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@jcj268

2 жыл бұрын

The good guys not using Avada Kadavera on their enemies in battle

@ObviouslyNotYou

2 жыл бұрын

@@jcj268 It’s a law to not use that against a wizard. Good or Bad. It will instantly kill the wizard or witch. That is why it is forbidden. It’s an Unforgivable Curse

@jcj268

2 жыл бұрын

@@ObviouslyNotYou same thing with guns but it was ok to use them in wars

@shahiro92

2 жыл бұрын

Two stupid things 1: why did lupin a known werewolf not know that night was a full moon and take the appropriate precautions like he should know to do and end up letting Peter get away 2: why didnt they stun lock peter like they did to Neville in the first movie

@janomarkarian1708

2 жыл бұрын

@@jcj268 3

"Top 10 Movie Scenes that Weren't In the Book" - 'Harry grabs Voldemort and chucks both of them off a cliff'

@thecunninlynguist

2 жыл бұрын

the burrow burning down in HP6

@deadspydergaming5508

2 жыл бұрын

@@thecunninlynguist that was in the book

@12Blueace

2 жыл бұрын

@@deadspydergaming5508 no it wasn’t. In the book, it was when Harry met with Scrimger about helping the Ministry of Magic. If you watch MovieFlame’s reviews on this scene he points out several times how pointless this scene is as it adds nothing to the series.

@27newyorker

2 жыл бұрын

That scene is awesome

@tapgamersph

2 жыл бұрын

to be fair, that scene was a great addition. It emphasizes Harry's willingness to sacrifice himself to destroy Voldy

I think the dumb best decision in the Harry Potter franchise was when Cornelius Fudge and the Ministry of Magic refused to listen to Harry and Dumbledore’s warnings about Voldemort’s return. They basically allowed Voldemort more time to Prepare and they made Harry and many hogwarts students miserable through sending Umbridge to hogwarts in Harry’s 5th year.

@xBamf4Lifex

2 жыл бұрын

They could have also used the Pencieve to check Harry's memories for proof

@lukedaley17

2 жыл бұрын

That’s exactly what I was saying. The ministry decided not to take Harry and Dumbledore’s warning seriously and use the Daily Prophet to turn the wizarding world against them and stop any defence against the dark arts lessons at hogwarts.

@shadowninja6689

2 жыл бұрын

@@xBamf4Lifex the problem is memory modification magic is a thing. imo it's outrageous that memory modification isn't outlawed, it's literally a criminal's dream come true to cover up their crimes.

@andrewp.stewart4585

2 жыл бұрын

Omg yes

@kikikaichan

2 жыл бұрын

And that's why Fudge got fired, with a pathetic attempt to try and ask Harry and Dumbledore to please put in nice words on how he "ish a gwood Minwishter who twied to shtop Voldemort." Pathetic.

"Nice one, James!!" The single most heartbreaking sentence in the entire franchise, so far. The weight behind why Sirius says this is so depressing. How much he had loved Harry's father, how much he had missed him. Being in Azkaban, with Dementors, to constantly bring back Sirius' horrible memories, most likely of seeing James and Lily's dead bodies over and over again. To using Harry as a surrogate James in the heat of that battle, to finally feeling free after being locked up for over a decade, to basically being on house arrest even while free from Azkaban. Feeling free and most likely at his happiest in that moment, only to get shot down and killed right in front of his godson. Knowing that he could have lived, if Bellatrix missed, 15 minutes later, they would be free. Harry sees the only true family that he had known up to that point, die.

@imacahguy

2 жыл бұрын

"Always"

@kacpernowak8088

2 жыл бұрын

She missed though... He just passed through the Veil of death (doubt it's official name). At the very least she hit his wand, not him directly.

@Bazooka.trooper

2 жыл бұрын

indeed and that's why sirius is my favorite character just imagine sirius and dumbledore vs voldemort in the atrium

@barrycurran8583

Жыл бұрын

rip snuffles

10 - They should've just waited for Arthur and Molly 9 - Inexcusable 8 - Dumb, but he was tricked by a very charismatic young man 7 - Look across fiction and wise men often hide things unnecessarily (Obi-Wan, Gandalf, Ozpin, etc.) 6 - Despite the outcome, bringing him back alive was the right move 5 - Yeah, this was dumb 4 - Crouch clearly loved his wife more than his son 3 - This wouldn't have been a problem if the wizarding world had laws against entering people into contracts without their consent 2 - Harry tried, but Snape was not offering him any instruction and would actively punish him when Harry made progress 1 - Makes sense; Voldemort doesn't do his own dirty work

@strawberrysoulforever8336

2 жыл бұрын

For 10, they are literally offered a better solution after the book. If Ron's parents couldn't get back as Ron guessed, they could have owled Hogwarts about missing the train and why. Afterwards, Professor McGonagall asks them why they DIDN'T do that.

@rainbowrunner1550

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair, Dobby probably would've intercepted the owl like he did with Harry's letters over the summer. And even though flying the car put Harry and Ron under fire, it actually was useful. They would've been eaten alive by Aragog and his spiders had the car not been there to rescue them in the Forbidden Forest.

@strawberrysoulforever8336

2 жыл бұрын

@@rainbowrunner1550 Don't forget, Dobby thought missing the train was just IT. He says when he confesses to blocking the barrier that he thought Harry wasn't able to get to school, not realizing he could get there another way. He probably left by that point and wouldn't have known if Harry sent out Hedwig. He certainly didn't know until around November. But yes, the car had a purpose to being used so that Aragog's children didn't kill Harry and Ron. It's one of the best features of Rowling's writing and planning - she sets up things way in advance, but everything that happens has a reason.

killing cedric was the voldermort's biggest mistake... Now he's become the vengeance 🦇

Leaving Harry with Dursleys was actually a really smart decision. It was the only way to keep him safe..

