Lily and James: Eyes Guys
On Episode 283 we discuss... → Is Lily Evans a Mary Sue? → Irvin recommends the “Lily Evans” web series by Apple Juice Productions → What was the turning point for Lily and James coming together? → Lily’s unusual inter-house friendship with Snape, and how much you can forgive your friends → Would Harry be spoiled if he had been raised by Lily and James? → Harry gets his bravery from James and his love from Lily… and so do Potter fans! → Ring theory: the Lily & James edition! → Why is it so hard for fans to forgive James Potter his transgressions against Snape? → James matured beyond his teenage years, while most of his peers didn’t → Everything about The Forest Again is beautiful and makes us cry!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
26 Okt 20191h 42min
GoF 34 Revisit: The Bar Mitzvah Chapter
On Episode 282 we discuss... → Tom Riddle the pun master → Harry doubts expelliarmus for the first and last time → Harry's journey with unforgivable curses → Voldemort's psychological torture backfires → Mechanics of fighting the imperius curse → Harry's quidditch training is very applicable → All Voldemort talks about is killing Harry → Does it hurt to die? → Lots of ring composition → More than one mistake in this chapter? → Not a single complete sentence in OotP → THE mistake → Bring my body back…if convenientBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
12 Okt 20192h 9min
Episode 281: Ring Composition, Part Deux - The Book Inside the Book
On Episode 281 we discuss... → J.K. Rowling - the master of reprise → Even Jo's tweets are written in rings! → A quick history of ring composition study in the HP fandom → Geeky glee → Literary alchemy in Potter → Too many parallels to list → Lethal White is Goblet of Fire → More internal book rings → OH MY GOD/WHAT/WOW/STOP IT! → Alison stops breathing → Would Voldemort have won if Lucius hadn't been a moron? → But wait, there's more!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
28 Sep 20191h 54min
PS/SS 9 Revisit: Talk to the (Broken) Hand
On Episode 280 we discuss... → Dudley vs. Draco - who's worse? → Eleven-year-olds flying - no parental approval required → Rememberalls must have some useful purpose...that we never learn → Is Madam Hooch a metamorphmagus? → Did Neville fall off his broom on purpose? → Go Parvati! You tell him! → McGonagall, the queen of hyperbole → Filch and Petunia would get along GREAT → Gryffindor hasn't won since when now? → "Can't a person eat in peace in this place?" No. → Why doesn't anyone befriend the Fat Lady? → Madam Pomfrey, healing more than just broken bonesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
14 Sep 20191h 53min
House Duality: Fifth Grade Impeachment
On Episode 279 we discuss... → Controversial ideas → Who you are vs. what you value → Self-fulfilling prophecy → McGonagall's fully developed brain → Sorting Hat Chats (Check out Sorting Hat Chats here!) → Irvin wants to talk about Dumbledore → We explore our house journeys → Why be one thing when you can be everything else? → Does a person's house define them? → Spot on house mottos → Sorting characters from the booksBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
31 Aug 20191h 56min
GoF 8 Revisit: Quidditch on Demand
On Episode 278 we discuss... → Consent of Scent is important! → How do Dobby and Winky know each other? → Barty Crouch Jr. is eavesdropping on the Trio in the Top Box - what information does he glean? → How do Omnioculars work? → There's now a muggle equivalent to Omnioculars in existence! → Ron is touchy about Harry buying him the Omnioculars, and about being poor in general. → What does the Bulgarian Minister of Magic know about Harry and Voldemort's conflict in Britain? → What nefarious ends does Lucius Malfoy have in mind when making donations to St. Mungo's? → Does Draco even like Quidditch? → Is the text discriminating against Viktor Krum? → Does Krum frown the British way or the American way? → Why didn't Harry go into professional Quidditch?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
17 Aug 20191h 29min
Muggles & Squibs - Not On The List
On Episode 277 we discuss… → What makes a Muggle a Muggle and a Squib a Squib? → Focus on Filch → Why Magic needs Muggles → Othering and Norms → Weasleys' Non-Wizarding Worries? → Canon Squibs and Muggles → Magic accessibility aids for SquibsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
3 Aug 20191h 34min
DH 5 Revisit: A Saintlike Situation
On Episode 276 we discuss… → Whomping Willow Woods → A little bit of everything for the discerning Potter fan → Foreshadowing full circle → The Tonks Family → Genius takes work → Terror and Tension → Lupin has a lot to lose → More cheerful topics? → Let’s talk about Moody → Underdeveloped frontal lobes → I don’t like you Mundungus Fletcher → The last best hope.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
18 Jul 20192h 28min
