10:50 Yess, if you catch THE SNAPE, then you win the game. Imagine that game, Prof. Snape running around and hiding until some kid on a broom caught him. That would be the BEST GAME EVER.
I fully support these new rules. And really, things could've been a lot worse for ol' Snape . . . I mean, at least in this scenario, they're not batting at his head like it's some kind of Bludger or they're not throwing him through the rings like he's one giant Quaffle.
The reason we all love this book so much, despite its lack of major plot and the fact that we just follow the characters day to day, is because there is not one person on this planet that has not dreamt about going to Hogwarts. When you first read it as a kid, you are completely enthralled by their day to day lives and wish is was real, and then every time we pick the books back up as adults we are 10 years old again waiting for our letters. And that will never not be the reaction.
Right???? I've been of a mind that the movies' biggest flaw was not showing the classes and magic in their daily life. The plot is great, but the best part is living life in Hogwarts. The first book feels like a year at boarding school which is feasible to our Muggle minds, but it ofc adds the wrinkle of magic. It's an alternate reality we all want to live.
I think it is effective as the story deals with Harry's emotional journey. The book is written in the 90s when our need for stimulation was arguably a little less. The character of Harry is written well. He is written vaguely enough to project our own experiences onto, while at the same time, he is heroic and talented. She also made him go through hardships in a way that made him relatable without making him generic and/or mediocre. It is incredibly well done. We invest ourselves in this 11 year old from a bad home so when he is truly accepted, gets proper friends, gets the opportunity to express his gifts as opposed to being punished for having them and achieves honour and victory, we feel it vicariously. The book has an ending where Harry is instrumental in defeating Voldemort. Also Harry's negative experiences in the first part of the book make his achievements that much more impressive.
@Zachary Bynx re you fucking kidding me? That's more like shit from a child's nightmare. The third one seems like a more mature book. Plus people are entitled to have opinions so you have no say in this.
@Zachary Bynx are you not even thinking about Sirius on the loose, and then finding out he's being wrongfully accused of murder? How about finding out that Peter was the real murderer? And even the dementors, which are just as bad as is, but then they're also sucking Harry and Sirius' souls out. And even Buckbeak was supposed to be executed. Then there was the part where Sirius was standing over Ron with a knife in the middle of the night and Ron woke up and it scares the shiz out of him. I can see what you were saying about CoS, but overall I think that PoA is darker and better. Sorry for overreacting lol but it just seemed to me like you were trying to correct someone's opinion but whatever you prefer is okay.
Did anyone else notice her say, "The Snape being caught" at 10:50? Can you imagine how hilarious it would be if they had to catch Snape to end a Quidditch Match?!
@@doyelmoulick2053 Hagrid: Hogwarts is the safest place Quirell, Basilisk, Wormtail, Barty Coutch Jr., Voldemort, Death Eater: 👀 Are we a joke to you? 👀
My favorite little moment that only works on a re-read is Fred and George throwing snowballs at the back of Quirrells head. Straight up disrespecting the Dark Lord without even knowing it 😂
I agree about quidditch, that bothered me too the last time I re-read the series. I think the snitch should be worth something like 50 points. Where they really have to catch at the right moment but it does hold some weight.
The snitch rules make more sense if an important factor of Quidditch leagues is point differential. Though a consequence would be that league play would be more exciting (and probably valued more) than championship games.
On the flip side, the snitch doesn't have enough power. SuperCarlinBrothers made a really good video about this, but imagine this: the Hogwarts Quidditch tournament has to do with winning _and_ scoring, so wouldn't you want to purposefully not catch the snitch and allow the chasers to rack up the points? Let's say Harry being the fastest flyer just gets in the other seekers way, the game goes for days, and the Gryffindor chasers get a lead on Hufflepuff 470 to 250. Then even if the Cedric eventually catches the snitch, Hufflepuff still won't win
Tbh not only him, but Hermonie too. I think Hermonies personality in the movies are different in a good amount from the book where shes more bossy, worried with rules and fragile . I never picked that in movie Hermonie. Thats my view tho.
@@smpzpzpz exacly. I remember watching a video where they said. Movie hermione was supposed to be a role model for girls so she could not be fragile. But they changed her way too much
@@cyberquasar2267 it's not really Emma Watson's fault but it is because Emma Watson was a great pick for hermione while they were both young, but Emma had a huge glowup whereas hermione didn't really in the books, same as Neville, but Neville's glowup didn't matter to the director because of his obvious hermione preference. Just my opinion lol
Two things: One, if I had to use it, I would use it for gold. Two, I’ve heard it discussed on different websites that the problem with Quidditch is that, in a school setting, we are not dealing with professionals. The game is on it’s best display during the World Cup. In a huge stadium with all really talented players, 150 points is nothing. In a small school with a small field, 150 points makes a huge difference. It would be like if football had a special really hard move combination that was worth two touchdowns. In real games, it isn’t worth much. In college and high school football, it would be worth everything.
Quidditch can be fixed in one of two ways: 1. Snitch is the match ender, no extra points awarded; 2. All matches are timed, if you manage to catch the snitch: you get extra points.
@@nathanfracasse6645 The Seeker could easily be changed to complement these roles: 1. He could be equivalent to a playmaker. 2. He could be equivalent to a Forward and the Chasers could be Playmakers.
Weird timing. I just finished a reread of the entire series on Wednesday. One thing that jumped out to me was how early JK planted things that didn’t show up until books 5-7. I kept wondering if she had really planned things out that thoroughly or if she was going back to old lines and finding ways to make them relevant as she went along. I think JK is just terrible with numbers in general. 150 points for the snitch is stupid, the relative cost of things throughout the series makes no sense, teachers routinely give/take 20-50 house points and it’s no big deal, and wizards apparently routinely live to be 200+ so not sure why Flemmel living to 500 was sooooo extraordinary.
Harry Potter was my first love in fantasy and to this day I still love it but what i've realized over the years that what I love most about it is learning about their day to day lives. I always found myself wanting to learn more about what they are learning and how the wizarding world works. Most books you have to get through the day to day activities to get the character development but you just want to get to the main conflict. I never feel that way while reading Harry Potter, especially in the first couple.
For me 1-4 are the best for Hogwarts life, 4 has what I believe to be the best intro the quidditch World Cup, I enjoy reading that so much each time I get her. 5 umbridge makes it annoying to read the daily life’s which is good writing for her character, then 6 where your getting to the end and Voldemort’s chapter steal the spotlight because he’s so interesting. Then 7 doesn’t have hogwarts life.
The first time I was introduced to this book was when I stayed with my grandparents, my papa read this book to me. The first three books have a special place in my heart. What was really cute about my local library is they have a special section where books are categorized by the different Hogwarts houses. This whole world seems to have integrated into our culture and connects us even if were are from different circumstances. I love how books and stories connect people just like this wonderful channel!
Gold. Living more doesn’t necessarily mean a better life, and idk if I’d want to see everyone I love dying before I do. More money would solve a lot of problems though 😂
I also love book one, but as a thorough Lupin fan, book 3 is my favorite. I’m a teacher, and Lupin is definitely the best DATDA teacher Harry and his friends have... and he is such a great friend, and throughout this book we see a lot told of his friendship with Lilly and his gratitude towards her and I just love him for it all. Okay, now I’m just fangirling hahahaha
@@nikkijames5887 An old comment, I know... But wow... I don't remember what it was about Jim Dale's version that was so awful but I don't remember hitting the refund button faster for any other title. And I agree, Stephen Fry's version is much better - I think his voice for Hagrid is especially good
Even though the books were initially meant for kids, they are surprisingly deep and layered. JK Rowling does indeed have things that seem like such a throw away line or you wouldn't think would be important suddenly become super integral to the entire series.
I just started rereading Sofcerer's Stone on audiobook and I just realized something for the first time: Ron didn't have any friends either. We all focus on out Harry had no friends before Ron, but I realized Ron didn't have anyone except his siblings without Harry...
