S5 E2: The Veil Explained!
03/31/21 • 17 min
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In this episode I explain the origins of the veil. Enjoy!
Summary: The veil is a magical and mysterious artifact. For that reason, we don't know much about it. The veil is an archway connecting the land of the the living to the land of the dead. The catch: once you go through once, you can't come back. We have covered the veil before, but not the background. Where did the veil come from? Who made it? We can answer these questions with just two simple facts. One: in the Harry Potter Wiki article, it is stated the Unspeakables (the people who work in the Department of Mysteries) are constantly studying the veil. That means they don't know much about the veil. And two: the veil wasn't build for the Ministry of Magic. The Ministry was built around the veil! Now we know the veil is very old, powerful, has a strong connection with both life and death, and is so important the Ministry was founded because of it. What could make all those things? Cadmus Peverll. Cadmus has the resurrection stone! The stone does all of those things. His story goes like this: Cadmus brought his deceased bride back from the dead. But she couldn't live in that world, so she was dragged back to death. Cadmus killed himself with grief, so he could be with her forever. Let's make some revisions. Cadmus gets shiny new stone and tries to bring back bride. But when that doesn't work, he tries again. And again. And again. Finally, Cadmus makes something new. A veil that would allow him instead to travel to the land of the dead. What Cadmus didn't realize: his creation was one way. So when Cadmus went through the veil, he never came back.
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In this episode I explain the origins of the veil. Enjoy!
Summary: The veil is a magical and mysterious artifact. For that reason, we don't know much about it. The veil is an archway connecting the land of the the living to the land of the dead. The catch: once you go through once, you can't come back. We have covered the veil before, but not the background. Where did the veil come from? Who made it? We can answer these questions with just two simple facts. One: in the Harry Potter Wiki article, it is stated the Unspeakables (the people who work in the Department of Mysteries) are constantly studying the veil. That means they don't know much about the veil. And two: the veil wasn't build for the Ministry of Magic. The Ministry was built around the veil! Now we know the veil is very old, powerful, has a strong connection with both life and death, and is so important the Ministry was founded because of it. What could make all those things? Cadmus Peverll. Cadmus has the resurrection stone! The stone does all of those things. His story goes like this: Cadmus brought his deceased bride back from the dead. But she couldn't live in that world, so she was dragged back to death. Cadmus killed himself with grief, so he could be with her forever. Let's make some revisions. Cadmus gets shiny new stone and tries to bring back bride. But when that doesn't work, he tries again. And again. And again. Finally, Cadmus makes something new. A veil that would allow him instead to travel to the land of the dead. What Cadmus didn't realize: his creation was one way. So when Cadmus went through the veil, he never came back.
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S5 E1: Snape vs. McGonagall
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In this episode I put Snape and McGonagall head to head to see who would win. Enjoy!
Summary: Snape or McGonagall. Who would win? Both wizards have great power and knowledge, but who has more? Snape likes the spells that cause pain. Plain and simple. Snape's style of magic is very nasty, but effective nonetheless. We can tell his style of magic by the spells he made in his youth. Some cause huge gashes on your chest and arms, while others take your wand and yank you up into the air. Not very friendly. McGonagall on the other hand is a little different. As the transfiguration teacher, she can cast very complicated spells without thinking. McGonagall's preferred way of magic is defense, not offense. She knows dozens of ways to block spells. But that's not all. McGonagall has some very Snape-like spells under her belt as well. In their previous duel, we saw some of those spells. McGonagall goes for the flashy and big sort type spells whereas Snape just goes for the kill. And for that reason I think Snape would win. Don't get me wrong, both are very skilled and powerful. Snape would just have the upper hand. He can get into McGonagall's head and use her worst fears against her. And unfortunately for McGonagall, fear is her kryptonite.
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S5 E3: The Contract of Death
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In this episode I explain what would happen if you deified the Goblet of Fire. Enjoy!
Summary: The Goblet of Fire is one of the oldest and most powerful magical object in the entire wizarding world. It is used to pick the three champions for the Tri-Wizard tournament. When Harry was picked as the fourth and un-willing contestant, there was an uproar. Harry was too young, the second champion from the same school, and the fourth champion overall. What could be done? The professors scrambled to find some solution. It was eventually decided Harry was to compete. But what would happen if he didn't? Nothing? Something? Let's investigate. The only constant in these kinds of magical contracts is, for some reason, fire. An unbreakable vow uses fire to bind the two parties. Might it be the same for the Goblet of Fire? When an unbreakable vow is broken, the party in question dies. If you think about it, there is no reason for the Goblet to be any different. But how would a person die from the Goblet? Making an eternal deal is not taken lightly. Once entered the only out is death. So end that magical contract prematurely would be to cut your eternity short, essentially end your reality. In this case, your realty is the entire span of your life. So ending the forever that is the eternal contract, would be stopping the clock on your life.
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