5 Bad Wizards That Weren't from Slytherin - Harry Potter Theory

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  • Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re discussing Hogwarts, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Gryffindor. More specifically- we’re going to be discussing the darker side of the wizarding world, and seeing which Hogwarts houses (other than Slytherin) produced dark witches and wizards.
    Slytherins get a bad rap- they really do, and are commonly painted with the same brush: all Slytherins are evil. This is reinforced by Hagird in the Philosopher’s stone when he says ‘There’s not a single witch or wizard who went bad who wasn’t in Slytherin’. But in a video I made just last week, which I’ll link down below, I proved that this isn’t true, and was able to make a list of 7 Slytherins that ended up perfectly fine.
    Today’s video will be challenging Hagrid’s statement once again, however. As it turns out, not only are there witches and wizards from Slytherin that turned out just fine, but there also happens to be a number of witches and wizards from other houses that went down a darker path. This video isn’t going to be looking at purely ‘evil’ wizards (though I will include them), but focusing mainly on wizards that just weren’t ‘good’ and made some questionable moral decisions in their lives.
    Without further ado, I present to you, in no particular order, 5 BAD wizards that didn’t come from Slytherin.
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  • @HarryPotterTheory
    @HarryPotterTheory  3 роки тому +318

    Thanks for watching folks! Did I miss anyone?

    • @Alexander-re8vz
      @Alexander-re8vz 3 роки тому +3

      dunno

    • @angelrivera6422
      @angelrivera6422 3 роки тому +26

      You missed Hagrid. He opened the Chamber of Secrets and was in Nockturn Alley starting CoS. I don’t know, not sure Tom Riddle was the one who opened the chamber after all.
      ETA: Jesus Christ it was a joke comment. You don’t need to be a fan to know Tom Riddle opened the chamber. I leave you all with Voldemort’s famous words: “yer a wizard, Hairy”

    • @spaggymerbles
      @spaggymerbles 3 роки тому +14

      Did Greyback eever attend Hogwarts? If not, him!

    • @spaggymerbles
      @spaggymerbles 3 роки тому +19

      @@angelrivera6422 he did NOT open the chamber of secrets. And just because he was in NA doesn’t make him bad.

    • @jameswest981
      @jameswest981 3 роки тому +6

      Excellent as ever, HP Theory what is that piece your playing in the background. Turned on a sound system it makes one very emotional.

  • @Anu_Sol
    @Anu_Sol 3 роки тому +898

    Lockhart not evil? Questionable. He deliberately destroyed the minds and identities of several people for his own personal gain, and was willing to do the same to two children whilst leaving Ginny to die. All without any apparent remorse.

    • @vosman86
      @vosman86 3 роки тому +103

      Exactly! Lockhart was evil. People ended up brain dead in St Mungos because of him

    • @viktoriavadon2222
      @viktoriavadon2222 3 роки тому +25

      I wonder if it was confirmed that he completely obliviated everyone? Or did he only erase those specific memories? That does make a shade of a difference, though it is still despicable from the start, and the moment he wanted to abandon Ginny, he tipped over to evil.

    • @FatalRose98
      @FatalRose98 3 роки тому +14

      He didn’t destroy any minds or identities he “simply” made people forget about certain things they’d done, he didn’t go that far (this is not technically specified but I really don’t see Lockhart going that far; he’s not that wicked. He is despicable tho, don’t get me wrong

    • @FatalRose98
      @FatalRose98 3 роки тому +2

      @@vosman86 no one that I know of ended up in St Mungo’s because of him

    • @FatalRose98
      @FatalRose98 3 роки тому +8

      @@viktoriavadon2222 yeah he did abandon Ginny, but no one knew she was alive, the painting said “her SKELETON will lie”. He didn’t want to risk his life to retrieve a corpse that might dirty his hair

  • @hunterkiller1440
    @hunterkiller1440 3 роки тому +1218

    Wouldn't it be awesome if we had some of Harry's classmates were from Slytherin who were kind and friendly? The thing I like most about the Cursed Child is Albus getting sorted into Slytherin and having a self discovery.

    • @vetleknive3792
      @vetleknive3792 3 роки тому +41

      Yep but maybe Draco would have treathened them to not be kind to Harry. Would not have suprised me. Draco would just have done a Draco Malfoy if he did so LOL😂 and yes true, i think the reason why Albus was in slytherin was because if he was in griffindoor it would not have been anything unnatural about the book and that is kind of the point with the Harry Potter Franchise that it is happening unnatural things. But that is also the whole definition of a good book😂

    • @DarkLordoftheMeme
      @DarkLordoftheMeme 3 роки тому +54

      Even if they weren't outright nice, surely there would be a lot of Slytherins who couldn't stand Malfoy? He treats nearly everyone like crap, and it would be his fellow Syltherins who had to spend the most time with him. Consider Lucius effectively buying Malfoy the position of Slytherin seaker - that means there's at least one and probably more aspiring seakers in Slytherin house who got upstaged by some swagering snot-nosed little brat who's dad happened to be richer than theirs. It would make a lot of sense for at least a few Slytherin kids to see Harry as their enemy's enemy at the very least

    • @pigi1004
      @pigi1004 3 роки тому +42

      The thing that I like the most about the Cursed Child is that I finished it so I dont need to read it again

    • @pigi1004
      @pigi1004 3 роки тому +12

      Maybe Ginny could have been a Slytherin? She certainly has the traits of one

    • @klaudiagrob
      @klaudiagrob 3 роки тому +17

      Cursed Child was written by Thorne and Tiffany who pretty much ruined the story. It was written based on Rowling's story.

  • @unclebigkid1020
    @unclebigkid1020 3 роки тому +894

    Merlin was a slytherin and he was one of if not the most loyal and powerful wizard of all time

    • @francis3372
      @francis3372 3 роки тому +12

      oh wow I never even thought of that!

    • @vetleknive3792
      @vetleknive3792 3 роки тому +17

      No cedric diggory is the most loyal

    • @PhantomBones101
      @PhantomBones101 3 роки тому +64

      Though loyalty doesn't always mean good, Merlin has gone on record to say the wizarding world should help muggles and even did so during his time.

    • @SkinnerNoah
      @SkinnerNoah 3 роки тому +27

      Well a Slytherin is ambitious before anything, and ambition can be a heroic trait if it's used right.
      Kinda like how sith crave power, but don't necessarily have to do evil deeds

    • @Goldtaker23
      @Goldtaker23 3 роки тому +24

      @@denizkenger52 Not true Meriln was as powerful as Dumbledore and Voldemort maybe even more so he was famous hence the Merlins beard quote if he were just a random guy people wouldnt be saying his name in modern times and also dont forget the order of Merlin which he was the head and creator of he was most certainly one of if not the most powerful wizard of all time

  • @knitcrochettiger361
    @knitcrochettiger361 3 роки тому +383

    your house does not determine if you're a bad or good witch or wizard...it's like Sirius said, "We all have good and bad in us. It's what we do."

  • @BjornV1994
    @BjornV1994 3 роки тому +210

    I think Hagrid's comment of "all bad wizards came from Slytherin" is more an expression of his own bias and hatred towards the house, after what happened to him. It was their prefect that framed him for a murder and caused him to be expelled. And seeing how Hagrid was on first name terms with Tom, I do believe at the time Hagrid was pretty close to him, despite coming from a different house... Such a betrayal does leave scars.
    With Crouch Jr., I do find it likely that he was a Ravenclaw, rather than Slytherin, due to his high emphasis on intelligence and his general lack of ambition. He wants to serve Voldemort but there is little to nothing hinting that he does so out of belief for the Pure-Blood Cause or for a particular role of power in the group. He sees in Voldemort a kindred spirit, with similar backgrounds and he only wants the approval of his master...
    And with Dumbledore, I would argue he never abandoned his attitude of: for the greater good. Dumbledore still does some very questionable things through his life, sacrifice people and prepare others to make sacrifices. He still operates on the tenants for the Greater Good, going even so far of sacrificing his own life "for the Greater Good". The Wizarding community has just been fortunate that the Greater Good has been redefined to conserve the Wizarding world as it is and stop Dark Lords as Grindelwald and Voldemort... Dumbledore isn't an evil character but certainly a dark one with a lot of grey shades in his moral system.

    • @hlhlhlhlhl8064
      @hlhlhlhlhl8064 3 роки тому +6

      Supercarlinbrothers did a theory video on the last paragraph there and it's one of the most (if not the most) elaborate theories I've seen for any fandom, it's called dumbledore's big plan and you would check it out

    • @BjornV1994
      @BjornV1994 3 роки тому +1

      @@hlhlhlhlhl8064 I shall, I have seen a several of their theories (I believe I'm even subscribed) and though I don't always agree with their theories, sometimes believe they are dead wrong on certain things, they often have interesting ideas.

    • @silk_sonic6986
      @silk_sonic6986 3 роки тому +2

      Well, he isn't exactly wrong either.

    • @WhyAnkurGautam
      @WhyAnkurGautam 5 місяців тому +1

      Wow You have summarised precisely what I was thinking regarding Hagrid & Dumbledore.

