On Episode 332 we discuss...→ Katy calls out to all cosplayers with a mighty need→ The trio are royalty→ A 'Sirius' discussion... what the pandemic has taught us→ Angelina is a BOSS→ Would anything have changed if Harry had confided in Dumbledore?→ FB3: Shame On Dumbledore→ The weapon is a lie→ Voldymood recaps and which events they match up with→ Is the Room of Requirement overpowered?→ Sirius is the devil on Harry's shoulder→ What would you change about the books if you could?

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OOTP 18 Revisit: Honing in on the Voldymind

On Episode 331 we discuss...→ Lucius's locks of luscious hair→ Thanksgiving of Death Eaters→ Skills for Snape, power for Bellatrix→ Soup of racists→ What happened to Stan Shunpike?

Death Eaters, Part 2: Murder Isn't for Everyone

On Episode 330 we discuss…→ Half of the Swish and Flick Podcast quartet, Tiffany O’Malley and Katie Petras, join us as guests hosts!→ Hermione casting spells from the start – not a movieism!→ When do you think Harry realized each House was more than the Sorting Song?→ The Sorting Hat: biased to Gryffindor→ Hogwarts should have waited to sort until after the first year→ The Hat might be a seer

PS/SS 7 Revisit: It's Hogwarts, Not Harshwarts

On Episode 329 we discuss...→ No wizards in the Mediterranean?→ Canon: Beauxbatons closed in 2000→ Joker, Ilvermorny student→ A plus for name creativity→ Other schools, deep in stereotype?→ Hogwarts: racist

International Schools: Green Robes? I'm Out

On Episode 328 we discuss...→ Has time changed our feelings on the Epilogue?→ Is all really well?→ Cursed Child - wants vs. reality→ Do some people not deserve a “Nineteen Years Later?”→ Did “Cursed Child” ruin everything? Alison says no.→ Like father, like son - tea with Hagrid→ Head canon - Weasley family back to school hangout→ Ron and Hermione/Arthur and Molly Part 2?→ Lorrie’s “Harry Potter” and “To Kill a Mockingbird” connection→ Harry’s forgiveness = ALL the names→ Katy compares lines from “Harry Potter” and “Cursed Child”→ Is the book stronger for having the Epilogue?

DH Epilogue: Kreacher, Get Me a Sandwich

On Episode 327 we discuss...→ Guest introduction: Maren Altman→ Maren recommended: AstroGold→ Vedic vs Western Astrology → Occam’s Razor→ Get your own chart! AstroTheme.com→ Planetary Joys and the designation of elements→ What is a square??

Astrology: Virgo Aftertaste

On Episode 326 we discuss... → The only chapter 2 that's not from Harry's POV → What line of work was Snape's father in? → Possible early clues that Snape was the Half-Blood Prince → So much booze in this book! → Humanizing Narcissa - the Lady of the Lake → Bella's scrap of love → Who is the spinner and what is their end? → The unbreakable vow: manipulation or desperation? → Sev and Pete, the expert door listeners, spying on each other → Death Eaters love to gossip → Snape - the best lie detector faker of all time and devastating with his comebacks → Fleeting, yet unexpected sympathy for Snape

HBP 2 Revisit: Timetable of Lies

On Episode 325 we discuss... → Why are they called Death Eaters? → The lack of math strikes again → Death Eater dynasties → Irvin's Death Eater essays - 1 | 2 | 3 → Picking things up and putting them down → The Battle of the Department of Mysteries: An Analysis of the Chase and Battle, June 1996 → Oh baby, baby

Death Eaters, Part 1: Retirement Plan

On Episode 324, we discuss… → OotP has the best chapter titles → The five stages of grief in ONE chapter → Bargaining flipped: We start with a death and end with a life → Voldy was right about Dumbledore's willingness to sacrifice Harry! → Harry feels love most acutely through overwhelming grief → Movie adaptations... the good, the bad, the terrible → One character reaches acceptance - Fudge! → Bellatrix is in a league of her own → The only time all three Lestranges battle together? → Voldemort's training school → Play-by-play of THE DUEL... the sass and the purpose → Fawkes dies of food poisoning

