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Summary: Destroying a horcrux has been one of the hardest things to do in the Harry Potter story for almost the entire franchise. Killing Voldemort was that much more of a challenge because of his horcruxes. Today, I've found another way to destroy a horcrux. We know fiend fire and basilisk venom will do the trick, but what about something like the veil in the Ministry of Magic or a dementor? The veil is the archway leading from the land of the living to the land of the dead. The question here is: is putting a horcrux into the dead land destroying it? Or is it just putting it into a safer place? A dementor is a soul-sucking creature of darkness that feeds on the fear and sadness of their enemies. A dementor can perform a dementor's kiss, which sucks the soul out of a person or object. Which one will work? I think the dementor has the upper hand here. Like I explained in a past episode, killing a horcrux only removes it from the land of the living and binds the maker to death. And for that reason, the veil would not work. A dementor on the other hand will destroy a horcrux. When a dementor removes the soul from something, it takes that soul in for itself. Because every dementor is technically dead, it would not need the soul in question. So when the soul is removed from the object or person, it is dis-carded. The soul would go to a place where nothing would need it. In a sense, it is destroyed.
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In this episode I explain why Jacob Kawolski is descended from Helga Hufflepuff. Enjoy!
Summary: In the last episode I told you why I think Jacob is a squib. But a very important question wasn't answered.  A squib is a person with magical family but no magical powers. So who is Jacob's magical family? We already know he's a squib, but we don't know who made him that way. Today, I tell you why that person is Helga Hufflepuff. Yes, the creator of Hogwarts, maker of fine sweets. That's the first point. Jacob said the making of pastries has been in his family for years. Family? For years? That tradition may have been started by Helga herself. Another connection between Jacob and Helga is that word 'Hufflepuff.' Huff reminds me of the Three Little Pigs. The one doing the huffing is the big bad wolf. Wolves are one of two common animals around the area where Helga lived. The other common animal is a badger. That's odd. A badger is the animal of Hufflepuff. That means the things close to the place Helga lived are important to her. How does Jacob fit into all of this? Well, an unknown fact about Jacob is he lived in Poland before New York. That's a lot closer to Wales where Helga lived. Kawolski means, 'Son of Smith'. The only other known family of Helga Hufflepuff is Hepzibah. Hepzibah Smith.
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In this episode I tell you why I think Jacob is a squib. Enjoy!
Summary: Jacob Kowalski is the supposed muggle baker from New York. He lives alone, and works in the Caning Factory. But I think that there is something special about Jacob no-one knew about. I think Jacob Kowalski is a squib. I think that because Jacob sees thing a normal muggle can't. The most prominent is Hogwarts. In the final scenes of The Crimes of Grindelwald Jacob and his friends arrive at Hogwarts. But does Jacob see a run down house instead of a castle? No! We can see Jacob looking up and down at the castle in front of him. It is clearly stated in the fifth book of Harry Potter that only a witch, wizard, or squib could see the castle. But Jacob could see it fine. If he is defiantly not a wizard, what other options could there be? Jacob can also see the obscurus. In the screen play, it is said that an obscurus is invisible to the muggle eye. but Jacob can see the obscurus in Newt's case and Credence just fine. Sometimes, a coincidence just isn't in the cards.
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In this episode I explain what the true limits of an animagus is. Enjoy!
Summary: Being an animagus is no easy task. According to Pottermore, one would have to go through a month-long process of spell casting, potion brewing, and much more. When the process is done, the witch or wizard would have to drink the potion they created and cross the finish line. But what then? What animal do they turn into? Can they even choose? The answer is no. The animal to which you will shortly appear will pop into your mind right when the transformation began. Like a patronus. A patronus in its corporeal form is the inner most values of the person casting the spell. So what would stop a patronus from being more than an animal? Could it be something else? I think so. A patronus isn't the coolest animal, and a pet the person had, it's the values and desires the caster possesses. That means they might have the values of a tree or plant. It may seem strange, but it's true.
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This is the first episode in the QuizMaster series where I try to answer the hardest Harry Potter quiz questions out there. Enjoy!
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In this episode I give you a rundown of a duel between Voldemort and Grindelwald as well as who I think would win. Enjoy!
Summary: There have been many great duels over the course of the Harry Potter story. But there is one duel that we never got to see. Voldemort vs. Grindelwald. And that may be the biggest duel of all. Who would win? Voldemort has a more theatrical style of magic. He likes to use other people's powers and spells against them. We see him do just that on the duel with Dumbledore. Voldemort and Dumbledore lock spells, and Voldemort is on the losing end. In a snap decision, he catches both spells and turns them into a huge snake made out of fiend fire. Grindelwald however, goes about dueling a little differently. Although we don't have too many duels of Grindelwald that we saw, just from the sample size we can get a pretty clear image. Grindelwald is an extremely powerful wizard. Not just with casting spells, but with words. We see him sway an entire crowd using only a speech. But with that aside, Grindelwald is very good with spells. He prefers spell that have more that one purpose. Offense and defense. For that reason, I have to choose Grindelwald. He knows his stuff, and that's what matters.
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In this episode I tell you if a Muggle could make a horcrux. Enjoy!
