It isn't so much that Neville is surprised that Ron and Hermione have their wands with them, but that they have their wands in hand ready for immediate use. In the Harry Potter world, "warlock" is simply a word that is interchangeable with wizard and sorcerer.
Was just going to say this, they're not allowed to do magic outside of class and Hermione particularly being such a rule follower in these first years, Neville would have thought it's weird she has her wand out.
I dont think that Dumbledore had anything to do with what chocolate frog card Harry got, i think that was simply a convenience that Rowling put in place to push forward the story. I remember in the movie when Ron says he has like 6 cards of Dumbledore which makes me think that he is one of those more common cards but a cool one to suck kids into the collection game and keep buying the chocolate frogs. I honestly dont think Dumbledore masterminds things as much as people think, i think that he has a lot of cares and a lot of demands on his time that make him too busy for that. I do believe that a lot of coincidences really are just coincidences or inventions of the author if you like to make things come together for the plot that the author is going for. Coincidences happen a lot in real life as well, many things that people have difficulty believing but happened all the same.
Not to mention, a part of being good at confounding potential threats is having people constantly guessing just in how many cakes you have your fingers in. To a sensible extent. **shrugs** If anything, it just shows it worked. People talk about Dumbledore in the same way I believe most wizards in the wizarding world would: either is awe and admiration, or suspicion and anger. And sometimes, particularly among those who were closer to him, a mix of the two.
Regarding the wands, they’re not allowed to do spells in the halls between classes and I believe I remember they’re also not allowed to cast spells at matches, so the fact that they had them out and in hand when they could just keep them in their bags may be what was suspicious to Neville?
I will say that my favorite line from this section is what McGonagall says to the kids after she catches them--about how she's never heard about such a thing as four students out of bed in one night--but she literally taught the Marauders. I don't know if JK already had them in mind when she wrote this book, though I'm sure she had Sirius and James in mind already, but you know she had to deal with all four being out of bed at one time or another. Probably several times. Thank you so much for these, I just found them and am going through them all. It's been fabulous watching you falling in love with this series.
I love when she says there's absolutely No excuse to be out of bed past midnight... except they literally have Astronomy lessons that stsrt at midnight^^
Nicolas Flamel is 7 years older than his wife as 7 is the most powerfull number in the Wizarding World. The real name of Flamel´s wife was Pernelle. Rowling turned it into Perenelle to create a pun with "perennial" which means everlasting. I really like how Ron says "I´ll never remember this" on a day with a "forget-me-not blue sky". Such a cool bit o writing :) 7 people protect the Philosopher´s Stone as 7 is still the most powerfull number in the Wizarding World :) Someone from the Book Club allready went into it: Personally, I think "Mars is bright tonight" is a foreshadowing of Voldemorts return in exact 3 years from this point on as Mars is indeed the roman god of war. Especially in connection with the line "Always the innocent are the first victims" which in my opinion is a foreshadowing of the deaths of Frank Bryce, Mr Crouch sr., Cedric Diggory and a fourth character that was cut from the movies. Even the centaurs names are connected to astronomy. Ronan is named most likely after Colin A. Ronan, a british author who wrote many books about astronomy and science. Firenze is the italian version of Florence, the city where Galileo Galilei lived for many years.
Authors: write well-rounded, flawed characters who mature and change throughout the story Readers: have love/hate emotions for both the protagonists and antagonists Movie makers: "no one could possibly like or relate to this teenager who acts so emotionally...let's make them completely morally good and the Antagonist completely evil, with no tragic backstory that could make him likable. How else will the audience know who to root for?"
In regard of the book hinting that Quirrel is the BBG, think you're just noticing it more because you know It already. I mean, It is not Impossible that you would catch it at first time, but this hints towards the truth are not incommon in literature/movies. When you see something for the first time, you are flooded with new information of a new world, and your brain just dont know what to attach and retain, and more likely you do fall for the stereotype of Snape being the bad guy. It is like.... When you watch sixth sense, get shocked, and rewatch It later, you feel very dumb (not in a bad way) realizing how obvious were the hints since the beginning. Or when you read the "A song of Ice and fire" and by rereading, you notice that elements that looked novelty at the 4th or 5th book were actually mentioned since the fisrt chapters of first book.
51:30 (about) I don't think this line is meant to indicate that Quidditch scores are just added to the house points, but rather that winning Quidditch matches gains you(r house) some (fixed) number of house-points. There have been separate mentions of the house cup (e.g. McGonagall's speech before the sorting) and the Quidditch cup (e.g. Fred and George congratulating Harry for making it on the team after catching the Remembrall). So I think your first impression was correct and there are two separate cups to win.
I also think there are two separate cups but Quidditch scores are definitely added to house points. When McGonagall takes 150 points from Gryffindor, Harry thinks to himself something along the lines "all the points I won for Griffindor by catching the snitch are gone", suggesting that Quidditch points are indeed added to house scores.
@@ProLifeAtheistXX ""Fifty?" Harry gasped -- they would lose the lead, the lead he'd won in the last Quidditch match." That's the exact line, and it only talks about the lead he had won. So no, nothing suggesting that it is the scores, not even anything suggesting Harry had won 150 points by winning. In fact if it were the scores, they should all be motivated to keep the game running instead of finishing quickly, as then both teams could easily score hundreds of house points more.
@@lukasr5867 I checked the book and you're absolutely right! I still think I remember reading somewhere about Quidditch points being added to the House Cup scores, but it definitely wasn't in this chapter as I previously thought. Thank you for setting the record straight. I will make sure to check the book next time before making a point.
@@lukasr5867 both teams points are added So by getting the lead in the game he also got a lead in the house points because I think they might have been close and points before that or he made the balance somehow he took the lead in the game and they also took the lead in the points but there are two separate cups Answer everybody being motivated to keep the game going longer that wouldn't really matter because unless one team score is super mega high above the other one whatever amount of points they win wouldn't alter the house points that much since both teams would get about the same number plus more for the winning team so it would matter if you finished it quickly or not and I think the only reason he was told to finish it quickly that one time was to stop Snape from being biased towards Hufflepuff and making them win and get more points not that the game usually requires you to finish quickly in fact I do think that it says that quidditch matches can drag on for a long time the world record being like a month or something which obviously isn't the case for a high school game but I'm sure their games can last hours sometimes not that we've ever seen it happen but it could But with the snitch being 150 points bumping them just slightly into the lead house points wise would make sense if they Slytherin was 100 points ahead of them then he wins the game getting 150 more than Slytherin it's just us putting the house points 50 above Slytherin
I enjoy listening to you gushing about this series - especially as a refresher myself. You also have a really nice voice to listen to while trying to go to sleep~
Fun fact about the films,i regards to Saying Fred and George vs. George and Fred. in the films the twins are always position so that Fred is on the left, in the foreground or on the top of the screen and George is on the right, in the background or on the bottom of the screen. in the films its always Fed then George.
You're catching on the the personality differences. Harry actually has a personality in the book. Hermione has a distinct goody two shoes personality instead of just being another girl boss character in the movies. Ron basically inherited Neville's comedic role because his good lines tended to go to Hermione in the movies. And Neville basically gets shoved to the background
re: Draco's motivation -- His name is Latin for Dragon. His mother calls him "my little dragon." He's fascinated by dragons, and I think he had two motives - to see the dragon up close, and to piss off Ron Weasley. He also would love to chat with real life dragon wranglers.
Damn imagine if he actually tried to befriend them over Norbert like Hermione did over troll event... Yeah very unlikely but would be great as a fanfiction
In the train Rony says he has a bunch of Dumbledore cards so maybe not that big of a coincidency, just a common card oh yes, that's what i'm here for, sipping on some Hufflepuff proud
As children would likely be the ones collecting the cards, it would be disappointing that one of the rarest cards in your collection was your school principal
56:26 That's the point. He still had Nazi-like opinion about muggleborns and muggles. Lily was just exception. He was nice to her but wouldn't hesitate to torture others including her family. Maybe her death changed him a bit but still not much.
Your Dumbledore theory is completely valid! I think you will really enjoy the SuperCarlinBrothers theory about this! It's called Dumbledore's Big Plan. Only watch the first part at this point, they go deep into details from the books.
I loved those videos because so many people comment about how Dumbledore was the worst because he could've avoided this, that and the other but it's not as simple as that
2 things 1) it’s not called Hufflepuff and the Philosopher’s Stone …. If it was then … well… no one would have read them😂😂😂 kidding kidding…. But really 2) the wand thing …. To me, I have always thought of it this way…. At this point they (not Hermione) know such little magic that their wands are basically useless in “situations” …. Also they are children and kids in large groups are mean and stupid, no reason to have them carry mini tasers with them constantly. Also they are again kids and the possibility for them to lose or break their wands is significantly greater at a match than between classes…… on also I think Hermione in the books undid the spell because the scene happens in the Gryffindor common room ….. in the movie it happens in the great hall right in front of the teachers where they aren’t supposed to use magic outside of class.
It’s only book one and the book is so much richer then the movie! I cannot wait until later books too… its lovely watching you experience them for the first time!
