One of Lockheart’s best lines, “and five-time winner of Witch Weekly’s Most Charming Smile Award but I don’t talk about that. I didn’t get rid of the Bandon Banshee by smiling at her!” -CoS But that smile is totally how he was able to pull it all off!
Weird to think that if Lockhart hadn't obliviated Quirrell, then Quirrell might never have gone looking for Voldemort in the first place (having already received recognition for his work with the trolls). Also Lockhart would have made a good reporter. He had a way with finding wizards who were unrecognized for their great feats, and writing about those feats in an engaging way.
He could also have been a great fiction writer or biographist, with the way people went crazy about his books the dude atleast knew how to tell a good story
I think there’s an interesting parallel to be made between Lockhart and Voldemort They both viewed themselves as special because of their Magic, but when they went to Hogwarts and saw they really weren’t the only ones? Lockhart saw all these magical people and thought “fake-it-till-you-make-it!” Voldemort, on the other hand, thought “I’ll be the best”
I know you don’t exactly take requests, especially from non-patrons, but you should do a J vs Ben British or Wizard quiz. Where you’re given different names, foods, and customs and you have to determine whether it’s exclusive to the wizard world, or normal for British people. (Also you wouldn’t have to do a normal J vs Ben format)
I've just realised it's quite ironic that Voldermort cursed the defence against the dark arts position because that meant he garentueed his own failure in the first book as Quirrell was cursed by voldy
As much as i love all the "squiggle" comments, i do have an actual theory. I think they can be either! There is a difference after all. Squibs can see the magical world! So in a half-blood family... one child might be a witch/wizard, one might be able to see the magical world, and one might be a pure muggle, not being able to interract with magic at all. That’s my thinking
Personally I’ve always had a head-cannon that Squids aren’t “Wizard-Born Muggles” but instead actual Wizards/Witches who have a disability which prevents them from being able to properly channel magic I think this explains why they can’t cast spells but can ‘see’ Hogwarts for what it truly is and also see Dementors and also exist within the Wizarding World
I mean that's pretty fun actually I like that I think canonically in all the Pottermore articles they refer to non-magical Half-Blood children as squibs but this is still a fun thought
@@SkyPersonI'm curious how muggle-borns fit into this theory then But I do actually like this because it personally fits with the way I always interpreted the magic versus muggle fight. Everybody's always comparing it to a race war when it's actually more about abilities than anything else so it's more about eugenics and the fight against disability.
@@lahlybird895 There’s an existing head-canon that even Muggle-born witches/wizards have at least 1 magical ancestor. So it’s probably the magic skipping a couple of generations and showing up somewhere, but since the parents are Muggles, no one really bothers to trace the family tree back to a wizard. It’s kind of like how a gene like hair color or eye color might skip a few generations and show up in someone whose parents have neither of those features
@ShriyaditaSS Based on books and games, this is the cannon. Very literal and it was prior to that due to the books cause of the Lestranges history. They began magical as part of the Gaunts. Then some squibs were born and became estranged, thus lestrange. Prior to magic re-budding in the squib family. Reason for their magic purity obsession.
This was always in my head-cannon. I just figured that was why quirrel turned. Because Lockheart got to him, left him a memory- less wizard who happened to be right around Voldemort’s incorporeal form and was prime real estate to be possessed having been wiped.
Makes sense why Dumbledore would have hired Lockhart the year after too. Probably Quirrell’s time at the school gave Dumbledore the evidence he needed to confirm his theory about Lockhart.
I mean that's true but it doesn't necessarily discount the theory especially if you consider that Seamus seems to have more than just a generic fear but a personal fear as well at the very least he seems to know what a banshee sound like if we're assuming that his comment on the egg with coming from personal experience
Both Ravenclaws too, which could make it even more likely that they were acquainted in some way at some point, making it easier for Lockhart to know of Quirrel's travels and to get in contact with him. Edit: According to their Date of Births on the HP Wiki, they probably would have attended Hogwarts as Ravenclaws at the same time, albeit a couple of years apart, so likely would have seen each other in their Common Room at least once.
Was searching for this comment before writing my own. They did study at Hogwarts at relatively the same time and both in Ravenclaw house, so it seems that Lockhart new that Quirrel is a skilled wizard who wants to prove himself after school, and thus he hunted him down right after his own graduation and that’s how his first stories were made.
The Seamus thing only works if mermaids do, in fact, sound enough like banshees that they are virtually indistinguishable, because we know it was actually a mermaid's voice coming from the egg. He could have just been associating any scream with the famous sound of a banshee without ever actually experiencing a real banshee (his fear could stem from stories about them).
Well Rowling's world building is typically based on classic stories like Beowulf or the Odyssey with nods to them in how they behave within the Harry Potter world. So saying that a banshee who cries when anticipating someone's death sounds quite a bit like a mermaid, or a siren who uses singing to lure people to their deaths, I can see there being a similarity there.
Id thata true, than Lockhart is part of the reason that Quirrel gave in and followed Voldemort. He felt he wasn't recognized, felt he could and should be more. Lockhart took from Quirrel some accomplishments that would have helped with that feeling of not being god enough.
You know what I would absolutely like to see? A video discussing what exactly it is that makes a magical creature magical. Were trolls created at some point by some ancient wizard? Are they genetically related to humans but had some magical event in their evolutionary history? And, perhaps even more importantly: *why* aren't muggles able to see magical things? Has it always been this way? Was there some grand spell cast long ago to make it so? So many questions!
Muggles can see trolls and most other magical creatures, cannot see Dementors. We know that Dementors are a magical creation, but Muggle folklore talks about everything except Dementors and Fudge explicitly points out Muggles can't see Dementors which would be unnecessary if Muggles could never see any magical creatures.
