MuggleCast: The Harry Potter Re-Read Podcast

This week, we hope you can sing in Mermish or fire an arrow cleanly, because we’re paying tribute to the great Albus Dumbledore. Join Andrew, Eric, Micah and Laura as they wrap the sixth book in the Harry Potter series!

Welcome Slug Club Member Sam!

Chapter-by-Chapter of Half-Blood Prince concludes with Chapter 30, "The White Tomb"

Harry has developed a mantra of all of the remaining Horcruxes. Did we ever establish similar practices when we were younger?

Could the rope ladder turning to snakes in Harry's dream actually be the Horcrux within him preventing him from obtaining the others?

Harry makes some astute observations about Snape and Voldemort. Do we think it's a fair comparison?

Pity for Draco: What does this say about Harry’s character development?

Is Dumbledore’s funeral is as much about paying tribute to him as it is about a transfer of responsibility?

Should Harry have accepted the offer to have Auror protection/assistance?

Dumbledore is clearly beloved by the wizarding community. Is his funeral a reflection of the unity he was so desperately working toward?

We celebrate and question the presence of certain characters who attend Dumbledore's funeral

The Symbolism of The White Tomb


On our Lynx Line, we asked our patrons how they would pay tribute to Dumbledore?

Quizzitch: With an in-person attendance of only 2,000 people, what funeral took place in the UK during the 90’s whose television audience is estimated to be 2.5 billion?

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Has everyone got their tissues handy? Our chapter-by-chapter segment at last reaches the penultimate chapter of Half-Blood Prince, wherein the recent actions of a certain “Prince” are discovered by Harry and friends. Also, there’s a new headmistress in town and she intends to rule by committee?! Andrew, Eric, Micah and Laura discuss all of that and more on episode 756 of MuggleCast.

Chapter by Chapter: Half-Blood Prince Chapter 29, “The Phoenix Lament”

Harry retraces Snape’s final steps. And they involve knocking out Flitwick! Is this protective or adversarial behavior from Snape?

Could Snape have helped the Order when they were pinned in the corridor? Did he, and we just don’t know it?

Harry refuses to tell McGonagall about his and Dumbledore’s mission. He thinks he’s being faithful, but is this smart?

Is Harry’s decision partly to protect Minerva?

Andrew has a HUGE foreshadow alert

Micah blows Eric’s mind with a comparison between Hogwarts founders and the current heads of house

Harry forces a funeral to happen for Dumbledore before the students leave. Is this safe?

Odds and Ends: what does Horace mean that he thought he knew Severus Snape?

You, like Bill Weasley, are bitten by a magically cursed beast, but not during the beast’s “time of the month.” What’s the beast you wanna be bit by and why?

In this chapter, Harry feels the healing power of Fawkes’s song. In a 1984 study done by Roger Ulrich, he examined the healing properties of bird song in real life. Ulrich’s research, done between 1972 and 1981, took place in a hospital in which US State?

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This week, saddle up your Hippogriff and prepare for the hunt - there's a fleeing Potions Master on the loose. Join Andrew, Eric, Micah, and Laura as they pursue Snape across the Hogwarts grounds, determined to avenge their fallen Headmaster.

Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Chapter 28 of Half-Blood Prince, “Flight of The Prince”

With Dumbledore Dumbledead, Harry has no choice but to step up. Has Dumbledore adequately prepared him for the road ahead?

MAX THAT BATTLE!

Keep your mouth shut and your mind closed! Despite the circumstances, is Snape actually teaching Harry?

Given the need to maintain Harry's hatred and preserve his cover, could Snape have acted differently during his escape, or was his approach the only one that could have worked?

What is it about being called a coward that rocks Snape to his core?

Buckbeak to The Rescue: Connecting The Threads to Chamber of Secrets and Prisoner of Azkaban

Locket Loss: Who is RAB?

Lynx Line: You’re Harry Potter, enraged at Severus Snape for killing your boy Albus Dumbledore. You’re ready to call him a name to accuse him of being the weak mean you think he is. But the word COWARD doesn’t come to mind. What’s the word you’re throwing at him to shake Snape to his core?

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This week on MuggleCast: “SNAPE KILLS DUMBLEDORE!” It’s time to discuss one of the biggest shocks in the entire Harry Potter series. Join us as we begin to wrap up our chapter-by-chapter re-read of Half-Blood Prince!

Chapter by Chapter continues with Chapter 27 of Half-Blood Prince, “The Lightning Struck Tower” (cue Andrew pitching Universal his attraction idea once again)

Draco thinks he has the upper hand here, but Dumbledore shows grace and humility. Is Draco trying to blame Albus for the trouble they’re both in?

Did Dumbledore know about the Vanishing Cabinet? This chapter offers us a couple of clues.

Micah offers several fascinating bits of symbolism concerning the Lightning-Struck Tower itself.

We look at how the idea to use coins to communicate has come around full circle, from Death Eaters, to Hermione, and back to Death Eaters.

Did Dumbledore think such a large audience would witness his death? For a big planner like Albus, he may not’ve seen that twist coming.

The Astronomy Tower has made several appearances across the Harry Potter series to date. We review the times that it’s popped up.

Lynx Line: You’re Dumbledore in the afterlife. When Snape gets there next year, what’s the first thing you’re saying to him?

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On this week's episode... are Molly and Vernon are having an affair?! Join Andrew, Micah, Laura and special guest Amanda as we catch up on the latest Harry Potter TV show news and have fun discussing the newly released Full-Cast Audiobooks!

Welcome to The Leaky Cauldron's Amanda Kirk, who visited the Harry Potter TV Show Set! Read her TV show set report.

What was it like being on the set of the show, and how does one feel after getting to experience it? Amanda shares how she's feeling about the show after getting a first-hand experience!

It's a Harry Potter TV Show-themed episode and Chamber of Secrets has been renewed for Season 2! What do we think this means for its release date?

Basilisk Blasphemy! According to The Hollywood Reporter, Chamber of Secrets is the most disliked book! Do we agree?

Why are Molly and Vernon so chummy in this paparazzi photo?!

We discuss what we're most looking forward to in Philosopher's Stone and reveal what we think Will Be Impossible to Do Better Than The Movies!

All seven Harry Potter Full-Cast Audiobooks are now available through Audible! What were some of our favorite chapters? Which voice actors stood out?

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