A person having their swiss army knife in their pocket isn't weird but if I see someone clutching a swiss army knife with a blade out ready to use it at a moment's notice in a stadium I'd find it suspicious too
29:50 I think that's your bias of being in the know showing here Veggie, or I'm misunderstanding what you mean here, which is possible. The point of those scenes, at least on a first read, is to give the impression that it's _Snape_ who's the bad guy, as Harry suspects, and Quirrell is just a victim of Snape's plot, while leaving the idea that it _was_ Quirrell all along make sense in hindsight. If you mean "These moments make Quirrell more of a possible suspect if you know that he's the bad guy" then yes, that is the point. The movie had to cut down all those moments that on a re-read show that it was Quirrell, or that they weren't what they seemed at first, so Quirrell being the bad guy comes more out of nowhere, as we don't see as much of him.
The only story that I personally have ever heard of where a werewolf curse was passed down genetically is in Twilight. Every other werewolf story that I have seen or read had people turning into werewolf via a bite. One of the best werewolf movie that emphasis this issue the most is American Werewolf in London. 🐺🎞📽📺👍
I agree! Though in teenwolf (the series) The Hale family are all werewolves so it is genetic but people can also get bitten (by an Alpha) and turn into a werewolf that way...
I'd be curious at some future point to hear your opinions on which was the book character who suffered the most transferring onto the big screen. All the characters feel much more rounded in their book forms.
Thanks Robin! I do plan on doing my 'Character of the book' each time, and for Philosophers is it definitely a character that was better done in the book! :)
44:40 I assume Malfoy wasn't thinking this one all the way through, and also, he might've thought no one would believe him if he said that "Potter is here to get rid of a dragon" so he wanted to catch them himself red-handed, _then_ go get a staff member, or yell for them, so he'd get them in trouble. His time with the "Midnight Duel" where he sent Filch without going himself didn't work, and Crabbe and Goyle aren't very...well, stealthy, so this time Malfoy might've been naively thinking "If you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself". He _is_ still a kid after all...
@@ProLifeAtheistXX ...PLA, I repeat, he was a kid, likely wasn't thinking this through, and may have had a mistaken idea on how to handle this. It doesn't make sense, because it was a terrible idea. It isn't _supposed_ to make sense. As for what happened with the letter specifically, he likely didn't think to bring it or might've even read it, then thrown it away. Also, McGonagall clearly didn't believe him at all, so the letter would've probably been believed to be a forgery if he _had_ brought it, but you are right that it would've helped his case.
@@balanc-joy9187 Draco is an unlikeable brat but he isn't stupid. Slytherins are supposed to be cunning and Draco proved that when he tricked Harry and Ron into going to the "midnight duel", then informed Filch about that. It makes no sense why he's suddenly acting so much dumber.
@@ProLifeAtheistXX If he's so smart, why did he do exactly the opposite of what his teacher, Hagrid, told him to do and taunted an animal that he knew would attack if insulted two books later. Draco's cunning, but that doesn't make him _wise_ or _rational_ and as I alluded to previously, kids are very much _not_ good at staying rational in their decisions.
@@balanc-joy9187 I wouldn't call it taunting. Draco was tallking in a joking manner but unfortunately for him Buckbeak was an oversensitive snowflake who took it as an insult.
23:36 Maybe Dumbledore's at the Quidditch match to make sure Gryffindor wins against Hufflepuff? Remember, he is trying to make Harry feel better at this point. 37:05 Also Uncle Vernon's sister offers her pug brandy-wandy in the movie. 1:11:53 Maybe Filch and Hagrid have a comraderie, of sorts. Filch is a squib, and Hagrid is part giant, they're both not allotted to do magic despite being in a magical world...
1. Nah Dumbledore at least tries to be neutral over houses. More like watching over Quirrell or getting dragged to watch a match by McGonagall "Look, look how well he plays! I discovered him myself!" *Turns into a cat and asks for ear scratch* 😂 2. I mean... I am pretty sure she is just a weirdo/alcoholic kinda like all vegans who also refuse to give meat to their pets 3. Would be cool if they were friends. Everyone likes Hagrid plus he is the only one who wouldn't look down on Filch nor annoy him like other teachers do. Also they are both pet owners!
I think Dumbledore _must_ have arranged it so Hagrid was in charge of the detention, in order that he went easy on them; he gave Harry his cloak back, so must have been up in that tower at or around the same time to see what was going on (otherwise, anyone could have picked it up). If you think about it, a lot of the things that go wrong in the book are Hagrid's fault 😂
Snape was a Death Eater. James was a bully. There will never be any excuse for being a bully. But Snape was a Death Eater wannabe as a kid and then a Death Eater as an adult. Yes, he had the emotional capacity to love Lily, the Muggle-born, but she was very much the exception to his generation worldview, not the other way around. As an adult, he also matured and perhaps saw the flaws in the Death Eater, blood-purist worldview. And obviously Lily's murder destroyed him. He was also very brave in going double/triple agent to protect her son. But he wasn't some sort of martyr. He was a complicated person, but he was very much a Death Eater.
Still enjoying these reviews and looking forward to the next one. Difficulty reading (even your own notes) is something I can understand. I have dyslexia as well. You are doing well with all the reading that you are doing. Names can be some of the hardest things to "site read" as they don't always follow the usual phonetic rules, not to mention some might not be English names at all. Also don't worry so much about the length of the videos too much as what your are saying/covering all needs to be said. Keep them coming. Now on to my thoughts: These chapters are so much better than this section in the movie. Nevile is such an important character in the story but gets left out of much of the movies. If you were to do a poster of the lead/important characters in the story i would say that there would be 6 students and at least 2 if not 4 of the teachers. (wont say witch ones) Though thinking about it there are so many characters that are important to the story that it's hard to pick who should be on the poster. There is a lot of dialog that got transfered to Hermione in the movies just to show how smart she is but makes more sense coming from Ron as he grew up in the wizarding world. Yes Hermione is really smart but most of what she knows about the wizarding world comes from books and some things just aren't covered in books. You would only learn them from your elders. There is more I could say but... I would have to give things away and I don't want to ruin the experiance of discovery. Until next time...
With the Werewolf thing I’ve only ever heard of Werewolf transference being done via bites. Also only bites I’m not sure if there’s any stories about it being transferred via claws scratches or something? Oh also for the Quidditch stands think of it like footy you can be in the other teams/ houses stands but it’s not a good idea
Of course, if a werewolf bites you, he's probably not going to stop at one bite. He's going to finish his meal. If you somehow escape with just the bite, then yes, you will become a werewolf.
1:14:00 It’s a very interesting thing about movie characters; I’ll make Denethor of the LOTR and Snape as examples. The movies make Snape LESS of an asshole than the source material. And in the LOTR, the movies made Denethor MORE of an asshole that the source material. Very interesting to think about.
i think there are some things that working wrote and published and later changed her mind about. one of them being Neville wondering why they brought their wands to the match. bc it ends up becoming apparent that you just always have it. same thing with the "put-outter" it later becomes a deluminator.
A warlock is a male user of witchcraft. I'm guessing in HP universe it's just another name for wizard, since wizards and witches are essentially the same. As for Filch and Snape's friendship, I think it's more them just bonding over their enjoyment of torturing students.
My mom had her palm split open from caning in school. She was only in 1st or 2nd standard. But it was only from this one teacher. He was evil. Others weren't like that. But no one said anything. There were no parent complaints either.
The team scores are also input as points into the house cup it doesn't work the other way around though It's kind of like in high school when your class give you extra credit because your sports team won against another schools it's sort of like that So the number of points they win in a game are also put in as points into the house cup while also being individually related to the quidditch cup on its own that cup only incorporates the points won during the games Evan only relates to the sports matches but the house cup is all those points and everything else that's done in school
Does anyone have a source for Rowling basing Snape on Alan Rickman? I've never heard that before. In fact, I heard that her 1st choice for Snape was Tim Roth
Snape is not based on Rickman. Rickman was Rowlings choice to play Snape but the film makers wanted Roth. Roth, of course, turned it down so they approached Rickman.
So in case you get the comment saying that warlock and wizard are interchangeable they aren't all warlocks are wizards but not all wizards are warlocks in this world a warlock is like a highly highly skilled wizard
1:23:25 Mine somewhat depend on the specific pizza _place_ I'm getting it from. 1. For _every_ place so far that I've gotten good pizza, pepperoni, and I usually get extra cheese at most. One place, I get bacon, another, I get mushrooms on one half of it, and the third place I just get pepperoni. I actually _used_ to get a Hawaiian pizza, with ham and pineapple, but then I lost my taste for both of those toppings so I switched to what I get now. Maybe next time I get pizza I should check if there are any other toppings I could add to it along with the bacon and pepperoni, since I get takeout each week, and next week's is pizza. Dang it, now I'm hungry...
The thing about what Filch said about the punishment students got in the old days was, in my opinion, just an exaggeration from Filch... I think any headmaster at Hogwarts (when Filch was around at least) would have frowned upon such punishments for students...
@@lahlybird895 haha yes I thought of him when writing my comment lol... but I don't know when he was headmaster... also I think other teachers would have maybe done or said something about it... I don't know
@@jan10e5 probably some teachers would have said something But we know a headmaster can overrule a teacher about a punishment And we know that until the books at least he was known as the most unpopular headmaster of the school had ever had I'm pretty sure someone beats that title further down the line not that she counts But it's popular to be it's possible to be unpopular with students unpopular with staff and unpopular with the government
Also I don't think Snape's love of Lily would affect how he feels about muggleborns like in a perfect world it would but he's not a perfect guy and I think it's kind of like my relationship with Christians My aunt were very best friend is Christian but I still kind of can't stand Christians and hate the Christian religion and the fact that I'm best friends with someone who follows it doesn't change that I just happen to also love her as a person
Draco watched them carrying the letter around and black mailed Ron to let him barrow the book. He told Filch they would be coming. He hid and tried to watch but got found first.