@carlarventos7613

2 жыл бұрын

It was everything the Dursleys did to keep Harry away from the Wizarding World that was dumb. In the end, the cowards only ended up hurting themselves.

@PHSDM104

2 жыл бұрын

My only quarrel is that Dumbledore never checked in on them regularly.

@Denis-89

2 жыл бұрын

@@carlarventos7613 it was that decision to keep him away that saved his life and made sure Voldemort could not find him.

@davidmichael3614

2 жыл бұрын

So the protagonist under the muggle care a family that has no way to defend against magic and no care for the child welfare except being their slave will be the safest place for Harry. And yeah Voldemort will not think that harry will go to the Hogwarts under Dumbledore's care every year or even try to look for Harry's distant family like her mother's sister yeah that will be a very hard for Voldemort to figure out of Harry's whereabouts. 🤣😂😅

@carlarventos7613

2 жыл бұрын

@@Denis-89 True, but that still didn't change the fact the Dursleys were abusive cowards that sheltered Harry not to protect him, but continue to mistreat him. Don't forget in Book 5 they actually tried to kick him out once they learned of Voldemort, without even a clue they were the only muggles in the world he couldn't even go near!!!!! Well Petunia was safe, Vernon could've been killed easily.

Harry not wanting Sirius and Remus to kill Peter wasn't the bad decision, the bad decision was Lupin not taking his Wolf's Bane potion.

@jackfrost7819

2 жыл бұрын

Bright if peter is killed people will still think he is innocent and sirius came to finish him. Theyd think peter stayed a rat to hide from his rage. They almost had him but lupin had to forget the potion

@CB-THE-OG

2 жыл бұрын

@@jackfrost7819 too right, Harry made the right choice in letting pettigrew live, if Lupin had taken his wolfs bane potion things would’ve been much better in the end and Voldemort would’ve never been able to regain his powers. Before pettigrew found him, Voldemort was literally at his weakest point, having one of the horcruxes (the diary) be destroyed just the year before

@jackfrost7819

2 жыл бұрын

@@CB-THE-OG i get lupin was rushing to help confront peter but come one with what snape said in the book there was time to stop by his classroom and ask for the potin lupin could have taken the map then went to snapes office to pick the piton up telling gim he is going out to the shack tin case a student come to his office needing help or pretendened some students were latly thankung him abd he disnt want one to walk in in wolf form

@CB-THE-OG

2 жыл бұрын

@@jackfrost7819 Very true. Lupin just didn’t really think before he had taken action in confronting pettigrew

@ZaneTruesdale007

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that was the only flaw in the plan. Everything was going along perfectly until that.

Voldemort overobsessing with Harry instead of ignoring the saying of a lunatic witch thus leaning to his ultimate downfall is the dumbest mistake of all, especially with the "No one but me can kill Harry" rule.

Dishonorable Mention: *The Ministry Refuses to Believe Harry's Story - Order of the Phoenix -Because some people are just too stubborn to swallow their pride and accept the truth sometimes. When the Ministry refuses to believe Harry's story during the trial, they do whatever they can to cover up the truth. Even sending Umbridge, the MOST UNIVERSALLY DESPISED character in the entire franchise (if not of all time), to Hogwarts where she proceeds to "Take over the school" as Hermione puts it. What's more, this was actually Number 1 on your Top 10 Dumbest Fantasy Movie Decisions, Mojo. So what gives? Why was it absent from THIS list?

@bradfordhatch5085

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds to me this predicted the mess trump and the GOP made of Congress in recent years. It certainly seems like a good analogy of it had the book not preceded the events by over a decade.

@strawberrysoulforever8336

2 жыл бұрын

They were fishing for reasons not to believe Harry's story. Umbridge meant that to happen - that's why she sent the Dementors there. The thing is, when Harry blames Dobby for the Levitation Charm in 1992 and Fudge disbelieves him, Dumbledore offers to bring Dobby in and Fudge literally says "I haven't got time to listen to house-elves" just to eliminate Harry's alibi for that instance. All that had to happen was for Dobby to admit to going to Privet Drive and performing that charm in an attempt to keep Harry away from Hogwarts that year. The 1993 incident...well, that was accidental magic, so I don't think that's fair to hold against him, either. Of course, the minute the Minister sees Voldemort with his own eyes, Harry is back in favour and the Prophet pretends they weren't the ones slandering him and insisting the interview that they bought off the Quibbler is exclusive.

@TheYodelingViking

2 жыл бұрын

If you think Umbridge is the most despiced movie character ever she seems like child's play in comparison to a certain someone in The Girl Next Door 2007

@TheMikster95

2 жыл бұрын

You're so right. Umbridge is what made book 5 amazing. A nasty teacher is the most relatable villain one can create

@bradfordhatch5085

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheMikster95 Especially considering the target audience. 😎

#6 had right idea, wrong issue. Not killing wasn't issue, but using Petrificus Totalus would of also prevented Pettigew from fleeing.

@billysmith5409

2 жыл бұрын

Or the Stunning spell.

Harry wanting to spare Peter wasn't stupid. Alive and captured the truth could have come out and cleared Sirius' name

A few more: Hermione lying about going off to fight the troll instead of just telling the truth that she was crying in the lavatory and the boys found her. She threw herself under a bus that wasn't moving. Going after the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone as Quirrell wouldn't be able to get it in the first place. Voldemort showing up in the Ministry of Magic when he was supposed to be hiding his return. Choosing Peter Pettigrew as the Secret Keeper. Pretty much anything Cornelius Fudge did. From letting Dementors roam the grounds of Hogwarts to refusing to believe Voldemort returned. Worst Minister of Magic EVER!!!

