Did Philosopher’s Stone Predict EVERYTHING? | Harry Potter Film Theory 

I feel like it all fits together so well!!

I love that this theory perpetuates the “I open at the close” sentiment. To have the events/plots of the series summarized in both the first and last books without it being super obvious is just perfection in my opinion

There's something else for the Potion's riddle, which I saw online. All of the potions correspond with a Defence teacher. There are three poisons, which represent Quirell, Crouch and Carrow. They are all killers, jsut like poison. The two nettle wines are Lockhart and Umbridge. Neither the wine nor the teachers are helpful, but neither are deadly, either. Lupin represents the potion that takes you back. He was friends with Harry's dad, and helped Harry learn about the past. Finally, the potion that moves you forwards represents Snape. His memories were the cause of Harry sacrificing himself, which drove the Battle at Hogwarts forwards, and helped the light win, the same way the potion helped Harry win. Now, I will add a bit of my own connections to this forshadowing. Hermione obviously trusted the forwards and backwards potion. In the books, Hermione trusted Lupin in spite of him being a werewolf. Later in the book series, she also trusted Snape in spite of Harry and Ron's negative propoganda. Even with so many potions, the real obstacle was always the riddle itself. Just like how through all the problems Harry faced, the real problem was always Riddle. Yep. That's it. :)

And the Mirror allows Harry to see his parents, not unlike how he Resurrection Stone allows him to do the same

For the last room, a mirror is where you look at yourself, and its like harry realizing that he is the last horcrux.

In many ways, Philosophers Stone is like a quick summary of the whole series. There is a monster in a girls bathroom. Harry first meets Voldemort in the aftermath of events involving Hagrid and dragons. There are secret rooms in the castle that no one knew about, that are essential to the entire plot. There is a piece of Voldemort living inside other people. Snape seems like the bad guy, but actually he was helping out Harry in secret the whole time. Harry wakes up after a near-death experience, to have a private chat with Dumbledore. Slytherin has a comfortable lead against Gryffindor, but in the end, Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Neville defeat Slytherin, but only barely.

Skimmed right past the fact that they didn't have to do anything to beat he troll chamber, eluding to the fact that Umbridge didn't allow them to do magic in her class. Also possibly that they fought the troll outside of it's intended place, which could be a metaphor for Dumbledore's Army.

The fact that the entrance is on the 3rd floor is genius. Because who would ever think "secret basement entrance must be on the 3rd floor, let's start our search there!"

The troll is what brought Harry, Ron, and Hermione together, which in turn led the three of them to bring together Dumbledore’s Army in book 5. Also may I just say, everyone in this comment section, reading all of your analogies are just so satisfying to hear. They fit together like a puzzle that wasn’t designed to fit together

There's two details I want to add to that theory : The Key room : As you said, the solution is the silver winged key, which is a grey flying creature. In Prisoner, Harry rescues Sirius thanks to Buckbeak, a grey flying creature. The Mirror of Erised : The Mirror shows you your deepest desire, and at one point, Dumbledore's deepest desire was the Deathly Hallows

Also in the Mirror room in the Philosopher's stone, Harry defeats Voldemort by his mother's blood protection. Voldy couldn't touch him that day. And yet again in Deathly Hallows, Dumbledore tells Harry at the mind's King's Cross that Voldemort taking his blood kept the Protection alive.

When I first saw "Goblet of Fire", I remember thinking that the cemetery statues looked a great deal like the chess pieces in "Philosopher's Stone". I count that as yet another example of foreshadowing. (8/7/2021)

Can I ask how Fred and George weren’t at least tempted to try and go through the locked door that everyone was told they couldn’t go through. Especially as it’s filch that is seen patrolling the area

Also, the last parallel is that there is another mirror important to the plot of the Deathly Hallows, one that has a tie to a Dumbledore... *cough cough rip Dobby cough*

Book 4 is also where Harry and Ron’s friendship was tested the most when the stopped speaking and then Harry saved Ron in the lake, and the chess game is where Harry almost looses Ron first, it’s how Dumbledore knows Ron will always want to come back

I think during the Wizards chess portion, Ron being injured and falling back while Harry proceeds on his own, encouraged by Hermione's faith in him, isn't foreshadowing Cedric's death in the Goblet of Fire, but instead foreshadows Ron's anger toward Harry over thinking he put his name in the goblet. He falls back, and for a large portion of the book, though he has Hermione's encouragement, Harry must be brave and proceed without his best friend.

