On Episode 394 we discuss...→ the maturity of the Trio→ The longing tension between Harry and Ginny→ 90s tropes → Everybody Loves Molly→ "We're coming with you"→ The number of towers at Hogwarts→ The slimy goo inside of all of us→ Death, Horcruxes, and the meaning of life

Alohomora! DH, 6 Revisit: Ron Is My Grandfather

On Episode 393 we discuss...→ Voldemort's soft launch→ Dueling clubs to get back in practice→ Instructional DVDs→ Hugs for Harry→ In our feelings→ Street cred for Filch→ Summer break plans at Hogwarts

OOTP 38, Revisit: Dark Humor Crew

On Episode 392 we discuss...→ Moaning Myrtle just a lonely child→ Piggy Wiggly→ Filch's redemption→ Cats chose violence→ Fleur might be a big softy→ Snape's store of potion ingredients→ Le-ion

GOF, 25 Revisit: Scrub Daddy

On Episode 391 we discuss...→ Best line: "Your hand is all sweaty"→ Wizard plummers→ Menacing ellipses→ Pausing for effect→ Voldemort is a dramatic B→ The adventures of Tommy and Bianca→ Grace Candido-Beecher shout out→ Fawkes or convenient plot point→ It's not weird, it's funny

COS Movie Watch: I Wanted Bigger Eyeballs

On Episode 390 we discuss...→ Adverbs and potentially bad writing→ Sprouting it all up→ Prophetic knives→ Unbreakable Vows as kids→ The origins of oranges in stockings and Saint Nick→ Chris Tingle→ In-depth look at godparents→ Christmas time with FleurRead below to for information on how to contact our guest, Emily Strand.Her website is emilystrand.com and my Academia.edu site is here: https://carmelcollege.academia.edu/EmilyStrandPotterversity: https://www.mugglenet.com/mugglenet-family/potterversity/New book (just out!) is Potterversity: Essays Exploring the World of Harry Potter available from publisher McFarland Books here: https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/potterversity/Her essay "Said Hermione Earnestly: Harry Potter's Prose and Why It Doesn't Matter" in Open at the Close: Literary Essays on Harry Potter, is available here: https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/O/Open-at-the-CloseShe also edited these pop culture collections:Star Trek: Essays Exploring the Final Frontier: https://vernonpress.com/book/1672Star Wars: Essays Exploring a Galaxy Far, Far Away: https://vernonpress.com/book/1751

HBP, 16 Revisit: Too Many Cooks

On Episode 389 we discuss...→ Let's go to the hospital→ Hermione puts the "camp" in camping→ McGonagall's Caturday with Mrs. Morris→ Dumbledore's Pager→ Festive in death→ Accio baby→ Portrait powers activate!

OOTP, 22 Revisit: Third Rate Duelist

On Episode 388 we discuss...→ Cringe moments from our past as teens→ Professor Bitter at the holiday staff meeting→ Go forth and find a partner, McGonagall→ What happened to pogs?→ Patty Parkinson→ Drawn out drumrolls→ Holding out for Harry→ Dialogue Alley Podcast

GOF, 22 Revisit: Teenage Trauma Dump

On Episode 387 we discuss...→ We are not a fishing podcast→ Also not on Shark Tank→ People just don't go out and get tents→ Grawp Pt. 2→ Ronald Weasley and the checked privilege→ Desk Pig all over again→ Why did the Trio catch a pike of all things?→ If Ron and Hermione's relationship will stand the test of time

DH, 15 Revisit: Hangry Ron

On Episode 386 we discuss...→ XoXo,Gossip Girl→ Who's playing the long game?→ Pansy Parkinson is Draco→ Nerf balls and teachers→ Harry is not James→ Paw print in the sky

GOF, 27 Revist: This Chapter Gets Sirius

On Episode 385 we discuss...→ Americans don't know what "punting" means→ It's a good episode to be Ron lover→ Passive agressive professors→ The twins are really smart→ the nightmare of teacups with legs→ Everyone is worried about Harry's restless sleep→ We are not a Twilight podcast→ What came first, Hogwarts or the forest?→ Free Grawp

OOTP, 30 Revisit: Buff Filch

On Episode 384 we discuss...→ The cheeky mirror→ No working papers or labor laws→ Lower level homework→ Harry and his fear of the unknown→ Ron &amp; Hermione's plot point birthdays→ "Bang on the counter" doesn't mean what you think it means→ The trio starts to pair off→ Team Molly or Team Arthur→ It got better, then it didn't - series mantra→ #justice for Binky

POA, 4 Revisit: Harry Potter and the Accumulation of Calories

On Episode 383 we discuss...→ Alfie & Alby→ AOL AIM Mirror→ Weird metaphors and the afterlife→ Harry's hitch in that giddyup→ Why didn't the goblins win→ The end of childhood→ Dudley and Draco are two sides of the same coin→ The ghost of Voldemort

DH, 24 Revisit: Hermione Tried

On Episode 382 we discuss...→ Secret celebrity→ Mrs. Norris: she is widowed→ Being chill and strict at the same time→ Voldemort's smelly head→ Quidditch is McGonagall's love language→ Yum-bledore→ Africa is a continent not a country→ Hagrid is the farm to table coordinator of Hogwarts

PS/SS, 8 Revisit: Farm to Table Coordinator

On Episode 381 we discuss...→ "Weird" ways to love Horace Slughorn→ Ranking Harry's school years from best to worst→ Preferred method of magical travel→ Doge's suspected crush on Dumbledore→ Add Beginners to your must watch list→ Kat Miller, confirmed bachelor→ Slughorn's secondary house debate→ Generational divide on stopping by unannounced→ "They" say we fall in love with our parents→ Ginny is the new Lily

HBP, 4 Revisit: In-Theory-Us

On Episode 380 we discuss...→ Porto's hats→ Operation "pig for slaughter" is a go→ "I regret Lily's death" - Google it→ Why can't they just pick up their brooms?→ Oliver Wood, razzle-dazzle→ Harry has a strong core→ To drink unicorn blood→ Quirrell's study abroad opportunity

SS, Movie Watch: Sorcerer's Stone Movie Commentary

On Episode 379 we discuss...→ Geoff is haunted by this song→ Learn how the hosts like to read→ "Oh Potter, you rotter:" the mixed tape→ Ghosts are transparent→ The never ending Thestral debate→ Neville lost Trevor on purpose→ Madam Hooch needs to do more→ Why Cho is really a #girlboss→ Percy stans→ Hogwarts is a security nightmare→ Hermione & Ron are hypocrites

OOTP, 14 Revisit: Peeve'd

On Episode 378 we discuss...→ James stans→ Doe a deer a female deer, or really a buck→ Big T trauma→ Not a fan of ableist passwords→ Never know when Sirius Black is going to come in and chop off your arm→ Hagrid's loving arbitrary boundaries→ Crookshanks as a stand in for Hermione→ The theme of POA is that what one person sees is not what another person sees→ Where Snape is really coming from→ The responsibility of taking medication as an adult

POA, 14 Revisit: They Forgot about Neville... Again

On Episode 377 we discuss...→ "Indoor plumbing, it's going to be big"→ When spells wear off→ Kids jumping off random thing because they learn spells too soon→ Harry's trunk of death→ The Dumble Detractors→ Barty Crouch, Jr. is a better student than Dumbledore→ Harry is made up of emotions and strategy→ Shamanee's Exhibit A→ Dumbledore relates to Encanto→ "Oh, hello"→ Life finds a way, even in death→ New mirror, who 'dis?

DH, 2 Revisit: Harry Was Bleeding

On Episode 376 we discuss...→ Debate on if Harry is empathetic or sympathetic→ Trio training→ McGonagall turning into a cat all over the place→ Profound before bed thoughts→ Mr. & Mrs. Whatsherface visit Mr. & Mrs. Whatshisface→ Amos Diggory is a Dance Mom→ The paintings: Is it alive? (TM, Noah)→ Would anything make the Dursleys come visit Harry at Hogwarts?→ When Harry actually became family to Molly→ Bugs in Hermione's hair→ What can you actually see of the maze

GOF, 31 Revisit: Directionally Empathetic

On Episode 375 we discuss...→ Luna & Myrtle adventures→ Dead child in the bathroom→ Wizard GED→ Ugh on Percy: plot makes him prefect→ Hogwarts motto is: we don't care if kids are in danger→ Nothing like a little child murder to out a fraud→ The first appearance of Harry's signature spell→ We all feel bad for Moaning Myrtle→ Underground ghost world→ The septic tank of requirement

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