Just a thought but blubber can also be a synonymy for whimper and would appose the bravery of Gryffindor. So still fits the theory! Loving these podcasts!
Seamus was probably between Gryffindor and Slytherin. His loyalty to his family (specifically his mother and her opinions) is actually a Slytherin trait, according to Pottermore. Also explains Draco's loyalty to his family and their values. PS "Put a stopper in death". Snape does just that for Dumbledore when he contains the curse to his hand after he puts on the ring horcrux in book 6.
I guess I understood that differently. A stopper is the cork you put in a vial to close it. So to "put a stopper in death" is to create a Potion that kills. At least, that's how I understood it.
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Are you kidding me about potatoes not being magical food? Potatoes are amazing you can do all kinds of things with them. Boil ‘em, mash ‘em, stick ‘em in a stew, deep fry ‘em, and bake them!
I always assumed the "troublesome zombie" that Quirrell helped with was actually Voldemort since he is technically an undead being. I've always wondered if he was trying to posses dead bodies to use for his own will which is why he says zombie. And then the Nigerian prince part is a joke to throw the reader off thinking it's all a set up as a joke.
About 95% of the time we are in Harry’s perspective in this series, so that’s fair. JK doesn’t typically provide us with information Harry can’t know, outside of the first chapters of each book (there are exceptions). Nice work
Head Cannon: WHAT IF the world of Harry Potter was just a very slightly different universe than ours, and that’s why everything is almost completely identical but King’s Cross Station has a parking lot, Sept. 1st is always on the same day of the week and none of us have received our Hogwarts letters!
@@MasterCrander they use the same calendar as everyone else, they use the same months and the acknowledge Harry’s, Neville’s and Voldemort’s birthday all of which are after the 28th so it wouldn’t make sense that they only have 28 days in a month… then september 1st wouldn’t even be in september anymore.
I been marathoning HP and it just hit me that the spell Ron did on the rat in the train in Philosopher Stone didn't turn rat yellow because it was Peter all alooong!
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actually i think it's in the second book where aunt petunia tries to hit harry with a frying pan she's washing up, and he only doesn't get hit by it because he runs into the garden. so i think it's pretty conclusive they do hit him
42:23 - Peppermint Humbugs are a sweet that has been very common for centuries in Great Britain. It was the most affordable and easy to prepare, and I think apothecaries were manufacturing and distributing them. As they were so cheap, it was the sweet of the common folk. Actually, iirc, a historical event connected to peppermint humbugs was originally the inspiration for the story of Willy Wonka. I can't remember the entire thing bc I read about it years ago, but it goes something like this: The apothecary apprentice was cooking up the peppermint humbugs, and he mixed up two chemicals bc they had the same colour or something. The original ingredient also was not that great (poisonous in very large amounts, but in small amounts it gave the candy its distinctive colour), but the chemical he ended up putting in mistakenly was even more toxic. This led to 100 children and a dozen adults or so dying from eating peppermint humbugs, or at least get very ill. It was an honest mistake, but the press jumped on this and made it out to be some kind of crazy candy manufacturer whose goal it was to poison and kill children (just as today, the weirdest headlines and stories always sold best). I assumed, after having learnt about this story, that Harry didn't take the humbugs bc he had heard about this, or that it had become some kind of urban legend in GB. Why they were with the mains in the first place? I figure as some kind of palette cleanser.
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Snape is writing the instructions on the board because he is writing his way of doing it, or else he would tell them to follow the instructions in the book like slughorn. 1:33:11
Nah, Hermione would have noticed that right away. Also, she’s upset in HBP that Harry isn’t following the instructions, which would be written on the board and in the book.
I do enjoy the "cause we're the Jock House" reason for blubber being their opposite. But always read it as the verb for the crying, like sobbing instead of boldly confronting the thing.
Sometimes it's like you aren't even thinking, like you're describing how the words are opposites and then attribute Oddment to Hufflepuffs being the odd ones out, but given Oddment is a leftover bit, it would be the opposite of a "unit" which you couild the house of the loyal.
Growing up in Texas in the 80s - 90s, the idea that McGonagall might be getting something to beat him with was very... plausible. Like, I've always just found it funny and never even slightly horrifying, because getting swats with a wooden paddle was just, like, life. So, that's an eye opening perspective.