OotP 36 Revisit: Snaps for Williamson

On Episode 323 we discuss... → Fairy tales, fairytales, wonder tales, magic tales, fairy stories, and Märchen → "In the old times when wishing was still effective"... and how → The Dewey Decimal System for fairytales is... woah → How many of these classifications match up with Potter? Hint: a lot! → Motifs which are the foundation for all fantasy → Why do fairytales endure? → Could we call Harry Potter a fairytale? → Lessons from fairytales that are mirrored in Potter → Half-Blood Prince: the Documentary → Beedle the Bard's tales predate many Muggle fairytales! → Aurelia breaks down the German Max und Moritz stories by Wilhelm Busch → Yes, we are fawning over Aurelia's beautiful German readings

Fairytales: Lockhart is Gaston

On Episode 322 we discuss...→ "Those who ask will always be given help... I think... maybe..."→ Why does a second year discover what the beast is when nobody else can?→ It must be nice, it must be nice... to have Ernie Mac on your side→ Does anyone actually feed Fang while Hagrid is gone?→ Aragog is sending mass emails "on the web"→ Spiders and House Elves are besties→ Sycamore and redwood tree analysis is out of this world!→ The Ford Anglia: IS IT ALIVE?? Could it have killed Voldemort?→ Harry's first trip to the place where he "dies"→ Spider mythology - which one fits Aragog best?→ Comparisons between Harry and Aragog... mind blown!→ Aragog vs. The Basilisk - who would win?

CoS 15 Revisit: Selfies With Fang

On Episode 321 we discuss... → Our podcast is old enough to have a drinking game → Slughorn wins the name game: Horace Eugene Flaccus Slughorn → Aurelia is the author of the Harry Potter books now → Armando Dippet is how old?! Aging in the wizarding world is confusing → We love old Pottermore → Is Slughorn the master networker? Hogwarts should have a careers day! → Felix Felicis fan theory: Did Slughorn take it before fighting Voldemort? → Slughorn is an excellent example for ambitious Slytherins → Wealthy Roman in a wealthy Roman resort town (say that three times fast) → Dumbledore was fortunate enough to see the true Tom but too distracted to do something about him → Ernie MacMillan is basically young Slughorn → Slughorn really only has one move: turning into an armchair → What is Slughorn's finest moment?

Horace Slughorn: Chugging a Gallon of Golden Potion

On Episode 320 we discuss... → Descriptive dialogue and how to write it → Exam study stress is REAL → Is the Hogwarts' school calendar indicative of the UK's schedule? → #FantasticBeastsRightToLive → Are the tortoises alive?? The Rock Kittens return! → Katy, say no to drugs! Can Cheering Charms be as addictive/harmful as Felix Felicis? → Humidifier humans are so hot → The worst test by the worst teacher (but, it's not his fault!) → Snape, the potion fumes addict → The DADA test is obviously the coolest - can this be a ride? → Trelawney definitely has a brand... but perhaps is not a terrible teacher! → Predictions, prophecies, and how they work

PoA 16 Revisit: None of the Good Phillias

On Episode 319 we discuss… → Does Dark Magic only depend on the intent of the witch or wizard using it? → Dark Magic is magic for which there is no good use → All dark magic are curses, but not all curses are dark magic → Knockturn Alley... the black market that everyone knows about → Snakes are given a bad rep → "Never trust anything that can think for itself, if you can’t see where it keeps its brain." → Love potion isn't dark, Hermione? Disagree! → Which horcrux is your favorite? → Severus created a "severing" spell... ba-dum ching! → Herpo and his brood of Basilisks → Dreamer, planner, critic trios are super fun to create → History of Dark Wizards and their enablers

Dark Arts & Beasts: Justice for Basilisks!

On Episode 318 we discuss… → First all-male episode?!? → The chapter that inspired the book's cover art → Young Tom Riddle was incredibly focused and powerful → Everyone agrees... Half-Blood Prince is THE BEST → Has Dumbledore been to the cave before? → Quality quotes comin' at ya! → "Really? You're one of the most powerful wizards of all time and you went with a blood door?" → The cave = the next great theme park ride → If Dumbledore had lived, would he have gotten rid of the horcruxes on his own? → The trio could never have found/retrieved this horcrux... game over → Is the lake water normal water? → Signature spells - which is cooler, Accio or Fire Lasso?

HPB 26 Revisit: The Dueling Aesthetics of Dumbledore and Voldemort

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