@@jovanym2931 He is a homeschooled kid in the middle of rural england. On top of that, him and his family are members of a secret and diminute part of english society, which is the wizarding world, so it's not like he goes to the nearest town on weekends to hang out.
My rules re-write to Quidditch would be quite simple: the first team to score 150 points wins the game. Everything else stays the same. Problem solved.
You mentioning your husband not reading them until 25 makes me feel so much better about my reading experience! I dived into the series at 19 years old. I never got the chance to read them any younger than that. And I absolutely love Harry Potter, it’s a world I can immerse myself in when I’m stressed with work, college and life. It truly is my happy place! I feel much better about being a Wizarding World obsessed 21 year old! Also, I love the channel! ❤️
I think it was somewhere in books 4-6 that Griffyndor actually strategized their Quiddich match. I faintly remember them planning for Harry to make sure the snitch was not caught until they were at a certain number of points and to actively mislead the other team's seeker if they were chasing it. It is worth a ton of points but I think for the most part it is supposed to be much harder to find than Harry makes it out to be.
@@insuburbia it ain't easy, gotta say! Even after having read it in French and Spanish, my Italian is very basic so I wouldn't dare listen to the audiobook yet! 😳
I watched your whole Harry Potter playlist a while back but I just did my Christmas rewatch for the first time in a few years and fell so back in love I bought the whole audiobook collection on audible and fell back down the HP rabbit hole.
Yes! Love that you are doing re-reads, I have been doing a re-read of these via audio book and am on the last one now. Looking forward to more harry potter content! The harry potter books feel so perfect for fall/winter reading.
I love that you've decided to do more Harry Potter related videos now, because I've actually finished reading the series for the first time last month, and it was such a fun journey. I hadn't even watched the movies before, so I knew nothing about it except the names of a bunch of characters and, sadly, some spoilers. I definitely loved it a lot, and now I'm currently watching the movies and rereading it through the audiobooks. I agree that you get the feeling that this world becomes a part of you. I actually loved the amount of time you get to spend with the characters just hanging out and going with them to class, it's as if you're right there with them, learning about this world. Ron ended up being my favorite character ever since the beginning of the series, so it made me happy that you liked him more this time around. He is indeed really funny, I feel like he always brings a bit of lightness to the scenes, no matter how hard things get, especially towards the end, and his overall growth was really satisfying to see. I gotta say that this video made me really emotional, because I finished the series so recently and you get so attached to these characters that it's like they also become your friends. It's true, there's a huge emphasis on friendship here and it's so sweet to see :)
Love this so much! I too read Harry Potter for the first time in my 20s... ( I wasn’t allowed to read it as a kid) and it’s one of those books I already feel so nostalgic about. 😍 I agree completely with your review and analysis.
My daughter is a junior in high school. Her school offers a Harry Potter class. It’s a year long class. I read Harry Potter to my kids and love that her school offers this. I’m re-reading the series again so we can read them together. Thank you for the work you do. I shred your channel with her, hopefully she continues to share it with her class.
Unpopular opinion: I don't like the Harry Potter series and never have. I was in middle school and highschool when the last four books were coming out and so they were all anyone talked about. I joined a book club because I'm an avid reader and I wanted to discuss books with other readers and every. single. person. (including the teacher) was OBSESSED with Harry Potter and that's all they basically talked about. That took me from dislike of the series to flat out HATE of the series. I despised how the books were episodic and barely made any progress towards the main plot, I hated all the plot holes, I hated the dumbed down writing style, I hated how flat and boring and perfect Gary Stu, oh sorry I mean Harry Potter is. And it really drove me nuts that all the bookish people in my school loved it. To be fair though I only think they loved it because they weren't actually bookish and they had never read any actual good books or classics so they just didn't know how bad it was because they had nothing good to compare it to. I read the first three books and really gave the series a chance but I just wasn't into it. Same with the movies, I haven't watched them all and I never will. I hate what Harry Potter did to books as well. Before that most books werent in series form. They were just one long book with maybe a sequel but now every one and their mother milks their series and draws it out for four unnecessary books and makes the readers wait YEARS in between each book. I hate that. I hate that. I hate that!!!!!! Most modern book series can cut out their middle books entirely and the series as a whole would be fine. Harry Potter ruined books and I will stand by that until I die. It taught authors that they can milk their series for ten years and in their greed most choose to do so. It seems especially prevalent in the YA fantasy genre which lucky for me is the genre I read the least of. Not to mention the whole r/notlikeothergirls who all get the EXACT same basic Harry Potter tattoo "I solemnly swear I am up to no good". Sorry rant over and no offense meant to anyone who enjoys the series, enjoy whatever you want, I'm just saying the annoying fans of Harry Potter made me HATE it more than the actual bad writing did. I probably just would have been meh and never thought about the series again if so many of the fans I met weren't all so irritating (not saying all fans are I'm sure most are probably perfectly nice and normal and not annoying but unfortunately every fan of Harry Potter I have met in real life was irritating)
Whitney Dahlin I’m a massive Harry Potter fan but you brought up so many good points in this comment, the series is far too long and you’re right about how it ruined book series and film series now every other series drags it on for as long as possible it’s Harry Potter that started it all!
There's actually a moment in the Prisoner of Azkaban where there's going to be a big House match between Gryffindor and Slytherin and the whole student body is running high on tension! And Oliver Wood, the captain of the Gryffindor team reminds Harry that in order to win, he has to catch the Snitch ONLY if they're over 50 points or more ahead of Slytherin, or something like that; because then, as Oliver says, they would win the game but lose the actual Quidditch House Cup. So I think Rowling did give that point some thought, it just wasn't always expanded upon! Great review!
Book one is also my favourite by far. I, generally, enjoy a good "slice of life" story if I can connect with the characters and feel like the relationships in the book are well done. And for Harry Potter especially, I just feel like.... the first book is the most "magical". I love discovering everything new along with Harry, I love how HE experiences this sense of magic and excitement the same way the reader does. I think book one is the one where I feel most connected to the world and the characters, because everything Harry feels? Yeah, I feel that as well. I love the whole series with all my heart and despite a few gripes I have with the way it's been handled lately, it will always have a very special place in my heart, and book one especially is such a comfort book for me because it just feels like.. coming home, in a way non of the other books in the series manage quite as much. I'm super looking forward to see more Harry Potter content on your channel and I def have to start my own reread very soon now :D
Great video. I agree that the scene at the end where Dumbledore basically punks Slytherin and makes them think they're about to win the cup only to then award the surprise points always felt like a jerk-move. Yes, Dumbledore has always had a mischievous personality, but if you're the principal of a school, it's not a very smart idea to do a prank like that where an entire quarter of your student body will resent you.
I also used to re-read the series around Christmas every year... I haven't read it in 2 or 3 years though... this video is the reason I'll read the series this year, so thank so much ♥ About the Golden Snitch, those points situation your mentioned happens on the next books a lot (Harry has to wait to a certain amount of goals to happen so he can catch it, otherwise Gryffindor would lose the championship and all that)
I'm a "bit" late, but the gold or immortality thing isn't even a question- immortality is just better. There isn't the downside of "oh no i'm doomed to watch everyone I love die" because guess what? Give them some of that stone juice. Flammel did that with his wife, didn't he? And because of the stone not being limited to one person, sell the stone juice- people will buy it, and since you need to keep taking it, the demand won't run out. And anyways, once people get wise to there being a virtually infinite supply of gold, cost will plummet.
Some ideas for quidditch: 1. when a goal is scored, the game restarts with a "kickoff". 2. no more increments of 10, 1 goal equals 1 point. 3. when the snitch is caught, a timer is introduced with a number of minutes remaining based on the difference of the current points (ie, if team 1 has 5 points and team 2 has 7, 2 minutes are added to the clock) once the time ends, the game ends and the team with the most points wins but the clock can be stopped early by another catching of the snitch. 4. if time runs out and points are tied, sudden death starts, 1st team to either get a point or catch the snitch wins the game. Just some ideas I wanted to throw out there.
