Alohomora!: The Original Harry Potter Book Club

On this recap we discuss... → Platonic and romantic balance → Platonic examples in fiction → Gay panic → Are Hinny really soul mates? → Is Ron good enough for Hermione? → The destruction of the trio Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 232 we discuss... → Book vs Movie Hinny → Our OTPs → Early Ships → Friendships → True Love → Fan Fiction Ships → Dean &; Seamus all the way! → Bromances → Weird Ships Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On this recap we discuss... → All the tears → Lupin love → Bashing on not enough Lupin love → Choices → Jean Grey comparison Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 231 we discuss... → Harry Potter in braille → Short but beautiful → What more could Dumbledore do? → Expecto Patronum Maxima! → Deaths of innocents → "Harry and Ginny kiss, I guess." → Harry becomes Dumbledore → Ron, the dude bro → What did the Resurrection Stone resurrect? → Harry, the Christ child → Dead and back again Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podca...

On this recap we discuss... → Snape and Sirius: More alike than you think → What if Snape had killed Lupin? → Are Fred and George just as bad? → Proof of Sirius' Remorse → Lupin forgives Sirius. Why shouldn't we? → Putting the dog back in the dog house → We want to meet Uncle Alphard STAT Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-...

On Episode 230 we discuss... → Not Snape 2.0 → Get your learning on - Padfoot and the Pup → Does Jo hate Sirius? → Who's the leader of the pack? → Loyal AF → Day to day dog transformations → Is Harry his mate or his godson? → Sirius gives the best gifts → Killed by a curtain → Scorpio poster child → He seriously needed a good therapist → A 36er in the 27 club Become a supporter of this podcast: ht...

On this recap we discuss... → Diffindo cuts all the things → Overacheiving O.W.L.s → Nonverbal spells → Quidditch pitch protection please? → Hypocrite Hermione Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 229 we discuss... → We love Half-Blood Prince but we can’t remember why → Do not write in library books! → Completely change your thinking for 6th year → Poor Ron → Why can’t Harry and Lupin be besties? → Harry Potter and the Airport Security → Hannah Abbott is not a lighter note → A beat for humor → Cormac's Connections → Consequences Schmonsequences → Aragog can't come to the phone ri...

On this recap we discuss... → The Trio Recovers → Harry's figuring it out → Can you be too dumb to become a ghost? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 228 we discuss... → MuggleNet Live! Ninteen Years Later Recap → Harry’s new house → Ron’s Wizard Wheezes → “OMG, my parents! They’re in Australia!” → Boring staircases → Colin Creevey’s ghost → The latest from Potterwatch → Expecto Patronum Maxima! → Slytherin’s second chance → Counselors and statues Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-orig...

On this recap we discuss... → Movie Misfires → #KrumLove? → Put upon Percy → Societal Pressures → Will boys be boys? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 227 we discuss... → Hermione's not gonna take it anymore → Ron can't have nice things → Cinderella's back → Beauxbatons and Durmstrang → The sock chapter → Hermione got her groove... for the first time → Does the Seeker have a full bladder? → Meet the Weird Sisters → Is Ron and Hermione's relationship healthy? → A giant secret → The Goblet of Spectacle → "Make it pink!" "Make it blue!"...

On this recap we discuss... → How Queer should Potter be? → The Werewolf parallel → Queer stereotypes vs. Queer themes → Asking more from Rowling Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 226 we discuss... → LGBTQIA: Now you know your ABCs → Sexuality in the wizarding world → Dumbledore seen and unseen → Fantastic Gays and Where to Find Them → Queerness in fandom → “Play him like a gay junkie.” → Polyjuice Potion and Drag Culture → Protect Charlie Weasley at All Costs → Is Cursed Child combating Toxic Masculinity or Queerbaiting? → Join us in Diagon Alley on September 1s...

On this recap we discuss... → Directionally challenged → Marauders Map OS update → Don't underestimate Sirius Black → The will of James and Lily → Sirius is coming to dinner Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 225 we discuss... → Layering Halloween 1981 → Why didn't  Hermione reveal her knowledge sooner? → Where the Remus/Lily friendship idea came from → The power of dementors → Lupin doubts his abilities, and we're all sad → Pottermore listened to Episode 24 → What happened to the Map? It's NOT in Cursed Child! → Who exactly does the Map show? → Welcome to the magical world of Hogsmeade → "T...

On this recap we discuss... → Snape's ideology → The lasting effects of childhood and choices → Snape's advantages → Let's try some gender-bending! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On episode 224 we discuss... → How do you feel about Severus Snape? → Rowling’s post-Potter thoughts on Snape → “Sectumsempra’s not a nice spell.” → The Enigmatic Eileen Prince → Snape’s sorting → Loving and Listening to Lily → Dumbledore’s Potions Poking Stick → “By the way, I’ve loved your mother forever.” → How Snape changed and how we change → Alan Rickman’s tight grip → Even in Cursed Child,...

On this recap we discuss... → Not everyone loves CAPSLOCK HARRY → Is the worst character... Arthur Weasley? → What makes Grimmauld Place so great? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 223 we discuss... → Living among the Muggles → What the Fidelius is going on with the Fidelius Charm? → The incestuous Black Family Tree → The Portrait Dimension → Harry Potter and the All-Knowing Prophecy → Judgy Weasley → A Sirius Discussion → "Angst, angst, angst!" → The Daily Prophet's real world applications (and arguments against that) → Genuine Ginny → Are Percy's actions justifi...

On this recap we discuss... → Riddle's name is his life → Voldemort the computer → Why did Riddle choose Myrtle? → The influence of Love Potion Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 222 we discuss...  → Born of the Love Potion → Life at the Orphanage → Could Dumbledore have saved him? → Tom at Hogwarts → Becoming The Dark Lord → Horcruxes and The First War → Join us in Diagon Alley on September 1st! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On this recap we discuss...  → Harry’s uncharacteristic naivety? → Mirror Rooms – The Chamber of Secrets and Room of Requirement → What really happens to Vanished bodily waste? → The Weakness of Voldemort → MemoryMort Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 221 we discuss... → At least it’s the best video game? → “Can we talk about plumbing for a minute?” → Timing Riddle's monologue → Jurassic Chamber → Fawkes’s big secret → Two Voldemorts → Tom Romeo Elvis Riddle → The Hogwarts cold case files → Ginny opens the Dumbledore → Lockhart will not hijack this chapter → Join us in Diagon Alley on September 1st! Become a supporter of this podcast...

On this recap we discuss...  → Harry’s control over his fantasy DEPRESSION/SUICIDE TRIGGER WARNING: Skip to the 28:28 mark to avoid this conversation → Horcruxes as recovery stages → Devolving into chaos → Is Dumbledore the therapist or the patient? → The theory’s true value → McGonagall the therapy cat Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-har...