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@@briishadawn9292 That is the reason why Hermione was not sorted into the "smart" house, her intelligence is memory-based which comes with the preparedness trait in Gryffindor. She is not inventive like Ravenclaws who are abstract thinkers and concern themselves with new ideas that may at first seem impractical to others. Ravenclaws feel a lot of pressure to achieve in the traditional ways because they are considered brainy, as a result Ravenclaws like Lockhart, Trelawney, and even Luna's dad may turn or be viewed as frauds and unstable. Luna belongs to those Ravenclaws who embrace their true nature, don't mind other people's opinion and she will eventually become great, like Flitwick, Ollivander and others.
@@PrimeCircuit Exactly. POSSIBLE SPOILERS FOR BOOK 6 We see this in the next movie in potions. Hermione is able to brew perfectly competent potions right out of the textbook, but can't think outside of that and even considers it cheating to do so. Harry is using the guide of someone that could brew on intuition and who loved experimenting. It's why his potions are actually much better than Hermione's when he uses the half-blood prince's notes. Sure, the prince wasn't a Ravenclaw, but I would argue that they could easily have been one under different circumstances.
which she stopped herself from doing so (Hermione) because she had also been the target of bullying and name calling... though I could be reading more into that sceen since I relate to it as well
@@Kimjongil-pu6rk it's because she represents something that we see every day. Umbrage is proof that "The Man" exists. And by that I mean every corrupt system, every asshole teacher, and every authority figure in your life who you know has an agenda that is set up to hurt or oppressed someone.
@@6666Imperator Silco isn't necessarily evil, he's JUST a man stuck in a very bad situation with no guidance. So he used the thing he had all his life, violence to survive.
“I hope they don’t kill Sirius off” *laughs in Bellatrix*. Also the prophecy was made by Cybil Trelawney, Harry’s Divination teacher. She made the prophecy during a job interview with Dumbledore, which was overheard by Snape who reported it to Voldemort, which is why Voldemort went after Harry as a child.
Kreacher was wearing rags because the same rules of freeing house elves by giving them clothes still applies. The reason they don't free him, which is explained better in the books, is that he has knowledge of the Order, and if given the chance would betray them, since he was brought up in the Black household, who held very pure blood beliefs, and thus it rubbed off on him. So he hates the fact that his family's house is being used to house muggle borns etc... Dobby was fairly unique in the fact he rebelled against the Malfoy's, most House Elves are completely subservient
Bu there is still no need for Kreacher to wear rags. He could dress in a nice clean tea towel. He is still being abused by Sirius, if not as badly as Dobby was.
It's a strange quick of "house-elf culture" that the vast majority of them don't want to be free. Service is a point of pride to them. They consider it a shame to be "fired" from the family they serve by being given clothes. Dobby is an outlier among house elves, and in seen as rather eccentric. IIRC, there are only three house elves we ever really get to know: Dobby, Kreacher, and one other that's only in the books. That one is seen first in book 4: Goblet of Fire.
It would be interesting to see any kind of interview with Rowling to see why she decided to make the house-elf element so prominent in this world. It works in terms of having Harry liberate Dobby, but then we are left with a universe in which the protagonists basically maintain chattel slavery. It doesn't help that, as you noted, most of the house-elves are subservient. That just makes it more icky. Why is this in the books at all?
Let's give it up to Imelda Staunton for her portrayal elevating an already loathesome character to possibly the most hated in all of cinema. An absolutely incredible performance. This is my second favourite HP movie and my favourite Daniel Radcliffe performance. The possession scene in the ministry really shows what he's capable of.
@@eatsmylifeYT But he was like that because he wanted to be evil. Dolores is worse, because she actually beliefs she is doing things in the name of being GOOD.
@@eatsmylifeYT I was gonna say no he couldn't lol not ever Percy is more similar to Malfoy. Acts all hot in mighty bcuz of who his parents but the second someone to take a more physical action at/towards then he's a fucking coward. Malfoy and Percy should get married lmfao 🤣
“We have something Voldemort doesn’t…” “A nose.” Best response ever! This movie really takes the series to a more adult level than any of the others. And Umbridge is more despicable because she is far more human and has the means to be a good person-but she actively chooses not to. Voldemort is physically unable to feel and love. He is a product of nature. She has nurtured her own evil.
If Umbridge wasn't hated enough, she's also who sent the Dementors to attack Harry. And no, she doesn't work for Voldemort, but she shares his views and hates non-Purebloods or semi-human creatures like centaurs or elves. Death Eaters can't cast Patronuses. She can, because her work and torturing others makes her genuinely happy. Love your reactions, guys! I suscribed not long ago and I'm already very fond of your channel
yeah, probably because she shares blood with a squib (I believe her brother?) and is disgusted by it. Anything non-pure wizard blood she hates. And she's downright a psychopat. Able to cast a patronus out of the misery of others, is just .... wow.
@@denizkenger52 I mean, Voldemort is a Half Blood himself and he was one of the people who supported the absolute hatred of Pure Blood supremacy. And he chose Harry as his enemy, given he was also a Half Blood(the other choice was Neville).
that scene was one of the more heart breaking ones for me because of Siriu's condition he reverted back to a simpler time believing Harry to be his best friend who is dead... but it does hammer home that Harry looks just like his father
18:07 She's not working for Voldemort, at this point nobody in the Ministry is. It's simply a clash between those that believe in Dumbledore and by extension Harry and those whom are too afraid to believe Voldemort is back and so they pretend everything is just fine and will forcefully make you pretend as well. Fudge was never a brave nor particularly competent man it's just in the books you get to see truly how far out of his depth he is by seeing how ineffective of a leader he is through previous books.
Umbridge is proof that "The Man" exists. She's every authority figure or person in government with an agwnda that is made to hurt someone or to create an oppressive state.
@@HunterBelkiran lucius doesn't work at the ministry, in fact he doesn't work period, he was born into wealth and is simply a benefactor of the ministry, basically buying for himself a favorable reputation
just imagine people still refusing to believe in climate change and humans having effect on it. They are not evil but they refuse to accept the facts maybe because of fear maybe because of something else.
Something that wasn't made clear in the movie is that Umbridge sent the dementers after Harry to attack him. Either they would've killed him (sucked out his soul), or he would've had to use magic (and been expelled and further shamed). She is a maniac.
@@jeffburnham6611 I don't have the book in front of me so I cannot give exact page numbers, but from the Harry Potter wiki: "she herself had ordered the Dementor attack on Harry and his cousin Dudley Dursley, since both possible outcomes would work in the Ministry's favour. Harry would either be subjected to the Dementor's kiss or would be forced to conjure a Patronus to fend them off, which would give them an excuse to expel him. As a result of this failed plan, she was distraught that Harry "wriggled out of that one"."
@@jeffburnham6611 In the book Delores herself admits sending the dementors, the admission comes after she dicedes to use the cruciatus curse on Harry - i believe its in chapter 32.
@@jeffburnham6611 what? how was there any suggestion that Dudley and Harry were attacked by dementors sent by Voldemort. There was absolutely nothing to suggest this. And as others have said, it was Dolores as explained in the book.
You guys always entertain me, but especially during Harry Potter. It’s so interesting to see it through fresh eyes and hear the questions you come up with. I will say that most of your questions are answered in the actual books, and it sucks that a lot of things just don’t get explained properly in the movies because of time. They have to leave so much out! This book in particular is very long and detailed, it’s actually my favorite of the series. We also get a better explanation of why Snape hates Harry so much, but I won’t answer that now because it’s spoilery. My favorite scenes in the book are the Occlumency lessons and it’s a shame we don’t get much of that in the movie. Anyway, I’m glad you enjoyed it and are fully invested now! Can’t wait for the next one!
Imelda Staunton is one of Britains truly great, (and greatly under-rated) actors. It was wonderful that she was cast in H.P. because it has given her the opportunity to show the world, what an amazing talent she really is.
No offense to Ralph Fiennes, but Umbridge was way scarier than Voldemort (who is pretty much "on the nose" evil 😏) Nobody really gets why she takes pride and pleasure in being so unpleasant and her sweet talk makes her so dang unpredictable. Her obsession with the Minister is just a cloak, so she can blame him later, she has no loyalties. And she doesn't even work for the Deatheaters, she is just running her own evil parallel quest for power. Imelda Staunton gave a perfect performance, the closest to the original character by far.
It's amazing that her outstanding performance was in same movie with 2 other actors I admire for their portrayal of evil characters: Ralph Fines's Amon Goth and Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber AND Sheriff of Nothingham. What can I say, amazing cast!
The teacher being fired made the accurate prophecy about Harry and Voldemort. Firing her would remove her from Dumbledore's protection and make her vulnerable to being abducted by the Death Eaters.
The significance of the prophecy is not emphasised strongly enough in the movies unfortunately. It basically means that Voldemort created his own adversary because he believed it would happen anyway. If he had ignored the prophecy, he would have been able to take over the world not once but twice. Trelawney was indeed the channel for this self-fulfilling prophecy. She really has the sight, too bad though that she never remembers. I doubt she understood the danger she was in when she was fired.
the very reason dumbledore hired her in the first place was not because he considered her a valuable asset as a teacher for his school, it was only after she delivered the prophecy to him that he decided to take her under his protection at hogwarts because he was afraid voldemort would go after her
@@6666Imperator It is somewhat a Cassandra Complex Trelawney is suffering under, telling the future but never to be believed, not even by herself. She often puts on a show, because she feels like an underachiever. In the books it is indicated that she turned to drink to ease her frustration, especially after "the horse" substituted and became more popular because of his looks, while being just as unclear in his methods. There is nothing about it in the movies though.
