тому +1

      And then she takes a picture with a polaroid camera.

  • @Namron9797
    @Namron9797 4 роки тому +528

    Don't judge a man by where he is, judge a man by what he does with a goat.

  • @mariagardnercox
    @mariagardnercox 4 роки тому +149

    Your theories out of context are wonderful. “The Hog’s Head is Valhalla.” 🐐 🐗 🐝 🍻

  • @TheDizzyDook
    @TheDizzyDook 4 роки тому +87

    Here's a mild mystery I've been grappling with for years: in Philosopher's Stone, Hermione says she asks the conductor when they'll be arriving and then in Prisoner of Azkaban the narrator tells us the snack lady is the only adult our fav trio has seen on the Hogwarts Express until they find Lupin asleep in the last car. So who (or what) drives the train?!

    • @rossmandigo9984
      @rossmandigo9984 4 роки тому +11

      shes never been on the train at that point. she was a muggle. so she would think to go ask the conductor for information. i assume that when she found no adult but the snack lady that she just asked her...

    • @TheDizzyDook
      @TheDizzyDook 4 роки тому +29

      @@rossmandigo9984 I think you may have misunderstood me. In book one Hermione mentions she has been to the front to ask the conductor when they'll arrive and she gets an answer from who ever it is driving the train. In book three the narrator tells us that Lupin is the first adult all three have ever seen on the train aside from the snack lady. I can find the quotes if you'd like. It just always struck me as interesting

    • @paintedcrow
      @paintedcrow 4 роки тому +22

      Maybe the conductor is a house elf?

    • @TheDizzyDook
      @TheDizzyDook 4 роки тому +14

      @@paintedcrow Hmm, that's a good point I definitely hadn't considered. They do seem to have a knack for concealment which would be necessary for the Hogwarts Express. The only thing that gives me pause is the fact that driving the HE is a big responsibility. Aside from Dobby on occasion, and arguably Creature, I don't know of any reference to a house elf with a job that important. I would think a goblin would be given the job before a house elf. But then, would a goblin think it beneath him/her to tow wizard children around?

    • @busterman2731
      @busterman2731 4 роки тому +19

      @@TheDizzyDook On the subject of House-Elf employment, Helga Hufflepuff herself decided to bring in house-elves to work in the Hogwarts kitchens so that they could avoid being abused in other positions. So Hogwarts has always and would most definitely continue to consider employing house-elves for school functions including possibly transportation to the school itself.
      However, I am going to go out on a limb here and say that the trio seeing an adult on the train applies only to the people in the public compartments. I think of it as though the conductor being an adult is a given, however an old lady selling you sweets off a trolley and a random teacher sleeping right next to you both stick out like a sore thumb as first experiences with adults on a train that is thought to be filled with only students.

  • @heddaaskheim
    @heddaaskheim 4 роки тому +148

    0:51 "Ben should get married for the views" cracked me up

    • @BigWillsDiaries
      @BigWillsDiaries 4 роки тому +10

      Hedda Askheim how are more people not commenting About this 😂😂

    • @SereniaSaissa
      @SereniaSaissa 4 роки тому +7

      @@BigWillsDiaries I did comment about Ben having just gotten married!!

  • @arongustavsson826
    @arongustavsson826 4 роки тому +217

    7:45 "I'm 30 and I still care" So then I ask you Ben, were you the eight year old that asked J.K the question?

    • @Thalymor
      @Thalymor 4 роки тому +11

      He would have been 17 in 2007.

    • @SylvesterLazarus
      @SylvesterLazarus 4 роки тому +4

      @@Thalymor 17 you say? 1 and 7? 1+7=8! Mindblow!

  • @Michelle-yx1jq
    @Michelle-yx1jq 4 роки тому +18

    0:46
    That was totally a missed opportunity to say oh my GOATness

  • @amypatton2080
    @amypatton2080 4 роки тому +70

    Ben is missing a chunk of beard and I can’t unsee it.

  • @victreebeloverlord1185
    @victreebeloverlord1185 4 роки тому +950

    Someone: "comes to the door with mail" Is there an A. Dumbledore that lives here?
    Aberthorth, Albus and Ariana: Yes?

    • @sarahwendall2786
      @sarahwendall2786 4 роки тому +36

      So... I'm assuming that's BEFORE Ariana died.

    • @aerongray2228
      @aerongray2228 4 роки тому +53

      baby naming advice is literally "dont have the same initials" for this reason XD

    • @magnus_bane
      @magnus_bane 4 роки тому +20

      @@aerongray2228 kris jenner didn't take that advice..

    • @khushik3899
      @khushik3899 4 роки тому +17

      @@aerongray2228 *laughs nervously in has a brother with the same initials*

    • @caramelp3137
      @caramelp3137 4 роки тому +28

      Albus Dumbledore’s initials are A.D which means after death

  • @LS-sp5hr
    @LS-sp5hr 4 роки тому +424

    I'm sorry, "inappropriate charms on a goat"? Thats... concerning.
    Another great theory.