I think a lot of this, like the "nitwit, blubber, oddment, tweak" line is to show what you said earlier, the whimsy and nonsensical nature of magic and magical folk. Harry Potter comes from a generation where writers were taught NOT to explain their magical systems. The move towards 'scientific magic' (magic that works with strict rules that are explained and outline) picked up steam about 5 years after HP was first published (pioneered by people like Brandon Sanderson in Elantris and Hiromu Arakawa in Full Metal Alchemist). The school of thought is that explaining how magic works in great detail takes the magic out of it. Basically, it's no longer magic, which must have a sense of wonder and be preternatural. So a lot of things seem contradictory or breaking the rules, when it's simply the intent of the author to not explain it and keep you confused. While there were clearly instances of retconning (such as Hagrid flying to pick Harry up on the island), a lot of the "plot holes" can be explained by what Hermione says at the end of this book, that "most wizards don't have a lick of sense". Why didn't anyone bother to ask Myrtle how she died? It never occurred to them. Instead, wizards think in unorthodox or atypical ways. Now for a tangent. I like to believe that this is all because magic in Harry Potter operates in a similar manner to how Orcs in Warhammer operate. They are "magical" beings who don't know they're magical, and stand by weird superstitions like "wearing red makes you run faster" which is true for them, but we it's really just their belief that "red is fast" that causes it to be so. This lines up with how muggles are described as "not believing in magic, even if you show it to them", as well as how your psychological state and intent is important for how a spell functions. Seemingly, being able to do magic has something to do with ones receptiveness to it, which is to say, seeing magic is not enough by itself, it takes far deeper belief in it. To do magic means you need to believe you can do magic, so even if you've see it done, you will still not be able to perform. This would explain why it so took long for Nevil, with his total lack of self confidence. So those with this deep belief at a young age become wizards, while those who are naturally more… pragmatic become muggles or squibs. Wouldn't it be funny if the reason Harry was so magically inclined was due to how his aunt and uncle treated him, driving him into a world of escapism? Now this reasoning isn't perfect. Harry using sectumsempra without knowing what it does doesn't exactly fit at first glance... but maybe in a way it still does? Sectum obvious sounds like "cutting", especially to anyone familiar with Latin, and he knew it was "for enemies". Maybe part of what they study are the meaning of words to create spells, and so Harry may have been aware, at some lower subconscious level, how it would work.
wow even after watching the movies 100 times, i was still convinced the Gryffindor hole was circle, i just had to watch that scene in the movie to confirm to myself it wasn't a circle, it was a regular rectangle hole with a gothic arch at the top.
Narcissa's name comes from the mythological figure Narcissus and the flower. Her name is super cool for a couple reasons: 1. Her name kinda falls into the theme of the Black's naming their children after stars 2. The story of Narcissus is the root for narcissism which fits the Malfoys 3. AND the super cool part! Since Narcissus is a flower it falls into the theme of Harry being saved saved by mothers names after mother's named after flowers. Lily, Molly, and Narcissa! (Molly is a kind of flower)
There's a fanfic where Harry has a twin brother named Jim, and Lily and James survive... Harry is in slytherin and Jim in Gryffindor, and Harry discovers that "Nitwit, Blubber, Oddment and Tweak" were the names of the head House Elves for each Hogwarts House, lol
I think that odd meant could also be applied to Hufflepuff. The way I would phrase it is that Hufflepuff prides itself on its loyalty and teamwork and togetherness. With augment meaning a remnant or a part of something typically left over from a larger set or piece. This would definitely qualify for an opposite of what you would think of an ideal Hufflepuff since they think as a whole rather than the individual
Nitwit, Blubber, Oddment and Tweak - another possible connect to your theory of them being house opposites - 'to blubber' is also relatively commonly used British slang meaning 'to cry' (with an implication of crying heavily, sobbing, tears and running nose etc). This would, of course, be something that a less brave person might do in the face of great danger - so someone who blubbers could be seen as being a 'coward' and thus the antithesis of a Gryffindor.
when the books were written it was still very common for UK parents (same age as JK) to remember being beaten by teachers with the cane. and constantly tell their children how lucky they are.
I realize this is an older video, but I had to just note that the nitwit oddment blubber tweak concept works much better if you interpret blubber as a verb instead of a noun. Blubbering or crying (often in fear) would oppose Gryffindor's bravery and is less superficial than the connection to athletics.
The thing with the humbugs being served with the main course of the feast here is very strange. We wouldn't serve a random sweet like them with the main course of our meals here in Britain. We might have them as a snack later on or keep a packet of them in the glove box or console compartment in the car for long journeys or even, short journeys. I would love it if you guys would at least, watch the Tolkien movies, the Hobbit The Unexpected Journey and the lord of the Rings trilogy. Those two series alone, would keep you going forever, for more years than you'd have on this planet probably... and wowser, you could mix and match characters from both Harry Potter and Middle Earth, so you could place LOTR characters in Hogwarts houses, which would be so cool.
I’m sure Nick never asked the Baron about his death the same way you don’t ask someone with a disability “what happened to them”. It’s a sign of respect. If he was comfortable with telling he would even if it took him a millennia to become vulnerable enough to discus it. The same can be said for Myrtle
Now I just want to answer to the question: What if Harry would have been a girl? 🤔 Then she would look more like Lily so what would change if Snape would treat her nicely.
Luna wouldn't be in their sorting because she wasn't in their year. She's in Ginnys year. And we never see her sorted because we're busy watching Harry crash a car..
I've had my copy of Prisoner of Azkaban since the year 2000 so I had to check if it said "three legged stool" and sure enough on page 90 there it is. Pretty cool.