@@alexmckee4683 So if Muggles can see all other magical creatures, does that mean that the vast majority of encounters either have some wizard wiping their mind, or the creature itself had laready been cloaked? Like, say, when the trio rides the dragon out of Gringotts, a huge number of people would have seen that.
I would have loved it if, at the final battle he would have appeared and turned the battle in the good guys favor. He would have read all his books and believed them and actually became the man he pretended to be.
I never liked that change. It sounds weird when I read it now. I mean, I understand that it can be seen as insensitive, but Lockheart is the one making the comment. He's supposed to be pompous, vain, and insensitive when it comes to looks.
I had to go and find my copy because I was so confused by hairy chin, glad to know I didn't imagine it - never really realised stuff has been retconned in HP, though makes sense
I remember Harry Potter Theory making a video like this a couple years back. He mentioned that Quirrell and Lockhart met while Quirrell was in the same forest Voldemort was in, looking for Voldemort. Once Lockhart found out about Quirrell’s plan, he modified Quirrell’s memories and plans, thus making him easy prey for the dark lord himself.
Oh my wand, this might go even deeper. Lockhart caused Voldy almost coming back in year one. Quirrell was accomplished in defense against dark arts, told his stories to Lockhart who stole the stories and erased his memories. Because of now Quirell didn't remember what he had done he felt he needed to proof his worth so he ventured to forest of Albania to defeat Voldy-baldy. Thus causing the old snake-nose to posses Quirrell, now giving him entry to the school and to the Philosopher's stone. Worst part of this? Lockheart didn't even mean to do it. All the ignorant fool wanted was steal some fame. If he at least was malevolent you could somewhat understand it. Maybe reason Dumbledore hire Lockhart wasn't (just) to show Harry dangers of fame and arrogance but because he knew the position of DADA was jinxed he wished it to punish Lockhart for what he had done.
It's pretty disastrous for the students though. That's 1 year of good DADA wasted. Considering what they were about to face in a few years, every year of DADA matters.
I posted this up in a few places a couple of years ago, great to see my favourite HP theorists picking it up too! "Hagrid says that Quirrell "met vampires in the Black Forest, and there was a nasty bit o' trouble with a hag - never been the same since". I think, rather than the Voldemort connection, it would be interesting if Lockhart took credit for one or both of these occurences for his books Voyages with Vampires or Holidays with Hags but it was the memory charm that changed Quirrell."
I appreciate how your videos tend to get right to the point. Your brother tends to ramble for like half the runtime of his before getting on topic/to the point
Heeey Brother! Love anything Gilderoy-related! Tiny note: I'm pretty sure there are mountains around Hogwarts. "During the day, Ravenclaw students have an excellent view of the school grounds, including the lake, Forbidden Forest, Quidditch pitch, Herbology gardens and the surrounding mountains."
I love listening to Through The Griffin Door and seeing theories in their early, nebulous state, then seeing the polished versions show up here a little later lol
3:02 The magic gene is obviously a dominant gene so I think that any one with magical parent(s) without magical abilities, has a defect which is a squib. But Muggles don’t have defects they just don’t have that at all.
A Squib is defined as someone not having magic while having one or both parents being magical. So Lockhart's sisters would be Squibs, because of their mother being magical.
I love how we all joke about Lockhart and almost think of him as adorable, but when you stop and think about it, what he does is actually EXTREMELY TERRIFYING
1. Lockhart is like an actor who is so into his role that he's forgotten he's pretending. 2. Mrs. Figg is a good candidate for a Squib who may have had a muggle parent, since she is so well integrated and understands both worlds so well.
I was a little worried when I heard this come up in TTGD, since you've typically managed to post theories _before_ the brainstorming that created them. I'm glad to see this one still warranted a full video, I was really hoping to see what all evidence you could add onto the pile with a deeper dive :D
3:01 I think a Squib is anyone with, if we use the line from Fantastic Beasts, "magical ancestry but no power," so someone with a direct magical parent is a Squib, not a Muggle.
with the mention of Lockhart and Quirrel's similar backstories and a non-magic-capable halfblood being a squib or not in mind, one thing i've wondered is if squibs can actually attend and graduate from Hogwarts or other wizarding schools. i know that there was apparently one canonical case where one got to the Sorting and was rejected, but how standard even is that? (i have an idea for a crossover where the original literary Dr. Jekyll was a squib who excelled at Potions ;))
After all these years how is that you two are still able to make these videos without repeating yourselves. Truly amazing and of excellent quality. Though I kind of miss the “studio” that it looks like y’all started in. A bedroom??
I absolutely love watching your theories and seeing what stuff you come up with, even if it's not always totally accurate or believable, however I'm unsure about this one just because first of all and correct me if I'm wrong as I haven't read the book in a long time, but I'm pretty sure the only one memory charm that Lockhart uses constantly is the obviate spell, which not only erases small sections of your memory but also your entire sense of self altogether, this is the spell that he intends to use on Harry and Ron in the film, which ends up backfiring and causing him to be in Saint Mungo hospital for the rest of his life as there is no cure and he has no recollection of who he is, since this is the spell we know he likes to use and is the spell that he says he's used on multiple witches and wizards or else they would've gone blabbing which they didn't because he erase their memory and he doesn't erase their memory of that use for his books but he also erases the memory altogether so that they don't go blabbing telling other witches and wizards that he erased their memory, he literally makes them go crazy with that spell with no sense of self and no idea who they are, so again considering the fact that quarrel, as far as we can tell clearly still has his sense of self and, aside from being a little more evil and a little more confident thanks to Voldemort, does seem to be for the most part the same as he's always been, with clearly a very strong sense of who he is, which again would not be the case if Lockhart had used that memory erase spell on him, again there may be something I'm missing as I only just started watching this video, so maybe my questions and concerns get brought up later on, but again please let me know how this is possible does he use multiple others like the one that Hermione uses on her parents to change their memories or is it just the one spell, because again it's very clear that quarrel hasn't gone mad and seems to be for the most part the same both before and after he meets Voldemort, so again please let me know if there's something I'm overlooking or that I just don't remember from the book, maybe he does know multiple charms, I know that is the main spell he likes to use though so again just let me know if I'm missing something.
