Prof Responds: Hermione Granger & the Benefit of the Doubt

Prof Responds: Hermione Granger & the Benefit of the Doubt

Professor Julian Wamble works through the Patreon and Spotify debate in the first Prof Responds episode on Hermione. He covers four themes from the post-episode chat: whether Hermione was justified in jinxing the DA parchment that scarred Marietta Edgecombe; the ethics of Hermione wiping her parents’ memories; what Hermione’s assimilation, friendships, and S.P.E.W. say about who gets her grace; and whether she is a “pick me.” Along the way, Prof connects Marietta’s choice to protect her mother’s job to Hermione’s choice to protect her parents. He traces the “I know best” instinct from the memory charm to her house-elf activism, and looks at how 90s feminism, patriarchy, and Rowling’s gender politics shape the pick me label. Next week, the Hermione conversation continues with the back half of the listener survey. Behind the Cloak: Race, Identity, and Harry Potter arrives December 1, with the audiobook on the way.

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Hermione Jean- Our Wartime Queen?

Hermione Jean- Our Wartime Queen?

Critical Magic Theory finally turns to Hermione Granger, and the listener survey results are in. Is she a good person? A good friend? A good Muggleborn? Professor Julian Wamble works through what fans...

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"Turn to page 114"- The Cost of Belonging

"Turn to page 114"- The Cost of Belonging

Turn to page 114 of every Harry Potter book, plus Behind the Cloak, as Professor Julian Wamble celebrates 114 episodes of Critical Magic Theory and extends the Hermione survey. The episode marks a mil...

21 Loka 1h 7min

Prof Responds: The Muggleborn Choice

Prof Responds: The Muggleborn Choice

In this Prof Responds episode of Critical Magic Theory, Professor Julian Wamble returns to listener comments on the lesser known Muggleborns of Harry Potter and asks a question few fans raise: did the...

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The Lesser Known Muggleborns

The Lesser Known Muggleborns

Hermione is the most famous Muggleborn in Harry Potter, but she was far from the first to walk into Hogwarts without a map. This episode turns to the Muggleborns who flit in and out of the series: Myr...

7 Loka 1h 4min

The Secret Life of Kendra Dumbledore

The Secret Life of Kendra Dumbledore

Kendra Dumbledore has always been the Dumbledore we know least, mentioned mostly as the mother who dies protecting a magic she couldn't control. This episode goes looking for who she was outside of th...

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Prof Responds — Was Lily Potter a "Pick Me" or Was She Picked?

Prof Responds — Was Lily Potter a "Pick Me" or Was She Picked?

Professor Julian Wamble returns to respond directly to listener reactions from the Lily Potter episode of Critical Magic Theory. Pulling from Patreon and Spotify comments, this Prof Responds episode t...

23 Syys 51min

The Second Hand Account of Lily Potter

The Second Hand Account of Lily Potter

Critical Magic Theory takes on Lily Potter, the first Muggleborn episode of the season. Working through 202 listener survey responses, Professor Julian Wamble asks whether Lily was a good person, moth...

16 Syys 1h 13min