Small Questions: Dobby Dash
On Episode 289 we discuss… → Red shirt Death Eaters → The slippery slope of the Elder Wand's power → "I look real good in half-moons." → "The shop will choose the apprentice." → Could Boggarts be deadly? → Inter-species education → What happens to Muggleborns who aren't allowed to go to school? → Wizard money and taxes - good luck giving correct change! → Hidden animagi and where to find them → Room of Requirement money-making schemes → Inter-species relations - yep, we went there → The Sorting Hat secretBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
18 Jan 20201h 57min
POA 12 Revisit: Hope, Not Happiness
On Episode 288 we discuss… → How much do broomsticks cost?? → Who would have taken Harry's place as Seeker? → Oliver Wood's best chapter → How did Sirius REALLY buy the Firebolt? → How did Hermione keep Lupin's secret for so long? → Are Boggarts sentient? Remus certainly has an affinity for them! → Why "Expecto"? → Dungeons and Dragons makes its way into Harry Potter → Daniel Radcliffe's most iconic movie spell? → How a Patronus can be a form of therapy for Harry and for us! → Is Azkaban the only prison that employs Dementors? → Perhaps "happy memories" are not truly the best fuel for this spellBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
4 Jan 20201h 57min
Lord Voldemort: Double Extra Big Bad
On Episode 287 we discuss… - Do we pronounce the T in “Voldemort”? - Why is Voldemort drawn to Horcruxes, and why 7? - We hate controversy… but was Harry a Horcrux? - What was Voldemort going to turn into a Horcrux with Harry’s murder? - Why not use the Fidelius Charm on Horcruxes? Can you be your own Secret-Keeper? - Did Voldemort choose how he looks? What inspired him? - We want to hunt diadems in Albania! - "Don’t look at me!" – What a diva! - How did Voldemort get his body back? Irvin has some really nasty theories! - Irvin staged the entire resurrection of Voldemort at MISTI-Con… because of course he did (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKpEcQwjMPQ&t=4s) - Does Voldemort have Voldybits? - Where does Voldemort fall in the pantheon of pop culture villains, and is he a successful villain?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
21 Des 20192h 20min
DH 16 Revisit: The Life That Could've Been
On Episode 286 we discuss... → Everyone is sad that Ron is dead gone → The cause for Hermione's tears → Mutiny! → Les MiserHogwarts → "This is some Gryffindor nonsense!" → Grindelwald, the Deathly Hallows, and who knows anymore? → Cursed Child parallels! → Bonding in graveyards → Fitting epitaphs → Rings and connections → We all cry for a whileBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
7 Des 20191h 51min
Food: Why Would You Eat That?
On Episode 285 we discuss… - Deathly Hallows is book-ended by good food - Home is where the food is - We'll never look at movie food the same way again - One minute feasts? Yes please! - Oh, that's why Hufflepuffs sleep near the kitchens! - Hermione is not the domestic type - Growing boys need a LOT of food! - Danielle explains British food for us Americans - Crazy American foods in comparison - Why is there no tea time at Hogwarts?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
23 Nov 20192h 1min
CoS 10 Revisit: No Hands Potter
On Episode 284 we discuss... → Lockhart should have been the Hogwarts Drama teacher...or a Siren → What really happened to the Wagga Wagga Werewolf? → The Not-So-Restricted Section → Hermione's one track plan → Symbolic Quidditch → Alison (and everyone) just really, really, really loves Oliver Wood → Fred and George, ultimate protective Beaters → Where are the adults with this Bludger? → "Breathing in Harry's bones" → How does Skele-Gro work? → Complications of Dobby's magic → Sock foreshadowing → British hospital grapesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
9 Nov 20191h 13min
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
