Harry Potter Theory

Ever wondered what happened to Harry, Ron and Hermione AFTER the Harry Potter books ended and Voldemort was defeated? Well, you've come to the right place.

Topics Covered in This Video:

Harry Potter’s career as an Auror and his later role at the Ministry of Magic

Harry’s marriage to Ginny Weasley and their three children

Ron Weasley’s brief career as an Auror and his work at Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes

Ron and Hermione’s marriage and family life

Hermione Granger’s rise through the Ministry of Magic

Hermione becoming Minister for Magic

What happened to the Golden Trio after the Battle of Hogwarts

How Harry, Ron and Hermione remained involved in the wizarding world

Their lives during the events of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

The future of the Potter, Weasley and Granger families

What the Deathly Hallows epilogue revealed about their adult lives

Additional details revealed by J.K. Rowling and the wider Harry Potter canon

Questions Answered:

What happened to Harry Potter after Deathly Hallows?

Did Harry become an Auror?

Who did Harry Potter marry?

How many children did Harry and Ginny have?

What happened to Ron Weasley after Hogwarts?

Did Ron remain an Auror?

Did Ron and Hermione get married?

What career did Hermione Granger have?

Did Hermione become Minister for Magic?

What happened to Harry, Ron and Hermione after Voldemort died?

Did the Golden Trio remain friends after the Harry Potter books ended?

What were Harry, Ron and Hermione doing during The Cursed Child?

Where did Harry, Ron and Hermione ultimately end up?

What happened after the final chapter of Harry Potter?

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Today we’re going to be discussing Harry Potter, Lord Voldemort, and powerful mother to Draco—Narcissa Malfoy. Specifically, we’re going to be taking a look at how Narcissa quietly navigated some of the most dangerous people and situations in the entire Harry Potter series, how she managed to remain close to Voldemort’s inner circle without ever fully surrendering herself to him, and how one lie may have changed the future of the wizarding world. Perhaps one of the most significant Narcissa moments happens in the Forbidden Forest when she inspects Harry’s supposedly lifeless body, realized that he was still alive, but still turned to Voldemort and announced that Harry was dead.

This would turn out to be one of the most important lies ever told in the wizarding world.

Topics Covered:

Why Narcissa Malfoy lied to Lord Voldemort in the Forbidden Forest

How Narcissa discovered that Harry Potter was still alive

Why Narcissa asked Harry about Draco Malfoy

The moment Narcissa betrayed Voldemort

How Narcissa’s lie helped Harry survive

Why Voldemort believed Narcissa without checking Harry himself

How Narcissa fooled Voldemort and the Death Eaters

Whether Narcissa secretly planned to save Harry Potter

Why protecting Draco was more important to Narcissa than serving Voldemort

How the Malfoy family turned against the Dark Lord

Why Narcissa’s actions changed the outcome of the Battle of Hogwarts

How one lie helped lead to Voldemort’s final defeat

Whether Narcissa Malfoy was secretly one of the bravest characters in Harry Potter

The true meaning behind Narcissa’s most dangerous decision

How Narcissa, Draco and Lucius Malfoy avoided imprisonment after the war

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Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re discussing a segment from the Deathly Hallows involving Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter. More specifically, we’ll be addressing the moment that Draco Malfoy FAILS to identify Harry Potter in the presence of his father and fellow Death Eaters.

What I want to explore is..WHY? Did Draco simply FAIL to recognize Harry? Was it an act of self-preservation? Or, was this Draco’s chance at some form of redemption?

It all begins on chapter 23 of the Deathly Hallows - Malfoy Manor - where there is some confusion around Harry’s identity.

Topics Covered / Questions Answered:

Why didn’t Draco Malfoy identify Harry Potter at Malfoy Manor?

Did Draco recognize Harry despite Hermione’s Stinging Jinx?

Was Draco secretly trying to save Harry, Ron, and Hermione?

Why did Draco claim he could not be certain it was Harry?

Was Draco beginning to turn against Lord Voldemort?

How had Draco changed since Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince?

Why was Draco afraid to summon Voldemort to Malfoy Manor?

Did Draco still believe in the Death Eater cause?

How did Draco’s hesitation compare with Narcissa Malfoy’s later decision to save Harry?

Did Draco’s actions help Harry Potter escape Malfoy Manor?

Why were Lucius Malfoy and Bellatrix Lestrange desperate to confirm Harry’s identity?

What does the Malfoy Manor scene reveal about Draco’s morality, fear, and redemption?

Did Draco knowingly betray Voldemort?

