OotP 25 Revisit: You Go, Roger Davies!
On Episode 290 we discuss... Why is there no mention of Lily’s birthday? Harry is always comparing Bellatrix to Sirius Why is Umbridge terrible at everything, and why does she have it out for Trelawney? Snaps for Lee Jordan! Snape is the WORST at teaching Occlumency Kat’s teenage dating stories! Zoe wants to yell at Eric Scull Irvin has a ship that completely horrifies the other hosts Roger Davies has got game! Irvin should go work for Universal We try to think of the unlikeliest drinking buddies How would Harry’s Quibbler interview have gone with Cho present?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
1 Feb 20201h 51min
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 Dec 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 Dec 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
