Harry Potter Theory

One of a matching pair, the enchanted mirror allowed its owner to communicate instantly with whoever possessed its counterpart simply by speaking their name into the glass. Sirius and James had originally used the mirrors to speak to one another while serving separate detentions at Hogwarts, and decades later, Sirius gives James’s mirror to Harry so that the two of them could remain in contact without relying on owls, fireplaces or the Floo Network.

And of all the tragic mistakes made throughout the Harry Potter series, few are as frustrating as Harry’s failure to actually USE the mirror. It didn’t require a complicated spell and it was right there at his fingertips..An object sitting at the bottom of his own trunk that could have allowed him to speak directly to Sirius at almost any time.

Topics Covered In This Video:

Why Harry never used Sirius Black’s two-way mirror

Was Sirius’s mirror a Harry Potter plot hole?

How the two-way mirror worked

Why Sirius gave Harry the mirror

How James and Sirius used the mirrors at Hogwarts

Why Harry decided never to open the package

Why Harry misunderstood Sirius’s gift

Why Harry forgot about the mirror

Could the mirror have prevented Sirius’s death?

Why Harry used the Floo Network instead

How Umbridge monitored Hogwarts communications

Why Harry broke into Umbridge’s office

Why Sirius never reminded Harry about the mirror

How Harry and Sirius’s miscommunication became tragic

The theme of isolation in Order of the Phoenix

How Voldemort manipulated Harry

Why Kreacher lied about Sirius

Harry’s reaction after discovering the mirror

Was Harry responsible for Sirius Black’s death?

Why the mirror is not a plot hole

What happened to the matching mirror

Why Harry saw a blue eye in the broken glass

How Aberforth used the mirror to help Harry

How the mirror saved Harry at Malfoy Manor

The hidden importance of Sirius’s mirror

Questions Answered:

Why didn’t Harry use the mirror Sirius gave him?

Did Harry know it was a two-way mirror?

Why didn’t Sirius explain the gift properly?

Why did Harry refuse to open the package?

Could Harry have contacted Sirius from Hogwarts?

Could the mirror have saved Sirius’s life?

Why did Harry use Umbridge’s fireplace instead?

Why didn’t Sirius remind Harry about the mirror?

Why did Harry forget about the package?

How did Voldemort deceive Harry?

Why did Kreacher lie about Sirius’s location?

Was Harry responsible for Sirius’s death?

Is Sirius’s mirror a plot hole?

When did Harry finally discover what the mirror did?

Who had the matching mirror after Sirius died?

Whose blue eye appeared in the mirror shard?

How did Aberforth use the mirror?

How did the mirror eventually save Harry?

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Ever since HBO revealed the first full trailer for the Harry Potter series, almost every argument has focused on casting and whether or not the series is staying true to their claim of being a ‘faithful adaptation’ of the books. But the series may actually have a much bigger problem—one that HBO is already restructuring the entire production to solve.

Topics Covered In This Video:

HBO Harry Potter TV series news and updates

The biggest problem with HBO’s Harry Potter reboot

Why the new Harry Potter series is controversial

HBO Harry Potter backlash explained

Why Harry Potter fans are divided over the reboot

HBO Harry Potter trailer reaction and analysis

The new Harry Potter cast explained

Harry Potter TV series casting controversies

Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape explained

The Severus Snape casting controversy

Why HBO’s new Snape has divided Harry Potter fans

Paapa Essiedu’s Snape versus Alan Rickman’s Snape

How HBO is reimagining the Harry Potter characters

Will HBO’s Harry Potter be faithful to the books?

HBO’s Harry Potter series versus the original movies

Harry Potter TV series release date and production updates

Why HBO is already preparing Harry Potter Season 2

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets HBO adaptation

Harry Potter Season 2 casting and production news

Why Ginny Weasley is being recast

Peeves in HBO’s Harry Potter series

Characters and scenes missing from the Harry Potter movies

Why HBO is filming the Harry Potter seasons so quickly

The problem with the young Harry Potter cast aging

How long the HBO Harry Potter series could take to complete

Why Harry Potter may not release a new season every year

The risks of rushing the Harry Potter reboot

How HBO plans to adapt all seven Harry Potter books

The challenges of adapting Harry Potter for television

Can HBO maintain Harry Potter’s quality for seven seasons?

