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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GOF 18 Revisit Weighing of the Wands: Four Unicorns
26/02/2022 Duration: 02h02minOn Episode 342 we discuss...→ "Goblet of Fire" is the precursor to angsty Harry→ Ron and Harry's relationship status: it's complicated→ Hermione might be the +1 to the Trio→ Aureo has homework: does Snape hate Hermione more because of Lily?→ Imperius: the gateway drug
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Grief/Trauma: Lily & James, Kicking It Early
12/02/2022 Duration: 01h45minOn Episode 341 we discuss...→ Dumbledore's delicious quotes on death→ How Petunia is, again, the worst→ Snape (acceptance issues), Lupin (no self esteem), and Sirius (PTSD): trauma brothers→ No one's dead until there's a body→ The Headmaster could have been the best therapist → “What is grief, if not love persevering?”
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DH 33 Revisit Part 1: It Was Severus All Along
29/01/2022 Duration: 01h57minOn Episode 340 we discuss...→ Lily and Voldemort have more in common than you'd think→ Mr. and Mrs. Evans suck as parents→ Snape's emo band→ Guest appearance by Petunia and the meet cute that will never be→ The Sorting Hat as a composer
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Young Readers: Horo-crocs
15/01/2022 Duration: 01h55minOn Episode 339 we discuss...→ To find @ potterkidsreadsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/potterkidreads/YouTube: @potterkid→How exactly young wizard schools should work→ Fantastic Beasts' wonky timeline→ Dumbledore favors Gryffindor while gaslighting Harry at the same time→ Theories on all the things!
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Favorite Chapters: Spiraling into Insanity
01/01/2022 Duration: 02h24minOn Episode 338 we discuss...→ Dark Hermione fanfic→ Draco, the diet Tom Riddle→ Alison explains how Credence is a goat→ Audio hugs
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Molly Weasley: Molly's Café
18/12/2021 Duration: 01h58minOn Episode 337 we discuss...→ How the deaths of Molly's brothers has shaped her entire life→ Molly's "empty nest" career goals→ What does feminism look like in the series→ Gasp! Kat agrees with Sirius→ How Molly and Merope are foils for each other
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HBP 5 Revisit: Potential for Mischief
04/12/2021 Duration: 02h16minOn Episode 336 we discuss...→ We need to find a Neville expert→ All the feels for a missing scene where Harry gets a hand on Molly's clock→ Molly & Arthur reveal too much→ The complicated relationships between the women in the books
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Spells: Make Me Tap Dance
20/11/2021 Duration: 01h15minOn Episode 335 we discuss...→ Again, security at Hogwarts is awful→ Snape is a terrible teacher→ What’s up with the wizarding world’s one peer reviewed journal→ The CTRL F spell
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POA 9 Revisit: Well, the Prefects Got It, They're 15
06/11/2021 Duration: 01h20minOn 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
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Order of the Phoenix: Tell Voldemort It Was Me
23/10/2021 Duration: 02h24minOn 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?
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OOTP 18 Revisit: Honing in on the Voldymind
09/10/2021 Duration: 02h17minOn 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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Death Eaters, Part 2: Murder Isn't for Everyone
25/09/2021 Duration: 01h43minOn 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?
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PS/SS 7 Revisit: It's Hogwarts, Not Harshwarts
11/09/2021 Duration: 01h55minOn 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
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International Schools: Green Robes? I'm Out
28/08/2021 Duration: 02h14minOn 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!
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DH Epilogue Revisit: Kreacher, Get Me a Sandwich
14/08/2021 Duration: 02h13minOn 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?
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Astrology: Virgo Aftertaste
31/07/2021 Duration: 02h08minOn 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??
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HBP 2 Revisit: Timetable of Lies
17/07/2021 Duration: 02h49minOn 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
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Death Eaters, Part 1: Retirement Plan
03/07/2021 Duration: 01h56minOn 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
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OotP 36 Revisit: Snaps for Williamson
19/06/2021 Duration: 02h35minOn 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
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Fairytales: Lockhart is Gaston
05/06/2021 Duration: 01h42minOn 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