Squibs can definitely use magical items because muggles can - otherwise Arthur Weasley wouldn't have a job. There's a whole thing about the Misuse of Magic department confiscating a cursed tea set that was owned by a muggle - and spit boiling water at her. She had to go to St. Mungo's and have her memory wiped.
Do you know how young magical children are taught reading, spelling and math before Hogwart. Are they home schooled or are there magical Elementary school? Only Harry went to a muggle school. Also do you know what subjects are taught at other Wizarding schools like Uagadou in African.
I'm of the belief that wizards were taught those subjects but the narrator just doesn't mention them because who wants to hear about the time harry potter took a pre-algebra class?
I would say Neville is Sirius’ counterpart. Purebloods that don’t quite fit the mold of what a wizard “should be” Ron and his fair weather friend behavior in books 4 and 7 especially is a better parallel to Peter.
The shear number of paranormal investigative shows on TV during the 2000s ought to be proof enough that a Disillusionment Charm wouldn’t stop Muggles from going to scope out old ruins.
I bet one of the protections on the school is the same as one used for the Quidditch World Cup. Getting close to the barrier causes the muggle(s) to suddenly remember something they need to do or just some dismissing of progressing further. So if Ghost Adventures approached the castle, they would probably, inexplicably, want to leave and not question it.
Just thought of this when you mentioned Snape being on a broom and how it’s never mentioned that he’s good at it. My mind went to your guys theory on him already having some levitation and flying abilities without a broom. So if he can already fly, I’m sure the broom is just a coverup.
I have a thought on why Oliver suggested the fastest broom for Harry. This isn’t to say the other players don’t need a fast broom, but Harry is going to be the Seeker and he’s chasing the fastest ball there is at play. Makes sense for their most important player to have a speedy and agile broom. Also McGonagall really wanted to win again so why not give Harry an extra push? She’s had a soft side for him from the beginning, so I can also see her trying secretly to pay him back for leaving him with the Dursleys.
Bezoars have actually been found to neutralize at least a few poisons. I think it's more that if you drop it in the poison it makes it safe than curing it though. There's a chemical reaction that turns certain toxic chemicals into less harmful ones. Sadly I don't remember the details
That's because Albus Dumbledore only sings the school song, when he is in a good mood! So, you can make a pretty good case about why he never sings the school song after Harry's first year!
There's reference to porage at breakfast throughout most of the series. Hermione is eating it themorning of the first task of the tri wizard tournament. Just read that part.
Yeh double potions means two normal class hours back to back. Which makes sense as they only have potions once a week, and potions would likely need more time than other classes for brewing and such. As far as sharing lessons with the other houses, I think they almost always have lessons with the students from one of the other houses. Although I only remember them ever sharing lessons with the Hufflepuffs and the Slytherins, I can't ever remember a class with the Ravenclaws being specifically described in any of the books. Who even are the Ravenclaws in their year? I know Padma Patil and Terry Boot, but I can't think of any others. I feel like Ravenclaw was the most under-explored house in terms of characters, especially Harry's year
Okay you two are driving me nuts LOL. They ask Murtal how she died and she says she doesn't know. She remembers a boy when she is crying and she only saw eyes. Lol. If I am wrong let me know, but I remember it as she didn't really know what killed her.
Potatoes are 100% British staple food. All the food on the tables was standard British fare. Every dinner in my Canadian home (English and Sottish ancestors) had potatoes in some form or other on the dinner plate. No rice.
It's established that Filch and Mrs.Norris is a poltergeist like peeves BUT what if Filch has been around Hogwarts much longer than originally thought? What if he was there when the castle was a castle when the dungeon was used for its original purpose? Where there's a dungeon filled with prisoners there's executions and torture. This would explain why Filch was so obsessed with torture which would also explain his comment about hanging people on the walls by their thumbs.
Looking up "dungeon" in a modern dictionary will consistently only provide the modern definition(s) and rarely explain the etymology. In the history of British castellan fortifications, the main tower/living quarters was called a "Keep", however modern notions of "castle" was introduced from France by William the Conqueror, which used the term "Don Jon" for the living quarters (now often rectangular like the Tower of London), and used interchangeably with Keep in England, before evolving into "dungeon" though the term had "migrated" to the lower portions of the Keep, rather than the whole Keep, but these were used like the more modern "root cellars" to store and preserve food in the cooler temperatures, which was often times worth its weight in gold, thus requiring strong lockable doors to protect to food from thieves. Dungeons weren't really associated with prisons until castles had already become defunct, as their built-in security features made it ideal for holding prisoners waiting for an eternity to face trial where they were always found guilty. Filch's "locking them up in the dungeons" can also be used in locking the students in the Astronomy or Gryffindor towers (again, see Tower of London, or Rapunzel), but Filch probably prefers the added punishments of being cold and in the dark.
