Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’ll be discussing a list of another four major things that magic simply CANNOT do.

Today’s video is part of a series, so if you have yet to watch Part 1 of 4 Things Magic CANNOT Do in Harry Potter, then be sure to check it out after you watch this video! 

Throughout the Harry Potter series, we see magic do A LOT of things. It can kill people with a few choice words or phrases. It can transport individuals from one side of the country to the other. When brewed correctly, magical ingredients can create potions and elixirs that have the ability to force people to tell the truth or magically transform into the exact likeness of another person. And yet, there are several things—rather, there are several QUITE ODD things—that magic simply CANNOT do in the series. These instances range from curious to almost completely inexplicable—as in, “Really?! How in Merlin’s Beard does that make any sense?!”

And so, without further ado, let’s get to it. The following four examples are bits of magic that CANNOT be done, as seen in both the books and the films.

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