Percy would definitely be lawful good rather then the other Weasley’s being chaotic good. I’m a gryffindor, but I’m on your side- hufflepuff is awesome enough to have more quidditch wins then most of the book versions convey. You should have a revised edition made! Can’t wait for more of your reactions :D
I would like to point out that Harry has lost it quidditch while being on the team or twice both times to Hufflepuff he also lost well not being on the team twice once the Hufflepuff and wants to ravenclaw so if anyone deserves more wins it's ravenclaw cuz they've only gotten one wow Hufflepuff has three
I don't think they ever definitively say that wizards are not subject to muggle diseases and other health problems (such as tooth decay). But there definitely are magical diseases that only affect wizards, such as dragon pox. Madam Pomfrey has PLENTY of work to do, with all the injuries (caused by quidditch matches, magical accidents, dangerous magical creatures, incompetent teachers, etc.). Having seen the movies, you already know that all three of the trio spend some time in the hospital ward (Ron twice), plus Malfoy and Neville. And those are just the main, most prominent characters. Who knows how many injuries/illnesses the other students have that we never know about, because they aren't part of the story. IFAIK, the word "warlock" as used in the HP books, is just a synonym for "wizard". Wizard, warlock, sorcerer, etc., are all used interchangeably. "Witch" specifically refers to a female, and perhaps "wizard" often specifically refers to a male. "Warlock" might also refer only to males. Or something like that. Notice how the school is called "Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry", but there doesn't appear to be any real difference between the two. Boys and girls take the same classes and learn the same spells, etc. I assume Filch talks about the "old punishments" just to scare the kids into behaving.
You are correct; wizards aren't generally afflicted with the same illnesses that muggles are. The physiology between the two races is slightly different. They tend to be susceptible to other things that we don't get, the big ones I'm thinking of being dragon pox and spattergroit. But of course there is a higher propensity for accidents, curses, all that kinds of stuff.
And there aren't any children with disabilities that are wizards. I'm guessing that is what led to the "pureblood" agenda that would inevitably lead to inbreeding and according to later books, most likely they would end up with what they wanted to avoid. That's is what makes the muggleborn wizards very important. Course most of this is hypothetical if the crazy "pureblood" ways were to win out. Thankfully the better part of the Wizarding community is sane and realize this. It's just never really mentioned outright because through Harry's eyes it wouldn't be relevent.
Veggie? Dyou think possibly you could but the chapter numbers nearer to the beginning of the title please? It's hard to get them in order. Sorry, thank you! Love your videos :D
Just about when you mentioned that Charlie must have left the school the year before Harry and Ron joined. JK Rowling mentioned the Weasley children’s age gaps so it might help for future reference (I’m going to be going off their ages in the first book): Ginny: 10 years old Ron: 11 years old (1st year) Fred and George: 14 years old (4th year) Percy: 16 years old (6th year) Charlie: 19 years old (graduated 2 years ago) Bill: 21 years old (graduated 4 years ago)
But it doesn't make sense... Percy is present in crowd when Harry is unwrapping a broom from Sirius while he should graduate in Harry's second year already. Might be a movie mistake tho
I‘m pretty sure Percy is 15 in the first book, as he becomes prefect there and later in Harry’s third year becomes Head boy (remember how he cleans his badge all the time and at one point Fred and George steal it or sth, when they’re all staying at the leaky cauldron)
Fred and george are in 3th year, because in order of the phoenix its their last year, while harry is in his 5th. They are just 2 years over harry and ron.
I am absolutely baffled that you e never heard of werewolves turning people into more werewolves 😂 that’s in every werewolf thing I’ve ever seen or read except twilight (but those aren’t real werewolves, just shapeshifters. There are “children of the moon” mentioned in twilight but that’s not important) Maybe you just haven’t watched many werewolf movies but I was just amazed you’ve never heard of that before
Yeah i mean hufflepuff would have won that game of quidditch... had they been against ravenclaw or slytheran... but Gryffindors are just built different... OH- BURN! all in good fun just friendly competition jabs lol
could you explain why veggie says that hufflepuff are upset because harry cheated in the game in chapter 13? did veggie mishear something? i honestly can’t find a reference to harry cheating in that game. i thought he was being sarcastic when he first said it because he’s a hufflepuff, but then at around 52:00 he says this is why hufflepuff don’t like him so im just really confused…
@@chester6514 i think its just teasing Gryffindor in a "theres no way thry could win without cheating" kind of way, at least thats how i percieved that
I think that some thing happened to them, thr trio, were coincidences, but in other especial in this books, Albus know things a let something happened like give Harry his coat of invisibility and knowing that Harry would found the Mirror, and is too much concidence that theres a Chess board a task and knowing that Ron is very good with chees, they are too many things that made you feal that he is working to lett them pass,
Talking of rule-breaking , the trio are actually skipping Astronomy class (midnight on Wednesdays, according to 'The Potions Master') when Harry and Hermione are the only ones in the common room, we are told that it is a Wednesday; then "just after the clock on the wall had chimed midnight" Ron stumbles in having been bitten by Norbert.
@@lahlybird895 the chapter says it's Wednesday evening, and everyone has gone to bed but Harry and Hermione; _then_ the clock chimes midnight, meaning it's now Thursday morning when Grunt shows up.
@@DevilboyScooby so if astronomy class Thursday morning or Wednesday morning obviously it start at midnight but the class must last longer than that if it's on Wednesday that probably means it's Wednesday morning
@@lahlybird895 i see what you mean, though personally I'd call that Tuesday night 😅 according to the wiki, supposedly originally Charlie's friends showed up on a Wednesday midnight too , though, but later revisions changed it, which makes me think she dun goofed . Can't confirm either way, but still an interesting discussion imho 🤷♂️
a mistake that Rowling made was about Harry's watch, and Hermione pointing out that electronics go haywire on Hogwarts property. this is in the 4th book, but Harry's watch stops working after the second task when it should have never worked at hogwarts
I might be wrong but I thought in the HP world you can't read someone's mind without them noticing, its more of an active infiltration rather than a passive reading, so if Snape was actually doing it Harry would know for certain
Reading your comment just now, it reminded me of how Snape said (this is a rough recollection) "Only Muggles talk of mind-reading, the mind is not a book, to be perused by any passing person, but with practice, a worker of Legilimency can properly access and interpret what they find". I wonder if what you mentioned here, about it not being so easy or subtle, is _exactly_ what Snape was referring to. Snape also mentions, and we see for ourselves, that Voldemort _always_ knows when someone is lying to him, even if he _isn't_ looking at them, but considering Snape mentions you need eye contact, all that information might show how Legilimency works overall. You can tell simple things if you're good at, like lying, _without_ eye contact, but actually getting _inside_ someone's head and gaining their memories _only_ works with eye contact. Huh, that makes so much sense...
From what I gather, JK has confirmed it on social media / interviews, etc. I haven't seen / read it myself but several people have told me (he definitely feels like a Hufflepuff to me tbh)!
@@VeggieGamer JK has said alot of things in social media that dont makes sense to the story. So major part of the fandom takes what she sais on twitter later as an afterthought. I firmly think he is a Hufflepuff. He has too similar values to Newt Scamander to be a Gryffindor. If we are to take JKs own descriptions of what kind of people the house takes in, then Hagrid wouldn't be a Gryffindor. Sure he is brave, but its not for himself he is. JK has basically pressed all her 'good' main characters into Gryffindor. Anyone bad into Slytherin.
Yeah honestly I have heard a few people say it is another case of 'gryffindor = good'. I really look forward to meeting Newt in Fantastic Beasts, I am forever pleased to see more Hufflepuff rep! :)
@@CarolineForest I mean, sorting isn’t an exact science… Peter Pettigrew isn’t a typical Gryffindor… Hermione could have been a Ravenclaw… Harry could have been a Slytherin… Neville could potentially be a Hufflepuff… It seems that each year that they are split up equally amongst the houses and it seems unlikely that they would always fit neatly and equally each year… Surely not all Hogwarts students will fit exactly in their sorted houses… I don’t know, I always thought that Hagrid felt like a Gryffindor to me… He’s bold, brave, adventurous etc… While Hufflepuffs are often seen as loyal, it’s not like Gryffindors can’t be too… We see many of them… I don’t know, even if it didn’t make sense, I would argue that JK still has the ability, as an afterthought or not, to set anything in her own world… I don’t like some of her choices, maybe she will change them later, but for now I’d argue that she has ultimate say in her own world.
There are so many people online who crave attention and validation. There WILL be people who spoil things because that makes them look knowledgeable. It's really sad how the world has shaped them. It's much more fun to discuss what class at Hogwarts would be the most interesting. I can't decide between Charms and Transfiguration. What about you, Veggie? What class would you fancy the most? :)
Harry is very impulsive charater, and that help him in some points and hurt him in others, I love that every character in the books has more nuances, they are not white or black, and in the book you see a Harry Potter more like a normal kid, and as the book progres you see more of this, especialy in book 5, you see Ron with defects yes but also with virtudes, and of course with Hermaionie, here is more human, no a perfect heroin, and thats what I love about the books,
You overthinking about not having backup players in the team way too much, man. Gathering just one good team and train them properly in just few weeks/months is not wery easy task (especially if the captains and the others also beasy with studies, etc.). It's anything to do with curses or some shit like that.
