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In this episode I explain the origin of Moody's staff. Enjoy!
Summary: Mad-Eye Moody is the slightly crazy and paranoid but brilliant auror who has a mad-eye and a mood. He stomps around with his eye and staff, never taking a break. Moody got his eye when the real one was blasted out of its socket. Moody got his staff when his leg was blasted off. His staff, however, is much more of a mystery. It is so intricate and made with such care, there is no way you will find something like that on the street. So where did it come from? We can only assume Moody got his staff when his leg was... removed. And because I don't think your average high school bully takes off legs for fun, the incident must have happened when Moody became an auror. An unknown fact is Moody can't produce a corporeal patronus. Why? Moody is one of the most powerful wizards of his time. A corporeal patronus should be the least of his abilities. There is only one solution. Moody got a different wand when he was eleven, and used it all the way through his education.  When the M. O. M. came to his door to hire him, he took up the post with his wand he got at age eleven. But soon after taking up the post, he faced a very powerful death eater who needed to be taken in. They dueled and dueled, with Moody finally coming out on top. But in the process, the death eater blew off Moody's leg with a very nasty curse. So to mark the occasion, Moody took the death eater's wand and fashioned a staff to go with it. 
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In this episode we discuss the third stage of Dumbledore's plan: The Dumbledore Scheme 3. Enjoy!
Summary: Albus Dumbledore is one of the most careful and practiced long term thinkers in Harry Potter. He places every little piece on the pile until it all gets knocked down. But Dumbledore puts it back up. Every time. The third book was another great time for Dumbledore to take advantage of the things he could use. For example: the defenses of Hogwarts, the Hogsmeade permission form, and many other little things that didn't quite add up. The story starts with Harry getting his letter from Hogwarts with the  Hogsmeade permission form. Right off the bat there's some weird stuff going on. A Hogsmeade permission form? In the later years the Hogsmeade permission form became something of a formality. The form was only required in the third year. Some might say that's because they only needed authorization the first time you go, but the Hogsmeade permission form is only active for one year. They would need another one for the later years. But they don't. Odd. The Weasleys also seem to have gotten instructions from Dumbledore. In the second book we see how little money the Weasleys have. One galleon and a small pile of sicles. That's it! But in the third book they win the Daily Prophet Grand Prize! The Weasleys then turn around and spend all that money on a trip to Egypt. Why? If they needed it so badly why spend it all? Keep in mind, Dumbledore wanted that to happen. There were many other situations where Dumbledore had influence. The bottom line is: Dumbledore isn't all what he seems.
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In this episode we decide who would win: Harry or Bellatrix. Enjoy!
Summary: Harry Potter and Bellatrix Lestrange are some of the most unlikely people to meet. But they do. A lot. A whole lot. The obvious explanation is Voldemort. Harry and Voldemort have been bitter rivals from the start. Bellatrix has always been Voldemort's side, so Harry and Bellatrix must have met a lot. Harry and Bellatrix seem to be the exact opposite. Bellatrix is a cold blooded killer who would stop at nothing to get what she wants. Harry is a good person who fights for the protection of good and his loved ones. But that's on the outside. On the inside, Harry and Bellatrix are very similar. They are both working towards a goal they think is right, and achievable. They both are very powerful and loyal to their side of the fight. Unfortunately that is where the similarities stop. So if Harry and Bellatrix were put in a room, who would win? I think the more powerful magical being is Bellatrix. Bellatrix knows how to get under your skin and taught you until you either break down or are too unstable to put up a fight.
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In this episode we test our Weasley family knowledge. Enjoy!
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In this episode we discuss the notion of a muggle being the master of the elder wand. Enjoy!
Summary: The elder wand is the most powerful thing in wizard history. It is one of the three items of the deathly hallows. Wizard weapons have always been much more powerful than muggles. With the elder wand, wizard kind has never been stronger. The only way for muggles to over take wizards in the race for power is if muggles could master the elder wand. But there is no way to do that. Right? The Harry Potter Wiki article on the elder wand gives us some very interesting information. It seems as if the only requirements for being the master of the elder wand stand thus: you have to be accepting of death. That's it. I'm 1,000,000% sure any muggle could be accepting of death. But then there's the issue of actually acquiring ownership. There is a solution for that too. remember when Harry became the master of the elder wand by just physically taking the wand out of Draco's hand? That is the way. A muggle could be the master of the elder wand. However, wizards would take it right back.
