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Anika

You can get sorted into your houses, and find your wand and Patronus at this website. It used to be Pottermore, the official Harry Potter website. https://www.wizardingworld.com/ https://www.wizardingworld.com/news/discover-your-hogwarts-house-on-wizarding-world

Kevin

I think a great change they made from the book was making it so Luna knew to go to Grey Lady for the information on the Diadem. Luna is an empathetic person who befriended the ghost when no one else would. Really makes her empathy an important link in defeating Voldemort. And in case it wasnt clear: Mother's love being an important theme, when Malfoy's mom goes to check on Harry after he "died", she asks if Draco is alive, her only concern. Harry nods yes and so she covers for him, for giving her that reassurance.

Anika

I also recommend for you to react to this next. It's a fan-made prequel about the Marauders. The ones who made the map (Harry's dad and friends). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmsntGGjxiw&ab_channel=BroadStrokes

Miss_CJ

Well since you are sad this story is over, maybe you guys could watch the three Fantastic Beasts movies, set in the Harry Potter world but years before.<3 They aren't 'as good' as Harry Potter movies but still hold their own and are very enjoyable!

Karl Kraus

Fun facts: Alan Rickman's birthday was just on Tuesday so happy belated heavenly birthday to that sweet man! JK Rowling gave her own birthday to Harry, July 31. So on TV every year that comes around, the movies come on in celebration (like they're not on every month or so these days but still...) The two lines from McGonagall and Molly Weasley drew the most audience reaction when I saw the movie in theaters. McGonagall's line was "I always wanted to use that spell" and it drew laughs and scattered cheers. Molly's was "NOT MY DAUGHTER YOU BITCH!" drew A LOT of cheers and applause. In fact, I think that was the only line in this series that was verbatim from the books. It's probably every Potterhead's favorite quote all time. It was a fun and sad time to see this last movie in the dark. My childhood ended that day.

Kristin D

So many people have already commented all the little tidbits, so I won't add to them. However, I will suggest that before you introduce your kids to the movies, have them read the books. There's a beautiful edition being published right now with illustrations. They are gorgeous. They just published the fifth book. But, even if you don't get those, a book read will add so much more to your enjoyment of the Harry Potter universe. https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Illustrated-Books-1-4/dp/B084B1WF7M/ref=sr_1_13?crid=UO9YX616XQ2T&keywords=harry+potter+illustrated&qid=1677466473&sprefix=harry+potter+illus%2Caps%2C790&sr=8-13&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.c1e7b9a2-53cf-44f5-ab39-5386af17669d https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Order-Phoenix-Illustrated/dp/054579143X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=UO9YX616XQ2T&keywords=harry+potter+illustrated&qid=1677466473&sprefix=harry+potter+illus%2Caps%2C790&sr=8-1

Mary

I was just waiting for you to see the Snape part. I knew your minds would be blown :D Also there is a scene that was cut and its where Dracos parents were calling him over to be on the wrong side. He did but you could tell he didnt want to. The scene that was cut was when Harry jumped out of Hagrids arms and surprided everyone he was still alive. He then didnt have a wand but Draco ran out in front of everyone and shouted Harrys name and threw him his wand. It really makes you think better of him and realize the internal strugle he has been going through.

Jennifer Sanchez

Watching this movie in the theater on opening night was amazing! It was packed full and yes, everyone cheered on the scene with Mrs. Weasley and Bellatrix.

Trina Smith-Patterson

I had to come back and watch the full version with y’all. I was so ready for you to get to snap some memories so that you could see how complex his character was. I think Snape was a true hero, especially in the movies. In the book he was a lot more nastier, But I still loved his character. Alan Rickman was the only one to know that Snape was going to be revealed as someone who was helping Harry the whole time, and for his love of Lily. You have to remember that the Deathly Hallows was not written before they started filming harry Potter and the sorcerer Stone. So for him to have that knowledge long before anyone else, and long before the book was published helped him decide how to portray Snape.