  • @RuhanMajithia
    @RuhanMajithia 3 роки тому +195

    If Barty Crouch Jr. was in Slytherin, Crouch senior would've freaked out

    • @AWX_Wrestling
      @AWX_Wrestling 3 роки тому +25

      Exactly, given Senior's distain for the dark arts and anyone associated with it. He especially didn't want anyone associating him with the dark arts. If his son had be sorted in Slytherin, the house most associated with the dark arts, Senior would have disowned Junior the moment he heard.

    • @ladystarlight4717
      @ladystarlight4717 3 роки тому +10

      There is also factor of blood purity associated with Slytherin and since Crouch was one of the names of The Sacred 28, they might have both went there

    • @TheAlphatitan
      @TheAlphatitan 3 роки тому +9

      @@ladystarlight4717 I don’t think so, the hat does take into count your choice and if crouch hated slytherin so much then I don’t think he would’ve been one. More likely he was a ravenclaw and his son was also probably a ravenclaw cause crouch would’ve disowned him if he had been a slytherin

    • @editinqppl
      @editinqppl 3 роки тому +2

      But the thing is crouch jr. was in Slytherin. But crouch sr. was also a Slytherin (bc he was extremely ambitious and became minister in a rapid amount of time compared to others) which was why he didn’t freak out. (Search it up if you need to)

    • @TheAlphatitan
      @TheAlphatitan 3 роки тому +5

      @@editinqppl you talking about Cornelius Fudge over there? Cause Barty Crouch never became minister, he wanted to but his being accused lost him the chance. He hated Slytherin and most people do believe that his son was a Ravenclaw. Also I don’t recall him showing ambition he was more of a jerk whose intelligent kinda like his son.

  • @YellowBear-kx1ff
    @YellowBear-kx1ff 3 роки тому +416

    When Hagrid said “There ain’t no wizards who went bad who weren’t in Slytherin,” Sirius Black was thought to have gone bad and he was in Gryffindor.

    • @certifiedwonkmoment
      @certifiedwonkmoment 3 роки тому +21

      as soon as i started reading prisoner of azkaban, that was what i was thinking of

    • @morning7136
      @morning7136 3 роки тому +55

      @@certifiedwonkmoment Yeah hagrid is just prejudiced against Slytherin

    • @morning7136
      @morning7136 3 роки тому +52

      @Ezra O'Connor Exactly Hagrid hates Slytherin. Probably because of tom riddle

    • @AteliusMapping
      @AteliusMapping 3 роки тому +30

      @Ezra O'Connor NOBODY knew he was framed. Otherwise Hagrid would have told Dumbledore. And if Dumbledore would have believed in Sirius' innocence at this point of time I can very much assure you that Sirius would not have gone to Azkaban. Full stop.

    • @TheRealTricky
      @TheRealTricky 3 роки тому +18

      @@certifiedwonkmoment Funny detail, Hagrid and Black also had in common that they both have been in Azkaban for a crime somebody else committed (In Black's case the true culprit was Pettigrew and in Hagrid's case Voldemort). Although I need to re-read if Hagrid had been in Azkaban when he made that statement and was released thanks to Dumbledore, or if Dumbledore could prevent Hagrid being sent to Azkaban. In The Chamber of Secrets Hagrid actually went to Azkaban, and was released once Harry managed to clear up all mysteries, vindicating Hagrid in the process.

  • @NoelNinan
    @NoelNinan 3 роки тому +46

    Another Video Suggestion....I feel that Argus Filch deserves a video of his own......Could you do a video about him,his relationship with Mrs Norris,His living quarters and office at Hogwarts and his decision to pursue a KwikSpell course...and so on?

  • @fiblet8223
    @fiblet8223 2 роки тому +17

    Also, at the time that Hagrid said that there weren't any bad wizards who weren't in Slytherin, Sirius was believed to be evil. However, he was in Gryffindor. We know now that he wasn't evil, but he was believed to be back then.

  • @tstefanyk6604
    @tstefanyk6604 3 роки тому +25

    Just when you think a character is good/bad, you receive a piece of information that makes you think again. That's one of my favorite things about HP. Thanks for showing, again, that all is not black and white in the wizarding world, Hogwarts Houses included.

  • @josephcrews6423
    @josephcrews6423 3 роки тому +78

    Thank you for standing up for us in Slytherin House. We appreciate it.

    • @SamvrithaRW_1403
      @SamvrithaRW_1403 2 роки тому +7

      Slytherin is portrayed bad because of Salazar Slytherin himself.... But in my mind, all houses are equal🙂🙂😉😁

    • @stephaniegaviria7175
      @stephaniegaviria7175 Рік тому +1

      Don’t worry us hufflepuffs will defend you as well!

  • @trolletuva
    @trolletuva 3 роки тому +98

    I think Hagrid's misinterpreted Here. We know now that he was wrong in his statement. But he certainly didn't say that all Slytherins are evil. Merely that all wizards who went bad came from Slytherin house. That doesn't mean all of them.

    • @JuanMataCFC
      @JuanMataCFC 3 роки тому +10

      even at the time he said it, he was wrong. at the time most of the wizarding world thought that Sirius (a Gryffindor, granted with a long family of Slytherins) was bad.

    • @trolletuva
      @trolletuva 3 роки тому

      @@JuanMataCFC Yes I know. It was a bit of praise to the maker of the video.

    • @trolletuva
      @trolletuva 3 роки тому

      @@denizkenger52 Yes I know. I've known it all the time. I wrote "we know now..." as a nice gesture towards the narrator. To be polite. And Hagrid still didn't say that all Slytherins are bad.

    • @trolletuva
      @trolletuva 3 роки тому +1

      @@denizkenger52 I don't believe Hagrid lied. That's not like Hagrid. He just spoke without thinking. Most of us do that sometimes.

    • @Delete240
      @Delete240 3 роки тому +2

      @@denizkenger52 “Sirius is bad” surely that’s a joke?😂

  • @mangynosal1079
    @mangynosal1079 3 роки тому +29

    Love your vids. All the editing and your voice are perfect for each other. Very cohesive style of videos in my opinion

    • @wnJhntn
      @wnJhntn 3 роки тому

      I don't know man, seems kinda guy to me

  • @TheAlphatitan
    @TheAlphatitan 3 роки тому +31

    Could you make a video of what if Dumbledore hadn’t turned good? Like what if he actually left with Grindelwald and the two of them took over the world. I don’t think they would’ve been stoppable especially with the elder wand.

  • @bashnagata3496
    @bashnagata3496 2 роки тому +15

    As a member of Slytherin House I thank you for this video. I've been telling these kinds of things to my Ravenclaw Sister, and our Griffyndor Nieces for years. Also, in the last book there was reference to many Slytherins students from Hogwarts fighting for Harry. I was miffed when they changed that in the last movie.

  • @jameswest981
    @jameswest981 3 роки тому +29

    I wonder if Peter's malformality exist because of over breeding pure blood lines

    • @lindalaufer2949
      @lindalaufer2949 3 роки тому +2

      Actually... where was it confirmed Pettogrew was purebred? Because from what I remember he was a half blood...

    • @lonewolfatari475
      @lonewolfatari475 3 роки тому +10

      It could just be that his animagus form was rubbing off him after spending 12 full years as a rat.

    • @viktoriavadon2222
      @viktoriavadon2222 3 роки тому +6

      I think his balding happened when he was anxious that Sirius escaped and is coming to hunt him down (I remember mentions of Scabbers balding, that Ron attributed to Crookshanks terrorizing him). But there may be something to it!

  • @fae206
    @fae206 3 роки тому +17

    I always thought the books made clear raven laws couldn’t always follow good or follow bad, they just chose the side most advantageous to them

  • @carrotsticks0643
    @carrotsticks0643 2 роки тому +15

    HPT: See, evil people can come from all houses!
    Hufflepuffs: -_-

    • @shalizey1007
      @shalizey1007 2 роки тому +5

      Hufflepuffs :we don’t that here

    • @holeeshi9959
      @holeeshi9959 Рік тому

      Cedric from the alternate timeline in Cursed child, that is the closest we got

  • @raghavparanjpe9556
    @raghavparanjpe9556 3 роки тому +80

    I m actually curious why sorting hat put Lockhart in ravenclaw. He certainly wasn't wise, on the other hand he was cunning!!! and cunningness is a slytherin trait!! He certainly brought out more of slytherin traits (Cunningness, being opportunistic, striving to be successfull but not caring about the cost people paid, ambitious (though he lacked discipline),a greed for being famous etc.) He also has a knack for saving his own ass!!! Hptheory pls make a video on this topic

    • @nihaal4763
      @nihaal4763 3 роки тому +5

      I reckon Gilderoy was actually a hatstall. The sorting hat couldn't choose between Slytherin and Ravenclaw for Gilderoy and finally decided Ravenclaw for some reason.

    • @David_636
      @David_636 3 роки тому +31

      Because I reckon the sorting hat puts you in the house whose traits you value, not that you embody. Gilderoy valued talent and intelligence, even if he wasn't either.

    • @nihaal4763
      @nihaal4763 3 роки тому +6

      @@David_636 very plausible answer

    • @ackerose
      @ackerose 3 роки тому +8

      But he did manage to get away with all the things he did & fool many people, I guess that counts as cleverness.