What J.K. Rowling’s books reveal about Draco’s true intentions

The real reason Draco Malfoy refused to identify Harry Potter

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Topics Covered In This Video:

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone book vs movie differences

The biggest plot points removed from the first Harry Potter movie

10 major things the Philosopher’s Stone movie left out

Missing Harry Potter scenes, characters, and explanations

How the Philosopher’s Stone book originally begins

Vernon Dursley’s missing opening chapter explained

Why Peeves was removed from the Harry Potter movies

Rik Mayall’s deleted Peeves scenes explained

Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy’s real first meeting

The missing Madam Malkin’s robe shop scene

Why Harry disliked Draco before meeting Ron

Professor Quirrell’s missing Diagon Alley encounter with Harry

Why Quirrell could originally shake Harry’s hand

When Voldemort attached himself to Professor Quirrell

The real Nicolas Flamel investigation explained

How Harry’s Chocolate Frog card revealed Nicolas Flamel

Why the Philosopher’s Stone mystery worked better in the book

The missing centaur scenes in the Forbidden Forest

Bane, Ronan, and Firenze explained

The centaurs’ prophecy about Harry and Voldemort

How the first book foreshadowed Harry’s death in the Forbidden Forest

The Midnight Duel chapter explained

How Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville really discovered Fluffy

Why Draco’s midnight duel was actually a trap

The missing Norbert the dragon storyline

How Harry and Hermione smuggled Norbert out of Hogwarts

Why Ron missed the Forbidden Forest detention

Why Neville received detention in the Philosopher’s Stone book

The missing Philosopher’s Stone potions puzzle

Hermione’s deleted logic challenge explained

The real reason Severus Snape protected Harry Potter

Why James Potter saving Snape’s life mattered

Why Snape refereed Harry’s second Quidditch match

How the first book established Snape’s complicated motivations

Harry Potter deleted scenes, book lore, and movie omissions

Questions Answered:

What did the Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone movie leave out?

What are the biggest differences between the Philosopher’s Stone book and movie?

What major plot points were removed from the first Harry Potter movie?

How does the Philosopher’s Stone book really begin?

Why does the book begin with Vernon Dursley?

Was Peeves supposed to appear in the first Harry Potter movie?

Why was Peeves cut from the Harry Potter films?

Who was originally cast to play Peeves?

Where did Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy first meet?

Did Harry meet Draco before the Hogwarts Sorting Ceremony?

Why did Harry dislike Draco before Draco insulted Ron?

Was Quirrell wearing his turban when he first met Harry?

Why could Quirrell shake Harry’s hand in Diagon Alley?

When did Voldemort begin sharing Quirrell’s body?

How did Harry, Ron, and Hermione discover Nicolas Flamel?

Why was Nicolas Flamel’s Chocolate Frog card clue important?

What did the centaurs predict about Harry Potter?

How did Harry and his friends really discover Fluffy?

Why did Draco challenge Harry to a midnight duel?

Did Draco ever intend to duel Harry?

Why wasn’t Ron present during the Forbidden Forest detention?

Why did Neville receive detention in the book?

What was the missing potions puzzle in Philosopher’s Stone?

Why was Hermione’s potions challenge important?

Why did Snape protect Harry during his first year?

How did James Potter save Severus Snape’s life?

Why did Snape referee Harry’s second Quidditch match?

What important Harry Potter book scenes were removed from the movie?

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This one’s going to be a doozy. Severus Snape is perhaps one of the most important characters in the Harry Potter series. He was the man who first delivered the prophecy to Voldemort. He was the man trusted with secrets powerful enough to decide the outcome of the war.

He was the man who protected the son of the woman he loved, even when that boy hated him. And perhaps most importantly, he was the man who chose the mission over redemption, knowing history would never forgive him. In fact, Snape’s role in Harry Potter is so deep that it’s hard to imagine the story without him. Neatly every driving plot point and every major turning moment hinges on Snape’s involvement in some way, shape, or form.

And all of this just makes the question of him NEVER switching sides even more fascinating.

Topics Covered In This Video:

What if Snape never turned against Voldemort?

What if Snape remained loyal to the Death Eaters?

How Snape’s betrayal changed the entire Harry Potter story

Would Voldemort have won if Snape never switched sides?

Would Harry still become the Boy Who Lived?

What happens to Harry at Godric’s Hollow in this timeline?

Would Lily’s sacrifice still protect Harry?

Why Snape begged Voldemort to spare Lily Potter

What if Snape never warned Dumbledore about the prophecy?

How the prophecy would unfold without Snape’s defection

Would Voldemort successfully kill Harry as a baby?

What happens to Lily and James Potter?

How Dumbledore’s plans change without Snape as a spy

Could the Order of the Phoenix still defeat Voldemort?

Would Voldemort survive the attack at Godric’s Hollow?

How the First Wizarding War changes if Voldemort never falls

What happens to Peter Pettigrew and Sirius Black?

Would Snape ever become a Hogwarts professor?

Could Snape eventually betray Voldemort for another reason?

The darkest alternate Harry Potter timeline explained

How one Snape decision determined Harry Potter’s fate

Why Snape was more important to Voldemort’s defeat than fans realize

What if Voldemort won the First Wizarding War?

The complete fallout of Snape staying loyal to Voldemort

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