Here's some info (NO SPOILERS) you might not know since the movies don't outright say it: Nymphadora Tonks (the girl with the purple hair 4:29) and Draco Malfoy are cousins through their moms. Bellatrix Lestrange is the aunt to both Nymphadora and Draco, and she is also the eldest sister to Nyhmdora's and Draco's moms. Sirius and Bellatrix are cousins. Bellatrix's maiden name is Bellatrix Black she only became a Lestrange through marriage. The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black was one of the largest, oldest, and wealthiest pure-blooded wizarding families in Great Britain, and one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight. Many wizarding families in Britain were distantly related to the House of Black. Like the Malfoy and Lestrange families, the House of Black was synonymous with elevated status and wealth. The family being traditionally entirely pure-blooded was broken when Nymphadora's mom married a muggle-born and was later exiled from the Black family. The Blacks were traditionally sorted into Slytherin until Sirius was sorted into Gryffindor and Nymphadora into Hufflepuff.
20:07 You called it - in Goblet of Fire (the book), Dumbledore actually foreshadows the Room of Requirement by telling a story about how he got lost once on the way to the toilet and stumbled into a giant room full of chamber pots.
Legilimancy is a difficult skill, not necessarily dark, and like the Patronus, most of the ministry staff against Harry and Dumbledore aren't exactly competent at difficult magic. Also, there's some debate in the fandom as to whether or not memories are legally admissible, given how easy it seems to be to fuck with them.
And I'm sure there are laws against that sort of thing.. I mean if Imperius curse (The one Ron spoke of in the last film) is illegal because it forces you to do what someone commands, then a spell that can literally read your entire past and every moment of your life just feels like a violation on par with rape to me.
@@mattgarrett2583 And if veritaserum exists, then why couldn't they use it on every accused criminal? Harry could have asked for it to be used on him at his trial, which would "prove" that he wasn't lying. Then again, there are probably ways to counter veritaserum, if you're prepared for it. But one thing the Ministry really sucks at is criminal justice, and criminal detection. How difficult is it, really, to tell the difference between a girl killed by a basilisk, and one killed by an acromantula? Especially when the girl leaves behind a ghost, that can give a description of her own death. The muggle in question that Harry cast the patronus in front of, was already well aware of Harry's magical nature, and thus didn't violate any magical secrecy at all. In fact, Harry had performed magic in the presence of his muggle relatives on a number of occasions previously. Aunt Marge was "given a new memory, and no harm done". Why couldn't they just do the same thing with Dudley?
@@PhilBagels The thing about Hagrid's conviction is that they never actually captured the creature he had, so they couldn't confirm it, and it is a creature not native to Britain, meaning they have to rely on books and second hand information during an era when travel was difficult, the 1940s, and overall Hagrid got off lightly. Myrtle's own testimony doesn't really help, she didn't see who killed her, only a pair of eyes and then she was dead, all she really knew was whoever killed her was male. All this works against Hagrid as in such a case he legitimately looks guilty with no counter evidence to protect him other than his own testimony. The main issue with Truth serum and memories as evidence is that they rely on the perception of truth, this is an issue in book 6, with the use of false memories in the past led to people being framed for crimes which they admitted to. The thing with Harry's trial in book 5 is its basically a lynch trial, it was called for one purpose and one purpose only, to find him guilty. Originally he wasn't going to trial, he was basically going to get a dressing down from the department head before Fudge stepped in, and they even changed the time of the trial hoping Harry and his supporters would miss it.
@@Riku-zv5dk Regardless, they should know that an acromantula doesn't kill with its eyes, but a basilisk does. Myrtle's testimony is enough to prove that it wasn't Aragog who killed her. It's like muggle police failing to understand the difference between a bullet wound and blunt force trauma. I'd say it's far more likely they expelled Hagrid because of bigotry against his half-giant blood. Which is probably even worse reason than being incompetent detectives. The Ministry sucks at pretty much everything they do - just like most governments.
In myth & older literature, there’s a lot of power in being the seventh son of a seventh son (the only one I know of, in real life, is Super Bowl winning, Hall of Fame quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, Len Dawson). So I could totally see Ginny being an absolute badass wizard by being the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter.
@@cptayne Well in the book its not just Ginny shooting reductos, in the film it makes it look like Ginny is the only person responsible for that whole thing.
The one thing I am sad about with this film, which is my favorite book and 2nd or 3rd favorite film, is that Tonks in the books is the baddest of the bad. I do wish she would have been a bit more represented in this film.
Sirius' death was also so sudden in the book, I kept reading and wondering, wait what? wait whaaaat? It took me like a couple of chapters to accept it had indeed happened. I kept waiting for him to come back.
As far as I remember, in the books Sirius isn't even hit with Avada Kedavra (or at least it isn't specifically stated), just gets pushed by Bellatrix's spell into the veiled archway and more knowledgable members of the Order know "yeah, he's gone" but for Harry and others they still think he would just appear on the other side safe which makes it even more shocking for the reader. In the movie, you just know instantly he's dead, in the books you still dare to hope until the closing pages that he'd come back somehow.
villians like voldemort, powerful megalomaniacs with weaponpower , only comes a couple in every generation, while villians like umbridge, narcissistic sociopaths, the world is full of, in fact everybody has someone och even a few in the near aquantanceralm, no matter if it is in school, workplace or close family and friends. that is why everybody hates umbridge more than voldemort, becourse everybody has met someone like her in their lives.
@@eurywoulahan7412 I appreciate how far he pushed the boundaries of magic. Thats why him and Albus Dumbledore are my favourites. And I dont like Sirius because he is an evil, useless, pathetic, hypocritical character. Voldemort is evil too but he doesnt hide it or act like he isnt. Voldemort owns up to his evil actions, Sirius tries to justify himself rather than just accepting what he's done to be evil.
The room of requirement is generally found by accident. You have to pace back and forth in front of it 3 times concentrating on what you need it to be for the door to open. If in use, it won't open unless the person trying to enter knows exactly how the room is being used at the moment. That's why the DA members could get in. I bring it up because this all does come into play in the next movie, and sort of the last movie as well.
It's important to remember that this entire saga takes place in the 90's. This movie is set in 95-96 so things like email wouldn't have been commonplace yet.
11:27 Hermione said "This is Loony Lovego..... Luna Lovegood." Seeing as she's one of the obviously VERY few people who see things such as the Thestrals pulling the carts. So people think she's just a nutcase, including, sadly, our favorite Muggle-born witch.
When I saw this in theaters, the moment Fudge said he's back, EVERYONE in the theater collectively said, "WELL DUH!" That's up there with my favorite movie going experiences
Fudge was extremely paranoid about Dumbledore and thought he was after his job. He was also the type to refuse to believe Voldemort had returned again out of fear. Dolores used Fudge's paranoia but rest assured her goals only aligned with his out of convenience. This story is the hardest one to handle in my opinion - while things get darker yet, this is the one where Harry is most alone.
Which is extraordinarily funny, because Dumbledore was offered the position many times before Fudge was even elected. He could have had it a long time if he wanted it. But, we're not talking about someone who is in their logical mind right now.
When I reread the series I usually jump over large chunks of this book. Skip to snake vision once I am annoyed with umbridge. Then skip to dumbledore taking the blame. Then skip to weasley twins flight. Then to riding the invisible death horse things I can't remember the names of and finish out the book from there
Friends of mine have seen Imelda Staunton's beautiful work in other films, and have told me, "It's no use: whenever I see her, I can't get Dolores Umbridge out of my mind."
In Goblet of Fire, you guys wondered why Neville was so affected by the cruciatus curse, it’s because his parents were tortured with the curse by Bellatrix and her friends, Igor said it when he was on trial. That’s why Bellatrix taunts him by saying ‘how’s mum and dad?’
This is one of those things where not having the time to explain things that the books do hurts the movie. The movies avoid Dobby as much as possible, likely as much to keep CGI costs down as to save time. In the books, Dobby works at the school, since he's no longer with the Malfoys. Harry tells him he needs a place for Dumbledore's Army to practice, without the teachers discovering them. Since the house elves know about the Room of Requirement/The Come and Go Room, but none of the teachers do, he shows it to Harry and tells him how to get in. In the movie, it's literally just Neville tripping over it, and then Hermione "Exposition" Granger telling everyone what it is, as though she or anyone else had ever heard of it before. George actually hit on something with his bathroom comment, though: In The Goblet of Fire, Dumbledore tells Igor that even he doesn't know all of Hogwarts' secrets, and that he once lost his way while looking for a bathroom, and just happened upon a room full of chamber pots. But, when he tried to find the room again, he couldn't. That's right; it was the Room of Requirement, which can change to meet the user's needs... and Albus needed a bathroom. Dobby also gave Harry the Gillyweed (and let him know Ron is what was placed at the bottom of the lake). Indeed, it would not be in Neville's character to steal from anyone, much less a teacher... even if it is Snape.