I just started my reread as well and noticed how many easter eggs for the future books there are. The beginning where they mentioned Sirius Black in Godrics Hollow I totally forgot about. There is so much information that is important later. I also got choked up at the end but then again I cry easily haha.
Love this video! People often say that the first Harry Potter book doesn't have a plot, but the brilliance of The Sorcerer's Stone is that the story delves so much deeper than "traditional" plots of obtaining a tangible, physical goal. Harry's desire is that he wants to have a family, and therefore he wants to be loved, he wants to have friends, he wants to be liked, he wants to succeed in order to make his "new family" proud of him. The plot is the various conflicts that come into play trying to prevent him from achieving this goal - everything from Snape giving Harry a hard time, to trolls in the dungeon trying to eliminate his new friends, to the overall series goal of Voldemort trying to snuff Harry out. Harry's desire for family is what drives the plot of all 7 novels, and it is Voldemort's *almost* equally strong desire to destroy Harry that makes the series so powerful. There is so much tension within the protagonist/antagonist struggle, and the fact that we only barely see glimpses of it in Book One is part of what makes the story believable - the plot isn't rushed, but we can still see the greater drama bubbling up through the pages, making us beg for more.
Book one was always my favourite when I was younger I haven’t re read the series in years and this video makes me really want to re read it! Your point about the snitch was amazing your version of quidditch is loads better!
I love these series. Your review is amazing. It's so true. Harry was isolated and was bullied. So going to Hogwarts and making friends was the best thing that happened to him. Yes many people can relate to Harry. This story is also about friendship. I wish I had a friendship like this. So much devotion and loyalty. I am reading first book now and it seemed like Hermione really wanted to be friends with Harry. Of course in 'annoying' way to him and Ron. Like when she told them not to go out and fight Malfoy. Harry loved his owl.
I think there's more to it than hanging out! The Mirror of Erised? This is a pretty deep dive into Harry's Character and in his relationship with Dumbledore. The Centaurs foreshadowing at the Prophecy? Harry asking Dumbledore why he was targeted by Voldemort? I think it's a bit more organized than we realize!
I can't wait for the rest of these! So pumped you're doing this! I've read through the entire series SO MANY times I can't even guess at a number now. I have all the audio books as read the by the OG, and BEST narrator, Stephen Fry. (Yes, Fry is better than Dale to me, and I'll go down swinging against anyone who says otherwise) But I LOVE this world. Most amazing world ever created. I'm currently back on Goblet of Fire for the who knows how many times now. I'm still never bored of it. And every time I go back through I pick up on new things I never realized before. I'm incredibly passionate about this series and I WILL argue and defend this Fandom against anyone. Whether it's someone quoting wrong information becuase all they've done is watch the movies and call themselves a Potterhead, or it's someone who just doesn't get it and looks down on me for being a fan of a "kids book". This series may have been aimed at children and YA when it started. But it has transcended those boundaries and became a literary series that will go down in history alongside the works of Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Ernest Hemingway, Charles Dickens, JRR Tolkien and all the greats. Bring it on! And I so agree about Philosopher's Stone being the best. It's where it starts. I love Chamber too because it's the first time we see the Burrow. 🤟🏻🤣 #HogwartsIsMyHome #ProudSlytherin 🐍⚡
I clicked this video so damn fast! Love you Merphy! I'd use the Stone to make gold, since death is the next great adventure, bla bla bla. Plus we've seen Flamel in Crimes of Grindelwald and he's so aged he can barely lift a book. I think that Dumbledore saved his points until the end because he didn't want to give Snape the chance to pile on more points for Slytherin.
Im right at the end of book 3 right now and it's been my favorite every time I've read through the series. Book 1 has always been the most special though for the same reasons you stated. It's a beautiful introduction to a world that I'm always so excited to fall into again, but book 3 is the first jolt of "oh boy there is definitely a SERIES brewing in this bad boy", and you start to see just how far forward and backwards Harry's story extends. It's always so exciting for me!
I love this review! I think you are so genuine and funny and I totally relate to so many of your opinions. I have also definitely cried when I read Dumbledore giving out those last points 😂💕 and I 100% agree with you about the snitch and how much better it would be if it simply ended the game or maybe it was just worth an extra goal or something! I have always thought that too, it was awesome to hear you talk about it! Loved watching this
Wowie. this lady is soooo beautiful not just skin deep but from everything to how she views things to how she describes them. even those expressions got me like 😲 awestruck. Her husband must be very lucky 💔 straight up been addicted to these videos for the past week. It has reignited my love for reading an gave me that nostalgia I've been craving. Thank you for being awesome.
It is always interesting to me when I hear people get nostalgic about this series. I read it as an adult and my take on events and characters seems to be very different than many other people. So this will be a fun playlist for me to listen to.
I don't usually watch your review cause most of the time I haven't read the book and you do such a good job on your wrap ups that I can tell whether I should look at it or not. So this will be exciting since I have actually read this series and I can hear you go in depth on it.
You make me feel old. I was in high school when Harry Potter came out and I was very married with two kids when the last one came out. Funny though, I didn’t read them at all until they were all out and I actually read them all out of order.
Can't wait to see the other videos you have planned for this book and hope to see similar reviews for the rest of the series as well! Agree on the snitch in the quidditch, although think it should reward some points, but not as many as 150. :D
I love the friendship trio❤ I agree with the quidditch thing Honestly I feel like she wanted to make harry win his 1st match somehow so she just invented a plot point? I have only read the 1st book still, school doesn't give you time to read often😅 Looking forward to this series💕
Quidditich rant below: 1.) You CAN still lose even if you catch the snitch, ie. Victor Krum in book 4. He's the best seeker in the world, he catches the snitch in the match, and his team STILL loses. 2.) The 150 points are crucial because this is a type of game where one team can really rack up points against the other. You get 10 points for throwing the (quaffle?) through the hoops and apparently that can happen repeatedly really fast, so getting 100+ points ahead of your opponent isn't a difficult task. Therefore, having the 150 points for catching the snitch gives the potentially losing team a chance to make up their loses. 3.) If a team is being strategic, they would need to know that they cannot be behind by more than 140 points if they want to catch the snitch and claim victory. If you're losing by 180 points, then catching the snitch is actually a stupid move because you're ending the game 30 points behind your opponent. So for the seeker (and by extension, the audience rooting for the seeker's team) it's actually a very tense moment because (s)he has to NOT catch the snitch while also making sure that the other seeker doesn't catch the snitch and do this until their team gets within the 150 point spread. 4.) So going off of point #3, we see why Victor Krum catching the snitch was actually a dumb move on his part. He knew his team was outside of the 150 point spread and still caught the snitch anyway. But, if you take a step back from the story and evaluate it as a reader and not a "fan" of the sport, you see that J.K. Rowling was actually doing some character development with his decision. We're introduced to him as a star player, the Cristiano Reynaldo of his sport, and it's hinted at that he has a bit of an ego. As the seeker, it's his job to catch the snitch and he wants to make a spectacle out of it, even if this means a loss for his team (because again, he's the star). So for him to catch the snitch, end the game, and essentially make his team lose, we as the reader learn 2 crucial things about him; 1. He's self-focused, 2. He goes for what he wants without regard for anything else. Cut to later in book 4 after Hermione and Victor go to the Ball together, Hermione tells Harry that she doesn't want to be with him because he's more of a "physical being." Now, I'm not implying sexual coercion, but we get the idea that he went for what he wanted and it was a bit too much for Hermione at the time. Setup and Payoff. 5.) So point #4 gets away from the game of quidditch specifically, but it was to make a larger point about how the rules of the game influence other elements of the larger story. But J.K using the game-ending move as a foreshadowing of what's to come later in the book (going for what you want too early makes you lose in the end) can only happen if the structure of the game is set up the way it is. Victor needed to lose by winning, and though I'm not saying she made the game specifically to have that moment, I want to use it to illustrate how necessary the rules of the snitch are in order to serve the larger story. Just because we don't see more strategy used in the game within the story doesn't mean we can't infer that there would need to be some in order to play it competitively. Okay, rant over.