Why time may be HBO’s biggest Harry Potter problem

Questions Answered:

What is the biggest problem with HBO’s Harry Potter series?

Why is the Harry Potter reboot controversial?

Why are fans criticizing the new Harry Potter series?

What did fans think of the HBO Harry Potter trailer?

Who is in the new Harry Potter cast?

Who is playing Severus Snape in HBO’s Harry Potter?

Why is Paapa Essiedu’s Snape casting controversial?

Why are fans divided over the new Severus Snape?

How will Paapa Essiedu’s Snape differ from Alan Rickman’s?

Will HBO change Severus Snape’s character?

Will HBO’s Harry Potter be faithful to the books?

How will the HBO series differ from the Harry Potter movies?

Why is HBO remaking Harry Potter?

When does the HBO Harry Potter series come out?

Has Harry Potter Season 2 been confirmed?

Why is HBO already preparing Chamber of Secrets?

When will Harry Potter Season 2 be released?

Why is Ginny Weasley being recast?

Will Peeves appear in HBO’s Harry Potter series?

What book characters will HBO restore?

Can HBO release one Harry Potter season every year?

Will the young Harry Potter actors become too old?

How many seasons will HBO’s Harry Potter have?

How long will the Harry Potter TV series last?

Is HBO rushing the Harry Potter reboot?

Can HBO adapt all seven Harry Potter books without major delays?

Can the Harry Potter reboot overcome the backlash?

Is HBO’s Harry Potter series already in trouble?

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Welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re going to be discussing the Death Eaters—delving into the ranks of Voldemort’s most powerful followers and uncovering which of these Dark witches and wizards was truly the most dangerous.

Topics Covered In This Video:

Who was the most powerful Death Eater in Harry Potter?

The strongest Death Eaters ranked and explained

Was Bellatrix Lestrange Voldemort’s most powerful follower?

Bellatrix Lestrange’s magical power and duelling ability

Why Bellatrix was so skilled with the Dark Arts

Bellatrix Lestrange versus Molly Weasley explained

How Molly Weasley managed to defeat Bellatrix

Why Voldemort reacted so strongly to Bellatrix’s death

Was Antonin Dolohov the deadliest Death Eater?

Antonin Dolohov’s most impressive duelling feats

Dolohov’s mysterious purple-flame curse explained

How Dolohov injured Hermione without speaking

Dolohov versus Mad-Eye Moody and Sirius Black

Was Barty Crouch Junior the most intelligent Death Eater?

How Barty Crouch Junior captured Mad-Eye Moody

How Barty Crouch Junior fooled Dumbledore for an entire year

Barty Crouch Junior’s Triwizard Tournament plan explained

Was Severus Snape the strongest Death Eater?

Severus Snape’s spell creation and Dark Arts knowledge

How powerful was the Half-Blood Prince?

Snape’s ability to fly without a broom explained

How Snape deceived Voldemort using Occlumency

The difference between magical power, intelligence and combat skill

Voldemort’s most dangerous and effective followers compared

Harry Potter Death Eater lore, rankings and explanations

Questions Answered:

Who was the strongest Death Eater?

Who was Voldemort’s most powerful follower?

Was Bellatrix Lestrange the most powerful Death Eater?

Was Bellatrix stronger than Severus Snape?

Was Bellatrix stronger than Antonin Dolohov?

Why was Bellatrix so powerful?

Who was the best duellist among the Death Eaters?

How did Molly Weasley defeat Bellatrix Lestrange?

Did Bellatrix lose because she underestimated Molly?

Why did Voldemort scream when Bellatrix died?

