Recap: Episode 213
On this recap we discuss... → A lesson in paper sizes → Who’s chasing the Marauders? → MockingPhoenixJay → James and Sirius support the Moutahora Macaws → Can we spot Rowling’s writing?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
4 Mar 201725min
James & Sirius Prequel: A Mark Evans Thing
On Episode 213 we discuss... → Read the Prequel! → What time of year did this escapade take place? → Are James & Sirius in the Order of the Phoenix already? → Who exactly is chasing them on brooms? → Alternate theories on what is happening → WHY James & Sirius? → Who else would we want a little prequel about? → Elvendork - only appropriate as a Tolkien referenceBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
18 Feb 20171h
Recap: Episode 212
On this recap we discuss... → Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
18 Feb 201710min
Ilvermorny - Choo-Choose It!
On Episode 212 we discuss... → Ilvermorny: A (Brief Recap) History → No one got the Salem Witches' Institute joke → Connections to the British wizarding world → What is Ilvermorny Castle like? → Controversy with using Native American culture → Are classes different at Ilvermorny? → Quidditch and Quadpot and wizard lacrosse! → Symbolism of the Gordian Knot → "We choo-choose it!" → Sorting, wands, and Rappaport's Law → Ilvermorny vs. Hogwarts Houses → Welcome to Ilvermorny (art)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
4 Feb 20172h 4min
Recap: Episode 211
On this recap we discuss... → Raise your wands in memory of John Hurt → Did Dumbledore repair Hagrid's wand? → Twins and their wands → Harry's Horcrux messes up everything againBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
4 Feb 201726min
Wandlore - More About Yew
On Episode 211 we discuss... → Our wands say interesting things about us → Ollivander's Bespoke Wand Selector questions are fascinating → American wand makers vs. Ollivander wands → Can you order custom wands? → How are wands made? (Magic) → Magical affinities between wands and wizards → Are wands alive? → Inherited and passed down wands → Muggles and wands → Priori Incantatum: unicorn and dragon edition → Characters and their correlations with wandsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
21 Jan 20172h 1min
Recap: Episode 210
On this recap we discuss... → Ghosts as punishment → Luna's spirituality → Neville, Luna, and Ginny as a trinity → Draco: a Judas parallel? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
21 Jan 201724min
Religion and Fate - Into the Unknown
On Episode 210 we discuss... → Predestination vs. free will in prophesies → Magic as religion → Is there a Wizard God? → Wizards reconciling magic and religious belief → The stigma of Christians against Harry Potter → Resurrection: a common element → Are Horcruxes a perversion of religious symbols? → The importance of choices → Even Quidditch has religious imagery! → Trios and the Trinity → Repentance and Redemption → Ghosts and the afterlifeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
8 Jan 20171h 51min