Harry is a good teacher because he knows exactly what bad teachers - Snape, Lockhart, Umbridge - are like in contrast to really good ones - Lupin, McGonagall, even Barty Jr as Moody.
the fight between dumbledore and voldemort was probably the coolest scene in the whole series imo. not only were the visuals stunning, but the sound design of the fight (and the previous fight with the wands) was excellent.
Sound design, visual design, everything was just perfect! Especially the way the magic was all drippy and plasma like and the way the fire and water flowed. Their visual and audio teams were seriously working in overdrive with this film!
Luna is my favorite character in the Potter-verse... she is fleshed out much more in the books, and I was very disappointed that she and Harry did not end up together by the end of the series (not really a spoiler). They seemed to have an understanding of each other, and a subtle chemistry that works well together.
Just because they have a deep emotional understanding of each other doesn't mean they have to get romantically involved. JKR does a great job portraying all different kinds of romantic and non-romantic relationships, that's one of the things I've always really liked about these books.
Dumbledore vs Voldemort is easily the best duel in the HP/FB franchise. The most powerful wizard in the last few centuries and one of the most powerful dark wizards in one fight scene of masters. And I love how Dumbledore isn’t trying to kill or defeat Voldemort, just to protect Harry and still have an upper hand.
The thing about Harry and Snapes hatred of him which barely gets mentioned in the movies except for a couple times is it is states he looks exactly like his father which as you saw did not go so well for Snape growing up
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umbridge wasnt workiing with voldy but she was fully committed to replacing Dumbledore per the ministers request. the ministry whole mission was to decredit and destroy Dumbledore because of the threat that he could pose to fudge as a new minister.
It was something that Harry had to be confronted with in the book. Sirius needed to remind him that just because someone is evil, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are aligned with Voldemort.
@@SnowyWolborg Yeah I agree. the main point of her character was to show how their are just evil people in our ordinary world, they don't have to be tied to some greater power. It makes her much scarier because you realize she could be a regular person and she is so realistic.
House Elves and the question of their "slavery" is discussed much more in the books and there's no clear resolution. . (Book spoilers here) There is an elf in Goblet of Fire who is really committed to her master and is completely heartbroken after her Master frees her (for a mistake she did). Generally Dobby is shown as unique, he prides his freedom and wears clothes everywhere, and other elves see him as weird. Hermione sees it as a very clear slavery and tries to force freedom on the elves, who work in Hogwarts, which only leads to elves avoiding the Griffindor tower as they are afraid to come across clothes hidden everywhere i.e. they don't want to be free. Then there's Creacher, who is really loyal to his family and their believes (the pureblood madness), but despises his current master (Sirius) as he is not part of that belive system. Sirius also despises Creacher back (as he is the representation of the Black family) and treats him like garbage. It ultimately leads to Creacher betraying him: Harry tried flu network to check if Sirius is save before he went to the Department of Mysteries and Creacher lied to him and said that Sirius is not home, even though he was. This started all the events that ultimately lead to Sirius's death. House elves relations with wizards are a really interesting topic, it's sad that movies didn't have time to touch on that.
Umbridge is the scariest villain in the series because she is the closest to what evil is in the real world. Not the big, scary bad guy with superpowers. But ignorance, fear and a feeling of superiority combined with executive power and it's all enshrined and protected by an ironclad bureaucracy. Where have we seen this before? Cheers from Germany btw ^^
I have never despised a character as much as Dolores Umbridge. I remember getting so mad whenever she came up in the book. Shes not even working for VOldemort she was just an evil bitter lady. Rowling did a great job writing her and even though I was never a huge fan of the movies Umbridge was cast perfectly.
really for me another character I despise is harry's Aunt Marge on Vernon's side... just for her comment about harry's parrents (lily more specifically)
The only issue with the casting is the book had her looking like an old toad. Can't always be 100% book accurate. And her not being ugly helps the character in my opinion
Yay! I just binged all of your previous HP reactions and here comes this one! Some answers to your questions: 3:00 - I don't remember if it was ever explained properly, but Dementors were on the island, where Azkaban stands before there was a prison and the Ministry of Magic decided to use them as guards because they were so terrifying. Also, they do not reproduce or die like other creatures, they kinda grow like fungi in places where there's a lot of fear and despair. So yeah, I would say they are inherently evil. Also, they have switched to Voldemort's side in the previous war, so it's extra ridiculous that the ministry is continuing to use them. 21:00 - You have to ask really specifically to find the room of requirement. I think Filch knows about it, but to get specifically in the DA practice he has to ask something along the lines of "I need a room where DA practice takes place" and he doesn't know what exactly students do in the room. You can't ask to find someone else like "I need to see what Potter is doing in this room", you have to request a specific function.
@Maya Nightwolf As far as I remember Dobby actually mentions Filch using it, when he tells Harry about the room. Filch used it to get some cleaning supplies or smth like that.
Daniel Radcliffe steps it up to the next level with his performance in this film. In the scenes where he is teaching, he deliberately evokes David Thewlis’ performace as Remus Lupin from Prisoner of Azkaban. This is because Lupin had a bigger effect on Harry than any of his other teachers combined. He even subtly changes his wardrobe to look like the more relaxed style that Lupin sported.
The fire spell that can turn into animal form is called Fiendfire and it's EXTREMELY hard to control. It requires exact control and concentration as we'll as power. You'll see an illustration of this in a future movie, what happens when you loose control. As for Umbitch, even the actress who played her admitted to hating her.
The reason the teachers couldn't find the Room of Requirement at first was because they didn't NEED to find the room, the WANTED to find the room because they WANTED to put a stop to the students secretly learning Defence against the Dark Arts. Meanwhile, Harry and the other students NEEDED the room because they NEEDED to prepare of Voldemort and his followers.
Luna Lovegood is the sweetest, kindest, most wonderful person in the entire Harry Potter series. And i am actually a bit annoyed that it took five books to introduce her. Oh, and also, when these movies came out long way back when, i had a crush on her. Not the actress Evana Lynch. Her.
I would say one of the most sad/ horrifying things about Miss. pepto is that as far as I'm aware she wasn't a death eater and didn't have a connection to Voldemort she was just a cruel and vindictive woman working in government
I like how Luna has a rabbit as a Patronus, which is a not so veiled reference to the lunar goddess Chang'e, holder of the Elixier of Life, who has a hare as companion. Once you get into the names of the characters, you'll find so many things.
Loved this - you guys with the correct amount of anger and outrage!😄😄So nice to hear someone give Imelda Staunton recognition for her portrayal of Umbridge - she was just brilliant
Kreature kind of came with the house, and since the house was left to Sirius and was his family home, he was the owner of the house-elf. Kreature hates Sirius for disappointing the family, and Sirius hates Kreature for holding the Black family view on blood status. Sirius couldn't just give Kreature clothes because if free to do so, the elf would have given the order away in a heartbeat. In fact, this kind of happens in the book. Remember, Draco's mother was a Black before she married (and had presumably met and been served by the elf at some point), and Draco's father is a death eater.
17:17 Oh yes, very bad things happened to her. Apparently, the centaurs had their way with her. I should also point out, as it's never stated in the movies, so it's not a spoiler, SHE ordered the dementors to attack Harry. She planned for him to protect himself, thus getting himself expelled. Not out of loyalty to Voldemort, but loyalty to Fudge and Ministry. Fudge didn't want to believe Voldemort was back, nor did he want anyone else to believe so. Simply, she's a fascist.
it’s never explained in the movies but neville’s parents were tortured by bellatrix and co to the point of absolute insanity so they’re mostly hollow and they don’t even remember neville. they’re alive but they permanently reside at st. mungos (the wizarding hospital). that’s also why neville lives with his grandmother
You guys should watch "In Bruges" - it features a few people who are in the HP films (they play Mad-Eye Moody, Fleur Delacouer, and Voldemort) and there is a particular line of dialogue about a character called Harry just to compound the humour! I have seen the dialogue put over a HP scene too!
In an interview, Jason Isaccs (the actor that played Lucius Malfoy) said this was his favorite movie because it was the first one were we get to see, as he called it... Olympic Level Ninja Wandage lol.
Awesome reaction! Always love seeing people get so invested after watching. Considering how long the books/movies have been out. Can the next HP reaction video drop today? Plz 🥺
You mentioned that the Malfoys should be reprimanded after the last battle. Lucius Malfoy actually goes to Azkaban after the battle, but it is not shown in the movie!
Something to keep in mind about the Dursleys... their self identity is deeply tied to the "normal" of a social structure in which they actively pursue (i.e. Vernon's business dinner that was actually a sales pitch). Harry is evidence of not only the strange, but an alternative social structure. The movies hint that Lily loved her sister but resented how her parents doted on Lily being "special"; a witch. So while they have agreed to house Harry... they try to deny Harry anything that allows him ties to a strange world that they find threatening to their social order and self identity. Maybe that denial gives them a sense of power and superiority of their world. In any case, their actions are cruelty personified.
There are official test (on harry potter website) to see in which house you you would be sorted in and a test to see what patronus you have. I got Griffindor and a hound dog, would like to hear what you both get.