    • @Paolabear7
      @Paolabear7 4 роки тому +26

      L S yeah I know I definitely wasn’t the only one thinking about that...

    • @custard131
      @custard131 4 роки тому +45

      ye even before learning that JK had given an obviously altered explanation to a kid i was fairly confident on what inappropriate meant :p now im 100% sure

    • @LS-sp5hr
      @LS-sp5hr 4 роки тому +7

      @@custard131 Yeah, same. When I got to that part I was sure

    • @anonymousfellow8879
      @anonymousfellow8879 4 роки тому +14

      ...we all kinda knew.
      (Especially since Valhalla and “I just like pet goats, Pete!” are both age-appropriate responses.)

    • @jacob8565
      @jacob8565 4 роки тому +3

      Is he Welsh? Although that tends to be sheep

  • @s.u.a.productions
    @s.u.a.productions 4 роки тому +7

    I also really like the idea that goats are typically sacrificial animals to the gods in a lot of cultures and sure enough Ariana was the sacrifice for Dumbledore to change his ways. Dumbledore and Grindelwald being the best wizards of their time and dare I say it, almost godly.

  • @alisos360
    @alisos360 4 роки тому +80

    I think HP is more based on Roman Myths rather than Nordic, example McGonagall’s first name is Minerva after the Roman form of Athena the goddess of wisdom. Another example is Remus Lupin, who is named after Remus the brother of Romulus the founder of Rome (both of which were raised by Lupa the wild goddess). So with all that,I have two theories about what the charms may have been:
    1. JKR meant that Aberforth was trying some “adult” charms on his goat as evidenced by the way JKR responded to the kid who asked in the forum once she knew the question came from an eight year old. This explains the Petronius very well seeing as it mostly reflects who or what you love, as seen in Tonks with her wolf Petronius, or with Harry since he loved his memories of his dad. This goes well with the Roman theme as both the Romans and the Greeks before them believed in magical creatures called Satyr or a Faun which had extreme libido.
    2. Another interpretation could be that Aberforth was trying to create a Golden Fleece. Seeing how a fleece is made from goats and going well with the magical aspects of Roman and Greek mythology it might be a good PG explanation. The importance of the Golden Fleece comes from its ability to heal the injured and bring back the dead so it even fits well with the Dumbledore family tragedy.

    • @alisos360
      @alisos360 4 роки тому +19

      My bad, Rams are sheep not goats. The Golden Fleece myth was about a golden winged ram, I confused them with goats because the Romans used to wear goatskin cloaks in times of war.

    • @paintedcrow
      @paintedcrow 4 роки тому +9

      HP can be a bit of a mishmash though. There are Celtic calendar ties in the wand lore, for instance.

    • @anonymousfellow8879
      @anonymousfellow8879 4 роки тому +6

      ...Goat Fiber from goat’s sheered for fiber is still called Wool. 🙄
      You have wool-goats and milk-goats and some breeds are both. Cashmere? Yeah, that’s goat wool...from a kashmir goat.

    • @ogaccount5186
      @ogaccount5186 4 роки тому +6

      I literally did a lesson in school about th latin (roman) and Greek behind HP but I think there was one Norse thing in there too so I think it gets things from all of them

    • @lampekartoffel
      @lampekartoffel 4 роки тому +5

      I really like your theories, but the second one isn't PG13 or anything, so if it was truly that, then surely she could have told it to an 8 year old 🤷

  • @anonymousfellow8879
    @anonymousfellow8879 4 роки тому +339

    Me: *sees title* oh. Oh no. *clicks anyway out of morbid curiosity*

    • @nwsvoid7356
      @nwsvoid7356 4 роки тому

      Morbid

    • @anonymousfellow8879
      @anonymousfellow8879 4 роки тому +22

      ...okay so this theory is reassuring.
      Except...the subtext of the books themselves...still... *isn’t*

    • @MasterCrander
      @MasterCrander 4 роки тому +14

      Aberforth definitely gets frisky with the billy

    • @lahlybird895
      @lahlybird895 4 роки тому

      Literally me.

  • @jakeshepard9292
    @jakeshepard9292 4 роки тому +117

    “Ben should get married for the views” being on the whiteboard was hilarious. You guys are great.
    But also just so many good points in this video.

  • @angelwhispers2060
    @angelwhispers2060 3 роки тому +10

    The other thing you're missing about goats, is there was a long-standing insult against Scotsman that they would use their sheep 4 the ordinary use of women when a woman was not available or not willing.
    So the counter Scottish insult to Englishmen and the Englishman use the same insult against the Welsh is that they use goats for the same purpose instead because they could not even afford sheep.
    Which is basically a gig against the English and Welsh systems where common people no longer had grazing rights after the enclosure acts and so they only had enough room in their Garden to keep a goat. Whereas in Scotland Clan leaders continue to allow there Clan to graze sheep and other large animals on the private Estates once they became Nobles after the act of unification that made James the 6th of Scotland James the 1stof England.
    Basically that Scottish nobleman still treated the other clan members much better than an English peasant was treated.

