Hey everyone,
Welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. In today’s video, we’re going
to be discussing events that transpired in the Harry Potter universe AFTER the books
and films ended. With the latest Fantastic Beasts film on the way - The Secrets of Dumbledore-
we can expect to learn even more information about the wizarding world BEFORE Harry, Ron
and Hermione embarked on their journey at Hogwarts. However, what I want to hone in
on today are the events that happened afterwards. What happened to Hagrid? Draco? Harry? Let’s
dive in.
10 - Voldemort
I know what you’re thinking..Didn’t Voldemort, die? Well, technically yes- his physical form
was destroyed, BUT- that certainly doesn’t mean that Voldemort met his true end. You
see, because of the cursed life that Voldemort chose, he was sent to a place that is neither
representative of life nor death.
Voldemort had sacrificed his soul on countless occasions, doing anything and everything he
could to achieve his goal of immortality. During his lifetime, Voldemort committed atrocity
after atrocity, murdering people to create horcruxes, and even killing and drinking the
blood of a unicorn- an act so vile that the drinker is destined to have a cursed existence.
So you see, Voldemort’s soul could never have been at rest, and for the life that he
chose to live, he had to pay the ultimate price- an existence in limbo. Limbo is often
perceived as a ‘forgotten or ignored place’ - a place that interestingly enough would
have been a stark reminder of Voldemort’s formative years when he was left at Wool’s
Orphanage as a baby.
9 - Neville Longbottom
After the Battle of Hogwarts Neville didn’t waste any time in pursuing a career as an
auror- and gifted Auror he was. However, it would later become clear that being an auror
wasn’t his true passion- and when he was offered a position at Hogwarts by now Headmistress
Minerva McGonagall- he accepted.
You see, Neville was also particularly passionate about one subject while at school- Herbology,
and it just so happened that his new role would have him working under Herbology department
head Pomona Sprout. Neville would eventually go on to marry former classmate Hannah Abbott,
a Hufflepuff student and former member of Dumbledore’s Army. Because Hannah worked
as the landlady for the Leaky Cauldron, it was only natural that Neville and Hannah would
live upstairs, where they lived for many years. After some time, Hannah eventually applied
for the job of Matron at Hogwarts.
8 - Ron Weasley
The epilogue certainly gave away aspects of Ron’s future- particularly as he is shown
sending his children off to Hogwarts at platform 9 ¾ alongside his new wife, Hermione Granger.
The pair had two children: Rose and Hugo Granger-Weasley. In the epilogue, Ron and Hermione can be seen
sending Rose off to Hogwarts along with Harry’s son Albus.
In addition to marrying Hermione, Ron pursued the career path of an Auror and eventually
became an Auror for the Ministry of Magic. JK Rowling had this to say of Ron joining
the ministry:
"Harry and Ron utterly revolutionized the Auror Department," Rowling said. "They are
now the experts. It doesn't matter how old they are or what else they've done."
Rowling also emphasized that by joining the ministry Harry and Ron helped revolutionize
it into a "really good place to be."
"They made a new world," Rowling said.
However, Ron didn’t remain at the ministry forever, and later left so that he could help
out his brother, George Weasley, with the Weasleys’ Wizarding Wheezes joke shop. It
has also been expressed that despite Ron’s terrible driving track record- he did eventually
obtain a Muggle driving license- even if he had to place a=- confundus charm on the driving
instructor to get it.
7 - Hermione Granger
The first thing Hermione did after the Battle of Hogwarts was FIND HER PARENTS. If you don’t
remember, Hermione had to make a difficult choice during the war with Voldemort in which
she wiped their memories and convinced them to relocate to Australia. This was all in
the effort of protecting them, but it was a somber moment for sure. Fortunately, with
Voldemort out of the way, this gave her an opportunity to track them down and restore
the memories that she had previously wiped.
After this, in typical Hermione fashion she ended up going back to Hogwarts in order to
attain her NEWTS. After this, she began her post-Hogwarts career at the Department for
the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures- where she was able to help improve the lives
of house-elves and the like. After some time in the position, she eventually moved to the
Department of Magical Law Enforcement where she was instrumental in helping to abolish
pro-pureblood laws.
Oh yeah, and during all of this Hermione and Ron Weasley became a proper item, going on
to get married and have two children.
And as if Hermione hadn’t done enough in her post-Hogwarts years, it’s been expressed
that in 2019 she even became MINISTER for magic. Hermione’s life post-Deathly Hallows
certainly wasn’t short of excitement.
6 - Harry Potter
In the epilogue for the final installment we learn that Harry ended up marrying (shocker)
Ginny Weasley, and that they had two sons: James Sirius and Albus Severus, as well as
a daughter, Lily Luna. Unlike Hermione, Harry never returned to Hogwarts to finish his NEWTS,
BUT he did dive right in to his career as an auror at the ministry of magic. As it turns
out, Harry was able to achieve the honour of ‘Head Auror’ At the ripe age of 26.
It’s also been revealed that in addition to raising his own kids, Harry spent a considerable
amount of time with Teddy Lupin- the orphaned son of Remus and Tonks. Teddy was officially
raised by his grandmother, but Harry helped whenever he could.
Harry, Ron and Hermione were also eventually immortalized on Chocolate Frog Cards for their
contributions to wizarding society.
5 - George Weasley
What happened to George can best be summarized by Rowling herself:
“A lot of readers ask me: was George all right? And of course he wouldn't be all right,
would he? That's the reality. But I think that he married Angelina, who was actually
Fred’s ex. Maybe it’s a bit unhealthy, but I think that they would have been happy;
as happy as he could be without Fred. I think he really would have felt like part of himself
died.”