Another chess connection: The plan to win is often intricate with many parts and many pieces, and Voldemort’s plan was also very intricate and had many parts and pieces on the board , but in the end , the intricate plan still falls based of one tiny details, even though Voldemort was very powerful, his simple enemy still thought of a way he didn’t see, which can happen in chess, and isn’t that rare

Theory: Devil Snare was meant to be Neville's obstacle, because Dumbledore thought that he will come with them. Harry - keys (quidditch) Ron - chess Hermione - potions riddle

One more thing for the Devil's Snare plant is the fact the womping willow that Ron and Harry crash into when arriving in the flying car at Hogwarts

Here a other connection between the mirror and the deathly hallows: in both of them, Snape is revealed to not be the bad guy.

There is also another thing about the mirror of erised. It had the philosopher's stone in it, which can extend your life, basically cheating death. However, after a while, it's clear that the longer you stay alive, the more you're a shell of yourself. Nicholas Flamel is definitely an example of that. He was only in his 600s and yet was so frail physically that you couldn't touch him without nearly breaking him. He just looked like death in the fantastic beasts movies and was ready for death (no longer cared about making an elixir from the philosopher's stone). In the seventh book, you have the resurrection stone, hidden inside of a GOLDEN snitch, which is also a way to cheat death. However, the people who come back with that are also just shells of their former selves.

One comparison you missed is that Harry compares the chess pieces to tombstones before he can see the properly. I don't know if that's movie-only, though: I can't remember that part in the book accurately.

Gravity pulls at 9.8m/s². That squared is really important. It changes it from pulling at a steady speed (9.8m/s) to actually accelerating 9.8m/s every second.

Regarding Flitwick's obstacle: flying keys might also symbolize Sirius and Buckbeak flying to escape

Rowling actually did say that she had to re-write the first chapter of Book 1 over and over because it kept giving away everything in the whole series. Therefore, it makes sense that she would have found a way to incorporate hints of the rest of the series within the first book.

It could be the "third floor" of Hogwarts but that part of the castle is more uphill so there isn't a second or first floor below it, just the ground.

Also also actually actually, you missed the biggest foreshadowing in the entire first book! After the trio first learn of the three-headed dog, Hermoine famously says "Now, if you two don't mind, I'm going to bed before either of you come up with another clever idea to get us all killed, or worse, expelled." What spell does Harry use to beat the Killing Curse time and time again? *Expelliarmus*

The troll is also the room where they don't have to do anything practical because of the current DADA prof. and ootp is the year they don't actually study DADA practically because of the DADA prof. The DH room is also when harry finds out snape was trying to save him and another parrallel is that harry finally comes face to face with voldemort. Its also the room that has a significantly powerful object that many people have "wasted away not knowing if what they have seen is real or even possible" this could represent the hunt for the hallows. The philosopher stone could also be foreshadowing the resurrection stone, both were previously in the possesion of dumbledore before harry.

To the point about the key room, book 3 is the only book where we have full descriptions of all of harry's quidditch matches, get updates on how the other teams are doing in their matches, and its the book where they finally win the quidditch cup!!! Over all it feels like the book where quidditch is most important!!!

You didn't mention that the wings of the keys can be seem as a nod to Buckbeak/Witherwing, given the fact Sirius escaped on him, the winged silver key can be seen as foreshadowing his escape.

Ok, imagine Voldy playing chess with Harry. And then having a heated argument about the rules.