I never took the patronus test, but I’ve taken the house sorting test like, 6 or 7 times & I always get different houses. The one I get the most is Ravenclaw, then Gryffindor, though I’ve never gotten Slytherin. A hound dog 🐕 seems like a a very cool Patronus! I always liked Hermione’s otter as well 🦦
I am Ravenclaw with a Robin patronus. I actually really like my patronus, the image of the the fear and despair creating dementors being chased of by a happy little bird feels good to me
About that infinite phoenix meat, phoenixes usually just burn into ashes when they die (in the depictions that im aware of). So, sadly, it wouldn't work George. Also, about why the ministry didn't use legilimency on Harry, i would imagine it probably breaks some sort of human rights of the magical world.
legilimency, like veritaserum wont be enough. Legilimens helps to see into his mind so if Harry is purposely thinking of something, theyll just see what he's thinking. So he could think of Cedric getting killed by anyone and theyll see that. So even if he thinks of what happened, they would still not be sure because they have no guarantee of it. Same with them getting his memory to view on a pensieve, because they can say it was tampered with just like Slughorn's was. They can say Dumbledore helped him.
I can never get over Sirius' death. When I read those lines from the book, I had to take a break and read it again hours later just to make sure it wasn't a mistake 😑
EVERYONE has that reaction to Umbridge, George. She's truly loathsome. JK succeeded too well with her; I've only read book 5 once, Umbridge is so unbearable.
Imelda Staunton deserved to win an Oscar for this portrayal. She's bad in the book, but I could not hate this character more as portrayed in the movie.
I love your comment about the bathroom.... In the books, during the dance in Goblet of Fire, Dumbledore mentions a room of chamber pots he 'stumbled across' it's the first covert mentioning of the room of requirements.
i love in general how aligned some of your takes have been with the harry potter pitch meetings(some of the best satire of the series) "we have something voldemort doesn't" "mmm-- noses!"
"The gently smiling Dolores Umbridge, with her girlish voice, toadlike face, and clutching, stubby fingers, is the greatest make-believe villain to come along since Hannibal Lecter. One needn’t be a child to remember The Really Scary Teacher, the one who terrified us so badly that we dreaded the walk to school in the morning, and we turn the pages partly in fervent hopes that she will get her comeuppance… but also in growing fear of what she will get up to next. For surely a teacher capable of banning Harry Potter from playing Quidditch is capable of anything." Stephen King
The “Harry Did you put your name in the Goblet” moment at the beginning of this had me laughing for like 2 mins straight Lmaoo. That moment from Goblet of Fire still tickles/terrifies me.
My thoughts when I read the book was not that someone in the government was trying to weaken the student so someone could take over but rather that the government does not want to accept the truth and are willing to risk the lives of the common folk to avoid the truth. Rather like if a politician were to say that covid wasn't real because they felt it was bad for their political ambitions. As for Kreature [the house elf of the Black family] I tend to think of him like a slave from the pre-Civil War period in the US - some of them bought into the whole beliefs of their masters and were very strong supporters for the Confederates - kind of like Stockholm Syndrome. "How much darker can it get?" - don't ask questions you don't want to know the answer to ..... but it is all worth it. Each step along the way is reasonable and then you look back and wonder how you came so far. Personally, I liken the story to being like just prior to WW2 on through to the end of the war - not to say it is the same, but that kind of build up from a period that seemed happy and all was good, WW1 was behind them all and nobody wanted to believe anything like that would ever happen again Hitler and the Nazis came to power.
With The Room of Requirement someone mentioned "so if you really needed the toilet" is a book reference You need to pase in the corridor 3 times before the room appears and doing so bcs you really needed to go to the bathroom is how Dumbledore said he himself first found the room
You really need to read the books when you're done watching this. They get longer and longer which causes the movies to cut more and more out. All the questions you had about the plot get propperly answered in them.
They explained that the delay is due to having to fight with youtube over each release. It takes them time to clear all the hurtles the channel puts in place.
In the books Umbridge is described as looking like a toad. I love that in the movies she looks like a sweet apple cheeked grandmother which really makes her evil side more horrendous than if they went the whole evil is ugly tropes.
Awesome reaction as always! I wanted to suggest a movie to watch after you've wrapped up the Potter bonanza, although I understand it might be several weeks or so based on your publishing schedule so far. Ray Fiennes obviously does a remarkable job in this series but he does one of my favourite performances around the same time as the Potter films when he appears in In Bruges. It also stars Collin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson (Mad Eye Moody) and is a dark comedy(very dark) with some razor sharp wit and Ray delivers a line in that movie that is so rude and hilarious it pops in my head from time to time and it always makes me chuckle. I can't give it away, I only hope to see you two enjoy the movie as much as I do. Keep being amazing!
Ok so I don’t know if u noticed it but when harmione was going to introduce Luna lovegood she started off saying loony lov- and she stooped herself. a lot of people make fun of Luna and call her loony instead which was what she was about to do but caught herself seeing as Luna was in front of them.
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Damn, im here in the first 30 minutes and this is happening already :(
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These movie studios are arseholes, you are literally giving them free positive exposure... Regardless, great reaction guys
fast see the last 3 😀
"Dolores Umbridge is the greatest make-believe villain to come along since Hannibal Lecter" - Stephen King
Yummbridge….(This is for the Pretty Much It fans!)
Yeah, Stephen King gets it, she's so sweetly psychotic it's a joy to watch.
My mother in a pink dress.
Dolores umbitch
I feel like Snape suits this description more so
“She works for Fudge”
“No Harry she works for money” 🙃😂
"How you gonna pay rent with fucking chocolate, Harry you moron. - PMI
@@Avocado11 first thing I thought of lol.
"Loony Lovegood" was a mean name for Luna, Hermione used it accidentally.
@@briishadawn9292 That is the reason why Hermione was not sorted into the "smart" house, her intelligence is memory-based which comes with the preparedness trait in Gryffindor. She is not inventive like Ravenclaws who are abstract thinkers and concern themselves with new ideas that may at first seem impractical to others. Ravenclaws feel a lot of pressure to achieve in the traditional ways because they are considered brainy, as a result Ravenclaws like Lockhart, Trelawney, and even Luna's dad may turn or be viewed as frauds and unstable. Luna belongs to those Ravenclaws who embrace their true nature, don't mind other people's opinion and she will eventually become great, like Flitwick, Ollivander and others.
in the books it’s actually ginny who calls her “loony lovegood” before meeting luna in the train compartment
@@briishadawn9292 I mean everyone has their bad side. I don't think showing a character with flaws is a flaw itself.
@@PrimeCircuit Exactly. POSSIBLE SPOILERS FOR BOOK 6
We see this in the next movie in potions. Hermione is able to brew perfectly competent potions right out of the textbook, but can't think outside of that and even considers it cheating to do so. Harry is using the guide of someone that could brew on intuition and who loved experimenting. It's why his potions are actually much better than Hermione's when he uses the half-blood prince's notes. Sure, the prince wasn't a Ravenclaw, but I would argue that they could easily have been one under different circumstances.
which she stopped herself from doing so (Hermione) because she had also been the target of bullying and name calling... though I could be reading more into that sceen since I relate to it as well
My reaction to anyone seeing Umbridge for the first time: *Good, let the hate flow through you!!!!*
...and beware.
I never thought Snape was afraid of Umbridge in that scene… it always seemed like barely concealed contempt to me lol
That was definitely the look of, "just let her say what she's going to say and don't say what you're thinking right now."
@@AuspexAO "If I speak, I will be in trouble"
Steven King has described Umbridge as one of the best villains in all of fiction.
King has used that type a lot in his works.
He's not wrong
@@Kimjongil-pu6rk it's because she represents something that we see every day. Umbrage is proof that "The Man" exists. And by that I mean every corrupt system, every asshole teacher, and every authority figure in your life who you know has an agenda that is set up to hurt or oppressed someone.
but then came Silco :D
@@6666Imperator Silco isn't necessarily evil, he's JUST a man stuck in a very bad situation with no guidance. So he used the thing he had all his life, violence to survive.
“I hope they don’t kill Sirius off” *laughs in Bellatrix*. Also the prophecy was made by Cybil Trelawney, Harry’s Divination teacher. She made the prophecy during a job interview with Dumbledore, which was overheard by Snape who reported it to Voldemort, which is why Voldemort went after Harry as a child.
*Sybill Trelawney
And had Barty Crouch Jr and Bellatrix go after Neville Longbottom's parents when he was a child.
Kreacher was wearing rags because the same rules of freeing house elves by giving them clothes still applies. The reason they don't free him, which is explained better in the books, is that he has knowledge of the Order, and if given the chance would betray them, since he was brought up in the Black household, who held very pure blood beliefs, and thus it rubbed off on him. So he hates the fact that his family's house is being used to house muggle borns etc...
Dobby was fairly unique in the fact he rebelled against the Malfoy's, most House Elves are completely subservient
And most house elfs are waay more powerful than any wizard could hope to be.
Bu there is still no need for Kreacher to wear rags. He could dress in a nice clean tea towel. He is still being abused by Sirius, if not as badly as Dobby was.
If I remember correctly Kreacher gets nicer as time goes along as Harry treats him better.
It's a strange quick of "house-elf culture" that the vast majority of them don't want to be free. Service is a point of pride to them. They consider it a shame to be "fired" from the family they serve by being given clothes. Dobby is an outlier among house elves, and in seen as rather eccentric. IIRC, there are only three house elves we ever really get to know: Dobby, Kreacher, and one other that's only in the books. That one is seen first in book 4: Goblet of Fire.