    • @lindalaufer2949
      @lindalaufer2949 3 роки тому +3

      I think he was an extremely clever boy and that's why he was sorted into Ravenclaw, but he'd definitely fit into Slytherin

  • @randomvideos-qz2pt
    @randomvideos-qz2pt 2 роки тому +17

    Here ya go:
    1:25 : Peter Pettigrew
    2:38 : Quirinus Quirrel (Professor Quirrel)
    4:35 : Gilderoy Lockhart (Professor Lockhart)
    6:24 : Bartemius Crouch Jr.
    7:36 : Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore (young Professor Dumbledore)

  • @thepotterhead268
    @thepotterhead268 3 роки тому +60

    You forgot about young James Potter. Just like Dumbledore, he did some bad things in his younger years like bullying Snape

    • @HarryPotterTheory
      @HarryPotterTheory  3 роки тому +36

      True, but the magnitude of what James did wasn't really comparable. Dumbledore wanted to become a dictator ruling over muggles, James was just a bully.

    • @thepotterhead268
      @thepotterhead268 3 роки тому +18

      @@HarryPotterTheory That’s true. I guess I was just thinking of how much James actually affected Snape as a whole and how he made his time miserable at Hogwarts. Btw thanks for replying!

    • @evamasters5028
      @evamasters5028 3 роки тому +15

      Snape's ultimate downfall was choosing to become a death-eater. Harry was bullied ever since he was sent to the Durseys but he never chose the dark side, even though he was carrying a Voldemort's horcrox. Of course, James made a number of bad decisions and mistakes with Snape, but none of them of the magnitude of Snape's colossal mistake to become a death eater. So ironic that by revealing the prophecy to Voldemort, he started the chain of events that would lead to the death of Lily Potter. But just like Snape redeems himself after that, so did James, Dumbledore and many others (Regulus Black, Draco). The real bad ones never really choose good (Voldemort, Bellatrix, Lockheart, Barty Crouch Junior, Greyback, Umbridge).

    • @evamasters5028
      @evamasters5028 3 роки тому +6

      @ Deniz Kenger: well, Harry was bullied by the Dursleys and friendless for as long as he remembered himself and he never became a bully. And that in spite of him being a host for Voldemort's horcrux. Of course James and his friends were wrong to bully Snape, but Snape still had a choice. And he made the wrong one. Some people always blame circumstances... the truth is our choices are what determines who we are and not the circumstances in our lives. Eventually Snape realized that. He relized his mistake and wanted to atone for inadvertently having caused the death of the only person he loved.

    • @Legionary512
      @Legionary512 2 роки тому +7

      @@HarryPotterTheory James and Serious verbally attacked Snape during their first meeting on the Hogwarts' Express and the aggression increased from there. Not saying James nor Serious are evil. I liked them a lot as adults, but I found their behavior as young men to be troubling, especially because it pushed Snape towards the dark side. I think a video exploring whether or not James and his friends sewed some seeds of evil for the future would be a worthwhile video. Also, I think Rowling made a lot of excuses for them and I'm still not quite sure why Lily chose James. Seems like a trope imho.

  • @NoelNinan
    @NoelNinan 3 роки тому +15

    Could you please do a video about all the magical devices in the Harry Potter Universe? For Instance,devices like the Foe Glass,SneakoScopes,Omnioculars,The Hogwarts HourGlasses,Remembralls,Sirius' Knife,DungBombs,Extendable Ears,Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder,The Pensieve,Time-Turners,Put-Outers and others?

  • @ryukisgettingbored1688
    @ryukisgettingbored1688 2 роки тому +76

    Me: "There can never be a bad wizard/witch from Hufflepuff"
    The cursed child: **imma end this person's whole career**
    Edit: I do not want to consider this book canon

    • @kulsummuhammad6173
      @kulsummuhammad6173 2 роки тому +20

      Nor do I
      That book is rubbish, because it wasn't written by J.K, she just gave some ideas of it would be, two other idiots wrote it......

    • @ryukisgettingbored1688
      @ryukisgettingbored1688 2 роки тому +7

      @@kulsummuhammad6173 I refuse to believe that Rowling actually said this book is canon..I feel like she was forced to say that (I dunno why) yeah but the only thing I like about that book is Scorpius 💚

    • @kulsummuhammad6173
      @kulsummuhammad6173 2 роки тому +5

      @@ryukisgettingbored1688 I think so too, and yeah love scorpious 💚

    • @laranya5332
      @laranya5332 2 роки тому +7

      You're not alone
      majority of the potterhead do not consider it as part of hp series, And by the way this book have only 4 chapters with most of dialogue & conversation between the characters, so obviously it has nothing to do with Harry potter's sequel.

    • @icefier1433
      @icefier1433 2 роки тому +3

      Then do like other sane people, don't consider it canon.

  • @LifesGuardian
    @LifesGuardian 3 роки тому +14

    Good catch on young Dumbledore. I think that'd make a facinating What If story. What if Ariana hadn't died, would Dumbledore have joined Grindlewald? Ultimately, I think Grindlewald's measures would've driven Dumbledore off naturally and events would progress as they did in our own timeline, however several years delayed. Perhaps Dumbledore is absent from Hogwarts when a young Tom Riddle attended leading to a dramaticly faster rise to power. Or the Dumbledore tempered Grindlewald takes even longer to break and has to deal with a young upstart challenger before even putting his plans into full motion. Or the pair team up with the ministry to defeat Voldemort only to overthrow it from the inside.
    Interesting ideas...

    • @HarryPotterTheory
      @HarryPotterTheory  3 роки тому +3

      Thanks! I actually made a note to make that video while I was making this one.

    • @AWX_Wrestling
      @AWX_Wrestling 3 роки тому +2

      Honestly I think Grindelwald would have been a footnote in Wizarding history. It wouldn't have taken long for Dumbledore to sour on Grindelwald's methods. Dumbledore would have tried to talk Grindelwald down at first but once he realized that wasn't going to work he would a stop to Grindelwald and his plans. The only reason this didn't happen when Ariana died was because they were only in the planning stages of their scheme. I don't think Dumbledore ever thought Grindelwald would carry out their plan alone.

    • @evamasters5028
      @evamasters5028 3 роки тому +1

      I agree. Dumbledore had a good moral compass and a very intelligent mind. He may have been charmed by Grindevald for a while, but if not the death of Ariana, another death or injury would have been the "wake up call". The mistakes of his youth is what gives depth and conviction of Dumbledore's character. As well as compassion and desire to give people and magical beings a second chance. To quote Hagrid "Great man, Dumbledore. "

    • @mogambochamchokaabaap7262
      @mogambochamchokaabaap7262 2 роки тому +2

      Dumbledore and Grindelwald would have fakked Voldy.
      As upto Voldys time, they would have rulers of Muggle and Magical world.
      The Ministry as well as Schools around the World would have been under them.
      Dumbledore could read minds and knew Tommy did release that Cobra from his Ancestors gaming room as he was also the Heir of Synthetics, and would have straight send to Azkaban.

  • @spaggymerbles
    @spaggymerbles 3 роки тому +29

    Remember the alternate time line in the Cursed Child where Cedric Diggory got so humiliated in the Tri Wizard Tournament that he joined the Death Eaters? 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

    • @mindyschocolate
      @mindyschocolate 3 роки тому +12

      Yeah, that was freaking stupid.

    • @RoaringMind
      @RoaringMind 3 роки тому +5

      🤦‍♂️

    • @klaudiagrob
      @klaudiagrob 3 роки тому +7

      That ridiculous what Thorne and Tiffany wrote.

    • @psychsharkgaming
      @psychsharkgaming 3 роки тому +12

      You mean the story that must not be named

    • @hippopottermus9856
      @hippopottermus9856 3 роки тому +8

      And when Albus Potter got sorted into Slytherin and made friends with Draco Malfoy's son😂

  • @nightfox6738
    @nightfox6738 3 роки тому +17

    So hagrid said that ("There's not one witch or wizard who went bad who wasn't in Slytherin")
    But it isn't even like you can give him credit for not knowing about peter pettigrew because he and everyone else thought Sirius was bad and a strong supporter of Voldemort. He was already in Azkaban at the time and they knew Sirius was in Gryffindor... I'll give him some slack on all the others because they weren't KNOWN to be evil at the time he said it, but its always confused me that he thought Sirius was guilty and still said that.