@satoshirei4242

2 жыл бұрын

True, Hermione didn’t have to lie, but her show of gratitude towards Harry and Ron for saving her did break the ice between them and helped cement her as a true friend to them.

@PHSDM104

2 жыл бұрын

@@satoshirei4242 She could have still shown gratitude without lying and losing points for Gryffindor.

@denizkenger52

2 жыл бұрын

Giving Neville 10 points for nearly helping to stop the trio and allow Quirrell to escape after failing to get the stone.

It wasn't a dumb decision to leave Harry to the dursleys. He was left with them because Petunia (Harrys mother's sister) had the same protection that Harry's mother Lilly had when she died defending Harry. So as long as harry stayed with the dursleys the protection would live on and defend him untill he turned 17. It was a smart and well though out decision from Dumidors side.

@denizkenger52

2 жыл бұрын

Its not the same protection. Bond of blood and sacrificial protection aren’t the same. For one, bond of blood lasts until he is 17 whereas sacrificial protection is permanent. And bond of blood is dependent on a place whereas sacrificial protection works anywhere.

Problem with magic is that well....it can solve almost any sort of problem and therefore no story, but even still Fudge is the biggest idiot ever for not believing Harry about Voldemort’s return, even though he’s right there when Harry says it and Cedric’s dead body lying beside him

@thirdplanet4471

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with the magic part though it does depend on whether it's hard magic with solid unbreakable rules and limits or soft magic with less rules and also the writers consistancy

Disagree with Slughorn telling Tom about Horcruxes, unless we are including unintentional decisions that are impossible to see the worst case scenario. After all, Tom was an extremely bright and manipulative wizard who could really convince anyone to tell him what he wanted, except for Dumbledore. Also disagree with the idea of choosing anyone but Snape to teach Occlumency. Snape was chosen because he was the best if not the only one who could even do Occlumency. He had to be, otherwise the Dark Lord would have been able to have read his mind and learn that Snape was a triple agent the whole time. Also disagree with the one about Harry letting Pettigrew live Prisoner of Azkaban. The only thing that caused that plan to backfire was that no one knew it was a full moon that night. The real dumb choice was that Lupin straight up forget to mention to everyone "Oh btw I'm going to turn into a werewolf tonight we better make this snappy or I best should just hang back" I 1000% disagree with the one about Harry being left with the Dursleys. One, Harry ain't got no other family. Two, the Dursleys home carried the protection spell which allowed Harry to stay alive and hidden until he was 17. That's why despite the Death Eaters ambushing the escape from that house they were never able to attack it because of the Love protection. That's why Harry had to live there. I think I agree with everything else though Edit: stupid choices that I think actually deserved to be on this list is less choices in the films or books but more choices by the filmmakers. 1. Being so stupid to change the Taboo scene by having the Snatchers show up out of nowhere without anyone saying Voldemorts name. Yes, Xenopholius says it, but the others who didn't who apparate away, escaping, are caught for no other reason than the villains somehow being given a Deus Ex Machina moment which is fucked up. And no, no one can say they can trace people after apparating because one - none of the kids said his name in that scene. And two, they weren't traced after they said it at the beginning of the film either. It was beyond stupid of the filmmakers to fuck that up because it's just a glaring plot hole 🕳. But the worst sin of all that makes Deathly Hallows the worst film. Changing Wormtails death scene. Spoilers film fans who didn't read the book. But Dobby who never meant to kill but only maim or seriously injure, straight up killed Peter Pettigrew and the filmmakers turned the scene into comedic relief, so much so you don't even know he just died right there. In the book Peter shows Harry mercy as he was initially strangling him and because he showed mercy, the magical hand Voldemort gifted him turns on Peter and kills him instead.

@brokenman58

2 жыл бұрын

i must own a different book than you because the one i have his hand literally choked him to death, his face turning purple and spit flying everywhere while the fingers dug into his flesh......

@CameronJamesPhillips

2 жыл бұрын

@@brokenman58 gee I wonder what world you live in where choking someone to death is somehow different than strangled. You'll forgive me however, for not listing all the other additional gruesome details that occurred as he was being choked/strangled to death

@strawberrysoulforever8336

2 жыл бұрын

The thing is, Snape didn't really teach Harry anything, just kept telling him to clear his mind and never anything to help him to actually do it. No wonder Harry never learned anything.

@leonreborn1308

2 жыл бұрын

Dumbledore himself admited that picking Snape to teach Harry was a mistake and he himself should've been the one to do.

@CameronJamesPhillips

2 жыл бұрын

@@leonreborn1308 I agree that Dumbledore should've been the one to teach Harry, just like I stated that I agreed with everything else in this list that I didn't single out. One of those being that it was incredibly dumb of Dumbledore to keep all these secrets from Harry. The whole reason Dumbledore didn't teach Harry himself was because he kept secrets from Harry like that of Voldemort being able to read Harry's mind. But when focusing on the choice to have Snape teach Harry over any other teacher (not including Dumbledore) I disagree on that that was a dumb choice because of Snapes expertise in Occlumency. As far as we know I don't even think any of the other teachers even know Occlumency and even if they did I guarantee they are nowhere near as good as it as Snape. But yes, if we're going to ask who should have taught Harry, Snape or Dumbledore. 100% should have been Dumbledore. But if we're going to focus on who should teach Harry, Snape or any other teacher sans Albus, then Snape every day.

"Harry stops Sirius and Lupin from punishing Peter Pettigrew?" You dummies! That decision backfired because Lupin forgot to take his wolfsbane potion. Harry also stopped them from killing that rat so Padfoot could be proven innocent.

@robertocalderon7755

2 жыл бұрын

not only that, but saying that leaving harry with the dursleys's was a dumb idea is pretending that lily's protective charm doesn not exist

@eggmannega6895

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertocalderon7755 I think they should've said, "Leaving Harry with the Dursleys and not checking up on him."