Love watching these! I should turn my friend Melissa onto them, actually - I've lent her all the books and she's just finished the first one. She's seen all the movies and is a massive Potterhead, but she hadn't gotten around to the books (she was introduced to the wrong one at the wrong age), so I just lent her my entire collection. She's the only one in my friend group who has not read the books so far, but we all adore the wizarding world (there's four of us, and we're all in different houses - Melissa is the Hufflepuff, I'm the Ravenclaw, my oldest closest friend is the Gryffindor and my flatmate is the Slytherin). Also, Charlie can't be the only Gryffindor to have left the Quidditch team. We know that Harry is the youngest player in a century, because first-years never make the teams. They must have also lost at least one Chaser, because Katie Bell is only a year older than Harry and since she can't have joined as a first-year, must be new to the team. She's also the only person left on the team when Harry becomes captain (although she attends tryouts and only returns to the team because she's still one of the best).
if you're convinced Dumbledore is controlling Harry's life, watch the super Carlin brothers series on the subject but don't watch them all until you've finished all the books or watch them as you're finishing each book.
17:06 I would personally advise being cautious of the "Dumbledore might've planned this, it's too convenient" line of thinking Veggie, because that is a rabbit hole that some in the fandom go down, and end up making these wildly insane theories that Dumbledore is some manipulative monster who is an utter sociopath and is secretly plotting everything out, or that he did this or that thing somehow, even though many of the examples are literally not possible, and all of it comes back to the exact "There's no way _this or that_ could just _happen_ it _had_ to be planned...". Also, I personally reject that line of thinking, since, ultimately, this is a work of fiction, and crazy things happen as the author wills them too, and Dumbledore ultimately is a fallible human being, so assuming he secretly planted and manipulated all sorts of random things to influence everyone, yet didn't do much more pragmatic actions instead, comes across as making Dumbledore look like he's some ultra-powerful crackpot who does things in the least sensible way possible for no reason. Contrived Coincidence is a trope that is well-worn in fiction Veggie, sometimes things just work out like that, even in real life, and I would just advise you to take such suspicions with a grain of salt and to stop and think through what Dumbledore, or any character or other thing, being responsible for what appears to be just a coincidence, would logically _mean_ overall if you take it far enough, like, whether it would ultimately make more or less sense or not. I hope I'm not coming across as preachy to anyone, but I've seen _way_ too many absolutely insane ideas of "Oooo, Dumbledore did _this!!"_ that make little to no sense, and that being the cause of _so_ many arguments and accusations that I don't want to see Veggie go down that negative line of thinking. He's too nice a guy to get caught up in that horse**** That all said, I _do_ think what is said later by Harry at the end of the book is true to some extent, but that would be a spoiler to detail it so I'll just say this. I don't think Dumbledore _makes_ anything happen, or does some elaborate scheme, but he _does_ allow Harry freedom to take risks and get more involved than a typical student, and does guide Harry when he can, like with the mirror. As to the specific "Harry getting the same card" thing, remember, Ron mentions he has a significant number of the same card more than once, and its a collect them all sort of thing, and likely Dumbledore is a "common" card, whereas others are more rarer and printed less, so it's less coincidental then it might seem. Veggie, if you read this, please respond so I know, I'd appreciate it. If you don't, of course, no problem.
I agree, Dumbledore allows Harry to take some risks, because those skills will be useful later on, but he isn't masterminding everything and he isn't a sociopath.
@@ProLifeAtheistXX Thank you, you and Korgan responding like this makes me happy, since I see _so_ much "Dumbledore is a good/evil chessmaster who is behind everything or allows everything to happen for his master plan" sort of thinking from people. It's _really_ bad on TV Tropes, one example being some people think he somehow did the outright _impossible_ and _made_ Harry be chosen by his wand so that it would work against Voldemort. I honestly was half-expecting to be mocked for not seeing things that way honestly...maybe I'm exposing myself to too much crazy fandom stuff lately...it might be making me paranoid.
@@balanc-joy9187 I really don't like Dumbledore but to think he orchestrated what card or wand Harry would get is absurd. Some people even claim that Dumbledore orchestrated Lily's and James' deaths which is equally ludicrous. No, I think the truth is much simpler. Rowling needed some convenient coincidences so the story could happen. She's not the first nor the last writer to do that. And to be honest, I don't find anything wronng with that, unless the author does it excessively (which Rowling imho doesn't).
@@ProLifeAtheistXX I agree with you there completely. If you want to see the discussion I'm talking about, look at TV Tropes, Harry Potter Headscratchers for _Philospher's Stone_ and look at the "Ollivander Could've Nuked Us All" folder. It's frustrating, but also hilariously ridiculous to read.
After re-reading it with you, it seems to me, that initially Rowling intended Harry to be Gryffindor, Ron and Weasleys Hufflepuff, Hermione Ravenclaw and Draco Slytherin that has a change of heart in the end. I suspect she switched it for plot conveniences, that is why we have so little 'main' characters from other houses.
As you read Potter, notice all the things Rawlings borrowed from Lord of the Rings. Don't get me wrong, I have no problem at all she did this. It's just fun to notice them. I love the Potter books. More than the movies. And to me this is just a form of homage to the Tolkien books that she did this. And she used the ideas she borrowed in really cool and unique ways. People borrow from others all the time. My favorite rock group Led Zeppelin is accused of stealing from the old blues masters all the time. That dosn't make their work less better for it. Same for the Potter books.
Referring to Dumbledore setting things up a certain way I sort of agree, but I think it goes beyond that. I get that Dumbledore is uber intelligent, but it still seems he makes educated guesses that simply hit the mark dead on far too many times. I've never even seen it discussed but after reading each book multiple times over I've really started to think that Dumbledore had a time turner...perhaps something (like the Deluminator) that was of his own making, that had powers beyond that of the ordinary time turner that the Ministry possessed which allowed him to make larger leaps forward in time. In Azkaban he knows exactly how many turns Hermione needed in order to go back the correct amount of time...it seems clear he was both familiar with the devices and how they worked. He could put a disillusionment charm on himself powerful enough to render himself invisible...so he could have conceivably gone forward in time to see how things would play out with Harry and Voldemort, then gone back and pushed Harry in the right direction. He wouldn't be altering past events, and he wouldn't be be seen by anyone. Seeing as the future isn't set and always in motion he likely would have seen his actions as a necessary safeguard of both Harry and both the Wizarding and Muggle Worlds. It seems like something Dumbledore would do...after all to quote the man himself, "Being me has its privileges."
It isn't so much that Neville is surprised that Ron and Hermione have their wands with them, but that they have their wands in hand ready for immediate use. In the Harry Potter world, "warlock" is simply a word that is interchangeable with wizard and sorcerer.
Was just going to say this, they're not allowed to do magic outside of class and Hermione particularly being such a rule follower in these first years, Neville would have thought it's weird she has her wand out.
Isn't being a warlock the wizard equivalent of knighthood?
I dont think that Dumbledore had anything to do with what chocolate frog card Harry got, i think that was simply a convenience that Rowling put in place to push forward the story. I remember in the movie when Ron says he has like 6 cards of Dumbledore which makes me think that he is one of those more common cards but a cool one to suck kids into the collection game and keep buying the chocolate frogs. I honestly dont think Dumbledore masterminds things as much as people think, i think that he has a lot of cares and a lot of demands on his time that make him too busy for that. I do believe that a lot of coincidences really are just coincidences or inventions of the author if you like to make things come together for the plot that the author is going for. Coincidences happen a lot in real life as well, many things that people have difficulty believing but happened all the same.
Right there with you, and I left a comment of my own on it.
Not to mention, a part of being good at confounding potential threats is having people constantly guessing just in how many cakes you have your fingers in. To a sensible extent. **shrugs** If anything, it just shows it worked. People talk about Dumbledore in the same way I believe most wizards in the wizarding world would: either is awe and admiration, or suspicion and anger. And sometimes, particularly among those who were closer to him, a mix of the two.
@@ammygamer it should be pies rather than cakes but other than that it's the same idea.
Regarding the wands, they’re not allowed to do spells in the halls between classes and I believe I remember they’re also not allowed to cast spells at matches, so the fact that they had them out and in hand when they could just keep them in their bags may be what was suspicious to Neville?
Also, first years are kinda useless at spells, so the wand hasn't really become the must-bring-everywhere tool for them yet.
I will say that my favorite line from this section is what McGonagall says to the kids after she catches them--about how she's never heard about such a thing as four students out of bed in one night--but she literally taught the Marauders. I don't know if JK already had them in mind when she wrote this book, though I'm sure she had Sirius and James in mind already, but you know she had to deal with all four being out of bed at one time or another. Probably several times.
Thank you so much for these, I just found them and am going through them all. It's been fabulous watching you falling in love with this series.
I love when she says there's absolutely No excuse to be out of bed past midnight... except they literally have Astronomy lessons that stsrt at midnight^^
Thanks for this reminder of how delightful the books are! "Hagrid, you live in a wooden house" is peak comedy XD
Nicolas Flamel is 7 years older than his wife as 7 is the most powerfull number in the Wizarding World. The real name of Flamel´s wife was Pernelle. Rowling turned it into Perenelle to create a pun with "perennial" which means everlasting.
