Amazing explaination thank you! The duel was so impressive and still to this day we don't have anything as grand and powerful in similar fashion, besides darth Vader vs luke years ago.
Voldemort: Aa-vaa-daaa Keda-a... Hermione: Stop, stop, stop. You're going to poke someone's nose like that. Besides, you're saying it wrong. Voldemort: Hmm? OK, then you show how's it supposed to be done. Hermione: _Cough cough_ AVADA KEDAVRA!!! Directed by Robert B. Weide
For explanation, read the book.. "Fawkes swooped down in front of Dumbledore, opened his beak wide and swallowed the jet of green light whole: he burst into flame and fell to the floor, small, wrinkled and flightless. "
@@sameerthakur720 Im not sure if this is how animagus works, but I'm pretty sure transforming into an animagus is just like shapeshifting, not full on becoming that animal. Its like a boggart. It can PHYSICALLY be that animal/thing but it cant harness its magic nor mental properties. So if a animagus pheonix swallowed avada kedavra, they would most likely transform back into human and die like normal.
@@sameerthakur720 Yeah sorry, I heard there is a way through extreme dark arts to turn into that actual animal. It can be found in Borgin and Burkes, its called "Fantastic Magic and where to conjure it".
This scene was perfect in the book. Imagine how epic it would’ve been to see Dumbledore use a golden statue block Avada Kedavra?? Or when the Phoenix used her own body to block the killing curse to protect Dumbledore...would be too epic if this scene from the movie was more like what we got in the book
@@HarryPotterTheory Yeah, I honestly don't know if budget was an issue... but I personally don't think that was the case. HP OOTP did so well in adapting book material and doing montages of events in a few minutes, easily covering most of the book content. Just really wish they got this last epic battle down. Would have been cool to see Dumbledore animate some statues and show why he was a transfiguration professor before.
Sarasti S not exactly my dude, sure there was a lot of conversation in there but as far as i can remember it was mostly because Dumbledore was stalling the dark lord trying to get a rise on him so that he would buy enough time for people to arrive at the ministry and see for themselves that Voldemort had returned. My guess is that the director didn’t want people to think Voldemort was a weak villain so they nerfed Dumbledore(he was outclassing Voldemort without any effort in the book). And yeah basically all conversation was also removed probably to make it more action packed.
This is also a good reason why Piertotum Locomotor was a genius defensive spell in the castle. As they can absorb the killing curse without too much casualty in damages
@@cd-zw2tt In regards to Piertotum Locomotor, that is a spell only to be used when Hogwarts is under siege. As for why more places don't emply it, it's possible the magic was only known to Hogwarts, with the possibility of other siege spells being available to other schools.
@@solaris9426Also, like-- where and when else are you going to use a spell like that? It has to be a defensible location with a high density of statues/suits of armor. Really the only other place besides a castle it could realistically be used is a museum
Yeah, in the last book Harry didn’t know how to do non verbal spells, in the whole book he uses verbal spells. All the students who fought in the Hogwarts Battle used mostly verbal spells xd
In the book, Dumbledore clearly held an advantage over Voldemort during this fight and had him nearly incapacitated with the Water Orb until Harry decided to venture in to the fight scene and Dumbledore had to cast Harry back to safety which resulted in his lapse of concentration with the Water Orb that allowed Voldemort to free himself.
@@exiledknight3961 Maybe, but the movie tried to depict Voldemort as the sole aggressor and Dumbledore being always on the defense which was 100% false. And you'll get this if you have read the book.
@Gaius Wyrden That's the definition of plotarmor, actually. He survived because he HAD to, so there was always something added to protect him. It's actually ridiculous how Rowling often adds something or someone in a book, and then in the same year it'll save Harry or tell him what he needs to know to advance the plot/win.
I always understood that the killing curse still had to hit you, that the no one survives was meant as in "Anyone hit by the curse has never survived. " where as Harry is famous for being the only one in history to be hit by the curse and survived, not once, but twice.
@@henrichvonstaufenberg4841 well that is incorrect. He doesn't use the resurrection stone to become alive. It just happens that the killing curse just kills the part of Voldemort's soul trapped in Harry. And Harry particularly survives because of his Mom's protection that is still running/alive in Voldemort's veins since Voldemort took Harry's blood to rebuild his own body - keeping Lily's protection safeguarded.
@@nikhilchetule1383 he literally had the resurrection stone in his hands…. That’s the reason Dumbledore gave it to him….. to come back to life after he dies which was the only way to kill the last part of Voldemort…… lily’s protection was already gone when Voldemort used Harry blood to regain his body….. that’s why he used his blood so that now he can touch and kill him….
@BIG FACTS Yup i watched movie last night he only used the stone to see his dead family and talk to them but then he dropped it and went to face voldemort harry knew he had to die for voldemort to die and he was willing to do that
he blocked it when Voldy was resurrected in HP4. and all he used was Expelliarmus.. infact he uses that everytime he fights volde. it seems to be the greatest spell in the HP world lol. forget fire snakes or fire tornadoes .... a disarm charm is enough to kill bald dark lords
The CGI and choreography for the iconic fight scene in OotP between Dumbledore and Voldemort was outstanding. However, it needs to be viewed purely as entertainment and not canon. I didn't like how they decided to use a priori incantatem type effect between the duelists. That was a special synergy reserved for the protagonist and antagonist.
It was more like a battle of wills. Like if two wizards are throwing lightning at each other, it collides and they're trying to overpower the other person
The book version makes no sense. If you can't block the killing curse at all (with magic), then why would any dark wizard ever use any other spell in a fight? Just a barrage of avada kadavras
@@TheAntiTrope the killing curse is a hard spell to learn so not everyone can do it and like the video just said all you need to defend against it is to put an object between you
@@stannisthemannis8694 doesn't really change the fact that a barrage of those cast by Voldemort, Bellatrix, Wormtail, the Carrows, Lucius etc (all of whom can definitely use it) is all we should ever see lol. More or less everything else can be blocked by a blocking spell. The enemy wizard needs to cast a spell, accio probably, which requires time for the summoned object to get to them to block the killing curse, there is no way they're doing that on time for every kill shot and eventually they _will_ run out of things to block with. It would take a Dumbledore level wizard to fend that off in such quick succession.
I love the fight scene in the movie, it's so amazing and exciting. However, I prefer it in the books much more because of how one sided it was. You can tell how Dumbledore was Literally toying with Voldemort, the most feared dark wizard of his time, like he was nothing. I like it this way more because it shows you why Dumbledore is feared by Voldemort, and how powerful the elder wand actually is. In the movie I feel like Dumbledore lost, or at best it was a draw.
Naa i hated that it was a draw in the movie. The most powerful wizard of all time should have destroyed Dumbledore. Come on man he is the "The Dark Lord" for a reason. He has the pushed the boundaries of magic no one ever dreamt of.
So you rather like it the boring way? What is the point of voldemort if they could kill him easily? Why does everybody fear him? It's like Yoda could kill palpatine whenever he wanted to but he choose not to, doesn't make sense
@@abhijaysaraswat83 he wasn't the greatest so I'm and he wasn't the most powerful until dumbledore died again fear is power and dumbledore made voldemort scared
Voldemort suffers the same kind of foils as most who are power-hungry. Like Palpatine, he was also a charismatic, educated person, but over time, they both became overconfident and convinced they knew everything they needed to. In Voldemort's case, the secrets to undermining his plans were literally hidden in a children's book, that most people were aware of, but he thought it was of no value and not worthy of his time.
Say each successfully conquered their own realm, and then a gateway allowed them to meet. Their ambitions know no limit, they covet each other's worlds, and neither can stomach the idea of the other ruling over both universes. They fight to the death, both with full access to their powers and abilities. Who wins?
@@IIYamiSanIIyea I have to agree with you on this one. Wizards like Tom are beasts that's for sure but when your up against a guy who can sense your every move, react within a fraction of a second and use the force (wandless magic) to literally snap his neck or rag doll a person before they can react it's kinda hard to justify a wizard winning in this scenario.
@@sitsia3808 I mean I wouldn't put it past a normal sith to have that level of arrogance but Sidious? Most likely not, he has prepared for this fight. For arguments sake though if he did let Tom make the first move it would depend on how Tom took the initiative, if he fired a killing curse as he is known to do and it was dodged because you know the force then he is dead anyway. I think he would have much better luck using an instant effect spell first of animating an object for defending himself. The best way a wizard can defeat a force user is to catch them off balance.
@@RedVelvetUnderground333 a running theme in the books was their defense against the dark arts teacher was messed up or evil. Makes sense why they didn't learn jack shit.
there is also a thing in the book, that you missed, is that when you're not powerful enough to kill someone with avada kedavra, the curse just ain't gonna work, and the target simply won't die. I think Moody says something like, someone could have a nose-bleeding as a result effect, or you might faint, when someone's giving you the 'kedavra, but you will surely survive. there is a thing like "magical power", and if you are unexperienced, or young, or simply not strong enough, your kedavra won't be powerful, and you can't just easily one-shot kill someone. and as Voldemort says in one part of the book "you need to mean it" so even you are powerful as f*ck, if you don't really mean to kill that exact person, and your head is not filled with murderous-killing-destroying thoughts, you WILL NOT kill the person. it has to be 100% intentional by you, you can't just spray green lights everywhere like an idiot, that'd have no affect at all. (unless you're Voldemort, and ur on a serious killing spree :P) there were also some examples like this in the books. (:
Excellent commentary. Keep in mind the dark lord uses his mystique and reputation as much as any other weapon. Confronted with Voldemort in person most witches and wizards would be terrified. One of the main reasons Voldemort hates Dumbledore so much I think is because Dumbledore knew Tom Riddle as an orphan boy , not a scary dark lord. Without his “street cred” Voldemort loses a lot of his potency. Dumbledore just wasn’t terrified of him, as a result he could better defend himself.
Mike Trough yes, yes he did🤣some wizards can do wandless magic. Like Dumbledore with the flame in Prizoner of Azkaban during his speech when the students first arrive at Hogwarts talking about turning on the lights or something. And lupin opening the boggart chest with Harry with just his hands
I feel like anyone can block avada kedavra if they understood the concept of blocking with physical objects (and had the magical proficiency to move objects fast enough) but it seems like wizards are exceptionally short-sighted when it comes to practical solutions (which is the same reason why potion masters are uncommon and celebrated as well, since it's not all about fancy magic)
@@PadaV4 And also, sniper rifles may have worked. Even if protego could block it, they still have a human mind, incapable of predicting a sniper. Idk what kind was available at the time but there should have been some kind. Unless they have constant shields active
@@thetoyodacar2264 Wizards also have weird way of interacting with reality. Whenever they are emotional, things happen. Maybe a bullet sent to them, would just change direction in the end? Like muggle weapons can't affect wizard.