Karissa

The movie doesn’t really discuss how Harry came back but it wasn’t the resurrection stone that brought Harry back to life. Voldemort basically made Harry invincible when he took his blood in the Goblet of Fire and sense lily sacrificed herself for Harry her magic protection on Harry the spell when Voldemort tried to kill Harry as a baby rebounded it mutated with lilys spell and yes he brought himself back to life but buy doing so he made himself an anchor for Harry’s life aka he made himself Harry’s Horcrux. If that makes any sense lol

Tara

Amber, you weren’t completely wrong about mistaking the goblin at the bank for a Hogwarts professor, It is the same actor playing both characters. The same actor played the Ewok in Return of the Jedi who befriended Princess Leia. Ever since Draco became a death eater, he has been having conflicting feelings. He couldn’t kill Dumbledore and he couldn’t give up Harry because he knew he would be killed.

Karl Kraus

There's a fan theory out there that concerns the Deathly Hallows. The Elder Wand, the Resurrection Stone and the Cloak of Invisibility have all been posssessed by at least one person in their history. They've been passed down. But, there's more to it than lineage. People started to theorize when the books came out about WHO the three brothers AND Death from the story are. They say that Voldemort, Snape and Harry are the brothers and Dumbledore is Death. Voldemort (the first brother) was the power hungry tyrant that wanted the ULTIMATE power and the Elder Wand gave him that. He also wanted to cheat death. But, in his drunken stupor for power and respect, he got offed by his nemesis (Harry). Snape (the second brother) wanted to see Lily again after losing her to Death. Harry (the third brother) had the I. Cloak for most of his life when Dumbledore gave it to him for a Christmas present after holding it for James. After learning about his true self, Harry was ready to die and Dumbledore embraced him so they could depart life as equals. Harry inherited the cloak from his father so the lineage part from the story fits as well. Dumbledore placed the Deathly Hallows around strategically throughout the whole story. As said, he gave the cloak to Harry after he held it for years. He was holding the stone from Voldemort's family's ring (the Gaunts) and he had the Elder Wand since defeating his former friend/partner Grindelwald in 1945. At one point in time, Dumbledore HAD ALL THREE HALLOWS. He was either the Master of Death or he WAS Death. He was around all three major characters pretty much their entire lives in some way or another that affected their journeys for power or lack thereof. Rowling herself has previously said the theory is sound and fits. If you ask me, I tend to agree. One more thing: the theory makes Harry and Voldemort VERY VERY distant cousins. Two of the Hallows were passed down through their intertwined families. Cadmus Peverell had the Stone and eventually came to Marvolo Gaunt, Voldemort's maternal grandfather. In fact, the ring is the only object that was a Horcrux AND a Hallow at the same time. The Cloak was owned by Ignotus Peverell and one of his descendants married into the Potter family. You saw his gravestone in Godric's Hollow on Christmas Eve 1997 when Harry and Hermione visited when looking for the sword or other Horcruxes. So, the site where Voldemort's and Harry's destinies were set is even more meaningful now since one of their ancestors that had a Hallow is buried in the same village. It's cool and mind blowing when thinking about this.

JJ Metz

cant wait for you both to watch fantastic beasts. wait till you see things come full circle

Tara

Amber and Jay, Now that you have finished the movies, I hope you react to the Harry Potter 20th Anniversary special on HBOMAX it’s hard to believe the first movie came out in 2001. Regarding Snape, I always wondered if the author of the books, JK Rowling, told Alan Rickman the truth about Snape so he could play the character the way he did.

Stephen Ray

Snape had the death eater tattoo because he was a death eater. He only defected when he found out Lily was going to be targeted. That's why his going undercover was so effective - he had been (presumably) an effective wizard on the side of Voldemort before Voldemort died, and he was able to jump back into the role believably when Voldemort returned. The actor who played Lucius Malfoy based his portrayal on showing people why Draco was such a terrible person. That's why when his father called to him at the end, he didn't come, but he did when his mother called. I also don't think that Draco wasn't ever really good. He was a bully and a terrible person, but he wasn't evil. The Resurrection Stone didn't save Harry. The Avada Kadavra killed the part of Voldemorts soul (and nearly killed Harry). Harry drops it in the woods it and breaks the Elder Wand presumably because they're tools of Death (remember what happened to the three brothers in the story last movie).

Brian Harris

She did. Rowling revealed in an interview that they had that conversation on set during the first movie.

Brian Harris

If you need another Hogwart’s fix, there is another sequel. It’s called Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, but it’s really about the very close friendship Harry’s son Albus forges with Draco’s son Scorpius, and an adventure they go on together when the wizarding world is threatened again. The words themselves were not written by Rowling (she’s not a playwright), but she provided the plot and approved all the dialogue, so it’s canon. Eventually, the hope is that they make it into a movie, if they can get everyone back for it.