I just noticed something today in my listen through of the first book (Jim Dale audiobooks) that the nightmare Harry has in his first year after the first feast (end of Chapter 7) is really important too. He dreams that professor Quirrel’s turban is talking to him, saying his destiny is to be in Slytherin. When he protests it squeezes at him. Malloy laughs at him, and turns into Snape, then he sees the flash of green light. It’s interesting that Voldemort has access enough to Harry’s mind to present himself as his half form, even that early on. The connection between Draco and Snape is foreshadowed, even the fact that they both end up being similarly redeemed evil people.

This video reminds me of those conspiracy theory videos where they see the most random things in anything, then say "ah yes here you see the number 3 which confirms that teapots are in fact the illuminati". Point is, you can make anything predict anything if you just find the right details.

Also, for the potions riddle, it’s just Harry and Hermione. And in Slighorns slug club it’s just Harry and Hermione

I love how poetic it is. Especially mirror and Deathly Hallows. Also Dumbledore said that Harry was worthy to unite the Hallows because he did not want this - just like the mirror and Philosophers Stone! 😀

It’s crazy how we are still talking about the books and movies still with new theories and new information. So timeless

I was really confused about the troll connection until he mentioned Umbridge. Brilliant 😆

Also for the winged keys, sirius was the potters secret keeper(keyper more like), and the key to the potters(peter) had fallen into voldemorts hands in 1991 and again in PoA.

Real Life Rowling: Dang, this theory is good. I just picked random things. Social Media Rowling: It’s about time somebody discovered my cleverly layered plans.

Doylesian explanation: Rowling loves symmetry (The final battle also reflects the events of the entire series). Holmesian explanation: Dumbledore is a seer and planned it all deliberately to prepare the trio for the next seven years.

The exact imagery and parallels might not have been intended from the beginning, but J.K. Rowling was absolutely aware of the story structure and no doubt built the seven books and the seven trials around the same framework.

Why did Barty Crouch Jr quit drinking? It was making him Moody

The fall could also represent the "slide" down into the chamber.

You could also add that falling all the way down into the devil's snare was alluding to both where the chamber of secrets was situated (under the castle) and how the characters entered it (falling down the chute in the lavatory)

The last obstacle: you missed this similarity ….. this is Dumbledore‘s obstacle and we learn about Dumbledore in deathly hallows

Witches and Wizards seem to be resilient to skull fractures. They fall to great heights but the worst injury they can get is a broken arm. Remember when Newt gave Jacob the helmet at chest plate before they approached the Erumpent? Jacob asked why he needed to wear a helmet, and Newt simply answered, "Because your skull is susceptible to breakage under immense force." And yeah, Newt clearly told Jacob beforehand that their physiologies are different because Jacob's a muggle. When Nivelle Longbottom was young (and still figuring out if he is a wizard), he fell off a window and survived, much to his aunt and uncle's delight because it means he's not a squib. So Harry, Ron, and Hermoine falling from such a great height will not really hurt them that much. But I wonder if a muggle fell from that height, will he or she survive the fall? So that's a theory that I want to hear. How different are the physiologies between Muggles and Wizards?

I think it was meant to be really light forshadowing (Like each task sort of reminds you of something important in each book), not quite as deep as you took it. But yeah, it totally all adds up. Fluffy = Hagrid Devil's Snare = Snakes Flying Keys = Quidditch (Harry's third year is the first time he wins the quidditch cup) Chess = Games/sports Troll = (This one is up to interpretation, could represent Umbridge, or schoolwork) Potions Test = Snape Mirror = Dumbledore (It's interesting how he plays an even more important role after he dies)

I would also add that the challenge with the keys is about getting through a door, kind of like the dreams about the door in the ministry, or has links to the veil. And the mirror at the end reminds me alot of the resurrection stone, when he first finds the mirror, it mirrors nicely with seeing his dead love ones at the end

Also GoF is the most complicated in terms of characters and solving the game until the very end when the last move is made. It is the book with the most mystery in it with several grey characters that could be the bad guy to end the game. Ludo Bagman, Barty Crouch Sr., Barty Crouch Jr., Karkaroff, Snape, and so on. Like a game of chess with many figures.