@@hyro3292 then that would be something not controlled by the wizard themselves, as they would be unable to react. however that would be weird, it's not like there are some kind of recognizable energy signals in muggle weapons. If this was the case, no physical weapon would reach a wizard, unless it had to do with speed and mass
vgernyc the elder wand will win in any magical match but even if you have it you can still lose. If you don’t fight back with it you will lose. This is what Draco Malfoy did in the half blood prince to Dumbledore
@@danielmuscarella8239 The elder wand is the most misunderstood object in the book. It's not unbeatable. It has been beaten countless times and its only powerful because it holds knowledge of all its many masters. Dumbledore won it himself in the battle against Grindelwald. In this scene it's interesting to see Dumbledore blocks all spells but never trys to kill Voldemort. In the book The tales of Beedle the Bard we learn that the wand knows the most evil of magic. Due to Dumbledore's power and mind he could have destroyed Voldemort in this battle. For example he incased Voldemort in water. He could have used flames or blue flames that completely destroys ones opponent. He didn't because he knew of Voldemort's horcruxes and Harry's ties to Voldemort that would insure Harry's success. He just kept Voldemort there long enough for the Ministry to show up.
@@arthurbrowning3939 i disagree because the lore of the wand is that the first owner of the wand won every battle with the wand because of the wand and he only lost it because he was killed in his sleep... But i might be wrong its a long time since i read it
@@arthurbrowning3939 and also every knowledge is lost as soon as the next owner didnt win it by overpowering and therefore must have shown greater skill but by being unfair and kill while sleep or stuff like that and the elder wand must have possesed at least some greater power as it was able to repair harrys wand
The more and more that I read and watch the Harry Potter movies, the more I feel JK Rowling could have written current Voldemort. She did a great job setting him up, leading up to his revival; however, once he was reborn, he really was a one-trick pony. He never did any magic that was notable really, you only hear of his feats before his revival, like creating the horocruxes, or possessing people as to cling onto life. Once he was reborn, just just reclaimed his past followers and threatened people with Avada Kedavra. It would have been nicer to see more dark arts performed by him like we're seeing Gellert Grindelwald do.
True, we heard how Voldemort was a supposed magical prodigy, placing an ingenious curse on the DADA teaching position, creating a spell for unassisted flying, vast knowledge on rituals so that he could even formulate a plan to return his body from its shattered state... then all we see is him yelling AVADA KEDAVRA most of the time. We never truly got to see Voldemort's untapped potential in his magical abilities and powers.
Granted though, the story doesn’t follow Voldemort much at all. It only follows Harry, so we don’t see any of what Voldemort does. He only gets a few minutes of screen/page time until DH, and even then, he doesn’t participate very often.
He was the only one who could fly without a broom or any other help. He did teach how to do it to Snape so that is pretty impressive considering no one else could.
@@diegooliveira4986 yeah but considering the elder want can repair Harry's wand which olivander believed was impossible it's possible the eldar wand allows feats of magic not normally possible to be possible
@@NeloBladeOfRanni Also correct. It is the most powerful wand; but it would need a powerful wizard to explore all its possibilities, right? Or to defend it. Harry was able to do a great reparation spell. Dumbledore was able to do wonders. Voldemort would also be able to do wonders, if the Wand obeyed him. Now, my point stands: we all must respect Dumbledore, cus after all he defeated, with his own regular wand, a freaking Grindelwald bearing the freaking Elder Wand. Dumbledore with Ron's wand would still be a match to Voldemort. Voldemort was clever to divide his soul lol. And even if he hadn't, it's implied in the duel scene in the books that Dumbledore never faced Voldemort before because he knew he would have to kill him (or try), and that's something he didn't want to do.
@@BlackangelKatakuri but still a extremely powerful wizard like Dumbeldore could still win a duel against someone who has the elder wand and he actually did once against Grindelwald.
There is another way to defend youself against the kill in curse. Like all the forbidden curses, you need to concentrate your hatred and anger, otherwise the spell would have no effect. So if you cast a spell to make the other person feel happy and loved , then the killing curse would have no effect. Voldemort: "AAUVAADAAA K-" Dumbledore: "nasus reparatus" Voldemort: "I am so happy, I can not concentrate my hatred anymore." Dumbledore: "Game Over, Tom."
Humor aside, there’s some logic to that. In the order of the phoenix movie, harry attempts using crucio on Bellatrix but it barely does anything, resulting in Voldemort telling him “you have to mean it”. And keep in mind, this was at a moment Harry was blinded by rage. So if he struggled properly performing a curse while that angry, imagine just doing it to do it. Spells and curses take years of practice and discipline to fully master. It’s highly unlikely just anyone could go around saying avada kedavra and successfully perform it, otherwise they’re would be a lot more accidental deaths. And even if you WERE proficient at learning spells, like Harry was, I’d say it takes a different kind of heart to be able to casually perform a killing curse. Like Voldemort said, you need to REALLY mean it. And really meaning to murder someone usually takes a lot more time to develop feeling like that, not just a spur of the moment decision, unless you’re trained for combat like military soldiers. You basically have to be in a state of mind and heart where you too far gone to care about the victims humanity, Death eaters have no problem with it because they’ve all but sold their souls. Gives more significance to Lily saving Harry how she did, because it was the literal opposite of a soulless act.
Always thought an insta-death spell pretty much anyone can use was the dumbest plot device. When they use it its just not exciting bc it ends a duel so quickly, when they don’t use it you’re just sitting there wondering why tf not.
"Avada Kedavra's a curse that needs a powerful bit of magic behind it - you could all get your wands out and point them at me and say the words, and I doubt I'd get so much as a nosebleed" - Barty Crouch Jr
I love the Harry Potter series and her writing is great, but the killing curse was very poorly considered. There are a number of things about the magic in Harry Potter that could have used an editor with a more combat/physics mind to balance out the silly loopholes, and unanticipated consequence of short sighted choices. That being said, she had a lot on her plate, and it is somewhat excusable for her to let the philosophical form of magic override the function.
I was so disappointed with this scene in the film. In the book. You almost felt that Voldermort actually realised he couldn’t best Dumbledore or was at least scared of him. Where as in this film, not only was the duel very short. It appeared that Dumbledore was the one who was afraid. Bad times 😌🤓😌
It’s just how movies are made. The villain always appears just as strong if not, stronger than the protagonists. The first four films hype up Voldemort only for him to essentially lose to dumbledore in the fifth one? Kinda anti climactic.
Dumbledore clearly had an edge on Voldemort in that fight. He even carried him in a sphere on water and voldemort didn't have any successful attack on Dumbledore besides that explosion that shattered the glass.
When you said that evading the killing curse is possible but might require some premonition, it made me imagine Trelawney in a trance effortlessly dodging everything Voldemort throws at her. 😅
In books, nothing can repair broken wand with spell. But Harry can repair his own Wand with Oculus Reparo spell with Elder Wand. So Elder Wand can do anything unusual I guess. Even simple counter spells become OP with that Wand
Occulus means glasses in latin, you're thinking about Hermione or Arthur helping Harry out haha, usually the incantation is just repero for other things, I guess saying the latin name for whatever you want to repair was too much, and occulus reparo is probably one of the first 5 spells (maybe the first?) used in the first book
Actually the elder wand refused to kill its master, thts why harry was able to stop the killing curse with disarming spell. Its litterlly right there in the book.
I mean, I always assumed the killing curse could be easily blocked or deflected. Its a instant kill curse, but as long as it won't hit you, its just a green lightshow and nothing more. It would be weird that in a world of nearly infinite magical possibilities, it would be impossible to create a countermeasure for this spell. Sure, back when Voldemort was at his prime, and the killing curse was considered something "new" then this was a problem. But a lot of time has passed between his "death" and "rebirth", its only natural to assume the Ministry and other groups have spend large amounts of time and effort on examining the killing curse, and means to render it impotent. Dumbledore who always knew Voldemort would find a way to return, likely spend a large deal of his own time on finding countermeasures too, with relative success.
the curses have been around since the middle ages and have been unforgivable since 1717, voldemort didnt attend hogwarts until the 1940s so definitely not new, they just didnt have much of an issue with its use because Azkaban is THAT bad, perfect deterrent
Rewatching the series, super frustrated at the lack of duelling between wizards we see. Obviously there is a relative amount. However, I’m referring to a Dumbledore versus Voldermort duel with multiple incantations, blocks and creative spells being used rather then the killing curse and Disarm spell colliding. Would’ve been a lot more fun to see Harry have a real duel with Voldermort with creativity involved. Understandably, Harry’s not near the same level as Dumbledore but it would’ve been captivating to see Harry parry some of Voldermorts curses and strike back with some creative spells. After all he is meant to be one of the most powerful wizards of all time and probably edges in most peoples lists as the 10th most powerful wizard of all time
Harry you mean? Harry is average. Its one of his character traits actually. He just excells at Defense against Dark arts. Its Hermione who is very gifted.
Nah I wouldn't put Harry in the top ten list. When I am thinking about it probably not even top 20. I would say he is a bit above average and he has a lot of experience due to his story. But there are a lot of wizards who are way superior
Yeah, not even close to top 20. Only because there is a lack of characters, otherwise I would say he is probably not even top 100. He is supposed to be extraordinarily ordinary. It’s the joke that is made in Lego movie. A trait that has nothing to do with the main character that makes him the most special of all. “Plot armor.”
@@Facts-over-Feelings. fair enough. He’s got a pretty good patronus, but that’s part of him being really good at defense against the dark arts. That is one subject. Still a far cry from top 10. That’s the same as saying Crabbe and Goyle are top 10 because they excelled in dark arts class and could produce fiendfyre.
Actually, during the battle in Book Five, Dumbledore went through the effort of Transfiguring statues and conjuring physical objects to block Avada Kedavra. The objects still suffered the damage of being hit by the Killing Curse (I recall at least one or more statues blasted and/or blown to pieces.) Nevertheless, a physical object of sufficient size at a minimum can block the Killing Curse, otherwise, the Death Eaters could have stood directly outside the caste in the Battle for Hogwarts and spammed it ad nauseum. The battle would have bene over rather quickly!
Tracy Reeves the curse takes effort to cast u have to be powerful enough to just keep doing it. Or else it will drain u. Also dumbledore is exception to everyone else he is the most powerful wizard to ever exsist by far. Voldemort didnt even come close. So i can see dumbledore easily being able to dissipate these curses.
@@slurp3194 I already knew the particulars about the curse; I've all the books and movies to boot. I was drawing from cannon sources to describe the possible ways it could be blocked. The curse requires pure intent and absolute hatred backed by considerable power. Obviously, there is no countercurse or shielding charm to block it, we know this. But we do know that it can't pass through physical objects. If this were the case, all of the Death Eaters without exception could have simply surrounded the school in the final battle and shouted it to their heart's content. Dumbledore's power isn't a question here, it's what the curse can and can't do.
It kinda makes me think there are technically a few ways to avoid the killing curse. The three ways listed in the video, blocking with a large object, apparating away, or using a living thing as a sacrifice. Heck maybe even the avifors spell could be used if the killing curse is only a single target spell. If the killing curse can be block with physical object why not just continuously summon cobble stone blocks or something. Avada Kedavra is light based spell which makes me think maybe you could summon a mirror to reflect it back on the user.
Another nice video! Not all witches and wizards are good with transfiguration so making objects leap in front of you on the spot can be difficult. Same with having fast reflexes if you're terrified. Not to mention Voldemort never fought fairly with anyone (using dark magic, manipulation, fear and numbers).