We may see this differently, and that's okay - I understand that this is so opinions and anyone is allowed to disagree I understand that you can still lose when you catch the snitch, I said in the video that catching it makes them win when they otherwise wouldn't have about half the time - so I get that it's not every time And personally, I didn't like the scene with Victor at all. He cought the snitch on purpose at the time he did. In the book it says he knew they could never beat the opposing team, so he essentially have up -catching the snitch when he did and throwing the match. He wanted to end it on his terms. I just don't believe a pro would do that. You give your all and try for an upset -even if the other team is better. Upsets happen. Quitting at the very beginning of the March like he did was so disappointing for me to read That said, this is all opinion based, so I understand that you likely won't agree with me and that's totally okay! Just wanted to say my perspective on it
16:50 Would I use the philospher's stone to turn metal into gold, or drink the elixir to become immortal? Honestly, I would say drink the elixir...only because it's a potion that keeps me immortal for as long as I keep drinking it, not a permanent state. That way I could live a little bit longer and stop drinking it once I'm 150 years old. I just hope that I would have the enough wisdom to do that and not become power-lusted by it.
The Harry Potter audiobook series is amazing. I used to work a repetitive, highly detail oriented, high stress job and I would plug in the Harry Potter audio books to make the day less miserable. I knew the story well enough that I could tune it out and concentrate when I had to, but then when things slowed down a bit I could escape into the story for a while. I'd start at the first book, finish the entire series in about two weeks, and then start again on the first book.
The quidditch rule makes sense to me, in the context that you brought up. Reminds me of another way that the author seems to remind the reader of uncertainty, and that they are in the author's territory, the story. No matter the reader's ideas or hopes for the characters, the story will have the final say. It could make the game more interesting, changing the value of the snitch, but maybe thats the point, is the perspective and the metaphor.
This is my favorite book of the series. I did not fall in love with these books until I was around 30. I cant get enough of them. I think this is my favorite book because it is just that an introduction to the world and your first glimpse at everything involved in the wizarding world. Diagon Alley, Olivander's ... it just puts me in aww of the world.
The thing about quidditch is that in school yeah catching the snitch can win you the game 99 times out of 100 but in Goblet of Fire we see that it doesn't always go that way in the professional world. As for the sorcerer's / philosopher's stone, I live with 3 chronic pain disorders that make life hell so unless it takes away health problems like that I am going with turning any metal into gold.
I'd never re-read a book in my life, but just got smashed through this in the last week. I read them all as a kid as soon as they came out, watched every film in the cinema with my school friends or parents, and I've gotta say...this book still absolutely rocks! I had a ripper of a time reading this for the second time as a 30 year old dude haha.
Hey,just stumbled upon your channel now, I don't know what other content you make,but i love Harry potter,so I'm kinda hooked 🤷🏻♂️ anyway. This was always my favourite book growing up,i loved all the hanging out and the classes(the fact that i read the fifth book first kinda ruined it,but it still is my favourite,it feels very naïve,in a good way,and that's amazing for me,even now.
I actually never really gave the snitch thing thought, but I do really like your variant of the the snitch rule. I love the idea of the snitch only being a game ender! Also I just found your channel and am loving your videos. I love seeing someone sharing the passion I have for this series!! #Ravenclaw 💙💛💙💛
I think that the reason Harry Potter is such a huge phenomenon is more after the movies came out. I think the movies had a huge role to play in it becoming a rave. I mean the books are amazing and my fav series of all time, but for non-readers who’ve never read the books, the movies did a lot to create the greatest book fandom of all time.
Dumbledore should forevermore be referred to as "Dumbles."
*giggle* I totally agree.
Non-Fiction Feminist what does that word mean?
No, Dumbly-dore
Dumbles: *I full heartedly approve* 😂
My bf & I call him "Dumbleboon" ... makes me giggle every time :'D
10:50 Yess, if you catch THE SNAPE, then you win the game. Imagine that game, Prof. Snape running around and hiding until some kid on a broom caught him. That would be the BEST GAME EVER.
I fully support these new rules. And really, things could've been a lot worse for ol' Snape . . . I mean, at least in this scenario, they're not batting at his head like it's some kind of Bludger or they're not throwing him through the rings like he's one giant Quaffle.
Glad I wasn't mishearing her 😂
@@insuburbia This game would be higly therapeutic, especially for those he bullied in his class.
It's funny 😂
😂😂😂😭😭
I know you meant to say “snitch”, but now I’m just picturing people trying to tackle Snape to end the game and him just looking super annoyed 😂
I wanna read that scene 😂
Snape: Napiiiiier... 10 points from hufflepuffle
@@merphynapier42 Will you at some point review The last book The Deathly Hallows? I noticed you didn't have a review for that one.
Hahahahaha I noticed that too and just breezed by it, but this gave me a good laugh 😂
I came here to make a comment similar to this 😂
The reason we all love this book so much, despite its lack of major plot and the fact that we just follow the characters day to day, is because there is not one person on this planet that has not dreamt about going to Hogwarts. When you first read it as a kid, you are completely enthralled by their day to day lives and wish is was real, and then every time we pick the books back up as adults we are 10 years old again waiting for our letters. And that will never not be the reaction.
Right???? I've been of a mind that the movies' biggest flaw was not showing the classes and magic in their daily life. The plot is great, but the best part is living life in Hogwarts. The first book feels like a year at boarding school which is feasible to our Muggle minds, but it ofc adds the wrinkle of magic. It's an alternate reality we all want to live.
I read the whole series and I never dreamt of going to hogwarts and/or getting a letter
@@sivad1025 exactly! the movie abundantly flawed there
People may dream about it but adults do nothing when there is bullying. They do nothing in real life schools too.
I think it is effective as the story deals with Harry's emotional journey. The book is written in the 90s when our need for stimulation was arguably a little less. The character of Harry is written well. He is written vaguely enough to project our own experiences onto, while at the same time, he is heroic and talented. She also made him go through hardships in a way that made him relatable without making him generic and/or mediocre. It is incredibly well done.
We invest ourselves in this 11 year old from a bad home so when he is truly accepted, gets proper friends, gets the opportunity to express his gifts as opposed to being punished for having them and achieves honour and victory, we feel it vicariously. The book has an ending where Harry is instrumental in defeating Voldemort. Also Harry's negative experiences in the first part of the book make his achievements that much more impressive.
My favorite book is Prisoner of Azkaban because I think that's when the series really takes a darker turn.
My favorite is Half Blood Prince
Third book became my favorite because of Sirius' letter !
Same. The movie and book are my favs. I love the entire series obviously but prisoner of Azkaban has been my fav forever lol.
@Zachary Bynx re you fucking kidding me? That's more like shit from a child's nightmare. The third one seems like a more mature book. Plus people are entitled to have opinions so you have no say in this.
@Zachary Bynx are you not even thinking about Sirius on the loose, and then finding out he's being wrongfully accused of murder? How about finding out that Peter was the real murderer? And even the dementors, which are just as bad as is, but then they're also sucking Harry and Sirius' souls out. And even Buckbeak was supposed to be executed. Then there was the part where Sirius was standing over Ron with a knife in the middle of the night and Ron woke up and it scares the shiz out of him. I can see what you were saying about CoS, but overall I think that PoA is darker and better. Sorry for overreacting lol but it just seemed to me like you were trying to correct someone's opinion but whatever you prefer is okay.
Did anyone else notice her say, "The Snape being caught" at 10:50? Can you imagine how hilarious it would be if they had to catch Snape to end a Quidditch Match?!
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emmanlss So easy to dive into "JD in Scrubs daydream" mode! 🤔😅
Lmao 😂😂😂
Thank god he died after they found out he was capable of unsupported flight, then.