  • @elsagillsten
    @elsagillsten 4 роки тому +14

    8:20 All a could think of in that moment was “please don’t tell me he is going to talk about that time Loki tied himself to a goat”... And now I continued watching and are a little irritated because earlier today my friends and I hade a fight because they pronounced it Valhalla but it is Valhall in Swedish and I am still angry at them

  • @itsallrigged7295
    @itsallrigged7295 4 роки тому +174

    It's genuinely cute how far you'll go to come up with a reason why Old Ab got a little too friendly with the livestock lol

  • @janhvirochwani5127
    @janhvirochwani5127 4 роки тому +188

    0:51 "Ben should get married for the views" Ben!!

  • @korie4198
    @korie4198 2 роки тому +5

    Goats are also associated with Yule in Scandinavian lore. They help deliver presents like reindeer help Santa in modern times and is likely the inspiration for it.

  • @brooke_reiverrose2949
    @brooke_reiverrose2949 4 роки тому +3

    Harry sees Aberforth’s single blue eye in the mirror fragment. Reminds one of single-eyed Odin

  • @44BlueFoxes
    @44BlueFoxes 4 роки тому +497

    Ben: Leave a comment saying what wizard drink you'd prefer.
    Everyones' actual comments: Oh he definitely touched some goats on the sweet spot.

  • @brennan8930
    @brennan8930 4 роки тому +190

    8:11
    Ben: Are you familiar with Ragnarok?
    Me, who read Magnus Chase: Indeed.

    • @angeladavidson2350
      @angeladavidson2350 4 роки тому +7

      Same 😂

    • @yuliadini5083
      @yuliadini5083 4 роки тому +13

      The only reason I been looking at the comments is to see if anyone said anything about Magnus Chase😂

    • @sarkavajnerova2817
      @sarkavajnerova2817 4 роки тому +12

      I love Percy´s series and i started reading Magnus (i am on second book) and i love it too.

    • @rutielbert2092
      @rutielbert2092 4 роки тому +2

      Same here😃

    • @irishmanfromengland25
      @irishmanfromengland25 4 роки тому +2

      Love that someone else knows about that series, Isabelle DeWitt-Gonzalez (sorry if i wrote your name wrong)

  • @itsjustbrandy4290
    @itsjustbrandy4290 4 роки тому +42

    Mind blown, every time. JK has got to be watching this and just going, "hey, someone finally got it!".

    • @Nico-od4yv
      @Nico-od4yv 4 роки тому +16

      No, she is watching this and says "uh nice theory I would never have come up with this, let's head to twitter and make this canonical"

    • @geminijesus13
      @geminijesus13 3 роки тому

      🙏🙏🙏

    • @thisisme4074
      @thisisme4074 2 роки тому +1

      nope. he definitely molested the goat.

  • @sewsmits
    @sewsmits 4 роки тому +3

    I wasn't emotionally prepared for Wizarding Ragnarok while clicking on a title hinting the backstory of a goat.

  • @CalleighSpencer
    @CalleighSpencer 4 роки тому +122

    Your beard...it had me confused the whole time

    • @ShutUpKetchup
      @ShutUpKetchup 4 роки тому +5

      I was a bit confused myself. Just missing the one part. Hard to not look.

    • @dramaturge231
      @dramaturge231 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah, is he doing it on purpose?

    • @tiffykimkorn6835
      @tiffykimkorn6835 4 роки тому +6

      My inner Monk is going crazy...

    • @JamesLawner
      @JamesLawner 4 роки тому +6

      I just noticed at 7:58 and it's weirding me out.

    • @amvanderveen5189
      @amvanderveen5189 4 роки тому +2

      Between this and Jay having a somewhat red nose in the last video's (or was that explained..?) I sense we're getting our legs pulled.

  • @Xynth22
    @Xynth22 4 роки тому +84

    3:58
    You'd think that, but if you have ever been to a goat farm, they have a very distinct smell.
    Though the real question now is when has Harry ever been to a place with a lot of goats before.

    • @shannonfallon668
      @shannonfallon668 4 роки тому +16

      Doesn't seem that far-fetched that the Dursleys would have considered a goat farm a good place to leave Harry to be babysat while they had a fun holiday with Dudley.

    • @joshuahouse1414
      @joshuahouse1414 4 роки тому +9

      Didnt Harry go to the zoo in the first book? If he did they would almost certainly have seen goats.

    • @bswtsp21
      @bswtsp21 4 роки тому

      He basically made a guess after knowing of goats.