Come again? How did you get anything offensive about women from my comment, considering it's about Fawkes, Dumbledore's Phoenix familiar, taking a Killing Curse for Dumbledore, causing HIM to be reduced to a chick?
You're talking about the magical equivalent of Hitler, who may just be asexual, battling against the modern equivalent of Merlin, who just so happens to be gay. Besides, there was a woman there: Bellatrix Lestrange. Tom had her leave because the situation was too dangerous for her. But what makes Dumbledore a chauvinist pig, anyway?
You must also remember it possible for him to kill Harry anyway with him being relative(horcrux) and of the same blood(Goblet of Fire) Dumbledore answers this when Harry asked about his wand in their walk when Harry was “dead” that his wand recognized him and the strain would always remain until the one died.
Sadly, Fawkes shielded himself from killing Harry against one of those Avada Kedavra curses from Voldemort and swallowed the whole blast causing him to die and burst into flame. I was so relieved when he was born again from the ashes and Dumbledore picked him up and put him in his pocket. Poor Fawkes! And a very loyal pet companion literally willing to take a bullet for you.
I would submit that when Crouch-Moody stated his bit on the curse, he meant it for each of the students as if THEY were deflecting a blast directed at THEMSELVES, as would normally be the case. This is especially true given the nature of wizard combat being mainly based on dueling. The idea isn't all to alien that another wizard, whom the curse was not directed at, could defend against it. The curse pierces all of the intended defender's deflections because they are the target, but it would be useless against those of another's. If a grounded solid object that even muggles can work with can deflect magic, then why not clothing, or armor? What's the point of magic? But in the books, Dumbledore used magic to knock the gold, meaning it was under influence of some alternative magic power, giving it the ability. In the movie, it's the raw energy itself, not of the intended target, that deflects Voldemort's attack. I think it's a matter of the target; whomever is selected cannot defend and must rely on allies.
What I would like to know is how exactly did Voldemort get his original wand back? If he lost his body in Godric's Hollow, one would assume that his wand was left behind. Hagrid says that he rescued Harry from the house before the Ministry arrived, so if Voldemort's wand had been left behind, why didn't they take it? If it somehow had been left behind by the Ministry, how did Pettigrew get it?
JK rowling stated that peter pettigrew retrieved it 13 years later from where it was left, I think they were far too worried about the potters deaths to find his wand
Because Dumbledore possesses the elder wand. This wand is the only wand to be able to block this or any undeflecktable spell. As stated in the goblet of fire.
@Luke Young In the graveyard it's because their wands share the same core (major plotpoint in the following movies...). In their final duel, it's because Voldemort isn't the true owner of the elder wand. It's not very well covered in the movies and I've found it a bit confusing in the books too, but it is explained there.
A whirling of a cloak, it could mean he solidified his cloak fast enough and lifted it to block the killing curse. Absorbing its energy. Also to those who are confused about how Harry could block the killing curse, the owner of wand (The Elder Wand) cannot be used to kill it’s holder. Therefore, all of those attempts weren’t fully successful Killing Curses.
well, tbh there are several theories why exactly Harry didnt die, but I think there is only 1 real attempt where Voldemort is in possesion of the elder wand. The other attempt of voldemort to kill harry with actually hitting him with the killing curse isnt blocked by harry himself, but by his mother, who sacrificed her life to perform an ancient spell, that reflects the curse.
The time harry blocks the curse during the graveyard is simply because the wands voldemort and harry own are twins so thats why harrys wand created a tug of war of energys
The book actually showed that the killing curse didn't clash with Harry's disarming spell. The killing curse just straight up backfired and Voldemort got hit by his own killing curse and Harry's spell at the same time. I guess they didn't show it that way in the movie is because it would look too anticlimactic.
1:50 Harry was only able to block the spell like this because the wands of Harry and Voldemort have feathers from the same Phoenix, Fawkes. They are brothers. Dumbledore shouldnt be able to do this if he hasnt stolen Harrys wand.
@@fandaklada609 H/V's Wands are not more powerful than D's wand, but they can't fight against each other, so when they do fight they do that sort of thing. When they fight against someone else it doesn't happen, so Dumble's wand can't do that.
There is actually a magical way to block avada kedavra starting a duel between the 2 thus protecting the opponent until they lose the duel and then they will die it’s not amazing but it’s okay
Great video. Thank you for sharing. The presenter has a great voice. I am curious about something though. What happened with the accent in the middle of the video?
I love the battle scene in the movie. It’s so amazingly animated and really shows off their talents. They never utter a single spell. Other than the NYAAAAHHHHHH 😂. I also love Dumbledore’s over-the-head swoosh at the start. It’s so sassy
In reality, I think the director just thought it'd be a cool visual. In canon, I think Dumbledore hit Voldemort's spell with one of his own, creating an artificial, less potent version of the wand connection Priori Incantatum, instead of the natural version that happens between brother wands. He was flexing his enormous skill at precise aiming, and his knowledge of wandlore IMO. From what I can gather, Voldemort had more raw power than Dumbledore, and they cast at about the same speed, but Dumbledore had more knowledge and experience, which is why he always came out on top.
No in canon Dumbledore used physical objects such as the statues to block the spell and Fawkes took a hit from it as well saving them. Also Dumbledore certainly had more raw power than Voldermort as well which Rowling confirmed. The movies just portrayed the duel very poorly.
@@chrisastin184 I agree. But nothing compares to the final in the 7th film. In the book-ending, Harry is almost humiliating Voldemort, calling him Tom, pointing out that his spells cant hurt anyone anymore, because he sacrificed himself for them - just like his mother did for him - and then finally beating him in front of everyone else is just so much more fulfilling than a sneaky Harry-Voldi - Flight through Hogwarts. When i watched this the first time, i was f*ing pissed. So unneccessary, too. Just really, realldy bad directors decisions.
@@LAPIDARES I really disliked the last three movies because of how much they all deviated from the books but the last movie was an absolute travesty. The battle of Hogwarts was such a letdown.
Nah. The 2nd one has the worst plot and I have no expectation for the rest 3 parts. They should end the fantastic beasts series and start a new one. But no they messed it up and gave it the most non sense plot ever. Yikes
If I remember the books correctly, Harry blocked Avada Kedavra several times. In the Goblet of Fire in the cemetery he used expelliarmus to block Voldemort's curse which resulted in the wands connecting and Priori Incantatem from Voldemort's wand and in the Deathly Hallows when Harry was with Hagrid (in the motorcycle sidecar). Hedwig died blocking one curse, but Harry's wand acted on its own to block Voldemort's curse using Lucious' wand.
Though the ease of use for a spell like "Avada Kedavra" seems unrealistic, you have to bare in mind that it potentially screws/splits/rips apart your mind every time you kill.
wizards other than voldemort wouldn't use it, It requires a lot of will so some can't, you also pay a price to your soul should the spell succeed, Voldemort's soul was so damaged it didn't much matter to him but the price of loosing slivers of your soul wasn't worthwhile for great wizards who could otherwise incapacitate or kill oponents, which is why spells like Stupefy were invented and why Snape created both Sectumsempra and Levicorpus they stop a person from being able to defend themselves. Everyone thinks that you can cast Avada kadavra as easily as Wingardium Leviosa despite the fact it was stated multiple times it's considerably harder to cast, doesn't kill if you don't have the required intent/will behind it and even if it works it extracts a price on the user's soul
3:25. That moment when you use an image of Avada Kedavra being blocked by a spell, to illustrate the notion that Avada Kedavra cannot be blocked by a spell. In the book (Deathly Hallows, hardbound edition, page 733-734), during the final battle at Hogwarts, Harry uses Shield Charms to defend first Neville Longbottom, then Seamus Finnegan and Hannah Abbott, against death curses fired off by Voldemort. Later, on page 737, Harry casts Protego to save Molly Weasley from Voldemort. Finally, at the climactic moment, Harry uses Expelliarmus to block Voldemort's Avada Kedavra, as shown in the scene from Goblet Of Fire, above. So, it's alpha canon that Avada Kedavra can, in fact, be countered by spells. But more interestingly, it's also alpha canon that Voldemort fears death, that he doesn't fully understand it, that he created multiple horcruxes to cheat it, but that the spell to instantly inflict it was his creation. We get all of that from Dumbledore between Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows. So the question remains, does Avada Kedavra inflict true death? In Half-Blood Prince, Harry wins his vial of Felix Felicis by successfully brewing a potion called Draught of Living Death for Slughorn. The potion produces every outward appearance of being dead, without actually killing the taster. (One needn't mix a complex potion to inflict real death. A few drops of hemlock in a glass of pumpkin juice will do. Or strychnine. Or bleach.) Lord One-trick Pony may very easily have crafted his signature curse to mimic the effects of the Living Death potion, because understanding an illusion is a lot less challenging than gaining a true understanding of the real thing. At St. Mungo's, there exists an antidote for Living Death inflicted by potion. If Avada Kedavra merely creates the illusion of death, then everyone ever "killed" by it could be brought back, but for the fact that no one has ever created a counter-charm to specifically undo the Killing Curse's effects. (Please God, remember to exhume Harry's parents *before* casting the new counter- charm.)
But in the book, it never said Voldemort used the Killing Curse on Neville, Seamus or Hannah. It just says Harry casts more Shield Charms and Voldemort's would-be victims (Neville, Seamus or Hannah) was able to continue fighting. With Mrs. Weasley, Voldemort just points his wand at Molly and Harry fires off his Shield Charm. And with Harry's Expelliarmus, that's just the Elder Wand not willing to kill it's master.
ronald yim. In the book, it says Voldemort was hurling curses left and right. As the narrator above says, the Dark Lord is a one-trick pony. He goes to the Killing Curse by default. Also, Harry has pulled the "block his shot with my own" trick many times, against different wands. In the graveyard, it was the two Phoenix feather wands. In mid-air, during the "shell game" Potter escort that cost George his ear, it was the Phoenix feather wand vs. the wand Voldemort took from Lucius Malfoy. The duelling spells is a matter of will, not one of wands.
TheDetailsMatter TheDetailsMatter there are many dark curses. Not all of them are Avada kedavra and the narrator is actually wrong. Voldemort used a lot of curses that caused torture apart from the killing curse. And lastly, the avada kedavra curse was not created by Voldemort. Where did you even get that from? Lol. It’s a curse that has been around for ages. It’s one of the three unforgivable curses.
In the finale battle it does not specify Voldemort throwing around the Killing Curse at everyone. What you also forget to mention is that Harry did the same thing for everyone present as his mother had done for him; he sacrificed himself, giving them all the same protection. Demonstrated when Voldemort wants to silence them it doesn't last long. Harry tells him this in their final duel.
Papayaw Asamoah. Let's say you're right about Voldemort not being the spell's author. I haven't had the opportunity to reread all the books from Goblet Of Fire on, but I'm willing to stipulate to that point for the time being. So, instead of our modern day blackguard, it was some 15th century blackguard. What does that change? 15th century Black Tom makes a spell that mimics the Living Death potion's effects, deliberately mislabels it, declines to craft a countercharm, and teaches his brand new vile green curse to all his nasty little followers. All this means is that the wizarding world is hip deep in eternally-suspended ersatz corpses that never decompose.
