Synopsis
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.
Episodes
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Cursed Child, 1.2: The Pull of Time
03/09/2016 Duration: 02h41min→ More first impressions → To what effect are the dream sequences helpful? → Delphi's master manipulation → Why did Harry listen to Bane? Shouldn't he know better? → Scorpius the Cinnamon Roll → J. K. Rowling and Where to Find Her → The insane strength of Scorpius Malfoy? → Legitimizing 101: How to Make Your Fan Fiction Canon → Scorbus: to be or not to be? → Is Delphi affected by the AUs? → Risk isn't risk if it can be undone
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Recap: Episode 200
03/09/2016 Duration: 43min→ Does Ginny finally get her "Another! *Cup smash*" moment? → Scorpius and the Slytherin stigma → Harry's parenting skills → J. K. Rowling's (considerably narrower) Wizarding World
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Bonus: Cursed Child Production
28/08/2016 Duration: 01h40min→ Our impressions, both seeing it before reading and reading before seeing → Costuming and sets that bring the world to life! → Music and sound design: creating the atmosphere → Magic is real! (And it's made with illusions) → Perfect casting is perfect → Our favorite moments in the theater
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Cursed Child, 1.1: King of Angst
21/08/2016 Duration: 01h47min→ Our initial thoughts on the play as a whole → A functionally different epilogue → Rose Granger-Weasley: a study in reading vs. seeing → Scorpius Malfoy, the greatest nerd to ever nerd → Kids these days... er, in 2020 → The Trio is all grown up! → The lasting effects of Cedric Diggory → So, about the trolley witch... → Draco and his troubled past
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Recap: Episode 199
20/08/2016 Duration: 14min→ Why Umbridge decided to not be a Death Eater → "Purr"-sonalities of cats → Historical roles of birch → Umbridge vs. Voldemort as villains
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Dolores Umbridge: Pink Is The New Purple
06/08/2016 Duration: 02h10min→ Is Umbridge truly a Slytherin? → Umbridge v. Lupin: Comparative teaching styles → Is Umbridge sleep deprived? → Dolores fulfills her own worst fears while at Hogwarts → Is Umbridge pitiable? → Would she have joined the Death Eaters if recruited? → How is Umbridge handling Azkaban prison? → Who exactly is more evil? Umbridge, or Lord Voldemort?
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Recap: Episode 198
06/08/2016 Duration: 27min→ A new perspective on Remus Lupin → The badass within Minerva → Can we question her decisions to not marry Dougal?
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Bonus - Live at Leviosa in Las Vegas!
05/08/2016 Duration: 01h04minOn this special bonus episode we discuss... → Has the brand lost touch with the fandom? → The Global Franchise Development team → From story and passion to business → How much is Jo controlling? → Fantastic Beasts and the Script No One Wants → What amount of blame does the fandom need to take?
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Minerva McGonagall: A Mean Bite
23/07/2016 Duration: 01h20min→ Minerva's Hatstall: why wasn't it mentioned in the series? → Did James Potter know Martin McGonagall? → Just how much did Albus & Minerva share with each other? → A tragic love life → Did Ron use McGonagall to learn about Hermione? → Minerva & Snape; what's the deal? → Does McGonagall believe Harry is The Chosen One? → What makes McGonagall so akin to felines?
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Recap: Episode 197
23/07/2016 Duration: 24min→ Does Salazar have Muggle relatives? → Do Ilvermorny wand rules pose serious issues? → Why Ilvermorny houses are superior to Hogwarts → The choice to live or die makes all the difference
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Ilvermorny: The New World
09/07/2016 Duration: 01h57min→ Welcome to the new format! → The extremist Gaunts → “I am Isolt Sayre” → Magic for No-Majs → Love Magic: More questions than answers → Fantastic American Beasts and Where to Find Them → Slytherin’s best self → We stand before the Ilvermorny sorting statues
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Recap: The Hogwarts Library
09/07/2016 Duration: 29min→ Beedle the Bard for a new generation → Broom games → Rediscovering the wizarding world
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QTTA, Chapters 7-10: Beat Back Those Bludgers, Boys!
26/06/2016 Duration: 02h44min→ Newt Scamander vs. Kennilworthy Whisp → The Holyhead Harpies movie → Michael sings Celestina Warbeck’s Quidditch hit → Check out the Transylvanian team → Devaluing the Snitch → Awesome alliteration → Quodpot: Hot Potato Dodgeball → Which broomstick? → Starfish with and without Stick
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QTTA, Chapters 1-6: Savage Snitch
18/06/2016 Duration: 02h22min→ Time turning to 2001 → Meet Kennilworthy Whisp → A visit to London's Museum of Quidditch → Medieval history lessons → The Bladder Games → Finding Queerditch Marsh → Nostalgia bombing with Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup → Darwin eats a Snidget → Harry's Quidditch career that could have been → Madam Hooch's secret history → Muggle Quidditch
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Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them: On The Move
11/06/2016 Duration: 01h59min→ Defacing a book → About the Author → 13-year-old jokes → Newt the Weirdo → What is a Beast? → Magical Laws and Muggle-Sighting Restrictions → Fwoopers and Phoenix and Kappas, oh my! → The Lethifold, The Plimpy and The Quintaped.
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BtB, Part 3: A Haunting Honesty
04/06/2016 Duration: 02h08min→ Rivers of Death → The Three Brothers → The Gifts → Using the Hallows → The Pardoner's Tale → A Different Dumbledore → Scepticism or Secret Keeping? → To Remain a Fool
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BtB, Part 2: Heartcrux Rabbit Wrangler
28/05/2016 Duration: 02h17min→ The Warlock's Hairy Heart. A dark fairytale. → The Weakness of Love, Power and Possession → Chaperones are important → Darkness and Disney → Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump → Alchemy and Magic Spells → The Beauty of JKR's Artwork (And her archived sketch of HRH) → Trees, Death and Monty Python → Trickster Rabbits and Magical Reality Please note we are giving a trigger warning for brief discussion of rape as an allegory in relation to the first tale. If you would like to avoid this discussion, please skip from 40:34-41:35.
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BtB, Part 1: Afternoon Crossword Puzzle
22/05/2016 Duration: 02h04min→ Remembering Beedle's release → JK Rowling reveals herself → Dumbledore revisits Beedle, but why? → The Wizard and the Hopping Pot. Is it alive? → Medieval Muggles and Magic → The Fountain of Fair Fortune → A Tale of Tales → Morals, Mirrors and Memories
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DH2, Movie Watch: Wizarding War Movie (LIVE)
18/05/2016 Duration: 02h52min→ The end of the Re-Read → Host views on Deathly Hallows Part Two → History of the film → Facts, Figures, & Awards → Actors - New and Old → Movie Quirks and Changes → We are joined by John Richardson, answering your questions → We talk to fans about specific movie moments → Our Final Thoughts on the series and the Re-Read experience → Check out the Alohomora! store
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DH, Book Wrap: Fossil Palace
07/05/2016 Duration: 03h19min→ Episode 188 Recap: The burden of being a Potter child; "All was well"; problematic Ron; regards to Rita Skeeter → PQOTW Responses → A lighting shaped dedication → Who reads poetry when you're looking for Potter? → For the British, more is definitely more → Defacing busts and other publishing facts → Book Covers discussion → A VERY special surprise from our editors! → Check out the Alohomora! store