Harry: “Cedric! Get back to the cup!” Cedric: *“I’m gonna pretend I didn’t hear that”*

@leonardofarias8843

2 жыл бұрын

He’s partially responsible for Cho being depressed

@lindamazule2289

2 жыл бұрын

Well, if Cedric had obeyed, Harry couldn't return to Hogwarts and save himself, so...

@leonardofarias8843

2 жыл бұрын

@@lindamazule2289 You can argue with that

@lindamazule2289

2 жыл бұрын

@@leonardofarias8843 if Cedric had taken the cup back to Hogwarts, Harry would have had no exit from that graveyard, and who knows how it would have ended for him, if Cedric obeyed...

@lindamazule2289

2 жыл бұрын

@@leonardofarias8843 like, yes, Voldemort would still be unable to kill him, but he could torture him into insanity like Longbotoms or finally give up and ask someone other to kill him, which definetly would have worked. The portkey cup was the only way for him to get back, so no matter how sad it was for Cedric to die, it was inevitable for Harry to live

Harry using Sectumsempra on Malfoy should have been so much higher.

Voldemort didn't learn about horcruxes from slughorn he was just confirming the information and wanted to know the consequences of riping the soul many times if slughorn refuse to say anything it would not have changed anything

@hcook1023

2 жыл бұрын

If anything the fact he ever said anything to Slughorn was the stupid mistake or at least never obliviating him

@AN31DO01RR96

2 ай бұрын

@@hcook1023You can break through obliviate spells. Dumbledore did it.

12:25 I never tire of watching Barty Crouch Jr. (as Mad-Eye Moody) mocking Harry

Leaving Harry at his abusive relatives' house never really made sense to me. Sure, they wanted to keep him safe from Voldemort, but maybe Hagrid would have been the better choice?

@johnnyd3158

2 жыл бұрын

Or Dumbledore.

@gerardwind2169

2 жыл бұрын

It was something with Voldemort not being able to attack Harry in a blood relative house i thought.

@chscelebrity8325

2 жыл бұрын

Horrible idea. How would a guy that’s always traveling and going about Hogwarts be able to take care of a baby till he comes of age.

@velindaburton4131

2 жыл бұрын

Harry had to live with a blood relative for his mother’s magic to continue to protect him when he wasn’t at Hogwarts

@thecunninlynguist

2 жыл бұрын

it was explained in the books that the blood bond was what protected him from Voldy until age 18.

books are much better. especially harry taunting voldemort at the end about how he can't kill him because the wand doesn't belong to him. very satisfying. also fixing his own wand and giving Dumbledore back his own.

I guess you don't understand WHY Harry had to be with his aunt and uncle. This is explained in Book 5. He had to go there because of Lily's sacrifice. He was protected there as long as he called it home. Even Voldemort could not harm him there.

@jackfrost7819

2 жыл бұрын

Plus its the last place anyone will look. I mean a sweet boy like harry in a house of jerk? No one will belive a sweet boy like him would npbe rasied by nasty muggles

@denizkenger52

2 жыл бұрын

@@jackfrost7819 the deatheaters dont know him to be a sweet boy. Also, living with the only family he has left doesnt seem unlikely.

Who else watches the movies and rereads the books on a regular basis?

@cschelin

2 жыл бұрын

We’re actually rewatching the movies again :)

@Kunzite1982

2 жыл бұрын

I listen to the audio books 3 times a year

@sunnygirl523

2 жыл бұрын

MEEEEEEEEE ⚡️🪄🦉

@UchihaTengen

2 жыл бұрын

It's crazy cause I actually just rewatched the entire series because it was on a Marathon on the E! Network lol 🤣 it makes me want to re-read the books to be honest

I've always been salty over Harry breaking Voldemort's wand at the end. Surely, there were so many better ways to dispose it?!

@fullmetalgamer6062

2 жыл бұрын

Are you talking about the elder wand? If so, that wasn't Voldemort's to weild. It belonged to Draco after he disarmed Dumbledore until Harry disarmed Draco.

@SunGodNika-bi2jr

2 жыл бұрын

Come to think of it....Harry could've used the wand to restore Hogwarts to its former glory

@hcook1023

2 жыл бұрын

In the books he literally sets it back in Dumbledores tomb so that any grave robber can take it

@gamerstheater1187

2 жыл бұрын

No, Harry takes one of the most dangerous jobs out there, if he gets disarmed anyone could easily get the Elder Wand, in the cursed child this happened

@jacksonconley5117

2 жыл бұрын

I can understand Harry’s reason for destroying the elder wand. He didn’t want anyone to have a huge amount of power from it. I know that’s not what happened in the book.

Number 10: Well they were 12 and in the books it was pointed out that this was a very stupid idea. Number 8: Well Dumbledore stated that voldemort/riddle already knew but needed some conformations. Number 6: Noble and stupid thing to do. It does saved his life in the 7th book. Number 5: Well it was a very clever trap. And yeah he does remembers the mmirror right afterwards. Number 4: You can play his mother. Number 3: In the end it worked, while he did not killed harry, he managed to came back. And the blood probably had to be taken durring cermony. Number 2: Making snape teach him was stupid, with another teacher it could have worked. HM: He knew if he ever showed himself sirius would be proven innocent and that sirius and lupin wouldhunt him down. And it was shown that he was a coward. Harry did used the other spells with nothung bad ´that happend.but should have tested it on a dummy or something like that. Yeah saying Voldemorts name was stupid. Leaving Harry with the dursleys was the only way to protect him. Thats how the spell worked. Number 1: No argument there,

@thecunninlynguist

2 жыл бұрын

#2: but snape was the master, given what we find out. Another teacher prob wouldn't have been as effective. It didn't matter anyway, but I think DD thought that he should have someone who mastered it train him, and not just anyone

@hcook1023

2 жыл бұрын

Protect him how exactly? when he was public enemy number one they didn't get him until he said the taboo, but the last book they had a small army outside the Dursleys or before when he nearly got kissed by demetors. Lilly was a widely known so her family members were probably a matter of public record so he got put with amongst the first people they would look for, sure he was physically safe (only in the house apparently) but even Dumbledore admitted "not whole", well what he he just dropped him off at an orphanage with the name Harold Smith and start off like a muggleborn he effectively was.

@thecunninlynguist

2 жыл бұрын

@@hcook1023 by the last book he turned 18, so the magic wore off. And as far as I know, JK never has gone into detail on how it protected him, but that the blood bond was a protection that even Voldy couldn't break.

@hcook1023

2 жыл бұрын

@@thecunninlynguist it couldn't stop demetors, hell he could have bribed or forced the Dursleys to poison him

@jackfrost7819

2 жыл бұрын

Not to mentiong snape gave up on harry. I get harry got to a sensitive time on .his past but really

Harry letting Pettigrew alive was logical because he was alive thus allowing Syrius Black being free from Azkaban.

the dumbest decision in the books was not having Neville and Luna get together they are perfect for each other 🥰

Putting Lockhart into the position to teach Defense of the dark arts. Nobody considered double-checking on the dubious dude. His behavior was so pathetic and almost predictable that no one could really think he is good teacher. And losing his memory is not enough punishment and suffering.

@jbreezy101

2 жыл бұрын

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Great list! The “Dumbledore keeps too many secrets” segment had me cracking up 😂! I would have included Dumbledore putting on the Resurrection Stone when he should have been smart enough to know that it was cursed.

Harry calling Voldermort "Tom" before jumping off the cliff is such a power move.

Another Dishonourable mention, making Harry Potter a seeker in quiditch. You're giving a boy who can barely see without his glasses a role to find a ball that is so small and fast it's near enough impossible to miss lol

One of the biggest mistakes by Voldemord was, Not taking the Magic Power of Houseelves serious.

Personally, I think the worst decision was allowing Ralph Fiennes to hug Tom Felton. Seriously it almost killed the tension in that scene!

Seems to me Hagrid with his monster fetishes should have been listed in there somewhere. There would have been no giant spiders in the Forbidden Forest but for him, near as I can tell.

One that should've been on this list- Dumbledore inviting Tom Riddle to Hogwarts in the first place. Sure, if his magic was allowed to go on unchecked, he probably would have killed more people. But the fact he got proper training and was able to learn about the Horcruxes while at school made him the dangerous person he became

Why would Voldemort check Harry’s pulse, he is literally the only person to ever survive the killing curse

Here are a few more of the dumbest decisions in Harry Potter: Harry, Ron and Hermione going off to tell Hagrid's hut at night in Philosopher's Stone without using the invisibility cloak causing them to get detention and losing 150 points for Gryffindor Dobby saving Harry and his friends which leads to his death Crabbe (Goyle in the DH part 2) using fiendfyre causing them to be killed by their own spell Lockhart using Ron's damaged wand to wipe Harry and Ron's memories but it backfires and he loses his own memory respectively Harry going after Bellatrix in the film version of Half Blood Prince Malfoy taunting Buckbeak causing him to be injured Harry arguing with Umbridge landing him in detention with her Fred and George trying to fool the age line with an aging potion and become 'old men' in Goblet of Fire Malfoy throwing Neville's remembrall which unintentionally causes Harry to be seeker for Gryffindor and Malfoy saying Oh No at the end of the Gryffindor Slytherin match is him regretting what he did Voldermort creating too many Horcruxes which destroys his original body after failing to kill Harry as a baby Voldermort stealing Harry's blood in Goblet of Fire which spares Harry being killed in Deathly Hallows Hagrid letting slip to Harry, Ron and Hermione secrets in a running gag in the first film Harry, Ron and Hermione hiring Griphook to help them get to Bellatrix's vault as he turns traitor in the end Dumbledore touching the cursed ring causing his hand to blacken and become fatal Lily and James entrusting Wormtail as their secret guardian who betrays them Ginny writing in Tom Riddle's diary which manipulates her Ron panicking in Devil's Snare which almost kills him Harry speaking to the snake in Chamber of Secrets causing everyone even Ron and Hermione to think he could be the Heir of Slytherin Dumbledore's ambitions which lead to Ariana's death

@FionaApplewright

2 жыл бұрын

Lockhart using the broken wand always gets to me. I mean we all saw that wand for the whole year. I think it was... PRETTY OBVIOUS what was about to happen

@iansagar7812

2 жыл бұрын

@@FionaApplewright Tbf, by that point it was made quite clear that Lockhart wasn't the most competent of wizards.

Snape was the master of occulemency, apparently that’s what him a great spy. Voldemort couldn’t read his thoughts so there was no legitimate way to prove Snape was a double agent. It’s a dumb idea but in end Snape would have been the best option

@jackfrost7819

2 жыл бұрын

The snape giving up part was dumb though. I know Harry accidentally saw a sensitive time has passed but really, it was for harrys safety

Harry and Ron: stop saying Voldemort Harry: nooooo That reminded me of the Billy and Mandy parody of Harry Potter

@hcook1023

2 жыл бұрын

God I haven't seen that show in forever Lord Moldybut and the Chamber Pot of Secrets, JK Rowling's editor really saved her ass

@guillermosierracuellar9812

2 жыл бұрын

@@hcook1023 aaaahhhhh don’t say that name

Ah yes the punishment for staying out late with hagrid was to stay out late with hagrid in a dangerous place, brillant.