Hagrid: Hogwarts is the safest place
Me: 👀 Child, where?
in Hagrid's mind, everything is safe. 'Is that a giant spider that can eat your face? Oh well. Bruhu, now why are you so scared?! He's harmless!'
@@oscarfun100 😂😂😂
Horgwarts, the most dangerous place to be especially from 1991 to 1998
Hagrid : hogwarts is the safest place
Someone : there is a dead body insight the bathroom
Everyone :..........
@@doyelmoulick2053
Hagrid: Hogwarts is the safest place
Quirell, Basilisk, Wormtail, Barty Coutch Jr., Voldemort, Death Eater: 👀 Are we a joke to you? 👀
@@avekatumba4794 good one
Money's great, but immortality means more reading.
I totally agree. I'll take extra time any day of the week.
Money means more books to buy😌
My favorite little moment that only works on a re-read is Fred and George throwing snowballs at the back of Quirrells head. Straight up disrespecting the Dark Lord without even knowing it 😂
I agree about quidditch, that bothered me too the last time I re-read the series. I think the snitch should be worth something like 50 points. Where they really have to catch at the right moment but it does hold some weight.
My thoughts exactly!
They mentioned many times how difficult it is to catch the snitch and that the match can last for weeks. It makes sense it gives such a huge reward.
The snitch rules make more sense if an important factor of Quidditch leagues is point differential. Though a consequence would be that league play would be more exciting (and probably valued more) than championship games.
On the flip side, the snitch doesn't have enough power. SuperCarlinBrothers made a really good video about this, but imagine this: the Hogwarts Quidditch tournament has to do with winning _and_ scoring, so wouldn't you want to purposefully not catch the snitch and allow the chasers to rack up the points? Let's say Harry being the fastest flyer just gets in the other seekers way, the game goes for days, and the Gryffindor chasers get a lead on Hufflepuff 470 to 250. Then even if the Cedric eventually catches the snitch, Hufflepuff still won't win
Playing the Quidditch World Cup video game really makes the 150-point deal a little more interesting because a team can really kick your broom's ass.
Ron is a great friend and character. He's done wrong in the movies.
Tbh not only him, but Hermonie too. I think Hermonies personality in the movies are different in a good amount from the book where shes more bossy, worried with rules and fragile . I never picked that in movie Hermonie. Thats my view tho.
@@smpzpzpz exacly. I remember watching a video where they said. Movie hermione was supposed to be a role model for girls so she could not be fragile. But they changed her way too much
@@cyberquasar2267 it's not really Emma Watson's fault but it is because Emma Watson was a great pick for hermione while they were both young, but Emma had a huge glowup whereas hermione didn't really in the books, same as Neville, but Neville's glowup didn't matter to the director because of his obvious hermione preference. Just my opinion lol
the most wrong done in the movies is ginny tho
Really? I didn't see the difference. Ron is Ron.
*"And then, of course, Harry. We need him at the end for the whole 'love burns your face off' scene..."* 🤣
Two things:
One, if I had to use it, I would use it for gold.
Two, I’ve heard it discussed on different websites that the problem with Quidditch is that, in a school setting, we are not dealing with professionals. The game is on it’s best display during the World Cup. In a huge stadium with all really talented players, 150 points is nothing. In a small school with a small field, 150 points makes a huge difference. It would be like if football had a special really hard move combination that was worth two touchdowns. In real games, it isn’t worth much. In college and high school football, it would be worth everything.
A more fair comparison would be if football didn’t end until you do the hard move and it is worth 15 touchdowns. Sound fun?
10:52 “the Snape being caught at the end of the game” 😁
I agree about Quidditch
Quidditch can be fixed in one of two ways:
1. Snitch is the match ender, no extra points awarded;
2. All matches are timed, if you manage to catch the snitch: you get extra points.
If that was the case for the second one, then seeker isnt really that important, and may be seen as not even a main part of the team.
The on,y way to fix quidditch is by making the snitch less valuable, like, 50 points
@@craze-x no no
Both are valid. If it was the second, then the seeker would probably have to function as an extra chaser after the snitch is caught.
@@nathanfracasse6645 The Seeker could easily be changed to complement these roles:
1. He could be equivalent to a playmaker.
2. He could be equivalent to a Forward and the Chasers could be Playmakers.
The Sorcerer's Stone was my favorite too. They were all so innocent in this novel. Just like Sam and Frodo in The Fellowship of the Ring. :)
That final scene should now always be called the "love burns your face off" scene.
I personally believe Half-Blood Prince is the best book of the series.
How many books do I have to buy??
Could you tell me 🥺
It would be a pleasure for me
@@jzksnzhavshsajsb seven books in the series, from philosophers stone to deathly hallows 😊
Welcome to "Whose Snitch Is It Anyway?"", where everything's made up, and the points don't matter!
You are awesome.. you're taste in books and tv shows is great
Lol. I used the exact same reference but about the house points instead.
Book one notes: Hagrid=bad ass
Ron=best friend ever
Hermoine-freaking awesome!
Quidditch=makes no sense!
I literally finished rereading the series YESTERDAY
Edit: the part about the snitch spoke to my heart
Weird timing. I just finished a reread of the entire series on Wednesday.
One thing that jumped out to me was how early JK planted things that didn’t show up until books 5-7. I kept wondering if she had really planned things out that thoroughly or if she was going back to old lines and finding ways to make them relevant as she went along.
I think JK is just terrible with numbers in general. 150 points for the snitch is stupid, the relative cost of things throughout the series makes no sense, teachers routinely give/take 20-50 house points and it’s no big deal, and wizards apparently routinely live to be 200+ so not sure why Flemmel living to 500 was sooooo extraordinary.
Harry Potter was my first love in fantasy and to this day I still love it but what i've realized over the years that what I love most about it is learning about their day to day lives. I always found myself wanting to learn more about what they are learning and how the wizarding world works.
Most books you have to get through the day to day activities to get the character development but you just want to get to the main conflict. I never feel that way while reading Harry Potter, especially in the first couple.
For me 1-4 are the best for Hogwarts life, 4 has what I believe to be the best intro the quidditch World Cup, I enjoy reading that so much each time I get her. 5 umbridge makes it annoying to read the daily life’s which is good writing for her character, then 6 where your getting to the end and Voldemort’s chapter steal the spotlight because he’s so interesting. Then 7 doesn’t have hogwarts life.
The first time I was introduced to this book was when I stayed with my grandparents, my papa read this book to me. The first three books have a special place in my heart. What was really cute about my local library is they have a special section where books are categorized by the different Hogwarts houses. This whole world seems to have integrated into our culture and connects us even if were are from different circumstances. I love how books and stories connect people just like this wonderful channel!
Gold. Living more doesn’t necessarily mean a better life, and idk if I’d want to see everyone I love dying before I do. More money would solve a lot of problems though 😂
You might love more people after that
Everyone: There’s a Monster in the School!
Hagrid: It don’ matter! He Doesn’t ‘urt!
He just thinks everything is safe 😂
I also love book one, but as a thorough Lupin fan, book 3 is my favorite. I’m a teacher, and Lupin is definitely the best DATDA teacher Harry and his friends have... and he is such a great friend, and throughout this book we see a lot told of his friendship with Lilly and his gratitude towards her and I just love him for it all. Okay, now I’m just fangirling hahahaha
YES HE WAS A TOTAL BADASS PROFESSOR EVEN THOUGH HE WAS THE FAKE VERSION SO WAS PROFESSOR MOODY!
That's what makes it so beautiful, those relationships, the atmosphere and the whimsy , ahhh so damn good.
I have an annual audiobook relisten. I really adore Stephen Fry, and listening to the books is a great way to get into his voice
Fry is amazing but his version is annoyingly difficult to get a hold of in the US. It is definitely better than the Jim Dale version though.