It would be interesting to see any kind of interview with Rowling to see why she decided to make the house-elf element so prominent in this world. It works in terms of having Harry liberate Dobby, but then we are left with a universe in which the protagonists basically maintain chattel slavery. It doesn't help that, as you noted, most of the house-elves are subservient. That just makes it more icky. Why is this in the books at all?
Let's give it up to Imelda Staunton for her portrayal elevating an already loathesome character to possibly the most hated in all of cinema. An absolutely incredible performance.
This is my second favourite HP movie and my favourite Daniel Radcliffe performance. The possession scene in the ministry really shows what he's capable of.
Percy of The Green Mile can give Dolores a run for the money.
@@eatsmylifeYT God, i fuckin hated Percy bro lol he pissed me off so much
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But he was like that because he wanted to be evil. Dolores is worse, because she actually beliefs she is doing things in the name of being GOOD.
@@Keyboardje NO.
@@eatsmylifeYT I was gonna say no he couldn't lol not ever Percy is more similar to Malfoy. Acts all hot in mighty bcuz of who his parents but the second someone to take a more physical action at/towards then he's a fucking coward. Malfoy and Percy should get married lmfao 🤣
“We have something Voldemort doesn’t…”
“A nose.”
Best response ever! This movie really takes the series to a more adult level than any of the others. And Umbridge is more despicable because she is far more human and has the means to be a good person-but she actively chooses not to. Voldemort is physically unable to feel and love. He is a product of nature. She has nurtured her own evil.
While this is still the most common response at that point, it is still precious that Simone instinctively popped that in there.
George was on fire for this one. Tonks = Hot Topic, Luna = Tumblr girl, Room of Requirement = Wing Man. Hahahaha.
Tumblr girl just destroyed me xD
@@nicosilva8724 She doesn't give me tumblr vibes tho. She gives me 60s hippie girl vibes.
@@nicosilva8724 I don't understand the reference. Tumbler?
@@Outland9000 You’re either reeeaaally old or reeeaaally young. It’s a social media site
Funnily enough George is the male equivalent of Tumblr Girl/Hot Topic Worker.
If Umbridge wasn't hated enough, she's also who sent the Dementors to attack Harry. And no, she doesn't work for Voldemort, but she shares his views and hates non-Purebloods or semi-human creatures like centaurs or elves. Death Eaters can't cast Patronuses. She can, because her work and torturing others makes her genuinely happy.
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yeah, probably because she shares blood with a squib (I believe her brother?) and is disgusted by it. Anything non-pure wizard blood she hates. And she's downright a psychopat. Able to cast a patronus out of the misery of others, is just .... wow.
@@MissFlow but she herself is half blood. so she hates herself as well then?
Not working for voldemort... just your average, everyday, run of the mill terrible human being.
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Almost makes me hate her character more than Voldemort…at least Voldemort doesn’t pretend to be a “good” person.
@@denizkenger52 I mean, Voldemort is a Half Blood himself and he was one of the people who supported the absolute hatred of Pure Blood supremacy. And he chose Harry as his enemy, given he was also a Half Blood(the other choice was Neville).
When Sirius called Harry "James" that was one of my favorite part of this movie
that scene was one of the more heart breaking ones for me because of Siriu's condition he reverted back to a simpler time believing Harry to be his best friend who is dead... but it does hammer home that Harry looks just like his father
Sirius: Nice one James!!!
Death: Brb, i got a godfather to kill
"How much darker is it gonna get?"
Me: OHH you have no idea 😂😂😂
18:07 She's not working for Voldemort, at this point nobody in the Ministry is. It's simply a clash between those that believe in Dumbledore and by extension Harry and those whom are too afraid to believe Voldemort is back and so they pretend everything is just fine and will forcefully make you pretend as well. Fudge was never a brave nor particularly competent man it's just in the books you get to see truly how far out of his depth he is by seeing how ineffective of a leader he is through previous books.
*ehem ehem* Lucius Malfoy *ehem ehem*
@@HunterBelkiran Lucius isn't really of any importance.
Umbridge is proof that "The Man" exists. She's every authority figure or person in government with an agwnda that is made to hurt someone or to create an oppressive state.
@@HunterBelkiran lucius doesn't work at the ministry, in fact he doesn't work period, he was born into wealth and is simply a benefactor of the ministry, basically buying for himself a favorable reputation
just imagine people still refusing to believe in climate change and humans having effect on it. They are not evil but they refuse to accept the facts maybe because of fear maybe because of something else.
Something that wasn't made clear in the movie is that Umbridge sent the dementers after Harry to attack him. Either they would've killed him (sucked out his soul), or he would've had to use magic (and been expelled and further shamed). She is a maniac.
@@jeffburnham6611 it's in the book, this movie fails to let people know.
@@jeffburnham6611 I don't have the book in front of me so I cannot give exact page numbers, but from the Harry Potter wiki: "she herself had ordered the Dementor attack on Harry and his cousin Dudley Dursley, since both possible outcomes would work in the Ministry's favour. Harry would either be subjected to the Dementor's kiss or would be forced to conjure a Patronus to fend them off, which would give them an excuse to expel him. As a result of this failed plan, she was distraught that Harry "wriggled out of that one"."
@@jeffburnham6611 In the book Delores herself admits sending the dementors, the admission comes after she dicedes to use the cruciatus curse on Harry - i believe its in chapter 32.
@@k.s.4177 Thanks, I think I must have missed that even with multiple readings.
@@jeffburnham6611 what? how was there any suggestion that Dudley and Harry were attacked by dementors sent by Voldemort. There was absolutely nothing to suggest this. And as others have said, it was Dolores as explained in the book.
You guys always entertain me, but especially during Harry Potter. It’s so interesting to see it through fresh eyes and hear the questions you come up with. I will say that most of your questions are answered in the actual books, and it sucks that a lot of things just don’t get explained properly in the movies because of time. They have to leave so much out! This book in particular is very long and detailed, it’s actually my favorite of the series. We also get a better explanation of why Snape hates Harry so much, but I won’t answer that now because it’s spoilery. My favorite scenes in the book are the Occlumency lessons and it’s a shame we don’t get much of that in the movie. Anyway, I’m glad you enjoyed it and are fully invested now! Can’t wait for the next one!
The Order of the Phoenix is the biggest book in the series, coming in at 870 pages.
Imelda Staunton is one of Britains truly great, (and greatly under-rated) actors. It was wonderful that she was cast in H.P. because it has given her the opportunity to show the world, what an amazing talent she really is.
No offense to Ralph Fiennes, but Umbridge was way scarier than Voldemort (who is pretty much "on the nose" evil 😏) Nobody really gets why she takes pride and pleasure in being so unpleasant and her sweet talk makes her so dang unpredictable. Her obsession with the Minister is just a cloak, so she can blame him later, she has no loyalties. And she doesn't even work for the Deatheaters, she is just running her own evil parallel quest for power. Imelda Staunton gave a perfect performance, the closest to the original character by far.
It's amazing that her outstanding performance was in same movie with 2 other actors I admire for their portrayal of evil characters: Ralph Fines's Amon Goth and Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber AND Sheriff of Nothingham. What can I say, amazing cast!
She's amazing!! Now I'm super excited to see her in The Crown.
The teacher being fired made the accurate prophecy about Harry and Voldemort. Firing her would remove her from Dumbledore's protection and make her vulnerable to being abducted by the Death Eaters.
The significance of the prophecy is not emphasised strongly enough in the movies unfortunately. It basically means that Voldemort created his own adversary because he believed it would happen anyway. If he had ignored the prophecy, he would have been able to take over the world not once but twice. Trelawney was indeed the channel for this self-fulfilling prophecy. She really has the sight, too bad though that she never remembers. I doubt she understood the danger she was in when she was fired.
the very reason dumbledore hired her in the first place was not because he considered her a valuable asset as a teacher for his school, it was only after she delivered the prophecy to him that he decided to take her under his protection at hogwarts because he was afraid voldemort would go after her
also Trewlany is never wrong with her predictions just nobody believes her because how they come true no one thinks back to her divinations :D
@@6666Imperator It is somewhat a Cassandra Complex Trelawney is suffering under, telling the future but never to be believed, not even by herself. She often puts on a show, because she feels like an underachiever. In the books it is indicated that she turned to drink to ease her frustration, especially after "the horse" substituted and became more popular because of his looks, while being just as unclear in his methods. There is nothing about it in the movies though.
But that’s not the REASON why she was fired. Umbridge has no connection to Voldemort or the Death Eaters.
Here's some info (NO SPOILERS) you might not know since the movies don't outright say it:
Nymphadora Tonks (the girl with the purple hair 4:29) and Draco Malfoy are cousins through their moms.
Bellatrix Lestrange is the aunt to both Nymphadora and Draco, and she is also the eldest sister to Nyhmdora's and Draco's moms.
Sirius and Bellatrix are cousins.
Bellatrix's maiden name is Bellatrix Black she only became a Lestrange through marriage.