    • @sezzac155
      @sezzac155 4 роки тому +4

      Could also be an early school/kindergarten excursion. To a farm.
      Maybe the Dursley’s found the idea of Harry picking up dung during something that was supposed to be fun, entertaining.

  • @hnnh621
    @hnnh621 4 роки тому +7

    "BEN SHOULD GET MARRIED FOR VIEWS"
    "NERDSYNC DISS TRACK"
    8:15 Best. Part. Ever

  • @ArcherWillows
    @ArcherWillows 4 роки тому +2

    The goat is Heidrun (high-druhn) and the tree is laeradr (lay-ruh-dur), the warriors are einherjar (en-hair-yar) singular enherji (en-hair-yee). The entrance to Valhalla is the grove of Glasir (glay-sir), and the nine worlds are asgard (as-guard) vanaheim (vahn-ah-hame) alfheim (al-ph-hame) jotunheim (yo-tuhn-hame) niflheim (niff-el-hame) muspellheim (muhs-spell-hame) nidavellir (nihd-ah-vill-ear) midgard (mihd-guard) and helheim (hehll-hame).
    edit: the giant boar thing is saehrimnir (say-uh-rihm-neer)
    and the potatoe's name is phil.
    edit 2: the stag is Eikthremnir (Ike-Threhm-neer)

  • @OrangeCat1992
    @OrangeCat1992 4 роки тому +92

    I have a degree in English. My focus was mythology and folklore. This is my favorite video of yours so far. This was very well researched. I love this theory.

    • @yochanan770
      @yochanan770 4 роки тому +9

      Except for the pronunciation of names!

    • @penquaticusrcpr_fpv7186
      @penquaticusrcpr_fpv7186 4 роки тому

      You realise if you have a degree in English your name is still eleehaley

    • @aurallium318
      @aurallium318 4 роки тому +2

      Yeah it was fun hearing about the Mythology that is in the Harry Potter novels. I don’t know a lot about Norse Mythology, but I have read the Magnus Chase series by Rick Riordan and I related this to what I know!

  • @cassandramuller7337
    @cassandramuller7337 4 роки тому +40

    I'm always impressed by how sound your theories are. I always come in "no way" and leave "yeah, that actually makes a lot of sense"

  • @purramedicintraining2878
    @purramedicintraining2878 4 роки тому +4

    Thank you Magnus chase for giving me enough background info to guess where this was going. Thanks for all of the effort put into this and other videos guys!

  • @n.martin2276
    @n.martin2276 4 роки тому +6

    I really appreciate how deeply he went with this analysis. But I'm still thinking a satyress.

  • @gaarasfangirlshadow
    @gaarasfangirlshadow 4 роки тому +37

    I always just assumed... you know... he ReAlLy loved his goats......

  • @ThoMas-ut3ym
    @ThoMas-ut3ym 4 роки тому +85

    And why would that be in any form an innapropriate charm and why wouldn't JK tell this to an eight year old? You have to put your mind back in the gutter!

    • @parisakamali4123
      @parisakamali4123 4 роки тому +7

      As far as any 8 year old is concerned cleaning is a heinous sin and " inappropriate" 😜
      But can you imagine the parental out cry if she discussed inappropriate charms with a kid who still believes in Santa and tooth fairy? Political correctness rears its ugly head

    • @sophiejones7727
      @sophiejones7727 4 роки тому +7

      I mean, that would be animal abuse. that's both a reason it would be considered inappropriate, and a reason why she wouldn't want to discuss it with a child. An eight year old isn't developed enough to understand what is wrong with that, and you don't want a kid trying that at home.

    • @aishaazeemah4289
      @aishaazeemah4289 4 роки тому +1

      Tho Mas, EXACTLY.

    • @joshuacollins385
      @joshuacollins385 4 роки тому +1

      On the one hand I agree, whatever he did was definitely inappropriate in the R rated sense.
      On the other, I like the direction this video went, and even for wizards drinking alcohol that came from a goat's udder seems gross.
      I can also imagine why JK wouldn't want to explain Aberforth's mead milking scam to an eight year old.

  • @pockii5799
    @pockii5799 4 роки тому +2

    Wow. This was some impressive mental gymnastics to explain away one man's inappropriate relationship with goats.

  • @jamieb6856
    @jamieb6856 4 роки тому +3

    Ben: "What does Dumbledore actually mean?"
    Me (out loud into my totally empty room): "nOOOOOOO......"

  • @matt_2334
    @matt_2334 4 роки тому +70

    Can we just appreciate how good this channel is they post like every two days even though these videos would usually take like 1 week to do and the quality is really good.

    • @tomn6800
      @tomn6800 4 роки тому +3

      They post every Tuesday and Thursday. But yes, their quality is great.

