The Youngest Quidditch Player | Harry Potter Theory 

Chudley Cannons! Chudley Cannons! BOOM BOOM BOOM! We Are Not Pirates!

J: Who is the youngest quidditch player before Harry. Me, in bed eating goldfish crackers: lol watch it be dumbledore or something. J: Albus Dumbledore Me: O.O

... Aaaannd he's handing Harry the resurrection stone inside a snitch, an object that not only could have been of importance to Harry, but possibly also himself.

Imagine Dumbledore * actually * on a broom tho The equivalent of a grandpa on a skateboard 😂👌

Couldn’t Dumbledore be flying on a Thestral? He does say he uses them when he needs to get somewhere quickly.

Maybe Chudley is a ship name for Cho and Dudley. Seems pretty *cannon* to me.

Remember everyone, this is the man who goes “HARRYDIDYAHPUTYERNAMEINTHEGOBLETOFFIRE!” Calmly.

J: "Seriously, guys, I don't know who writes these things..." JK: "Really?"

I bet if JK wrote a series about Dumbledore's years at Hogwarts it would fly off the shelves

Theorists amaze me at how many tiny details they can find that are huge supporters of their theory. And I love seeing what lies beyond the story. This is one of my favorite RU-vid channels

In OOTP, when Hagrid is teaching about Thestrals, he says that when Dumbledore doesn't feel like apparating to travel, he will fly on a Thestral. So I mean there's that.

"the fact Dumbledore didnt tell Harry makes the theory MORE likely!" Me: My dumbledore was a zombie theory finally has some momentum behind it!

Super Carlin Brothers always answering the questions I never thought of asking

Not really supportive of this theory, but Dumbledore also shows up to some of the games played at Hogwarts, showing interest in the game, and if this is true it would give a deeper meaning to the snitch with the stone in it, it would have been something they had in common.

just (3) points o consider: 1) Dumbledore cares about Harry; especially, knowing the boy's fate is intertwined with Voldemort's. (And thus great trials are ahead for Harry). However, look at all the books, there is always a sense of distance and formality with Dumbledore. It's just his his way. 2) It was also a kindness of sort. I think Professor Dumbledore wanted Harry to have the joy of being the youngest player in a ~century without everyone comparing Harry to young Albus. He didn't want Harry even more stressed out, feeling he must try to match Dumbledore's legacy of brilliant ACADEMIC & SCHOLARLY accomplishments (which clearly wasn't the direction of Harry's strengths). 3) By the time Harry is selected to be the youngest player in a century, Dumbledore is 100trs past his quidditch years. Dumbledore obviously enjoyed the Hogwarts matches and may have still followed the processional teams. Dumbledore, however, no longer personally had a passion for the game, only a nostalgic fondness. At his age and with all he's seen and been through its not clear to me, Dumbledore would even think this is something to share with Harry. I think after the 1sr Voldemort era wizard's war, Dumbledore saw the need to make his last great accomplishment destroying Voldemort. The difference was this, Grindelwald by dark magic but also politics and the resentments wizards felt at the stifling secrecy acts, Grindelwald had the potential to motivate enough wizards to form an army. Voldemort, even if he had no followers whatsoever; Voldemort could eventually grow powerful enough himself to be a danger to the whole world.

What do you call two Quidditch players who share a dorm? Broom-mates 😂😭

Hm, would this be comforting information to Harry? Probably. Should I tell him? Eh, what would be the point? Best not.

Also fitting with this - Dumbledore's last gift to Harry through his will is an item of Quidditch, the famous First Golden Snitch. A gift from the first youngest player to his successor.

I have a question that occupies me for some time: It was already theorized that Hagrid's magical power would have been stronger than the average, hadn't he was framed by Tom Riddle and expelled from Hogwarts. My question is why wasn't he cleared after the chamber of secrets? Why wasn't he pardoned after the defeat of Voldemort? Furthermore, couldn't they just view Hagrid's memory in Dumbledore's pond to seek the truth? I would appreciate if you could investigate this issue.

when I first read the books when mcgonelgel said "He flew off at once" I thought he took a airplane

In addition, Dumbledore has his birthday at the end of the summer, making him, as well as Harry, one of the youngest students in his year. Because somebody who has a birthday in the fall, could also get into the Quiditch team in his/her first school year, but would still have been almost a year older than Harry and Dumbledore were.