Sadest nthing about the Harry Potter Series is that noone ever mentions the scene where fred and Geaorge throw enchanted snowballs at Quirrels Turban and therefore Voldemorts Face.
My son and I had this discussion just a few days ago. What do you call non-magical half-blood child? My son suggested “squibble” which I thought sounds about right.
😊lockhart wiped EVERYONES memories! But happily was "skewered by his own sword" or WHATEVER Dumbledore said to the effect! 😂😂 FORTUNATELY Lockhart can no longer remember his favorite color is lilac! And wears MeUndies!
I had a dream where in the Great Hall I gifted Quirrell an infinity scarf that's a little tight, just so he'd have to remove the turban to see if it fits (since it's explicitly not for religious purposes). He comes up with a weak excuse, like his neck's chronically warm. I ask Snape beside him "Oh _deer,_ oh _deer!_ Is there any cure for that? Perhaps a crushed Lily?"
Now that inside out 2 is out, can you answer a question I have had since the first movie? Why is Joy’s hair blue? Everyone else’s hair matches their bodies. Even the new characters.
Have you ever wondered about Quirrell's turban why is he covering also sides of his head? Would it be possible that Voldemort can move 180° and somebody approaching the professor and giving a little cheek peck kiss landed squarely in He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named lips?
Order of Merlin…third class. Honorary member of the dark force defense league , AND five time winner of witches weekly most charming smile award. Oh and his favorite color is Lilac 🙃
*(**0:05**)* Yes. What I _don't_ know is *_why_* you like that sociopathic monster. Dude is easily more evil than Umbridge. Yeah, I said it. Umbridge's way of thinking may be _extremely_ corrupt, but at the end of the day, she _is_ still working off of a... _kind_ of "for the greater good" mentality. (And before anyone calls me an Umbridge defender, she is not only easily my least favorite character in the series, but one of my least favorite characters in all of fiction). Lockhart, on the other hand, only cares about himself and his own fame and glory, no matter how many people have to suffer for him to get it.
I have one question though are the memory charms that he uses excessively powerful like he ends up permanently in st mungos and doesn't remember his name... How does quirrel remain mostly functional as a human being if so ? Unless it's just accidentally that strong due to Ron's faulty wand ?
It's because Lockhart usually only extracts and erases what he needs. That charm was specifically powerful because Lockhart meant to erase their minds.
The memory charm was originally developed to make muggles forget any wizard things they have seen. With practice, the charm can erase whatever the user wants and Lockhart is an expert at it. But when casting it with a broken wand, the spell was cast in its raw form, so Lockhart forgot most of his life.
03:02 Theoretically this question is very easily solvable - The difference between Muggles and Squibs is that Squibs can see magic while Muggles can't. So if you're a non-magical half-blood and you cannot see magic, you're a Muggle. And if you're a non-magical half-blood and you can see magic, you're a Squib. ... The real question is - if it's possible for two muggles to produce a fully magical child ("a muggle-born wizard"), then, is it also possible for two muggle parrents to produce a partially magical child - a Muggle-Born Squib?
Neet theory, I think though the part with the dragon egg doesn't hold, the wiping of his memory must've happened pre-Voldemort, and that means that means that Quirill either has gotten the egg on his initial travel and it didn't hatch for like, at least some months, or he got the egg when Voldemort needed it, but his previous travel to Norway wouldn't have helped him since his memory should've been deleted
I know that this is not relevant to the video, but I have a theory that Snape actually put a taboo on Sectumsempra so when harry used it Snape knew that it happened not that Snape is a vampire
I love lilac. To my it is the true lighter version of royal purple (y'know, from whelks). Royal purple along with royal blue are my favorite colors. And how could you not like the color when the smell is out-of-this-world gorgeous?
Can we just take a moment to appreciate the dedication of the supercalinbros for giving lore, thought and backstory to a franchise that the creator clearly never bothered to do… just answer fans questions with “yes that’s … that’s what I planned all along.” 😂❤
In answer of your blood status question, I think it’d make the person a squib, because a muggle is someone who has ZERO magical blood, and a halfblood, although without magical abilities, still has magical blood running through their veins.
I think that a half blood with no magical ability would be considered different things by different people, meaner wizards like the Malfoys would look down on them as squibs, and kindhearted people like the Weasleys would refer to them as muggles
Off on a complete tangent: In Philosopher's Stone, Draco goes out of his way to introduce himself to Harry and try to bring him into his circle of friends. Harry rebuffs him and that may be WHY Draco is mean to Harry from then on. But is the REASON Draco made the offer because his father (knowing Harry was a threat to Voldemort's return) had pushed Draco to try and bring Harry over to the dark side. And is that why Draco is always saying, 'my father will hear of this.'