We can see in that duel how good Voldemort was. Dangerous and very talented. But, Dumbledore was extremely powerful with amazing knowledge in a lot of areas. The only area i think Voldemort surpasses Dumbledore is in the dark arts, but not too far.
So while you can't block it, you can just dodge it or use something as a shield. Which raises a bit of a question in what you could use as armor against it, if the important element is whether it physically connects with your body or clothes. Magic has a lot of uncomfortable oversights if you probe too long.
I mean the elder wand alone would be enough. I mean that thing can fix other wands, I'm pretty sure it would be enough to block even that. That being said, Voldemort did not know about the elder wand existing so I'm betting that's why Dumbledore didn't just straight up block it cause Tom would have noticed that something is way off after that
The main reason Dumbledore bested Tom's AK is, simply: Practice! Having spent time with Gellert AND Tom, Albus eventually learned the need to deflect the AK strategically rather than as one blunt force against another. (Wouldn't it be ironic if Albus learned these defenses direct from Gellert himself...)
Shots 1-5: Clearly missed. Shots 6-9: Missed due to recoil (bad spray control). Shots 10-11: Very close, but recoil and inaccuracy make these reasonable misses. Shot 12: Likely didn't actually fire because Dumbledore was already dead.
I think Gold might play a role. When Harry blocked it at the end of Goblet of Fire, there was a mention of a Golden bead between Harry’s spell and Voldemort’s
Wait a minute, you’re the same dude who does Star Wars Theory? It didn’t hit me until this video, not sure why I didn’t put that together sooner lmao. Love your Star Wars stuff and Harry Potter stuff too!
So here’s the real wording behind the killing curse: “It’s unpreventable and unblockable” What you need to do, is enter a magical lock with someone else, like how Dumbledore and Harry do with Voldemort multiple times. Harry is able to defeat Voldemort by with his arcane duel with Voldemort and pushing his spell back unto him. So, the spell with go off no matter what you do, but it can be manipulated. Or the user can end the arcane duel like how Voldemort did and turn the energy into something else, like how he made a fire snake. So you can block it or stop it, but you can survive it. When Madeye says “only one person has been know to survive it” he means a direct impact with the spell.
I noticed it was him as soon as his unique speech patterns kicked in (as soon as he pronounced else as eltse), it's great haha, love that he's also a HP fan
Priori incantatem. The wand reversing effect/ Charm (its an effect when its done unintentionally during a duel, and a charm when done intentionally with the incantation). When spells from two wands collide a bubble of magical energy forms between them. Its then a battle of wills between the 2 participants to force the bubble into their opponents wand. When this happens the wand that receives the bubble will show the last successfully cast spells in reverse order. In the grave yard we were shown the souls voldemorts wand had reaped with the killing curse. This can also be achieved outside of a duel by touching the two wands together and intentionally casting the magic with the incantation Priori Incantato. In the books they determined that harry's wand had produced the dark mark after the quidditch world cup by doing this. In the books its only wands with cores from the same magical animals that can do this during a duel. Warner Brothers Ruined this important piece of wizarding lore to make wizarding duels more dramatic and colorful.
Quick answer, the movies were sloppy in places like this. Dumbledore could not block the killing curse. The director just thought it would look cool so he did it.
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Voldemort uses AVADA KEDAVRA
It’s not very effective.
Hell yea
Amazing explaination thank you! The duel was so impressive and still to this day we don't have anything as grand and powerful in similar fashion, besides darth Vader vs luke years ago.
Dumbledore has the elder wand tho
Harry: I thought we couldn't block Avada Kedavra sir.
Albus: Being me has its privileges.
I adore this saying
@@yourmeister too bad it was only in the movies. In the books he states even he cant aperate(however its spelled) on school grounds.
So I suppose Crucio and Imperio can't be blocked as well?
@@laisensei6984 appearantly the other two unforgivable curses can be blocked
@@burtonboarder0208 he can however use his phoenix's teleporting ability to teleport on school grounds. so in a way he still can even in the books
I love how in the second part of Deathly Hallows, everyone good or evil is using the Killing Curse left and right
Alec Bet if everybody uses avada kedavra technically nobody used avada kedavra - ministry of magic
War is hell
Non violence is the prime 'good', but if you have to cause violence to protect that good. Do not refrain from it.
A Hindu Proverb
@@ManishSingh-xo1fb No tolerance for intolerance.
Why should we use fancy-worded shmagics when avada kedavra literally kills you in one hit
Quick answer: Because he's Dumbledore, thank you very much.
Yes
No....He is "the" Dumbledore
Thats the perfect answer
Fax
Lol 😂
Voldemort: Aa-vaa-daaa Keda-a...
Hermione: Stop, stop, stop. You're going to poke someone's nose like that. Besides, you're saying it wrong.
Voldemort: Hmm? OK, then you show how's it supposed to be done.
Hermione: _Cough cough_ AVADA KEDAVRA!!!
Directed by Robert B. Weide
MASTERPIECE!
It’s poke someone’s eye out and it’s you’re saying it wrong
shameless reposter from an original comment, you don't deserve the likes @manveer Gill
@@mr.gryffinpuff8244 it's nose as a joke
Sal's Gaming ohhh ok
Voldemort: IWANNA BANANA
Hermione: stop stop your gonna take someone’s eye out
lmaoooo
@@iamothien9420 because your not a wizard harry.
@@kaosjay4832 his.... his, his name is Li- Li Liam....
@@Just-Felix you're a smart lad.
Lol THATS SO FUNNY
For explanation, read the book..
"Fawkes swooped down in front of Dumbledore, opened his beak wide and swallowed the jet of green light whole: he burst into flame and fell to the floor, small, wrinkled and flightless. "
Different scene.
Hmmm. So, if a wizard becomes an animagus who transforms into a Phoenix, he/she would be immortal and unkillable.
@@sameerthakur720 Im not sure if this is how animagus works, but I'm pretty sure transforming into an animagus is just like shapeshifting, not full on becoming that animal. Its like a boggart. It can PHYSICALLY be that animal/thing but it cant harness its magic nor mental properties. So if a animagus pheonix swallowed avada kedavra, they would most likely transform back into human and die like normal.
@@hothclassic6833 HEY!!! So, you're telling me I spent 6 months learning how to transform into a Phoenix and it won't work?
@@sameerthakur720 Yeah sorry, I heard there is a way through extreme dark arts to turn into that actual animal. It can be found in Borgin and Burkes, its called "Fantastic Magic and where to conjure it".
This scene was perfect in the book. Imagine how epic it would’ve been to see Dumbledore use a golden statue block Avada Kedavra?? Or when the Phoenix used her own body to block the killing curse to protect Dumbledore...would be too epic if this scene from the movie was more like what we got in the book
I really enjoyed the movie version but you're right, it was missing a lot of the good parts from the book.
Fawkes is a guy
@@HarryPotterTheory Yeah, I honestly don't know if budget was an issue... but I personally don't think that was the case. HP OOTP did so well in adapting book material and doing montages of events in a few minutes, easily covering most of the book content. Just really wish they got this last epic battle down. Would have been cool to see Dumbledore animate some statues and show why he was a transfiguration professor before.
The book scene was more of a conversation than a straight duel though. It works in the book, but it would be boring to watch on screen.
Sarasti S not exactly my dude, sure there was a lot of conversation in there but as far as i can remember it was mostly because Dumbledore was stalling the dark lord trying to get a rise on him so that he would buy enough time for people to arrive at the ministry and see for themselves that Voldemort had returned. My guess is that the director didn’t want people to think Voldemort was a weak villain so they nerfed Dumbledore(he was outclassing Voldemort without any effort in the book). And yeah basically all conversation was also removed probably to make it more action packed.
Everyone: You can't block Avada Kedavra
Dumbledore: hold my...
Harry: HOLD MY EXPELLIARMUS!
Plot twist : That's what Harry named his peanus
@@abhisheklama1393 Block Death with Penis... Deadpool, is it you by any chance?
: Hold my Ancient Sacrifice magic, Hold My Priory Incantatem, Hold MY (Your own piece of soul inside me),
Harry, “Hold my butterbeer.”
Hold my mother's ultimate love!!
This is also a good reason why Piertotum Locomotor was a genius defensive spell in the castle. As they can absorb the killing curse without too much casualty in damages
begs the question -- why don't they use more of these in the wizarding world? Like the drone army in Star Wars.
@@cd-zw2tt In regards to Piertotum Locomotor, that is a spell only to be used when Hogwarts is under siege. As for why more places don't emply it, it's possible the magic was only known to Hogwarts, with the possibility of other siege spells being available to other schools.
@@solaris9426Also, like-- where and when else are you going to use a spell like that? It has to be a defensible location with a high density of statues/suits of armor. Really the only other place besides a castle it could realistically be used is a museum
Voldemort uses Avada Kedavra
It’s not very effective
.... So basically the only killing curse in all of Harry Potter is not effective? What? Lol
Lucid Vision It’s a Pokémon reference
@@LucidVision138 r/woosh
Yeah it's like Deadshot saying I wanted to kill a guy 100 yards away but all I had was a shotgun, why didn't he die xD
Lucid Vision it's a Pokemon reference
Funny how in the last movie suddenly everybody is an expert in non verbal spells.
I mean most successful fighters were in their layer years. It is werid and probably still a pothole though.
Last movie everyone was a high class wizard, not a first year student. Keep up with the story.
Yeah, in the last book Harry didn’t know how to do non verbal spells, in the whole book he uses verbal spells. All the students who fought in the Hogwarts Battle used mostly verbal spells xd
@@Paultimate7 no they weren’t! High class wizard? 😂
@@nascour5991 I’ve got a pothole right here too
In the book, Dumbledore clearly held an advantage over Voldemort during this fight and had him nearly incapacitated with the Water Orb until Harry decided to venture in to the fight scene and Dumbledore had to cast Harry back to safety which resulted in his lapse of concentration with the Water Orb that allowed Voldemort to free himself.
He would have found a way out, voldemort would not lose to a water orb lol
@@exiledknight3961 Maybe, but the movie tried to depict Voldemort as the sole aggressor and Dumbledore being always on the defense which was 100% false. And you'll get this if you have read the book.
@@JazirAhammed yes i am aware, but it doesnt change anything in regards to voldemort being able to escape the water orb.
@@exiledknight3961 Voldemort never would have escaped it, get over it.
@@tyler6971 Prove your point.
We all know that plot armor is the strongest shield against that spell
@Gaius Wyrden because of plot armour he survived
@Irfan Alddin Judging by your name, you scam people too.
@Gaius Wyrden
That's the definition of plotarmor, actually.
He survived because he HAD to, so there was always something added to protect him. It's actually ridiculous how Rowling often adds something or someone in a book, and then in the same year it'll save Harry or tell him what he needs to know to advance the plot/win.
Plot made the spell so plot can take it away
@@marciaosullivan3200 how the story needs Harry to stay alive for a story
Its literally called Harry Potter lmao
I feel like it has to be mentioned - Ralph Fiennes did an absolutely fucking AMAZING job on playing Voldemort. Man‘s a genius .
Jo K Obsolutly genius！Amazing！
I think all the actors did great jobs. Directors and screenwriters, not so much.