  • @TheBrothergreen
    @TheBrothergreen 4 роки тому +51

    Me 10 minutes into this theory: that's nice.
    Me 10 minutes and some seconds into this theory: Holy fudgegalleon

  • @myozdoganify
    @myozdoganify 4 роки тому +42

    Hey I cant afford to be in the Patreon right now so if anyone can ask them this question it would be awesome!
    - If Voldy boy was unable to feel love because he was conceived under the influence of a love potion. Which set him up to be the maniac that he became :D How is it that the love potions are still allowed to be sold in places like George and Fred's joke shop. Should it not be put down as crimes similar to the unforgivable curses. -
    Thanks :D

    • @cecilialh
      @cecilialh 4 роки тому +4

      What if it depends on what kind it is?

    • @jb888888888
      @jb888888888 3 роки тому +11

      Imma guess that commercially available "love" potions are weaksauce compared to the one that Merope made. They're toy love potions, just causing temporary infatuation. Like a cap gun compared to a real gun.

    • @MerkhVision
      @MerkhVision 2 роки тому +1

      The love potion conception wasn’t actually the reason Voldie was the way he was, that was purely symbolic. The real reason was the way he grew up and that he was a sociopath.

    • @thisisme4074
      @thisisme4074 2 роки тому +3

      i think those were slightly more… tame versions, shall we say, of Amorentia? Actual Amorentia, I recall, is pretty difficult to brew and I doubt it would be easily reproduced and sold like that, by the dozen practically, without altering the recipe a little bit. It likely has much less bite to it. More watered down.
      Plus, The Voldemort thing was simply, as I remember it, a theory from Dumbledore and not truly confirmed, but feel free to correct me if it was.

  • @jesseniasoto2973
    @jesseniasoto2973 4 роки тому

    This has to be my FAVORITE video thus far! Ben singing the ragnarok music was the funniest thing EVERRRRRRR 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @matthewsloan1406
    @matthewsloan1406 4 роки тому +173

    I can’t stop wondering what happened to your beard, Ben. Please enlighten us

    • @nika9479
      @nika9479 4 роки тому +13

      Only second comment about this. HOW?! 😆

    • @lordvoldemortsrighthanddea1740
      @lordvoldemortsrighthanddea1740 4 роки тому +3

      It's the latest fad in the U.S.

    • @asdf-y2c
      @asdf-y2c 4 роки тому +13

      just came down to the depths of comments to find out

    • @garrickg4421
      @garrickg4421 4 роки тому +14

      During his research about goats. He was attacked by a goat and now has that lopsided Goat tee ...also now on the full moons you can hear him eating tin cans and making goat noises

    • @basiafrelik2861
      @basiafrelik2861 4 роки тому +5

      the „C” that the beard creates stands for Carlin

  • @jediknightk6803
    @jediknightk6803 4 роки тому +168

    "I'd be a lot warmer and happier, with a belly full of mead," - Skyrim Gaurds.

    • @jozef09
      @jozef09 4 роки тому +3

      JediKnightK guards is spelled g u a r d s. Learn to spell

    • @michaelreamer6461
      @michaelreamer6461 4 роки тому +7

      @@jozef09 actually it is spelled guards. you put some extra spaces in there.

    • @jediknightk6803
      @jediknightk6803 4 роки тому +3

      @@jozef09 Thanks for pointing out my typos, now will you focus on your spelling before judging others. Because unless I'm mistaken words don't have spaces between them.

    • @mena94x3
      @mena94x3 4 роки тому +1

      JediKnightK - By “fouse” do you mean focus? Maybe I just missed an obvious generational joke. Who knows. Still, spelling is an important skill if you want to be taken seriously.
      Also, *because. Cause has an entirely different meaning (not to mention a different pronunciation as well). The generally accepted abbreviations for because are:
      cuz
      coz
      b/c

    • @jediknightk6803
      @jediknightk6803 4 роки тому +1

      @@mena94x3 And your point is, "cuz" I don't see a problem. Maybe you shouldn't judge people. I don't, unless I there a reason. Because I am a fun person, and when I'm serious I am very serious. By the way all those abbreviations are not even real words. I think someone needs to retake English. Because all of them would not look good on a resume. They would think you can't spell right. Good day to you

  • @jakehumphries4574
    @jakehumphries4574 4 роки тому

    I really love this theory, all fits together so well. This may be my favourite of your theories.

  • @nos5915
    @nos5915 4 роки тому +10

    "Find a goat of any importance whatsoever"
    *laughs in greek-norse pagan*

  • @menollyesteb592
    @menollyesteb592 4 роки тому +14

    Ooh, that's a much better explanation. I assumed "inappropriate charms" were like INAPPROPRIATE, and she asked that girl how old she was because she was thinking "hmmm, this is not a reference to explain to kids"
    Always made me real uncomfortable with Aberforth as a character.

