2.1: The Worst Birthday
"He missed Hogwarts so much, it was like having a constant stomach ache." Yeah, there you go. That's the story. That's undeniable. The feeling of, "There is actually a place in the world for me. It's ...
14 Feb 202439min
1.17: The Man with Two Faces
"When pieces of soul are near each other, they long to unite. That's what causes the incredible pain in Harry's scar. We have Voldemort's soul in Quirrell's body touching Harry, who contains another p...
7 Feb 20241h 10min
1.16: Through the Trap Door
"There was already someone there – but it wasn't Snape. It wasn't even Voldemort." The most amazing cliffhanger. When you read this or when you read it to your children, who on earth stops there an...
31 Jan 20241h 4min
1.15: The Forbidden Forest
"It was the unicorn all right, and it was dead. Harry had never seen anything so beautiful and sad." To me, this sight is at the crux of the discourse about children's literature and contested content...
24 Jan 202453min
1.14: Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback
"Even though Lily's sacrifice is couched as maternal love and protection, if we take Hagrid and Newt calling themselves 'mummy', then it's not only female caregivers who can cast this kind of blood ma...
17 Jan 202431min
1.13: Nicolas Flamel
"Voldemort and his Death Eaters do not -- and will never -- understand protecting somebody that you actually dislike. They wouldn't even protect people they like. This is beyond their understanding. S...
10 Jan 202446min
1.12: The Mirror of Erised
"All of Dumbledore's emphasis on humble things that Harry knows -- that Voldemort can't understand -- is an attempt to build up Harry so that he can be strong enough to contain this longing that nobod...
3 Jan 202458min
1.11: Quidditch
"When you go back as an adult and you re-read this, then you see the level on which the teachers are all talking to each other that the students don't know about. You see how the teachers are talking ...
27 Dec 202343min