Isn't the reason Snape write the potion recipes on the board (rather than having the students read them from the book) because his recipes are better? So isn't he, in fact, teaching them the "secrets"? Having said that, i still don't think he's a very good teacher for so many other reasons. So yes, Dumbledore does not seem to be the best at choosing teachers for some reason.
Every time I hear someone say “What are the odds of that?” about something that already happened I am reminded of that one scene from The Chronicles of Riddick where the wind elemental says “100%, it already happened.”
I just thought of something... Remember how Filch and Madam Pince seem to have a thing going? But Filch is almost definitely a poltergeist. But you know where the most disciplined students go? To the library! The library demands discipline and silence. So I am inclined to think that Madam Pince is ALSO a Poltergeist, the same as Filch. 🤯 Also also, did anyone notice how she checks Lockhart's signature? She just stares at it! That kind of wandless magic is extremely rare in witches and wizards- we have only seen Dumbledore be able to do something like that in the Riddle's cave. That's another hint that she is not quite human 🤯
@@oficial52011 I was talking about their theory that Filch is a poltergeist. Of course Peeves is one too, we know that. But who said there could be only 1 poltergeist?
I like to think the hat just finds it inappropriate to be spoken of if not in song form and magically makes it so, kindof like Tom Riddle taboos his nickname Voldemort, but the hat does it in a fun way. Perhaps charms can be personalized a little
Blubber can also mean to cry, so that might be the opposite of Gryffindor bravery. I agree that oddment is the opposite of Hufflepuff, hardworking vs useless. But tweak?
The castle is a dragon: the dragon is dangerous...because it's a dragon :D Look at the dragons that have been encountered through the series - they aren't dangerous because they're evil, they're dangerous in the same way encountering a tiger would be dangerous.
It’d be interesting, next time to hear you guys discuss maybe with a guest who is native to Britain n a fan of the series to discuss nuances to the culture of the book. Things most ppl would misunderstand, cultural practice, language, mannerisms, that influences the movie n book creation. Small example, as a young fan, I did comprehend the word snagging. N didn’t understand that’s British term for making out. I think that was the word in the book, n I was very confused until I saw the movie 😂
Mrs. Norris follows Hagrid around because his pockets are full of mice.
I like that idea😂
Just a thought but blubber can also be a synonymy for whimper and would appose the bravery of Gryffindor. So still fits the theory! Loving these podcasts!
That’s exactly what I was thinking as I was listening; blubber as the verb rather than the noun works great antonym for gryffindor!
@@Mxrne_ goody
The original Potterwatch: Malfoy watching to see if Harry gets mail. 🤣🤣🤣
LOL why does this just make me think of Malfoy as like the mean guy but secretly admiring Harry and like being his literal stalker 🤣
You KNOW it was Dobby putting Draco's sweets packages together. Poor Dobby...
Probably was one of his more „fun“ duties…
My guy, “I can go deep into Peeves” is the “phrasing” to end all “phrasings”
Seamus was probably between Gryffindor and Slytherin. His loyalty to his family (specifically his mother and her opinions) is actually a Slytherin trait, according to Pottermore. Also explains Draco's loyalty to his family and their values.
PS "Put a stopper in death". Snape does just that for Dumbledore when he contains the curse to his hand after he puts on the ring horcrux in book 6.
I guess I understood that differently. A stopper is the cork you put in a vial to close it. So to "put a stopper in death" is to create a Potion that kills. At least, that's how I understood it.
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Love the show and this format is so relaxing and engaging at the same time. You guys are like the potterhead friend I nerver had and it’s so much fun when you explore the books closely and come up with new theories. Ceep up the good work! You are awsome!
🇸🇪Hej broder!!!! 🇸🇪
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Congrats on having a leap year worth of Harry Potter videos 👏👏
That room looks so cozy
i honestly don't watch these at they come out every week but i do wait eagerly for the three chapter long videos every 3 weeks or so
Are you kidding me about potatoes not being magical food? Potatoes are amazing you can do all kinds of things with them. Boil ‘em, mash ‘em, stick ‘em in a stew, deep fry ‘em, and bake them!
You got to stan for potatoes using a Lord of The Rings quote on a Harry Potter video... Legend.
Also roast them
Turn them into alcohol
What's taters precious?!
I always assumed the "troublesome zombie" that Quirrell helped with was actually Voldemort since he is technically an undead being. I've always wondered if he was trying to posses dead bodies to use for his own will which is why he says zombie. And then the Nigerian prince part is a joke to throw the reader off thinking it's all a set up as a joke.
For chaptor 6 the reader was not yet under de fedelius charm so they could not show us the hat
I love this idea
That’s pretty funny
I LOVE THIS theory! Excellent ❗
About 95% of the time we are in Harry’s perspective in this series, so that’s fair. JK doesn’t typically provide us with information Harry can’t know, outside of the first chapters of each book (there are exceptions). Nice work
Head Cannon:
WHAT IF the world of Harry Potter was just a very slightly different universe than ours, and that’s why everything is almost completely identical but King’s Cross Station has a parking lot, Sept. 1st is always on the same day of the week and none of us have received our Hogwarts letters!