If Harry Didn't save Wormtail, then he wouldn't have been saved by him later in the series

It was good that Harry and Ron took the flying car because of they wouldn't have taken the flying car, Ron's wand wouldn't have been broken. They were saved in the Chamber of Secrets because the wand was broken. Lockhart tried to obliviate Harry and Ron in the Chamber of Secrets but it backfired because it was broken, otherwise they would have no memory left and you also know then what would have happened. So it was very wise decision. They knew the future. Also it was good that Harry didn't let Remus and Sirius punish wormtail. Because otherwise, he wouldn't have got that famous and also we wouldn't have been able to watch/read the movie/book after the third part.

Thank you watch Mojo for this video 😊 Harry potter is One my fave movie series of all time I have seen it countless times . I don’t know why but the third is my favourite in the series only because I like the switch of the tone and the more darker feel

I wouldn’t say Harry sparing Pettigrew was a dumb decision. They did need him to confess the truth to everyone, after all. I think it’s dumber that they never bothered to petrify him

@denizkenger52

2 жыл бұрын

They couldn’t petrify him. Petrificus totalus is a full body bind curse, not a petrification spells. Petrifying is what the basilisk did to it’s victims that didn’t look directly into it’s eye. Also, if they killed him, it could still be useful because the ministry believed he was dead and blown up, so realising that pettigrew just died could make them investigate the truth.

@cosmicwolf9918

2 жыл бұрын

@@denizkenger52 When I said petrify, I meant use Petrificus Totalus

i think the biggest mistake was voldy using harry's blood. cost him in the end more than anything imo

I wouldn’t say slughorn discussing horcruxes was dumb, there are literally books about it in the library

Not telling trusted advisors about his plans makes a lot of sense, especially the Horcruxes and especially once Voldemort comes back. Less people with knowledge means less people he can capture and gain the knowledge through torture/mind reading. This is why Dumbledore orders Harry to NEVER tell anyone about his Horcrux mission. It’s also the actual explanation for why he avoided Harry in 5th movie; he didn’t want to risk Voldemort reading his mind through Harry or using Harry to assassinate him.

Snape's seriousness are the best scenes to snap into your memories 🔥

Keep it up on your work and this video and channel

Three ultimate mistakes made by all characters - not using a Truth Potion, Felix Felicis and the Time Turner. Or a gun.

If you’re talking about the movies, Harry was not the one who broke the taboo, leading the snatchers to them. It was Xenophilius Lovegood who used the taboo to lead the snatchers to his house to capture Harry in exchange for Luna’s safe return. This part only happened in the book, where Harry used Voldemort’s name, leading Fenrir Greyback’s group of snatchers to them. In both the movie and the book, Harry unknowingly led Rowle and Dolohov to them at the cafe because they did not know about the taboo on Voldemort’s name. Harry, Ron, and Hermione were unaware of the taboo until Ron rejoined the group in the book. In a deleted scene, Ron mentions the taboo after their escape from the Ministry of Magic.

Top 10 Most Dangerous Monsters and Creatures of Harry Potter.

@BrocktonLazarus3397

2 жыл бұрын

Number 1- Umbridge

Always wonder how come Harry's glasses doesn't come off when he's fighting Voldemort at the final battle of The Deathly Hallows Part 2. Movie magic maybe? 😂😂😂

Time to watch them all again now… don’t know weather to thank you or be angry

It had to be the Dursleys because of a protective enchantment by his mom until he was 18

@prateshramjohn

2 жыл бұрын

Its almost as if they didn't read the books.

@kristyisaacs4761

2 жыл бұрын

@@prateshramjohn exactly!

The narrator keeps concluding that if some decisions weren't taken "Voldermort wouldn't have returned". He literally split his soul 7 times to achieve a come back from death. And as skilled a Wizarding mind as he was, he would have found another way if all those other things didn't happen!

One thing I noticed in the Prisoner of Azkaban is the fact they could have sent someone to fetch Dumbeldore from the castle when they caught Petagrew while holding him just outside the castle instead of resting they could have sent Harry and Hermiony to get Dumbeldore and together they could have held Petagrew even after Lupin changed. I realize they wanted that touching moment to be in the movie but seriously that could have waited until Petagrew was in custody. It’s a really big plot hole. Even if they wouldn’t have made it to the castle in time they could have sent up a flare or something to alert the castle that they needed help, or have found one of the professors and asked them to go get Dumbeldore saying it was an emergency. Seriously this one scene was full of majorly poor decisions.

Thanks you for your video and channel

I think it needs to be stated: Harry learning nothing about the Wizarding World to the point of being less knowledgeable than a muggleborn Knowing Voldemort was alive since his first year and never learning combat/dueling Never using any combat spells (most of the spells used are safer than getting tased) Taking Lockhart to the Chamber of Secrets Voldemort literally not just digging a hole in the wilderness or going to the ocean and drop a horcrux in there

@ChibiProwl

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. If I was Voldemort or an evil witch, I’d entomb my horcrux in cement, then drop it over the Marianas Trench in the Pacific Ocean.

@thecunninlynguist

2 жыл бұрын

Voldy was too arrogant. Also big mistake making Nagini one or things he cherished. I would've made them random ass things

@TheMhalpern

2 жыл бұрын

actually never using lethal spells makes sense, its the will of the user that matters, not being certain if he's willing to use one spell or another would make him vulnerable

Totally amazing video watch mojo of the worst decisions in the Harry Potters franchise and awesome job on the video too.

Dumbledore couldn’t leave harry with another family because Lily’s protection extended only to blood relatives, sadly Petunia was the only remaining one.

I have to agree with the mind resistance lessons. Dumbledore could’ve gotten any other professor but instead it had to be Snape the teacher Harry did not see eye to eye with.