How powerful was Antonin Dolohov?

What was Dolohov’s purple-flame curse?

Would Dolohov’s curse have killed Hermione at full strength?

Did Dolohov defeat Mad-Eye Moody?

Was Dolohov the deadliest Death Eater in combat?

How powerful was Barty Crouch Junior?

How did Barty Crouch Junior impersonate Mad-Eye Moody?

Did Barty Crouch Junior defeat Moody fairly?

How did Barty manipulate the Triwizard Tournament?

Was Barty Crouch Junior Voldemort’s smartest follower?

How powerful was Severus Snape?

Did Snape invent Sectumsempra and Levicorpus?

How did Snape hide his true allegiance from Voldemort?

Was Snape truly still a Death Eater?

Who deserves the title of most powerful Death Eater?

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Welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. This is part 1 of a video series where I’ll be diving in to the Harry Potter books and taking a look, chapter by chapter, at all of the mistakes that were made. Starting with book 1: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

I’m going to be placing a particular focus on instances in which factual errors were made or canon was somehow contradicted. Trivial errors like typos / grammatical issues will not be focused on this video.

I should also mention that I’m not making this video to CRITICIZE the books, but rather, take a look out of my own curiosity. Authors are only human and nearly every book series has mistakes like these made in them.

Topics Covered In This Video:

Things you missed in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

Strange details in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone mistakes explained

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone mistakes explained

Book 1 Harry Potter continuity errors

Philosopher’s Stone canon contradictions explained

Details in Philosopher’s Stone that do not make sense later

Harry Potter book mistakes and corrected editions

Early Harry Potter lore inconsistencies

The original Philosopher’s Stone cover mistake

Why Harry is wearing a Gryffindor scarf before being sorted

The wrong dates in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

November 1st 1981 timeline mistake explained

The missing 24 hours with Hagrid and baby Harry

Why McGonagall was waiting outside the Dursleys’ house

Dumbledore’s strange journey to Privet Drive

Hagrid and Sirius Black’s motorbike inconsistency

The Vanishing Glass mistakes explained

The boa constrictor winking mistake

Harry’s incorrect 11th birthday date

Hagrid’s “not a wizard who went bad” Slytherin quote explained

Why Peter Pettigrew contradicts Hagrid’s statement

Hagrid becoming Hogwarts gamekeeper explained

Armando Dippet, Dumbledore, Hagrid, and Ogg timeline issue

Hagrid flying to the Hut-on-the-Rock explained

How the Dursleys left the island after Hagrid took the boat

Harry’s Hogwarts supply list wand mistake

The dragon liver pricing mistake in Diagon Alley

Ollivander’s wand shop timeline mistake

Aunt Petunia and Platform Nine and Three-Quarters

Mrs. Weasley’s strange platform question explained

Hogwarts castle location inconsistency

The Sorting Hat ceremony mistake

Why Ron should have known about the Sorting Ceremony

The Sorting order error in Philosopher’s Stone

Nearly Headless Nick’s “400 years” mistake explained

Harry Potter class start date mistake

Charlie Weasley and the Gryffindor Quidditch timeline

The troll in the dungeon mistake explained

Why sending Slytherins to the dungeon was dangerous

The Mirror of Erised contradiction explained

Harry’s mysterious Hogwarts broomshed

Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback timing mistake

The Astronomy class and Charlie’s letter inconsistency

The giant chess match mistakes explained

Ron’s chess strategy and the bishop/rook confusion

The potion challenge and Quirrell’s path to the Stone

Why Dumbledore flew to the Ministry instead of Apparating

Quirrell’s troll diversion explained

Dumbledore and Lily Potter’s sacrifice explanation

How Harry got the Philosopher’s Stone from the Mirror

The Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans timeline mistake

Dumbledore’s age and Bertie Bott’s Beans explained

Hidden Harry Potter details fans missed

Strange early details in the Wizarding World

Harry Potter book 1 errors explained

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Over the last few months, I’ve made a dedicated video for each of the seven Harry Potter books, breaking down five plot holes in each.