Calculating how far and fast they fell is so MatPat I thought you'd make a corny pun and say, "REMEMBER, that's just a theory, a FILM theory aaaaaaaaaaaandddddd CUT"

For the troll room, the troll was defeated by someone else. Just like Dumbledore and the Phoenix lot defeated Voldemort and his death eaters at the ministry.

Another interesting point in Harry and Voldemort being inverse mirrors of each other is that Harry has green eyes and shoots out a red spell, the Disarming Charm, while Voldemort had red eyes and shot out the green spell of the Killing Curse. Also, was it the same as in /The Goblet of Fire/ in which their two colliding spells turned gold in the middle? There's the gold created by the Philosopher's Stone, if so. :)

I think another connection between the potions and Half- Blood Prince is how at the end of the room, Hermione is left behind, leaving Harry to go on by himself. Hermione, the genius, the one with all the answers, the one who guided Harry throughout their investigation, is suddenly taken away from Harry, who has to face Voldemort without her. Just like how Dumbledore is suddenly taken away at the end of Half-Blood Prince.

So.. Voldy wanted to split his soul into seven. He wanted to do this because he believed the number was especially magical/powerful. But do we ever find out if it actually affects anything? Like, this LITERALLY sets up the whole plot!

the Mirror of Erised could also represent that Harry looked into the piece of mirror he got from Sirius to ask Aberforth "DUMBLEDORE" for help....the Mirror of Erised was Albus "DUMBLEDORE's" obstacle....and Albus (A DUmbledore) said, "Help will always be given to those at Hogwarts who ask for it." later amended to "Help will always be given to those at Hogwarts who deserve it."...in Philosopher's stone, Harry looked into Albus "Dumbledore's" mirror for help to fight Quirrell and got it....in Deathly Hallows, Harry looked into Aberforth "Dumbledore's" mirror for help to escape Malfoy Manor and got it

In book 1 hagrid giving Harry the flute to battle fluffy can elude to hagrid taking hagrid to diagon alley to purchase his wand, a tool he would use to battle Voldemort. Going through the fire alone show the final battle would end in a 1on1.

something that has always fascinated me is just how much was set up in the Chamber of Secrets that had pay-offs in the later books house-elves, the borrow, Mundungus Fletcher, Cornelius Fudge, Lucius Malfoy, the Whomping Willow, Fawkes, polyjuice potion, squibs, Expelliarmus, Floo power, almost every harry looks at in Borgin and Burkes (which include Draco Malfoy's hand-of-glory, the necklace that curses Katie Bell in book 6, and The Vanishing cabinet) the four founders, the Headmaster's office, Azkaban, The sword of Gryffindor, and freakin Horcruxes, And that just off the top of my head without rereading the book im sure there is more that i didnt catch or think of

Remember the spell Fred and George gave Ron to turn scabbers Yellow? What if the the reason it didn't work wasn't because they were messing with him but because he wasn't an actual rat and was foreshadowing for him being an Animagus

Wouldn't you just love to see the list of creatures Hagrid is allowed to keep at the school?

You could also say in the potion room that Hermione is trying to figure out a riddle. Just like Harry and dumbledore do in HBP. Figure out a riddle

I think that all of these references and foreshadowing are a lot more symbolic than physical is the book. For example, in the Deathly Hallows, Harry spends a lot of time questioning himself, and the mirror could stand to show his self reflection. I also think that the Devils Snare could show the grimness of the Chamber of Secrets. During that book, nobody knows who to trust, everyone is second guessing and becoming suspicious of others. Its kind of like what Luna said in the Phoenix movie: Voldemort is trying to split everyone apart because they are less of a threat alone. The vines of the grim period are splitting them apart, capturing them in the time, making them vulnerable. Anyway, just some thoughts from someone who has read the series too many times.

There's also the fact that Harry sees his loved ones in the mirror of Erised and Harry sees his loved ones in the 7th book.