    • @Myst9066
      @Myst9066 3 роки тому

      Ron said that not Hagrid

    • @nightfox6738
      @nightfox6738 3 роки тому +2

      @@Myst9066 in the book Hagrid said it

    • @Myst9066
      @Myst9066 3 роки тому +1

      @@nightfox6738 yeah I went and looked cause it’s been awhile for the book, just forgot to take my comment down lol

    • @nightfox6738
      @nightfox6738 3 роки тому +1

      @@Myst9066 Easy mistake. Given recent time constraints I watch the movies more than reading the books lately too. Haha

    • @Myst9066
      @Myst9066 3 роки тому +1

      @@nightfox6738 I watch the movies all the time lol might sound weird but they’re kinda my comfort movies. Really need to reread the books once and a while lol

  • @nathaniellawford2294
    @nathaniellawford2294 3 роки тому

    cool video. Also I didn't know about Lockhearts early life- so good to get a insight into how he developed

  • @HouseofSpells
    @HouseofSpells 2 роки тому +9

    Dumbledore said once to Snape that letting the sorting hat choosing the houses when kids are 11 is probably wrong as the hat made some mistakes (in shorts, that's what he was saying) leaving Snape speechless. Basically, Dumbledore was complimenting Snape for his bravery. I wouldn't consider Dumbledore evil tho. He never killed anyone, not intentionally, as his sister died because of a duel between him and Grindelwald. It's true that he wanted to rule among the Muggles, but it's also true that when he was young his world was different. Muggles were considered inferior because they didn't have any power, while wizards and witches, especially if powerful, were thought to be superior as they could teach or "guide" muggles and everyone else. If I have to judge Dumbledore with a world I would say he was a fool. And he knew that, he even said that to Harry.

    • @Draculas-knight
      @Draculas-knight Рік тому

      Exactly ! At age 11 you barely discover the world around you ! At age 15-16 you start to develop traits you actually value

  • @seth9655
    @seth9655 3 роки тому +75

    Theory: What would have happened if Ariana Dumbledore didn't die?

    • @Badruddoza942
      @Badruddoza942 3 роки тому +5

      It's a whole alternative story!!! Maybe Dumbledore also would have joined Voldemort to-

    • @seth9655
      @seth9655 3 роки тому +10

      @@Badruddoza942 The other way around. Tom Riddle would have joined Dumbledore.

    • @dhananjay33
      @dhananjay33 3 роки тому +8

      @@Badruddoza942 it wold have sounded great the other way round😅...... And we can't say albus was evil... He was just u know naive..... And also he was mad in love with gellet....

    • @Badruddoza942
      @Badruddoza942 3 роки тому +3

      @@seth9655 yeah true

    • @Badruddoza942
      @Badruddoza942 3 роки тому +3

      @@dhananjay33 😂😂i-

  • @nuhuh_whaaat
    @nuhuh_whaaat 2 роки тому +5

    Slughorn is a great example, he was Slytherin but yet so kindhearted and never put difference between muggle borns half bloods and pure bloods so not all slytherin were bad

  • @Teasaw
    @Teasaw 3 роки тому +1

    I love your videos! Also you have a very good voice it’s very calming 😁

  • @abby8951
    @abby8951 2 роки тому

    I found this channel yesterday and now it’s my favorite

  • @ThangPham-mp3wn
    @ThangPham-mp3wn 3 роки тому +6

    1:31 wait, Pettigrew is pureblood? Never heard of that!?

  • @javis999
    @javis999 3 роки тому +12

    Five wizards that belong in Hufflepuff or ravenclaw but are in other houses. Five wizards that belong in more than one house.

  • @harikalaarts2350
    @harikalaarts2350 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome video hp theory and I agree with the list and you didn't miss anyone

  • @larseirikfodnes4361
    @larseirikfodnes4361 3 роки тому +32

    Grindelwald should be on this list. Technically he wasn't in Slytherin...

    • @viktoriavadon2222
      @viktoriavadon2222 3 роки тому +4

      Let's consider which house he;d be in if he ever went to Hogwarts. I think cunning and ambitious fits best, so even if he wasn't technically in Slytherin, that's where he'd fit, so not the best example.

    • @larseirikfodnes4361
      @larseirikfodnes4361 3 роки тому

      @@viktoriavadon2222 1: "5 bad wizards that weren't in Slytherin". There's no speculating in which house some bad wizards would probably have been in, so not the best argument.
      2: It's a joke.

    • @Delete240
      @Delete240 3 роки тому +1

      @@denizkenger52 yeah but the general idea of this is Wizards who went to Hogwarts, and obviously grindelwald didn’t. Technically it’s correct, but it’s far too obvious to be a proper example.

    • @pedros919
      @pedros919 2 роки тому

      @@viktoriavadon2222 pooooop

    • @flowi1227
      @flowi1227 2 роки тому

      @@Delete240 have you ever heard of a joke before

  • @chelleshocked8666
    @chelleshocked8666 2 роки тому +122

    So Hufflepuff is the only house that has no bad wizards or witches canonically?
    Sounds about right.

    • @alexcrazyart6522
      @alexcrazyart6522 2 роки тому +31

      Unless we count the garbage that is The Cursed Child to be cannon, in which case Cedric Diggory. He was so butthurt over losing the Triwizard tournament in that story that be became a Death Eater for some reason.

    • @chelleshocked8666
      @chelleshocked8666 2 роки тому +20

      @@alexcrazyart6522 Oh shoot, I forgot about that! You're absolutely right! Yeah, there were parts of The Cursed Child I enjoyed like the friendship between Scorpius and Albus, which I thought was sweet and had a lot of character development potential for both the old and new protagonists. But Cedric Diggory becoming a Death Eater in an alternate timeline? I thought that was way out of character for him. Plus Delphine's existence was weird too since there was no hint whatsoever of Bellatrix being pregnant let alone giving birth while she was an active Death Eater. It was a bit much.

    • @alexcrazyart6522
      @alexcrazyart6522 2 роки тому +5

      @@chelleshocked8666 watching some behind the scenes videos for various HP movies. Did you know the actress who played Narcissa Malfoy was originally meant to play Bellatrix, but couldn't when she found out she was pregnant? That immediately reminded me of Delphi and I found it kinda funny.

    • @Noname-yu6bz
      @Noname-yu6bz 2 роки тому +3

      but there ware a few jerks from Hufflepuff, I consider some of them as jerks but I don't know if anyone else thinks that too but then again I've only read till book five so I won't really know a lot

    • @RipRibbet
      @RipRibbet 2 роки тому +1

      I am a hufflepuff and also a fan

  • @auriqelle401
    @auriqelle401 2 роки тому +4

    7:37 “it’s not what we are when we’re born, but what we grow up to be.” -Albus Dumbledore

  • @spaggymerbles
    @spaggymerbles 3 роки тому +5

    Could you do a video on the werewolf community? I’d like to know more of what that world is like! And maybe on your mythology channel, a werewolf video would be cool!

  • @tracethibault7402
    @tracethibault7402 3 роки тому

    Thanks for sharing this with us

  • @baccable
    @baccable 3 роки тому +14

    Despite the very selfish and less destructive nature of Lockheart's actions I personally put him in the evil category. Of course I see evil as a spectrum.

    • @bananaforscale1283
      @bananaforscale1283 2 роки тому +1

      Nah, he was totally evil. Destroying someone's whole life is almost as bad as killing them, and having no memory takes away all your past experiences changing competely who you are.

    • @pharaohsmagician8329
      @pharaohsmagician8329 2 роки тому

      @@bananaforscale1283 it's even worse than killing them. Lockhart was very evil. And worse than that he was dangerous and a liar and could betray anyone. An enemy you can trust to attack you. But only an ally can betray you. Lockhart was a monster

  • @mhakeem8340
    @mhakeem8340 3 роки тому +1

    Interesting video!

  • @jamoncorley1401
    @jamoncorley1401 3 роки тому +32

    Do a video about non-humans using wands. What would happen if Goblins or even centaurs got a wand?

    • @Ella-bg2ve
      @Ella-bg2ve 3 роки тому +4

      Honestly if this happened then Umbridge would probably be dead........Not that that’s a bad thing

    • @seanclark5148
      @seanclark5148 3 роки тому +3

      @@denizkenger52 With their Human Hands? Like what they used to shoot a bow and arrow?

    • @gianna8657
      @gianna8657 3 роки тому +2

      @@denizkenger52 they have arms...

    • @nocturnal2043
      @nocturnal2043 2 роки тому +1

      YESSS

    • @mogambochamchokaabaap7262
      @mogambochamchokaabaap7262 2 роки тому

      Simply wand doesn't work.
      It needs training in form of Education.
      You can't shoot a target from a gun without a proper training.
      Same with Wands.
      Also Goblins went against Godric Gryffindor, so no one will teach them for that.
      Also they were sneaky and cunning and cowards.
      These emotions dont make a great wizard.
      And Centaurs dont need them as they simply dont care about Human affairs and even if they did, they arent allowed to participate.

  • @marcelodygowski4317
    @marcelodygowski4317 3 роки тому +9

    Idea: Why Percy Weasley was sorted into Gryffindor instead of Slytherin

    • @marcelodygowski4317
      @marcelodygowski4317 3 роки тому

      @@YellowBear-kx1ff nah ,I wonder why he was put in Gryffindor instead of Slytherin,given his character ;)

    • @alphabet4142
      @alphabet4142 3 роки тому +1

      @@marcelodygowski4317 he was not a bad person he fought against voldemort in the battle of hogwarts

    • @marcelodygowski4317
      @marcelodygowski4317 3 роки тому +2

      @@alphabet4142 Being in Slytherin doesn't mean that you are bad , look at Slughorn or Snape

    • @alphabet4142
      @alphabet4142 3 роки тому

      @@marcelodygowski4317 you said something about his character

    • @marcelodygowski4317
      @marcelodygowski4317 3 роки тому +1

      @@alphabet4142 yep.Ambition,for example.