Matt Brodzinski

I would really recommend watching the reunion special on HBOMax. It was nice to hear the back stories behind the movies. It’s so hard for the movies to be over even after the 30th time. Going through them with you guys was indeed a pleasure

BRT

Wow! Got it up early for us! What an adventure with you guys! Loved getting to relive the experience with you. The revelation of Severus Snape has got to be one of the most incredible plot twists of all time. Also the wild card of Narcissa Black Malfoy helping to bring the downfall of Valdemort to fruition was quite a surprise. In the films, the members of Slytherin are much simplified to represent an overall evil group, more so than the books. Narcissa always stands out to me as someone who embodies the traits of cunning, shrewdness, ambition and tradition that are associated with Slytherin. She never became a Deatheater but rather insinuated herself into a position of trusted rank, supporting her husband while maintaining options. In the end, she chose her family over the cause and Dark Lord, using her shrewdness, cunning and that long established trust to get them out of the losing side. Severus of course exhibits those same traits in playing a very long game as a double-double-agent in his ambition to preserve the son of Lily. The complexity of the characters is definitely what makes this series so profound and enduring. Jay, don't feel bad about the Dumbledore's Army shirt. He did what he had to do, hard of a choice as it was. There was no other way than for Harry to die to destroy the horcrux that was part of him. He devised and manipulated the circumstances for that to happen but he also provided our main protagonists with tools for Harry to complete the necessary mission and perhaps escape the fate of death. It might not have all worked out that way but fortunately it did. I already commented in one of the Youtube posts so am doing again here, I think we'd all love for you both to take the sorting quiz on the Wizarding World website. There's also a wand choosing feature and a patronus feature. Would be great fun for you to film and post doing that and a great way to sew up the series reactions. Also, I've been playing the Hogwarts Legacy game that just came out. It's a lot of fun. It's set back in the 1800s, so none of our familiar characters are present. I think the most amazing part is exploring Hogwarts Castle. Truly beautiful and immense. Currently it's single player but from what I've been reading it will be opened to multiplayer in the future. It's a great way to extend that interest and love for the world.