If someone has already thought of this, I apologize. No intention of reposting for likes/comments. 😁
The world where every month is 28 days long resulting from very rhythmic astronomy that can therefore be used to mark and predict impacts
@@MasterCranderbut Harry’s birthday is July 31st so that wouldn’t work
@@rekameszaros You think wizards count the days consecutively without skipping?
@@MasterCrander they use the same calendar as everyone else, they use the same months and the acknowledge Harry’s, Neville’s and Voldemort’s birthday all of which are after the 28th so it wouldn’t make sense that they only have 28 days in a month… then september 1st wouldn’t even be in september anymore.
I love this new series! Please do this forever!
I been marathoning HP and it just hit me that the spell Ron did on the rat in the train in Philosopher Stone didn't turn rat yellow because it was Peter all alooong!
It's also just objectively not a spell 😅
It just wasn’t a spell. Nothing to do with peter
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here in the UK, double lessons means the same class back to back.
actually i think it's in the second book where aunt petunia tries to hit harry with a frying pan she's washing up, and he only doesn't get hit by it because he runs into the garden. so i think it's pretty conclusive they do hit him
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muggles can canonicaly interact wit magical objects, thats why all the portkeys looks like junk, to avoid muggles to grab it) viz.Arthurs department
I love this! What a great series.
42:23 - Peppermint Humbugs are a sweet that has been very common for centuries in Great Britain. It was the most affordable and easy to prepare, and I think apothecaries were manufacturing and distributing them. As they were so cheap, it was the sweet of the common folk.
Actually, iirc, a historical event connected to peppermint humbugs was originally the inspiration for the story of Willy Wonka. I can't remember the entire thing bc I read about it years ago, but it goes something like this:
The apothecary apprentice was cooking up the peppermint humbugs, and he mixed up two chemicals bc they had the same colour or something. The original ingredient also was not that great (poisonous in very large amounts, but in small amounts it gave the candy its distinctive colour), but the chemical he ended up putting in mistakenly was even more toxic. This led to 100 children and a dozen adults or so dying from eating peppermint humbugs, or at least get very ill. It was an honest mistake, but the press jumped on this and made it out to be some kind of crazy candy manufacturer whose goal it was to poison and kill children (just as today, the weirdest headlines and stories always sold best).
I assumed, after having learnt about this story, that Harry didn't take the humbugs bc he had heard about this, or that it had become some kind of urban legend in GB. Why they were with the mains in the first place? I figure as some kind of palette cleanser.
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Snape is writing the instructions on the board because he is writing his way of doing it, or else he would tell them to follow the instructions in the book like slughorn. 1:33:11
Nah, Hermione would have noticed that right away. Also, she’s upset in HBP that Harry isn’t following the instructions, which would be written on the board and in the book.
In my version of prisoner, it is a three-legged stool which flitwick is carrying out of the great hall after the sorting ceremony (page 96)
Beezor sounds like the Epi-pen of the Wizarding world. Just healed enough to get you to the hospital
Blubber is also a reference to crying, it could be a way of calling people cry babies.
I do enjoy the "cause we're the Jock House" reason for blubber being their opposite. But always read it as the verb for the crying, like sobbing instead of boldly confronting the thing.
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I have the British version of the Philosopher's Stone audiobook. It's called 'football'.
Sometimes it's like you aren't even thinking, like you're describing how the words are opposites and then attribute Oddment to Hufflepuffs being the odd ones out, but given Oddment is a leftover bit, it would be the opposite of a "unit" which you couild the house of the loyal.
Growing up in Texas in the 80s - 90s, the idea that McGonagall might be getting something to beat him with was very... plausible. Like, I've always just found it funny and never even slightly horrifying, because getting swats with a wooden paddle was just, like, life. So, that's an eye opening perspective.
I think a lot of this, like the "nitwit, blubber, oddment, tweak" line is to show what you said earlier, the whimsy and nonsensical nature of magic and magical folk. Harry Potter comes from a generation where writers were taught NOT to explain their magical systems. The move towards 'scientific magic' (magic that works with strict rules that are explained and outline) picked up steam about 5 years after HP was first published (pioneered by people like Brandon Sanderson in Elantris and Hiromu Arakawa in Full Metal Alchemist). The school of thought is that explaining how magic works in great detail takes the magic out of it. Basically, it's no longer magic, which must have a sense of wonder and be preternatural. So a lot of things seem contradictory or breaking the rules, when it's simply the intent of the author to not explain it and keep you confused. While there were clearly instances of retconning (such as Hagrid flying to pick Harry up on the island), a lot of the "plot holes" can be explained by what Hermione says at the end of this book, that "most wizards don't have a lick of sense". Why didn't anyone bother to ask Myrtle how she died? It never occurred to them. Instead, wizards think in unorthodox or atypical ways.