The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black was one of the largest, oldest, and wealthiest pure-blooded wizarding families in Great Britain, and one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight. Many wizarding families in Britain were distantly related to the House of Black. Like the Malfoy and Lestrange families, the House of Black was synonymous with elevated status and wealth. The family being traditionally entirely pure-blooded was broken when Nymphadora's mom married a muggle-born and was later exiled from the Black family.
The Blacks were traditionally sorted into Slytherin until Sirius was sorted into Gryffindor and Nymphadora into Hufflepuff.
20:07 You called it - in Goblet of Fire (the book), Dumbledore actually foreshadows the Room of Requirement by telling a story about how he got lost once on the way to the toilet and stumbled into a giant room full of chamber pots.
Legilimancy is a difficult skill, not necessarily dark, and like the Patronus, most of the ministry staff against Harry and Dumbledore aren't exactly competent at difficult magic. Also, there's some debate in the fandom as to whether or not memories are legally admissible, given how easy it seems to be to fuck with them.
And I'm sure there are laws against that sort of thing.. I mean if Imperius curse (The one Ron spoke of in the last film) is illegal because it forces you to do what someone commands, then a spell that can literally read your entire past and every moment of your life just feels like a violation on par with rape to me.
@@mattgarrett2583 And if veritaserum exists, then why couldn't they use it on every accused criminal? Harry could have asked for it to be used on him at his trial, which would "prove" that he wasn't lying. Then again, there are probably ways to counter veritaserum, if you're prepared for it.
But one thing the Ministry really sucks at is criminal justice, and criminal detection. How difficult is it, really, to tell the difference between a girl killed by a basilisk, and one killed by an acromantula? Especially when the girl leaves behind a ghost, that can give a description of her own death.
The muggle in question that Harry cast the patronus in front of, was already well aware of Harry's magical nature, and thus didn't violate any magical secrecy at all. In fact, Harry had performed magic in the presence of his muggle relatives on a number of occasions previously. Aunt Marge was "given a new memory, and no harm done". Why couldn't they just do the same thing with Dudley?
@@PhilBagels The thing about Hagrid's conviction is that they never actually captured the creature he had, so they couldn't confirm it, and it is a creature not native to Britain, meaning they have to rely on books and second hand information during an era when travel was difficult, the 1940s, and overall Hagrid got off lightly. Myrtle's own testimony doesn't really help, she didn't see who killed her, only a pair of eyes and then she was dead, all she really knew was whoever killed her was male. All this works against Hagrid as in such a case he legitimately looks guilty with no counter evidence to protect him other than his own testimony.
The main issue with Truth serum and memories as evidence is that they rely on the perception of truth, this is an issue in book 6, with the use of false memories in the past led to people being framed for crimes which they admitted to. The thing with Harry's trial in book 5 is its basically a lynch trial, it was called for one purpose and one purpose only, to find him guilty. Originally he wasn't going to trial, he was basically going to get a dressing down from the department head before Fudge stepped in, and they even changed the time of the trial hoping Harry and his supporters would miss it.
@@Riku-zv5dk Regardless, they should know that an acromantula doesn't kill with its eyes, but a basilisk does. Myrtle's testimony is enough to prove that it wasn't Aragog who killed her. It's like muggle police failing to understand the difference between a bullet wound and blunt force trauma.
I'd say it's far more likely they expelled Hagrid because of bigotry against his half-giant blood. Which is probably even worse reason than being incompetent detectives.
The Ministry sucks at pretty much everything they do - just like most governments.
@@Riku-zv5dk But are you familiar with The LaSalle?
Or maybe The Prophecy of The Shadowy Clown?
fun fact, Ginny is the youngest of 7, and 7 is the most powerful magical number, thats why her reducto spell was super effective
In myth & older literature, there’s a lot of power in being the seventh son of a seventh son (the only one I know of, in real life, is Super Bowl winning, Hall of Fame quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, Len Dawson).
So I could totally see Ginny being an absolute badass wizard by being the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter.
@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 Of course, Ginny is only a first daughter of a first daughter. And she's a seventh child of a third child.
i dont think 7 being the most powerful number made her reducto any stronger.
@@denizkenger52 fax, I'm pretty sure she just uses it more often than others which is why it's strong
@@cptayne Well in the book its not just Ginny shooting reductos, in the film it makes it look like Ginny is the only person responsible for that whole thing.
The intention with Dolores Umbridge was to make her SO pink, SO sweet that it's even nauseating.
@@ThreadBomb Pink and kittens. That was Umbridge from the books
The one thing I am sad about with this film, which is my favorite book and 2nd or 3rd favorite film, is that Tonks in the books is the baddest of the bad. I do wish she would have been a bit more represented in this film.
Sirius' death was also so sudden in the book, I kept reading and wondering, wait what? wait whaaaat? It took me like a couple of chapters to accept it had indeed happened. I kept waiting for him to come back.
As far as I remember, in the books Sirius isn't even hit with Avada Kedavra (or at least it isn't specifically stated), just gets pushed by Bellatrix's spell into the veiled archway and more knowledgable members of the Order know "yeah, he's gone" but for Harry and others they still think he would just appear on the other side safe which makes it even more shocking for the reader. In the movie, you just know instantly he's dead, in the books you still dare to hope until the closing pages that he'd come back somehow.
Yeah I intentionally thought it teleported him to another dimension or something
I can guarantee that Umbridge is more hated by the fanbase than Voldemort is hated.
villians like voldemort, powerful megalomaniacs with weaponpower , only comes a couple in every generation, while villians like umbridge, narcissistic sociopaths, the world is full of, in fact everybody has someone och even a few in the near aquantanceralm, no matter if it is in school, workplace or close family and friends. that is why everybody hates umbridge more than voldemort, becourse everybody has met someone like her in their lives.
Thats because everyone knows an "Umbridge"...
Voldemort is my favourite character. My most hated character is Sirius Black.
@@denizkenger52 Why Sirius? Do you like how Voldemort murders and tortured innocent people? Or do you like his complex character?
@@eurywoulahan7412 I appreciate how far he pushed the boundaries of magic. Thats why him and Albus Dumbledore are my favourites.
And I dont like Sirius because he is an evil, useless, pathetic, hypocritical character.
Voldemort is evil too but he doesnt hide it or act like he isnt. Voldemort owns up to his evil actions, Sirius tries to justify himself rather than just accepting what he's done to be evil.
I didn't know that I needed to hear that Luna is a Tumblr girl, but somehow, it just fits perfectly
Laughed out loud at this.
The room of requirement is generally found by accident. You have to pace back and forth in front of it 3 times concentrating on what you need it to be for the door to open. If in use, it won't open unless the person trying to enter knows exactly how the room is being used at the moment. That's why the DA members could get in. I bring it up because this all does come into play in the next movie, and sort of the last movie as well.
It's important to remember that this entire saga takes place in the 90's. This movie is set in 95-96 so things like email wouldn't have been commonplace yet.
Harry: 'we have one thing Voldemort doesn't have...'
Simone: 'a nose! '
LMAO that joke never gets old 🤣🤣
11:27 Hermione said "This is Loony Lovego..... Luna Lovegood."
Seeing as she's one of the obviously VERY few people who see things such as the Thestrals pulling the carts. So people think she's just a nutcase, including, sadly, our favorite Muggle-born witch.
When I saw this in theaters, the moment Fudge said he's back, EVERYONE in the theater collectively said, "WELL DUH!"
That's up there with my favorite movie going experiences
Most of the times when people say stuff like this i don't believe it. But this is very believeable
Fudge was extremely paranoid about Dumbledore and thought he was after his job. He was also the type to refuse to believe Voldemort had returned again out of fear. Dolores used Fudge's paranoia but rest assured her goals only aligned with his out of convenience. This story is the hardest one to handle in my opinion - while things get darker yet, this is the one where Harry is most alone.
Which is extraordinarily funny, because Dumbledore was offered the position many times before Fudge was even elected. He could have had it a long time if he wanted it. But, we're not talking about someone who is in their logical mind right now.
When I reread the series I usually jump over large chunks of this book. Skip to snake vision once I am annoyed with umbridge. Then skip to dumbledore taking the blame. Then skip to weasley twins flight. Then to riding the invisible death horse things I can't remember the names of and finish out the book from there
Friends of mine have seen Imelda Staunton's beautiful work in other films, and have told me, "It's no use: whenever I see her, I can't get Dolores Umbridge out of my mind."
Mr Potter tell them I mean no harm
I'm sorry Professor but I must not tell lies
Best burn ever
In Goblet of Fire, you guys wondered why Neville was so affected by the cruciatus curse, it’s because his parents were tortured with the curse by Bellatrix and her friends, Igor said it when he was on trial. That’s why Bellatrix taunts him by saying ‘how’s mum and dad?’
Just wanted to say that both your T-shirts are awesome! Pink Floyd and Hitchhiker's Guide. No better combination!
Yeah, they bespeak fine taste and sophistication.
@@ThreadBomb Mr. Black cannot be disturbed. He's spending a year desd, for tax reasons.
This is one of those things where not having the time to explain things that the books do hurts the movie.
The movies avoid Dobby as much as possible, likely as much to keep CGI costs down as to save time. In the books, Dobby works at the school, since he's no longer with the Malfoys. Harry tells him he needs a place for Dumbledore's Army to practice, without the teachers discovering them. Since the house elves know about the Room of Requirement/The Come and Go Room, but none of the teachers do, he shows it to Harry and tells him how to get in.
