Alohomora!: The Original Harry Potter Book Club

On Episode 220 we discuss... → Does this theory affect the re-readability of the series? → Other examples of dream theory in pop culture → Fight or Flight? → Is Snape fully redeemable in this theory? DEPRESSION/SUICIDE TRIGGER WARNING: Skip to around 47:00 mark to avoid this conversation → Where do the other characters fit into this theory? → Dumbledore sees socks: it all makes sense now! → Harry...

On this recap we discuss...  → Whose Vault Is This Anyway? → Do families really share their wealth? → Why is Harry rich? → Hagrid the half-giant can apparate? → PQOTW Responses Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 219 we discuss... → Chapter episodes return! → Tornadoes, Wardrobes and Leaky Cauldrons → What does your Diagon Alley look like? → We miss old Pottermore! → Foreshadowing Alley → Hagrid: The Native Informant → Where's Voldemort? → Draco the Braggart → The Gringotts vaults are full → Let's go shopping! → Join us in Diagon Alley on September 1st! Become a supporter of this podcast: https:...

On this recap we discuss... → The next generation reads Potter → Ron the Seer → Crookshanks's secret identity Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 218 we discuss… → Host views on the film → History of the film → We talk awards, production, & premiere → How the actors became a part of the film → Deleted scenes → We talk to fans about specific movie moments → Our Final Thoughts on the film → Sponsor us on Patreon for as little as $1/month! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-ha...

On Episode 217 we discuss... → What could have been, and what still could be? The potency of theories that still remain plausible → The book that started it all, for some of us... → How Harry Potter's mystery genre enables many different outcomes as possibility → Neville's memory, Peter's hand, and Harry's Gryffindor ancestry → Snape, the Overgrown Bat-shaped Man → is James Potter trapped inside R...

On this recap we discuss... → The inherent danger in all classes, not just Hagrid's → Difficulty of Muggle Studies → Cultural influences on schools of magic worldwide → Medieval tactics → Teachers' continued areas of study Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 216 we discuss... → Similarities between Hogwarts O.W.L.s, N.E.W.T.s and Muggle aptitude tests → The ever-increasing difficulty of Charms, Transfiguration and Potions in the series → Omission of regular school subjects such as math, language, etc. → Tertiary education - the lack thereof? - in wizarding society → The benefits of *Independent Magical Study* → Those who teach! Is Lupin the...

On this recap we discuss... → The flexibility of Time a.k.a. Schrodinger's Snape → Does Jo regret calling Cursed Child canonical? → Delphi's redeeming qualities → Alison and Eric face off (and come to an agreement!) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 215 we discuss... → The curse moves to NYC → Can canon be bias-free? → Rowling’s fingerprints → Entitlement or constructive criticism? → Canonizing Non-Canonicity → Choose Your Own 19 Years Later → “Let’s make a baby! I love you, Bellatrix!” → What we miss from the missing characters → What's your canon? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-...

On this recap we discuss... → Harry, Riddle and moral grayness → Relevance and timelessness → Rowling's responsibility → Reading Potter with the next generation Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 214 we discuss... → Harry’s Cinderella moment → “You will be independent because I demand it!” → The weird connection of Moaning Myrtle and Ginny → Beware nice words and pretty people → What’s Prisoner of Azkaban’s secret ingredient? → The shock of Goblet of Fire → Teachers of the revolution → The empathy of Luna Lovegood → Dumbledore’s diary → The essential sacrifice → What has Harry P...

On this recap we discuss... → A lesson in paper sizes → Who’s chasing the Marauders? → MockingPhoenixJay → James and Sirius support the Moutahora Macaws → Can we spot Rowling’s writing? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 213 we discuss...  → Read the Prequel! → What time of year did this escapade take place? → Are James & Sirius in the Order of the Phoenix already? → Who exactly is chasing them on brooms? → Alternate theories on what is happening → WHY James & Sirius? → Who else would we want a little prequel about? → Elvendork - only appropriate as a Tolkien reference Become a supporter of this podcast...

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On Episode 212 we discuss... → Ilvermorny: A (Brief Recap) History → No one got the Salem Witches' Institute joke → Connections to the British wizarding world → What is Ilvermorny Castle like? → Controversy with using Native American culture → Are classes different at Ilvermorny? → Quidditch and Quadpot and wizard lacrosse! → Symbolism of the Gordian Knot → "We choo-choose it!" → Sorting, wands, a...

On this recap we discuss... → Raise your wands in memory of John Hurt → Did Dumbledore repair Hagrid's wand? → Twins and their wands → Harry's Horcrux messes up everything again Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 211 we discuss... → Our wands say interesting things about us → Ollivander's Bespoke Wand Selector questions are fascinating → American wand makers vs. Ollivander wands → Can you order custom wands? → How are wands made? (Magic) → Magical affinities between wands and wizards → Are wands alive? → Inherited and passed down wands → Muggles and wands → Priori Incantatum: unicorn and dragon...

On this recap we discuss... → Ghosts as punishment → Luna's spirituality  → Neville, Luna, and Ginny as a trinity → Draco: a Judas parallel?  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 210 we discuss... → Predestination vs. free will in prophesies → Magic as religion → Is there a Wizard God? → Wizards reconciling magic and religious belief → The stigma of Christians against Harry Potter → Resurrection: a common element → Are Horcruxes a perversion of religious symbols? → The importance of choices → Even Quidditch has religious imagery! → Trios and the Trinity → Repent...

On this recap we discuss... → Did the diadem bring the DADA curse? → Why murder is the thing that splits the soul → A different take on the food/soul theory → Piggy bank Harry Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 209 we discuss... → Making a Horcrux: How Do You Even? → Horcrux pies and chocolate bars → Body and soul → The first kill → The Seven Horcrux Sins → Hot-Demort → Did Grindelwald make a Horcrux? → Rowling's least favorite Horcrux question 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...    → Peter and the Hat → "Heads or tails?" → Sorting families → Houses through the years Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 208 we discuss...   → Why is Hogwarts still Sorting? → The Hat is always right...or it thinks it is → Hat Stall: I do not think that means what you think it means → Should families really end up in the same House? → Controversial Sortings → Lockhart: is he really blue and bronze? → Let's speculate on some Houses! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/aloho...

On this recap we discuss...    → Dumbledore did what was right, not easy → How could Dumbledore's sexuality have been included in the books? → A balancing of House traits Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .