Harry Potter Theory

In a clip that just surfaced online, we got footage of an interview with Ralph Fiennes where he seems to accidentally reveal the name of the new VOLDEMORT in the upcoming HBO series.

I’ll play the clip then let you know my thoughts.
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What if Snape Never Switched Sides?

This one’s going to be a doozy.

Severus Snape is perhaps one of the most important characters in the Harry Potter series.

He was the man who first delivered the prophecy to Voldemort.

He was the man trusted with secrets powerful enough to decide the outcome of the war.

He was the man who protected the son of the woman he loved, even when that boy hated him.

And perhaps most importantly, he was the man who chose the mission over redemption, knowing history would never forgive him.

In fact, Snape’s role in Harry Potter is so deep that it’s hard to imagine the story without him. Neatly every driving plot point and every major turning moment hinges on Snape’s involvement in some way, shape, or form.

And all of this just makes the question of him NEVER switching sides even more fascinating.

Because if Severus Snape never made that choice—if he never turned against Voldemort—then the story we know simply couldn’t exist.
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A while back I released ‘7 Major Events BEFORE The Harry Potter Story Started’ parts 1 and 2- segments of a series where I discuss events that took place PRIOR to the books and films.

Harry Potter lore is WAY deeper than some people realize (maybe not tolkien level deep, but that’s asking a lot), so today we’re going to be winding the clocks back once again and exploring 7 more significant events in Harry Potter canon. The last video left us in the early parts of the 16th century, so today we’ll be picking things up in the latter half.

Let’s dive into it.
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Running a Harry Potter channel, I get to see a LOT of opinions. And I mean A LOT. Which means that at any given moment, I’ve got a pretty good idea of where the fandom sits on a particular issue. For example: The Cursed Child is FAIRLY universally hated among Harry Potter purists, enjoyable to casuals, and probably the best thing they’ve ever seen to people unfamiliar with the story altogether. OF COURSE there’s nuance here, as I for example can appreciate the Cursed Child as a separate entity, but basically my point is this: I’ve got a fairly clear understanding of the landscape.

And in a time when (let’s be honest) fan expectations for the Harry Potter TV Show are a little glim, it looks we’ve been delivered a great equalizer- something that will appease pretty much anyone that’s been keeping up with the show’s progress.
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Peter Pettigrew is remembered..Almost exclusively as a coward and a traitor.

A man who betrayed his closest friends, sold out an innocent family, and aligned himself with Voldemort purely out of fear.

And after Voldemort’s first downfall, he faked his own death, framed a childhood friend for his crimes, and spent over a decade hiding in the shadows—quite literally—rather than face the consequences of his choices.

And yet…

Peter Pettigrew was sorted into Gryffindor.
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