Summary: Making a horcrux is un-speakable act of evil only the darkest of wizards would commit. In order to make a horcrux, you would have to deliberately commit murder, then cast a spell to bring the shattered soul outside your body and into another object. Many people die in the process, because it is so painful and evil. But what if not only the magical population could make a horcrux? What is a Muggle could too? That may sound crazy, but according to HarryPotterWiki.com, the spell used to make a horcrux only controls the soul when it is outside of the body. That seems like a very achievable thing for a Muggle to do. They have energy transferring machines already. It may be a long time before this goal is reached, but they just might get there none the less.
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In this episode I tell you the true plan of Dumbledore in the second book. Enjoy!
Summary: From the first part in this series, we know how much of a planner Dumbledore is. And he is back at it again in the second book. Although I don't think he opened the Chamber of Secrets, everything besides that was orchestrated by Dumbledore. By hiring Gilderoy Lockhart, Dumbledore is trying to do three things for Harry. Dumbledore wanted to test Harry's loyalty, give him self-awareness, and give Harry protection. Harry's loyalty was tested two times. The first time was when Dumbledore asked Harry, "Is there anything you would like to tell my, Harry?"  Dumbledore asked Tom Riddle that same question all those years ago. The second time Dumbledore tested Harry's loyalty was with Fawkes. Dumbledore said that only if Harry was truly loyal to Dumbledore would Fawkes appear. And appear he did. Dumbledore tested Harry's self- awareness by doing one thing: hiring Gilderoy Lockhart. Dumbledore may have known how much of a boaster Lockhart was. By hiring him, Harry would have to put himself in check. Dumbledore was making sure Harry wasn't going down the path of Tom Riddle by doing this. Finally, Dumbledore gave Harry protection in the form of the disarming charm, expelliarmus. That spell is what saves Harry's life on many occasions. If we trace the spell back to when and where Harry first saw it, we find the dueling club. Dumbledore could have easily told Lockhart to start a dueling club and teach that spell. But it wasn't Lockhart who cast that spell. It was Snape. All the more easy for Dumbledore to carry out his big plan.
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In this episode I reveal what Dumbledore's actual plan was. Enjoy!
Summary: We never truly understand what Dumbledore's plan is. That is because he doesn't confide in anyone. And, his plan is forever changing. This is Dumbledore's true plan in the first Harry Potter book. Dumbledore started by bringing Harry to the Dursley's where he grew up. When Harry turned eleven, Dumbledore could have sent anyone to pick Harry up, but Hagrid was the one picked. That may have been because Dumbledore wanted Harry to become good friends with Hagrid from the start. That turned out well, as Hagrid helped Harry a lot through his days at Hogwarts. Then, after Harry got all his things from Diagon Alley, he spent a fortnight at the Dursley's house before going to King's Cross to catch the Hogwarts Express. But oh no! Harry has no idea where to go.  That is when Mrs. Wealsy shows up, loudly saying how the train station was packed with muggles. That seems a little too perfect. And as we see the Weaslys being great assets to Harry, we can assume Dumbledore might have told Mrs. Weasly what to do. Then Harry goes to Hogwarts. There, all seems well until the students are informed of a mystery in the castle. When Harry and his friends are running from Filch one night, they stumble into that very secret. They find Fluffy the three headed dog. Only a day later, Hagrid let slip that the dog was his, and the secret behind it was only between Dumbledore and Nicholas Flamel. It's odd that Hagrid tells Harry the exact information to get the answer. Did Dumbledore tell him to? On Christmas, Harry conveniently gets a present (from Dumbledore) that allows him to move around the castle at night. Harry goes to the library to find Flamel. After another run in with Filch, Harry runs to the mirror of Erised. Entranced, Harry goes back every night. The last night he does this, Dumbledore is waiting. But Harry isn't expelled. When Harry finds out who Flamel is, they hurry down the third floor corridor. Somehow, Harry makes it through the whole thing! It's as if Dumbledore designed it that way...
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In this episode I explain why Snape and Queenie are actually related. Enjoy!
Summary: Severus Snape and Queenie Goldstein are the most opposite characters in the Harry Potter universe. Snape  is a teacher of potions at Hogwarts and isn't very friendly to people. Snape can also read the minds of his enemies. Queenie has a very bubbly personality and is a great chef. Queenie and her sister Tina live in an apartment in New York City. Queenie is a natural legilimence. Can you spot any similarity? At first glance you may say no, but there is: mind reading. Both Snape and Queenie can read minds. They also happen to be related. Here's why. Legilimency is only acquired by family. It can be learned, but not nearly as well. Second, there is play on words. The grandmother of a prince is a queen. Snape is the Half-Blood Prince. Could that mean that Queenine, the Queen, is Snape's grandmother? Lastly, the lives of Snape and Queenie are vey similar. They couldn't be around children for one reason or another, and neither family was wealthy. When they got older, both had a gap that needed to be filled. Snape was lonely and without friends. When he met Lily, someone who was just learning about being a witch, Snape jumped at the chance to be a teacher. Queenie was in the same situation. Her mind reading got her into lots of trouble. When she met Jacob, a person who needed something exciting in his life, Queenie felt like she was appreciated and loved. In the end, both chose love over life.  When Grindelwald showed the crowd at the colosseum his visions, Jacob was scared of another war. Queenie stepped up and joined Grindelwald to stop it. Snape spent all his life protecting Lily. And in the end, his gave his life for her, too.
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