  • @mikecole
    @mikecole 4 роки тому +60

    it's because aberforth is the GOAT by helping harry, Hermione and ron.
    THE END

  • @lenam4294
    @lenam4294 4 роки тому

    You guys really impress me 😂 Most times i read the title of the video, i’m like «heh, that’s silly», but then i watch it and it all makes sense. Good work!

  • @marvelite2354
    @marvelite2354 4 роки тому +6

    There’s also a goat in Greek Mythology, fed Zues when he was a baby

  • @srgtsage
    @srgtsage 4 роки тому +623

    What a mind bomb! But Ben, I think everyone is really interested to know: what is happening with your facial hair?

    • @spamham193
      @spamham193 4 роки тому +55

      Keer_Kanos THANK YOU I’ve been searching the comments and no one has said anything!

    • @danielled8665
      @danielled8665 4 роки тому +44

      FINALLY it's been driving me nuts and nobody seemed to be mentioning it!

    • @Bbsgirl1023
      @Bbsgirl1023 4 роки тому +26

      This is why I came here, I cannot believe no one else has mentioned it!

    • @hilaryhowserkendrick552
      @hilaryhowserkendrick552 4 роки тому +33

      This is the only reason I scrolled down to the comments.

    • @sujibutler2158
      @sujibutler2158 4 роки тому +24

      For real! My husband and I were watching and saying “please explain the beard.”

  • @josephdillard9907
    @josephdillard9907 4 роки тому +28

    7:33 Yes i think she knew what she was talking about there, i don't think she simplified the answer for the kid as much as just cleaning it up. I think she referenced sheep there for a reason, and i think it wasn't a very, well, pleasant reason😂

  • @BlumBlum86
    @BlumBlum86 4 роки тому

    This....this is seriously f'in awesome. Excellent friggin work and connecting.... this is amazing

  • @Señor-Donjusticia
    @Señor-Donjusticia 4 роки тому +4

    I always thought the goat thing was just a reference to how stubborn Aberforth was.

  • @evanzheng5986
    @evanzheng5986 4 роки тому +24

    Another connection that I made was from Greek Mythology
    The Greek god Pan is a Faun and has the hindquarters, legs and horns of a goat. During the battle against Typhon and the Titans, Pan let out a horrendous screech (where the word panic comes from) which scared and scattered the monsters and titans. This helped aid Zeus to wind the war. ** Correct me if I’m wrong pls! ** In the book, Aberforth used his goat to scare away the deatheaters helping Harry and crew not get captured which helped them win the war.

    • @pumpkins2796
      @pumpkins2796 4 роки тому

      O my gosh.

    • @panicontheargo7034
      @panicontheargo7034 4 роки тому

      You’re right about Pan’s scream, but I believe it was a minor satyr god that tricked Typhon into falling asleep. But Pan’s scream did scare people and scattered enemies

    • @annbreyfogle9212
      @annbreyfogle9212 4 роки тому +2

      you said correct you, so I shall
      In Greek mythology, they're called Satyrs (fauns are roman)
      also, pan played a song on his panpipes to lull Typhon to sleep, so that Hermes could steel back Zeus's sinews, which Typhon had ripped out of his body, so unfortunately, your connection doesn't work :(
      though Pan DOES have his panic, which scares away his enemys

  • @gooftroop9000
    @gooftroop9000 4 роки тому +82

    What drink would i get?
    "We'll take the lot"
    (more like one of everything but still)

    • @chrissessions6108
      @chrissessions6108 4 роки тому +4

      I hope you are ready to taste the green cave drink that drove Dumbledore crazy.

  • @AngelesKeeperofKeys
    @AngelesKeeperofKeys 3 роки тому

    The editing is BRILLIANT! ✨

  • @tammzjelsh3428
    @tammzjelsh3428 4 роки тому

    I just love your enthusiasm, it always puts me in a great mood! Thank you 😊

  • @drmosaratak
    @drmosaratak 4 роки тому +34

    “It’s a stag!” Ben....Ben , how did a squirrel turn into a stag

    • @charlezard5579
      @charlezard5579 4 роки тому +3

      Oh, the squirrel just gaurds the tree. His name is ratostosk

  • @jannatulshoilee1443
    @jannatulshoilee1443 4 роки тому +87

    There's something I didn't know I needed, but I expect nothing less than a surprise from SCB!

  • @cleaclara5661
    @cleaclara5661 4 роки тому

    i always love these videos but this one really got me mindblown👏🏼

  • @InevitableUniverse
    @InevitableUniverse 4 роки тому

    Oh my gosh you guys are so pure haha this is why i love your videos

  • @brynleighhill4830
    @brynleighhill4830 4 роки тому +97

    *"ben should get married for the views"*

    • @DeadSezSo
      @DeadSezSo 3 роки тому +5

      Ben should marry me for the views*

    • @bromodragone8405
      @bromodragone8405 3 роки тому +2

      He *is* married. They got married at Disney.