Now for a tangent. I like to believe that this is all because magic in Harry Potter operates in a similar manner to how Orcs in Warhammer operate. They are "magical" beings who don't know they're magical, and stand by weird superstitions like "wearing red makes you run faster" which is true for them, but we it's really just their belief that "red is fast" that causes it to be so. This lines up with how muggles are described as "not believing in magic, even if you show it to them", as well as how your psychological state and intent is important for how a spell functions. Seemingly, being able to do magic has something to do with ones receptiveness to it, which is to say, seeing magic is not enough by itself, it takes far deeper belief in it. To do magic means you need to believe you can do magic, so even if you've see it done, you will still not be able to perform. This would explain why it so took long for Nevil, with his total lack of self confidence. So those with this deep belief at a young age become wizards, while those who are naturally more… pragmatic become muggles or squibs. Wouldn't it be funny if the reason Harry was so magically inclined was due to how his aunt and uncle treated him, driving him into a world of escapism?
Now this reasoning isn't perfect. Harry using sectumsempra without knowing what it does doesn't exactly fit at first glance... but maybe in a way it still does? Sectum obvious sounds like "cutting", especially to anyone familiar with Latin, and he knew it was "for enemies". Maybe part of what they study are the meaning of words to create spells, and so Harry may have been aware, at some lower subconscious level, how it would work.
IM NOT FROM SWEDEN but this is awesome. Keep it up guys. Bring back our childhoods a couple chapters at a time.
WE NEED THAT FOUNDERS SERIE, if posible make it as long as what if harry was in slytherin or longer
I would say that "blubber" could be a reference to someone "blubbering" which would still go well as an antithesis for Gryffindor courage.
wow even after watching the movies 100 times, i was still convinced the Gryffindor hole was circle, i just had to watch that scene in the movie to confirm to myself it wasn't a circle, it was a regular rectangle hole with a gothic arch at the top.
Narcissa's name comes from the mythological figure Narcissus and the flower. Her name is super cool for a couple reasons:
1. Her name kinda falls into the theme of the Black's naming their children after stars
2. The story of Narcissus is the root for narcissism which fits the Malfoys
3. AND the super cool part! Since Narcissus is a flower it falls into the theme of Harry being saved saved by mothers names after mother's named after flowers. Lily, Molly, and Narcissa! (Molly is a kind of flower)
There's a fanfic where Harry has a twin brother named Jim, and Lily and James survive... Harry is in slytherin and Jim in Gryffindor, and Harry discovers that "Nitwit, Blubber, Oddment and Tweak" were the names of the head House Elves for each Hogwarts House, lol
I think that odd meant could also be applied to Hufflepuff. The way I would phrase it is that Hufflepuff prides itself on its loyalty and teamwork and togetherness. With augment meaning a remnant or a part of something typically left over from a larger set or piece. This would definitely qualify for an opposite of what you would think of an ideal Hufflepuff since they think as a whole rather than the individual
My thoughts behind Mrs. Norris following Hagrid around:
He has field mice in his pockets!
Nitwit, Blubber, Oddment and Tweak - another possible connect to your theory of them being house opposites - 'to blubber' is also relatively commonly used British slang meaning 'to cry' (with an implication of crying heavily, sobbing, tears and running nose etc). This would, of course, be something that a less brave person might do in the face of great danger - so someone who blubbers could be seen as being a 'coward' and thus the antithesis of a Gryffindor.
when the books were written it was still very common for UK parents (same age as JK) to remember being beaten by teachers with the cane. and constantly tell their children how lucky they are.
I believe what Snape means by "put a stopper in death" is actually just "put a cork in a bottle full of a potion that can kill you".
There's 2 teachers that did a read-through podcast for LOTR, I hope this lives up to that standard
I realize this is an older video, but I had to just note that the nitwit oddment blubber tweak concept works much better if you interpret blubber as a verb instead of a noun.
Blubbering or crying (often in fear) would oppose Gryffindor's bravery and is less superficial than the connection to athletics.
My interpretation of “Morag MacDougal” was that Neville just forgot professor McGonagall’s name, and that is what he thought it was
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nitrous oxdie and in some cases some canbus water can make you giggle for a long time, remember high enough text will look like magic
The thing with the humbugs being served with the main course of the feast here is very strange. We wouldn't serve a random sweet like them with the main course of our meals here in Britain. We might have them as a snack later on or keep a packet of them in the glove box or console compartment in the car for long journeys or even, short journeys. I would love it if you guys would at least, watch the Tolkien movies, the Hobbit The Unexpected Journey and the lord of the Rings trilogy. Those two series alone, would keep you going forever, for more years than you'd have on this planet probably... and wowser, you could mix and match characters from both Harry Potter and Middle Earth, so you could place LOTR characters in Hogwarts houses, which would be so cool.
I want to hear more of Ben and J’s backstory! Clearly Ben has had some wild jobs!