I really like how Ron says "I´ll never remember this" on a day with a "forget-me-not blue sky". Such a cool bit o writing :)
7 people protect the Philosopher´s Stone as 7 is still the most powerfull number in the Wizarding World :)
Someone from the Book Club allready went into it: Personally, I think "Mars is bright tonight" is a foreshadowing of Voldemorts return in exact 3 years from this point on as Mars is indeed the roman god of war. Especially in connection with the line "Always the innocent are the first victims" which in my opinion is a foreshadowing of the deaths of Frank Bryce, Mr Crouch sr., Cedric Diggory and a fourth character that was cut from the movies.
Even the centaurs names are connected to astronomy. Ronan is named most likely after Colin A. Ronan, a british author who wrote many books about astronomy and science. Firenze is the italian version of Florence, the city where Galileo Galilei lived for many years.
Authors: write well-rounded, flawed characters who mature and change throughout the story
Readers: have love/hate emotions for both the protagonists and antagonists
Movie makers: "no one could possibly like or relate to this teenager who acts so emotionally...let's make them completely morally good and the Antagonist completely evil, with no tragic backstory that could make him likable. How else will the audience know who to root for?"
In regard of the book hinting that Quirrel is the BBG, think you're just noticing it more because you know It already. I mean, It is not Impossible that you would catch it at first time, but this hints towards the truth are not incommon in literature/movies. When you see something for the first time, you are flooded with new information of a new world, and your brain just dont know what to attach and retain, and more likely you do fall for the stereotype of Snape being the bad guy. It is like.... When you watch sixth sense, get shocked, and rewatch It later, you feel very dumb (not in a bad way) realizing how obvious were the hints since the beginning. Or when you read the "A song of Ice and fire" and by rereading, you notice that elements that looked novelty at the 4th or 5th book were actually mentioned since the fisrt chapters of first book.
51:30 (about) I don't think this line is meant to indicate that Quidditch scores are just added to the house points, but rather that winning Quidditch matches gains you(r house) some (fixed) number of house-points. There have been separate mentions of the house cup (e.g. McGonagall's speech before the sorting) and the Quidditch cup (e.g. Fred and George congratulating Harry for making it on the team after catching the Remembrall). So I think your first impression was correct and there are two separate cups to win.
I also think there are two separate cups but Quidditch scores are definitely added to house points. When McGonagall takes 150 points from Gryffindor, Harry thinks to himself something along the lines "all the points I won for Griffindor by catching the snitch are gone", suggesting that Quidditch points are indeed added to house scores.
@@ProLifeAtheistXX ""Fifty?" Harry gasped -- they would lose the lead, the lead he'd won in
the last Quidditch match." That's the exact line, and it only talks about the lead he had won. So no, nothing suggesting that it is the scores, not even anything suggesting Harry had won 150 points by winning. In fact if it were the scores, they should all be motivated to keep the game running instead of finishing quickly, as then both teams could easily score hundreds of house points more.
@@lukasr5867 I checked the book and you're absolutely right! I still think I remember reading somewhere about Quidditch points being added to the House Cup scores, but it definitely wasn't in this chapter as I previously thought. Thank you for setting the record straight. I will make sure to check the book next time before making a point.
dont remember where in the book is said but i think that winning the quidditch trophy gives house points but i am not sure if winning any match does
@@lukasr5867 both teams points are added
So by getting the lead in the game he also got a lead in the house points because I think they might have been close and points before that or he made the balance somehow he took the lead in the game and they also took the lead in the points but there are two separate cups
Answer everybody being motivated to keep the game going longer that wouldn't really matter because unless one team score is super mega high above the other one whatever amount of points they win wouldn't alter the house points that much since both teams would get about the same number plus more for the winning team so it would matter if you finished it quickly or not and I think the only reason he was told to finish it quickly that one time was to stop Snape from being biased towards Hufflepuff and making them win and get more points not that the game usually requires you to finish quickly in fact I do think that it says that quidditch matches can drag on for a long time the world record being like a month or something which obviously isn't the case for a high school game but I'm sure their games can last hours sometimes not that we've ever seen it happen but it could
But with the snitch being 150 points bumping them just slightly into the lead house points wise would make sense if they Slytherin was 100 points ahead of them then he wins the game getting 150 more than Slytherin it's just us putting the house points 50 above Slytherin
I enjoy listening to you gushing about this series - especially as a refresher myself. You also have a really nice voice to listen to while trying to go to sleep~
I like that in the books they don't have every lesson with the Slitherin
Fun fact about the films,i regards to Saying Fred and George vs. George and Fred. in the films the twins are always position so that Fred is on the left, in the foreground or on the top of the screen and George is on the right, in the background or on the bottom of the screen. in the films its always Fed then George.
You don't know how much i get happy every time i see one of your HP videos.. I like the way you think
You're catching on the the personality differences. Harry actually has a personality in the book. Hermione has a distinct goody two shoes personality instead of just being another girl boss character in the movies. Ron basically inherited Neville's comedic role because his good lines tended to go to Hermione in the movies. And Neville basically gets shoved to the background
re: Draco's motivation --
His name is Latin for Dragon. His mother calls him "my little dragon." He's fascinated by dragons, and I think he had two motives - to see the dragon up close, and to piss off Ron Weasley. He also would love to chat with real life dragon wranglers.
So this wasn't an attempt to get them in trouble this is Justin being a huge dragon nerd and trying to hide it
Damn imagine if he actually tried to befriend them over Norbert like Hermione did over troll event... Yeah very unlikely but would be great as a fanfiction
Some of the common ailments fixes will be explained later on. Stay curious!
In the train Rony says he has a bunch of Dumbledore cards so maybe not that big of a coincidency, just a common card
oh yes, that's what i'm here for, sipping on some Hufflepuff proud
Oh good, I was hoping someone else would mention that too.
As children would likely be the ones collecting the cards, it would be disappointing that one of the rarest cards in your collection was your school principal
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That's the point. He still had Nazi-like opinion about muggleborns and muggles. Lily was just exception. He was nice to her but wouldn't hesitate to torture others including her family. Maybe her death changed him a bit but still not much.
Your Dumbledore theory is completely valid! I think you will really enjoy the SuperCarlinBrothers theory about this! It's called Dumbledore's Big Plan. Only watch the first part at this point, they go deep into details from the books.
Ill have to give that a look myself, thanks for the heads up
It would be cool if he reacted to channels on RUclips that do Harry Potter related content.
Honestly I'm surprised people call it a theory. I was pretty sure it was canon.
I loved those videos because so many people comment about how Dumbledore was the worst because he could've avoided this, that and the other but it's not as simple as that
I love SuperCarlinBrothers, they have some great theories!
23:20 Isn't it obvious? Dumbledore only shows up for Gryffindor v Hufflepuff, because clearly that's the most important match of the season.
2 things 1) it’s not called Hufflepuff and the Philosopher’s Stone …. If it was then … well… no one would have read them😂😂😂 kidding kidding…. But really 2) the wand thing …. To me, I have always thought of it this way…. At this point they (not Hermione) know such little magic that their wands are basically useless in “situations” …. Also they are children and kids in large groups are mean and stupid, no reason to have them carry mini tasers with them constantly. Also they are again kids and the possibility for them to lose or break their wands is significantly greater at a match than between classes…… on also I think Hermione in the books undid the spell because the scene happens in the Gryffindor common room ….. in the movie it happens in the great hall right in front of the teachers where they aren’t supposed to use magic outside of class.
Man, when veggie gets to Goblet and sees how much in the books vs movie it’s gonna be wild! Keep it up and try to stay cool in your heat wave!
I think…this is it. This is my favorite video series I’ve ever watched on RUclips
It’s only book one and the book is so much richer then the movie! I cannot wait until later books too… its lovely watching you experience them for the first time!
cant wait him to reach the third book... from there the books change completely the story uwu
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Agreed, after all Hufflepuffs are particularly good finders
A person having their swiss army knife in their pocket isn't weird but if I see someone clutching a swiss army knife with a blade out ready to use it at a moment's notice in a stadium I'd find it suspicious too
29:50 I think that's your bias of being in the know showing here Veggie, or I'm misunderstanding what you mean here, which is possible. The point of those scenes, at least on a first read, is to give the impression that it's _Snape_ who's the bad guy, as Harry suspects, and Quirrell is just a victim of Snape's plot, while leaving the idea that it _was_ Quirrell all along make sense in hindsight.
If you mean "These moments make Quirrell more of a possible suspect if you know that he's the bad guy" then yes, that is the point. The movie had to cut down all those moments that on a re-read show that it was Quirrell, or that they weren't what they seemed at first, so Quirrell being the bad guy comes more out of nowhere, as we don't see as much of him.
The only story that I personally have ever heard of where a werewolf curse was passed down genetically is in Twilight. Every other werewolf story that I have seen or read had people turning into werewolf via a bite. One of the best werewolf movie that emphasis this issue the most is American Werewolf in London.
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I agree! Though in teenwolf (the series) The Hale family are all werewolves so it is genetic but people can also get bitten (by an Alpha) and turn into a werewolf that way...
@@jan10e5 You are absolutely 💯 right. I completely forgot about Teen Wolf. 🐺👍
The gene is passed down in the Vampire Diaries too :)
I think its genetic in those “underworld” movies
Good point! I never thought about the fact that Draco told Filch where to look in chapter 9, but in chapter 14, just goes on his own inexplicably.
