And often more than Voldemort at that, which is really powerful. Makes sense though...we haven't really been given a ton of hard, visceral reasons to _HATE_ Voldemort. We know he's evil - we know he's prejudiced against mudbloods, we know he killed Harry's Parents. We watched him order Wormtail to kill Cedric. But like.....those are all things you expect from a racist psychopath with an ambition for world dominance. He's the status quo for "evil villain". But Umbridge was "just" a ministry official in pink, filling a teaching position at the local boarding school. There's no reason she had to be the way she was. But she's proof that evil has many faces and takes many forms. It isn't all demonic imagery and voodoo witchcraft. Sometimes it's as simple as someone trying to bury the truth, and willing to subdue and even harm anyone who gets in their way - and that's summing her up in as FEW words as possible....
Imelda Staunton did a fantastic job playing a character who was more hated than the story's main villain. The fact that Umbridge was more hated than Voldemort himself makes the scene where she gets carried away like firewood by the centaurs that much more satisfying. When I first saw Grawp, I thought he looked like the illustrated kid on the cover of MAD Magazine, Alfred E. Neuman. Also.... Cornelius Fudge, after seeing Voldemort: He's back.... Me, sarcastically: *Gee, if only someone said that the previous year and at the hearing. Oh, wait....*
Omg! The way that you're able to recall things from the previous movies and decipher stuff is phenomenal. I really enjoy your reactions. Keep up the good work!
Some background to give more context to the movies. No spoilers, just more context. Sirius had 3 cousins. They were the daughters of his father’s brother. The Black family believed strongly in blood purity so all of the Black children were expected to marry other Purebloods. Sirius’ oldest cousin was Bellatrix. She married Rodolphus Lestrange & she & her husband became Death Eaters. It was Bellatrix, Rodolphus & his brother Rabastan along with Barty Crouch Jr. who tortured Neville’s parents, Frank & Alice Longbottom, so severely that they lost their minds. They now are in the Permanent Spell Damage Ward of the wizard hospital, St. Mungos. The second daughter is Andromeda & she was Sirius’s favorite cousin because, like him, she didn’t believe in Blood Purity. Her parents wanted her to marry Rabastan Lestrange but she refused. Instead she was disowned by the Black family since she married muggleborn wizard Ted Tonks. They are the parents of Nymphadora Tonks - the young woman at the beginning of the movie who can change her appearance at will. Sirius’s youngest cousin was Narcissa. She married Pureblood wizard Lucius Malfoy & is the mother of Draco. Dumbledore distanced himself from Harry because he suspected Voldemort was accessing Harry’s mind. He didn’t want Voldemort to use Harry as some kind of unwitting spy. Dumbledore thought if Voldemort believed that he & Harry had the typical student/teacher interactions then Voldemort wouldn’t be tempted to invade Harry’s mind to find out what the Order of the Phoenix was up to. That’s why Dumbledore didn’t want Harry to know what the Order was doing or their plans.
RIP to the queen Maggie Smith, not only all these films but countless amazing performances throughout her career. Thanks the uploads and your commentary through this series KP, much love 💚
It always blows my mind to learn she had cancer through some of these films and was going through treatment. You’d never know it. It had to have been exhausting!
Snape couldn't let on in Umbridge's office that he knew what Harry was talking about. He did immediately alert the Order, though, which is how they were all able to arrive in the nick of time. Dumbledore took a bit longer to arrive because he was in hiding. Also, I think you're the first reactor I've seen who recognized Percy in Dumbledore's office.
To add more context to the Neville situation, his parents were tortured for information with the cruciatus curse to the point of insanity. They are now in a wizarding world hospital, which Neville and his grandmother visit often. It isn't highlighted in the movies, which is a shame, since it adds a lot to Neville's character. (Especially the part where he keeps each bubble gum wrapper his mother gives him when he visits)
I love how animated you are at the appropriate time, like we all are , even after watching the films for the umpteenth time! Thanks for these reactions!
No lie, I literally cried! She was a wonderful actress and such a brilliant person to watch on screen! But Professor Mcgonnagal is my favorite character in Harry Potter. Somehow, she made everyone feel like you could approach her, through the screen lol, she felt like a teacher but also like a grandmother. Idk how she managed to play that part with both those roles simultaneously. She’d tell you like it is, she’d be honest with you, she’d be disappointed if you didnt something you shouldn’t have, maybe sometimes amused by the antics lol, but she’d always have your back and be so proud of the person you’ve become. I absolutely loved her as this character and as an actress, just so brilliant and lovely!