In the movie, it's literally just Neville tripping over it, and then Hermione "Exposition" Granger telling everyone what it is, as though she or anyone else had ever heard of it before.
George actually hit on something with his bathroom comment, though: In The Goblet of Fire, Dumbledore tells Igor that even he doesn't know all of Hogwarts' secrets, and that he once lost his way while looking for a bathroom, and just happened upon a room full of chamber pots. But, when he tried to find the room again, he couldn't.
That's right; it was the Room of Requirement, which can change to meet the user's needs... and Albus needed a bathroom.
Dobby also gave Harry the Gillyweed (and let him know Ron is what was placed at the bottom of the lake). Indeed, it would not be in Neville's character to steal from anyone, much less a teacher... even if it is Snape.
Harry is a good teacher because he knows exactly what bad teachers - Snape, Lockhart, Umbridge - are like in contrast to really good ones - Lupin, McGonagall, even Barty Jr as Moody.
It's actually quite ironic that a death eater was one of the more competent defense against the dark arts teachers.
@@zackstoner4523 Uh, obviously. Why do you have to make it sound so condescending?
the fight between dumbledore and voldemort was probably the coolest scene in the whole series imo. not only were the visuals stunning, but the sound design of the fight (and the previous fight with the wands) was excellent.
The sound design of the epic battle is a lesson in highs and lows.
Sound design, visual design, everything was just perfect! Especially the way the magic was all drippy and plasma like and the way the fire and water flowed. Their visual and audio teams were seriously working in overdrive with this film!
37:11 I remember watching this movie in a movie theater and my mom yelled that exact same thing in that scene 🤣🤣
Luna is my favorite character in the Potter-verse... she is fleshed out much more in the books, and I was very disappointed that she and Harry did not end up together by the end of the series (not really a spoiler). They seemed to have an understanding of each other, and a subtle chemistry that works well together.
I love her character but i think harry and luna are good as friends idk
Just because they have a deep emotional understanding of each other doesn't mean they have to get romantically involved. JKR does a great job portraying all different kinds of romantic and non-romantic relationships, that's one of the things I've always really liked about these books.
Dumbledore vs Voldemort is easily the best duel in the HP/FB franchise. The most powerful wizard in the last few centuries and one of the most powerful dark wizards in one fight scene of masters. And I love how Dumbledore isn’t trying to kill or defeat Voldemort, just to protect Harry and still have an upper hand.
The thing about Harry and Snapes hatred of him which barely gets mentioned in the movies except for a couple times is it is states he looks exactly like his father which as you saw did not go so well for Snape growing up
True, but in this movie Snape explicitely says how Harry is just like his father
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umbridge wasnt workiing with voldy but she was fully committed to replacing Dumbledore per the ministers request. the ministry whole mission was to decredit and destroy Dumbledore because of the threat that he could pose to fudge as a new minister.
It was something that Harry had to be confronted with in the book. Sirius needed to remind him that just because someone is evil, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are aligned with Voldemort.
@@SnowyWolborg Yeah I agree. the main point of her character was to show how their are just evil people in our ordinary world, they don't have to be tied to some greater power. It makes her much scarier because you realize she could be a regular person and she is so realistic.
House Elves and the question of their "slavery" is discussed much more in the books and there's no clear resolution.
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(Book spoilers here)
There is an elf in Goblet of Fire who is really committed to her master and is completely heartbroken after her Master frees her (for a mistake she did). Generally Dobby is shown as unique, he prides his freedom and wears clothes everywhere, and other elves see him as weird. Hermione sees it as a very clear slavery and tries to force freedom on the elves, who work in Hogwarts, which only leads to elves avoiding the Griffindor tower as they are afraid to come across clothes hidden everywhere i.e. they don't want to be free. Then there's Creacher, who is really loyal to his family and their believes (the pureblood madness), but despises his current master (Sirius) as he is not part of that belive system. Sirius also despises Creacher back (as he is the representation of the Black family) and treats him like garbage. It ultimately leads to Creacher betraying him: Harry tried flu network to check if Sirius is save before he went to the Department of Mysteries and Creacher lied to him and said that Sirius is not home, even though he was. This started all the events that ultimately lead to Sirius's death.
House elves relations with wizards are a really interesting topic, it's sad that movies didn't have time to touch on that.
Umbridge is the scariest villain in the series because she is the closest to what evil is in the real world. Not the big, scary bad guy with superpowers.
But ignorance, fear and a feeling of superiority combined with executive power and it's all enshrined and protected by an ironclad bureaucracy. Where have we seen this before?
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I have never despised a character as much as Dolores Umbridge. I remember getting so mad whenever she came up in the book. Shes not even working for VOldemort she was just an evil bitter lady. Rowling did a great job writing her and even though I was never a huge fan of the movies Umbridge was cast perfectly.
Her little, “Hm Hm” tinkle of a laugh floods my eyes with a red rage that wants to smash everything until she’s gone!
I hate Sirius Black more than Dolores Umbridge.
really for me another character I despise is harry's Aunt Marge on Vernon's side... just for her comment about harry's parrents (lily more specifically)
The only issue with the casting is the book had her looking like an old toad. Can't always be 100% book accurate. And her not being ugly helps the character in my opinion
You two are probably my favorite reactors right now. Been watching reactions for a while and all I gotta say is don't change! You're doing it right !
Yay! I just binged all of your previous HP reactions and here comes this one! Some answers to your questions:
3:00 - I don't remember if it was ever explained properly, but Dementors were on the island, where Azkaban stands before there was a prison and the Ministry of Magic decided to use them as guards because they were so terrifying. Also, they do not reproduce or die like other creatures, they kinda grow like fungi in places where there's a lot of fear and despair. So yeah, I would say they are inherently evil. Also, they have switched to Voldemort's side in the previous war, so it's extra ridiculous that the ministry is continuing to use them.
21:00 - You have to ask really specifically to find the room of requirement. I think Filch knows about it, but to get specifically in the DA practice he has to ask something along the lines of "I need a room where DA practice takes place" and he doesn't know what exactly students do in the room. You can't ask to find someone else like "I need to see what Potter is doing in this room", you have to request a specific function.
@Maya Nightwolf That was my question as well: Would the Room work for someone without magical abilities?
@Maya Nightwolf As far as I remember Dobby actually mentions Filch using it, when he tells Harry about the room. Filch used it to get some cleaning supplies or smth like that.
@@bogdanovak exactly
Daniel Radcliffe steps it up to the next level with his performance in this film.
In the scenes where he is teaching, he deliberately evokes David Thewlis’ performace as Remus Lupin from Prisoner of Azkaban. This is because Lupin had a bigger effect on Harry than any of his other teachers combined. He even subtly changes his wardrobe to look like the more relaxed style that Lupin sported.
The fire spell that can turn into animal form is called Fiendfire and it's EXTREMELY hard to control. It requires exact control and concentration as we'll as power. You'll see an illustration of this in a future movie, what happens when you loose control. As for Umbitch, even the actress who played her admitted to hating her.
The reason the teachers couldn't find the Room of Requirement at first was because they didn't NEED to find the room, the WANTED to find the room because they WANTED to put a stop to the students secretly learning Defence against the Dark Arts. Meanwhile, Harry and the other students NEEDED the room because they NEEDED to prepare of Voldemort and his followers.
Luna Lovegood is the sweetest, kindest, most wonderful person in the entire Harry Potter series. And i am actually a bit annoyed that it took five books to introduce her. Oh, and also, when these movies came out long way back when, i had a crush on her. Not the actress Evana Lynch. Her.
Luna is the best. Ravenclaw pride
@@GiantProcrastiNation I'm a ravenclaw too! Well, i would have been, in any case.
@@Amphibiot Why couldn't I have gone to hogwarts, been sorted to ravenclaw, took care of magical creatures, and become a dragonologist
@@GiantProcrastiNation Just gotta wait until you find out if you're a wizard, & if so, wait for your acceptance letter.
I would say one of the most sad/ horrifying things about Miss. pepto is that as far as I'm aware she wasn't a death eater and didn't have a connection to Voldemort she was just a cruel and vindictive woman working in government
I like how Luna has a rabbit as a Patronus, which is a not so veiled reference to the lunar goddess Chang'e, holder of the Elixier of Life, who has a hare as companion. Once you get into the names of the characters, you'll find so many things.
Loved this - you guys with the correct amount of anger and outrage!😄😄So nice to hear someone give Imelda Staunton recognition for her portrayal of Umbridge - she was just brilliant
Kreature kind of came with the house, and since the house was left to Sirius and was his family home, he was the owner of the house-elf. Kreature hates Sirius for disappointing the family, and Sirius hates Kreature for holding the Black family view on blood status. Sirius couldn't just give Kreature clothes because if free to do so, the elf would have given the order away in a heartbeat. In fact, this kind of happens in the book. Remember, Draco's mother was a Black before she married (and had presumably met and been served by the elf at some point), and Draco's father is a death eater.
17:17 Oh yes, very bad things happened to her. Apparently, the centaurs had their way with her.