Neville L

I’m back! Glad you guys enjoyed. I had a ton of fun watching alongside you. A few more quick tidbits if you are interested :). As to why Harry survived, as it’s not explained at all in the movie for some reason: when Voldemort used Harry’s blood to reconstitute his body in Goblet of Fire, he unintentionally took in a part of Lily’s sacrifice. That sacrifice of your own life, done out of love for another, is always referred to as a magic more powerful than anything that can be produced by a wand. By accepting Lily's blood into his body, Voldemort essentially tethered Harry to life for as long as he, Voldemort, was also alive. The resurrection stone has nothing to do with it. Dumbledore placed it in the snitch, to only be opened at “the close”, aka Harry’s death. He put it there so that Harry could see his loved ones again, giving him the strength to do what must be done. By allowing himself to be killed, Harry placed the exact same type of protection on everyone at Hogwarts. He literally died for them, when he could have chosen to flee for his life, because he didn’t want anyone else killed on his behalf. After this point, only death eaters were killed in the battle, because all the good guys were protected by Harry’s sacrifice. Also, Harry’s mercy towards Draco then in turn saved Harry as well, because he was able to tell Malfoys mom that her son was alive, so she lied for him. Narcissa, and even Lucius to some extent, never really cared about Voldemort’s cause. They operated out of fear, and only ever really wanted to protect their son. So, if you think about it, Harry was saved TWICE by a mothers love: once by lily, once by Narcissa. Also, notice that Draco only returned to Voldemort's side when called by his mother, not his father. As for Snape, he never necessarily cared for Harry, but understood his importance and recognized that protecting him was a way to honor Lily’s sacrifice. He had a tense relationship with Dumbledore as well, but given his unique position as one of Voldemort’s lieutenants, his role was critical to destroying Voldemort. He WAS a death eater, and believed in a lot of horrible things about blood purity. He only defected to the side of good after the woman he loved was threatened. The hints were always there to where his true allegiance was, especially in this film: if you look closely, you can see that he deflected McGonagall's curses to the death eaters behind him, then collected their wands before fleeing. There was also a Gryffindor scarf hanging behind him just before he was killed by Voldemort. Don’t be too hard on Dumbledore; he was deeply flawed, like all of us (something the book makes abundantly clear) but he was always doing everything he could to get Harry in the best possible position to defeat Voldemort. He just knew what needed to be done. Also, he was adamant for YEARS that he trusted Snape implicitly, even when a lot of people questioned why: and it was because only Dumbledore knew the truth of Snape's deep love for Lily. Many people tell Harry that he reminds them of Tom riddle (including the gray lady, the ghost who told Harry about the diadem; it was she that Harry saw in the vision with a ravenclaw banner, not Arianna, Dumbledore's sister in the painting, which you understandably seemed to get mixed up.) people tell harry this because it’s TRUE. Harry, Tom Riddle, and Snape were three of a kind, all abandoned boys who found their only true home at Hogwarts, all Half Bloods, etc. This is reflected by the Tale of the Three Brothers (Deathly Hallows). Wand brother (reflected by Voldemort) died for power; Stone brother (Snape) died for love; and the cloak brother (Harry) “greeted death like an old friend.” Dumbledore's final line, taken right from the book, is really quite beautiful: "Of course it's happening inside your head! Why should that mean that it's not real?' This was Jk Rowling's way of speaking directly to the reader, through Dumbledore, telling them that while yes, this is a fictional story taking place in your mind and imagination, it still is immensely powerful, and holds incredible weight if it means something to you. Some fun (or not so fun lol) facts about the Battle of Hogwarts (which took place May 2nd-3rd, 1998. Yes, Harry Potter takes place between 1991 and 1998, which many people do not realize!): notable deaths include Fred Weasley (whose death Harry actually witnesses in the book), Lavender Brown (Ron’s ex girlfriend, seen killed by Fenrir Greyback, the werewolf. She was a little crazy but fought on the side of good and did not deserve to die) Lupin and Tonks (who both die “off screen” in both the book and film, exemplifying the sudden and unpredictable nature of war; their deaths also re-establishes the idea of orphans of war, since they’d recently had a son. Harry was the established orphan of the first war.) Colin Creevey (who did not appear in this film but was killed in the book version. He was the kid following Harry around in the second film, taking pictures of him, enamored by Harry’s fame.) plenty of others I believe, but those are the most notable ones I can remember. You were right, Goyle did in fact try to use the killing curse on Hermione, and only BARELY missed her. What a jerk. Also, I don’t believe Nagini was getting smaller, may just have been a trick of the camera. Harry mends his old wand with the elder wand in the book (crazy to think he fights the entire battle of Hogwarts, and kills Voldemort, all with DRACOS wand haha). He then replaces the elder wand in Dumbledore's tomb, knowing that if he, Harry, died a natural death, the wand's power would die with him. I kind of like the change they made, where he breaks the wand. No one should have that much power, and as he goes on to become an Auror, it is reasonable to assume that he would get disarmed at some point, and the wands allegiance would go to whoever disarmed him (I think?). Neville becomes the Hogwarts Herbology teacher. McGonagall becomes headmistress. Hermione goes on to be minister of magic (Harry and Ron do not return to Hogwarts to complete the seventh and final year of their education, which they completely missed, but Hermione does.). George, sadly, has to go on through life without his twin, which he apparently has a pretty hard time with, and can no longer produce a Patronus as a result :(. I could go on for pages about this wonderful conclusion and all of its interlocking threads and details and messages, but I’ll stop here. I couldn’t recommend the books enough (as they say, the book is always better) and also highly recommend the anniversary documentary on HBO. It’s an excellent documentary and intensely emotional. I’m glad you enjoyed the adventure! The dedication of the seventh and final book says it all: “The dedication of this book is split seven ways..[…]… and to you, if you have stuck with Harry until the very end.”

Christina

please watch the 20th anniversary special its AMAZING and does a fabulous job and explaining how alot of us readers felt reading the books as a kid loved this reaction and the immense compassion you have this this story and these characters esp Snape

Mary Alice

One of the worst things about Snape dying, what is that it was senseless. Voldemort kills Snape, thinking he will now have full mastery of the elder wand. The problem is that it is not necessarily the wizard who kills the owner of the wand, it’s the wizard who disarms the owner of the wand, which was actually Draco Malfoy. Such a senseless, death, and a sad story. The other thing you might not know, is that there are house elves that work at Hogwarts, and they joined in in the fighting. So many more things for you to learn, so many things they couldn’t fit into the movie. And every time I read one of the books, I find some thing else that I didn’t notice before. Thank you again for reacting to this wonderful series of movies. I’m glad you enjoyed them.

