Alohomora!: A Global Reread Of Harry Potter

On Episode 221 we discuss... → At least it’s the best video game? → “Can we talk about plumbing for a minute?” → Timing Riddle's monologue → Jurassic Chamber → Fawkes’s big secret → Two Voldemorts → Tom Romeo Elvis Riddle → The Hogwarts cold case files → Ginny opens the Dumbledore → Lockhart will not hijack this chapter → Join us in Diagon Alley on September 1st!

On this recap we discuss...  → Harry’s control over his fantasy DEPRESSION/SUICIDE TRIGGER WARNING: Skip to the 28:28 mark to avoid this conversation → Horcruxes as recovery stages → Devolving into chaos → Is Dumbledore the therapist or the patient? → The theory’s true value → McGonagall the therapy cat

On Episode 220 we discuss... → Does this theory affect the re-readability of the series? → Other examples of dream theory in pop culture → Fight or Flight? → Is Snape fully redeemable in this theory? DEPRESSION/SUICIDE TRIGGER WARNING: Skip to around 47:00 mark to avoid this conversation → Where do the other characters fit into this theory? → Dumbledore sees socks: it all makes sense now! → Harry is his own worst enemy → Plots holes served their purpose → JK Rowling & Steve Kloves discuss the theory

On this recap we discuss...  → Whose Vault Is This Anyway? → Do families really share their wealth? → Why is Harry rich? → Hagrid the half-giant can apparate? → PQOTW Responses

On Episode 219 we discuss... → Chapter episodes return! → Tornadoes, Wardrobes and Leaky Cauldrons → What does your Diagon Alley look like? → We miss old Pottermore! → Foreshadowing Alley → Hagrid: The Native Informant → Where's Voldemort? → Draco the Braggart → The Gringotts vaults are full → Let's go shopping! → Join us in Diagon Alley on September 1st!

On this recap we discuss... → The next generation reads Potter → Ron the Seer → Crookshanks's secret identity

On Episode 218 we discuss… → Host views on the film → History of the film → We talk awards, production, & premiere → How the actors became a part of the film → Deleted scenes → We talk to fans about specific movie moments → Our Final Thoughts on the film → Sponsor us on Patreon for as little as $1/month!

On Episode 217 we discuss... → What could have been, and what still could be? The potency of theories that still remain plausible → The book that started it all, for some of us... → How Harry Potter's mystery genre enables many different outcomes as possibility → Neville's memory, Peter's hand, and Harry's Gryffindor ancestry → Snape, the Overgrown Bat-shaped Man → is James Potter trapped inside Remus Lupin's body? (Yes, and here's why) → Ron Weasley is Dumbledore, Mark Evans is relevant and Dumbledore IS. NOT. DEAD. → False book titles, dropped plot threads like that dreaded red-headed Weasley Cousin and other such things that might have been!

On this recap we discuss... → The inherent danger in all classes, not just Hagrid's → Difficulty of Muggle Studies → Cultural influences on schools of magic worldwide → Medieval tactics → Teachers' continued areas of study

On Episode 216 we discuss... → Similarities between Hogwarts O.W.L.s, N.E.W.T.s and Muggle aptitude tests → The ever-increasing difficulty of Charms, Transfiguration and Potions in the series → Omission of regular school subjects such as math, language, etc. → Tertiary education - the lack thereof? - in wizarding society → The benefits of *Independent Magical Study* → Those who teach! Is Lupin the best? What about Flitwick? → The importance of trust for learning in an educational setting → Students who got jobs immediately after Hogwarts. There are more than you think!

On this recap we discuss... → The flexibility of Time a.k.a. Schrodinger's Snape → Does Jo regret calling Cursed Child canonical? → Delphi's redeeming qualities → Alison and Eric face off (and come to an agreement!)

On Episode 215 we discuss... → The curse moves to NYC → Can canon be bias-free? → Rowling’s fingerprints → Entitlement or constructive criticism? → Canonizing Non-Canonicity → Choose Your Own 19 Years Later → “Let’s make a baby! I love you, Bellatrix!” → What we miss from the missing characters → What's your canon?

On this recap we discuss... → Harry, Riddle and moral grayness → Relevance and timelessness → Rowling's responsibility → Reading Potter with the next generation

On Episode 214 we discuss... → Harry’s Cinderella moment → “You will be independent because I demand it!” → The weird connection of Moaning Myrtle and Ginny → Beware nice words and pretty people → What’s Prisoner of Azkaban’s secret ingredient? → The shock of Goblet of Fire → Teachers of the revolution → The empathy of Luna Lovegood → Dumbledore’s diary → The essential sacrifice → What has Harry Potter taught you?

On this recap we discuss... → A lesson in paper sizes → Who’s chasing the Marauders? → MockingPhoenixJay → James and Sirius support the Moutahora Macaws → Can we spot Rowling’s writing?

On Episode 213 we discuss...  → Read the Prequel! → What time of year did this escapade take place? → Are James & Sirius in the Order of the Phoenix already? → Who exactly is chasing them on brooms? → Alternate theories on what is happening → WHY James & Sirius? → Who else would we want a little prequel about? → Elvendork - only appropriate as a Tolkien reference

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On Episode 212 we discuss... → Ilvermorny: A (Brief Recap) History → No one got the Salem Witches' Institute joke → Connections to the British wizarding world → What is Ilvermorny Castle like? → Controversy with using Native American culture → Are classes different at Ilvermorny? → Quidditch and Quadpot and wizard lacrosse! → Symbolism of the Gordian Knot → "We choo-choose it!" → Sorting, wands, and Rappaport's Law → Ilvermorny vs. Hogwarts Houses → Welcome to Ilvermorny (art)

On this recap we discuss... → Raise your wands in memory of John Hurt → Did Dumbledore repair Hagrid's wand? → Twins and their wands → Harry's Horcrux messes up everything again

On Episode 211 we discuss... → Our wands say interesting things about us → Ollivander's Bespoke Wand Selector questions are fascinating → American wand makers vs. Ollivander wands → Can you order custom wands? → How are wands made? (Magic) → Magical affinities between wands and wizards → Are wands alive? → Inherited and passed down wands → Muggles and wands → Priori Incantatum: unicorn and dragon edition → Characters and their correlations with wands