“I don’t think that George would ever get over losing Fred, which makes me feel
so sad. However, he names his first child and son Fred, and he goes on to have a very
successful career, helped by good old Ron. Ron joined George at Weasleys’ Wizarding
Wheezes, which became an enormous money-spinner.”
4 - Luna Lovegood
It turns out that later in life Luna went on to become a rather famous Magizoologist.
For those unfamiliar with the profession, a magizoologist is a wizard or witch who studies
magical creatures. This profession shouldn’t come as a surprise given that Luna exhibited
an affinity for magical creatures during the Harry Potter story- properly introducing Harry
to Thestrals in the Order of the Phoenix. The perhaps most notable Magizoologist is
Newt Scamander, who wrote Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Interestingly enough,
Luna actually went on to marry Rolf Scamander, Newt’s grandson. It has been expressed that
for their wedding Luna dressed in typical eccentric Luna fashion- sporting a rainbow
dress and tiara with unicorn horns.
Later on, sometime between the years 2008 and 2014, the pair had two sons- Lorcan and
Lycander.
As an adult, Luna remained close friends with Harry, Ron and Hermione. In fact, Luna made
such an impression on Harry that he named his daughter ‘Lily Luna’, after his mother
and of course Luna- a true honour.
According to Rowling, Luna never changed- she remained her quirky, loveable self, which
is what I think we all hoped for.
3 - Hagrid
It turns out that Hagrid simply continued working at Hogwarts in his usual posting.
The only thing that Hagrid loved more than Hogwarts was his love of magical creatures-
which explains why he would choose to continue on as professor for the care of magical creatures
at the school.
Hagrid is also referenced in the epilogue by Harry while speaking to his son Albus:
"Bye, Al," said Harry as his son hugged him. "Don't forget Hagrid's invited you to tea
next Friday. Don't mess with Peeves. Don't duel anyone till you've learned how. And don't
let James wind you up."
The epilogue of Harry Potter gave us a glimpse of 19 years in to the future, which would
make the year 2017, and Hagrid 89 years old. However, thanks to the longevity of wizardkind,
I’m sure that Hagrid was still very spritely. In addition to teaching at Hogwarts, it’s
been suggested that Hagrid may have, at one point, further pursued a relationship with
Madame Maxime. However, the two eventually proved to be too different to make things
work.
2 - Draco Malfoy
As it turns out, Draco’s post-Hogwarts life and well, overall demeanour, has been written
about extensively on Pottermore. It’s also a bit somber.
“The biggest revelation was that he became less of a pure-blood fanatic:
The events of Draco’s late teens forever changed his life. He had had the beliefs with
which he had grown up challenged in the most frightening way: he had experienced terror
and despair, seen his parents suffer for their allegiance, and had witnessed the crumbling
of all that his family had believed in. After the events of the second wizarding war, Lucius
found his son as affectionate as ever, but refusing to follow the same old pure-blood
line.”
“Draco married the younger sister of a fellow Slytherin. Astoria Greengrass, who had gone
through a similar (though less violent and frightening) conversion from pure-blood ideals
to a more tolerant life view, was felt by Narcissa and Lucius to be something of a disappointment
as a daughter-in-law. As Astoria refused to raise their grandson Scorpius in the belief
that Muggles were scum, family gatherings were often fraught with tension.”
“Also, he seemingly mellowed out a bit, leading a life of leisure instead of working
to overturn the forces of light or establish dominion over Muggles, like Lucius did:
I imagine that Draco grew up to lead a modified version of his father’s existence; independently
wealthy, without any need to work, Draco inhabits Malfoy Manor with his wife and son.”
As mentioned above, the pair had a child- Scorpius Malfoy, who attended Hogwarts at
the same time as Albus Severus Potter.
In a tragic turn of events Astoria actually ended up dying quite young- falling victim
to a bloodborne family curse. This left Draco a single father who lived out his days mostly
alone.
1 - The Dursleys
Interestingly enough, very little is revealed about the Dursleys after they pack up and
head off. However, it turns out that Dudley’s moment of redemption- the deleted scene where
he shakes Harry’s hand- may have had quite an impact on their relationship.
In fact, it is later revealed by Rowling that, despite Dudleys years of abuse toward Harry,
they were later on Christmas-card terms. As he grew older, Dudley developed in to a decent
man- very much unlike the tyrannous force of nature that he embodied in his youth. Dudley
even eventually got married and had a family of his own - raising two muggle children.
"Harry and Dudley would still see each other enough to be on Christmas-card terms, but
they would visit more out of a sense of duty and sit in silence so that their children
could see their cousins."
This suggests that they were never quite ‘friends’, but certainly cordial to one another- perhaps
stemming from the mutual respect that they gained for one another later in life.
As for Vernon and Petunia- it seems as though Harry may not have seen them again, as their
relationship was never particularly good. Though Petunia certainly harboured affection
for Harry, deep within, she never made the same attempt that Dudley made to reconcile
with him, which was likely the reason for them never reconnecting. It’s also been
suggested that, after the fall of Voldemort, the Dursleys were simply escorted back to
their home in Little Whinging- where they remained for the rest of their lives.
And that’s it for this video! Do you want another one of these with even more characters?
Comment down below
Also dont forget to LIKE the video and SUBSCRIBE to the channel
Until next time
Remember
It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live