  • @everwildart3563
    @everwildart3563 3 роки тому +14

    Though it is not confirmed, I truly believed that Barty Crouch Jr is a Ravenclaw

  • @dario6463
    @dario6463 3 роки тому +7

    I have a question: Who owns Hogwarts? As far as I understand, it isn't a public school, it is private, but, who owns it? The Scholar Council? The Headmaster?

  • @harrypottah4500
    @harrypottah4500 3 роки тому +12

    "There was never a bad witch or wizard that wasn't in slytherin" - Ron.

    • @jeffwilliams2262
      @jeffwilliams2262 2 роки тому +2

      I believe in the book Hagrid says this line. But the movie was Ron.

    • @mangovibes2525
      @mangovibes2525 2 роки тому +2

      yeah, i think hagrid said that

    • @wolfymorgan2379
      @wolfymorgan2379 2 роки тому

      Hagrid said that in the book and movie

  • @kulsummuhammad6173
    @kulsummuhammad6173 3 роки тому +7

    I don't think Dumbledore should be included because even though he did wrong things it was because of his immatureness/young age and because of his love for his best friend (grindawald) or because he was in the influence of grindawald
    He wasn't evil......just my opinion

    • @Cat-kj1be
      @Cat-kj1be 2 роки тому

      He didn't check on Harry while Harry was at the Dursleys, brushed off Harry's request to stay at school(how many children want to stay at school that has a healthy relationship to their family), and relied on students to figure out who was the culprit. He deserves it.

    • @kulsummuhammad6173
      @kulsummuhammad6173 2 роки тому +5

      @@Cat-kj1be no he doesn't, because I'm sure you'll know about Lily's love protection over Harry which she gave him before she died, and than love protection is even stronger when he is around the same blood of her mother's and I'm also sure u atleast know than Mrs.Dursley (Petunia) is Lily's sister and Harry's aunt so she has the same blood as Lily's, that's why Dumbledore left Harry at the Dursley, to protect him, even if they harassed him, he'll atleast not die in the hand's of voldemort, or else he considered leaving Harry to Sirius before Sirius was acused of helping voldemort finding the Potter's
      SO. TELL NOW MR.KNOW-IT-ALL...

    • @mogambochamchokaabaap7262
      @mogambochamchokaabaap7262 2 роки тому +2

      @@kulsummuhammad6173
      Also to mention, he became humble, smart and loved his friends more than death.
      And if he would have been raised in Wizarding world, he would have been arrogant and proud of his identity.

  • @kennethkates3140
    @kennethkates3140 3 роки тому +30

    I would not have left out older Dumbledore. He did intentionally use Harry as a means to destroy Voldemort. Though the end is for a good cause, the action is at the very least questionable, if Snape's reaction is anything to go by. It was all for "the greater good" after all.

    • @evamasters5028
      @evamasters5028 3 роки тому +10

      I disagree. Albus knew that this was the path for Harry, the only way he could fulfill the prophecy. And Dumbledore sacrificed himself for that cause. At the end of it all, Harry had no choice but to sacrifice himself. So did his parents, Sirius, Tonks and Lupin, Snape and countless others.

    • @129das
      @129das 3 роки тому +2

      Dumbledore did awful things to achieve his own goals, lucky the most of his goals where on the side of good but that does not make him good himself.

    • @oliverplougmand2275
      @oliverplougmand2275 2 роки тому +5

      @@129das Yes it does. Doing something for the greater good is good, if the end result outweights the sacrifices that were made to achieve it. Dumbledore was defenitely a good person and did what was right.
      Is a soldier bad if he defends his country by killing his enemies? No, because he’s doing it for the greater good.

    • @georgew1466
      @georgew1466 2 роки тому +4

      @@oliverplougmand2275 that’s actually a really good point

    • @carlpeng2580
      @carlpeng2580 2 роки тому

      Imagine a malevolent Dumbledore, though. The entire Wizarding world would probably screwed. The guy would have been unstoppable if he wanted to. Albus's worst enemy is his vanity (causing him to wear the Gaunt ring).

  • @maryabaied3001
    @maryabaied3001 2 роки тому +2

    Name me an evil wizard from Hufflepuff, that's right, YOU CAN'T!

  • @johndeltuvia7892
    @johndeltuvia7892 2 роки тому +2

    A good argument could be made that Dumbledore NEVER became good but was always trying to control everything, including the wizarding world - without getting his hands obviously dirty most of the time. He blackmailed other wizards, such as Snape, into doing his bidding.
    From the Deathly Hollows book:
    Dumbledore opened his eyes. Snape looked horrified.
    “You have kept him alive so that he can die at the right moment?”
    “Don’t be shocked, Severus. How many men and women have you watched die?”
    “Lately, only those whom I could not save,” said Snape. He stood up. “You have used me.”
    “Meaning?”
    “I have spied for you and lied for you, put myself in mortal danger for you. Everything was supposed to be to keep Lily Potter’s son safe. Now you tell me you have been raising him like a pig for slaughter -”
    Dumbledore is stealth evil embodied, making sure others wind up in Azkaban - because those who have evidence that would put him there are those who he has power to put into Azkaban himself.

  • @alexandra_reznikov
    @alexandra_reznikov 2 роки тому +4

    What about Umbridge? She's beyond evil.

  • @klaudiagrob
    @klaudiagrob 3 роки тому +23

    Dumbledore still operated by the phrase 'for the greater good'. However not for the bad side.

    • @thecatfather857
      @thecatfather857 3 роки тому +6

      And he still made some questionable decisions.

    • @evamasters5028
      @evamasters5028 3 роки тому

      Dumbledore helped Harry to fulfill his destiny. Unfortunately being the "chosen one" leaves very few choices for Harry. And Dumbledore sacrificed himself for Harry and the cause. Remember how he protected Harry at the Dark Lake? And later when Draco disarmed him? He knew there was no alternative. And he is the one person who contributed most to Harry's successfully killing Voldemort.

    • @klaudiagrob
      @klaudiagrob 3 роки тому

      @@thecatfather857 thats exactly what I meant. He was making questionable decisions. And did cause harm

    • @klaudiagrob
      @klaudiagrob 3 роки тому

      @@evamasters5028 well maybe but he did hurt Harry. There are plenty of examples

    • @evamasters5028
      @evamasters5028 3 роки тому

      @ Klaudia Grobl: He never hurt Harry intentionally. He made a few mistakes, like pretty much every single character in the book has. And he helped and saved Harry multiple times.

  • @mbarkaboha2783
    @mbarkaboha2783 3 роки тому +19

    How was Peter Pettigrew sorted in Gryffindor even the he's the most cowardly character in the entire franchise? He fits more in slytherin given how much he liked people in power.

    • @minight1711
      @minight1711 3 роки тому +12

      As cowardish as Peter was, he valued bravery a lot, the sorting hat takes into account the traits you value over the traits you have

    • @mysteryman4252
      @mysteryman4252 3 роки тому +3

      The sorting hat sometimes sorts people in houses to test their character

    • @maalthealucillebutala1681
      @maalthealucillebutala1681 3 роки тому +5

      @@mysteryman4252 Neville is a great example of that.

    • @bendalymckenna6271
      @bendalymckenna6271 3 роки тому +1

      It was to show that not all bad wizards were Slytherin.

    • @justaperson5095
      @justaperson5095 3 роки тому +4

      There’s a lot more to Peter Pettigrew’s character than just the ‘Gryffindoor that went bad’ which is how many people paint his personality.
      Young Peter Pettigrew was still a very good friend of the Marauders, one of the main four. Peter Pettigrew did not betray his friends until his final years at Hogwarts. Before his betrayal, he was still actively participating in pranks with Remus, James & Sirius, exploring the castle and attending classes, living out a rather ‘normal’ life as a Hogwarts student.
      Painting Peter Pettigrew as just an evil Gryffindoor creates a very one dimensional character which is inaccurate to his actual story. Peter did not plan on betraying his friends from the start and there is also a popular head-cannon that suggests Peter originally became a death eater to spy for Dumbledore.
      Peter Pettigrew was ONCE a loyal and brave friend, dedicated to getting up to mischief with his three best friends before later going astray from his original morals.

  • @TsukabuNosoratori2
    @TsukabuNosoratori2 3 роки тому +3

    I had this idea come up for an alternate reality version of the story while listening to this- what if Dumbledore was the real enemy, in charge of manipulating Voldemort and had remained corrupted by the dark desires from his early years? I know it would be a very different story, but it was a thought that came to my mind. Dumbledore already had a habit of manipulating and setting pieces into place on the chess board, so to speak, in order to fight Voldemort, eventually leading to his eventual and final defeat. But if he were actually in charge, and Snape wound up killing him the same way… I dunno… Just an intriguing thought.