So as you saw in the second film Tim Riddle was a handsome young man who took after his father who was a Muggle (Tom Sr.) after graduating from Hogwarts he traveled and learned darker magics and sacrificed parts of himself for knowledge and abilities. Also being the heir of Slytherin and his ties to snakes
14:03 Yes, and if you remember in the last film when Prof. Moody (Barty Crouch Jr.) was performing the 3 unforgivable curses in class, he used the Cruciatus Curse (The Torture curse) on the spider creature on his desk and made Neville watch it up close, that's the exact same curse that was used to torture Neville's parents... That's why Hermione cried out "Stop It! "
In Dudley's defense muggles can't see Dementors and the only person he knows who can do magic is Harry. You saw Voldemort as a young Tom Riddle in the 2nd movie. He looked handsome for years until he started delving into *really* dark magic. That started to change his looks so drastically that almost no one who knew Tom Riddle realized he was Voldemort during his first attempt to take over. The magic they used to give his fragment of soul left after his body was destroyed the tiny ugly body and sustain it finished the transformation. Voldemort is much older than Harry's Dad, Sirius, Lupin and Snape were. Voldemort was 66 in the 2nd movie. The others were (or would have been) in their 30's. Harry's parents were only about 21 when they were killed by Voldemort.
Remember Tom Riddle in Chamber of secrets? That’s what Voldemort looked like as a teenager. Normal. His snake like appearance is just the flesh sack worm tail conjured in the graveyard after killing Cedric. Also, you expressed confusion over Voldemort not being dead but also not having a body and what that means exactly. Without giving anything away, I will say that you are definitely asking the right questions and more shall be revealed…
In the books, many other students have (cruelly) given Luna Lovegood the nickname "Looney." However, Hermione herself does NOT refer to Luna with that derogatory name.
Love seeing you getting so invested in the story and well-being of the characters! Umbridge is vastly more hated than Voldemort,and I think it's because his evil is more fantastical and abstract, whereas Umbridge's evil is painfully realistic. And yes, Snape alerted the Order and Dumbledore. And you are absolutely right about Voldemort. He's an evil, despicable creature, but as a character? He definitely has a deadly kind of grace that's darkly magnetic.
Harry has to stay with the Dursley's because Harry's aunt Petunia is Harry's mother's sister. He has to live with a blood relative. When he is seventeen he will be an adult then he can move out and be on his own.
I recently listened to the audiobook of Order of Phoenix and they talk about how Lily’s defensive love spell that protects Harry extends to close blood relatives and that essentially if Aunt Petunia kicked him out it would be a death sentence stripping him of the extra mother love spell protection.
The “emotional range of a teaspoon” comment was improved. So the three of them laughing was a genuine moment. Your feelings in Umbridge is pretty universal! Even Stephen King despises her and considers are to be a truly great villain. Problem for myself is that the actress played her so well that I almost can’t hate her 😂 She did such an amazing job! So respect! But she’s still truly absolutely abhorrent!!!
You are correct: Snape understood Harry's message and passed it on to the order of the phoenix. You also noticed Ginny's power which is shown here because it was a different screen writer (she's more like book Ginny). From now onwards, the old writer returns and Ginny returns to being a 'simp'. Ron is also made the comic relief moreso as the writer wanted to put Harry and Hermione together. You are also correct: Chow is a year older in the books but in the films she becomes the same age as the trio, in that she is still at school when Nevil is in year 7 but shares none of their classes! In the books, magic galleon coins are used to summon Dumbledore's army displaying the time to meet. These were used by older students later to be summoned into battle.
I've been waiting all week for this checking everyday for ur upload. So excited. By far my favorite reaction yet can't wait for the next one its my favorite Harry Potter film
BRUV! Don't have us waiting this long for your HP reactions. I definitely had a heavy heart with Professor McGonagal passing. 🥺 Also, to answer your question about why Voldemort came back even though Dumbledore said there's no magic to bring back the dead, you HAVE to watch The Half-Blood Prince to see what happened.
Was Snape supposed to acknowledge Harry in front of Umbridge and give everything away? I am always puzzled by reactors who think characters in movies can never lie.
Just finished Maggie Smith marathon, watched a couple of other movies with her. One of em was David Copperfield mini series. Pre Harry Potter, Daniel Redcliff was there too. There were other actors from the show, like the quidditch teacher, and to my surprise, Imelda Staunton who played Umbridge. It felt like a parallel universe, a completely different vibe. Great actors and actresses, RIP Maggie Smith 🙏🌠
Voldemort didn't always look like that. We saw him as a 16-year-old in Chamber of Secrets. However, there's a reason for why he looks the way he does, but I can't say why now because that would be a spoiler :) RIP Maggie Smith
Dumbledore was a bit late to the fight because he had to 1.) wait to receive a message of some sort from someone in the Order that something was going on; and 2.) go save Umbridge from the Centaurs.
