Harry Potter Theory

For most of Harry’s first four years at Hogwarts, Dumbledore is distant without ever really feeling absent. And while he isn’t necessarily always directly accessible, he does basically always appear when Harry needs him. However, as we know, all of that changes rather dramatically in Order of the Phoenix.

But where on earth did Dumbledore go? And why did he abandon Harry for an entire school year?

Topics Covered In This Video:

Why Dumbledore avoided Harry in Order of the Phoenix

Why Dumbledore barely spoke to Harry during his fifth year

Why Dumbledore refused to look Harry in the eye

Why Dumbledore became distant after Voldemort returned

Why Harry thought Dumbledore was angry with him

How Harry and Voldemort’s mental connection became stronger

How Voldemort was able to see into and influence Harry’s mind

Why Dumbledore feared Voldemort could use Harry against him

How Harry experienced Arthur Weasley’s attack through Nagini

Why Dumbledore was worried Voldemort could possess Harry

How Legilimency influenced Dumbledore’s behaviour toward Harry

Why Dumbledore arranged Occlumency lessons with Snape

Why Harry’s Occlumency lessons ultimately failed

How Voldemort used Harry’s visions to manipulate him

Why Harry believed the false vision of Sirius being tortured

How Voldemort lured Harry to the Department of Mysteries

Why Dumbledore’s plan to protect Harry ultimately backfired

How Dumbledore’s absence made Harry easier for Voldemort to manipulate

Why Dumbledore was removed from Hogwarts

How Cornelius Fudge and the Ministry turned against Dumbledore

How Dolores Umbridge took control of Hogwarts

Why Dumbledore kept the prophecy from Harry

Why Dumbledore admitted that he cared about Harry too much

Dumbledore’s biggest mistakes in Order of the Phoenix explained

Why Voldemort was eventually able to possess Harry

How Harry’s love for Sirius forced Voldemort out of his mind

Questions Answered:

Why did Dumbledore avoid Harry in Order of the Phoenix?

Why didn’t Dumbledore talk to Harry during his fifth year?

Why wouldn’t Dumbledore look Harry in the eye?

Was Dumbledore angry with Harry in Order of the Phoenix?

Why did Dumbledore suddenly become so distant from Harry?

What was Dumbledore afraid Voldemort would do to Harry?

Could Voldemort see through Harry’s mind?

Could Voldemort use Harry to spy on Dumbledore?

Why did Harry see Arthur Weasley being attacked?

Why did Dumbledore make Harry learn Occlumency?

Why did Snape teach Harry Occlumency instead of Dumbledore?

Why did Harry fail at Occlumency?

How did Voldemort trick Harry into going to the Department of Mysteries?

Why did Harry believe Sirius was being tortured?

Why didn’t Dumbledore warn Harry that Voldemort could send false visions?

Why was Dumbledore forced to leave Hogwarts?

Why did the Ministry turn against Dumbledore?

Why did Dumbledore keep the prophecy secret from Harry?

What did Dumbledore mean when he said “I cared about you too much”?

Did Dumbledore admit he made a mistake with Harry?

Could Voldemort possess Harry?

Why was Voldemort unable to stay inside Harry’s mind?

Was Dumbledore right to distance himself from Harry?

What was Dumbledore’s biggest mistake in Order of the Phoenix?

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Imagine for a second that Voldemort won...Harry dies, the Ministry falls, nobody destroys Voldemort’s Horcruxes and he basically gets exactly what he wanted. He becomes immortal.

Or…does he? Because here’s the thing: while Horcruxes are repeatedly described as a means of achieving immortality, there’s one surprisingly important question the books don’t answer, and that’s what happens when Voldemort gets OLD?

