On Episode 334 we discuss...→ Hogwarts should really send students home→ Which is worse, being a ghost or portrait?→ Harry's a better captain than Wood→ Theory: the Time-Turners messed with Hermione's memory→ Accessing a murder's vault? No questions at Gringotts

Alohomora!: A Global Reread of Harry Potter

POA 9 Revisit: Well, the Prefects Got It, They're 15

On Episode 333 we discuss...→ What if the DA and Order names were reversed?→ Order of the Phoenix, Spy Agency→ Credence Barebone, created by Aberforth and goats→ Claps for Kingsley→ No one puts Molly in a corner→ Susan Bones, who are you?

Order of the Phoenix: Tell Voldemort It Was Me

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?

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→ Hugo Award-winning co-founder of The Book Smugglers and author of "Cooking for Wizards, Warriors and Dragons" (available August 31, 2021), Thea James, joins us as guest host!

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 Revisit: 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

A product of rigorous and excited discussion between a few MuggleNet staff members, Alohomora! was crafted to fill the void left in the aftermath of the final Harry Potter movie release. Led by the rotating voices of the podcast, fans can now re-read the books alongside thousands online and share all their new insights on the show, as well as on the companion section. The project is entirely produced by fans, for fans.

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