  • @crazygolf4896
    @crazygolf4896 3 роки тому +7

    I dont think dumbledor is bad.
    Why did i forget how to write dumbledor

    • @ericgabrielalvesdecarvalho3496
      @ericgabrielalvesdecarvalho3496 3 роки тому

      Me too

    • @emmaherron5121
      @emmaherron5121 3 роки тому +2

      He is definitely! He manipulated Snape’s feelings for Lily to protect a boy that he knew he was raising to basically be slaughtered. Plus Dumbledore raised 2 generations of child soldiers.

    • @crazygolf4896
      @crazygolf4896 3 роки тому +1

      @@emmaherron5121 um what? Ive heard the thoery and no its wrong imo.

    • @khalednemer1345
      @khalednemer1345 3 роки тому

      @@emmaherron5121 This is all wrong lmao

    • @emmaherron5121
      @emmaherron5121 3 роки тому

      @@khalednemer1345 he did though!!! It’s in the books! Even Snape calls him out on it!!! “If you loved Lily Evans if you truly loved her then your way forward is clear” and “help me protect Lily’s son” Dumbledore says a then years later after Dumbledores tells Snape Harry must die Snape says “You have used me I have spied for you and lied for you and put myself in mortal danger for you everything was supposed to keep Lily Potter’s son safe. Now you tell me you have been raising him like a pig for slaughter!”

  • @abizerzohair6592
    @abizerzohair6592 3 роки тому +5

    Awesome
    Absolutely
    Especially the twists
    So unbelievably good

  • @jorgecarbajal8076
    @jorgecarbajal8076 3 роки тому

    I was confused by the inclusion of Dumbledore in the thumbnail of the video until you provided an explanation regarding his past with Grindelwald.

  • @JosephAmbrose_
    @JosephAmbrose_ 3 роки тому +1

    I’m honestly surprised lockharts hair never fell off every time a spell hit him when he was teaching during Harry’s second years because I’m pretty sure it was just a wig

  • @sylwestertrzewczynski5521
    @sylwestertrzewczynski5521 3 роки тому +11

    I was always wondering, if there was any evil Hufflepuff?

    • @YellowBear-kx1ff
      @YellowBear-kx1ff 3 роки тому +4

      Cedric Diggory in Cursed Child became a Death Eater and killed Neville.

    • @kaijoy4940
      @kaijoy4940 3 роки тому +10

      @@YellowBear-kx1ff cursed child will never be canon there's no way cedric would go evil

    • @shashwattripathi1130
      @shashwattripathi1130 3 роки тому +3

      In JK Rowlings’s Harry Potter there is no evil huffelpuff

    • @deepakkumarbhadra1768
      @deepakkumarbhadra1768 3 роки тому

      Cedric Diggory is dead so yeah

    •  3 роки тому +2

      The whole Maffia is a thoroughly Hufflepuff idea, cemented together by loyalty. If Hufflepuffs decide to go evil, they will do it together and will have each other's back no matter what. It's as frightening as it can get.

  • @user-dm4ey3pu6i
    @user-dm4ey3pu6i 3 роки тому +8

    What about grindelwald.He didn’t attempt hog warts but he was not a slytherin

    • @Delete240
      @Delete240 3 роки тому

      That’s far too obvious to count🤦‍♂️

  • @JuanMataCFC
    @JuanMataCFC 3 роки тому +2

    the quote from Hagrid "there's not a single witch/wizard who went bad who wasn't from Slytherin" is often misinterpreted to mean that all Slytherins are bad, but what he actually meant was that all Dark wizards came from Slytherin. however we know that even this statement isn't true, because of Wormtail being a Gryffindor. but to be fair to Hagrid, at the time he made that quote most of the wizarding world thought Wormtail was a good person (and was dead), but even if we take this into account his statement still isn't true because Sirius (who everyone thought was bad at the time) was also a Gryffindor.
    either way, there is a theory out there that Hagrid was specifically instructed to tell Harry that, not because it was true, but to dissuade Harry from wanting to be Sorted into Slytherin himself. apparently it was all part of an elaborate plan Dumbledore had for Harry which started as soon as he survived Voldemort's attempt to kill him when he was 1yo.

  • @jamesbluntirules
    @jamesbluntirules 2 роки тому +1

    Okay, so just a quick point - Hagrid's statement (which Ron made in the movie) never implied ALL Slytherins were bad. It doesn't say "Right, you're sorted into Slytherin at 11 years old - you're destined to turn to the Dark Arts. There's no hope of you taking a good path." It is simply a statement that Slytherin is renowned for producing Dark wizards and that any wizard who ever went bad was in Slytherin. The statement was made in the context of Hagrid explaining the different school houses to Harry after his first meeting with Malfoy in the robes shop. Hagrid says "Everyone says Hufflepuffs are a bunch of duffers but -" he never gets to finish that sentence because Harry cuts him off and says "I bet I'm in Hufflepuff." Hagrid then explains "Better Hufflepuff than Slytherin," and then makes the statement in question.
    The statement is of course a fallacy and wrong as this video proves. Even at this stage of the story before we find out about Peter Pettigrew (Gryffindor), Hagrid knows it to be false - he believes at this point in the story (although we don't find out until the 3rd book) that Sirius betrayed Lily and James to Voldemort (and if we concede that he didn't know about the Secret Keeper arrangement, he still believes that Sirius murdered Pettigrew and 12 muggles. He knows Sirius was in Gryffindor and best friends with James, Lily, Remus and Peter). So a pretty strange statement to make.
    On a side-note, I think I know why Slytherin is so adept at producing Dark wizards. First is the blood purity attitude of the house - now, simply because Salazar Slytherin was a blood purist and prized blood purity in his students, that doesn't mean you had to be a card carrying member of the pureblood supremacy club to enter the club. It also didn't mean you had to be a pureblood. It's implied in the last book that there are very rare instances where muggleborns are placed in Slytherin. Scabior, one of the snatchers that captures the trio and takes them to Malfoy Manor says "You don't find many mudblood Slytherins." The letter 'M' in front of the word 'any' is telling here. But even being a pureblood supremacists doesn't mean you'll automatically take the Voldemort/Death Eater route - Narcissa was never a marked Death Eater, but believed in blood purity. None of the Blacks except Regulus were Death Eaters, but quite clearly believed in blood purity as demonstrated by Sirius's mother's portrait. So whilst not everyone who holds blood supremacist views turns "bad", it is still one of the triggers. I think it is more to do with the values of the different houses.
    Gryffindor - Brave, nerve, chivalry.
    Bravery and nerve are more often than not used for standing up against injustice. More often than not, they are attributes used for good. However, it can occasionally be used for bad. Example - German soldiers in WWII who genuinely believed in the Nazi cause would be the HP equivalents of non-marked supporters of Voldemort who still fought in battle for Voldemort (like Greyback). You couldn't consider them "good" because they sincerely and genuinely believed in a cause that resulted in a genocide. But to put their life on the line in battle for that belief takes bravery and nerve.
    Ravenclaw - intelligence, learning, wisdom and wit. These can be used both ways and it depends on the values of the person outside of these. These are more "ability" based values rather than "choices" based values like Gryffindor's. So as Dumbledore says "It is not our abilities that show what we truly are, it is our choices." We see most use their intelligence and wisdom for good, but you get the odd narcissist like Lockhart who uses their intelligence (in his case of memory charms) for malicious purposes.
    Hufflepuff - hard work, patience, justice and loyalty. These are choices based values and are the least likely to be used in a bad way. This makes Hufflepuff the least likely to turn out a dark wizard. An iconic Hufflepuff line which is one of my favourite lines of the series which stems from the loyalty and justice values is "What if we want to stay and fight?!" from Ernie Macmillan when McGonagall is organising the evacuation of the castle before the battle of Hogwarts. McGonagall has said nothing at this point about over-age students being allowed to stay. So Ernie, out of a sense of loyalty to Harry, to Dumbledore's Army, to Dumbledore and a sense of justice takes it upon himself to ask, quite forcefully, about students who choose to being allowed to stay and fight against the injustice that Voldemort was perpetrating.
    Slytherin - ambition, cunning, leadership, and resourcefulness.
    These are values that can be used both ways like the other houses, but are the most easily adaptable for malicious purposes. They can certainly be used for good. Ambitious can simply mean having the attitude that if you shoot for the moon, you'll land somewhere among the stars. That can be used in relation to academics and it can be used in relation to the sort of career you want. But we also see this value in Umbridge (who was in Slytherin). She wanted power and she was prepared to do whatever it took to get it - including persecuting innocent people and killing 2 15 year old child (at the time that she sent the dementors after Harry and Dudley to Kiss them, she did not know that Harry could produce a patronus. She didn't want to just expel Harry, she wanted to permanently silence him). We also see this in Percy who was prepared to turn his back on his family for power. Cunning can also be used for good - going outside of Harry Potter, we see this on display in Matilda where she is cunning enough to come up with and execute a plan to get rid of the Truchbull who was terrorising the school. As well as being able to get back at her father. Leadership can be used for good and bad. Voldemort is an example of it being used for bad, whereas Harry is an example of it being used for good. Resourcefulness can also be used for good and bad, but it is very useful when used for bad. We see it used for good when the Trio is on the run, but we see it used for bad when the Trio is captured and Bellatrix is resourceful enough to use her knife when she had no wand to threaten to slit Harmione throat to stop the boys duelling.
    So overall I think it comes down to values. But Slytherin is not inherently evil.

