Cursed Child, 2.1: Cursed Right Off the Page
→ Seen, unseen and to be seen → Taking “The Augurey” seriously → Familiar faces for familiarity’s sake → Imagination vs. Live Theater → The Great Snape Debate continues → Polly Chapman and the Missing Direction → Scorpius: The Human Pottermore → Cedric Diggory goes stupid crazy → Ron and Hermione: From teaspoons to ladles → Who is the Cursed Child? → The Curse of Nineteen Years Later → Delphie... something... somethingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
17 Sep 20162h 33min
Recap: Episode 201
→ Something feels familiar... → The origins of Del-FEE → Time: Wibbly-wobbly or around in circles? → Spinster Hermione has no Oppugnos to give → The happy medium of reading Cursed ChildBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
17 Sep 201634min
Cursed Child, 1.2: The Pull of Time
→ More first impressions → To what effect are the dream sequences helpful? → Delphi's master manipulation → Why did Harry listen to Bane? Shouldn't he know better? → Scorpius the Cinnamon Roll → J. K. Rowling and Where to Find Her → The insane strength of Scorpius Malfoy? → Legitimizing 101: How to Make Your Fan Fiction Canon → Scorbus: to be or not to be? → Is Delphi affected by the AUs? → Risk isn't risk if it can be undoneBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
3 Sep 20162h 41min
Recap: Episode 200
→ Does Ginny finally get her "Another! *Cup smash*" moment? → Scorpius and the Slytherin stigma → Harry's parenting skills → J. K. Rowling's (considerably narrower) Wizarding WorldBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
3 Sep 201643min
Bonus: Cursed Child Production
→ Our impressions, both seeing it before reading and reading before seeing → Costuming and sets that bring the world to life! → Music and sound design: creating the atmosphere → Magic is real! (And it's made with illusions) → Perfect casting is perfect → Our favorite moments in the theaterBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
28 Aug 20161h 40min
Cursed Child, 1.1: King of Angst
→ Our initial thoughts on the play as a whole → A functionally different epilogue → Rose Granger-Weasley: a study in reading vs. seeing → Scorpius Malfoy, the greatest nerd to ever nerd → Kids these days... er, in 2020 → The Trio is all grown up! → The lasting effects of Cedric Diggory → So, about the trolley witch... → Draco and his troubled pastBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
21 Aug 20161h 47min
Recap: Episode 199
→ Why Umbridge decided to not be a Death Eater → "Purr"-sonalities of cats → Historical roles of birch → Umbridge vs. Voldemort as villainsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
20 Aug 201614min
Dolores Umbridge: Pink Is The New Purple
→ Is Umbridge truly a Slytherin? → Umbridge v. Lupin: Comparative teaching styles → Is Umbridge sleep deprived? → Dolores fulfills her own worst fears while at Hogwarts → Is Umbridge pitiable? → Would she have joined the Death Eaters if recruited? → How is Umbridge handling Azkaban prison? → Who exactly is more evil? Umbridge, or Lord Voldemort?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
6 Aug 20162h 10min