We only have Jim Dale version over here
@@nikkijames5887 An old comment, I know...
But wow... I don't remember what it was about Jim Dale's version that was so awful but I don't remember hitting the refund button faster for any other title.
And I agree, Stephen Fry's version is much better - I think his voice for Hagrid is especially good
I really love the scenes where Harry is with Hogrid at Hagwarts.
I’ve still never read the series or seen the movies other than it’s and piece on tv. This seals the deal, though. It’s time to read the series
Even though the books were initially meant for kids, they are surprisingly deep and layered. JK Rowling does indeed have things that seem like such a throw away line or you wouldn't think would be important suddenly become super integral to the entire series.
10:51 “The Snape being caught at the end at the game...” I died, because you said “Snitch” every other time. 😂👌🏻👏🏻
Loved this! Books 3, 6, and 7 are my favorites. I adore them all, but the darker books are my faves. 😊
Been really contemplating a reread lately. It’s been so long.
Also, hair on point!
I just started rereading Sofcerer's Stone on audiobook and I just realized something for the first time: Ron didn't have any friends either. We all focus on out Harry had no friends before Ron, but I realized Ron didn't have anyone except his siblings without Harry...
What do you mean Ron has other friends besides his siblings and Harry
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@@jovanym2931 He is a homeschooled kid in the middle of rural england. On top of that, him and his family are members of a secret and diminute part of english society, which is the wizarding world, so it's not like he goes to the nearest town on weekends to hang out.
My rules re-write to Quidditch would be quite simple: the first team to score 150 points wins the game.
Everything else stays the same.
Problem solved.
"Love melts your face off" HAHAHAHA. Sounds like an 80's Rock Ballad.
Could you do a video dedicated to forshadowing? I'm currently rereading them and want to annotate this
Caroline Schaffner I can definitely foresee her doing this! Lol!
Prisoner of Azkaban would really shine during that
@@not-so-happypappypatton and goblet of fire
You mentioning your husband not reading them until 25 makes me feel so much better about my reading experience! I dived into the series at 19 years old. I never got the chance to read them any younger than that. And I absolutely love Harry Potter, it’s a world I can immerse myself in when I’m stressed with work, college and life. It truly is my happy place! I feel much better about being a Wizarding World obsessed 21 year old! Also, I love the channel! ❤️
OMG! I cried through the point awarding scene too! Not when i first read it, but in my re-read I was emotional during that scene! ❤️
OMG I cried too!
I think it was somewhere in books 4-6 that Griffyndor actually strategized their Quiddich match. I faintly remember them planning for Harry to make sure the snitch was not caught until they were at a certain number of points and to actively mislead the other team's seeker if they were chasing it. It is worth a ton of points but I think for the most part it is supposed to be much harder to find than Harry makes it out to be.
This is gonna be a good video series.
I'm rereading this for like the tenth time right now, this time in Italian, so I'm pumped for this vid!
I would *love* to learn Italian. I bought the Italian audiobook of this, hoping that if I listened to it enough, something would start to sink in.
@@insuburbia it ain't easy, gotta say! Even after having read it in French and Spanish, my Italian is very basic so I wouldn't dare listen to the audiobook yet! 😳
I have the first two in Italian I want to get the rest.
@@darragh0000 Yeah, I've listened to some Italian-learning programs, but I'm not very far along at all. :-|
I watched your whole Harry Potter playlist a while back but I just did my Christmas rewatch for the first time in a few years and fell so back in love I bought the whole audiobook collection on audible and fell back down the HP rabbit hole.
“Love burns your face off scene” 😂😂. Ahh I want to do a reread. Scratch that, I need to do a reread!
I enjoyed this review so so much hahaha
I'm so hyped for the next Harry Potter related videos that you mentioned!
Yes! Love that you are doing re-reads, I have been doing a re-read of these via audio book and am on the last one now. Looking forward to more harry potter content! The harry potter books feel so perfect for fall/winter reading.
I love that you've decided to do more Harry Potter related videos now, because I've actually finished reading the series for the first time last month, and it was such a fun journey. I hadn't even watched the movies before, so I knew nothing about it except the names of a bunch of characters and, sadly, some spoilers. I definitely loved it a lot, and now I'm currently watching the movies and rereading it through the audiobooks. I agree that you get the feeling that this world becomes a part of you. I actually loved the amount of time you get to spend with the characters just hanging out and going with them to class, it's as if you're right there with them, learning about this world.
Ron ended up being my favorite character ever since the beginning of the series, so it made me happy that you liked him more this time around. He is indeed really funny, I feel like he always brings a bit of lightness to the scenes, no matter how hard things get, especially towards the end, and his overall growth was really satisfying to see.
I gotta say that this video made me really emotional, because I finished the series so recently and you get so attached to these characters that it's like they also become your friends. It's true, there's a huge emphasis on friendship here and it's so sweet to see :)
Love this so much! I too read Harry Potter for the first time in my 20s... ( I wasn’t allowed to read it as a kid) and it’s one of those books I already feel so nostalgic about. 😍 I agree completely with your review and analysis.
My daughter is a junior in high school. Her school offers a Harry Potter class. It’s a year long class. I read Harry Potter to my kids and love that her school offers this. I’m re-reading the series again so we can read them together. Thank you for the work you do. I shred your channel with her, hopefully she continues to share it with her class.
Unpopular opinion: I don't like the Harry Potter series and never have. I was in middle school and highschool when the last four books were coming out and so they were all anyone talked about. I joined a book club because I'm an avid reader and I wanted to discuss books with other readers and every. single. person. (including the teacher) was OBSESSED with Harry Potter and that's all they basically talked about. That took me from dislike of the series to flat out HATE of the series. I despised how the books were episodic and barely made any progress towards the main plot, I hated all the plot holes, I hated the dumbed down writing style, I hated how flat and boring and perfect Gary Stu, oh sorry I mean Harry Potter is. And it really drove me nuts that all the bookish people in my school loved it. To be fair though I only think they loved it because they weren't actually bookish and they had never read any actual good books or classics so they just didn't know how bad it was because they had nothing good to compare it to. I read the first three books and really gave the series a chance but I just wasn't into it. Same with the movies, I haven't watched them all and I never will. I hate what Harry Potter did to books as well. Before that most books werent in series form. They were just one long book with maybe a sequel but now every one and their mother milks their series and draws it out for four unnecessary books and makes the readers wait YEARS in between each book. I hate that. I hate that. I hate that!!!!!! Most modern book series can cut out their middle books entirely and the series as a whole would be fine. Harry Potter ruined books and I will stand by that until I die. It taught authors that they can milk their series for ten years and in their greed most choose to do so. It seems especially prevalent in the YA fantasy genre which lucky for me is the genre I read the least of. Not to mention the whole r/notlikeothergirls who all get the EXACT same basic Harry Potter tattoo "I solemnly swear I am up to no good". Sorry rant over and no offense meant to anyone who enjoys the series, enjoy whatever you want, I'm just saying the annoying fans of Harry Potter made me HATE it more than the actual bad writing did. I probably just would have been meh and never thought about the series again if so many of the fans I met weren't all so irritating (not saying all fans are I'm sure most are probably perfectly nice and normal and not annoying but unfortunately every fan of Harry Potter I have met in real life was irritating)
Whitney Dahlin I’m a massive Harry Potter fan but you brought up so many good points in this comment, the series is far too long and you’re right about how it ruined book series and film series now every other series drags it on for as long as possible it’s Harry Potter that started it all!
There's actually a moment in the Prisoner of Azkaban where there's going to be a big House match between Gryffindor and Slytherin and the whole student body is running high on tension! And Oliver Wood, the captain of the Gryffindor team reminds Harry that in order to win, he has to catch the Snitch ONLY if they're over 50 points or more ahead of Slytherin, or something like that; because then, as Oliver says, they would win the game but lose the actual Quidditch House Cup. So I think Rowling did give that point some thought, it just wasn't always expanded upon! Great review!