Dumbledore said he left Harry with the Dursley’s every year because when Lilly died, it created a charm that protected Harry from Voldemort. However, it has to be renewed by staying with Lilly’s only living relative, her sister Petunia. I’m return for keeping Harry, the charm extends to the Dursley’s. Which is why they didn’t send Harry off to an orphanage. While they definitely detest Magic, they aren’t stupid enough to deny its power or not fear Voldemort.

Every decision Ron Wisli made is one of the dumbest decision in Harry Potter

Love yourself first and most Believe in yourself Quitters never win and winners never quit Don't give up and never give in Ignore those who try to discourage you Hang on to your dreams Take control of own destiny

Actually, when Tom Riddle asked Slughorn about the horcruxes you can see that he is already wearing Marvolo’s ring, so he had already murdered his father and grandparents and turned the ring into a horcrux, as he had already killed Myrtle and turned his diary into a horcrux too, he was asking Slughorn, in fact, cause he wanted to know whether was possible or not to make 7 horcruxes without dying in the process. And I myself think this was a dumb idea by Tom Riddle, cause he practically told Slughorn what he intended to do, being Slughorn a friend of Dumbledore, it was pretty clear that Dumbledore would eventually find out about Voldemort’s deepest secret.

Actually, leaving Harry with the Dursleys was the smartest decision of all, because Harry grew up to the humble nice kid we knew.

No 1 must be - "Making the character of doleres umbrigde.."😂😂

2:14: The problem is Dobby might have stopped it

What also was a bad decision which cost the Ministry of Magic greatly... Cornelius Fudge refusing to believe Voldemort returned, worried about a panic if they get word, and refuse to take Dumbledore's precautions, and he didn't listen and by the beginning of the 6th book, he was sacked.

Dumbledore not closing Hogwarts after the Chamber of Secrets was reopened?

Most awkward scene ever: Ginny “your shoelaces untied” *proceeds to tie it for Harry

"He's the only family I've got left." *RON AND HERMIONE RIGHT THERE*

Hermione puts cat hair into a polyjuice potion. Lockhart removes all the bones from Harry's arm.

@BrocktonLazarus3397

2 жыл бұрын

Hermione didn't know it was cat hair

Dumbledores secrets shouldn’t be on here. He knew Voldemort could see into Harry’s mind, and had to make sure the enemy was kept in the dark.

The logic of the Wizarding World is held together by duct tape and falls apart at the slightest bit of scrutiny.

Harry had to live with the Dursley’s for protection and to keep himself humble

Number 8... Tom already knew about horcruxes. He just wanted to know what would happen if you split your soul more than once. I disagree with #6. Lupin should've taken his wolfsbane potion instead of rushing out to save Harry and his friends. #5. Harry should've just checked in with Sirius with the mirror every night to make sure he was where he was or told some of the Order of what he was "seeing." Perhaps they could've told him that his "visions" were manipulated by Voldemort. #2. Harry should've learned it from someone else, not Snape. It's a good skill to have, but he needed someone else to teach him. #1. Voldemort has shown time and again that he is VERY arrogant with an equally large ego.

"Spoiler alert" You know, for all the people watching a video about a series that ended a decade ago, but that they haven't read.

Dumbest decision number 1- Harry naming his youngest child after Snape.

@droth1031

2 жыл бұрын

He was named Albus Severus Potter so his initials are A.S.P., or asp. It's just a last minute snake reference.

@BrocktonLazarus3397

2 жыл бұрын

@@droth1031 still. With all the shit Snape put him through, he doesn't deserve to be remembered like that.

@saking91kingsley43

2 жыл бұрын

@@BrocktonLazarus3397 Snape helped save Harry and the entire world. Harry was the bigger man and decided to honor Snape's good side.

@thecunninlynguist

2 жыл бұрын

@@BrocktonLazarus3397 despite his hatred for james, he loved Lilly...Harry saw that and what he sacrificed to save harry and the wizarding world.

I ❤️ this video and channel

In the books, Ron didn't receive detention with Hagrid. It was Neville.

@yannmalfrait3235

2 жыл бұрын

Malfoy*

Some of the mistakes makes sense, like dumbledore keeping secrets, because he's ashamed of his past, and voldemort being too arrogant to check if he made an error. Whoever let fudge rule the ministry might be the dumbest though, as that guy was the biggest weakling in the entire series

Harry not killing pettigrew actually leads to pettigrew hesitating to kill harry which leads to harry and ron defeating him

You missed Voldemort's dumbest decisions. First he decided to act on incomplete information. He heard part of the prophecy about the one who would destroy him and acted on that rather than waiting to gather more information about the real threat first. This led to his second and biggest blunder, deciding to kill Lily Potter, and that was the catalyst for everything that followed.

Voldemort was bloody lucky that Barry Crouch Jr was such a talented wizard. There was so much that could have gone so very wrong.

Leaving Harry with the Dursleys may be way more about keeping him hidden in plain site in the Muggle world as Voldemort kinda can't show up unannounced on Privet Drive to go kill a child without exposing magic to everyone. Also maybe it was a bit of misplaced morals of "an orphan child should be with some sort of extended family/blood relatives" rather than Dumbledore willingly leaving Harry with people who'd treat him like trash. I think we all know if Sirius wasn't wrongly imprisoned he obviously would have gone there since being with Sirius (and by extension the Order) would have been like being at Hogwarts, yes Voldemort can get to Harry but there are many a powerful wizarding adult to help protect him. Also Petunia wouldn't have put up a stink about Harry being given to his Godfather since she obviously didn't wanna raise him to begin with. Though literally anyone who knows 80s UK laws around such things as where a orphaned child must go if their relatives are alive feel free to call Dumbledore out on his shit choice.

How about the trio wearing the locket; or the fact that Remus or Snape could have sent a potronus to Dumbledore, to come and help capture Wormtail; and my personal favourite, the fact that Dumbledore and Snape should have trusted McGonagall in the loop about the fact that the younger has to kill the older… just a few more that I could think of at the top of my head.