@@Robbythegod the actor for umbridge did a great job on making a hateable character
@@razovic527 I agree
I always understood that the killing curse still had to hit you, that the no one survives was meant as in "Anyone hit by the curse has never survived. " where as Harry is famous for being the only one in history to be hit by the curse and survived, not once, but twice.
Right isn’t that the whole point? He’s the boy who lived
Second time he died but got resurrected with the resurrection stone….
@@henrichvonstaufenberg4841 well that is incorrect. He doesn't use the resurrection stone to become alive. It just happens that the killing curse just kills the part of Voldemort's soul trapped in Harry. And Harry particularly survives because of his Mom's protection that is still running/alive in Voldemort's veins since Voldemort took Harry's blood to rebuild his own body - keeping Lily's protection safeguarded.
@@nikhilchetule1383 he literally had the resurrection stone in his hands…. That’s the reason Dumbledore gave it to him….. to come back to life after he dies which was the only way to kill the last part of Voldemort…… lily’s protection was already gone when Voldemort used Harry blood to regain his body….. that’s why he used his blood so that now he can touch and kill him….
@BIG FACTS Yup i watched movie last night he only used the stone to see his dead family and talk to them but then he dropped it and went to face voldemort harry knew he had to die for voldemort to die and he was willing to do that
Voldemort: How you blocked this?! It's unblockable spell!!!
Dumbledore: But, you know, I'm Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore 😎
And "GAYEEE"
@@dragon_warrior_ but he has a son
@@Noyanistan in book he's gayeee
Son?
DARK ELF he's still GAY.. though...😂😂😂😂😂😂
''There is now way to fend off the killing curse.''
Movie Harry: *Blocks it 20 times in a row*
he blocked it when Voldy was resurrected in HP4. and all he used was Expelliarmus.. infact he uses that everytime he fights volde. it seems to be the greatest spell in the HP world lol. forget fire snakes or fire tornadoes .... a disarm charm is enough to kill bald dark lords
@@hosenOne1 lol bald dark lords XD
@@hosenOne1 technically, neville killed voldemort, not harry
Shadowalker YT Neville killer nagini the last horcrux.
@@razovic527 nepu nepu nep
The CGI and choreography for the iconic fight scene in OotP between Dumbledore and Voldemort was outstanding. However, it needs to be viewed purely as entertainment and not canon. I didn't like how they decided to use a priori incantatem type effect between the duelists. That was a special synergy reserved for the protagonist and antagonist.
There is the book version of the story and the movie version of the story. It is canon to the movie version of the story
It was more like a battle of wills.
Like if two wizards are throwing lightning at each other, it collides and they're trying to overpower the other person
The book version makes no sense. If you can't block the killing curse at all (with magic), then why would any dark wizard ever use any other spell in a fight? Just a barrage of avada kadavras
@@TheAntiTrope the killing curse is a hard spell to learn so not everyone can do it and like the video just said all you need to defend against it is to put an object between you
@@stannisthemannis8694 doesn't really change the fact that a barrage of those cast by Voldemort, Bellatrix, Wormtail, the Carrows, Lucius etc (all of whom can definitely use it) is all we should ever see lol. More or less everything else can be blocked by a blocking spell.
The enemy wizard needs to cast a spell, accio probably, which requires time for the summoned object to get to them to block the killing curse, there is no way they're doing that on time for every kill shot and eventually they _will_ run out of things to block with. It would take a Dumbledore level wizard to fend that off in such quick succession.
Fans: "Nerf Avada Kedavra"
Jk Rowling: "Dumbledore is gay"
So, that's not important. It isn't who or what, but how someone is that counts. There are enough hetros that are very bad as well
So he blocked Avada Kedavra with his massive homosexuality ?
@@salvadorbrachel9525 r/woosh
Rita Skeeter: "Why are you gae"
magicUFO Show omg lmao
I love the fight scene in the movie, it's so amazing and exciting. However, I prefer it in the books much more because of how one sided it was. You can tell how Dumbledore was Literally toying with Voldemort, the most feared dark wizard of his time, like he was nothing. I like it this way more because it shows you why Dumbledore is feared by Voldemort, and how powerful the elder wand actually is. In the movie I feel like Dumbledore lost, or at best it was a draw.
𝘐 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘦
𝘐𝘯 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦
*𝘖𝘩 𝘋𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘶𝘱,𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘺*
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘴(𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮) 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥
𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘋𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘖𝘭𝘥
Hamza Ali Le petit prince good point. I believe the term you may be looking for is the ‘Elder Wand’, coming from the tree it was made from.
Naa i hated that it was a draw in the movie. The most powerful wizard of all time should have destroyed Dumbledore. Come on man he is the "The Dark Lord" for a reason. He has the pushed the boundaries of magic no one ever dreamt of.
So you rather like it the boring way? What is the point of voldemort if they could kill him easily? Why does everybody fear him? It's like Yoda could kill palpatine whenever he wanted to but he choose not to, doesn't make sense
@@abhijaysaraswat83 he wasn't the greatest so I'm and he wasn't the most powerful until dumbledore died again fear is power and dumbledore made voldemort scared
Voldemort suffers the same kind of foils as most who are power-hungry. Like Palpatine, he was also a charismatic, educated person, but over time, they both became overconfident and convinced they knew everything they needed to. In Voldemort's case, the secrets to undermining his plans were literally hidden in a children's book, that most people were aware of, but he thought it was of no value and not worthy of his time.
Say each successfully conquered their own realm, and then a gateway allowed them to meet. Their ambitions know no limit, they covet each other's worlds, and neither can stomach the idea of the other ruling over both universes. They fight to the death, both with full access to their powers and abilities.
Who wins?
The guy with a literal death stick and insane Dark Force powers speed blitzes Voldemort before he even draws his wand.
@@IIYamiSanIIyea I have to agree with you on this one. Wizards like Tom are beasts that's for sure but when your up against a guy who can sense your every move, react within a fraction of a second and use the force (wandless magic) to literally snap his neck or rag doll a person before they can react it's kinda hard to justify a wizard winning in this scenario.
@@GreySwordsman-gy2qtunless he'd want to see what Toms capable of
@@sitsia3808 I mean I wouldn't put it past a normal sith to have that level of arrogance but Sidious? Most likely not, he has prepared for this fight. For arguments sake though if he did let Tom make the first move it would depend on how Tom took the initiative, if he fired a killing curse as he is known to do and it was dodged because you know the force then he is dead anyway. I think he would have much better luck using an instant effect spell first of animating an object for defending himself. The best way a wizard can defeat a force user is to catch them off balance.
I feel like conjuring physical walls should be part of the Defense Against the Dark Arts curriculum.
They didn’t learn jack at school when it came to defense, at least in the movies
I wonder if they ever broke that Defense Against the Dark Arts jinx...
@@mariocisemusic I think so because voldemort died with it.
@@RedVelvetUnderground333 a running theme in the books was their defense against the dark arts teacher was messed up or evil. Makes sense why they didn't learn jack shit.
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there is also a thing in the book, that you missed, is that when you're not powerful enough to kill someone with avada kedavra, the curse just ain't gonna work, and the target simply won't die. I think Moody says something like, someone could have a nose-bleeding as a result effect, or you might faint, when someone's giving you the 'kedavra, but you will surely survive. there is a thing like "magical power", and if you are unexperienced, or young, or simply not strong enough, your kedavra won't be powerful, and you can't just easily one-shot kill someone. and as Voldemort says in one part of the book "you need to mean it" so even you are powerful as f*ck, if you don't really mean to kill that exact person, and your head is not filled with murderous-killing-destroying thoughts, you WILL NOT kill the person. it has to be 100% intentional by you, you can't just spray green lights everywhere like an idiot, that'd have no affect at all. (unless you're Voldemort, and ur on a serious killing spree :P) there were also some examples like this in the books. (:
That makes me imagine Snape killing Dumbledore meant that he actually wanted him dead?
since Dumbie basically begged him to do it, thus he was committed enough to carry it out? :W yes, he wanted it, and was remorseful later on
but Moody was Barty jr. so everything he said can't be trusted. We never get to hear very much from the real Moody...
That's the case for the torture spell too, you need the willpower to inflict pain and damage or it simply won't do much harm
@@nipasy you're right, it was Bellatrix who said that.
Excellent commentary. Keep in mind the dark lord uses his mystique and reputation as much as any other weapon. Confronted with Voldemort in person most witches and wizards would be terrified. One of the main reasons Voldemort hates Dumbledore so much I think is because Dumbledore knew Tom Riddle as an orphan boy , not a scary dark lord. Without his “street cred” Voldemort loses a lot of his potency. Dumbledore just wasn’t terrified of him, as a result he could better defend himself.
0:26 did Voldemort just disarm Harry by bitchslaping thin air?
He did it sassy asf too 😂
Wandless Magic
The Force
Great magicians don't have to use wands or say the words for some simple spells
Mike Trough yes, yes he did🤣some wizards can do wandless magic. Like Dumbledore with the flame in Prizoner of Azkaban during his speech when the students first arrive at Hogwarts talking about turning on the lights or something. And lupin opening the boggart chest with Harry with just his hands
Hermione: "It's ke-DAH-vra, not keda-VRAAH."
lmao
Well done
It's avada kedavra not AAAvada kedavra
@@jbreezy101 VOLDEMORT: no its aaVUUUDDAAAA KUU DUBRUUUUUUHHH
meanwhile student next to Herminone drops dead
I feel like anyone can block avada kedavra if they understood the concept of blocking with physical objects (and had the magical proficiency to move objects fast enough) but it seems like wizards are exceptionally short-sighted when it comes to practical solutions (which is the same reason why potion masters are uncommon and celebrated as well, since it's not all about fancy magic)
Yeah they could literally use a shield
@@thetoyodacar2264 Yeah. Light weight shields should be a standart issue equipment for aurors. Simple and efficient.
@@PadaV4 And also, sniper rifles may have worked. Even if protego could block it, they still have a human mind, incapable of predicting a sniper. Idk what kind was available at the time but there should have been some kind. Unless they have constant shields active
@@thetoyodacar2264 Wizards also have weird way of interacting with reality. Whenever they are emotional, things happen. Maybe a bullet sent to them, would just change direction in the end? Like muggle weapons can't affect wizard.
@@hyro3292 then that would be something not controlled by the wizard themselves, as they would be unable to react. however that would be weird, it's not like there are some kind of recognizable energy signals in muggle weapons. If this was the case, no physical weapon would reach a wizard, unless it had to do with speed and mass
Would have thought that the Elder Wand would have the power to block a death spell.
vgernyc the elder wand will win in any magical match but even if you have it you can still lose. If you don’t fight back with it you will lose. This is what Draco Malfoy did in the half blood prince to Dumbledore
@@danielmuscarella8239 The elder wand is the most misunderstood object in the book. It's not unbeatable. It has been beaten countless times and its only powerful because it holds knowledge of all its many masters. Dumbledore won it himself in the battle against Grindelwald. In this scene it's interesting to see Dumbledore blocks all spells but never trys to kill Voldemort. In the book The tales of Beedle the Bard we learn that the wand knows the most evil of magic. Due to Dumbledore's power and mind he could have destroyed Voldemort in this battle. For example he incased Voldemort in water. He could have used flames or blue flames that completely destroys ones opponent. He didn't because he knew of Voldemort's horcruxes and Harry's ties to Voldemort that would insure Harry's success. He just kept Voldemort there long enough for the Ministry to show up.