I should also point out, as it's never stated in the movies, so it's not a spoiler, SHE ordered the dementors to attack Harry. She planned for him to protect himself, thus getting himself expelled. Not out of loyalty to Voldemort, but loyalty to Fudge and Ministry. Fudge didn't want to believe Voldemort was back, nor did he want anyone else to believe so. Simply, she's a fascist.
it’s never explained in the movies but neville’s parents were tortured by bellatrix and co to the point of absolute insanity so they’re mostly hollow and they don’t even remember neville. they’re alive but they permanently reside at st. mungos (the wizarding hospital). that’s also why neville lives with his grandmother
You guys should watch "In Bruges" - it features a few people who are in the HP films (they play Mad-Eye Moody, Fleur Delacouer, and Voldemort) and there is a particular line of dialogue about a character called Harry just to compound the humour! I have seen the dialogue put over a HP scene too!
Excellent film!
Yes, I watched that one recently! Good movie. And there's also Colin Farrell who later played a big role in Fantastic beasts
YOU’RE AN INANIMATE F*CKING OBJECT!!
In an interview, Jason Isaccs (the actor that played Lucius Malfoy) said this was his favorite movie because it was the first one were we get to see, as he called it... Olympic Level Ninja Wandage lol.
Awesome reaction! Always love seeing people get so invested after watching. Considering how long the books/movies have been out. Can the next HP reaction video drop today? Plz 🥺
I found you guys yesterday, specifically your harry potter reactions and I get this the day after. Nice.
You mentioned that the Malfoys should be reprimanded after the last battle. Lucius Malfoy actually goes to Azkaban after the battle, but it is not shown in the movie!
I am years behind but what a extraordinary performance by Imelda!
Something to keep in mind about the Dursleys... their self identity is deeply tied to the "normal" of a social structure in which they actively pursue (i.e. Vernon's business dinner that was actually a sales pitch). Harry is evidence of not only the strange, but an alternative social structure. The movies hint that Lily loved her sister but resented how her parents doted on Lily being "special"; a witch. So while they have agreed to house Harry... they try to deny Harry anything that allows him ties to a strange world that they find threatening to their social order and self identity. Maybe that denial gives them a sense of power and superiority of their world. In any case, their actions are cruelty personified.
Such a great film. Took great big stones by Jo Rowling to introduce Sirius as Harry's godfather then let him die. Love this installment.
Parental figures & mentors get killed in like, 99% of heroes' journeys. lol come on
@@KlooKloo That Campbellian box was checked by the death of Harry's parents. To bring in a surrogate father and murder him too is just brutal.
@@magicbrownie1357 Being an orphan is fulfilling an entirely different set of genre tropes.
@@KlooKloo Nope, still Campbellian in nature.
@@magicbrownie1357 I fear that box is like the Phoenix, always going back to it's original state.
There are official test (on harry potter website) to see in which house you you would be sorted in and a test to see what patronus you have. I got Griffindor and a hound dog, would like to hear what you both get.
I never took the patronus test, but I’ve taken the house sorting test like, 6 or 7 times & I always get different houses. The one I get the most is Ravenclaw, then Gryffindor, though I’ve never gotten Slytherin.
A hound dog 🐕 seems like a a very cool Patronus! I always liked Hermione’s otter as well 🦦
I am Ravenclaw with a Robin patronus. I actually really like my patronus, the image of the the fear and despair creating dementors being chased of by a happy little bird feels good to me
So glad you guys are watching this series. It's probably the more re-readable/re-watchable story ever made.
About that infinite phoenix meat, phoenixes usually just burn into ashes when they die (in the depictions that im aware of). So, sadly, it wouldn't work George.
Also, about why the ministry didn't use legilimency on Harry, i would imagine it probably breaks some sort of human rights of the magical world.
Right, they'd only use it on goblins, elves, centaurs, merfolk, & suchlike.
legilimency, like veritaserum wont be enough. Legilimens helps to see into his mind so if Harry is purposely thinking of something, theyll just see what he's thinking. So he could think of Cedric getting killed by anyone and theyll see that. So even if he thinks of what happened, they would still not be sure because they have no guarantee of it.
Same with them getting his memory to view on a pensieve, because they can say it was tampered with just like Slughorn's was. They can say Dumbledore helped him.
He would need to it it alive. Let's not go there.
I can never get over Sirius' death. When I read those lines from the book, I had to take a break and read it again hours later just to make sure it wasn't a mistake 😑
EVERYONE has that reaction to Umbridge, George. She's truly loathsome. JK succeeded too well with her; I've only read book 5 once, Umbridge is so unbearable.
Imelda Staunton deserved to win an Oscar for this portrayal. She's bad in the book, but I could not hate this character more as portrayed in the movie.
@@oscardiggs246, yeah, THAT LAUGH of hers alone is enough.
I love your comment about the bathroom.... In the books, during the dance in Goblet of Fire, Dumbledore mentions a room of chamber pots he 'stumbled across' it's the first covert mentioning of the room of requirements.
Love this intro.
It should really be called the Swording Hat.
i love in general how aligned some of your takes have been with the harry potter pitch meetings(some of the best satire of the series)
"we have something voldemort doesn't"
"mmm-- noses!"
"The gently smiling Dolores Umbridge, with her girlish voice, toadlike face, and clutching, stubby fingers, is the greatest make-believe villain to come along since Hannibal Lecter. One needn’t be a child to remember The Really Scary Teacher, the one who terrified us so badly that we dreaded the walk to school in the morning, and we turn the pages partly in fervent hopes that she will get her comeuppance… but also in growing fear of what she will get up to next. For surely a teacher capable of banning Harry Potter from playing Quidditch is capable of anything." Stephen King
The “Harry Did you put your name in the Goblet” moment at the beginning of this had me laughing for like 2 mins straight Lmaoo.
That moment from Goblet of Fire still tickles/terrifies me.
I've seen a lot of Harry Potter reactions and yours are a favorite of mine (I also liked the Pink Floyd shirt)
I love it when they predict the next line. Really amuses me for some reason.
My thoughts when I read the book was not that someone in the government was trying to weaken the student so someone could take over but rather that the government does not want to accept the truth and are willing to risk the lives of the common folk to avoid the truth. Rather like if a politician were to say that covid wasn't real because they felt it was bad for their political ambitions.
As for Kreature [the house elf of the Black family] I tend to think of him like a slave from the pre-Civil War period in the US - some of them bought into the whole beliefs of their masters and were very strong supporters for the Confederates - kind of like Stockholm Syndrome.
"How much darker can it get?" - don't ask questions you don't want to know the answer to ..... but it is all worth it. Each step along the way is reasonable and then you look back and wonder how you came so far. Personally, I liken the story to being like just prior to WW2 on through to the end of the war - not to say it is the same, but that kind of build up from a period that seemed happy and all was good, WW1 was behind them all and nobody wanted to believe anything like that would ever happen again Hitler and the Nazis came to power.
With The Room of Requirement someone mentioned "so if you really needed the toilet" is a book reference
You need to pase in the corridor 3 times before the room appears and doing so bcs you really needed to go to the bathroom is how Dumbledore said he himself first found the room
You really need to read the books when you're done watching this. They get longer and longer which causes the movies to cut more and more out. All the questions you had about the plot get propperly answered in them.
3:13 RADA-trained actress, Kathryn Hunter, who portrays Arabella Figg also stars as Eedy Karn in Star Wars: Andor.
Harry scream of despair
BTW Harry gave his Tri Wizard winnings to the Twins to kickstart their Joke Shop. So he is their unofficial investor.
Just a quick note, house elves in general are slaves to the wizarding world during this series
should it really be called slaves if freeing them offends them
@@JamieS1992 They are almost like sapient pets...
Probably Simone's BEST line...ever. "No SH-T you F---K-NG idiot!"
I swear, Simone's ever-changing weird intros are specifically designed to make George go...WTF?
Thanks for getting this out... Please do not wait 2 weeks to get the next one out
They explained that the delay is due to having to fight with youtube over each release. It takes them time to clear all the hurtles the channel puts in place.
Umbridge is even less likable in the books. It gets legit hard to read at times.
In the books Umbridge is described as looking like a toad. I love that in the movies she looks like a sweet apple cheeked grandmother which really makes her evil side more horrendous than if they went the whole evil is ugly tropes.
Awesome reaction as always! I wanted to suggest a movie to watch after you've wrapped up the Potter bonanza, although I understand it might be several weeks or so based on your publishing schedule so far.
Ray Fiennes obviously does a remarkable job in this series but he does one of my favourite performances around the same time as the Potter films when he appears in In Bruges.
It also stars Collin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson (Mad Eye Moody) and is a dark comedy(very dark) with some razor sharp wit and Ray delivers a line in that movie that is so rude and hilarious it pops in my head from time to time and it always makes me chuckle.
I can't give it away, I only hope to see you two enjoy the movie as much as I do. Keep being amazing!
one of my all time favourites! (clemence poesy who plays chloe, was also in harry potter and the goblet of fire)
You two are just such awesome reactors. Hidden gem this channel. You got a new subscriber ✌🏻
Ok so I don’t know if u noticed it but when harmione was going to introduce Luna lovegood she started off saying loony lov- and she stooped herself. a lot of people make fun of Luna and call her loony instead which was what she was about to do but caught herself seeing as Luna was in front of them.
ohh, you missed the joke when Hermione introduced Luna to her friends. She said Looney, then she fixed it, Luna Lovegood.