It's kinda common knowledge that Lucius told Draco to try to befriend Harry since he knew that was the year Harry would start Hogwarts & he & many other former death eaters who escaped Azkaban by pleading that they were under the imperius curse thought that Harry MUST be an even more powerful dark wizard they could all rally behind
I still think it's possible Lockhart stole non-werewolf related stories from Lupin. It's clear from his classes that he knows a lot about magical creatures and how to defend against them. I have a headcanon that he does a lot of odd jobs which are basically magical pest control, since we know he has the expertise and struggles to keep a steady job due to lycanthropy. Maybe he was the source of Gadding with Ghouls, or gave Lockhart information and anecdotes for Gilderoy Lockhart's Guide to Household Pests. If you look at the chamber of secrets video game however, there's another Lockhart title which I think we can all agree fits Lupin perfectly... Marauding with Monsters.
I'm pretty sure squibs can still be affected by things that only affect wizards and see things within the wizarding world, but ofc can't create anything magical themselves. A squib can see dementors
The way you're describing young Lockhart is the my headcanon for young Riddle. He thought he was so great, the only one in the world who could do this stuff, only to find out he's a tiny fish in a huge ocean.
This is unrelated to the video (which is a great one) but we always talk about THE elder wand or THE ressurection stone, when mad eye moody is looking for ONE of his SPARE invisibility cloaks. Just kinda weird. I know Harry/James’ one is the original but still.
Theory: could the Sword of Griffindor kill a Dementor? We know that it takes the qualities of certain things. It takes the Basalisc venom and is used to destroy the Horcruxes. So by that logic, could you cast the Patronus charm on it and use it to kill a Dementor?
I definitely feel like the term "squib" applies to someone with otherwise pure blood status that just drew the short straw on the cosmic lottery. I.E. 2 magical parents and no magic themselves. But if you're like Seamus and you're half and half and come up Muggle that's not so far outside of what's to be expected as to be given the name "squib"
got a what if story idea that honestly feels small but what if small things stack up so to speak into bigger things. "what if harry potter wasn't given the first year exemption to join the quidditch team?"
You know. Thinking about this. It makes sense. Because Quirrell encountered vampires and werewolves. And Lockhart somehow has delt with them all. This theory makes really great sense. Great video as Always. The master and apprentice joke is hilarious.😂😁
I think it depends on what world the children are raised in to determine if they would be considered a squib or a muggle. If they are raised in the magical world with magical expectations and understanding of what that world involves then I think they would be considered a squib. If they were raised in the muggle world without knowledge of the magical world, then they would be muggles.
I think it is also a big coincidence that we get Lockhart 1 year after Quirrell. Almost like Dumbledore was able to figure out Lockhart’s game by being around Quirrell for a year, and took action on it by hiring him the next year.
On the topic of a half-blood magic person being a muggle or a squib if they present as nonmagical, I think it would depend on the blood status of the magical parent. If they themselves are also a half-blood, then I would say muggle. But if they are pure blood, then that would be squib designation. Just my thoughts!
On the Halfblood + muggle children without magic, I would assume they are Squibs since they can move 'freely' in the wizard community, baring the use of magic that is.
I've always assumed that Seamus' fear of banshees is just because his main character trait is 'Irish', and banshees are the most basic, no digging required kind of Irish scary thing.
Being a non-magical half-blood makes you a squiggle.
This comment is fantastic! hahahahahahahaha
This is my new head cannon 😊
A witch and a squib births a wiggle 😂
Beat me to it lol
this
One of Lockheart’s best lines, “and five-time winner of Witch
Weekly’s Most Charming Smile Award but I don’t talk about that. I didn’t get rid of the Bandon
Banshee by smiling at her!” -CoS
But that smile is totally how he was able to pull it all off!
Weird to think that if Lockhart hadn't obliviated Quirrell, then Quirrell might never have gone looking for Voldemort in the first place (having already received recognition for his work with the trolls).
Also Lockhart would have made a good reporter. He had a way with finding wizards who were unrecognized for their great feats, and writing about those feats in an engaging way.
No one would remember spilling the tea to him if anyone chased after whistleblowers.
So basically Lockheart could've been like Rita skeeter?
He could also have been a great fiction writer or biographist, with the way people went crazy about his books the dude atleast knew how to tell a good story
I think there’s an interesting parallel to be made between Lockhart and Voldemort
They both viewed themselves as special because of their Magic, but when they went to Hogwarts and saw they really weren’t the only ones?
Lockhart saw all these magical people and thought “fake-it-till-you-make-it!”
Voldemort, on the other hand, thought “I’ll be the best”
I know you don’t exactly take requests, especially from non-patrons, but you should do a J vs Ben British or Wizard quiz. Where you’re given different names, foods, and customs and you have to determine whether it’s exclusive to the wizard world, or normal for British people. (Also you wouldn’t have to do a normal J vs Ben format)
When reading/watching a lot of times when unfamiliar with a word I would ask myself was it British or Wizard 🪄
I’m British and would find that too hard
@@Garagebooks-2023 well that's comforting because I just felt like that was something the American readers just had to deal with
Yes please! Especially since on they sometimes have to look it up in videos or for the podcast.
Great idea
I've just realised it's quite ironic that Voldermort cursed the defence against the dark arts position because that meant he garentueed his own failure in the first book as Quirrell was cursed by voldy
It is possible that had he succeeded, Quirrell would have simply abandoned the post like Snape did after Dumbledore’s death. Otherwise, yep.
Hubris probably though the course wouldn’t effect him since he casted the curse.