I’m sure Nick never asked the Baron about his death the same way you don’t ask someone with a disability “what happened to them”. It’s a sign of respect. If he was comfortable with telling he would even if it took him a millennia to become vulnerable enough to discus it. The same can be said for Myrtle
So if Filch is a poltergeist, why is he learning from Quikspell? He's not an idiot. He knows he can't do any magic if he's a poltergeist.
Lol exactly. The one minor scene in the book that crumbles the entire theory.
1:25:46 "from the piece of chalk" made me sigh in relief
Now I just want to answer to the question: What if Harry would have been a girl? 🤔
Then she would look more like Lily so what would change if Snape would treat her nicely.
I have a theory that the reason Harry had a dream about Quirrell's turban was that like the time with Nagini he was entering Quirrell's mind.
Humbugs are hard candy. My Scottish grandmother loved them and always had them in her purse.
41:23 Ben's reading FanFics - I see you
About the snitch as a gift, I see it more as like them Game ball or Game winning ball in baseball, adding a little more significance to it
Luna wouldn't be in their sorting because she wasn't in their year. She's in Ginnys year. And we never see her sorted because we're busy watching Harry crash a car..
I've had my copy of Prisoner of Azkaban since the year 2000 so I had to check if it said "three legged stool" and sure enough on page 90 there it is. Pretty cool.
Squibs can definitely use magical items because muggles can - otherwise Arthur Weasley wouldn't have a job. There's a whole thing about the Misuse of Magic department confiscating a cursed tea set that was owned by a muggle - and spit boiling water at her. She had to go to St. Mungo's and have her memory wiped.
Do you know how young magical children are taught reading, spelling and math before Hogwart. Are they home schooled or are there magical Elementary school? Only Harry went to a muggle school. Also do you know what subjects are taught at other Wizarding schools like Uagadou in African.
I'm of the belief that wizards were taught those subjects but the narrator just doesn't mention them because who wants to hear about the time harry potter took a pre-algebra class?
Speaking about the remembrall. Neville didnt forgot his jacket. You can see it next to him on the bench
I would say Neville is Sirius’ counterpart. Purebloods that don’t quite fit the mold of what a wizard “should be”
Ron and his fair weather friend behavior in books 4 and 7 especially is a better parallel to Peter.
The shear number of paranormal investigative shows on TV during the 2000s ought to be proof enough that a Disillusionment Charm wouldn’t stop Muggles from going to scope out old ruins.
I bet one of the protections on the school is the same as one used for the Quidditch World Cup. Getting close to the barrier causes the muggle(s) to suddenly remember something they need to do or just some dismissing of progressing further. So if Ghost Adventures approached the castle, they would probably, inexplicably, want to leave and not question it.
Blubber is also a term to describe crying unnecessarily, and that would be opposed to bravery.
Just thought of this when you mentioned Snape being on a broom and how it’s never mentioned that he’s good at it. My mind went to your guys theory on him already having some levitation and flying abilities without a broom. So if he can already fly, I’m sure the broom is just a coverup.
I have a thought on why Oliver suggested the fastest broom for Harry. This isn’t to say the other players don’t need a fast broom, but Harry is going to be the Seeker and he’s chasing the fastest ball there is at play. Makes sense for their most important player to have a speedy and agile broom. Also McGonagall really wanted to win again so why not give Harry an extra push? She’s had a soft side for him from the beginning, so I can also see her trying secretly to pay him back for leaving him with the Dursleys.
Bezoars have actually been found to neutralize at least a few poisons. I think it's more that if you drop it in the poison it makes it safe than curing it though. There's a chemical reaction that turns certain toxic chemicals into less harmful ones. Sadly I don't remember the details
To bubber is also to cry, opposite of the brave and bold Gryffindor House
If Filch is threatening them with being thrown into the dungeons, it might be an empty threat. Since there are no punishment dungeons.
That's because Albus Dumbledore only sings the school song, when he is in a good mood!
So, you can make a pretty good case about why he never sings the school song after Harry's first year!
There's reference to porage at breakfast throughout most of the series. Hermione is eating it themorning of the first task of the tri wizard tournament. Just read that part.
Yeh double potions means two normal class hours back to back. Which makes sense as they only have potions once a week, and potions would likely need more time than other classes for brewing and such. As far as sharing lessons with the other houses, I think they almost always have lessons with the students from one of the other houses. Although I only remember them ever sharing lessons with the Hufflepuffs and the Slytherins, I can't ever remember a class with the Ravenclaws being specifically described in any of the books. Who even are the Ravenclaws in their year? I know Padma Patil and Terry Boot, but I can't think of any others. I feel like Ravenclaw was the most under-explored house in terms of characters, especially Harry's year
Okay you two are driving me nuts LOL. They ask Murtal how she died and she says she doesn't know. She remembers a boy when she is crying and she only saw eyes. Lol. If I am wrong let me know, but I remember it as she didn't really know what killed her.
Potatoes are 100% British staple food. All the food on the tables was standard British fare. Every dinner in my Canadian home (English and Sottish ancestors) had potatoes in some form or other on the dinner plate. No rice.