Topics Covered In This Video:

Would Voldemort still die of old age even with Horcruxes

What Horcruxes actually do in Harry Potter canon

The difference between being killed and dying naturally

Why destroying the body is not the same as dying of old age

How old Voldemort was during the First and Second Wizarding Wars

Whether wizards age more slowly than Muggles

Dumbledore, Grindelwald, Nicolas Flamel, and magical lifespan

Why Flamel needed the Philosopher’s Stone if Horcruxes already existed

Why Voldemort feared death more than anyone in the Wizarding World

Why Voldemort made Horcruxes instead of seeking the Philosopher’s Stone

Why Voldemort didn’t make more than seven Horcruxes

Why seven was the number he chose

Whether making more Horcruxes would have made him safer

How splitting the soul damaged Voldemort’s body and mind

Why his appearance became less human over time

Whether a Horcrux stops aging, illness, or physical decay

What happens to Voldemort if his body dies of old age but a Horcrux remains

Why he came back as a spectral parasite after Godric’s Hollow

Why Horcruxes tether the soul but do not create a healthy living body

Whether Voldemort could have lived for centuries in one body

Why he still needed Wormtail, the ritual, and a new body

Harry Potter immortality theory explained

Lord Voldemort Horcrux theory explained

Questions Answered:

Would Voldemort still die of old age with Horcruxes?

Can Horcruxes stop you from dying of old age?

Do Horcruxes make a wizard truly immortal?

What do Horcruxes actually protect Voldemort from?

If Voldemort’s body died of old age, would he stay dead?

Could Voldemort have lived to 200, 230, or 500 years old?

How old was Voldemort when he died?

Do wizards in Harry Potter die of old age?

Why did Nicolas Flamel still need the Philosopher’s Stone?

Why didn’t Voldemort steal or recreate the Philosopher’s Stone?

Why didn’t Voldemort make more Horcruxes?

Why did Voldemort stop at seven Horcruxes?

Would eight or nine Horcruxes have made him impossible to kill?

Why is seven the most powerfully magical number?

Did making Horcruxes shorten Voldemort’s life instead of extending it?

Why did Voldemort’s body become weaker and more snake-like?

Can a Horcrux prevent aging, disease, or natural death?

What is the difference between immortality and being unable to stay dead?

Why was Voldemort so afraid of death if he already had Horcruxes?

Could Voldemort have survived forever if no one found the Horcruxes?

Was Voldemort ever actually immortal?

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I just found a MASSIVE mistake on the official Harry Potter website...Aaand I'm pretty sure it breaks canon.

Topics Covered In This Video:

What is the Philosopher’s Stone in Harry Potter?

What does the Philosopher’s Stone do?

Who created the Philosopher’s Stone?

Who was Nicolas Flamel in Harry Potter?

What is the official Harry Potter website page for the Philosopher’s Stone?

Why the official Harry Potter website lists Albus Dumbledore as an owner/maker

Nicolas Flamel and Dumbledore’s connection in Harry Potter

What *Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone* says about the Stone

Did Dumbledore help create the Philosopher’s Stone?

Harry Potter website lore vs book canon

Does this official website detail retcon the Philosopher’s Stone?

How this creates a possible Harry Potter plot hole

Questions Answered:

What is the Philosopher’s Stone?

What are the powers of the Philosopher’s Stone?

Who created the Philosopher’s Stone in Harry Potter?

Who was Nicolas Flamel?

Did Nicolas Flamel make the Philosopher’s Stone alone?

Why is Dumbledore listed with Flamel as a maker of the Stone?

Does the official Harry Potter website say Dumbledore created the Philosopher’s Stone?

Is that anywhere in the Harry Potter books?

Did Dumbledore help Flamel make the Elixir of Life?

Does the official Harry Potter website break canon?

Is Wizarding World website text official Harry Potter canon?

Is this a retcon or a mistake?

How do you reconcile the website with the original books?

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In Harry Potter, the fate of the Wizarding World essentially rests on the destruction of Voldemort’s Horcruxes. With his Horcruxes intact, Voldemort is essentially tethered to the mortal realm no matter WHAT the outcome- which obviously makes ending his tyrannical regime a tall order.

But instead of the most powerful wizard of all time leading the charge, the task is left to a 17 year old.

Why?