@@arthurbrowning3939 i disagree because the lore of the wand is that the first owner of the wand won every battle with the wand because of the wand and he only lost it because he was killed in his sleep... But i might be wrong its a long time since i read it
@@arthurbrowning3939 and also every knowledge is lost as soon as the next owner didnt win it by overpowering and therefore must have shown greater skill but by being unfair and kill while sleep or stuff like that and the elder wand must have possesed at least some greater power as it was able to repair harrys wand
@@Antonfwp Dumbledore defeated the previous owner of the Elder Wand in a duel.
The more and more that I read and watch the Harry Potter movies, the more I feel JK Rowling could have written current Voldemort. She did a great job setting him up, leading up to his revival; however, once he was reborn, he really was a one-trick pony. He never did any magic that was notable really, you only hear of his feats before his revival, like creating the horocruxes, or possessing people as to cling onto life.
Once he was reborn, just just reclaimed his past followers and threatened people with Avada Kedavra. It would have been nicer to see more dark arts performed by him like we're seeing Gellert Grindelwald do.
True, we heard how Voldemort was a supposed magical prodigy, placing an ingenious curse on the DADA teaching position, creating a spell for unassisted flying, vast knowledge on rituals so that he could even formulate a plan to return his body from its shattered state... then all we see is him yelling AVADA KEDAVRA most of the time. We never truly got to see Voldemort's untapped potential in his magical abilities and powers.
Granted though, the story doesn’t follow Voldemort much at all. It only follows Harry, so we don’t see any of what Voldemort does. He only gets a few minutes of screen/page time until DH, and even then, he doesn’t participate very often.
He was the only one who could fly without a broom or any other help. He did teach how to do it to Snape so that is pretty impressive considering no one else could.
Gellert is much more menacing
Dominic Shen is there an incantation for flight if there is what is it
Another explanation is Dumbledore has the freaking Elder wand which is the most powerful wand in existence.
The Elder Wand is just as powerful as its bearer is, though. That's why so many of its bearers died.
@@diegooliveira4986 yeah but considering the elder want can repair Harry's wand which olivander believed was impossible it's possible the eldar wand allows feats of magic not normally possible to be possible
@@NeloBladeOfRanni Also correct. It is the most powerful wand; but it would need a powerful wizard to explore all its possibilities, right? Or to defend it. Harry was able to do a great reparation spell. Dumbledore was able to do wonders. Voldemort would also be able to do wonders, if the Wand obeyed him.
Now, my point stands: we all must respect Dumbledore, cus after all he defeated, with his own regular wand, a freaking Grindelwald bearing the freaking Elder Wand. Dumbledore with Ron's wand would still be a match to Voldemort.
Voldemort was clever to divide his soul lol. And even if he hadn't, it's implied in the duel scene in the books that Dumbledore never faced Voldemort before because he knew he would have to kill him (or try), and that's something he didn't want to do.
@@diegooliveira4986 The Elder Wand could perform feats of magic that no other wand could
@@BlackangelKatakuri but still a extremely powerful wizard like Dumbeldore could still win a duel against someone who has the elder wand and he actually did once against Grindelwald.
lmao at this point I have just accepted the fact that Voldemort’s favorite phrase is “Avada Kedavra”
@Lord Voldemort lmao 🤣
And also: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
No it’s aaaaaavvvaaaaaaaadddaaaaaaaaaa keeeeeedaaaaavvvaaarraaaaa
@@GagandeepSingh2024 abbbbbbbrrrraaaaaa kkaadddddaaabrrraaa
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There is another way to defend youself against the kill in curse. Like all the forbidden curses, you need to concentrate your hatred and anger, otherwise the spell would have no effect.
So if you cast a spell to make the other person feel happy and loved , then the killing curse would have no effect.
Voldemort: "AAUVAADAAA K-"
Dumbledore: "nasus reparatus"
Voldemort: "I am so happy, I can not concentrate my hatred anymore."
Dumbledore: "Game Over, Tom."
Humor aside, there’s some logic to that. In the order of the phoenix movie, harry attempts using crucio on Bellatrix but it barely does anything, resulting in Voldemort telling him “you have to mean it”. And keep in mind, this was at a moment Harry was blinded by rage. So if he struggled properly performing a curse while that angry, imagine just doing it to do it. Spells and curses take years of practice and discipline to fully master. It’s highly unlikely just anyone could go around saying avada kedavra and successfully perform it, otherwise they’re would be a lot more accidental deaths. And even if you WERE proficient at learning spells, like Harry was, I’d say it takes a different kind of heart to be able to casually perform a killing curse. Like Voldemort said, you need to REALLY mean it. And really meaning to murder someone usually takes a lot more time to develop feeling like that, not just a spur of the moment decision, unless you’re trained for combat like military soldiers. You basically have to be in a state of mind and heart where you too far gone to care about the victims humanity, Death eaters have no problem with it because they’ve all but sold their souls. Gives more significance to Lily saving Harry how she did, because it was the literal opposite of a soulless act.
@@just4justincase It was Bellatrix who told him he needed to mean it, not Voldemort.
Dumbledore also had the elder wand and its full allegiance/power.
Always thought an insta-death spell pretty much anyone can use was the dumbest plot device. When they use it its just not exciting bc it ends a duel so quickly, when they don’t use it you’re just sitting there wondering why tf not.
Exactly 🤝
Just needed the simple restriction that if you fail to cast it due to lack of will/stamina, ect it backfires killing the caster.
"Avada Kedavra's a curse that needs a powerful bit of magic behind it - you could all get your wands out and point them at me and say the words, and I doubt I'd get so much as a nosebleed" - Barty Crouch Jr
@@marsyitha46 Indeed. You have to mean it Potter.
I love the Harry Potter series and her writing is great, but the killing curse was very poorly considered. There are a number of things about the magic in Harry Potter that could have used an editor with a more combat/physics mind to balance out the silly loopholes, and unanticipated consequence of short sighted choices. That being said, she had a lot on her plate, and it is somewhat excusable for her to let the philosophical form of magic override the function.
I was so disappointed with this scene in the film. In the book. You almost felt that Voldermort actually realised he couldn’t best Dumbledore or was at least scared of him. Where as in this film, not only was the duel very short.
It appeared that Dumbledore was the one who was afraid. Bad times 😌🤓😌
It’s just how movies are made. The villain always appears just as strong if not, stronger than the protagonists. The first four films hype up Voldemort only for him to essentially lose to dumbledore in the fifth one? Kinda anti climactic.
Yeah dumbledore won the duel lol , in movie it seemed strange and seemed draw but that's not how it went.
Dumbledore clearly had an edge on Voldemort in that fight. He even carried him in a sphere on water and voldemort didn't have any successful attack on Dumbledore besides that explosion that shattered the glass.
Grammar issues!!! 🚨🚨
Yeah in the books dumbledore had the clear upper hand but in the movie they made it the opposite.
Would you think that Dumbledore also having the Elder Wand would aid in performing unprecedented magic?
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Ralph Fiennes is awesome.
Yelling makes it powerful
Remember how he said crucio in goblet of fire
More like Lucius
@@Iam-a-live yeah, it makes you more death.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
I wish Harry would’ve called Voldemort a “one trick pony” to his face, in front of his followers.
That’s awesome!
i think he is more of a snake
This comment is epic
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I’d have laughed for days if he’d said that in front of everyone. 😂😂
When you said that evading the killing curse is possible but might require some premonition, it made me imagine Trelawney in a trance effortlessly dodging everything Voldemort throws at her. 😅
or Demiguise
In books, nothing can repair broken wand with spell. But Harry can repair his own Wand with Oculus Reparo spell with Elder Wand. So Elder Wand can do anything unusual I guess. Even simple counter spells become OP with that Wand
Occulus means glasses in latin, you're thinking about Hermione or Arthur helping Harry out haha, usually the incantation is just repero for other things, I guess saying the latin name for whatever you want to repair was too much, and occulus reparo is probably one of the first 5 spells (maybe the first?) used in the first book
"Reparo"
Actually the elder wand refused to kill its master, thts why harry was able to stop the killing curse with disarming spell. Its litterlly right there in the book.
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"How did Dumbledore Block Voldemort's avada curse?"
Duh, because Dumbledore is a total badass
He sure is!
Dumbledores got style
Video: "You're a wizard, Harry!"
Me, drunk: "I'm not either of those things!"
But u r jon
A drunk wizard
@@imperiussylvan9571, I'm not a wizard. I'm just hairy.
@@JonPITBZN then shave yourself ?
@@dargus1718, why would I do that?
I mean, I always assumed the killing curse could be easily blocked or deflected.
Its a instant kill curse, but as long as it won't hit you, its just a green lightshow and nothing more.
It would be weird that in a world of nearly infinite magical possibilities, it would be impossible to create a countermeasure for this spell.
Sure, back when Voldemort was at his prime, and the killing curse was considered something "new" then this was a problem.
But a lot of time has passed between his "death" and "rebirth", its only natural to assume the Ministry and other groups have spend large amounts of time and effort on examining the killing curse, and means to render it impotent.
Dumbledore who always knew Voldemort would find a way to return, likely spend a large deal of his own time on finding countermeasures too, with relative success.
The three curses are all quite "old"
the curses have been around since the middle ages and have been unforgivable since 1717, voldemort didnt attend hogwarts until the 1940s so definitely not new, they just didnt have much of an issue with its use because Azkaban is THAT bad, perfect deterrent
blocked or deflected by non-magical means. its a physical attack.
If the killing curse can be blocked by objects then why not just wear armour
@@blowaraspberry380 because wizard. And I think it needs to be thick enough to stop a bullet.
Rewatching the series, super frustrated at the lack of duelling between wizards we see. Obviously there is a relative amount. However, I’m referring to a Dumbledore versus Voldermort duel with multiple incantations, blocks and creative spells being used rather then the killing curse and Disarm spell colliding. Would’ve been a lot more fun to see Harry have a real duel with Voldermort with creativity involved. Understandably, Harry’s not near the same level as Dumbledore but it would’ve been captivating to see Harry parry some of Voldermorts curses and strike back with some creative spells. After all he is meant to be one of the most powerful wizards of all time and probably edges in most peoples lists as the 10th most powerful wizard of all time
Harry you mean? Harry is average. Its one of his character traits actually. He just excells at Defense against Dark arts. Its Hermione who is very gifted.
Nah I wouldn't put Harry in the top ten list. When I am thinking about it probably not even top 20. I would say he is a bit above average and he has a lot of experience due to his story. But there are a lot of wizards who are way superior
Yeah, not even close to top 20. Only because there is a lack of characters, otherwise I would say he is probably not even top 100.
He is supposed to be extraordinarily ordinary. It’s the joke that is made in Lego movie. A trait that has nothing to do with the main character that makes him the most special of all. “Plot armor.”
@@chrisblanc663 I would say the power of his patronus alone puts him In the top 10 of most powerful wizards.
