If we consider the darkest wizards in history, two names rise above the rest: Gellert Grindelwald and Lord Voldemort. And depending on the time period, both of these dark wizards brought the wizarding world to its knees at one point or another—Grindelwald through manipulation and ideology, Voldemort through fear and destruction. Both men were brilliant, ruthless, and obsessed with power, and while both of their tyrannical regimes eventually fell at the hands of the good guys, I do often wonder what could have happened if they had teamed up.

I mean..Voldemort AND Grindelwald..Together? That’s probably an unstoppable duo, even for team Dumbledore.

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Hey everyone, Welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. Today I’ve got a compilation for you guys where I’ll discuss 30 facts about Harry Potter that even some of the biggest Harry Potter fans might not know. Today you can test your Harry Potter knowledge and see what kind of score you get.

As this is a compilation please be aware of some inconsistent numbering and varied audio levels.

Let’s get in to it.

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We all love Hagrid, right? Well today we’re going to be exploring 5 of the best Hagrid theories circulating the internet, so sit back, relax and enjoy.

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LEAKED IMAGES from HBO’s Harry Potter Show & What They REVEAL

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In the Wizarding World, spells can be cast in many different ways.

With wands. Without wands. Verbally. Nonverbally.

We also know that things like wand loyalty can affect how well a witch or wizard is able to channel his or her magic.

And depending on which combination of these things a wizard uses- nonverbal with a wand, verbal without a wand, verbal with a wand etc. I imagine that we’re going to see some pretty varied results.

So my question today is: Does speaking the spell out loud actually make it stronger? And while we’re at it, I’ll also be diving into whether magic performed with a wand is inherently more powerful than wandless casting.

Let’s dive in to it.

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Today we’re discussing Harry Potter, Lord Voldemort, and the final installment of the Deathly Hallows. In my one of my previous videos, I discussed WHY Harry’s Expelliarmus beat Voldemort’s Avada Kedavra during both the battle in the graveyard as well as during the battle of Hogwarts. But one question that I noticed lingering in the comments was - why did Harry never feel pain from Voldemort’s Cruciatus Curse? Why was Harry also able to resist..CRUCIO? An unforgivable curse.

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It looks like finally..After a decade and a half, the Wizarding World is finally back in action. Because as of now, the reboot is underway with filming at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden in the U.K. — the same location where much of the original film franchise was brought to life.

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While Voldemort, ethics aside, had one of the greatest minds the Wizarding World had ever seen…He also had many flaws. He was arrogant, shortsighted, and unreasonably obsessed with the pursuit of immortality.

But one thing he WASN’T was someone who would shy away from MURDERING those who got in his way.

He murdered Burbage mid-meal, order the murder of Cedric Diggory for standing in the wrong place at the wrong time, and ordered countless other deaths without hesitation.

And even when his closest followers failed him-even slightly, he was quick to dispose of them..And simply move on. Just look at what happened to Wormtail, strangled by his own silver hand for showing a moment of mercy. Or Severus Snape, killed not for betrayal, but simply because Voldemort believed it would grant him mastery of the Elder Wand.

But with all of this in mind, there’s one person Voldemort left alive that I still can’t make sense of: Horace Slughorn.

Today we’re going to be discussing WHY Voldemort, more trigger-happy than perhaps ANYONE ELSE, made the unusual decision to leave Slughorn alive. Was it calculated? Merciful? Or something else entirely.

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