"A man often meets his destiny on the path he takes to avoid it"
He was so arrogant he guaranteed his own failure in so many ways he literally was his own worst enemy
@@autumbreeze1129 ya BUT WHY
As much as i love all the "squiggle" comments, i do have an actual theory. I think they can be either! There is a difference after all. Squibs can see the magical world! So in a half-blood family... one child might be a witch/wizard, one might be able to see the magical world, and one might be a pure muggle, not being able to interract with magic at all. That’s my thinking
Personally I’ve always had a head-cannon that Squids aren’t “Wizard-Born Muggles” but instead actual Wizards/Witches who have a disability which prevents them from being able to properly channel magic
I think this explains why they can’t cast spells but can ‘see’ Hogwarts for what it truly is and also see Dementors and also exist within the Wizarding World
I mean that's pretty fun actually I like that I think canonically in all the Pottermore articles they refer to non-magical Half-Blood children as squibs but this is still a fun thought
@@SkyPersonI'm curious how muggle-borns fit into this theory then
But I do actually like this because it personally fits with the way I always interpreted the magic versus muggle fight.
Everybody's always comparing it to a race war when it's actually more about abilities than anything else so it's more about eugenics and the fight against disability.
@@lahlybird895 There’s an existing head-canon that even Muggle-born witches/wizards have at least 1 magical ancestor. So it’s probably the magic skipping a couple of generations and showing up somewhere, but since the parents are Muggles, no one really bothers to trace the family tree back to a wizard. It’s kind of like how a gene like hair color or eye color might skip a few generations and show up in someone whose parents have neither of those features
@ShriyaditaSS
Based on books and games, this is the cannon. Very literal and it was prior to that due to the books cause of the Lestranges history.
They began magical as part of the Gaunts. Then some squibs were born and became estranged, thus lestrange. Prior to magic re-budding in the squib family.
Reason for their magic purity obsession.
I wouldn’t call that a theory. I thought it was PRETTY OBVIOUS
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It is PRETTY OBVIOUS
This was always in my head-cannon. I just figured that was why quirrel turned. Because Lockheart got to him, left him a memory- less wizard who happened to be right around Voldemort’s incorporeal form and was prime real estate to be possessed having been wiped.
Makes sense why Dumbledore would have hired Lockhart the year after too. Probably Quirrell’s time at the school gave Dumbledore the evidence he needed to confirm his theory about Lockhart.
It's likely a lot of Irish wizards fear banshees. They're about the most famous Irish monster.
Some families are ok with their banshee. Hearing it lets them know to get their affairs in order.
I mean that's true but it doesn't necessarily discount the theory especially if you consider that Seamus seems to have more than just a generic fear but a personal fear as well at the very least he seems to know what a banshee sound like if we're assuming that his comment on the egg with coming from personal experience
Both Ravenclaws too, which could make it even more likely that they were acquainted in some way at some point, making it easier for Lockhart to know of Quirrel's travels and to get in contact with him.
Edit: According to their Date of Births on the HP Wiki, they probably would have attended Hogwarts as Ravenclaws at the same time, albeit a couple of years apart, so likely would have seen each other in their Common Room at least once.
Was searching for this comment before writing my own. They did study at Hogwarts at relatively the same time and both in Ravenclaw house, so it seems that Lockhart new that Quirrel is a skilled wizard who wants to prove himself after school, and thus he hunted him down right after his own graduation and that’s how his first stories were made.
The Seamus thing only works if mermaids do, in fact, sound enough like banshees that they are virtually indistinguishable, because we know it was actually a mermaid's voice coming from the egg. He could have just been associating any scream with the famous sound of a banshee without ever actually experiencing a real banshee (his fear could stem from stories about them).
Well Rowling's world building is typically based on classic stories like Beowulf or the Odyssey with nods to them in how they behave within the Harry Potter world. So saying that a banshee who cries when anticipating someone's death sounds quite a bit like a mermaid, or a siren who uses singing to lure people to their deaths, I can see there being a similarity there.
Id thata true, than Lockhart is part of the reason that Quirrel gave in and followed Voldemort.
He felt he wasn't recognized, felt he could and should be more.
Lockhart took from Quirrel some accomplishments that would have helped with that feeling of not being god enough.
Love the nod to Jim Dale’s “Harry, Harry, Harry” 😂
I love Jim Dale's audio books, but some of the voices he used especially early on are painful. That Lockhart voice and young Hermione are the worst.
I refuse to listen to an American read the Americanised books. Stephen Fry all the way!!! ❤
You know what I would absolutely like to see? A video discussing what exactly it is that makes a magical creature magical. Were trolls created at some point by some ancient wizard? Are they genetically related to humans but had some magical event in their evolutionary history?
And, perhaps even more importantly: *why* aren't muggles able to see magical things? Has it always been this way? Was there some grand spell cast long ago to make it so?
So many questions!
Muggles can see trolls and most other magical creatures, cannot see Dementors. We know that Dementors are a magical creation, but Muggle folklore talks about everything except Dementors and Fudge explicitly points out Muggles can't see Dementors which would be unnecessary if Muggles could never see any magical creatures.
@@alexmckee4683 So if Muggles can see all other magical creatures, does that mean that the vast majority of encounters either have some wizard wiping their mind, or the creature itself had laready been cloaked? Like, say, when the trio rides the dragon out of Gringotts, a huge number of people would have seen that.
@@brunopereira6789 yep, overtime for the obliviators! 😃
I would have loved it if, at the final battle he would have appeared and turned the battle in the good guys favor. He would have read all his books and believed them and actually became the man he pretended to be.
Ooh that's a good idea
6:44 That's a retcon. The original version said she had a harelip.
I never liked that change. It sounds weird when I read it now. I mean, I understand that it can be seen as insensitive, but Lockheart is the one making the comment. He's supposed to be pompous, vain, and insensitive when it comes to looks.