Book one is also my favourite by far. I, generally, enjoy a good "slice of life" story if I can connect with the characters and feel like the relationships in the book are well done. And for Harry Potter especially, I just feel like.... the first book is the most "magical". I love discovering everything new along with Harry, I love how HE experiences this sense of magic and excitement the same way the reader does. I think book one is the one where I feel most connected to the world and the characters, because everything Harry feels? Yeah, I feel that as well. I love the whole series with all my heart and despite a few gripes I have with the way it's been handled lately, it will always have a very special place in my heart, and book one especially is such a comfort book for me because it just feels like.. coming home, in a way non of the other books in the series manage quite as much. I'm super looking forward to see more Harry Potter content on your channel and I def have to start my own reread very soon now :D
Great video. I agree that the scene at the end where Dumbledore basically punks Slytherin and makes them think they're about to win the cup only to then award the surprise points always felt like a jerk-move. Yes, Dumbledore has always had a mischievous personality, but if you're the principal of a school, it's not a very smart idea to do a prank like that where an entire quarter of your student body will resent you.
I also used to re-read the series around Christmas every year... I haven't read it in 2 or 3 years though... this video is the reason I'll read the series this year, so thank so much ♥
About the Golden Snitch, those points situation your mentioned happens on the next books a lot (Harry has to wait to a certain amount of goals to happen so he can catch it, otherwise Gryffindor would lose the championship and all that)
I'm a "bit" late, but the gold or immortality thing isn't even a question- immortality is just better. There isn't the downside of "oh no i'm doomed to watch everyone I love die" because guess what? Give them some of that stone juice. Flammel did that with his wife, didn't he? And because of the stone not being limited to one person, sell the stone juice- people will buy it, and since you need to keep taking it, the demand won't run out. And anyways, once people get wise to there being a virtually infinite supply of gold, cost will plummet.
Some ideas for quidditch: 1. when a goal is scored, the game restarts with a "kickoff". 2. no more increments of 10, 1 goal equals 1 point. 3. when the snitch is caught, a timer is introduced with a number of minutes remaining based on the difference of the current points (ie, if team 1 has 5 points and team 2 has 7, 2 minutes are added to the clock) once the time ends, the game ends and the team with the most points wins but the clock can be stopped early by another catching of the snitch. 4. if time runs out and points are tied, sudden death starts, 1st team to either get a point or catch the snitch wins the game. Just some ideas I wanted to throw out there.
I love how you hold the book showing us the cover while you talk about it 😆😍
I just started my reread as well and noticed how many easter eggs for the future books there are. The beginning where they mentioned Sirius Black in Godrics Hollow I totally forgot about. There is so much information that is important later. I also got choked up at the end but then again I cry easily haha.
Love this video! People often say that the first Harry Potter book doesn't have a plot, but the brilliance of The Sorcerer's Stone is that the story delves so much deeper than "traditional" plots of obtaining a tangible, physical goal. Harry's desire is that he wants to have a family, and therefore he wants to be loved, he wants to have friends, he wants to be liked, he wants to succeed in order to make his "new family" proud of him. The plot is the various conflicts that come into play trying to prevent him from achieving this goal - everything from Snape giving Harry a hard time, to trolls in the dungeon trying to eliminate his new friends, to the overall series goal of Voldemort trying to snuff Harry out. Harry's desire for family is what drives the plot of all 7 novels, and it is Voldemort's *almost* equally strong desire to destroy Harry that makes the series so powerful. There is so much tension within the protagonist/antagonist struggle, and the fact that we only barely see glimpses of it in Book One is part of what makes the story believable - the plot isn't rushed, but we can still see the greater drama bubbling up through the pages, making us beg for more.
Book one was always my favourite when I was younger I haven’t re read the series in years and this video makes me really want to re read it! Your point about the snitch was amazing your version of quidditch is loads better!
I love these series. Your review is amazing. It's so true. Harry was isolated and was bullied. So going to Hogwarts and making friends was the best thing that happened to him. Yes many people can relate to Harry. This story is also about friendship. I wish I had a friendship like this. So much devotion and loyalty. I am reading first book now and it seemed like Hermione really wanted to be friends with Harry. Of course in 'annoying' way to him and Ron. Like when she told them not to go out and fight Malfoy. Harry loved his owl.
Oh my! If you keep making videos about Harry Potter, I'll succumb to my burning desire to reread it again!
calling Voldemort "Voldy" is huge Potterhead energy and honestly, I'm here for it.
It's annoying AF now. I used to say that a decade ago and used that so much for years, it's annoying now
I think there's more to it than hanging out! The Mirror of Erised? This is a pretty deep dive into Harry's Character and in his relationship with Dumbledore.
The Centaurs foreshadowing at the Prophecy?
Harry asking Dumbledore why he was targeted by Voldemort?
I think it's a bit more organized than we realize!
If vampires have taught me anything its that being immortal sucks... So gold, please.
P.S. I've never read HP
HAHA
I can't wait for the rest of these! So pumped you're doing this! I've read through the entire series SO MANY times I can't even guess at a number now. I have all the audio books as read the by the OG, and BEST narrator, Stephen Fry. (Yes, Fry is better than Dale to me, and I'll go down swinging against anyone who says otherwise) But I LOVE this world. Most amazing world ever created. I'm currently back on Goblet of Fire for the who knows how many times now. I'm still never bored of it. And every time I go back through I pick up on new things I never realized before. I'm incredibly passionate about this series and I WILL argue and defend this Fandom against anyone. Whether it's someone quoting wrong information becuase all they've done is watch the movies and call themselves a Potterhead, or it's someone who just doesn't get it and looks down on me for being a fan of a "kids book". This series may have been aimed at children and YA when it started. But it has transcended those boundaries and became a literary series that will go down in history alongside the works of Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Ernest Hemingway, Charles Dickens, JRR Tolkien and all the greats. Bring it on! And I so agree about Philosopher's Stone being the best. It's where it starts. I love Chamber too because it's the first time we see the Burrow. 🤟🏻🤣 #HogwartsIsMyHome #ProudSlytherin 🐍⚡
I clicked this video so damn fast! Love you Merphy!
I'd use the Stone to make gold, since death is the next great adventure, bla bla bla. Plus we've seen Flamel in Crimes of Grindelwald and he's so aged he can barely lift a book.
I think that Dumbledore saved his points until the end because he didn't want to give Snape the chance to pile on more points for Slytherin.
Soo excited for all your Harry Potter ideas! Can't wait 🎉
Im right at the end of book 3 right now and it's been my favorite every time I've read through the series. Book 1 has always been the most special though for the same reasons you stated. It's a beautiful introduction to a world that I'm always so excited to fall into again, but book 3 is the first jolt of "oh boy there is definitely a SERIES brewing in this bad boy", and you start to see just how far forward and backwards Harry's story extends. It's always so exciting for me!
I love this review! I think you are so genuine and funny and I totally relate to so many of your opinions. I have also definitely cried when I read Dumbledore giving out those last points 😂💕 and I 100% agree with you about the snitch and how much better it would be if it simply ended the game or maybe it was just worth an extra goal or something! I have always thought that too, it was awesome to hear you talk about it! Loved watching this
half blood is the best book. jk writes dumbledore so beautifully, especially in this book
Wowie. this lady is soooo beautiful not just skin deep but from everything to how she views things to how she describes them. even those expressions got me like 😲 awestruck. Her husband must be very lucky 💔 straight up been addicted to these videos for the past week. It has reignited my love for reading an gave me that nostalgia I've been craving. Thank you for being awesome.
Your hair looks amazing. And I'm loving more HP videos
It is always interesting to me when I hear people get nostalgic about this series. I read it as an adult and my take on events and characters seems to be very different than many other people. So this will be a fun playlist for me to listen to.
I don't usually watch your review cause most of the time I haven't read the book and you do such a good job on your wrap ups that I can tell whether I should look at it or not. So this will be exciting since I have actually read this series and I can hear you go in depth on it.