@skyegriffiths2242

2 жыл бұрын

Also, not keeping Dumbledore’s army going in sixth year, just because they had a ‘’good’’ professor again; Sirius not freeing Kreature before the order shows up to Grimwald place (if he hated the elf so much, why didn’t he do it); Harry, Ron and Hermione not trusting anyone with the truth of the tasks that they accomplished over the years (at least they could have told Ron’s siblings, and the other Griffindor boys in their year); all of the kids not learning how to communicate with each other, especially Ron and Hermione; not checking the RoR for a horcrux until just before the battle, same with the Basilisk fangs (surely Dumbledore could put one or two of them in his will for Harry instead of the sword, even if they were destroyed, Skrimiger would have had to tell him about it and the trio could have sneaked into hogworts before the school year started); everyone not thinking about Hermione’s parents safety until after Dumbledore’s death; Dumbledore not using Ligitamcy on Sirius before chucking him in Azkaban; Sirius not keeping Dumbledore in the loop about the secret keeper switch; no one figuring out that mad eye wasn’t mad eye (again use legitimatcy Dumbledore). Yeah, at this point it is just me ranting.. I’m going to stop now

@skyegriffiths2242

2 жыл бұрын

One more and I’m done.. The time-turner not being used again at any point in the series, and also Hermione not using it more to insure that she exhaust herself (I mean hello, you could have gotten some sleep, and kept yourself properly fed too

@made-line7627

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Why didn't they trust McGonagall?!

For 10, the book had McGonagall actually ask why they hadn't owled the school to explain what happened. They could have torn out some parchment from the back of one of their books, written an explanation and sent Hedwig off. Then they could have sent someone to get them. I know you can't Apparate within the grounds, but can you Apparate on a moving vehicle? Either way, they could've been taken to a closer point to school and have to walk just part of the way.

#8 according to the book he already knew about Horcruxes, but only wanted extra insight for if he split his soul in more than two parts. It also is said more in detail early in the final book how to destroy horcruxes, saying it needs to be hit with something to make it beyond magical self-repair, and trying to undo the process would involve an extreme case of remorse and the shock of it could destroy the fella. And that a Horcrux works inverse of a living thing. A living creature can be killed without harming the soul. But the fragment of soul in the magical container can't survive without it. And that time the diary possessed Ginny Weasley and started draining the life out of her. That's because if someone gets emotionally linked to such a thing, that soul can go in and out of that person.

In the movies, Snape doesn't teach Harry anything. He throws him into a chair and dives in, headfirst. He might have been a good guy, in the end, but lord it took a long time to get there.

“Harry Potter, the boy who lived... come to die.”

@hcook1023

2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me they could have just jabbed his scar with a basilisk fang then have Fawkes cry on it like last time

The Durlsleys are probably so horrible because they spend so much time with Harry, as he is a horcrux

So alot of the things in this list aren't really stupid decisions when you understand the context. Harry not letting them kill Pettigrew was two fold. Because killing him not only made Lupin and Sirius killers, but or also meant there was no way to clear Sirius of the crime committed. Dumbledore kept secrets because he don't want all the information in one place. For example the items he leaves the trio in his will he couldn't say why they were useful or the ministry, which was loaded with Voldemort spies, would have also known. Harry's lack in using the 2 way mirror for the ministry was because he didn't realize he even had it. Sirius never told him what it was and it wasn't revealed until after the battle at the ministry.

To be fair, it’s Ron who makes the dumbest ideas between the two them while Harry just goes along with it, lol.

Stopping Lupin and Black from killing Pettigrew wasn't really a dumb decision. It had disastrous consequences, but the primary reason Harry gave for turning him over to the authorities was to prove Sirius' innocence. This was actually a brilliant idea. Unfortunately, it was poorly executed due to Lupin's failure to take his potion. Or for simply being out in the moonlight. Or failing to bind Pettigrew. There were a lot of mistakes. But leaving Pettigrew alive wasn't one of them.

I still get so mad in the first movie when hermione lies and says she went after the troll. I mean, she was in trouble and her friends saved her life. They wouldn’t have been in any trouble.

N°10 Even Mcgonagall said they could've sent an owl, and they were 12. Even the characters were aware of how dumb the idea was. N°8 Voldemort already knew about the horcruxes even if the movie shows that he didn't. He just needed more information because Dumbledore hid the horcruxes books. N°7 Agree, but he kept secrets away from Harry because he wanted him to mature and to live a "normal life" in the wizarding world. N°6 Agree, there were many effective ways that wouldn't let Pettigrew escape. N°5 Harry didn't even know about the existence of the mirror before Sirius died. It was after this that Harry found it in the first place. N°4 Agree but Crouch always loved his wife more than his own son. N°3 It was a tricky plan but otherwise Dumbledore would've suspected and the TW tournament was the perfect chance to get Harry out of the school with no one noticing. N°2 Besides their bad relationship Snape was an expert on Legilimency and Oclumency and was a Death Eater, so to Dumbledore there was no one better than him to teach how Voldemort could penetrate into Harry's mind. Honorable mentions: Pettigrew was supposed to be dead, he couldn't just leave his rat form because Sirius would have been proven innocent. Bellatrix never thought that Molly would be powerful enough to defeat her. On the HB prince potions book said "for enemies", it was the perfect chance for Harry to try it on someone. Agree. That really was stupid from Harry's part. If he didn't return to the Dursleys every summer Lily's charm wouldn't work. It was the only way to protect him. N°1 Agree, but Voldemort even used the Cruciatus curse on Harry's "corpse" to prove he was dead. I just don't understand if you use information just from the movies or from the books as well. I would recommend to you to read the books before you do a top like this one. Every HP video you do is so inconsistent. Shame on KZread for hiding the dislikes.