Harry Potter is such a well crafted story it’s honestly a great reminder to plan out things so you can plant super subtle foreshadowing that’s not discovered until years later and also deliver the most satisfying payoffs (also a really off topic side note but I would love to see you guys cover the Dune series)

This was actually a surprisingly good and well-fitting theory regardless of whether or not it was intended to be foreshadowing. Really interesting break-down of all the obstacles as well. Not that I would expect anything less from this channel!

Another fun connection between the fifth book and the troll room is that opposite the Room of Requirement hangs the tapestry of Barnabas the Barmy getting beaten by trolls because he's trying to teach them ballet.

It really wouldn't surprise me if JK had a loose outline, for example that each book focused around one subject, charma, transfiguration etc. I think it could have a grain of truth in it. Remember as well that she studied myth and folklore at university, this kind of foreshadowing happens all the time in classic myth.

Something you missed in order of the Phoenix is that toncs keeps tripping over the troll leg

Another note about the Chess Room is that the chess room is when Ron separates from Harry and Hermione. In Goblet of Fire Ron is upset with Harry for a good portion of the book and they aren’t speaking

The biggest connection in Year 5 wasn't even mentioned. Tonks always stumbles over a troll foot broom holder at Grimauld Place 12

So what happened to Fluffy after Philosopher's stone? Maybe Hagrid found somewhere for him in the forest? Or does he live behind Hagrid's hut and go on walks with Fang?

you missed that in the chess challenge, Ron gets separated from the rest, and in the Goblet of Fire, what happens? He gets jealous and stops hanging out with Harry.

Never in my life would I think about this theory but it fits SO WELL! Oh my gosh! And also in Philosopher’s Stone Harry sees his parents and then in Deathly Hallows Harry sees all his parental figures (including his actual parents) once he has the stone

I thought the chess set was supposed to be linked to the battle of hog warts where mcgonagal uses the same sort of magic as the set but on a much much larger scale with stone people and ron being injured could be a foreshadow to another weasley dying in that war

I think it says a lot about the author and what kind of writer she is, that there's definitely a pattern here, and even more repeated trends than was pointed out in the video. It's a very good series.

The key they have to look out for in the third room had its wing broken by an agent of voldemort, symbolizing how Sirius lost his freedom through the actions of Peter.

BTW, Jay, I noticed that the flying key obstacle could also signify how, in the third book, Harry keeps on being offered false explanations (read: false keys) for the Sirius Black situation, but he still manages to find the truth in the end.

wow, you really have me here. most of the video i was like 'no this is all just sorting out the things that fit so ist seems about right but isnt' but in the end, i'm just convinced. This is so good, and beautiful. i was always wondering why the kids had to face so many obstacles in the end of the first book while in the other ones i feel like they are always facing just one main evil.

"I guess Snape wasn't technically a bad guy.... NOT A GREAT GUY THOUGH!" 😂🤣 ❤️🙌

Lockhart was A bad guy, but not THE bad guy. His bad guy-ness was unrelated to the main plot.

Haven’t watched the whole video yet, but actually at the Greenbriar Resort in West Virginia the secret entrance to the underground nuclear bunker was actually accessed from the second floor. It was done that way on purpose because people expected it to be underground. In reality it was built into the side of the mountain. This is actually readily verifiable now and I was actually there about 8 years ago. It was quite an experience.

The 300 foot drop before the snare represents dobby warning of not to come to school and Harry falls because of a bludger in the book.

Did quirrel go try the obstacles before the night when he actually met Harry at the mirror? Like did he go through all the obstacles and come back, figure out how to get through them, then return and try the remaining ones? Or did he do it all in one go after he learned fluffys weakness

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I have heard this theory before and I feel like it all fits. The other one I read about and found fitted well was that the middle book, "Goblet" was a mirror and the books on each side of it reflected each other. "Azkaban" and "Phoenix", "Chamber" and "Prince" then "Stone" and "Hallows". These books are pairs with comparing and contrasting features. For example; Hagrid brings Harry to the Dursleys in "Stone" and he takes him from the Dursleys in "Hallows". Ron and Harry use Polyjuice to become Crabbe and Goyle to find out Draco's secrets in "Chamber" and Crabbe and Goyle use Polyjuice in "Prince" to protect Draco's secrets. We meet Sirius in "Azkaban" and he dies in "Phoenix". There were other instances for each pair of books. I think it is fascinating.