YES!!! I love your reactions. I follow a few react channels- some of them big, but yours is the best. Btw you seemed confused by Bellatrix calling Harry a half blood. Harry's mother is like Hermione, a muggle born.
Snape couldn't let Umbridge see that he knew what Harry was talking about or that he was inclined to help him. That's why he played dumb. I wish they could have conveyed this better in the movie but it's hard when everything's from Harry's perspective.
Umbridge was even WORSE in the books. Thank you for putting these out as quick as you are🎉🎉 nothing is worse than reactors taking weeks/months in between movies! Love these reactions ❤
Voldemort looked human. This is his new body. Voldemort didn't die. His body was destroyed when he tried to kill Harry but "for some reason explained later" he didn't die. When Harry's mom sacrificed her life for her son, it created a protection spell around Harry. He has to stay with family for it to keep working. Dumbledore figured that out early and makes sure Potter stays with them.
Not sure about the films, but in the books, Cho is a year older than Harry, and Cedric was three years older than Harry. Also, no, Harry's dad and Tom Riddle did not go to Hogwarts at around the same time. Voldemort is in his late 60s/early 70s, but his appearance has been so altered by his evil magic that it's impossible to tell his actual age. Hagrid went to Hogwarts at around the same time as Tom Riddle, but was a few years younger than him. Dumbledore is well over 100 years old. Although wizards are not immortal, they are very long-lived, and remain healthy and vigorous at ages 100+. The films kind of messed up with the casting for Harry's parents, as they look like they are in their mid to late 30s in flashbacks, but actually they were in their early 20s when they had Harry. Sirius, Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, Harry's parents and Snape were all in the same year at Hogwarts, so Lupin, Sirius, Pettigrew and Snape are meant to be in their 30s at the time of the events of the books (again, the films have age the characters up by casting actors in their 40s and 50s to portray them). Lucius Malfoy was at Hogwarts at around the same time as them, but was a few years older.
Hermione put a spell on the parchment they signed their name on. So if anyone snitched, they had a severe case of acne across the face spelling SNEAK. Cho the Ho's friend Marietta was the sneak, not Cho.
The prophecy was about Harry, which shows that Harry is way more powerful than Voldemort, but he marks him as his equal, as both of them are Half blood & Harry's parents defeated him thrice, that's why he wanted to kill Harry when he was just 1 year old. Cho never told Umbridge about DA, it was her friend, this led to breakup between Harry and Cho. Voldemort was quite handsome, but he lost his good personality, you will come to know the reason in next movie.
Voldemort didn't die after he tried to kill the baby Harry, but that will be explained later. Think of it for now as that he was almost obliterated but not quite, which is why he was able to come back while the dead cannot.
yes voldemort looked less human before but not to this extent, the reason why can't tell you yet because its a spoiler for the next movie. his humanity is one of the topics of the story.
Yes, as long as Harry lives in the home of his mother's sister, he is protected by her blood. However, that protection will end the moment that he turns 17. You will need to know this in an upcoming movie as that movie doesn't do a good job of explaining it.
The movies do portray it otherwise, but Hermione is canonically NOT better than Harry at Defense Against the Dark Arts. Hermione excels in a classroom setting because she is textbook perfect, but she loses her head a bit when confronted IRL. In fact, she scores lower than Harry in DADA on their OWLs. Also, Hermione went skiing with her family for Christmas in the book! She doesn’t like skiing that much, but Ron made fun of the idea so she went for a little while before visiting the Weasleys 😂😅
Voldemort didn't always look that that no. Remember him in the 2nd movie. It get's explained wtf happened to Tom Riddle don't worry. Also yeah there's no magic that can bring back the dead, but that's different from preventing death...
Congrats....you are the first person I've watched that immediately picked up on the broken shards of glass being hurled at Dumbledore, where Dumbledore turns them back into sand....which is what basic glass is made from in the first place....refined silica sand. Did you recognize WHO's voice was in the prophecy globe?
Man...the next movie changes the entire vibe of the series my guy ... when you get to the end you're not gonna believe you watched something ment for children 😅🤘🔥alllll your questions will be answered and you'll be pissed it's over ..😅..no lie.. enjoy 👍...new sub homie 🖐️
