The REAL Reason Voldemort Let Slughorn LIVE - Harry Potter Theory

Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we're discussing the bloodlines of the wizarding world. More specifically- we're going to be honing in on and discussing Muggleborns- also known as 'Mudbloods' to the darker, more sinister side of the wizarding world.- Now before we dive too far in to this topic, let me first establish that blood status is one of the most controversial aspects of the wizarding world- a concept in which wizarding families can be distinguished by the level of magically-endowed family members. Generally speaking, people are slotted in to one of the following categories: Pure-blood, half-blood, or muggle- with the special term 'muggle-born' referring to a witch or wizard with two non-magical parents.- The existence of such a system, however, brings nothing to the wizarding world but hatred. In fact, one of the main focuses of Voldemort's regime was establishing power over the worlds of half-bloods and muggles. Voldemort felt that those with pure-blood lines deserved to be in power, and he also grew increasingly concerned that pure-blood numbers would dwindle while the number of muggleborns climbed- effectively extinguishing 'pure' blood from the wizarding world. And, as it turns out, Voldemort was very right to have that 'fear'- as statistics show that the number of muggle-borns climbs year over year.- With that said- let me get to the 'meat' of today's video, which is a list of ALL KNOWN muggle-borns (that is, witches or wizards born to muggle parents) that we know of in the wizarding world. I'm going to start with the more obvious ones and make my way toward the LESS obvious ones that you may not know about. How many do YOU know of? Comment down below before we get started. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

27 Huhti 202210min

Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re going to be discussing a few more thoughts I’ve had on the latest Fantastic Beasts film- the Secrets of Dumbledore. If you’ve seen it, you know much was uncovered in the way of Credence’s Barebone’s true identity – and if you haven’t seen it, BE WARNED, there are spoilers ahead! While it’s true, we learn much of who Credence really is in The Secrets of Dumbledore, some of these answers have led to, well, more questions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

25 Huhti 20229min

Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we're discussing Hogwarts and the topic of PUNISHMENT. How are bad students PUNISHED? If you don't know already, corporal punishment is an old system of punishment that was actually surprisingly common in the school system- that is, until it was banned in 1986 (in the UK at least). Other countries went on to ban it at different points in time, and I think that it may actually still be allowed in some places.It's also worth mentioning that corporal punishment also exists outside of the school system, however the school system will be the focal point of this video. Corporal punishment involves inflicting physical pain upon someone- and in a school setting it would be administered when students failed to pay attention, or gave professors flak. Though not restricted to these methods, common methods of inflicting pain would involve spanking or paddling- both of which are completely unacceptable. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

22 Huhti 20228min

Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we're discussing elves and why, despite being so powerful, they choose to serve witches and wizards. As you may recall, elves – and the concept of house-elves – are introduced in The Chamber of Secrets when Harry meets Dobby, the resident house-elf of Draco Malfoy’s family and the family’s home, Malfoy Manor. Through this introduction, we discover that the upper class of the Wizarding World all seem to “own” house-elves – elves who are magically bound to serve their masters and work in servitude for well-to-do wizarding families without compensation. Their tasks range from cleaning to cooking and running errands – all without question. The only way that they can be freed from their magical ensl*avement is if their master gives them a piece of clothing. Of course, this sounds quite miserable. And, so, it was unsurprising when we learn that Dobby longs to be free from his indentured servitude to the cruel Malfoy family, who mistreat him and underestimate his abilities and intelligence. This of course, inevitably leads to Harry helping Dobby secure his freedom, tricking Lucius Malfoy into tossing an old sock to the elf. However, despite Dobby being the first house-elf we are introduced to, we come to learn that he is actually quite an anomaly when compared to the majority of the elves that we come across throughout the remainder of the series – from Dobby’s friend, Winky, who Harry meets at the Quidditch World Cup when he mistakes her for Dobby, to Kreacher, the miserable house-elf of the Black family, who is inevitably left to Harry after Sirius Black’s death. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

19 Huhti 202210min

Welcome Harry Potter Theory. Today we're 5 pros and 5 cons of Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore. The film just came out in North America a few days ago, and by this point it's come out in theatres across MOST of the world- so I thought it'd be a good time to release a list of my pros and cons- limiting myself to just 5 of each. If you want a full-scale review AND breakdown, I've done that as well- I'll leave a link down in the pinned comment.- I'll be alternating PROS with CONS as to not overly hype up or bog down the experience.- Let's get in to it. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

18 Huhti 20228min

Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Here's my HONEST Review for Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore. This film has been a LONG time coming, almost 4 YEARS to be exact, as Crimes of Grindelwald, the last film, was released in November of 2018. But that isn't even when we were first introduced to this story and these characters, as the VERY first film came out in November of 2016. NEARLY 6 YEARS AGO. We've been waiting a LONG time for this story to continue. I digress.- Today- I'm going to be giving you my HONEST review of the film. Including but not limited to.. What I expected out of it, what there is to come, what was good, and what was bad. This review WILL contain SPOILERS, and I'd hate to ruin it for anyone, so if you are NOT okay with that then come back to this video once you've seen it. BUT, if you have seen it, then stick around, and afterwards- be sure to leave a comment with what YOU thought of it down below. I'll give a score at the end. Let's dive in. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

15 Huhti 202214min

Hey everyone, welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re discussing Harry Potter- the boy-who-lived, and a rather disturbing instance in which he’s able to effectively use CRUCIO- one of the unforgivable curses. Now- we’re taught quite early on that the Unforgivable Curses are to hard to use, largely due to the fact that they are ‘horrible’ spells that require GENUINE intent for them to work properly. In this case, we’re discussing Crucio OR the Cruciatus Curse- which is arguably the hardest one to wield without proper intent.  Crucio is most often used by dark witches and wizards and a known proponent of Crucio is Bellatrix Lestrange, who used it to t*rture Alice and Frank Longbottom. When cast, crucio inflicts excruciating pain on the victim - pain so excruciating that it is considered to be t*orturous. Casting Crucio is said to require a wand and incantation, and its effects are said to vary depending on the casters desires and emotions. To produce the excruciating pain implied by the name, the caster must despise the victim and enjoy causing pain. Harry Potter, after crucio was cast on him, described it as feeling like ‘his head was being split open’ while ‘having his bones set on fire’. But Harry hasn’t just been on the receiving end of Crucio. Evidently, our boy wonder has actually attempted to use Crucio on numerous occasions, which is awfully surprising considering Harry is well…good..and this spell T*ORTURES people. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

14 Huhti 20228min

Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we're going to be discussing the top 15 most powerful wizarding artifacts to have ever existed, and we'll be going through each one by order of least to MOST powerful. You'll notice that common magical objects like portkeys and wands – well, MOST wands – are absent from the list below. That's because this list focuses on the most powerful ARTIFACTS. That is to say, rare and historically significant items that wield great power, rather than those which are common and owned by many. Let's get started... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

12 Huhti 202210min