I had to go and find my copy because I was so confused by hairy chin, glad to know I didn't imagine it - never really realised stuff has been retconned in HP, though makes sense
@joshuaking3731 I mean, Lockhart is exactly the kind of guy you'd expect to make a judgement on appearance like that
Came here to comment that it was harelip (cleft lip) not hairy chin. I had no idea it was changed in later editions!
Never knew it’s said harelip in the og version 😂
I remember Harry Potter Theory making a video like this a couple years back. He mentioned that Quirrell and Lockhart met while Quirrell was in the same forest Voldemort was in, looking for Voldemort. Once Lockhart found out about Quirrell’s plan, he modified Quirrell’s memories and plans, thus making him easy prey for the dark lord himself.
Oh my wand, this might go even deeper. Lockhart caused Voldy almost coming back in year one. Quirrell was accomplished in defense against dark arts, told his stories to Lockhart who stole the stories and erased his memories. Because of now Quirell didn't remember what he had done he felt he needed to proof his worth so he ventured to forest of Albania to defeat Voldy-baldy. Thus causing the old snake-nose to posses Quirrell, now giving him entry to the school and to the Philosopher's stone.
Worst part of this? Lockheart didn't even mean to do it. All the ignorant fool wanted was steal some fame. If he at least was malevolent you could somewhat understand it. Maybe reason Dumbledore hire Lockhart wasn't (just) to show Harry dangers of fame and arrogance but because he knew the position of DADA was jinxed he wished it to punish Lockhart for what he had done.
It's pretty disastrous for the students though. That's 1 year of good DADA wasted. Considering what they were about to face in a few years, every year of DADA matters.
I posted this up in a few places a couple of years ago, great to see my favourite HP theorists picking it up too!
"Hagrid says that Quirrell "met vampires in the Black Forest, and there was a nasty bit o' trouble with a hag - never been the same since". I think, rather than the Voldemort connection, it would be interesting if Lockhart took credit for one or both of these occurences for his books Voyages with Vampires or Holidays with Hags but it was the memory charm that changed Quirrell."
I appreciate how your videos tend to get right to the point. Your brother tends to ramble for like half the runtime of his before getting on topic/to the point
Heeey Brother! Love anything Gilderoy-related! Tiny note: I'm pretty sure there are mountains around Hogwarts. "During the day, Ravenclaw students have an excellent view of the school grounds, including the lake, Forbidden Forest, Quidditch pitch, Herbology gardens and the surrounding mountains."
I love listening to Through The Griffin Door and seeing theories in their early, nebulous state, then seeing the polished versions show up here a little later lol
3:02 The magic gene is obviously a dominant gene so I think that any one with magical parent(s) without magical abilities, has a defect which is a squib. But Muggles don’t have defects they just don’t have that at all.
03:01 If the child can see The Leaky, they're at least a squib.
It's always nice to see ideas turn into full-blown videos! Through the Griffin Door is such an amazing project, thank you for it ❤
A Squib is defined as someone not having magic while having one or both parents being magical. So Lockhart's sisters would be Squibs, because of their mother being magical.
They are also both Ravenclaws! 😮 11:53
I love how we all joke about Lockhart and almost think of him as adorable, but when you stop and think about it, what he does is actually EXTREMELY TERRIFYING
I love the fact that TTGD gives us an insight in how you guys come up with video ideas/theories! Remember hearing about this on the podcast!
1. Lockhart is like an actor who is so into his role that he's forgotten he's pretending.
2. Mrs. Figg is a good candidate for a Squib who may have had a muggle parent, since she is so well integrated and understands both worlds so well.
Thanks!
I was a little worried when I heard this come up in TTGD, since you've typically managed to post theories _before_ the brainstorming that created them. I'm glad to see this one still warranted a full video, I was really hoping to see what all evidence you could add onto the pile with a deeper dive :D
Already know i'm gonna love the video ❤❤❤
“Except for the iguana. That’s pretty dope.” It’s pretty true
3:01 I think a Squib is anyone with, if we use the line from Fantastic Beasts, "magical ancestry but no power," so someone with a direct magical parent is a Squib, not a Muggle.
It is PRETTY OBVIOUS that this is one of the best channels on the web!
Funnest thing about watching the Griffin Door podcast is seeing you come up with theories and then seeing you come fully indepth here
with the mention of Lockhart and Quirrel's similar backstories and a non-magic-capable halfblood being a squib or not in mind, one thing i've wondered is if squibs can actually attend and graduate from Hogwarts or other wizarding schools. i know that there was apparently one canonical case where one got to the Sorting and was rejected, but how standard even is that?
(i have an idea for a crossover where the original literary Dr. Jekyll was a squib who excelled at Potions ;))
Watching Through the Griffin Door and hearing the origins of these theories then seeing these vids is so interesting
i’ve been waiting for this one ever since the podcast episode! i love all the new theories that have come from the discussions.
Seeing this theory develop in real time on Through the Griffin Door was so fun! Keep it up guys ❤
After all these years how is that you two are still able to make these videos without repeating yourselves. Truly amazing and of excellent quality. Though I kind of miss the “studio” that it looks like y’all started in. A bedroom??
Hi Ben!
I love these videos!