  • @PhantomBones101
    @PhantomBones101 3 роки тому +46

    This makes me wonder if Dumbledore would've been scarier than Voldemort of he became a dark lord. I mean he was a good wizard and even Voldemort was afraid of him.

    • @TheAlphatitan
      @TheAlphatitan 3 роки тому +17

      If Dumbledore had joined Grindelwald the entire wizarding world combined wouldn’t have been able to stop them. They would reck any opponent they face and unlike Voldemort who could be defeated by love they wouldn’t have a weakness.

    • @buffnipz
      @buffnipz 3 роки тому +6

      ​@@TheAlphatitan Interesting point which makes me think. Just a small note, I feel that Voldemort was defeated more by his own arrogance rather than the power of love, even though JKR/Dumbledore often phrased it that way. But I guess they're partially connected though, as Voldemort was arrogant of the power of love, the power of Lily's enchantment.

    • @evamasters5028
      @evamasters5028 3 роки тому +1

      Unchecked ambition is its own weakness, and it lead to the fall of the friendship between Grindevald and Dumbledore. Dumbledore was never evil and sooner or later would have realized that his friend is leading him on the wrong path. Voldemort on the other hand was evil from the start and was conceived in deception and misuse of magic. He also grew up knowing no love and no friendship. Albus, for all his foolishness as a young man loved his family and his sister. Even his relationship with Grindevald was based on equality and even friendship, unlike Voldemort's relationships which were based on dominance, fear, usefulness and pure-blood theories. Voldemort humiliated and abused most, if not all of his followers, even when they were loyal to him and was ruthless in his pursuit of dominance.

    • @emjayy1233
      @emjayy1233 3 роки тому +1

      Dumbledore is more powerfull then voldemort. He is just so wise to not use all his powers

    • @TheAlphatitan
      @TheAlphatitan 3 роки тому +2

      @@evamasters5028 this is a fan what if scenarios where Dumbledore, like Grindelwald believes he is a hero who is uniting humankind and bringing real equality since it’s unfair how wizards have to live in secrecy and hiding. His love for his sister would actually propel him further as his sister was a victim of wizards being attacked by muggles. And not to mention this ruined his father’s and mother’s life which also led to Dumbledore facing both grievances and other problems.

  • @pigi1004
    @pigi1004 3 роки тому +3

    I didn't like the example of Quirrel. Queeni was persuaded by Grindelwald. Is she evil? No. She was just curious to hear what Grindelwald would say. So as Quirrel. No matter how many people will tell me Quirrel is evil, I think he is just like Queenie or dare I say, Snape (in his position on the Good/Evil spectrum). Same thing with Dumbledore. He wasn't bad, he was persuaded and influenced

    • @hippopottermus9856
      @hippopottermus9856 3 роки тому +1

      Queenie is in Fantastic Beasts so she wouldn't be included in this video

    • @pigi1004
      @pigi1004 3 роки тому

      @Mr Doctors13 He was curious to find out what happened to Voldemort, it makes perfect sense. Also Queenie tried to help Jacob by cooperating with the man that tried to kill them?

    • @pigi1004
      @pigi1004 3 роки тому

      @Mr Doctors13 I did watch the film, three times. She wad manipulated and she isn't bad person. And this is my point. Quirrel was curious, and when he found him, he was manipulated by Voldemort. Besides, everyone has their own opinion. No matter what you say I will stand by my point. It's like arguing that hamburger tastes better than pizza. It's an opinion, and opinion can't be wrong

    • @pigi1004
      @pigi1004 3 роки тому

      @Mr Doctors13 Not help him. He was curious to know more magic, more aspects of it. And if you'll read last comment until the end you'll know that I am not going to continue trying prove my point

  • @3191mal
    @3191mal 2 роки тому

    where do you get all this background information about the characters? like when they were born....?

  • @georgevanherck714
    @georgevanherck714 3 роки тому +2

    Maybe did dumbeldore not abanded the idea fot the greater good but he starten see it on other way:
    He stopt grindelwald
    He began the orde of the feniks
    He teach harry the richt tools for killing voldemort
    He give up his livefor defiting voldemort
    Al in the name of the greater good

  • @ginantsfan5
    @ginantsfan5 3 роки тому +6

    " I WOULD'VE DIED RATHER THEN BETRAY MY FRIENDS!!!!!!!!!!"

  • @eharper7
    @eharper7 3 роки тому +3

    It's no secret to my family and some of my friends that I can be extremely pessimistic, but I'm also a good listener and give some pretty darn good hugs. Just don't ask me for relationship advice. (Speaking as a Slytherin)

  • @zachpayton1079
    @zachpayton1079 Рік тому +1

    I've always looked at it like this; Slytherins as a whole are not inherently evil, most aren't. However those with evil in their nature who happen to attend Hogwarts, are typically drawn to Slytherin house because of what it represents and offers. Similarly though, the qualities of the other houses exaggerated to a negative degree certainly leave room for bad wizards/witches.

  • @juliezeineldeen3421
    @juliezeineldeen3421 3 роки тому

    love the vid

    • @vetleknive3792
      @vetleknive3792 3 роки тому

      You havent even watched the whole vid cause it got uploaded 9 min ago and you said this 6 min ago and the vid is 9 min long

    • @juliezeineldeen3421
      @juliezeineldeen3421 3 роки тому

      yes i did

    • @vetleknive3792
      @vetleknive3792 3 роки тому

      How?

    • @vetleknive3792
      @vetleknive3792 3 роки тому

      Anyways, who is that profile picture meant to be? Draco Malfoy and Pansy Parkinson?

    • @vetleknive3792
      @vetleknive3792 3 роки тому

      @Arne Svensson what is that suposed to mean? Lol

  • @vetleknive3792
    @vetleknive3792 3 роки тому +3

    Can you make a video on how Barty Crouch junior could keep it secret from his father that he was a death eater. And also his mom of course because she was the one to care for the boy while his father just was going to work all day long. What did he say to them when he was going out for a death eater thing? And i think im right when im saying that he didnt have a job. So what excuses did he have? I love your videos. ❤️

    • @AWX_Wrestling
      @AWX_Wrestling 3 роки тому +3

      I think Senior was too busy focusing on his career to pay any attention to what Junior was doing. So it wouldn't have been difficult for Junior to hide his true nature from his father.

    • @vetleknive3792
      @vetleknive3792 3 роки тому

      @@AWX_Wrestlingyes but his mom

    • @vetleknive3792
      @vetleknive3792 3 роки тому

      ?

  • @doompython8216
    @doompython8216 3 роки тому +4

    I think the only house without any bad wizards is Hufflepuff, if i am wrong, tell me

    • @mindyschocolate
      @mindyschocolate 3 роки тому +1

      Depends if you want to include the Cursed Child where Cedric Diggory goes Death Eater because he lost the stupid Triwizard tournament.

    • @doompython8216
      @doompython8216 3 роки тому +1

      @@mindyschocolate well, in reality that part never happened, so I am waiting for an answer

    • @tstefanyk6604
      @tstefanyk6604 3 роки тому

      I'd like to know too!

    • @moxytextingstorys2811
      @moxytextingstorys2811 Рік тому

      @@tstefanyk6604 i know im a year late but if you dont consider the cursed child as cannon then no us hufflepuffs don't have any evil poeple

  • @theundeadog546
    @theundeadog546 3 роки тому +1

    i fully agree to your list :)

  • @donovanulrich348
    @donovanulrich348 2 роки тому +1

    James Potter Griffendoor
    Also a bully Drove Snape to consider being a deatheater
    Serius even tells Snape like they use to in the 3rd book "Run along and play with your potion sets" Not realizing that actually made him not only smart and powerful, but caused the identity that Voldamort adored in Snape "The Half-Blood Prince" he forsook his muggle attachments in he title

  • @TheTir1962
    @TheTir1962 3 роки тому +4

    Through Potter, Dumbledore was atoning for his past sins.

    • @evamasters5028
      @evamasters5028 3 роки тому +1

      Through way more than Potter, Dumbledore was seeking atonement... he always tried to help the good (James and Lily, Lupin, Snape), give second chances (Hagrid, Winky and Dobby) and help people avoid mistakes (Draco Malfoy, Ron Wisley, Harry).

  • @treavy-n1d
    @treavy-n1d 3 роки тому +10

    As you can tell even grifindor Hufflepuff raven claw have there Share of bad apples and so while yes Slytherin gets most of the flak for having bad wizards I think the other houses are two stereotypical and ignorant that there houses are better and have no bad wizards and alot of good slytherins came out of that house and did great for the world but like I said every place that has good intentions has a bad apple or two just saying that the other houses are ignorant in there ways but if they accepted that even there houses have a few bad apples in the basket then I think everyone could get along and no buddy is perfect so just by being the best person your ever gonna be is your honest self will be the best thing anyone asks for!