    • @lemondog4746
      @lemondog4746 3 роки тому

      It’s not the real idea board

  • @Amethystsquirrel
    @Amethystsquirrel 4 роки тому +143

    In the 7th book, Aberforth explains simply that Arianna used to help him tend the goats. It would help keep her calm.
    Of COURSE he has a goat as his patronus and keeps them in honor of her.
    Goats milk is a great substitute for cows milk and easier to tend on a smaller property. They are also good to use as a "lawn mower"

    • @avakining
      @avakining 4 роки тому +19

      This is almost definitely the correct answer.

    • @chendror872
      @chendror872 4 роки тому +4

      That makes alot of sense

    • @captianzesty5723
      @captianzesty5723 4 роки тому +22

      True, that’s probably the only concrete reason, but the goat, stag, and boar head are both pretty specific details to be so closely together. Perhaps JK when planning the books and world building did come across Valhalla and borrowed some imagery. This may be where the idea of Harry and James’s: stag came from, which also leads the the doe of Lily and Severus. Interesting to think of where these ideas originated.

    • @doomdrake123
      @doomdrake123 4 роки тому +5

      They are good "lawnmowers" if you only have lawn. Goats prefer tree branches and tree bark.

    • @chynnavindiola58
      @chynnavindiola58 4 роки тому +1

      Sounds like something Aberforth would say to cover his tracks

  • @autoimmunewarrioress9134
    @autoimmunewarrioress9134 4 роки тому

    That was super impressive 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I love you guys.

  • @bookishtook
    @bookishtook 4 роки тому

    This is one of my favorite SCB videos, not because of the info, but because of the outtakes and Ben just being.... Ben.

  • @rachelilevine1619
    @rachelilevine1619 4 роки тому +8

    The boar dying and returning to life just to resume the cycle is very reminiscent of a Phoenix...

    • @Greentrees60
      @Greentrees60 4 роки тому

      Excellent point! The whole myth is another version of the resurrection theme!

  • @nicholasjohnson6919
    @nicholasjohnson6919 4 роки тому +27

    I feel like this theory is like when you do something incredible on accident

  • @jordant889
    @jordant889 4 роки тому +2

    Man, this video made me laugh out loud so many times. You rock Ben!! (J rocks too:D)

  • @paulrstrang
    @paulrstrang 4 роки тому

    Bro, mind blown. Seriously, like this is the best theory you have come up with. Best video so far.

  • @mommamay01
    @mommamay01 4 роки тому +22

    "That was a goat sound."
    Thanks for the clarification there Ben.

  • @vibrantlife4862
    @vibrantlife4862 4 роки тому +46

    Normal people: watching after clicking, then going back to whatever they were doing
    Me: watching while sipping from my Harry Potter mug while wearing a nargle shirt and a goat onesie

  • @nala_puppy3329
    @nala_puppy3329 4 роки тому

    I use to watch you guys all day and I just remembered you thankyou so much you guys are amazing

  • @___Sifat___
    @___Sifat___ Рік тому +4

    Well , Aberforth's brother is also GOAT

  • @SimplySophieLou
    @SimplySophieLou 4 роки тому +22

    Also Hogsmead.
    Hogs. Mead.

    • @masha7377
      @masha7377 4 роки тому +3

      Also also actually actUALLY! Mead is a very real drink. They have butterbeer, firewhiskey, gillywater, pumpkin juice and MEAD, and just in this one occasion?! That always rubbed me the wrong way! It has to have a special meaning!

  • @pumpkins2796
    @pumpkins2796 4 роки тому +120

    No one:
    No one at ALL:
    Ben: MEH! That was a goat sound.

    • @tappajaav
      @tappajaav 4 роки тому +2

      Please stop spreading this horrible joke format.

    • @Brandyalla
      @Brandyalla 4 роки тому

      @@tappajaav I don't understand this joke format

    • @tappajaav
      @tappajaav 4 роки тому

      Yeah that's fine.

    • @veritasnon
      @veritasnon 4 роки тому

      @@Brandyalla there's not much to understand. Basically it's just a way to be completely unfunny. The end.

  • @minisingh9173
    @minisingh9173 2 роки тому

    The amount of hard work and research you both put in your videos is insane I mean it really makes sense about the whole goat thing now...

  • @homunculus7
    @homunculus7 2 роки тому

    Wow you made it fit soo well and it makes sense

  • @lbla5654
    @lbla5654 4 роки тому +52

    Point of order: FEMALE GOATS CAN HAVE BEARDS!!!
    My doe had a glorious beard, her brother didn’t. 5:55

    • @superkoszatniczki3098
      @superkoszatniczki3098 3 роки тому +3

      Omg same, our goats have beards too. And like they're extremely cunning. Like don't underestimate goats. No fence can stop them from getting the juicy grass from the neighbouring field.