YES I was waiting for this one since you guys first talked about it! 😄
I absolutely love watching your theories and seeing what stuff you come up with, even if it's not always totally accurate or believable, however I'm unsure about this one just because first of all and correct me if I'm wrong as I haven't read the book in a long time, but I'm pretty sure the only one memory charm that Lockhart uses constantly is the obviate spell, which not only erases small sections of your memory but also your entire sense of self altogether, this is the spell that he intends to use on Harry and Ron in the film, which ends up backfiring and causing him to be in Saint Mungo hospital for the rest of his life as there is no cure and he has no recollection of who he is, since this is the spell we know he likes to use and is the spell that he says he's used on multiple witches and wizards or else they would've gone blabbing which they didn't because he erase their memory and he doesn't erase their memory of that use for his books but he also erases the memory altogether so that they don't go blabbing telling other witches and wizards that he erased their memory, he literally makes them go crazy with that spell with no sense of self and no idea who they are, so again considering the fact that quarrel, as far as we can tell clearly still has his sense of self and, aside from being a little more evil and a little more confident thanks to Voldemort, does seem to be for the most part the same as he's always been, with clearly a very strong sense of who he is, which again would not be the case if Lockhart had used that memory erase spell on him, again there may be something I'm missing as I only just started watching this video, so maybe my questions and concerns get brought up later on, but again please let me know how this is possible does he use multiple others like the one that Hermione uses on her parents to change their memories or is it just the one spell, because again it's very clear that quarrel hasn't gone mad and seems to be for the most part the same both before and after he meets Voldemort, so again please let me know if there's something I'm overlooking or that I just don't remember from the book, maybe he does know multiple charms, I know that is the main spell he likes to use though so again just let me know if I'm missing something.
Sadest nthing about the Harry Potter Series is that noone ever mentions the scene where fred and Geaorge throw enchanted snowballs at Quirrels Turban and therefore Voldemorts Face.
My son and I had this discussion just a few days ago. What do you call non-magical half-blood child? My son suggested “squibble” which I thought sounds about right.
I love the alliteration at the end so much fun
😊lockhart wiped EVERYONES memories! But happily was "skewered by his own sword" or WHATEVER Dumbledore said to the effect! 😂😂
FORTUNATELY Lockhart can no longer remember his favorite color is lilac! And wears MeUndies!
"Impaled upon your own sword, Gilderoy!"
"Sword? I haven't got a sword. This boy here has one."
@@fleetstreet11 hahaha!!
@fleetstreet11 "Why am I wearing this awful lilac?!"
I had a dream where in the Great Hall I gifted Quirrell an infinity scarf that's a little tight, just so he'd have to remove the turban to see if it fits (since it's explicitly not for religious purposes). He comes up with a weak excuse, like his neck's chronically warm. I ask Snape beside him "Oh _deer,_ oh _deer!_ Is there any cure for that? Perhaps a crushed Lily?"
Voldy lives in Quirll head rent free
Lol you went for the Jim Dale..Harry, Harry 🤣😂🤣
Now that inside out 2 is out, can you answer a question I have had since the first movie? Why is Joy’s hair blue? Everyone else’s hair matches their bodies. Even the new characters.
Have you ever wondered about Quirrell's turban why is he covering also sides of his head?
Would it be possible that Voldemort can move 180° and somebody approaching the professor and giving a little cheek peck kiss landed squarely in He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named lips?
Wow that made it into a full theory pretty fast
❤ Awesome as always thanks guys your channel always makes my day better!
Order of Merlin…third class. Honorary member of the dark force defense league , AND five time winner of witches weekly most charming smile award. Oh and his favorite color is Lilac 🙃
*(**0:05**)* Yes. What I _don't_ know is *_why_* you like that sociopathic monster.
Dude is easily more evil than Umbridge.
Yeah, I said it. Umbridge's way of thinking may be _extremely_ corrupt, but at the end of the day, she _is_ still working off of a... _kind_ of "for the greater good" mentality. (And before anyone calls me an Umbridge defender, she is not only easily my least favorite character in the series, but one of my least favorite characters in all of fiction).
Lockhart, on the other hand, only cares about himself and his own fame and glory, no matter how many people have to suffer for him to get it.
3:10 just a regular ol muggle. 50/50 is just that. 50% chance yes and 50% chance no. So I wouldn't say they'd be a squib, no.
But what if the person should have been magic, but turned out to be a squib. It could happen.
A person being magical is very low super low birth rate
I have one question though are the memory charms that he uses excessively powerful like he ends up permanently in st mungos and doesn't remember his name... How does quirrel remain mostly functional as a human being if so ? Unless it's just accidentally that strong due to Ron's faulty wand ?
It's because Lockhart usually only extracts and erases what he needs. That charm was specifically powerful because Lockhart meant to erase their minds.
And also yeah the exploding-tendency wand probably made it worse
@@lukeroberson2115 ic thanks
The memory charm was originally developed to make muggles forget any wizard things they have seen. With practice, the charm can erase whatever the user wants and Lockhart is an expert at it. But when casting it with a broken wand, the spell was cast in its raw form, so Lockhart forgot most of his life.
03:02 Theoretically this question is very easily solvable -
The difference between Muggles and Squibs is that Squibs can see magic while Muggles can't.
So if you're a non-magical half-blood and you cannot see magic, you're a Muggle.
And if you're a non-magical half-blood and you can see magic, you're a Squib.
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The real question is - if it's possible for two muggles to produce a fully magical child ("a muggle-born wizard"), then, is it also possible for two muggle parrents to produce a partially magical child - a Muggle-Born Squib?
Yay! An episode I can watch & upvote for not being sponsored by BH
Neet theory, I think though the part with the dragon egg doesn't hold, the wiping of his memory must've happened pre-Voldemort, and that means that means that Quirill either has gotten the egg on his initial travel and it didn't hatch for like, at least some months, or he got the egg when Voldemort needed it, but his previous travel to Norway wouldn't have helped him since his memory should've been deleted
I know that this is not relevant to the video, but I have a theory that Snape actually put a taboo on Sectumsempra so when harry used it Snape knew that it happened not that Snape is a vampire
HEYYYYYY BROTHERRRRRR
I love lilac. To my it is the true lighter version of royal purple (y'know, from whelks). Royal purple along with royal blue are my favorite colors.