As far as I can remember, it is never stated how dumbledore got his scar of the London Underground Maybe it was from playing quidditch as it can be a very dangerous sport

Young Albus Dumbledore does look like a quidditch player.

HARRY DID YOU PUT YOUR NAME IN THE GOBLET OF FIRE?!!!!!!! Dumbeldore whispered

How do you keep answering questions I never had?

Just read Dumbledore's foreword in Qudditch through the ages to see if I could find anything to help. He is definitely into quidditch ( he makes a chudley Cannons joke ) But from what I can gather he's more of a Puddlemere United fan if anything. He doesn't mention playing Qudditch though

"Well, lets just say thats one of the privileges of being me" -Albus

This theory makes Dumbledore a complete “Marty Stu” (a male version of a Mary Sue).

Dumbledore probably supports Puddlemore United as he wishes them luck at the start of Quidditch Through The Ages.

Since it's a school rule that first years can't have their own brooms, I always assumed they weren't allowed on quidditch teams either, so with that line about the youngest in a century I thought that was how long the rule had been in place. I bet there's a fun story of whatever happened to make them introduce the rule though!

Most likely a Thestral carried him in hp1 its mentioned later, that Dumbledore frequently used them to travel.

2:34 Imagine Dumbledore as kid still having that beard XD

HARRY, DID YA PUT YA NAME IN DA GOBLET OF FIYAH?!

“DID YOU PUT YOUR NAME IN THE GOBLET OF FIRE?” Dumbledore asked calmly.

dumbledore is not a cannons fan, he is puddlmere united, an dumbledore usualy flew thestrals (order of phoenix)

Surprisingly Harry began to fly when he was very young, as during a flashback to him growing up he is seen flying a toy broomstick around his garden. This is evidence that he also knew how fly well, as practice makes perfect and this would make him so skilled. I believe this was during a flashback to the day Harry became the boy who lived.

Good video J! But, whenever I read the first book and it talks of Dumbledore flying, I assume he's riding a Thestral, since Hagrid mentions that Dumbledore uses them when he travels.

Why doesn’t Voldemort wear glasses? Nobody nose

Dumbledore starts first year on 1892 at hogwarts aged 11. Harry starts age 11, 99 years after. He died when Harry was 16. He died at the age of around 116? Is that correct?

I like the theory, but saying that he chose to fly to London isn't applicable evidence. Hagrid tells us in Harry Potter and the Order of The Phoenix that Dumbledore rides the thestrals when he doesn't want to fly somewhere.

Yay! Another Harry Potter theory

Does anyone else lose sleep thinking about how McGonogal “transfigured” the chess set to be larger and Flitwick “charmed” the keys to have wings? Seems to me the chess set could have had an engorgement CHARM placed on it to become larger, and the keys would have had to be TRANSFIGURED into having wings.

"HARRY DID YU PUT YOUR NAME IN THE GOBURET OF FAIYAH?" ,Dumbledore handsigned.

Hagrid does say on page 446 of Order of The Phoenix that, an i quote "'course this lot don' get alot o' work, its mainly jus' pullin carriages, unless Dumbledores takin' along journey "

Dumbledore could've flown to the ministry via thestrals... Not necessarily on a broom.

In order of the Phoenix Dumbledore says he uses thestrals when he doesn't want to apprerate. That's what he uses to fly

0:21 he also flew as a kid as it says in Lilly's letter to Sirius.

I may be wrong, but I thought Dumbledore followed Puddlemere United? Great theory though :D

Another thing to support this theory is that Dumbledore was born in the summer! As Harry was born at the end of July and school years start in September, only people born in August could be younger than him and claim the title of youngest seeker. We don't know when exactly Dumbledore was born, but August is in the summertime!

