History of the Dark Arts & Dark Magic (100 BCE) - Harry Potter Explained

Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today, we’re discussing the darker side of the wizarding world- the history of the dark arts. Just like any other line of magic, the spells and charms that the wizarding community feared most… the dark arts… has a long, complex history.

But, unfortunately for modern historians, much of it has remained shrouded in secrecy.

If it weren’t for a few ancient Dark Wizards, like the sorcerer named Godelot who wrote the resource book Magick Moste Evile , we would know very little of the methods dark wizards employed in their crafts.

But thanks to their texts, and the resurgence in dark magic that Tom Riddle brought about towards the end of the 20th century, we’re able to chart a course from the earliest days of dark magic, to the modern era....

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[pavelcerny]

The Dark Magic is the pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.

[ElephantyG]

HPT can you make a video about Harry Potter foods

[fistovuzi]

Dementors aren't "natural" magical creatures, they were created by the dark wizard that built Azkaban 5 or 6 hundred years ago. he built Azkaban as his own dark fortress and after he died the obscuration spell put on the building was lifted and the fortress was discovered. when the magical authorities inspected the building the Dementors shocked them, they had never seen anything like them before. they were forced to leave the fortress standing because they had no idea how to capture or kill a Dementor. Azkaban was the Dementors home, it always has been. a short time later it was turned into a magical prison for the worst of the worst and the rest is history.

[henryburnett]

I've always felt love poisons should be considered as dark magic

[gavelston]

I’ve always been very curious about Dolohov’s purple flame curse that he uses on Hermione in the department of mysteries. I believe I read (or maybe I’m just assuming) that it was a spell of his own invention and that, if he had been verbal at the time of casting it, likely well could have killed Hermione. We don’t get to hear much about Dolohov when he’s beside the likes of Voldemort and Bellatrix, but if he’s inventing his own fatal dark magic curses? That’s some TOP TIER dark arts that we get desensitized to because we’re constantly interacting/talking about the most powerful dark lord in history. I’d like to hear more about Dolohov’s character in general, but specifically the story on how and why he came up with his curse and the trials it took to come up with it

[Tanoro]

Professor Snape was a notable modern authority on dark magic, so skilled that he invented some such spells of his own and consorted with Voldemort. Yet, Snape grabbed the Marauder's Map from Harry, turned to Lupin, and passive-aggressively referred to dark magic as, "your [Lupin] area of expertise." Snape had wanted to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts for years, so that line had some animosity behind it.

[gamezx]

I do remember seeing an interesting theory that the 3 peverell brothers were the ones who created the unforgivable curses. The idea went that it was the brothers who actually created the 3 hallows with the whole death story just being a fanciful tale, and the 3 curses were inventions that came along with them. The brother with the wand created the cruciatus curse to further assert his dominance over others. The brother who made the resurrection stone created the killing curse by playing around and researching the subject of death. And the brother who made the invisibility cloak made the imperious curse so he could hide better and made people who found him stay silent and hide his tracks

Nothing confirmed ofcourse but an interesting idea non the less

[federicoxcc]

Love potions should be considered dark magic

[TheLumpyShield]

2:08 What about spells that can be used to kill?

If I Incendio you and set you on fire to kill you, is that Dark Magic? Although Incendio can also be used to light torches.

Like if I Levioso you into the air and them smash you down to the ground with Descendo to breaking all your bones, is that Dark magic?

I can freeze you to death with Glacius, Cut off your head with Defindo, Blow you apart with Bambarda, Crush you into a wall with Depulso, etc.

There are a ton of spells that when used can kill.

[Trippp]

I always assumed what made a type of magic Dark, was the feelings one needed to have in order to cast it. Crucio = you need to want to hurt them and like it. Avadakadsvra = you have to want to see them dead. And I assume Imperius needs the caster to want to control someone. Whenever Harry tried using these unforgivable curses they only half worked because he didn’t truly embrace/relish those feelings. In his heart. Expectopatronum needs you to see your happiest memory. Etc etc. Is that not how all spells work? You have to WANT, desire, and FEEL the spell you want to cast. And if you don’t they either won’t work or won’t work the intended way?

Therefore I always assumed what made a spell Dark was the requirement emotions needed to cast it. If that emotion is anger, rage, murder, pain/torture, control, or fear the spell is dark. If the spells required emotions were love, protection, defense, healing, innocent/benign curiosity… the spell wasn’t dark.

[nickchavez]

I wouldn't say Voldemort was mundane when it comes to the dark arts. An old saying goes good artists create, but great artists steal. He may have not creating alot of new things, like the wizard who created dementors, or horcruxez. But he was a master who took what came before him and knew how to implement it to the fullest potential. In that sense, he was the greatest master of dark magic history had ever seen up until that point.

[themoviebuff]

The Yin and the Yang!! The Alpha and the Omega! Light Magic and Dark Magic!!! It's all about having balance!

[robertdefoe]

The expel entrail curse encantation is probably "expellere visceribus".

[ricey]

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[maatnessmonster]

Good to see you using BCE (Before Christian Era)

[caidenmuir]

i slipped off a tree and died. I reincarnated as a Russian tank

[jczimri]

I love the effort you put into these videos. I sound like a boss when I talk to people about Harry Potter and I get all my info from this channel.💪

[eranshachar]

100 BCE? I thought dark magic goes way back then this. As for the unforgivable curses, it seems to me that the Impirius is possible to forgive, the curse doesn't seem that evil. I mean sure, it's not a positive thing to control someone, but it good be beneficial in combat when fighting DE and dark creatures. Which brings me to agree with you, not only dark magic practitioners use dark magic, good guys can use it too.

[dimetimec]

Its nice to see someone use there brain about dark magic. Nothing is black and white. In my opinion dark magic is the same as guns. They themselves are not evil. Its how they are used. Its all about intent.

[FerociousMit]

One popular form of dark arts come in the form of the inferi. Zombie like creatures, made by killing people it seems. Transfiguration wizards basically become necromancers, making inferi to summon on command. We only saw the inferi in the movie very little, and the only time they mattered they were left to guard the horcrux, so they were just left there.