You make me feel old. I was in high school when Harry Potter came out and I was very married with two kids when the last one came out. Funny though, I didn’t read them at all until they were all out and I actually read them all out of order.
Oh my gosh I’m doing a reread of the series right now, so these videos are perfect!!
Can't wait to see the other videos you have planned for this book and hope to see similar reviews for the rest of the series as well! Agree on the snitch in the quidditch, although think it should reward some points, but not as many as 150. :D
I personally would have liked to see more games where Gryffindor lost.
But Gryffindor can't lose, they're Jesus or something. /s
Gryffindor lost in book 3 and 5. Book 3, Harry got sucked by dementors and Cedric caught the snitch. Book 5, their team sucked.
@@not-so-happypappypatton But they still managed to win the Quidditch Cup in book 5, which didn't make any sense to me.
Had a pretty terrible night at work. Thank god I have something to watch before bed.
I hope you're day gets better ❤️
@@merphynapier42 I think that The Golden SNITCH should only give You 50 Points not 150
I love the friendship trio❤
I agree with the quidditch thing
Honestly I feel like she wanted to make harry win his 1st match somehow so she just invented a plot point?
I have only read the 1st book still, school doesn't give you time to read often😅
Looking forward to this series💕
I'm really excited for this series of yours. Also more life.
Quidditich rant below:
1.) You CAN still lose even if you catch the snitch, ie. Victor Krum in book 4. He's the best seeker in the world, he catches the snitch in the match, and his team STILL loses.
2.) The 150 points are crucial because this is a type of game where one team can really rack up points against the other. You get 10 points for throwing the (quaffle?) through the hoops and apparently that can happen repeatedly really fast, so getting 100+ points ahead of your opponent isn't a difficult task. Therefore, having the 150 points for catching the snitch gives the potentially losing team a chance to make up their loses.
3.) If a team is being strategic, they would need to know that they cannot be behind by more than 140 points if they want to catch the snitch and claim victory. If you're losing by 180 points, then catching the snitch is actually a stupid move because you're ending the game 30 points behind your opponent. So for the seeker (and by extension, the audience rooting for the seeker's team) it's actually a very tense moment because (s)he has to NOT catch the snitch while also making sure that the other seeker doesn't catch the snitch and do this until their team gets within the 150 point spread.
4.) So going off of point #3, we see why Victor Krum catching the snitch was actually a dumb move on his part. He knew his team was outside of the 150 point spread and still caught the snitch anyway. But, if you take a step back from the story and evaluate it as a reader and not a "fan" of the sport, you see that J.K. Rowling was actually doing some character development with his decision. We're introduced to him as a star player, the Cristiano Reynaldo of his sport, and it's hinted at that he has a bit of an ego. As the seeker, it's his job to catch the snitch and he wants to make a spectacle out of it, even if this means a loss for his team (because again, he's the star). So for him to catch the snitch, end the game, and essentially make his team lose, we as the reader learn 2 crucial things about him; 1. He's self-focused, 2. He goes for what he wants without regard for anything else. Cut to later in book 4 after Hermione and Victor go to the Ball together, Hermione tells Harry that she doesn't want to be with him because he's more of a "physical being." Now, I'm not implying sexual coercion, but we get the idea that he went for what he wanted and it was a bit too much for Hermione at the time. Setup and Payoff.
5.) So point #4 gets away from the game of quidditch specifically, but it was to make a larger point about how the rules of the game influence other elements of the larger story. But J.K using the game-ending move as a foreshadowing of what's to come later in the book (going for what you want too early makes you lose in the end) can only happen if the structure of the game is set up the way it is. Victor needed to lose by winning, and though I'm not saying she made the game specifically to have that moment, I want to use it to illustrate how necessary the rules of the snitch are in order to serve the larger story. Just because we don't see more strategy used in the game within the story doesn't mean we can't infer that there would need to be some in order to play it competitively.
Okay, rant over.
We may see this differently, and that's okay - I understand that this is so opinions and anyone is allowed to disagree
I understand that you can still lose when you catch the snitch, I said in the video that catching it makes them win when they otherwise wouldn't have about half the time - so I get that it's not every time
And personally, I didn't like the scene with Victor at all. He cought the snitch on purpose at the time he did. In the book it says he knew they could never beat the opposing team, so he essentially have up -catching the snitch when he did and throwing the match. He wanted to end it on his terms. I just don't believe a pro would do that. You give your all and try for an upset -even if the other team is better. Upsets happen. Quitting at the very beginning of the March like he did was so disappointing for me to read
That said, this is all opinion based, so I understand that you likely won't agree with me and that's totally okay! Just wanted to say my perspective on it
16:50 Would I use the philospher's stone to turn metal into gold, or drink the elixir to become immortal? Honestly, I would say drink the elixir...only because it's a potion that keeps me immortal for as long as I keep drinking it, not a permanent state. That way I could live a little bit longer and stop drinking it once I'm 150 years old. I just hope that I would have the enough wisdom to do that and not become power-lusted by it.
The Harry Potter audiobook series is amazing. I used to work a repetitive, highly detail oriented, high stress job and I would plug in the Harry Potter audio books to make the day less miserable. I knew the story well enough that I could tune it out and concentrate when I had to, but then when things slowed down a bit I could escape into the story for a while. I'd start at the first book, finish the entire series in about two weeks, and then start again on the first book.
The quidditch rule makes sense to me, in the context that you brought up. Reminds me of another way that the author seems to remind the reader of uncertainty, and that they are in the author's territory, the story. No matter the reader's ideas or hopes for the characters, the story will have the final say. It could make the game more interesting, changing the value of the snitch, but maybe thats the point, is the perspective and the metaphor.
Your HP video was how I found you. I enjoy your content :D
This is my favorite book of the series. I did not fall in love with these books until I was around 30. I cant get enough of them. I think this is my favorite book because it is just that an introduction to the world and your first glimpse at everything involved in the wizarding world. Diagon Alley, Olivander's ... it just puts me in aww of the world.
The thing about quidditch is that in school yeah catching the snitch can win you the game 99 times out of 100 but in Goblet of Fire we see that it doesn't always go that way in the professional world. As for the sorcerer's / philosopher's stone, I live with 3 chronic pain disorders that make life hell so unless it takes away health problems like that I am going with turning any metal into gold.
Crazy-hair Merphy is one of my favorite Merphy skins
I'd never re-read a book in my life, but just got smashed through this in the last week. I read them all as a kid as soon as they came out, watched every film in the cinema with my school friends or parents, and I've gotta say...this book still absolutely rocks! I had a ripper of a time reading this for the second time as a 30 year old dude haha.
Hey,just stumbled upon your channel now, I don't know what other content you make,but i love Harry potter,so I'm kinda hooked 🤷🏻♂️ anyway. This was always my favourite book growing up,i loved all the hanging out and the classes(the fact that i read the fifth book first kinda ruined it,but it still is my favourite,it feels very naïve,in a good way,and that's amazing for me,even now.
I actually never really gave the snitch thing thought, but I do really like your variant of the the snitch rule. I love the idea of the snitch only being a game ender! Also I just found your channel and am loving your videos. I love seeing someone sharing the passion I have for this series!! #Ravenclaw 💙💛💙💛
My favorite book is order of the phoenix. I love the whole departament of mysteries section of the book and it is my favorite battle of the series.
The Snape being caught!!! How do you like that, Professor Snivellus??!! 🤣🤣😂😂
I think that the reason Harry Potter is such a huge phenomenon is more after the movies came out. I think the movies had a huge role to play in it becoming a rave. I mean the books are amazing and my fav series of all time, but for non-readers who’ve never read the books, the movies did a lot to create the greatest book fandom of all time.
I cannot wait for a harry potter deep dives! Love this idea
Just read the book today for the first time, I got the books yesterday and already finished Tver guest one lol
I will never forget the phrase "love burns your face off scene" 😂