Christina

they answer this question in the 20th anniversary special :)

R A

Snape, aka Alan Rickman, what an actor. Throughout the movies, you like him you hate him. And in the end, he's been fooling everyone, the viewer & everyone around him (besides Albus obv). Thanks for the reaction

J.Fro90

Snape is probably 1 of the freshest characters for me & it's not until this book & movie that you can even see that or know that. I'm excited for your kids to watch these movies! Like I keep talking about having grown up with it, I have so many kid family members & kids of friends that growing up with the movies give a similar result of jus being able to take it all in at ages where their imagination & creativity can flourish & help them tap into what makes them magical, it can give great lessons to live by. It's not an official movie but I HIGHLY consider doing a reaction special for the reunion documentary, it just came out last year & it's brilliant & so many of the original cast returned & tell the stories of their lives with the books & doing each of the movies & their friendship & love of each other that over 20yrs strong now. Like I think it'll blow your minds after seeing all the movies, then watching them in their 30s now (Daniel/Harry has a beard!). And I wanna see yall see that lol.

Basshead

I think the way Dumbledore delivered that line made it sound way harsher and is usually misinterpreted by viewers. It would have been closer to his intention if he emphasized the word you: "Don't tell me now YOU've grown to care for the boy" DD didn't imply that he never cared for Harry; rather, DD is surprised how much Snape actually cares about Harry, considering how hard he has been on him. Obviously, we know now its more of a tough love situation.

Basshead

Another cool detail about Snape's story is that growing up with Harry Potter, not all of the books or movies were released yet. Obviously, because she was still creating it. But throughout each story, the little clues and details about Snape being a TRIPLE AGENT were consistent all the way back to Sorcerer's Stone. Which means Jk Rowling planned it from the VERY BEGINNING

Chandra

Alan Rickman was a great actor and Snape was a good villain but I don’t hold him in the same reverence as so many others. As a fan of the books and the movies I understand the desire to look past Snape’s misdeeds because of how he ended, but I can’t. I could probably forgive everything he did up until he began working for Dumbledore if he’d actually changed and become a decent person. Even though he was a Death Eater and either murdered/tortured people or stood by while it happened. Of course, if Voldemort hadn’t targeted Lily, Snape would have still been a Death Eater and ended up in Azkaban or dead. I suppose people make mistakes and can learn from them. He hadn’t. Snape literally bullied and abused Harry (and he treated Neville even worse in the books) from the moment he set foot in Hogwarts. Out of hate and jealousy of James. James was no bully. He and Snape had the same relationship as Draco and Harry. Snape went out of his way to be mean and antagonistic to a child, the child of the woman he claimed to still love. It doesn’t sit well with me that Harry named his son after him. But after all that, I hope you guys react to the Harry Potter Reunion on HBO that came out last year. It really was amazing for all of us that followed the movies for so long.

Kristin D

Very clear and concise summation of Snape. During my time on an HP forum during the releasing of all the books, this was a big discussion, abut Snape's abuse of Harry and others.

Kristin D

I think this did this pretty earlier on and Amber turned out to be a Hufflepuff (very fitting), and grudgingly Jay is Slytherin (though we know that Slytherins are not all bad).

Marie247Art

If Snape was kind to Harry Potter and Neville....it would have blown his cover. Look how Draco's dad treated Harry. That is how Snape treated him also in front of others especially since they were not slytherin and parents were in the Order

Alicia

They did take the sorting hat quiz, but I can’t remember if it was on Pottermore or which site. Jay was a Slytherin, and Amber was a Hufflepuff. I didn’t know there was a wand quiz—I’ll have to check it out

Alicia

I remembered an interview I saw that Alan Rickman had done after Harry Potter. Apparently, he was the only one to whom JK Rowling gave insight into the arc and fate of his character, and he was sworn to secrecy. He didn’t even discuss in interviews what he was told, long after the fact. So he would make certain choices in playing Snape that the director sometimes even questioned, but that he did as the only one who knew how he’d end, basically. I definitely still need to read the books to get the full story myself, but I love knowing these little tidbits about the movie, along with what people who’ve read the books know as well. Also, I know we all hate Bellatrix but Helena Bonham Carter playing the scene where Bellatrix is Hermione pretending to be Bellatrix is so dang good. She’s an incredible actor who’s been in countless movies and TV shows and always seems to play some quirky character, especially having been the partner of Tim Burton for so many years.