I have an alternate theory after digging around on the wiki for a bit! To me, Albus being the other young seeker is a good theory, but is a bit too obvious and the evidence is a little bit too soft for me. Plenty of other witches and wizards use brooms in the books and films, but it doesn't necessarily mean ALL of them played quidditch. Besides a contending theory is always fun :D So, what do we know? To start with, I looked into teams that had a lot of success in the period of time after a student who attended Hogwarts in the 1890s would have GRADUATED and started playing quidditch professionally. So, roughly a window between 1897 and 1930, as after that point most athletes retire young due to physical strain. (To be fair I don't know much about wizarding athletes' career longevity). In the end I was looking for a seeker, who would have attended Hogwarts between 1890 and 1900, who was on a successful (likely british) team during that period preferably before 1930. And I found someone! (The following is all information from the official wiki) I found a player named Roderick Plumpton, born in 1889, meaning he would have began attending Hogwarts in 1900. He barely manages that decade window, but his definite skill in league competition could mean he was the young seeker! He played for the Tutshill Tornadoes (Cho Chang's favourite team btw) for their 5 consecutive British and Irish Quidditch League wins, and went on to play for the English National Quidditch Team! He invented the "Plumpton Pass" when he ended a match by catching the snitch in 3.5 seconds. The guy sounds incredibly talented, and definitely sounds like a talented player, if not a prodigy! I believe that Roderick Plumpton was the other young seeker, as he would have been on a team 91 years before Harry was, therefore fitting into the loose century, he was incredibly talented, and he went on to become a very famous player. (He's in multiple HP video games as a famous wizard card!) That's just my theory though, and if JK Rowling put any thought into who the young seeker was, I wouldn't be surprised if she picked Albus as the other seeker. Thanks for the cool video! (EDIT: Accidentally said gryffindor instead of hogwarts)

5:48 Hermione:oh how many times do I have to tell you that you can’t apparate into hogwarts. Sorry had to write that.lol

Welp Albus must've been like 11 and 4 months and Harry was like 2 months after 11 (IDK because I forgot his B-day)

2:48 can we just continue doing the elastigirl "I dont think so" cause I love it

Isn’t Ron a fan of the chudley cannons. Because one of the books I’ve vaguely remember his room being covered in orange from supporting them.

I recently started watching you guys and you are one of my favorite RU-vidrs

One of the best theories on this channel. I love it! It shows us a side of Dumbledore that is even more human and more fun than he already is.

Harry Potter theory. Are the Chudley Cannons actually Pirates?!

this is a perfectly reasonable, even fairly clever, theory. But I'd point out one small detail: if Dumbledore played, that doesn't necessarily mean he was the Seeker. He could easily have played another position, and that in turn could raise some more interesting story possibilities.

these videos take so much effort research and time its amazing

3:18 Headmaster Dippet is over 200 years old

2:48 Mrs. Incredible “I don’t think so”

2:49 You what J and Ben both have in common, well other then being brothers, is great Helen Par impressions.

The Laugh just gets me too good! 😂😂 Makes me laugh as well!

THIS FITS WAY TOO WELL OMG

HEY BROTHER!!!😃

Can you guys talk about Voldemort becoming a ghost. He hates death, so, he might want to haunt Hogwarts

Hey brother! I love your Harry Potter theories and how much effort you put into them. Hope you have a nice day!

Vroom vroom, he fly, he catch, but most importantly he's Albus Dumbledor

Quick potterheads get to twitter, we must ask ask rowling!!!

Great Video J, but I must say that Dumbledore was a supporter of Puddlemere United not the Chudley Cannons

Also, the nose that looked like it had been broken several times could be Quidditch-related injuries

Good Job, the video was interesting!

YES!! Who else has always wondered who was the youngest Quidditch player apart from Harry?