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In this episode I explain what would happen if you deified the Goblet of Fire. Enjoy!
Summary: The Goblet of Fire is one of the oldest and most powerful magical object in the entire wizarding world. It is used to pick the three champions for the Tri-Wizard tournament. When Harry was picked as the fourth and un-willing contestant, there was an uproar. Harry was too young, the second champion from the same school, and the fourth champion overall. What could be done? The professors scrambled to find some solution. It was eventually decided Harry was to compete. But what would happen if he didn't? Nothing? Something? Let's investigate. The only constant in these kinds of magical contracts is, for some reason, fire. An unbreakable vow uses fire to bind the two parties. Might it be the same for the Goblet of Fire? When an unbreakable vow is broken, the party in question dies. If you think about it, there is no reason for the Goblet to be any different. But how would a person die from the Goblet? Making an eternal deal is not taken lightly. Once entered the only out is death. So end that magical contract prematurely would be to cut your eternity short, essentially end your reality. In this case, your realty is the entire span of your life. So ending the forever that is the eternal contract, would be stopping the clock on your life.
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In this episode I explain the origins of the veil. Enjoy!
Summary: The veil is a magical and mysterious artifact. For that reason, we don't know much about it. The veil is an archway connecting the land of the the living to the land of the dead. The catch: once you go through once, you can't come back. We have covered the veil before, but not the background. Where did the veil come from? Who made it? We can answer these questions with just two simple facts. One: in the Harry Potter Wiki article, it is stated the Unspeakables (the people who work in the Department of Mysteries) are constantly studying the veil. That means they don't know much about the veil. And two: the veil wasn't build for the Ministry of Magic. The Ministry was built around the veil! Now we know the veil is very old, powerful, has a strong connection with both life and death, and is so important the Ministry was founded because of it. What could make all those things? Cadmus Peverll. Cadmus has the resurrection stone! The stone does all of those things. His story goes like this: Cadmus brought his deceased bride back from the dead. But she couldn't live in that world, so she was dragged back to death. Cadmus killed himself with grief, so he could be with her forever. Let's make some revisions. Cadmus gets shiny new stone and tries to bring back bride. But when that doesn't work, he tries again. And again. And again. Finally, Cadmus makes something new. A veil that would allow him instead to travel to the land of the dead. What Cadmus didn't realize: his creation was one way. So when Cadmus went through the veil, he never came back.
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In this episode I put Snape and McGonagall head to head to see who would win. Enjoy!
Summary: Snape or McGonagall. Who would win? Both wizards have great power and knowledge, but who has more? Snape likes the spells that cause pain. Plain and simple. Snape's style of magic is very nasty, but effective nonetheless. We can tell his style of magic by the spells he made in his youth. Some cause huge gashes on your chest and arms, while others take your wand and yank you up into the air. Not very friendly. McGonagall on the other hand is a little different. As the transfiguration teacher, she can cast very complicated spells without thinking. McGonagall's preferred way of magic is defense, not offense. She knows dozens of ways to block spells. But that's not all. McGonagall has some very Snape-like spells under her belt as well. In their previous duel, we saw some of those spells. McGonagall goes for the flashy and big sort type spells whereas Snape just goes for the kill. And for that reason I think Snape would win. Don't get me wrong, both are very skilled and powerful. Snape would just have the upper hand. He can get into McGonagall's head and use her worst fears against her. And unfortunately for McGonagall, fear is her kryptonite.
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Thanks again for an awesome season, we've made it so far! As I promised, I will not write a book of thanks in the show notes. Instead, I'll give you some useful information. Because season 4 was such a success, we are kicking season 5 off with a bang. The first theory will be another episode in the versus series. The two people dueling will be Snape and McGonagall. We saw them have a mini-duel in the 7th book, but never a proper duel. The next theory will be about the veil, and who created it. Past that, I don't know. If you have a theory you want to hear, email me the idea here: [email protected]
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Wow! What a season. We had such an awesome season and I couldn't thank you enough. The season 4 highlight reel will be something a little different from the season 3 highlight reel. For season 3 I re-read the best theories of the season and that was pretty much it. This season I plan to give you the rest of my thoughts on the best theories of this season. As you know, there is a ton of work that goes behind every installment of The Potter Discussion so I have a ton to say. Even after I stop recording (and even now) I still think about all the great things I could have said in the episode. Now I can! Thanks again for a really amazing season.
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