    • @ommore5417
      @ommore5417 3 роки тому +2

      Yeah but most evil and pure blood suprrmacists came from slytherin even tho each house had their bad apples, but hogwarts is at fault for not trying to fix this

  • @blazinpuffs
    @blazinpuffs Рік тому

    Wow that info about Dumbledore is insane. I can't imagine someone's character changes at the death of a sibling. I suppose it's possible but unlikely. There had to have been some other external events that made him wise to the fact that wizards and muggles can coexist.

  • @leoweller15
    @leoweller15 2 роки тому

    Forgot Ernie Macmillan and Zacharias Smith
    Great video!

    • @mrdr0161
      @mrdr0161 Рік тому +1

      What's wrong with Ernie? And they're not bad wizards, they don't don't harm on people

    • @leoweller15
      @leoweller15 Рік тому

      @@mrdr0161 your right, my thinking was probably from chamber when he was rude to Harry.
      Although I stand by Zacharias

  • @jamilali3695
    @jamilali3695 3 роки тому +16

    I think you've forgotten James potter in this list as he was a bully and picked on Snape during their times at Hogwarts as well as not making Peter pettigrew feel like he doesn't belong his group which led to Peter betraying them

    • @javefiqbal7654
      @javefiqbal7654 3 роки тому

      James and Snape were rivals, and Peter befriended James because he was popular, he ended up betraying James cause he found someone with more power

  • @HansPeterBartels
    @HansPeterBartels 3 роки тому +9

    And this is why I am proud being a Hufflepuff 💛🖤💛🖤💛🖤💛🖤😁

  • @LycaonsMemories
    @LycaonsMemories 2 роки тому +1

    "wizards who may of made of questionable life choices" insert every name of every wizard ever

  • @Mockingjay975
    @Mockingjay975 2 роки тому +1

    Yeah I noticed that too!

  • @edra2005
    @edra2005 2 роки тому +19

    It was out of character for McGonogall to lock up all the slytherins in the dungeon during the final battle
    Most of them were not aligned with Voldemort

    • @jewel8482
      @jewel8482 2 роки тому +5

      They all did join him when told to escape to safety

    • @KevinTkt14
      @KevinTkt14 2 роки тому +1

      That wasn't out of character, Slytherins suck ass and thats where they needed to be. They all stood together in wantin to turn Harry over.

    • @friendlykoala
      @friendlykoala 2 роки тому +5

      Well i don't really think she had the time to sort them depending on whether or not each one was a Voldemort follower

    • @mogambochamchokaabaap7262
      @mogambochamchokaabaap7262 2 роки тому +3

      How do you know most of them.
      It was mostly the bloody rascal Slytherins who joined Tom and hated Harry.
      Also they refused to fight against Voldemort.
      People should be glad she didn't Avada Kedavra to all those Snakes.

    • @bananaforscale1283
      @bananaforscale1283 2 роки тому

      @@mogambochamchokaabaap7262 That's just typical prejudice against slytheirin, but it's far from truth.

  • @darkelder2600
    @darkelder2600 3 роки тому +17

    There are kind slyrherins- Horace Slughorn
    There are twisted gryffindor-Peter Pettegrew
    There are brave hufflepuff-Nymphadora Tonks
    There are stupid ravenclaw- Gilderoy Lockhart 🤣🤣

    • @morrisberben3132
      @morrisberben3132 3 роки тому +3

      Lockhart might be wrong in nearly everything he did but he was far from stupid tho.

    • @karlimlielavafele
      @karlimlielavafele 3 роки тому

      You copied this quote from reddit😐

    • @raghavparanjpe9556
      @raghavparanjpe9556 3 роки тому

      @@morrisberben3132 I m actually curious why sorting hat put him in ravenclaw. I agree he was not foolish, but he certainly wasn't wise, on the other hand he was cunning!!! and cunningness is a slytherin trait!! He certainly brought out more of slytherin traits (Cunningness, being opportunistic, striving to be successfull but not caring about the cost people paid, ambitious (though he lacked discipline),a greed for being famous etc.)

    • @barackobama5867
      @barackobama5867 3 роки тому +3

      Lockhart wasn't stupid lol, he fooled like 99% of the Wizarding world lol, also who said huflepuffs aren't brave? Cedric? Many ppl

    • @ackerose
      @ackerose 3 роки тому +1

      Um, Slughorn used elves to test poisons in his drinks. He's anything but kind

  • @sydhamelin1265
    @sydhamelin1265 Рік тому

    I took Hagrid's quote to not mean that all Slytherin were evil, but that all the known evil wizards had gone through that house.
    Now, this video definitely disproves that theory. I was just wondering this question, so really appreciate this vid. Can't believe I didn't remember Pettigrew.
    I would think each house has an appeal for good and evil, but some would trend in a certain way. Even Gryffindor can have an appeal for egocentric people, like James Potter, who definitely had some issues when he was young. I never read the books, but I'm guessing they started out more reductive with the houses, when they were more of children's stories, then implemented nuance as they moved along.

  • @emperorreign6154
    @emperorreign6154 2 роки тому +1

    I think Hagrid’s claim is a bit misunderstood and even misconstrued a little bit. He’s not saying all Slytherins are bad, just that anyone who turned bad usually tended to come from that house. And he’s not entirely wrong. Remember, he said this in the philosopher’s stone, so he wasn’t aware of how evil the likes of Pettigrew, or Quirrell were at that point. Like Harry, I think he eventually began to slowly learn that it wasn’t just Slytherin house producing evil witches and wizards.

  • @vinodhv9390
    @vinodhv9390 3 роки тому +3

    How on Earth Was Pettigrew in Gryffindor? He had no qualities of a Gryffindor.

    • @mindyschocolate
      @mindyschocolate 3 роки тому

      I wonder where it was even said he was in Gryffindor. The books don’t specifically say he was in Gryffindor.

    • @klaudiagrob
      @klaudiagrob 3 роки тому

      @@spritesophie6439 But Neville was loyal to his friends.

    • @klaudiagrob
      @klaudiagrob 3 роки тому

      @@mindyschocolate hahahahah youre so funny. Pettigrew was in Gryffindor I am 100% certain. You know James Sirius Remus and Peter were Marauders and they have hanged out together a lot. On Pottermore it says he was a Gryffindor. Pottermore or rather Wizarding World features that Pettigrew was in Gryffindor.

  • @adeshkumartyagi8766
    @adeshkumartyagi8766 3 роки тому +8

    Wait did I just saw dumbledore on the thumbnail photo 😰😰
    How can he be evil 😅😅

    • @seth9655
      @seth9655 3 роки тому

      People do foolish things in their youth

    • @adeshkumartyagi8766
      @adeshkumartyagi8766 3 роки тому

      @@seth9655 Dumbledore can't ........ 😱😱😱

    • @hippopottermus9856
      @hippopottermus9856 3 роки тому

      @@seth9655 but that doesn't make him EVIL

    • @Delete240
      @Delete240 3 роки тому

      @@adeshkumartyagi8766 I mean he can😂

  • @kaytusha408
    @kaytusha408 Рік тому +1

    as a Hufflepuff, i am proud to say that i have'nt found any "bad" wizards or witches that came from my house

  • @ZXQ-SUBFOX
    @ZXQ-SUBFOX 3 роки тому +1

    I commented on the slytherins that weren’t bad vid for you to do this video

  • @angc214
    @angc214 3 роки тому +3

    Before watching the rest of this video. I just want to point out that Hagrid never said there weren't good wizards that came from Slytherin. He only said that all the bad ones were from Slytherin.

    • @bananaforscale1283
      @bananaforscale1283 2 роки тому

      That's just as incorrect and misleading. Peter Pettigrew should be enough example.

  • @Acidrain82
    @Acidrain82 3 роки тому +7

    think Barty Crouch jr would have been in Ravenclaw

  • @bot69.1swish8
    @bot69.1swish8 2 роки тому +1

    Hagrid said that there is not a witch or wizard who went bad that wasn’t in Slytherin he means that not all Slytherins are bad but from what he knew at the time was that all the bad witch’s and wizards were Slytherin

  • @LegoAndrew08
    @LegoAndrew08 Рік тому +1

    before you talked about Barty Crouch Jr's Intelligence I said "I think he's in Ravenclaw"

  • @landonbehnen8997
    @landonbehnen8997 3 роки тому +3

    I believe that Dumbledore has always been evil even at his older ages, he sided by the good wizards and fought against Voldemort. I am not saying he sided by Voldemort or the death eaters but from the day Harry Potter arrived at Hogwarts Dumbledore had the plan to have Harry die, like a pig waiting to be slaughtered. He clearly did not trust Harry to do the right thing and let Voldemort kill him eliminating his last Horcrux. I know it may be a hot take but it’s something I have always believed.

  • @shahrukh631
    @shahrukh631 3 роки тому

    Wait a second, I don't remember anything in Deathly Hallows (book) that related Dumbledore planning to rule muggles in his early years, I remember book saying that both Dumbledore and Grindalwald both had a strong desire of finding all the Hallows but the dominance over Muggles ?

  • @athenaivypottah8352
    @athenaivypottah8352 2 роки тому

    YOU HAVE 394K SUBS!!

  • @Meg.AB30
    @Meg.AB30 2 роки тому

    People change over time, and this is the best way to explain it.