And how could you not like the color when the smell is out-of-this-world gorgeous?
Can we just take a moment to appreciate the dedication of the supercalinbros for giving lore, thought and backstory to a franchise that the creator clearly never bothered to do… just answer fans questions with “yes that’s … that’s what I planned all along.” 😂❤
I was totally waiting for the Iguana shoutout in a video about Quirell. Saved it till the very end😂😂
3:10 I’d say the proper term would be a squiggle
In answer of your blood status question, I think it’d make the person a squib, because a muggle is someone who has ZERO magical blood, and a halfblood, although without magical abilities, still has magical blood running through their veins.
I think that a half blood with no magical ability would be considered different things by different people, meaner wizards like the Malfoys would look down on them as squibs, and kindhearted people like the Weasleys would refer to them as muggles
I hope that you'll do some theories about Inside Out 2. I'm very excited to see the movie tonight.
Off on a complete tangent: In Philosopher's Stone, Draco goes out of his way to introduce himself to Harry and try to bring him into his circle of friends. Harry rebuffs him and that may be WHY Draco is mean to Harry from then on. But is the REASON Draco made the offer because his father (knowing Harry was a threat to Voldemort's return) had pushed Draco to try and bring Harry over to the dark side. And is that why Draco is always saying, 'my father will hear of this.'
It's kinda common knowledge that Lucius told Draco to try to befriend Harry since he knew that was the year Harry would start Hogwarts & he & many other former death eaters who escaped Azkaban by pleading that they were under the imperius curse thought that Harry MUST be an even more powerful dark wizard they could all rally behind
I still think it's possible Lockhart stole non-werewolf related stories from Lupin. It's clear from his classes that he knows a lot about magical creatures and how to defend against them. I have a headcanon that he does a lot of odd jobs which are basically magical pest control, since we know he has the expertise and struggles to keep a steady job due to lycanthropy. Maybe he was the source of Gadding with Ghouls, or gave Lockhart information and anecdotes for Gilderoy Lockhart's Guide to Household Pests. If you look at the chamber of secrets video game however, there's another Lockhart title which I think we can all agree fits Lupin perfectly... Marauding with Monsters.
Doing the reread in Through the Griffin Door is really paying off in making new theories.
I'm pretty sure squibs can still be affected by things that only affect wizards and see things within the wizarding world, but ofc can't create anything magical themselves. A squib can see dementors
The way you're describing young Lockhart is the my headcanon for young Riddle. He thought he was so great, the only one in the world who could do this stuff, only to find out he's a tiny fish in a huge ocean.
This is unrelated to the video (which is a great one) but we always talk about THE elder wand or THE ressurection stone, when mad eye moody is looking for ONE of his SPARE invisibility cloaks. Just kinda weird. I know Harry/James’ one is the original but still.
Theory: could the Sword of Griffindor kill a Dementor?
We know that it takes the qualities of certain things. It takes the Basalisc venom and is used to destroy the Horcruxes. So by that logic, could you cast the Patronus charm on it and use it to kill a Dementor?
3:09 How about a Squiggle
It depends, if they can see the magical world they’re squibs, if they can’t, they’re muggles
Please do a Founders Fan Fiction, you guys have so many ideas!
I definitely feel like the term "squib" applies to someone with otherwise pure blood status that just drew the short straw on the cosmic lottery. I.E. 2 magical parents and no magic themselves.
But if you're like Seamus and you're half and half and come up Muggle that's not so far outside of what's to be expected as to be given the name "squib"
The biggest question is, could they see a dementor? I guess that's the only testable difference between the two.
Halfblood with no magical abilities = squibble
got a what if story idea that honestly feels small but what if small things stack up so to speak into bigger things.
"what if harry potter wasn't given the first year exemption to join the quidditch team?"
You know. Thinking about this. It makes sense. Because Quirrell encountered vampires and werewolves. And Lockhart somehow has delt with them all. This theory makes really great sense. Great video as Always. The master and apprentice joke is hilarious.😂😁
I loved this vid, I also had thought about this before but then gave up because I couldnt remember all of Lockhart's book titles.
This video makes me realize the correct Harry Potter spin-off would have been the "Crimes of Quirrel".
I think it depends on what world the children are raised in to determine if they would be considered a squib or a muggle. If they are raised in the magical world with magical expectations and understanding of what that world involves then I think they would be considered a squib. If they were raised in the muggle world without knowledge of the magical world, then they would be muggles.
I was hoping the troll in the dungeon clip was going to have him falling down in the whoopee cushion going off within hilarious lol
No one could have played Lockheart better than Kenneth Branagh.
Never misses a trick, that man❤
I think it is also a big coincidence that we get Lockhart 1 year after Quirrell. Almost like Dumbledore was able to figure out Lockhart’s game by being around Quirrell for a year, and took action on it by hiring him the next year.
On the topic of a half-blood magic person being a muggle or a squib if they present as nonmagical, I think it would depend on the blood status of the magical parent. If they themselves are also a half-blood, then I would say muggle. But if they are pure blood, then that would be squib designation. Just my thoughts!
I’ve never understood why, when Ron asks, if there’s anything Lockhart can do, Lockhart doesn’t say, “well, obviously I can write.“
On the Halfblood + muggle children without magic, I would assume they are Squibs since they can move 'freely' in the wizard community, baring the use of magic that is.
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I've always assumed that Seamus' fear of banshees is just because his main character trait is 'Irish', and banshees are the most basic, no digging required kind of Irish scary thing.