We still use the term squib often here in the states, at least in the gun community. A “squib load” typically means a round that malfunctioned and the bullet is now stuck in the barrel of the firearm.
In the UK it's a piece of disposable wood used to light things similar to a match but can't be struck. We have an expression "damp squib" which means something useless
A lot of these are a bit obscure, but I knew most of them. Fact 4 however... Anyone who doesn't realize that Harry came to and left Privet drive in the exact same way clearly never read the books or watched the movies! In fact, one only has to watch the seventh movie or read the seventh book because *Hagrid says this to Harry* when everyone is dividing up into the groups for the seven Potters. Here is an additional fun fact that some fans might not have caught: In book seven while everyone is on the run, Ron discovers a secret wizard radio program called Potterwatch. The people on the show use codenames so as not to be discovered by the death eaters. Most of the code names are very obvious. For example: Lee Jordan uses the code name River. I would wager that is because of the River Jordan. Remus Lupin uses the code name Romulus, which is simply the name of the other brother from the Founding of Rome Myth.
Odd that, long before he was bitten, Remus' parents named him such, even though his surname was already Lupin. It's almost is though they were dooming him to his fate.
Fun fact, according to lore people used to visit seers (i cant remember the exact term) to have them look into the childs future and come up with a suitable name for them. Im not saying thats what his parents did but its possible.
In the first book Harry is given a 50 piece pence for Christmas from the Dursley’s. But before that the first gift we are told he is given from them is an old pair of socks, that he later gives to Dolby in prisoner of askaban for a gift. The 3rd present he is given to by the Dursley’s that we know of is a toothpick. These represent the cloak, stone and wand. These socks are mentioned a number of times in the books. Also they are handed down and shared multiple times just like the cloak. The coin is given to Ron without a second thought. As Harry would have used it on him being his first true friend, at the time. And the toothpick is to only be used by one person. Just like the elder wand. Also wanted to mention that this is the order in which he collects the hallows. Also it is not mentioned in the books if Harry used the toothpick, but if he did he only used it once just as he only used the elder wand once.
Squib is actually still used today on movie sets. It's what holds a blood pack and when someone in the scene gets hit it explodes making it look like they were hit that little explosive charge is called a squib
One other thing about the socks Harry received as meager gifts from the Dursleys is that in literature, socks symbolize family. I have interpreted this to mean that Aunt Petunia was -- in her own way -- signaling her acceptance of Harry as a family member.
@@Based808it's paralleled through a lot of things, but I'm not sure it directly means that. You gotta admit they come up a lot though, dobby, dursleys, Dumbledore, etc
@@calemroberts2941 I agree it comes up a lot. But the original comment seems to suggest sock as family are a theme in wider literature, not just Harry Potter.
You're right, I didn't catch that. . Tbh I'm a pretty avid reader, and I uhh haven't noticed that to be the case. I feel like most stories don't even mention socks lol, even ones in which themes of family are prevelant. I've always taken socks to be a symbol related to comfort, and nonromantic love/appreciation in hp. I feel like there's a ton of examples of that, and you could even argue that the socks Dumbledore sees in the mirror of erised are pointing to him wanting love between all(non magic and the like), and the comfort he knows he'll have once his task is over. I mean, if you want to go full literature analysis mode lol.
Here in England we have the expression "a damp squib" which means a situation or event which is much less impressive than expected. It's still used today but not as common as it used to be
Ive thought I've heard ALL the HP lore.. but that last one, I admit is new & different. the Coin, toothpick, and tissue being Deathly Hallows is Bloody Brilliant when u think abt it
Squib is a commonly used term in the movie industry. It's a pyrotechnic device used most commonly to simulate a person or piece of set scenery being hit by a gunshot. Bullet Hit Squibs generally are used for pure bullet-to-scenery simulation. Blood spatter Squibs are used to simulate the results of a person being hit with a bullet (i.e the associated blood spatter that results from being shot). Pretty sure this ties into one of the original meanings of Squib as a small firecracker.
I never would've thought I'd hear a College Humor reference on this channel. Hardly Working was one of my favorite sketches from the early RU-vid days.
The only thing I didn't know was about the words Squib and Muggle. The Deathly Hallows thing I think it's a coincidence rather than a fact. I need to remember than these details are not for book readers- We know about most/all of these things. This is meant for movie watchers who didn't read the books and lost.
For the last theory, I did come up with this before ever hearing another theory a long time ago. My theory used the socks Uncle Vernon gave him for the cloak, although I did mention the tissue being possibly that as well. I officially sent an email to mugglecast explaining it on June 25 2019. I don't care to have credit for it. But to my knowledge I was the first to suggest this theory. With millions of fans I highly doubt I was the first to think of this but like I said I've never heard of it at that point.
I remember reading a short story originally published in 1932 that used the word 'muggles' in it. I thought of it when that stupid woman sued Rowling claiming she had invented the word.
Half Blood Prince is my favourite. Blindly using Sectumsempra in a close quarters duel? Hell. Yeah. A vividly painted scene in my mind, an absolute classic 💖
I think naming the the fourth book The Triwizard Tournament would have make more sense instead The Goblet Of Fire. The goblet was like one brief moment in the first quarter of the book. The tournament lasted the whole book.
2:28 it was indeed a nod to the LOTR character I know this not by this video but by JRR Tolkien daughter Priscilla Tolkien. I was very lucky to meet her in person. Sadly she pass away on 28 February 2022.
I found one. Hugo Weasley was somehow unborn, returning to his mother’s womb, never to be seen again. While his mother remained in a state of perpetual pregnancy, and required nightly child making to keep Hugo alive.
So you accept that a full multi-bedroom appartment can fit inside one small tent, or that Hermione can fit everything they need to survive Horcrux-hunting for a year inside her hand bag, but you are sceptical to 142 staircases fitting inside Hogwarts with plenty of room to spare? :p
A fifty pence coin is not round but rather a polygon shape. So not the circle from the Deathly Hallows representation but could be looked at as a flat crystal depiction I suppose.... hmm
How would any fan, nevermind BIGGEST not know #4 about the motorcylcle? It's not even like a "fun fact" it's just a thing that happened in the story. Lame.
Harry Potter and Vodermort are related and Harry Potter is more pure-blood than Vodermort which means that Vodermort didn't care about the pure-blood like he said ;the first statement I made,I have not seen in any of the books or movies or any videos that is that Harry and Vodermort are related,that is straightforward saying it
I'd noticed about the enormous number of steps a student might take during the course of a school day. Going from Hagrid's class to Trelawney's, for instance, seemed like close to a mile potentially, all uphill. That's a lot of exercise!! 🪄🔮🎱
#3 is absolutely not Gandalf. Don't call it a fact. It's speculation. The guy on the wall has the same description of Dumbledore - doesn't meant it's Dumbledore.