I always assumed wizards would get common ailments and toothache etc but there would be spells and potions to cure them super quickly
01:05:05 Sorry, Veggie! I couldn't resist!
I'd be curious at some future point to hear your opinions on which was the book character who suffered the most transferring onto the big screen. All the characters feel much more rounded in their book forms.
Thanks Robin! I do plan on doing my 'Character of the book' each time, and for Philosophers is it definitely a character that was better done in the book! :)
44:40 I assume Malfoy wasn't thinking this one all the way through, and also, he might've thought no one would believe him if he said that "Potter is here to get rid of a dragon" so he wanted to catch them himself red-handed, _then_ go get a staff member, or yell for them, so he'd get them in trouble. His time with the "Midnight Duel" where he sent Filch without going himself didn't work, and Crabbe and Goyle aren't very...well, stealthy, so this time Malfoy might've been naively thinking "If you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself". He _is_ still a kid after all...
But Malfoy had Charlie's letter. Why he didn't use it to prove that he was telling the truth? It makes no sense to me.
@@ProLifeAtheistXX ...PLA, I repeat, he was a kid, likely wasn't thinking this through, and may have had a mistaken idea on how to handle this. It doesn't make sense, because it was a terrible idea. It isn't _supposed_ to make sense.
As for what happened with the letter specifically, he likely didn't think to bring it or might've even read it, then thrown it away. Also, McGonagall clearly didn't believe him at all, so the letter would've probably been believed to be a forgery if he _had_ brought it, but you are right that it would've helped his case.
@@balanc-joy9187 Draco is an unlikeable brat but he isn't stupid. Slytherins are supposed to be cunning and Draco proved that when he tricked Harry and Ron into going to the "midnight duel", then informed Filch about that. It makes no sense why he's suddenly acting so much dumber.
@@ProLifeAtheistXX If he's so smart, why did he do exactly the opposite of what his teacher, Hagrid, told him to do and taunted an animal that he knew would attack if insulted two books later. Draco's cunning, but that doesn't make him _wise_ or _rational_ and as I alluded to previously, kids are very much _not_ good at staying rational in their decisions.
@@balanc-joy9187 I wouldn't call it taunting. Draco was tallking in a joking manner but unfortunately for him Buckbeak was an oversensitive snowflake who took it as an insult.
23:36 Maybe Dumbledore's at the Quidditch match to make sure Gryffindor wins against Hufflepuff? Remember, he is trying to make Harry feel better at this point.
37:05 Also Uncle Vernon's sister offers her pug brandy-wandy in the movie.
1:11:53 Maybe Filch and Hagrid have a comraderie, of sorts. Filch is a squib, and Hagrid is part giant, they're both not allotted to do magic despite being in a magical world...
1. Nah Dumbledore at least tries to be neutral over houses. More like watching over Quirrell or getting dragged to watch a match by McGonagall "Look, look how well he plays! I discovered him myself!" *Turns into a cat and asks for ear scratch* 😂
2. I mean... I am pretty sure she is just a weirdo/alcoholic kinda like all vegans who also refuse to give meat to their pets
3. Would be cool if they were friends. Everyone likes Hagrid plus he is the only one who wouldn't look down on Filch nor annoy him like other teachers do. Also they are both pet owners!
I think Dumbledore _must_ have arranged it so Hagrid was in charge of the detention, in order that he went easy on them; he gave Harry his cloak back, so must have been up in that tower at or around the same time to see what was going on (otherwise, anyone could have picked it up).
If you think about it, a lot of the things that go wrong in the book are Hagrid's fault 😂
I love your theory about common ailments! Fun to think about.
Snape was a Death Eater. James was a bully. There will never be any excuse for being a bully. But Snape was a Death Eater wannabe as a kid and then a Death Eater as an adult. Yes, he had the emotional capacity to love Lily, the Muggle-born, but she was very much the exception to his generation worldview, not the other way around.
As an adult, he also matured and perhaps saw the flaws in the Death Eater, blood-purist worldview. And obviously Lily's murder destroyed him. He was also very brave in going double/triple agent to protect her son. But he wasn't some sort of martyr. He was a complicated person, but he was very much a Death Eater.
I implore you to check this short film, Neville Longbottom and the black witch its so brilliant and poignant!
42:21 I think the word you're looking for is "contrived". I never even thought about that before but you're so right.
I love these reactions so much. I hope you do too and keep going.
Oh the return of the goated series
Still enjoying these reviews and looking forward to the next one. Difficulty reading (even your own notes) is something I can understand. I have dyslexia as well. You are doing well with all the reading that you are doing. Names can be some of the hardest things to "site read" as they don't always follow the usual phonetic rules, not to mention some might not be English names at all. Also don't worry so much about the length of the videos too much as what your are saying/covering all needs to be said. Keep them coming. Now on to my thoughts:
These chapters are so much better than this section in the movie. Nevile is such an important character in the story but gets left out of much of the movies. If you were to do a poster of the lead/important characters in the story i would say that there would be 6 students and at least 2 if not 4 of the teachers. (wont say witch ones) Though thinking about it there are so many characters that are important to the story that it's hard to pick who should be on the poster.
There is a lot of dialog that got transfered to Hermione in the movies just to show how smart she is but makes more sense coming from Ron as he grew up in the wizarding world. Yes Hermione is really smart but most of what she knows about the wizarding world comes from books and some things just aren't covered in books. You would only learn them from your elders.
There is more I could say but... I would have to give things away and I don't want to ruin the experiance of discovery. Until next time...
With the Werewolf thing I’ve only ever heard of Werewolf transference being done via bites. Also only bites I’m not sure if there’s any stories about it being transferred via claws scratches or something?
Oh also for the Quidditch stands think of it like footy you can be in the other teams/ houses stands but it’s not a good idea
Of course, if a werewolf bites you, he's probably not going to stop at one bite. He's going to finish his meal. If you somehow escape with just the bite, then yes, you will become a werewolf.
Unless you are Luna xD she is too much of outcast/precious cinnamon roll to be angry at her or judge who is she cheering for xD
1:14:00 It’s a very interesting thing about movie characters; I’ll make Denethor of the LOTR and Snape as examples. The movies make Snape LESS of an asshole than the source material. And in the LOTR, the movies made Denethor MORE of an asshole that the source material. Very interesting to think about.
Loving the book reviews can't wait for the next!!
i think there are some things that working wrote and published and later changed her mind about. one of them being Neville wondering why they brought their wands to the match. bc it ends up becoming apparent that you just always have it. same thing with the "put-outter" it later becomes a deluminator.
A warlock is a male user of witchcraft. I'm guessing in HP universe it's just another name for wizard, since wizards and witches are essentially the same.
As for Filch and Snape's friendship, I think it's more them just bonding over their enjoyment of torturing students.
When did Snape torture students?
I think "torture" is a strong word to use. But I think they both do share a commonality in their views towards students, and like punishing them.
Yeah I think Worlock, Wizard, Sorcerer are all just used interchangeably in HP?
But "Hag" is a different species of a humanoid, for some reason.
i reckon a warlock here would be a wizard who is greatly trained in the arts of battle
I think Dumbledore's pulling the strings too, but not with the card. Chocolate frogs just have a very limited amount of common cards.
My mom had her palm split open from caning in school. She was only in 1st or 2nd standard. But it was only from this one teacher. He was evil. Others weren't like that. But no one said anything. There were no parent complaints either.
Thank you algorithm to not let me miss new chapters
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The team scores are also input as points into the house cup it doesn't work the other way around though
It's kind of like in high school when your class give you extra credit because your sports team won against another schools it's sort of like that
So the number of points they win in a game are also put in as points into the house cup while also being individually related to the quidditch cup on its own that cup only incorporates the points won during the games Evan only relates to the sports matches but the house cup is all those points and everything else that's done in school
I too love mushrooms on my pizza.
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VG: longer videos are great.
If I don't have time to watch in full, I just watch in parts.
No problem.
Does anyone have a source for Rowling basing Snape on Alan Rickman? I've never heard that before. In fact, I heard that her 1st choice for Snape was Tim Roth
Snape is not based on Rickman. Rickman was Rowlings choice to play Snape but the film makers wanted Roth. Roth, of course, turned it down so they approached Rickman.
JKR based Snape on John Nettleship, her chemistry teacher.
So in case you get the comment saying that warlock and wizard are interchangeable they aren't all warlocks are wizards but not all wizards are warlocks in this world a warlock is like a highly highly skilled wizard
1:23:25 Mine somewhat depend on the specific pizza _place_ I'm getting it from. 1. For _every_ place so far that I've gotten good pizza, pepperoni, and I usually get extra cheese at most. One place, I get bacon, another, I get mushrooms on one half of it, and the third place I just get pepperoni.
I actually _used_ to get a Hawaiian pizza, with ham and pineapple, but then I lost my taste for both of those toppings so I switched to what I get now.
Maybe next time I get pizza I should check if there are any other toppings I could add to it along with the bacon and pepperoni, since I get takeout each week, and next week's is pizza. Dang it, now I'm hungry...
The thing about what Filch said about the punishment students got in the old days was, in my opinion, just an exaggeration from Filch... I think any headmaster at Hogwarts (when Filch was around at least) would have frowned upon such punishments for students...
