Alohomora!: The Original Harry Potter Book Club

On Episode 281 we discuss... → J.K. Rowling - the master of reprise → Even Jo's tweets are written in rings! → A quick history of ring composition study in the HP fandom → Geeky glee → Literary alchemy in Potter → Too many parallels to list → Lethal White is Goblet of Fire → More internal book rings → OH MY GOD/WHAT/WOW/STOP IT! → Alison stops breathing → Would Voldemort have won if Lucius hadn't...

On Episode 280 we discuss... → Dudley vs. Draco - who's worse? → Eleven-year-olds flying - no parental approval required → Rememberalls must have some useful purpose...that we never learn → Is Madam Hooch a metamorphmagus? → Did Neville fall off his broom on purpose? → Go Parvati! You tell him! → McGonagall, the queen of hyperbole → Filch and Petunia would get along GREAT → Gryffindor hasn't won s...

On Episode 279 we discuss... → Controversial ideas → Who you are vs. what you value → Self-fulfilling prophecy → McGonagall's fully developed brain → Sorting Hat Chats (Check out Sorting Hat Chats here!) → Irvin wants to talk about Dumbledore → We explore our house journeys → Why be one thing when you can be everything else? → Does a person's house define them? → Spot on house mottos → Sorting cha...

On Episode 278 we discuss... → Consent of Scent is important! → How do Dobby and Winky know each other? → Barty Crouch Jr. is eavesdropping on the Trio in the Top Box - what information does he glean? → How do Omnioculars work? → There's now a muggle equivalent to Omnioculars in existence! → Ron is touchy about Harry buying him the Omnioculars, and about being poor in general. → What does the Bulg...

On Episode 277 we discuss… → What makes a Muggle a Muggle and a Squib a Squib? → Focus on Filch → Why Magic needs Muggles → Othering and Norms → Weasleys' Non-Wizarding Worries? → Canon Squibs and Muggles → Magic accessibility aids for Squibs Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 276 we discuss… → Whomping Willow Woods → A little bit of everything for the discerning Potter fan → Foreshadowing full circle → The Tonks Family → Genius takes work   → Terror and Tension → Lupin has a lot to lose → More cheerful topics? → Let’s talk about Moody → Underdeveloped frontal lobes → I don’t like you Mundungus Fletcher → The last best hope. Become a supporter of this podcast...

Go "Behind the Dumbledore" with Lead Editor Patrick as he explores the past, present, and future of Alohomora! from his unique point of view. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 275 we discuss… → He fought the hat, and the hat won → "Young squib dies due to meringue." → Raised by tough love and post-war reality checks → The ultimate Gryffinpuff → Neville, the slow burn we all need → Young Augusta vs. young Minerva - the story we all want to read → The perfect role model for all late bloomers → What if Neville had been the Chosen One? → Brave AF → Neville, the H...

On Episode 274 we discuss... → Starting in the middle → Is it foreshadowing or a happy coincidence? → Strap in for a lot of Lupin Love → Dumbledore's plan and wizarding community selective amnesia → The details of werewolf habits and contamination → Being an Animagi is complicated and gross → Should Lupin take some of the blame for Peter's betrayal? → Everybody in these books needs therapy, but mo...

On Episode 273 we discuss… → Draco Malfoy was almost Draco Smart → Always tickle a sleeping Draco  → Did the Malfoys think Harry was the next Dark Lord? → Blood lives matter → Nature vs nurture → Irvin’s next book may or may not be about the Malfoys → Draco’s insides are a little squishy → A person of dubious morality → Was Lucius an abusive father? → The worst thing Draco ever did → The Mortal In...

On Episode 272 we discuss... → Dedications and Epigraphs worth reading → If you haven't read the other books, screw you! → Jo's writing at its peak → Showing the bomb under the table → Harry Potter vs. Game of Thrones → Yaxley? Who dis? → Disdain for the peacocking Malfoys → Cursed Child - "Yeah, we just did that." → Did Pettigrew lose his voice along with his hand? → Worst marriage announcement e...

On Episode 271 we discuss… → The other other other minister → What happens to Fudge? → A literal frog wearing a wig → Is the gerbil alive? → Wizarding condescension towards muggles  → Exhonorating the innocent → Fudge is an issue → Wizarding think tank → Jim the dementor returns → A Star Trek nerd-out break → Dementors could be marsupials → Telepathy isn't real   Become a supporter of this podcast...