Snape hates Neville because if Voldemort had gone after the Longbottoms and not the Potters then Lily might still be alive.
It's established that Filch and Mrs.Norris is a poltergeist like peeves BUT what if Filch has been around Hogwarts much longer than originally thought? What if he was there when the castle was a castle when the dungeon was used for its original purpose? Where there's a dungeon filled with prisoners there's executions and torture. This would explain why Filch was so obsessed with torture which would also explain his comment about hanging people on the walls by their thumbs.
Looking up "dungeon" in a modern dictionary will consistently only provide the modern definition(s) and rarely explain the etymology. In the history of British castellan fortifications, the main tower/living quarters was called a "Keep", however modern notions of "castle" was introduced from France by William the Conqueror, which used the term "Don Jon" for the living quarters (now often rectangular like the Tower of London), and used interchangeably with Keep in England, before evolving into "dungeon" though the term had "migrated" to the lower portions of the Keep, rather than the whole Keep, but these were used like the more modern "root cellars" to store and preserve food in the cooler temperatures, which was often times worth its weight in gold, thus requiring strong lockable doors to protect to food from thieves. Dungeons weren't really associated with prisons until castles had already become defunct, as their built-in security features made it ideal for holding prisoners waiting for an eternity to face trial where they were always found guilty. Filch's "locking them up in the dungeons" can also be used in locking the students in the Astronomy or Gryffindor towers (again, see Tower of London, or Rapunzel), but Filch probably prefers the added punishments of being cold and in the dark.
Hpt:
What if dumbledore never took james invisibility cloak and james and lily had there wands in there pockets
The only problem i have with your Filch is a reverse poltergeist, is why would he be applying for lessons on how to do simple magic tricks
Double of is multiple two classes back to back
In Hogwarts Legacy there is a Dragon stone "mural" in central hall as well. Maybe its the dragon that got turned into Hogwarts?
I wonder if a variation of the magic that goes into headmaster portraits, was applied to the hat? 'Cept all the founders, in one object.
Isn't the reason Snape write the potion recipes on the board (rather than having the students read them from the book) because his recipes are better? So isn't he, in fact, teaching them the "secrets"? Having said that, i still don't think he's a very good teacher for so many other reasons. So yes, Dumbledore does not seem to be the best at choosing teachers for some reason.
I feel like they did ask myrtle who killed her and all she said saw was the eyes of the basilisk when opening the door of the stall.
An 'oddment' is a remnant aka: left-overs scraps.
"To blubber" is "to cry uncontrolably".
'Double potions with the Slytherins' - the double refers to a double length class - two 'periods' back to back - Ben wins that round ;)
The sorting hat thinks it's the best hat that could cap them all but it's no top hat if you ask me.-zantana probably 😂
1:05:00 I think not a bad mind is reffering to hufflepuf, sinse it can be read as not having evil in ones mind and tallent is reffering to ravenclaw
Every time I hear someone say “What are the odds of that?” about something that already happened I am reminded of that one scene from The Chronicles of Riddick where the wind elemental says “100%, it already happened.”
To blubber also means to cry which would be maybe the opposite of bravery?
I wouldn't put it passed Neville to not know or remember what a squib is. Plus, he probably sees himself as worse than a squib somehow.
I just thought of something...
Remember how Filch and Madam Pince seem to have a thing going?
But Filch is almost definitely a poltergeist. But you know where the most disciplined students go? To the library! The library demands discipline and silence.
So I am inclined to think that Madam Pince is ALSO a Poltergeist, the same as Filch. 🤯
Also also, did anyone notice how she checks Lockhart's signature? She just stares at it! That kind of wandless magic is extremely rare in witches and wizards- we have only seen Dumbledore be able to do something like that in the Riddle's cave.
That's another hint that she is not quite human 🤯
Peeves is the poltergeist
@@oficial52011 I was talking about their theory that Filch is a poltergeist.
Of course Peeves is one too, we know that. But who said there could be only 1 poltergeist?
I like to think the hat just finds it inappropriate to be spoken of if not in song form and magically makes it so, kindof like Tom Riddle taboos his nickname Voldemort, but the hat does it in a fun way. Perhaps charms can be personalized a little
Blubber can also mean to cry, so that might be the opposite of Gryffindor bravery. I agree that oddment is the opposite of Hufflepuff, hardworking vs useless. But tweak?
The castle is a dragon: the dragon is dangerous...because it's a dragon :D Look at the dragons that have been encountered through the series - they aren't dangerous because they're evil, they're dangerous in the same way encountering a tiger would be dangerous.
It’d be interesting, next time to hear you guys discuss maybe with a guest who is native to Britain n a fan of the series to discuss nuances to the culture of the book. Things most ppl would misunderstand, cultural practice, language, mannerisms, that influences the movie n book creation. Small example, as a young fan, I did comprehend the word snagging. N didn’t understand that’s British term for making out. I think that was the word in the book, n I was very confused until I saw the movie 😂