@@Facts-over-Feelings. fair enough. He’s got a pretty good patronus, but that’s part of him being really good at defense against the dark arts. That is one subject. Still a far cry from top 10. That’s the same as saying Crabbe and Goyle are top 10 because they excelled in dark arts class and could produce fiendfyre.
So this is where I find myself at 2am...
I was wondering who's voice I was listening too until I remembered what channel this is lol, I was so confused that it wasn't SWT
Harry Potter Theory is run by both Star Wars Theory and his friend Silas
@@TamSkylonobi how does he find the time
@@thesicoplayer_2663 Star Wars Theory or Silas?
@@TamSkylonobi starwars theory. Doesn't he also have a 3rd account
It makes sense for Barty to teach that the killing curse has no counter, in order to make people not seek a counter spell.
Isn’t it obvious? You can block Avada Kedavra in the movies.
Brent Lewis true. Too obvious. All it takes one touch
MAR3L that saved Harry. If he wasn’t one ...
Actually, during the battle in Book Five, Dumbledore went through the effort of Transfiguring statues and conjuring physical objects to block Avada Kedavra. The objects still suffered the damage of being hit by the Killing Curse (I recall at least one or more statues blasted and/or blown to pieces.) Nevertheless, a physical object of sufficient size at a minimum can block the Killing Curse, otherwise, the Death Eaters could have stood directly outside the caste in the Battle for Hogwarts and spammed it ad nauseum. The battle would have bene over rather quickly!
Tracy Reeves the curse takes effort to cast u have to be powerful enough to just keep doing it. Or else it will drain u. Also dumbledore is exception to everyone else he is the most powerful wizard to ever exsist by far. Voldemort didnt even come close. So i can see dumbledore easily being able to dissipate these curses.
@@slurp3194 I already knew the particulars about the curse; I've all the books and movies to boot. I was drawing from cannon sources to describe the possible ways it could be blocked. The curse requires pure intent and absolute hatred backed by considerable power.
Obviously, there is no countercurse or shielding charm to block it, we know this. But we do know that it can't pass through physical objects. If this were the case, all of the Death Eaters without exception could have simply surrounded the school in the final battle and shouted it to their heart's content. Dumbledore's power isn't a question here, it's what the curse can and can't do.
Voldemort: the killing curse is the best spell
Grindlewald with his blue flames: *I'm about to kill this mans whole life*
grindelwald is the best dark wizard I've ever seen
It was black flames not blue
@@minecraftsteve6997 no, they were definitely blue
@@akbubs in the books they were black flames which I think it made it look even more sinister but they made it blue so it would be visble,
@@minecraftsteve6997 there wasn’t a book
It kinda makes me think there are technically a few ways to avoid the killing curse. The three ways listed in the video, blocking with a large object, apparating away, or using a living thing as a sacrifice. Heck maybe even the avifors spell could be used if the killing curse is only a single target spell.
If the killing curse can be block with physical object why not just continuously summon cobble stone blocks or something.
Avada Kedavra is light based spell which makes me think maybe you could summon a mirror to reflect it back on the user.
Another nice video! Not all witches and wizards are good with transfiguration so making objects leap in front of you on the spot can be difficult. Same with having fast reflexes if you're terrified. Not to mention Voldemort never fought fairly with anyone (using dark magic, manipulation, fear and numbers).
You forgot the time when Fawkes took an Avada Kedavra for Dumbledore, expending a Burning Day in the process.
Do you even know about women?
Come again? How did you get anything offensive about women from my comment, considering it's about Fawkes, Dumbledore's Phoenix familiar, taking a Killing Curse for Dumbledore, causing HIM to be reduced to a chick?
@@solaris9426 Because that's a duel of two chauvinist pigs fighting over whose magic wand is longer, and they didn't even consider inviting a woman.
You're talking about the magical equivalent of Hitler, who may just be asexual, battling against the modern equivalent of Merlin, who just so happens to be gay. Besides, there was a woman there: Bellatrix Lestrange. Tom had her leave because the situation was too dangerous for her. But what makes Dumbledore a chauvinist pig, anyway?
@@solaris9426 Let's not play games with eachother! ... Do you even eat? For real now!
You must also remember it possible for him to kill Harry anyway with him being relative(horcrux) and of the same blood(Goblet of Fire) Dumbledore answers this when Harry asked about his wand in their walk when Harry was “dead” that his wand recognized him and the strain would always remain until the one died.
"No one can deflect the emerald splash"
HUH, AH. KAKYOIN!?
This scene really pissed me off. In the book it was epic!
Still pisses me off passionately.
Order of the Phoenix and Half Blood Prince are very dissapointing films for book-readers.
I never knew it was unlockable, I just thought that nobody had ever survived being hit by it
Harri pohttah: *am I a joke to you?!?!*
The're three unforgivable curses and they all unblockable and any use of them on fellow wizard or witch will earn you a straight trip to Askaban
@@carlgodfrey4482 imperio can be resisted but it takes strength of mind
Sadly, Fawkes shielded himself from killing Harry against one of those Avada Kedavra curses from Voldemort and swallowed the whole blast causing him to die and burst into flame. I was so relieved when he was born again from the ashes and Dumbledore picked him up and put him in his pocket. Poor Fawkes! And a very loyal pet companion literally willing to take a bullet for you.
The way Voldemort smiles and wave his wand at Dumbledore hilarious 😂
I would submit that when Crouch-Moody stated his bit on the curse, he meant it for each of the students as if THEY were deflecting a blast directed at THEMSELVES, as would normally be the case. This is especially true given the nature of wizard combat being mainly based on dueling. The idea isn't all to alien that another wizard, whom the curse was not directed at, could defend against it. The curse pierces all of the intended defender's deflections because they are the target, but it would be useless against those of another's. If a grounded solid object that even muggles can work with can deflect magic, then why not clothing, or armor? What's the point of magic? But in the books, Dumbledore used magic to knock the gold, meaning it was under influence of some alternative magic power, giving it the ability. In the movie, it's the raw energy itself, not of the intended target, that deflects Voldemort's attack.
I think it's a matter of the target; whomever is selected cannot defend and must rely on allies.
What I would like to know is how exactly did Voldemort get his original wand back? If he lost his body in Godric's Hollow, one would assume that his wand was left behind. Hagrid says that he rescued Harry from the house before the Ministry arrived, so if Voldemort's wand had been left behind, why didn't they take it? If it somehow had been left behind by the Ministry, how did Pettigrew get it?
Lucius Malfoy took it
JK rowling stated that peter pettigrew retrieved it 13 years later from where it was left, I think they were far too worried about the potters deaths to find his wand
From what I remember, in the books, spells like stupefy can collide with avada kedavra essentially "blocking" it but it wasn't a beam struggle
nope that never happens in the books killing curse is too OP in the books
NOTHING can block it in the magical sense. Either you dodge it, or have something non magical between you, and it. Dumbledore used a statue.
Because Dumbledore possesses the elder wand. This wand is the only wand to be able to block this or any undeflecktable spell. As stated in the goblet of fire.
@Luke Young In the graveyard it's because their wands share the same core (major plotpoint in the following movies...). In their final duel, it's because Voldemort isn't the true owner of the elder wand. It's not very well covered in the movies and I've found it a bit confusing in the books too, but it is explained there.
A whirling of a cloak, it could mean he solidified his cloak fast enough and lifted it to block the killing curse. Absorbing its energy.
Also to those who are confused about how Harry could block the killing curse, the owner of wand (The Elder Wand) cannot be used to kill it’s holder. Therefore, all of those attempts weren’t fully successful Killing Curses.
well, tbh there are several theories why exactly Harry didnt die, but I think there is only 1 real attempt where Voldemort is in possesion of the elder wand. The other attempt of voldemort to kill harry with actually hitting him with the killing curse isnt blocked by harry himself, but by his mother, who sacrificed her life to perform an ancient spell, that reflects the curse.
2:42 it says “who turned and was gone in a whirling of his cloak”. Pretty sure he just used some form of apparition to dodge it.
The time harry blocks the curse during the graveyard is simply because the wands voldemort and harry own are twins so thats why harrys wand created a tug of war of energys
The book actually showed that the killing curse didn't clash with Harry's disarming spell. The killing curse just straight up backfired and Voldemort got hit by his own killing curse and Harry's spell at the same time. I guess they didn't show it that way in the movie is because it would look too anticlimactic.
1:50
Harry was only able to block the spell like this because the wands of Harry and Voldemort have feathers from the same Phoenix, Fawkes. They are brothers. Dumbledore shouldnt be able to do this if he hasnt stolen Harrys wand.
Still the Dumbledore wand is way more powerfull than Voldemort/Harry wand.
Where in the books says that the feather was from fawks...it only says that they have the same core wich is a feather from a phoenix....thats all
@@sarantospapadimitrioy9352 You're probably right, I don't remember very well
@@fandaklada609 H/V's Wands are not more powerful than D's wand, but they can't fight against each other, so when they do fight they do that sort of thing. When they fight against someone else it doesn't happen, so Dumble's wand can't do that.
@@livdream5798 Well i am sure that Dumbledore doesnt even need some wand. He can destroy everyone without some stick if he want it.
bro you are getting me hooked on these videos 🤦🏻
Normal people: hello
Voldy: avada kedavraaa!
There is actually a magical way to block avada kedavra starting a duel between the 2 thus protecting the opponent until they lose the duel and then they will die it’s not amazing but it’s okay
Great video. Thank you for sharing. The presenter has a great voice. I am curious about something though. What happened with the accent in the middle of the video?
Nice! Couldn't sleep anyhow.
It's not that difficult when you're powerful and is the master of Elder Wand
Elder wand doesnt really make a dofference for dumbledore since he is extremely powerful and can channel magic with anything. Same with voldemort.
I love the battle scene in the movie. It’s so amazingly animated and really shows off their talents. They never utter a single spell. Other than the NYAAAAHHHHHH 😂. I also love Dumbledore’s over-the-head swoosh at the start. It’s so sassy
In reality, I think the director just thought it'd be a cool visual.
In canon, I think Dumbledore hit Voldemort's spell with one of his own, creating an artificial, less potent version of the wand connection Priori Incantatum, instead of the natural version that happens between brother wands.
He was flexing his enormous skill at precise aiming, and his knowledge of wandlore IMO.
From what I can gather, Voldemort had more raw power than Dumbledore, and they cast at about the same speed, but Dumbledore had more knowledge and experience, which is why he always came out on top.
No in canon Dumbledore used physical objects such as the statues to block the spell and Fawkes took a hit from it as well saving them. Also Dumbledore certainly had more raw power than Voldermort as well which Rowling confirmed. The movies just portrayed the duel very poorly.
@@chrisastin184 I agree. But nothing compares to the final in the 7th film. In the book-ending, Harry is almost humiliating Voldemort, calling him Tom, pointing out that his spells cant hurt anyone anymore, because he sacrificed himself for them - just like his mother did for him - and then finally beating him in front of everyone else is just so much more fulfilling than a sneaky Harry-Voldi - Flight through Hogwarts. When i watched this the first time, i was f*ing pissed. So unneccessary, too. Just really, realldy bad directors decisions.