On Episode 270 we discuss... → The Gateway to Reading → Why This Book is Emo by Kat → Physical changes → Who's the bully? → Magic Fisticuffs → A shock of magic → It's too real when you're 15 → Things we don't hashtag → Death Clues → Patronus size doesn't matter Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 269 we discuss...  → Laura is back! → Good in depth discussion, kick ass usernames → Delving into some magical science → Struggling to keep track of timelines → Once again the trace has questionable mechanics → The significance of the Riddle house to Voldemort → Looking for an ounce of Wormtail's morality → Noah was nearly prophetic about Nagini → Nagini's back story came out of nowhere...

On Episode 268 we discuss... → Welcome back, Micah! → Holiday homework? → The themes are all here → Owls are dumb → Weasley Winnings → Sneakoscopes are terrible gifts → Trusting Rowling → Furry books were a thing → The failures of adults → "Lumos Maxima!" Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 267 we discuss... → Is this actually Harry's worst birthday? → Cinnamon roll Harry → Hedwig vs. Dobby - who would win in a fight? → Book one skippers unite! → Our first glance at physical abuse from the Dursleys → Sassy Harry...how we love thee → Did the Dursleys acknowledge Harry's early birthdays? → What homework could Harry have actually done? → First glance into Harry's PTSD and hor...

On Episode 266 we discuss... → Why does this chapter turn off so many new readers? → Rainy days and Tuesdays always get me down...or not → I assert our inalienable right to party! → How much magic can one do in animagus form? → The mystifying missing 24 hours → How did Dumbledore figure out the blood protection so quickly? → Harry's numerology → Ted, the magical newscaster! → Cigarette lighters th...

On Episode 265 we discuss... → Hermione’s Crushin’ → The Filch Liberation Front → Meet Jack Valentine → Happy accident or deeply layered genius? → Is Riddle Ginny’s ghostwriter? → Ron’s prophecies → “Oops! He’s Hitler” → Bad basilisk! → Snakes, not spiders → Horcruxes, Hallows and Half-Blood Prince Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-po...

On Episode 264 we discuss… → Welcome Head Prop Modeller, Pierre Bohanna! → Behind the Props of Potter  → The theory of adaptation → Other adaptations → How close should we stay to source?→ One person's vision? → Columbus and the early years → Cuarón and the need for change → Newell and the turning point → Yates and the build to the battle. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.c...

On Episode 263 we discuss... → Morfin Gaunt = malnourished Steve Buscemi? → Insensitive Ron is insensitive → Floo problems → Oh Harry, if only there was someone out there who believed you → Sassy Flitwick and Dumbledore are on point → When did Dumbledore start collecting memories? → Did Hagrid know that Voldemort was Tom Riddle? → Traceless Tom → "I shouldn't have said that, should not have said t...

On Episode 262 we discuss… → What is mythology?                                  → The real and magical worlds sitting side by side → Harry Potter as a Death myth → What do Rowling and Disney have in common? → The mythology of Fantastic Beasts→ The story of the White Heart → “Merlin’s beard!” and more Wizard slang → The dangers of folklore → Let's eat! The symbolism of food → Harry Potter and the...

On Episode 261 we discuss... → Mad-Eye is putting ideas into Harry's head...again → Rosie has an OGM! → Harry is clueless about magic → In what ways could Harry be a weapon? → Phineas Nigellus should have had a Fantastic Beasts cameo → Hermione chooses the magical world over the Muggle world and her parents...again → Foreshadowing abounds with Kreacher's den → The BEST Ginny chapter in the series...

On Episode 260 we discuss… → Luna and Newt definitely hung out → Is Luna a manic pixie dream girl? → Casually talking about death → How close were Ginny and Luna? → Hermione's ultimate foot-in-mouth moment → Pair the spares syndrome → Luna's emotional intelligence → Her belief in oddities is genuine → Nature vs nurture → Katy makes cosplay plans → The anti-Luna Become a supporter of this podcast:...

On Episode 259 we discuss... → Find us on Pandora → The most insane challenge → Is Crouch Jr. trying to be caught? → Humble Harry → "Oh no, it's sports day." → Irresponsible adults → Magical 3D printing → Did Harry cheat? → The pros and cons of widening the Wizarding World → The Life and Lies of Rita Skeeter Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-origina...

On Episode 258 we discuss… → First Impressions →Do you HAVE to see the original cast? → 30 Crescendos → Main character confusion → The Search for Scorpius → Thor Cups for Poppy Miller → Nomione → Move along, timeline → “That sheep is on fire!” → Trains and . . . sewing machines? → The dementor’s hug → Crying hangover → Another Human Horcrux? → Cursed Child: The First Draft → Will the play last? Be...