OoTP Chapter 25 - The Beetle at Bay

Let's dive deeper into Lord Voldemort's villain origin story. Hosts David and Kyle break down Dumbledore's memory of meeting Tom Riddle Jr. for the first time: How his desire to be extraordinary started from an early age, how Harry and Voldemort's upbringings compared and contrasted, and how he probably could have been immortal if he wasn't obsessed with trinkets and trophies.

23 Elo 202432min

Harry continues down a reckless path of trusting everything that is written in his textbook by the Half-Blood Prince. Hosts David and Kyle discuss how this will backfire, and review the first trip of the school year to Hogsmeade, which ends in harm to Katie Bell and more suspicion on Draco Malfoy (if you're Harry, anyway).

16 Elo 202439min

How would hosts David and Kyle run a quidditch tryout? Probably not in the manner that Harry ran his. The hosts break down the ever-popular Gryffindor quidditch tryout, a resolution with Hagrid over not taking Care of Magical Creatures and if the price of textbooks are impacted by wizard inflation.

9 Elo 202432min

If you're into Harry Potter lore, then this is the episode for you. Hosts David and Kyle break down Harry and Dumbledore investigating Voldemort's villian origin story. And much like any other villain origin story, it starts with some generation trauma. Listen on as we explore Voldemort's parents: Merope Gaunt and Tom Riddle.

2 Elo 202436min

Isn't it fun when we get to the title chapters? This week classes start at Hogwarts, but this time hosts David and Kyle are taking it more in stride than previous books. The hosts discuss their first impressions of Snape in the Defence Against the Dart Arts role and the new Professor Slughorn in Potions. Also, there's a good amount of romantic foreshadowing in this book that is fun to pick up on during the re-read.

26 Heinä 202440min

Harry and his friends are back at Hogwarts, and it got hosts David and Kyle thinking: What is the quickest it takes Harry to arrive at school in each of the books? Listen now and see how soon it takes the students to arrive at Hogwarts in The Half-Blood Prince compared to other books in the series; the answer may surprise you. Oh, and Snape finally achieves his life-long dream.

19 Heinä 202433min

Hosts David and Kyle get another look at the new professor, Horace Slughorn, and one host finds his presence on the Hogwarts Express a little gross. Harry becomes fixated/obsessed with spying on Draco, which doesn't end well for him in this chapter. Plus, is Hermione a psychopath? The answer isn't necessarily a straight no.

12 Heinä 202442min

Sneaky little Draco is off doing sneaky little things in Diagon Alley, so Harry, Ron and Hermione decide to try and be sneaky themselves in a chapter full of stealth, cabinets and extendable ears. Hosts David and Kyle discuss the success of Fred and George's new store and why it was very irresponsible for our three lead characters to sneak off after Draco Malfoy.

5 Heinä 202439min