  • @auroramichael1110
    @auroramichael1110 4 роки тому +39

    So I’m checking out the other comments… And I’m relieved to find that I’m not the only one who thought “inappropriate charms” was a euphemism for bestiality 😳

    • @thisisme4074
      @thisisme4074 2 роки тому +1

      it probably, likely, is and this is just a fun, alternative theory.

  • @skylermccoy8214
    @skylermccoy8214 4 роки тому

    I like how you're doing the quotes. Nice backdrop and glowing text

  • @thirteenthandy
    @thirteenthandy 2 роки тому

    This is one of the most spot on theory videos I've ever seen. You have nailed it.

  • @foxes321
    @foxes321 4 роки тому +278

    Ben: "They are not the army of the dead"
    Me: No, they're the army of the "Most of Them Are About to be Dead." Are these too many comments?

    • @lahlybird895
      @lahlybird895 4 роки тому +2

      Nooooooo

    • @blueskiesandstarrynights
      @blueskiesandstarrynights 4 роки тому +8

      Ben: Norse mythology
      Ben: Ragnarok
      Ben: Valhalla
      * Magnus Chase fans have entered the chat*

    • @blueskiesandstarrynights
      @blueskiesandstarrynights 4 роки тому +5

      Honestly for some reason I thought he was going to talk about Otis and Marvin (or whatever their fancy Norse names are). They are thors goats who pull his chariot and get slaughtered every night for food and resurrected every morning.

    • @Calvinosaur
      @Calvinosaur 4 роки тому +4

      The army in Valhalla is dead, but has been brought back like The Phoenix, as in Order Of.

    • @lahlybird895
      @lahlybird895 4 роки тому

      @@blueskiesandstarrynights Actually So did I.

  • @joshuab4586
    @joshuab4586 4 роки тому +151

    “Charms” just seems like a polite way for JK to say something else...

    • @sirmurford2737
      @sirmurford2737 4 роки тому +22

      Yes, Aberforth was a goat charmer. This is one of those jokes that really doesn't seem too complicated once I was old enough to start understanding adult/crude humor.

    • @aparadoxicalone
      @aparadoxicalone 4 роки тому +6

      I would like this comment but it has 69 likes already, so...

    • @hyenacub
      @hyenacub 4 роки тому +2

      @@aparadoxicalone And now it's 96.

    • @Am3lia77
      @Am3lia77 4 роки тому +4

      I was looking for this comment. If this theory was what JK Rowling was implying I don’t know why an 8 year old shouldn’t hear it

    • @felipevasconcelos6736
      @felipevasconcelos6736 4 роки тому +5

      Amelia Garcia, you don’t know why JK Rowling wouldn’t talk about zoophilia to an 8-year-old?

  • @jimmywen9530
    @jimmywen9530 4 роки тому +5

    I liked this theory all in all but I feel like there's one flaw to it; when Ben was telling us that the dead preparing for battle is basically the ones who's supporting harry, I think there's another explanation.
    The 2 major groups that's fighting the death eaters in the battle of hogsward are the D.A. or Dumbledore's army and the O.o.t.P or the order of the phoenix.
    I like to think that the DA actually stands for the dead who's preparing for battle, I mean like there was a passage to hog's head from the DA headquarter and Aberforth was serving the DA foods-also what does DA stands for -Dumbledore's army- or as the SuperCarlin fans like to call it the Death's army.
    I also like to think that the O.o.t.P is the living fighting, because I mean phoenix rebirth makes sense right?
    That's my theory major thanks for you reading it.

  • @irishflowerchild21
    @irishflowerchild21 4 роки тому

    This is amazing! Thank you guys!!
    And Fire Wiskey for sure! 🔥🥃

  • @johnsamuel6096
    @johnsamuel6096 4 роки тому +49

    *Ben starts talking about honey*
    Me: So, this is yet another Honey sponsored video
    Later, Ben: Dumbledore
    Me: Phew

    • @AustinD_YT
      @AustinD_YT 4 роки тому +3

      imagine that though. Sponsored by Candid and Honey in the same episode

  • @cletusjones1631
    @cletusjones1631 4 роки тому +51

    I always just figured he really liked goats...like really really liked them...in the biblical sense lol

    • @nfwolfaardt
      @nfwolfaardt 4 роки тому +3

      Aberforth was a lonely man... can't blame him.

  • @user-yl3kx9fv6b
    @user-yl3kx9fv6b 4 роки тому

    When you mentioned Norse mythology, my mind went to Heimdall. For some reason, I kept thinking he's a goat, and since he would sound the horn to warn the gods of Asgard that Ragnarok was here and was on the edge of the rainbow bridge Bifrost (like the secret passage to Hogwarts through Ariana's portrait), I thought it fit perfectly. But hey the hog and the mead works really well too.