CoS 1 Revisit: Tennis Ball Eyes
On Episode 267 we discuss... → Is this actually Harry's worst birthday? → Cinnamon roll Harry → Hedwig vs. Dobby - who would win in a fight? → Book one skippers unite! → Our first glance at physical abuse from the Dursleys → Sassy Harry...how we love thee → Did the Dursleys acknowledge Harry's early birthdays? → What homework could Harry have actually done? → First glance into Harry's PTSD and horcrux dreams → Ring composition time! → Why does Dobby pick this day to show himself? → Underestimating House Elves 101Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
16 Mar 20191h 25min
PS/SS 1 Revisit: Series of Half Truths
On Episode 266 we discuss... → Why does this chapter turn off so many new readers? → Rainy days and Tuesdays always get me down...or not → I assert our inalienable right to party! → How much magic can one do in animagus form? → The mystifying missing 24 hours → How did Dumbledore figure out the blood protection so quickly? → Harry's numerology → Ted, the magical newscaster! → Cigarette lighters that talk to your soul → Sinister, uncaring, cold Dumbledore? → Privet Drive: the best place for Harry → How did McGonagall know? And how has their relationship changed?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
2 Mar 20192h 45min
CoS 13 Revisit: Acting Like a Good Guy
On Episode 265 we discuss... → Hermione’s Crushin’ → The Filch Liberation Front → Meet Jack Valentine → Happy accident or deeply layered genius? → Is Riddle Ginny’s ghostwriter? → Ron’s prophecies → “Oops! He’s Hitler” → Bad basilisk! → Snakes, not spiders → Horcruxes, Hallows and Half-Blood PrinceBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
16 Feb 20192h 7min
Movie Adaptations: Making Movie Magic
On Episode 264 we discuss… → Welcome Head Prop Modeller, Pierre Bohanna! → Behind the Props of Potter → The theory of adaptation → Other adaptations → How close should we stay to source?→ One person's vision? → Columbus and the early years → Cuarón and the need for change → Newell and the turning point → Yates and the build to the battle.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
2 Feb 20192h 51min
HBP 17 Revisit: Rise Above Your Anguish
On Episode 263 we discuss... → Morfin Gaunt = malnourished Steve Buscemi? → Insensitive Ron is insensitive → Floo problems → Oh Harry, if only there was someone out there who believed you → Sassy Flitwick and Dumbledore are on point → When did Dumbledore start collecting memories? → Did Hagrid know that Voldemort was Tom Riddle? → Traceless Tom → "I shouldn't have said that, should not have said that." → Modifying your own memories vs. modifying others' → What if Harry had not retrieved the real memory?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
19 Jan 20191h 46min
Folklore & Mythology: A Whole New World
On Episode 262 we discuss… → What is mythology? → The real and magical worlds sitting side by side → Harry Potter as a Death myth → What do Rowling and Disney have in common? → The mythology of Fantastic Beasts→ The story of the White Heart → “Merlin’s beard!” and more Wizard slang → The dangers of folklore → Let's eat! The symbolism of food → Harry Potter and the Appropriation of CultureBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
6 Jan 20192h 55min
OoTP 23 Revisit: Protecting Me From Me
On Episode 261 we discuss... → Mad-Eye is putting ideas into Harry's head...again → Rosie has an OGM! → Harry is clueless about magic → In what ways could Harry be a weapon? → Phineas Nigellus should have had a Fantastic Beasts cameo → Hermione chooses the magical world over the Muggle world and her parents...again → Foreshadowing abounds with Kreacher's den → The BEST Ginny chapter in the series → Is Molly slightly anti-Muggle? → Nagini and the complications of maledictions → The tragedy of Neville's family lifeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
22 Des 20181h 21min
Luna Lovegood: Broaden Your Minds
On Episode 260 we discuss… → Luna and Newt definitely hung out → Is Luna a manic pixie dream girl? → Casually talking about death → How close were Ginny and Luna? → Hermione's ultimate foot-in-mouth moment → Pair the spares syndrome → Luna's emotional intelligence → Her belief in oddities is genuine → Nature vs nurture → Katy makes cosplay plans → The anti-LunaBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
8 Des 20181h 41min
