Dark Arts & Beasts: Justice for Basilisks!
On Episode 319 we discuss… → Does Dark Magic only depend on the intent of the witch or wizard using it? → Dark Magic is magic for which there is no good use → All dark magic are curses, but not all curses are dark magic → Knockturn Alley... the black market that everyone knows about → Snakes are given a bad rep → "Never trust anything that can think for itself, if you can’t see where it keeps its brain." → Love potion isn't dark, Hermione? Disagree! → Which horcrux is your favorite? → Severus created a "severing" spell... ba-dum ching! → Herpo and his brood of Basilisks → Dreamer, planner, critic trios are super fun to create → History of Dark Wizards and their enablersBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
10 Apr 20212h 41min
HPB 26 Revisit: The Dueling Aesthetics of Dumbledore and Voldemort
On Episode 318 we discuss… → First all-male episode?!? → The chapter that inspired the book's cover art → Young Tom Riddle was incredibly focused and powerful → Everyone agrees... Half-Blood Prince is THE BEST → Has Dumbledore been to the cave before? → Quality quotes comin' at ya! → "Really? You're one of the most powerful wizards of all time and you went with a blood door?" → The cave = the next great theme park ride → If Dumbledore had lived, would he have gotten rid of the horcruxes on his own? → The trio could never have found/retrieved this horcrux... game over → Is the lake water normal water? → Signature spells - which is cooler, Accio or Fire Lasso?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
27 Mar 20212h 21min
The Anthropology of Harry Potter, Part Two: Bloody Brilliant
On Episode 317 we discuss... → Localization of the Harry Potter text (British vs. American English) → Why butcher cultures for the sake of ethnocentrically Americanizing text? → Hooray for fans fighting back! → Folklore and Fairytales - "The Boy Who Lived" is already a living legend → Are there similarities between Potter and other epic tales? → Enter the Cinderfellas: Voldemort, Lockhart, and Snape → The Anthropology of Fandom - how do you carry Harry Potter on a daily basis? → The 2020 fandom divide... educate yourself → Cultures are always shifting. The same is true for fandoms. → Morals and Ethics in the Potter series... is it a new religion? → We can definitely find moral lessons to share with others in Potter → Learning to deal with crises by reading about how others dealt with theirsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
13 Mar 20212h 36min
GoF 26 Revisit: This is Traumatizing!
On Episode 316 we discuss… → Would aqua lungs have functioned at Hogwarts? → We need more info regarding the limits of transfiguration → Madam Pince is THE WORST librarian → Powers you never knew you had and how to use them → Where are card catalogs/CTRL-F/Google when you need them? → This task is MESSED UP and Alison can't even → Crackpot theory: Viktor fell in love with Hermione at the World Cup → The only thing that dies in this task is Harry's watch → Justice for Dobby! → The last time we see Percy in person before he turns into a prick → Hogwarts, install a water filtration system. You're gross → Feminism is for everyone, including merpeopleBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
27 Feb 20211h 59min
"Alohomora!: Full Circle" Sneak Peek
Created and hosted by Kat Miller, Alohomora!: Full Circle is a re-read of the Harry Potter through the lens of Ring Composition. Enjoy this sneak peek from the show featuring clips from Books 1 - 4 and an exclusive clip from the yet-to-be-released Book 5! Can you guess who the voice belongs to? Featuring book-long cohosts of past and present Alohomora! hosts and other special guests, Full Circle is a re-read unlike any other. Get access to all the episodes by visiting https://www.patreon.com/AlohomoraBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
22 Feb 202113min
Love: Ride or Die
On Episode 315 we discuss… → Love types: Agape, Philia, Eros, Storge, Xenia, Philautia → From Lily to Narcissa, mothers' love is everything in Potter → A child's love for their parents is not to be ignored → Everyone in Harry Potter needs to have a therapist → Does Hermione love her friends more than her parents? → The Golden Trio - ride or die → Fred and George are the best of best friends → Is Remus and Tonks' relationship healthy? → Love potions = big yikes → Hogwarts course suggestion... Wizard Ethics → Love protections must come from a willing sacrifice → Grace gives a Ted TalkBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
13 Feb 20212h 24min
OotP 28 Revisit: Fresh Horror
On Episode 314 we discuss... → Leaving a broken vanishing cabinet on the 1st floor... totally fine → Tragic Filch - the half-person → Fear of kittens makes a lot more sense than pigeons → What do fireworks and torture devices have in common? → Turning suffering into profit is ok when you're making bad people suffer → The Department of Mysteries appears to be a spiritual place → "We all got away, didn’t we?"... Dumbledore didn't, Cho! → Did Hermione go too far with her hex? → Pensieves could be big money-makers and more dangerous than the Mirror of Erised → Comparing the trio to the Marauders → Queen Lily and the last straw → James totally sexually assaulted SeverusBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
30 Jan 20212h 2min
Memories and the Pensieve: Drowning in French
On Episode 313 we discuss... → Where did the brains in the Brain Room come from? → We hope there are individual education plans for struggling students → Rex schools us on memory types, formation, storage, retrieval, etc → Memory loss, brain injuries, and diseases → Are the disembodied brains conscious? → Most wizards are too afraid to use a Pensieve → The Hogwarts Pensieve contains centuries of memories! → Are extracted memories originals, copies, or can they be either? → Pensieves are cool. Let's capitalize on them! → Memory modification is unethical but necessary → Wizards seriously need primary education → Occlumency should be taught to all studentsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
16 Jan 20211h 50min