Wasn't harry the youngest SEEKER in a century not just a quidditch player

I'm surprised when you said "THAT DAY" in regards to Harry's flying skills, that you didn't edit in the clip of Kristoff (which isn't even proper Scandinavian naming, I think) skyfallen as Anna just casually mentions to him that she had planned to marry Hans. You know the clip of which I speak. Huh, Ron wasn't too far off when he suggested ol' Dumby was "150, give or take a few years". "Can't apparate within Hogwarts," pfft. Let me share some wise words shared by the old beard troll himself when Harry poses that exact dilemma (at least in the movie; haven't gotten to that part in the books, let me know if it's irrelevant): "Well, being me has it's priviliges." And then they apparate from the Astronomy tower. Honestly, rewatching the films the last few days only gave me more questions about plot holes and impracticalities, like why does the Hogwarts grounds keep changing between films? How did "Moody" curse Krum before the fourth trial with nobody noticing? How did Dumbledore figure out that Moody was not Moody, where in the books he reacted to Moody-not-Moody leaving after Harry returning from V-dawg, something Moody-ACTUALLY-Moody would never do under the circum,stances, when nothing of the sort happened in the movie? After all these years, why can't Dumbledore just walk on the lake out to horcrux-not-horcrux? WHY didn't Hermione just keep the flipping horcrux-ACTUAL-horcrux IN her flipping BAG??? I mentioned having questions about the movies to my sister and this was the first question she posed! Great minds think alike!!!

And again someone how managed to achieve something amazing is a gryffindor, sigh... Well i am still a proud ravenclaw.

I love how you guys are constantly answering questions I didn’t even know I had 😂

2:50 Coincidence? I! THINK! NOT!

5:22 I love this theory, and I think it's true, but in the Order of the Phoenix, Hagrid says about thestrals, "...unless Dumbledore's takin' a long journey an' don' want ter Apparate..." I feel like he rode a thestral. Also, not all of the wizards would have been able to see it, because of the death thing.

Something very interesting that I find about Dumbledore starting at Hogwarts about 100 (99 to be exact) years before Harry does, is that that would only make him live to about 115, unlike the 150 people usually seem to think he was. Something really sad about it is that this Dumbledore only lived about half of his life because wizards can usually live up to 200 years of age.

If Dumbledore was on the team HERMIONE would have told him. Because it would have been in Hogwarts a History. But I do LOVE this theory.

I thought Dumbledore used the Thestrals to fly to London.. as I believe Hagrid says, Dumbledore uses them when he didn't want to apparate...

Very entertaining video! And it does make sense! :) I mean McGonagall was a pretty obvious Quidditch fan in the books and yet many didn’t accept it as even suggested logical info that she must have been on the Qudditch team while at Hogwarts until the Pottermore article. Most probably because flying is not the first thing that comes to mind about her character - and she is an accomplished professor! So, I can seee it happening - he obviously was the genius type that was born to be good in pretty much everything xD

Honestly, i have never even thought of it. I think it might have been possible. It's sad that if he did, we never really heard about it. I love this channel but i have been away for a while but im BACK! I missed this channel so bad.

You uploaded my day is complete 😁

But That's just a theory. A Harry potter theory. Thanks for watching.

Loved this vid!

I don't know if I agree, but J made me laugh so hard! Great video.

Doge saying that he was winning every possible prize could have been just a hyperbole. In addition to that, Dumbledore stating the Chudley Cannon thingy could have been just a running joke in the magical community - a joke based on the fact that they seem to never win anything. I really like the theory but I'm not to sure about those two pieces of evidence.

I've seen about 30 people saying they're first 😂😂

The thumbnail is my profile pick 😂

In the beginning of the video I thought “ ok. Who is the one person that I know was alive a century ago and was a great student. Pfft! Who am I kidding? I don’t know anyone from that era except Dumbledore! So it must be Dumbledore”. And then you confirmed my random guess.

I think you are spot on on this theory. JKR is the most 'layered' in her writing I have seen since Tolkien. JK had to have done this on purpose. I am just surprised no one noticed this piece of the story before.

I never actually thought about this

Love this channel

J: Youngest player in a century Me: According to Mcgonagall Sorry I had to

Great theory, all the evidence seems to fit in the direction that Dumbledore may have been like Harry 100 years ago (give or take). Always made my laugh with the chudley cannons song and Dumbledore impersonation 🤣 - 07/08/2018

Maybe this is why Ron likes the Chudley Cannons so much... But that's just a theory... A Meta Theory! Thanks for watching! Aaaaand... cut!

J: Imagine that you are 11 year old Dumbledore... Me: *imagines a 11year old boy with a white beard

If Dumbledore was 11 in 1892... HES A FREAKING BOOMER WHEN HARRY POTTER IS AROUND