I don't know I think Phineas nigellus might have done it
@@lahlybird895 haha yes I thought of him when writing my comment lol... but I don't know when he was headmaster... also I think other teachers would have maybe done or said something about it... I don't know
@@jan10e5 probably some teachers would have said something
But we know a headmaster can overrule a teacher about a punishment
And we know that until the books at least he was known as the most unpopular headmaster of the school had ever had I'm pretty sure someone beats that title further down the line not that she counts
But it's popular to be it's possible to be unpopular with students unpopular with staff and unpopular with the government
Also I don't think Snape's love of Lily would affect how he feels about muggleborns like in a perfect world it would but he's not a perfect guy and I think it's kind of like my relationship with Christians
My aunt were very best friend is Christian but I still kind of can't stand Christians and hate the Christian religion and the fact that I'm best friends with someone who follows it doesn't change that I just happen to also love her as a person
They actually aren’t supposed to use magic out on the grounds or in the halls unless instructed to
If you do ever play D&D I will be so happy to watch that.
Draco watched them carrying the letter around and black mailed Ron to let him barrow the book. He told Filch they would be coming. He hid and tried to watch but got found first.
Last thing…. Madam Pomfrey has what she calls Pepper Up Potion which is for common the cold/flu ….
Maybe Draco was trying to get Hagrid in trouble.
Harry Leven the invisibility cloak on the tower also makes Hermione look boneheaded as she is with him at that time
Percy would definitely be lawful good rather then the other Weasley’s being chaotic good. I’m a gryffindor, but I’m on your side- hufflepuff is awesome enough to have more quidditch wins then most of the book versions convey. You should have a revised edition made! Can’t wait for more of your reactions :D
I would like to point out that Harry has lost it quidditch while being on the team or twice both times to Hufflepuff he also lost well not being on the team twice once the Hufflepuff and wants to ravenclaw so if anyone deserves more wins it's ravenclaw cuz they've only gotten one wow Hufflepuff has three
I don't think they ever definitively say that wizards are not subject to muggle diseases and other health problems (such as tooth decay). But there definitely are magical diseases that only affect wizards, such as dragon pox. Madam Pomfrey has PLENTY of work to do, with all the injuries (caused by quidditch matches, magical accidents, dangerous magical creatures, incompetent teachers, etc.). Having seen the movies, you already know that all three of the trio spend some time in the hospital ward (Ron twice), plus Malfoy and Neville. And those are just the main, most prominent characters. Who knows how many injuries/illnesses the other students have that we never know about, because they aren't part of the story.
IFAIK, the word "warlock" as used in the HP books, is just a synonym for "wizard". Wizard, warlock, sorcerer, etc., are all used interchangeably. "Witch" specifically refers to a female, and perhaps "wizard" often specifically refers to a male. "Warlock" might also refer only to males. Or something like that. Notice how the school is called "Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry", but there doesn't appear to be any real difference between the two. Boys and girls take the same classes and learn the same spells, etc.
I assume Filch talks about the "old punishments" just to scare the kids into behaving.
Filch is probably one of the only staff members who is more hated than Snape (at this point in the books) So they get on for that reason.
You are correct; wizards aren't generally afflicted with the same illnesses that muggles are. The physiology between the two races is slightly different. They tend to be susceptible to other things that we don't get, the big ones I'm thinking of being dragon pox and spattergroit.
But of course there is a higher propensity for accidents, curses, all that kinds of stuff.
And there aren't any children with disabilities that are wizards. I'm guessing that is what led to the "pureblood" agenda that would inevitably lead to inbreeding and according to later books, most likely they would end up with what they wanted to avoid. That's is what makes the muggleborn wizards very important. Course most of this is hypothetical if the crazy "pureblood" ways were to win out. Thankfully the better part of the Wizarding community is sane and realize this. It's just never really mentioned outright because through Harry's eyes it wouldn't be relevent.
you'll get more on werewolves in book 3 at least the 3rd movie.
Veggie? Dyou think possibly you could but the chapter numbers nearer to the beginning of the title please? It's hard to get them in order. Sorry, thank you! Love your videos :D
Just about when you mentioned that Charlie must have left the school the year before Harry and Ron joined. JK Rowling mentioned the Weasley children’s age gaps so it might help for future reference (I’m going to be going off their ages in the first book):
Ginny: 10 years old
Ron: 11 years old (1st year)
Fred and George: 14 years old (4th year)
Percy: 16 years old (6th year)
Charlie: 19 years old (graduated 2 years ago)
Bill: 21 years old (graduated 4 years ago)
But it doesn't make sense... Percy is present in crowd when Harry is unwrapping a broom from Sirius while he should graduate in Harry's second year already. Might be a movie mistake tho
I‘m pretty sure Percy is 15 in the first book, as he becomes prefect there and later in Harry’s third year becomes Head boy (remember how he cleans his badge all the time and at one point Fred and George steal it or sth, when they’re all staying at the leaky cauldron)
Fred and george are in 3th year, because in order of the phoenix its their last year, while harry is in his 5th. They are just 2 years over harry and ron.
I am absolutely baffled that you e never heard of werewolves turning people into more werewolves 😂 that’s in every werewolf thing I’ve ever seen or read except twilight (but those aren’t real werewolves, just shapeshifters. There are “children of the moon” mentioned in twilight but that’s not important)
Maybe you just haven’t watched many werewolf movies but I was just amazed you’ve never heard of that before
add, American Werewolf in London to watch, maybe for Halloween
Yeah i mean hufflepuff would have won that game of quidditch... had they been against ravenclaw or slytheran... but Gryffindors are just built different...
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all in good fun just friendly competition jabs lol
could you explain why veggie says that hufflepuff are upset because harry cheated in the game in chapter 13? did veggie mishear something? i honestly can’t find a reference to harry cheating in that game. i thought he was being sarcastic when he first said it because he’s a hufflepuff, but then at around 52:00 he says this is why hufflepuff don’t like him so im just really confused…
@@chester6514 i think its just teasing Gryffindor in a "theres no way thry could win without cheating" kind of way, at least thats how i percieved that
@@chester6514 It's just a joke.
also nice job slipping in the the Hufflepuff's we're busy saving children from a burning orphanage or whatever! 😂😂
I think that some thing happened to them, thr trio, were coincidences, but in other especial in this books, Albus know things a let something happened like give Harry his coat of invisibility and knowing that Harry would found the Mirror, and is too much concidence that theres a Chess board a task and knowing that Ron is very good with chees, they are too many things that made you feal that he is working to lett them pass,
it is not that wizards do not get sic it is there are spells and potions to fix it in moments.
Talking of rule-breaking , the trio are actually skipping Astronomy class (midnight on Wednesdays, according to 'The Potions Master') when Harry and Hermione are the only ones in the common room, we are told that it is a Wednesday; then "just after the clock on the wall had chimed midnight" Ron stumbles in having been bitten by Norbert.
But if that Tuesday to Wednesday morning or Wednesday to Thursday morning which midnight
@@lahlybird895 the chapter says it's Wednesday evening, and everyone has gone to bed but Harry and Hermione; _then_ the clock chimes midnight, meaning it's now Thursday morning when Grunt shows up.
@@DevilboyScooby so if astronomy class Thursday morning or Wednesday morning obviously it start at midnight but the class must last longer than that if it's on Wednesday that probably means it's Wednesday morning
@@lahlybird895 i see what you mean, though personally I'd call that Tuesday night 😅 according to the wiki, supposedly originally Charlie's friends showed up on a Wednesday midnight too , though, but later revisions changed it, which makes me think she dun goofed . Can't confirm either way, but still an interesting discussion imho 🤷♂️
@@DevilboyScooby fair
And this is why setting dates at midnight is a terrible idea when you're trying to make a schedule
I'm not vegan but agree on mushrooms on pizza I'm slowly convincing my wife
a mistake that Rowling made was about Harry's watch, and Hermione pointing out that electronics go haywire on Hogwarts property. this is in the 4th book, but Harry's watch stops working after the second task when it should have never worked at hogwarts
It could have been a mechanical watch.
Who says he had electronic watch?
it's on the 4th book. like i said above, it shipped working after the second task....bc he had it under the water.
@@sowhitney Yes, however that doesn't mean it couldn't have been a mechanical watch.
@@ProLifeAtheistXX oh! i didn't know that! ty!
I might be wrong but I thought in the HP world you can't read someone's mind without them noticing, its more of an active infiltration rather than a passive reading, so if Snape was actually doing it Harry would know for certain
Reading your comment just now, it reminded me of how Snape said (this is a rough recollection) "Only Muggles talk of mind-reading, the mind is not a book, to be perused by any passing person, but with practice, a worker of Legilimency can properly access and interpret what they find". I wonder if what you mentioned here, about it not being so easy or subtle, is _exactly_ what Snape was referring to.
Snape also mentions, and we see for ourselves, that Voldemort _always_ knows when someone is lying to him, even if he _isn't_ looking at them, but considering Snape mentions you need eye contact, all that information might show how Legilimency works overall. You can tell simple things if you're good at, like lying, _without_ eye contact, but actually getting _inside_ someone's head and gaining their memories _only_ works with eye contact. Huh, that makes so much sense...
what makes you think hagrid is a Gryffindor?
From what I gather, JK has confirmed it on social media / interviews, etc. I haven't seen / read it myself but several people have told me (he definitely feels like a Hufflepuff to me tbh)!
@@VeggieGamer JK has said alot of things in social media that dont makes sense to the story. So major part of the fandom takes what she sais on twitter later as an afterthought.