This is such an incredible video and analysis by the way. Excellent job!!!

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Philosopher’s Stone = The Simpsons Cause they both predict everything

Three point of foreshadowing in the challenges was firstly the fact that the 5th challenge was a defense against the dark arts challenge, in the 5th book Harry was the real defense against the dark arts teacher. Secondly also in the 5th Harry didn't beat the troll, that could foreshadow his inability to beat Voldemort's plan(the 5th was Querills work) and needing help. Then lastly the 6th challenge where Harry had to go on alone, may foreshadow the death of Dumbledore, and the feeling of being truly alone and solely responsible for his future.

To be fair, Dark Souls’ Basement Key opens a door at the top of a towering bridge, leading to a long ladder to the bottom layer of the city. So it’s not like Hogwarts is the only place with weird basement door locations.

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basically, philosopher's stone summarized the whole HP plot and themes and such

I think each of the obstacles the Trio actually does could be less-dangerous versions of things that happen later, discounting the troll (cuz they don't actually fight it) and starting with Chamber of Secrets instead of Philosopher's Stone. - Fluffy: is a scary monster in a secret chamber, pretty clear connection to Chamber of Secrets - Devil's Snare: big constricting plant = big hitting plant (Whomping Willow, very important in Book 3), plus the plants are both helpful as well as hurtful and can be neutralized. Devil's snare: starts to constrict them but also protects them from the fall, easily bypassed with fire/calm presence (book/movie). Whomping Willow attacks those who come near it but protects Lupin by hiding the entrance to the Shrieking Shack, can be neutralized by pressing a specific part of the trunk - Keys: Goblet of Fire is a big year for flying, too. Quidditch is played on brooms, there is a huge Quidditch match to start the book. Harry uses flying to defeat the dragon, which leads him to the key to the next task (ie the egg). The big silver cup at the end: Voldemort's key to his rise to power - Chess set: OotP is a lot like a chess game. On one side, you have Chess Master Dumbledore using the teachers and Dumbledore's Army as his pieces. On the other side, the Ministry uses Umbridge, the news, other students as pawns against Dumbledore. Harry is treated like a chess piece a lot in this book, with Dumbledore or the Ministry pulling all the strings (almost gets expelled by the ministry, Dumbledore shows up at his trial. Dumbledore refuses to tell him everything, while the ministry tries to gaslight him about what he saw. They're fighting over him because he's a valuable piece, for very different reasons.) Then Half-blood Prince and Deathly Hallows are the same as what SCB said in the video.

J, next time you should pay the Physics budget :P "Accelerating at the speed of gravity" made me giggle hihihihi

Okay, when I first clicked on this I thought J was going to say each room represents one of the Horcuxes not books. Fluffy = Diary, Devil's Snare = Locket, Keys = Ring, Chess = Diadem, Troll = Nagini, Mirror = Harry But that is so not where he took this lol. Really liked it though!

You just made me rethink the first two books in the first minute

Jay you missed Hagrid's biggest contribution to the plot... he was the one that made Harry not want to be a Slytherin and told him it was the house Voldemort was in, therefore ensuring Harry would ask the sorting hat to not be in Slytherin which was the house the hat originally wanted to put him in. Had Harry been a Slytherin the entire story would have when very different and being that Ron and Hermione were sorted into Gryffindor first.

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I also think that the devilsnare represents Harry and Ron crashing into the whomping willow at the start of chamber of secrets!

Here's a new One for you. I don't know of it's really accurate, but Snape never seems to teach by the book, he always Just writes the potion on the blackboard. Could that be the real reason for Hermione doing poorly in HBP while Harry does well? Hermione doesn't have Snape's corrections anymore and so She looks limited. Harry however still has Snape's corrections, but Snape himself Is not there ti torment him and so he can actually focus and enjoy the class, getting better results

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