And today, since I’m going away for 10 days — to Scotland- the HP motherland of all places — I thought I’d put together a compilation bringing them all together. That means we’re going book by book, from The Philosopher’s Stone to The Deathly Hallows, and revisiting 35 moments where the rules of the Wizarding World don’t quite hold up.

Topics Covered In This Video:

Harry Potter plot holes explained

Biggest Harry Potter plot holes from every book

Harry Potter continuity errors and lore contradictions

Wizarding World inconsistencies explained

Harry Potter book plot holes not fully answered

Philosopher’s Stone plot holes explained

Chamber of Secrets plot holes explained

Prisoner of Azkaban plot holes explained

Goblet of Fire plot holes explained

Order of the Phoenix plot holes explained

Half-Blood Prince plot holes explained

Deathly Hallows plot holes explained

The Trace and underage magic rules explained

Why the Ministry couldn’t track magic properly

Harry Potter and the Trace plot hole

The Marauder’s Map plot holes explained

Why Fred and George never noticed Peter Pettigrew

Time-Turner plot holes and problems

Prisoner of Azkaban time travel explained

Why the Time-Turners create problems for Harry Potter

Goblet of Fire Triwizard Tournament plot holes

Why Harry had to compete in the Triwizard Tournament

The Goblet of Fire magical contract explained

Voldemort’s resurrection plan and Barty Crouch Jr.

Why Voldemort’s plan in Goblet of Fire was so complicated

Order of the Phoenix prophecy plot holes

Why Voldemort didn’t retrieve the prophecy himself

The Department of Mysteries plan explained

Sirius Black mirror plot hole explained

Why Harry forgot about the two-way mirror

Felix Felicis plot holes explained

Liquid Luck and Half-Blood Prince logic problems

The Unbreakable Vow explained

Draco Malfoy’s mission and Hogwarts security problems

Deathly Hallows wand allegiance explained

The Elder Wand ownership plot hole

The Seven Potters plan explained

Gamp’s Law of Elemental Transfiguration explained

Why Harry, Ron, and Hermione were starving

Dumbledore’s portrait and the Horcrux hunt

Harry Potter magic system problems and theories

Harry Potter lore analysis, theories, and explanations

Questions Answered:

Are there plot holes in the Harry Potter books?

What are the biggest Harry Potter plot holes?

Which Harry Potter book has the most plot holes?

Do the Harry Potter books contradict themselves?

What are the biggest Wizarding World inconsistencies?

How does the Trace work in Harry Potter?

Why can’t the Ministry tell who performed magic?

Why didn’t the Trace catch more wizards?

Why didn’t Fred and George see Peter Pettigrew on the Marauder’s Map?

Why didn’t anyone use Time-Turners to stop Voldemort?

Do Time-Turners break Harry Potter lore?

Why did Harry have to compete in the Triwizard Tournament?

What was the magical contract in Goblet of Fire?

Why was Voldemort’s Goblet of Fire plan so complicated?

Why did Voldemort need Harry’s blood?

Why didn’t Voldemort retrieve the prophecy himself?

Why was the Department of Mysteries so poorly protected?

Why didn’t Harry use Sirius’s mirror?

Why didn’t Felix Felicis solve everything?

Why didn’t Harry use Liquid Luck against Voldemort?

Why did Snape make the Unbreakable Vow?

Why didn’t Dumbledore stop Draco sooner?

Why didn’t the Marauder’s Map reveal Draco’s plan?

How does wand allegiance work?

Why did the Elder Wand belong to Harry?

Why didn’t Voldemort become master of the Elder Wand?

Why didn’t Harry use Polyjuice Potion during the Seven Potters plan?

Why were Harry, Ron, and Hermione starving during the Horcrux hunt?

Can wizards create or multiply food?

Why didn’t Dumbledore leave Harry access to his portrait?

Are these real plot holes or just unanswered questions?

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