The Most EVIL Dark Wizard You've NEVER Heard Of - Harry Potter Explained

Harry Potter Theory

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🗓️ 14 July 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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For centuries, the dark art of creating Horcruxes has fascinated and terrified those who delve into the depths of magical history. The common narrative credits Herpo the Foul, an infamous dark wizard of ancient Greece, with pioneering this sinister method of achieving immortality. However, the truth is that the origins of the infamous Horcrux may lie shrouded in even darker corners of history.-

The Hogwarts library has a vast collection of magical literature that fills its rows upon rows of bookcases. And beyond that, there exists the 'Restricted Section' - a mysterious and highly guarded area accessible only with a note of permission from a professor. This section houses some of the most dangerous and advanced books on dark magic, ancient spells, and powerful enchantments. The books here are often imbued with their own magic, sometimes reacting to the touch, emitting strange noises, or even resisting being opened. It's a place of both great knowledge and potential peril, where one wrong spell could lead to unforeseen consequences.-

But what if I told you that some books were TOO dark and EVIL for the very section CREATED to house dark books?

Stashed away in the Hogwarts Headmasters office lies a book TOO EVIL to be allowed in the Hogwarts Library, one that even the Restricted Section could not contain. This book, which contains pages filled with the darkest and most forbidden spells, curses, and rituals ever conceived, contains magic so potent and malevolent that it could corrupt even the most virtuous wizard.

And I think that this BOOK, and the dark wizard that wrote it, hold the keys to unlocking the TRUE secrets behind Horcruxes.-

Join me today as we peel back the layers of the DARKEST wizard you've never heard of.

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0:56.2	For centuries, the dark art of creating Hawkerxes has fascinated and terrified those who delve
1:02.3	into the depths of magical history. The common narrative credits Herp for the Fowl, an infamous
1:08.1	dark wizard of ancient Greece, with pioneering this sinister method of achieving
1:12.5	immortality. However, the truth is that the origins of the infamous hawkrucks may lie shrouded in
1:18.8	even darker corners of history. The Hogwarts Library has a vast collection of magical literature
1:24.7	that builds its rows upon rows of bookcases. And beyond that,
1:29.6	there exists the restricted section, a mysterious and highly guarded area, accessible only
1:35.0	with a note of permission from a professor. This section houses some of the most dangerous
1:40.5	and advanced books on dark magic, ancient spells, and powerful enchantments.
1:45.8	The books here are often imbued with their own magic, sometimes reacting to the touch,
1:50.7	emitting strange noises, or even resisting, being opened. It's a place of both great knowledge
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