I firmly think he is a Hufflepuff. He has too similar values to Newt Scamander to be a Gryffindor. If we are to take JKs own descriptions of what kind of people the house takes in, then Hagrid wouldn't be a Gryffindor. Sure he is brave, but its not for himself he is. JK has basically pressed all her 'good' main characters into Gryffindor. Anyone bad into Slytherin.
Yeah honestly I have heard a few people say it is another case of 'gryffindor = good'. I really look forward to meeting Newt in Fantastic Beasts, I am forever pleased to see more Hufflepuff rep! :)
@@CarolineForest I mean, sorting isn’t an exact science… Peter Pettigrew isn’t a typical Gryffindor… Hermione could have been a Ravenclaw… Harry could have been a Slytherin… Neville could potentially be a Hufflepuff… It seems that each year that they are split up equally amongst the houses and it seems unlikely that they would always fit neatly and equally each year… Surely not all Hogwarts students will fit exactly in their sorted houses… I don’t know, I always thought that Hagrid felt like a Gryffindor to me… He’s bold, brave, adventurous etc… While Hufflepuffs are often seen as loyal, it’s not like Gryffindors can’t be too… We see many of them…
I don’t know, even if it didn’t make sense, I would argue that JK still has the ability, as an afterthought or not, to set anything in her own world… I don’t like some of her choices, maybe she will change them later, but for now I’d argue that she has ultimate say in her own world.
There are a handful of moments and lines that the movies actually get better than the books. I think Dumbledor's line is one of them.
There are so many people online who crave attention and validation. There WILL be people who spoil things because that makes them look knowledgeable. It's really sad how the world has shaped them.
It's much more fun to discuss what class at Hogwarts would be the most interesting. I can't decide between Charms and Transfiguration. What about you, Veggie? What class would you fancy the most? :)
Harry is very impulsive charater, and that help him in some points and hurt him in others, I love that every character in the books has more nuances, they are not white or black, and in the book you see a Harry Potter more like a normal kid, and as the book progres you see more of this, especialy in book 5, you see Ron with defects yes but also with virtudes, and of course with Hermaionie, here is more human, no a perfect heroin, and thats what I love about the books,
Yo veggie where the lotr last reaction video
Currently hard at work getting it ready for tomorrow :)
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You overthinking about not having backup players in the team way too much, man. Gathering just one good team and train them properly in just few weeks/months is not wery easy task (especially if the captains and the others also beasy with studies, etc.). It's anything to do with curses or some shit like that.
Love watching these! I should turn my friend Melissa onto them, actually - I've lent her all the books and she's just finished the first one. She's seen all the movies and is a massive Potterhead, but she hadn't gotten around to the books (she was introduced to the wrong one at the wrong age), so I just lent her my entire collection. She's the only one in my friend group who has not read the books so far, but we all adore the wizarding world (there's four of us, and we're all in different houses - Melissa is the Hufflepuff, I'm the Ravenclaw, my oldest closest friend is the Gryffindor and my flatmate is the Slytherin).
Also, Charlie can't be the only Gryffindor to have left the Quidditch team. We know that Harry is the youngest player in a century, because first-years never make the teams. They must have also lost at least one Chaser, because Katie Bell is only a year older than Harry and since she can't have joined as a first-year, must be new to the team. She's also the only person left on the team when Harry becomes captain (although she attends tryouts and only returns to the team because she's still one of the best).
if you're convinced Dumbledore is controlling Harry's life, watch the super Carlin brothers series on the subject but don't watch them all until you've finished all the books or watch them as you're finishing each book.
it's called Dumbledore big plan
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17:06 I would personally advise being cautious of the "Dumbledore might've planned this, it's too convenient" line of thinking Veggie, because that is a rabbit hole that some in the fandom go down, and end up making these wildly insane theories that Dumbledore is some manipulative monster who is an utter sociopath and is secretly plotting everything out, or that he did this or that thing somehow, even though many of the examples are literally not possible, and all of it comes back to the exact "There's no way _this or that_ could just _happen_ it _had_ to be planned...".
Also, I personally reject that line of thinking, since, ultimately, this is a work of fiction, and crazy things happen as the author wills them too, and Dumbledore ultimately is a fallible human being, so assuming he secretly planted and manipulated all sorts of random things to influence everyone, yet didn't do much more pragmatic actions instead, comes across as making Dumbledore look like he's some ultra-powerful crackpot who does things in the least sensible way possible for no reason.
Contrived Coincidence is a trope that is well-worn in fiction Veggie, sometimes things just work out like that, even in real life, and I would just advise you to take such suspicions with a grain of salt and to stop and think through what Dumbledore, or any character or other thing, being responsible for what appears to be just a coincidence, would logically _mean_ overall if you take it far enough, like, whether it would ultimately make more or less sense or not.
I hope I'm not coming across as preachy to anyone, but I've seen _way_ too many absolutely insane ideas of "Oooo, Dumbledore did _this!!"_ that make little to no sense, and that being the cause of _so_ many arguments and accusations that I don't want to see Veggie go down that negative line of thinking. He's too nice a guy to get caught up in that horse****
That all said, I _do_ think what is said later by Harry at the end of the book is true to some extent, but that would be a spoiler to detail it so I'll just say this. I don't think Dumbledore _makes_ anything happen, or does some elaborate scheme, but he _does_ allow Harry freedom to take risks and get more involved than a typical student, and does guide Harry when he can, like with the mirror.
As to the specific "Harry getting the same card" thing, remember, Ron mentions he has a significant number of the same card more than once, and its a collect them all sort of thing, and likely Dumbledore is a "common" card, whereas others are more rarer and printed less, so it's less coincidental then it might seem.
Veggie, if you read this, please respond so I know, I'd appreciate it. If you don't, of course, no problem.
I agree, Dumbledore allows Harry to take some risks, because those skills will be useful later on, but he isn't masterminding everything and he isn't a sociopath.
Dumbledore IS a manipulative bastard. That's canon. But I agree that he doesn't orchestrate everything.
@@ProLifeAtheistXX Thank you, you and Korgan responding like this makes me happy, since I see _so_ much "Dumbledore is a good/evil chessmaster who is behind everything or allows everything to happen for his master plan" sort of thinking from people. It's _really_ bad on TV Tropes, one example being some people think he somehow did the outright _impossible_ and _made_ Harry be chosen by his wand so that it would work against Voldemort.
I honestly was half-expecting to be mocked for not seeing things that way honestly...maybe I'm exposing myself to too much crazy fandom stuff lately...it might be making me paranoid.
@@balanc-joy9187 I really don't like Dumbledore but to think he orchestrated what card or wand Harry would get is absurd. Some people even claim that Dumbledore orchestrated Lily's and James' deaths which is equally ludicrous.
No, I think the truth is much simpler. Rowling needed some convenient coincidences so the story could happen. She's not the first nor the last writer to do that. And to be honest, I don't find anything wronng with that, unless the author does it excessively (which Rowling imho doesn't).
@@ProLifeAtheistXX I agree with you there completely.
If you want to see the discussion I'm talking about, look at TV Tropes, Harry Potter Headscratchers for _Philospher's Stone_ and look at the "Ollivander Could've Nuked Us All" folder. It's frustrating, but also hilariously ridiculous to read.
After re-reading it with you, it seems to me, that initially Rowling intended Harry to be Gryffindor, Ron and Weasleys Hufflepuff, Hermione Ravenclaw and Draco Slytherin that has a change of heart in the end. I suspect she switched it for plot conveniences, that is why we have so little 'main' characters from other houses.
No, her initial plan was was what we got. The protagonists in Gryffindor and antagonists in Slytherins.
@@RJMiller73 XD sure... no changes were made to initial draft or context provided on twitter years after books were released
Make your on pizza. You can create it vegan by removing the cheese and finding vegan freindly dough.
Veggie not sure you read these but you need to watch stranger things!!!
The tasks that he does to get to the stone represents each book she writes in the series
As you read Potter, notice all the things Rawlings borrowed from Lord of the Rings. Don't get me wrong, I have no problem at all she did this. It's just fun to notice them. I love the Potter books. More than the movies. And to me this is just a form of homage to the Tolkien books that she did this. And she used the ideas she borrowed in really cool and unique ways. People borrow from others all the time. My favorite rock group Led Zeppelin is accused of stealing from the old blues masters all the time. That dosn't make their work less better for it. Same for the Potter books.
Referring to Dumbledore setting things up a certain way I sort of agree, but I think it goes beyond that. I get that Dumbledore is uber intelligent, but it still seems he makes educated guesses that simply hit the mark dead on far too many times. I've never even seen it discussed but after reading each book multiple times over I've really started to think that Dumbledore had a time turner...perhaps something (like the Deluminator) that was of his own making, that had powers beyond that of the ordinary time turner that the Ministry possessed which allowed him to make larger leaps forward in time. In Azkaban he knows exactly how many turns Hermione needed in order to go back the correct amount of time...it seems clear he was both familiar with the devices and how they worked. He could put a disillusionment charm on himself powerful enough to render himself invisible...so he could have conceivably gone forward in time to see how things would play out with Harry and Voldemort, then gone back and pushed Harry in the right direction. He wouldn't be altering past events, and he wouldn't be be seen by anyone. Seeing as the future isn't set and always in motion he likely would have seen his actions as a necessary safeguard of both Harry and both the Wizarding and Muggle Worlds. It seems like something Dumbledore would do...after all to quote the man himself, "Being me has its privileges."