GOF, 5 Revisit: Short & Snappy
On Episode 396 we discuss...→ Molly and vehicular manslaughter→ Grunge era, 90s' cool, Bill→ Hermione, torn between amusement and anxiety→ No one cares about Bertha→ The complicated relationship between Molly, George, and Fred→ A plea for Percy→ Ginny is just awesomeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
23 Mar 20242h 12min
HBP, 19 Revisit: The Hospital Ring
On Episode 395 we discuss...→ How the movie did it better→ Elves who work in houses→ Lavender needs to read the room→ Geoff REALLY doesn't like Cormac McLaggen → Snape teaches in a way that makes people remember→ Dumbledore is the puppet master of Hagrid→ Fred and George are smart little bulliesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
9 Mar 20241h 55min
DH, 6 Revisit: Ron Is My Grandfather
On Episode 394 we discuss...→ the maturity of the Trio→ The longing tension between Harry and Ginny→ 90s tropes → Everybody Loves Molly→ "We're coming with you"→ The number of towers at Hogwarts→ The slimy goo inside of all of us→ Death, Horcruxes, and the meaning of lifeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
24 Feb 20242h 6min
OOTP 38, Revisit: Dark Humor Crew
On Episode 393 we discuss...→ Voldemort's soft launch→ Dueling clubs to get back in practice→ Instructional DVDs→ Hugs for Harry→ In our feelings→ Street cred for Filch→ Summer break plans at HogwartsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
10 Feb 20242h 34min
GOF, 25 Revisit: Scrub Daddy
On Episode 392 we discuss...→ Moaning Myrtle just a lonely child→ Piggy Wiggly→ Filch's redemption→ Cats chose violence→ Fleur might be a big softy→ Snape's store of potion ingredients→ Le-ionBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
27 Jan 20242h 3min
COS Movie Watch: I Wanted Bigger Eyeballs
On Episode 391 we discuss...→ Best line: "Your hand is all sweaty"→ Wizard plummers→ Menacing ellipses→ Pausing for effect→ Voldemort is a dramatic B→ The adventures of Tommy and Bianca→ Grace Candido-Beecher shout out→ Fawkes or convenient plot point→ It's not weird, it's funnyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
13 Jan 20242h 49min
HBP, 16 Revisit: Too Many Cooks
On Episode 390 we discuss...→ Adverbs and potentially bad writing→ Sprouting it all up→ Prophetic knives→ Unbreakable Vows as kids→ The origins of oranges in stockings and Saint Nick→ Chris Tingle→ In-depth look at godparents→ Christmas time with FleurRead below to for information on how to contact our guest, Emily Strand.Her website is emilystrand.com and my Academia.edu site is here: https://carmelcollege.academia.edu/EmilyStrandPotterversity: https://www.mugglenet.com/mugglenet-family/potterversity/New book (just out!) is Potterversity: Essays Exploring the World of Harry Potter available from publisher McFarland Books here: https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/potterversity/Her essay "Said Hermione Earnestly: Harry Potter's Prose and Why It Doesn't Matter" in Open at the Close: Literary Essays on Harry Potter, is available here: https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/O/Open-at-the-CloseShe also edited these pop culture collections:Star Trek: Essays Exploring the Final Frontier: https://vernonpress.com/book/1672Star Wars: Essays Exploring a Galaxy Far, Far Away: https://vernonpress.com/book/1751Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
30 Des 20232h 20min
OOTP, 22 Revisit: Third Rate Duelist
On Episode 389 we discuss...→ Let's go to the hospital→ Hermione puts the "camp" in camping→ McGonagall's Caturday with Mrs. Morris→ Dumbledore's Pager→ Festive in death→ Accio baby→ Portrait powers activate!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
16 Des 20232h 19min
