HBP, 4 Revisit: In-Theory-Us
On Episode 381 we discuss...→ "Weird" ways to love Horace Slughorn→ Ranking Harry's school years from best to worst→ Preferred method of magical travel→ Doge's suspected crush on Dumbledore→ Add Beginners to your must watch list→ Kat Miller, confirmed bachelor→ Slughorn's secondary house debate→ Generational divide on stopping by unannounced→ "They" say we fall in love with our parents→ Ginny is the new LilyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
26 Aug 20231h 50min
SS, Movie Watch: Sorcerer's Stone Movie Commentary
On Episode 380 we discuss...→ Porto's hats→ Operation "pig for slaughter" is a go→ "I regret Lily's death" - Google it→ Why can't they just pick up their brooms?→ Oliver Wood, razzle-dazzle→ Harry has a strong core→ To drink unicorn blood→ Quirrell's study abroad opportunityBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
12 Aug 20232h 32min
OOTP, 14 Revisit: Peeve'd
On Episode 379 we discuss...→ Geoff is haunted by this song→ Learn how the hosts like to read→ "Oh Potter, you rotter:" the mixed tape→ Ghosts are transparent→ The never ending Thestral debate→ Neville lost Trevor on purpose→ Madam Hooch needs to do more→ Why Cho is really a #girlboss→ Percy stans→ Hogwarts is a security nightmare→ Hermione & Ron are hypocritesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
29 Juli 20232h 19min
POA, 14 Revisit: They Forgot about Neville... Again
On Episode 378 we discuss...→ James stans→ Doe a deer a female deer, or really a buck→ Big T trauma→ Not a fan of ableist passwords→ Never know when Sirius Black is going to come in and chop off your arm→ Hagrid's loving arbitrary boundaries→ Crookshanks as a stand in for Hermione→ The theme of POA is that what one person sees is not what another person sees→ Where Snape is really coming from→ The responsibility of taking medication as an adultBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
15 Juli 20231h 41min
DH, 2 Revisit: Harry Was Bleeding
On Episode 377 we discuss...→ "Indoor plumbing, it's going to be big"→ When spells wear off→ Kids jumping off random thing because they learn spells too soon→ Harry's trunk of death→ The Dumble Detractors→ Barty Crouch, Jr. is a better student than Dumbledore→ Harry is made up of emotions and strategy→ Shamanee's Exhibit A→ Dumbledore relates to Encanto→ "Oh, hello"→ Life finds a way, even in death→ New mirror, who 'dis?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
1 Juli 20232h 28min
GOF, 31 Revisit: Directionally Empathetic
On Episode 376 we discuss...→ Debate on if Harry is empathetic or sympathetic→ Trio training→ McGonagall turning into a cat all over the place→ Profound before bed thoughts→ Mr. & Mrs. Whatsherface visit Mr. & Mrs. Whatshisface→ Amos Diggory is a Dance Mom→ The paintings: Is it alive? (TM, Noah)→ Would anything make the Dursleys come visit Harry at Hogwarts?→ When Harry actually became family to Molly→ Bugs in Hermione's hair→ What can you actually see of the mazeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
17 Juni 20232h 2min
COS, 16 Revisit: Ghost Oreos
On Episode 375 we discuss...→ Luna & Myrtle adventures→ Dead child in the bathroom→ Wizard GED→ Ugh on Percy: plot makes him prefect→ Hogwarts motto is: we don't care if kids are in danger→ Nothing like a little child murder to out a fraud→ The first appearance of Harry's signature spell→ We all feel bad for Moaning Myrtle→ Underground ghost world→ The septic tank of requirementBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
3 Juni 20232h 5min
PS/SS, 2 Revisit: Magical Puberty
On Episode 374 we discuss...→ James and Vernon's first meeting→ Harry's lack of awareness is from the Dursleys attempt to stamp the curiosity out of him→ The '90s housing prices make the Millennials sad→ Let's just leave Harry at home→ The Horcrux made Harry a different kind of baby→ Geoff wants to be a magical cleaner→ The purpose of a second chapter→ None of us know PortugueseBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
20 Maj 20231h 43min