Alicia

Snape is my favorite character from the movies, but being nearly an adult when the books came out and focused on anything but reading, I never got past the first one. I definitely need to read the rest of the series, but I am glad to see comments from people who fill in the gaps where the movies just couldn’t cover the whole story.

Kristin D

I thoroughly enjoyed your reactions to the movies. There was freshness to seeing it through your eyes. ♥ This is a great experience for me.

Darrell Johnson

The actors are the age now they were supposed to be in the epilogue scene. Too bad they can't reshoot the scene with the actors for an anniversary re-release of the movies.

Steve Sanders

I love these movies but to me the last two really did an injustice to three characters who you grew to hate over the course of the movies. The scenes that they deleted added a lot of dimension and frankly didn't take up a lot of time in the movies so it's criminal that they were left out. The first one is a Draco scene at the end of the last movie. https://youtu.be/1p2Iu8LUX1Y The other two scenes are when he's saying goodbye to the Dursleys in The Deathly Hallows part 1. They really add dimension to his Aunt Petunia and to Dudley with just a couple of lines of dialogue. https://youtu.be/jzkDRz8quKo Honestly there are several deleted scene compilations on YouTube that you could easily do reaction video to if you wanted to. I love your reactions to these movies and your music reactions. Keep it up. By the way, I'm a Ravenclaw

Michaela wright

you should watch fantastic beasts and where to find them its a precule to harry potter

Steven Kapaun

At 1 hour and 5 minutes in the movie, as they're running across the battle, they go running past all the things they came up with at school over the years. They avoid a giant troll and the big thing they hide behind is a giant chess piece from year one. There are the giant spiders from year two, and then there's a wolf and the dementors from year three. I've watched the entire series so many times, I'm not sure how many times but it's probably seven or eight times by now. It still gets to me when I watch Snape's memories. At that time we, as viewers, aren't supposed to be all too shaken up by his passing. But I can't help thinking how Harry must have been feeling being right there to witness something like that. Powerless to help, he couldn't have done anything and he couldn't have let Voldemort know he was there. At that time Harry would've still pretty much hated Snape but I'm pretty sure he still wouldn't have been okay with just letting him be attacked. The thing that also gets me every time is the last thing Snape says to Harry "Look at me, you have your mother's eyes." The last thing he wants to see is that part of Harry that reminds him of Lilly. He also tells Harry he has his mother's eyes, and in Snape's memory, he says that he'll always love Lilly. He says this as if to tell Harry, I loved your mother and I love you too. The reason that Harry could choose to come back is that he had the invisibility cloak and the resurrection stone, and even though he didn't have it at the time, he still had the elder wand. He didn't physically have the elder wand, but it still answered his because he disarmed Draco and the wand answered to him. He had all three deathly hallows which meant he was the master of death and could come back if he choose. When Narcissa, Draco's mother, checked if Harry was dead, he had already come back. She knew this and asked him if he knew if Draco was alive. You can see that Harry does nod his head only slightly and Narcissa lies to Voldemort that Harry was dead. Another thing is Harry's two sons. On their trunks, their initials are JSP and ASP, James Sirius Potter and Albus Severus Potter

Mary Alice

I know I’ve made other posts, but this is one last thing I’ve always thought about. I’ve always wondered if Harry cleared Snape‘s name. In front of the entire school, he called Snape out for killing Dumbledore. I wonder if he went back and said hey guys, Snape wasn’t bad. He was the bravest man I knew. The reason why I wonder is because of course Snape specifically told Dumbledore not to tell anybody about what he was going to do and protecting Harry. Sure he named his son after Snape, what did he clear his name?

Dawnie Haywood

I thoroughly enjoyed rewatching this whole series along with you guys, and reliving some amazing memories while doing so. I both read most of the books and watched the movies as they were released, and the rollercoaster of emotions through them was definitely brought back to me. I never FULLY hated Snape, even though reading him killing Dumbledore in the book left me with a huge WTF moment going on in my head. This is still one of my favorite series of books and movies, right up there with LOTR and The Hobbit, though I know a lot of people did not like The Hobbit movies, and I can understand why from a book reader’s standpoint. I’m kinda sad that the only LOTR full length reaction you have on you Patreon is the last one, as well as it appears the only extended edition of the bunch. I haven’t watched the theatrical versions in years, because the extended editions added so much with the very little bits that were added. Hopefully you guys do get around to The Hobbit trilogy and opt for the extended editions. They would be equally as fun to watch along with as Harry Potter has been. Take care!