Topics Covered In This Video:

Why Dumbledore didn’t personally hunt down every Horcrux

Why Dumbledore chose Harry to continue the Horcrux mission

How much Dumbledore actually knew about Voldemort’s Horcruxes

Why Dumbledore spent years researching Voldemort’s past instead of immediately searching for Horcruxes

How Dumbledore discovered the truth about Voldemort’s Horcruxes

Why Slughorn’s memory was so important to Dumbledore’s plan

Why Dumbledore needed Harry to recover Slughorn’s true memory

How Dumbledore identified which objects Voldemort may have turned into Horcruxes

Why Dumbledore only destroyed one Horcrux himself

How the Gaunt family ring cursed Dumbledore

Why destroying Marvolo Gaunt’s ring changed Dumbledore’s Horcrux strategy

Why Dumbledore knew he had limited time left to live

Why Dumbledore took Harry to retrieve Slytherin’s locket

Why Dumbledore used Harry as his successor in the Horcrux hunt

Why Dumbledore didn’t tell Harry everything about his plan

How Dumbledore prepared Harry to find the remaining Horcruxes after his death

Why Dumbledore focused on teaching Harry how Voldemort thought

Why understanding Voldemort’s personality was more important than simply knowing where to search

Why Dumbledore couldn’t openly hunt Horcruxes without risking Voldemort discovering what he knew

Whether Dumbledore could have destroyed all of Voldemort’s Horcruxes himself

Dumbledore’s complete Horcrux strategy explained

Questions Answered:

Why didn’t Dumbledore destroy Voldemort’s Horcruxes himself?

Why did Dumbledore leave the Horcrux hunt to Harry?

How many Horcruxes did Dumbledore know about?

When did Dumbledore discover Voldemort had made Horcruxes?

Why did Dumbledore need Slughorn’s memory?

Why didn’t Dumbledore start hunting Horcruxes earlier?

Why did Dumbledore destroy the Gaunt ring himself?

How did the Gaunt ring curse Dumbledore?

Did Dumbledore know he was going to die?

Why did Dumbledore take Harry to the cave?

Why didn’t Dumbledore tell Harry where every Horcrux was?

Why did Dumbledore teach Harry about Voldemort’s childhood and past?

Could Dumbledore have found the remaining Horcruxes on his own?

Was Harry always intended to finish Dumbledore’s mission?

Why was Harry uniquely suited to defeating Voldemort?

Did Dumbledore intentionally prepare Harry to continue the Horcrux hunt after his death?

What was Dumbledore’s real plan for destroying Voldemort’s Horcruxes?

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In case you thought Harry Potter announcements were over for the week....You were wrong.

TOPICS COVERED / QUESTIONS ANSWERED:

Who is playing Tom Riddle in the HBO Harry Potter series?

Who is Billy Barratt, the new Tom Riddle actor?

Has HBO cast young Voldemort for Harry Potter Season 2?

How will Billy Barratt compare to Christian Coulson as Tom Riddle?

Who played Tom Riddle in the original Harry Potter films?

Why was Christian Coulson replaced as Tom Riddle?

Why did Frank Dillane play Tom Riddle in *Half-Blood Prince*?

Who played young Voldemort before Ralph Fiennes?

Who played 11-year-old Tom Riddle in *Half-Blood Prince*?

Will HBO use the same Tom Riddle actor in later seasons?

How important is Tom Riddle in *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*?

Will the HBO Harry Potter series show more of Voldemort’s backstory?

Who is playing Dobby in the HBO Harry Potter series?

Who is Lenny Rush, the new Dobby actor?

Who voiced Dobby in the original Harry Potter films?

Who is playing Ginny Weasley in Harry Potter Season 2?

Why has Ginny Weasley been recast for the HBO series?

Who is Bonnie Hill, the new Ginny Weasley actress?

Which major characters have been cast for Harry Potter Season 2?

What are the latest Harry Potter HBO casting announcements?

What do the new Tom Riddle, Dobby and Ginny castings mean for *Chamber of Secrets*?

When will Tom Riddle first appear in the HBO Harry Potter series?

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