@@LAPIDARES I really disliked the last three movies because of how much they all deviated from the books but the last movie was an absolute travesty. The battle of Hogwarts was such a letdown.
"He really is a bit of a one trick pony sometimes" Harry's Expelliarmus:"Am I a joke to you?"
If Expelliarmus works for Harry, he'll abuse the hell out of it.
I love how the voices switch completely half way through
Hopefully we get to see the Legendary Duel play out exceptionally well in the new Fantastic Beasts movie
Nah. The 2nd one has the worst plot and I have no expectation for the rest 3 parts. They should end the fantastic beasts series and start a new one. But no they messed it up and gave it the most non sense plot ever. Yikes
@@miale2496 hm why? I find it fine
@@miale2496 the movie got a 4.3 review
Hagrid: Your A Wizard, Harry
Harry: Your A Harry Wizard
*You are*
Hermione: it’s you’re*
If I remember the books correctly, Harry blocked Avada Kedavra several times. In the Goblet of Fire in the cemetery he used expelliarmus to block Voldemort's curse which resulted in the wands connecting and Priori Incantatem from Voldemort's wand and in the Deathly Hallows when Harry was with Hagrid (in the motorcycle sidecar). Hedwig died blocking one curse, but Harry's wand acted on its own to block Voldemort's curse using Lucious' wand.
The video even showed Harry blocking it.
Yeah but this was a shocking and unusual event, and wasn't done through Harry's strength as a wizard but rather through properties of the two wands
He blocked it with statues, the movies aren't canon, stop talking about the damn movies.
The movies are so messed up. They look nice, but when you grew up reading the books, they are just so bad.
Though the ease of use for a spell like "Avada Kedavra" seems unrealistic, you have to bare in mind that it potentially screws/splits/rips apart your mind every time you kill.
wizards other than voldemort wouldn't use it, It requires a lot of will so some can't, you also pay a price to your soul should the spell succeed, Voldemort's soul was so damaged it didn't much matter to him but the price of loosing slivers of your soul wasn't worthwhile for great wizards who could otherwise incapacitate or kill oponents, which is why spells like Stupefy were invented and why Snape created both Sectumsempra and Levicorpus they stop a person from being able to defend themselves. Everyone thinks that you can cast Avada kadavra as easily as Wingardium Leviosa despite the fact it was stated multiple times it's considerably harder to cast, doesn't kill if you don't have the required intent/will behind it and even if it works it extracts a price on the user's soul
I thought that act of killing rips apart your soul, does not matter how you do it, at least that was implied in the movies.
Man your sound is so deem , I can't understand without headphones.But I like your videos
3:25. That moment when you use an image of Avada Kedavra being blocked by a spell, to illustrate the notion that Avada Kedavra cannot be blocked by a spell.
In the book (Deathly Hallows, hardbound edition, page 733-734), during the final battle at Hogwarts, Harry uses Shield Charms to defend first Neville Longbottom, then Seamus Finnegan and Hannah Abbott, against death curses fired off by Voldemort. Later, on page 737, Harry casts Protego to save Molly Weasley from Voldemort. Finally, at the climactic moment, Harry uses Expelliarmus to block Voldemort's Avada Kedavra, as shown in the scene from Goblet Of Fire, above.
So, it's alpha canon that Avada Kedavra can, in fact, be countered by spells. But more interestingly, it's also alpha canon that Voldemort fears death, that he doesn't fully understand it, that he created multiple horcruxes to cheat it, but that the spell to instantly inflict it was his creation. We get all of that from Dumbledore between Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows.
So the question remains, does Avada Kedavra inflict true death? In Half-Blood Prince, Harry wins his vial of Felix Felicis by successfully brewing a potion called Draught of Living Death for Slughorn. The potion produces every outward appearance of being dead, without actually killing the taster. (One needn't mix a complex potion to inflict real death. A few drops of hemlock in a glass of pumpkin juice will do. Or strychnine. Or bleach.) Lord One-trick Pony may very easily have crafted his signature curse to mimic the effects of the Living Death potion, because understanding an illusion is a lot less challenging than gaining a true understanding of the real thing.
At St. Mungo's, there exists an antidote for Living Death inflicted by potion. If Avada Kedavra merely creates the illusion of death, then everyone ever "killed" by it could be brought back, but for the fact that no one has ever created a counter-charm to specifically undo the Killing Curse's effects.
(Please God, remember to exhume Harry's parents *before* casting the new counter- charm.)
But in the book, it never said Voldemort used the Killing Curse on Neville, Seamus or Hannah. It just says Harry casts more Shield Charms and Voldemort's would-be victims (Neville, Seamus or Hannah) was able to continue fighting. With Mrs. Weasley, Voldemort just points his wand at Molly and Harry fires off his Shield Charm. And with Harry's Expelliarmus, that's just the Elder Wand not willing to kill it's master.
ronald yim. In the book, it says Voldemort was hurling curses left and right. As the narrator above says, the Dark Lord is a one-trick pony. He goes to the Killing Curse by default.
Also, Harry has pulled the "block his shot with my own" trick many times, against different wands. In the graveyard, it was the two Phoenix feather wands. In mid-air, during the "shell game" Potter escort that cost George his ear, it was the Phoenix feather wand vs. the wand Voldemort took from Lucius Malfoy. The duelling spells is a matter of will, not one of wands.
TheDetailsMatter TheDetailsMatter there are many dark curses. Not all of them are Avada kedavra and the narrator is actually wrong. Voldemort used a lot of curses that caused torture apart from the killing curse. And lastly, the avada kedavra curse was not created by Voldemort. Where did you even get that from? Lol. It’s a curse that has been around for ages. It’s one of the three unforgivable curses.
In the finale battle it does not specify Voldemort throwing around the Killing Curse at everyone. What you also forget to mention is that Harry did the same thing for everyone present as his mother had done for him; he sacrificed himself, giving them all the same protection. Demonstrated when Voldemort wants to silence them it doesn't last long. Harry tells him this in their final duel.
Papayaw Asamoah. Let's say you're right about Voldemort not being the spell's author. I haven't had the opportunity to reread all the books from Goblet Of Fire on, but I'm willing to stipulate to that point for the time being. So, instead of our modern day blackguard, it was some 15th century blackguard. What does that change? 15th century Black Tom makes a spell that mimics the Living Death potion's effects, deliberately mislabels it, declines to craft a countercharm, and teaches his brand new vile green curse to all his nasty little followers. All this means is that the wizarding world is hip deep in eternally-suspended ersatz corpses that never decompose.
We can see in that duel how good Voldemort was. Dangerous and very talented. But, Dumbledore was extremely powerful with amazing knowledge in a lot of areas. The only area i think Voldemort surpasses Dumbledore is in the dark arts, but not too far.
I guess Dumbledore knows what tom knows. But knows more enough to realise not to use them
That's what set them different
I think you haven’t read the book. Voldemort is never superior. In the fight voldemort lost and fled away. Once Dumbledore also had dark past.
Isnt the chapter name for that fight called
THE ONE HE FEARED MOST??
Dumbledore himself was a dark wizard. Remember I his youth, he was best pal of Grindelwald.
@@davidadame4014 yep its repeated a few times in the books dumblesdores the only wizard voldemort fears
So while you can't block it, you can just dodge it or use something as a shield. Which raises a bit of a question in what you could use as armor against it, if the important element is whether it physically connects with your body or clothes. Magic has a lot of uncomfortable oversights if you probe too long.
I mean the elder wand alone would be enough. I mean that thing can fix other wands, I'm pretty sure it would be enough to block even that. That being said, Voldemort did not know about the elder wand existing so I'm betting that's why Dumbledore didn't just straight up block it cause Tom would have noticed that something is way off after that
Me while Muggles be like: "Behold the new invention: The Fighter Jet".
IT SHOOTS MISSLES which can avada kedavra a large space. 🙂
The main reason Dumbledore bested Tom's AK is, simply: Practice! Having spent time with Gellert AND Tom, Albus eventually learned the need to deflect the AK strategically rather than as one blunt force against another. (Wouldn't it be ironic if Albus learned these defenses direct from Gellert himself...)
Shots 1-5: Clearly missed.
Shots 6-9: Missed due to recoil (bad spray control).
Shots 10-11: Very close, but recoil and inaccuracy make these reasonable misses.
Shot 12: Likely didn't actually fire because Dumbledore was already dead.
Shot 13 : stop stop he's already dead
I think Gold might play a role. When Harry blocked it at the end of Goblet of Fire, there was a mention of a Golden bead between Harry’s spell and Voldemort’s
That was priori incatatem, the confrontation of sibling wands, remember the video mentioning a normal statue having the same effect as the golden one.
Wait a minute, you’re the same dude who does Star Wars Theory? It didn’t hit me until this video, not sure why I didn’t put that together sooner lmao. Love your Star Wars stuff and Harry Potter stuff too!
Voldemort’s biggest enemy is speaking correctly
Well he has no greatest enemy in th 4th movie I guess
Enunciation is difficult without a nose.
How did Dumbledore block Voldemort’s Avada kedavra to save Harry?
Me: Dumbledore was able to block Voldemort’ Avada Kedavra because he is brilliant🙌🙌🙌
Cause he's fucking Dumbledore dammit
So here’s the real wording behind the killing curse:
“It’s unpreventable and unblockable”
What you need to do, is enter a magical lock with someone else, like how Dumbledore and Harry do with Voldemort multiple times. Harry is able to defeat Voldemort by with his arcane duel with Voldemort and pushing his spell back unto him. So, the spell with go off no matter what you do, but it can be manipulated. Or the user can end the arcane duel like how Voldemort did and turn the energy into something else, like how he made a fire snake.
So you can block it or stop it, but you can survive it. When Madeye says “only one person has been know to survive it” he means a direct impact with the spell.
Bruhh I thought damn this sounds JUST like Star Wars Theory then I looked at the name of the channel😂
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Not in the beginning and the other videos either Maybe Theory was just helping him out
OH ITS YOU!!!! SW theory... It hit me when the you are a wizard harry came in...
I noticed it was him as soon as his unique speech patterns kicked in (as soon as he pronounced else as eltse), it's great haha, love that he's also a HP fan
dont know how but on my dt990s you made the intro sound like it came from my speakers, impressive.
When you're evil and you have a overpowering weapon, you use it. Look at the death star,lol.
Priori incantatem. The wand reversing effect/ Charm (its an effect when its done unintentionally during a duel, and a charm when done intentionally with the incantation). When spells from two wands collide a bubble of magical energy forms between them. Its then a battle of wills between the 2 participants to force the bubble into their opponents wand. When this happens the wand that receives the bubble will show the last successfully cast spells in reverse order. In the grave yard we were shown the souls voldemorts wand had reaped with the killing curse. This can also be achieved outside of a duel by touching the two wands together and intentionally casting the magic with the incantation Priori Incantato. In the books they determined that harry's wand had produced the dark mark after the quidditch world cup by doing this. In the books its only wands with cores from the same magical animals that can do this during a duel. Warner Brothers Ruined this important piece of wizarding lore to make wizarding duels more dramatic and colorful.
Quick answer, the movies were sloppy in places like this. Dumbledore could not block the killing curse. The director just thought it would look cool so he did it.
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