Meg Woodcraft

Yo loved watching these with you guys, renewed my patreon so I could watch the whole last movie with you coz I knew it'd be good, but there's no sound on the movies now? Is that a permanent thing, what's the deal?

BRT

I agree. The scene with Draco I especially wish had been included in the theatrical release. Since Draco was Harry's first nemesis upon re-entering the Wizarding world, his moment of redemption would have been quite meaningful.

CeeCee

Omg, Amber you got me in ny feels! I've read the book and seen the film so many times but your reaction made me feel it for the first time all over again! Great reaction, guys. You both getting teary over Daddy Harry was everything

Paul-Mihail Draghioiu

Harry snapping the Elder Wand in half was a dumb movie retcon. In the books that wand is indestructible. He uses it to repair his original wand(wands can't usually be repaired, but the Elder Wand is so powerful normal rules don't apply to it) Once his original is repaired he hides the Elder Wand, concluding that it's too powerful and too much of a threat to be kept around in the open

Neville L

Harry does not survive because of the deathly hallows. While mastery of the elder wand played a part in his victory during his final duel with Voldemort, it is not the reason he is able to come back. He comes back because Voldemort took in a part of Lily’s sacrifice when using Harry’s blood to remake his body during Goblet of Fire. By absorbing Harry’s blood, Voldemort tethered Harry to life for as long as Voldemort is also alive. Thus, Voldemort’s killing curse destroyed the vulnerable horcrux, but not Harry’s currently invulnerable soul/body. The resurrection stone in no way brings people back to life, it only creates a brief spiritual representation of them, and Harry also drops the stone before being hit with the killing curse in both movie and book, so he no longer even has it at that point. The books, mostly through dumbledore, tell us repeatedly that it’s not Harry’s power as a wizard (and by extension his eventual usage of the elder wand) that makes him strong. It is his ability to love and be loved (directly correlated by his sacrifice to protect hogwarts combatants and Lily’s sacrifice to protect him as a baby) that ensure his survival in the end.

Neville L

He did. In the book, Harry and Voldemorts final confrontation is witnessed by everyone at Hogwarts. The two of them converse for several minutes with everyone else listening. Harry revealing to Voldemort that Snape was no longer his from the moment Lily became a target is one of the center points of the conversation. Everyone present at the time hears this.

Mary Alice

That’s right. Believe it or not, I did read the books but it’s been a while. Ironically two of the things that ticked me off about the movie was that Harry and Voldemort‘s final battle did not happen in the great Hall, and that they didn’t show Harry repairing his old wand with the elder wand. And then putting the elder wand back into Dumbledore‘s tomb. I really wish they would’ve added those two things in the movie. Thank you for that.

Antwan V

Apparently according to J.K. Rowling when she finished the final book she was in some sort of a grieving situation, because when she finished the book, it felt like she lost her friends she held so dear. so for a few weeks, she was in a great depression of loss Because of Harry Potter, Hermione and Ron and that universe. Just like we felt when the books and movies ended 😂🙏🏽 Great reaction guys, glad you liked this franchise. Read the books, watched the films, saw ‘Harry Potter and the cursed child' in Melbourne, Australia. Which is where I live 😂 Hopefully they turn that into a film as well very soon seeing as every actor is a bit older now. Would be a great movie for the fans. Thank you guys, all the best 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

BRT

They should have at least had him do a massive "Reparo" on Hogwarts 😂

Dawn Barnes

Replying a year later, LOL — to say James Potter was SO a bully. The books & movies made that pretty clear (don't forget the scene where Harry sees into Snape's memories of James stringing him upside down while everyone laughs). It was also a good storytelling choice to not make James Potter a Gary Stu. I would also say that Snape "learned" from his mistakes over time. The resentment he used to feel when Harry was a child had gone by the time Harry got older. Of course it doesn't excuse his previous behavior, but I think by the time of Snape's death, his actions overall proved that he loved Harry's mother more than he loved anything else, and he remained loyal to the "good" side all those years, which included protecting Harry and being loyal to Dumbledore. So for those reasons, I completely understand why Harry wanted to honor him by giving his son Snape's name.