Alohomora!: The Original Harry Potter Book Club

→ Time turning to 2001 → Meet Kennilworthy Whisp → A visit to London's Museum of Quidditch → Medieval history lessons → The Bladder Games → Finding Queerditch Marsh → Nostalgia bombing with Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup → Darwin eats a Snidget → Harry's Quidditch career that could have been → Madam Hooch's secret history → Muggle Quidditch Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreak...

→ Defacing a book → About the Author → 13-year-old jokes → Newt the Weirdo → What is a Beast? → Magical Laws and Muggle-Sighting Restrictions → Fwoopers and Phoenix and Kappas, oh my! → The Lethifold, The Plimpy and The Quintaped. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

→ Rivers of Death → The Three Brothers → The Gifts → Using the Hallows → The Pardoner's Tale → A Different Dumbledore → Scepticism or Secret Keeping? → To Remain a Fool Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

→ The Warlock's Hairy Heart. A dark fairytale. → The Weakness of Love, Power and Possession → Chaperones are important → Darkness and Disney → Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump → Alchemy and Magic Spells → The Beauty of JKR's Artwork (And her archived sketch of HRH) → Trees, Death and Monty Python → Trickster Rabbits and Magical Reality Please note we are giving a trigger warning for brief...

→ Remembering Beedle's release → JK Rowling reveals herself → Dumbledore revisits Beedle, but why? → The Wizard and the Hopping Pot. Is it alive? → Medieval Muggles and Magic → The Fountain of Fair Fortune → A Tale of Tales → Morals, Mirrors and Memories Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

→ The end of the Re-Read → Host views on Deathly Hallows Part Two → History of the film → Facts, Figures, & Awards → Actors - New and Old → Movie Quirks and Changes → We are joined by John Richardson, answering your questions → We talk to fans about specific movie moments → Our Final Thoughts on the series and the Re-Read experience → Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podca...

→ Episode 188 Recap: The burden of being a Potter child; "All was well"; problematic Ron; regards to Rita Skeeter → PQOTW Responses → A lighting shaped dedication → Who reads poetry when you're looking for Potter? → For the British, more is definitely more → Defacing busts and other publishing facts → Book Covers discussion →  A VERY special surprise from our editors! → Check out the Alohomora! st...

→ Episode 187 Recap: Voldemort's cruel intention; Diluted Blood Protection; All about the Elder Wand → PQOTW Responses → Give these kids a baby name book! → Was Harry qualified to join the Auror Department when he did? → Breaking down Hermione & Ron's relationship: Stronger than ever! → Catching up With The Malfoys & Longbottoms → The "ships" that never were - but should've been → Charlie Weasley,...

→ Episode 186 Recap: Did Harry really have a choice?; Types of Evil; Why is Voldemort so ambivalent?; Processing dreams; Should Harry have died?→ PQOTW Responses→ Was Voldemort in King's Cross with Harry & Dumbledore?→ WHY HAGRID?→ Is Neville acting foolishly?→ Voldemort fears for resurrection→ Does Voldemort believe Harry knows something he doesn't?→ How confident was Harry?→ PTSD, it's real→ Que...

→ Episode 185 Recap: Hagrid is extremely valuable to Lord Voldemort; Does Harry regret dropping the Resurrection Stone?; Remembering our first read through of Hallows→ PQOTW Responses→ Religious allegories and influence→ Decency and Lord Voldemort→ Master has given Harry his soul back - Harry is free!→ What did the wands take from Harry and Voldemort?→ Should Harry despise Dumbledore?→ Hermione's...

→ Episode 184 Recap: The impact of Snape's abusive childhood;Outward vs inward change; What would Lily say?→ PQOTW Responses→ The vulnerability of self-sacrifice→ We're all crying over the beautiful language→ Can we forgive Dumbledore as easily as Harry?→ Neville's such a top bloke→ Long term planning for the Resurrection Stone→ What exactly comes from the Stone?→ Harry becomes Master of Death→ Qu...

→ Episode 183 Recap: The Shrieking Shack; to love is to be human; who was Hermione feuding with?→ PQOTW Responses→ Does Lily live up to her saint-like legacy?→ Is Snape to blame for Petunia's intolerance of magic?→ DOES Hogwarts Sort too soon?→ Examining the Dumbledore/Snape relationship→ Does Snape truly never really KNOW Lily?→ Jo's thoughts on Snape→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomor...

→ Episode 182 Recap: In defense of Nymphadora Tonks; Examining Ernie McaMillan; Beautiful, just beautiful→ PQOTW Responses→ What is happening in the Black Lake?→ Is Hogwarts visible to Muggles during the Battle of Hogwarts?→ A herd of DeskPigs!→ Did Voldemort want Slughorn to lead the Slytherins to battle?→ Is Voldemort feeling for the loss of Snape?→ Does Snape know his end is near?→ Question of...

→ Episode 181 Recap: Do the ends justify the means?; Marginalization of women in Harry Potter→ PQOTW Responses→ Would Lord Voldemort keep his word?→ Flashback to the Middle Ages → Grandmotherly Pride!→ Sorry, Harmony shippers...→ Did Draco know the Diadem was in the Room of Requirement?→ Do Horcruxes need "feeding"?→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this p...

→ A brief discussion of Pottermore→ Episode 180 Recap: WTF Room of Requirement?; Hogwarts Civil War (not that Civil War); Headmaster Snape→ PQOTW Responses→ Questions on magic finally answered!→ Snape's plans and wings→ Minerva is our Homegirl→ Knock, knock! Who's there? A door knocker→ Is Rowling "going Patterson?"→ Did Slytherin save the Wizarding world?→ The importance of Percy's redemption→ Bi...

→ Episode 179 Recap: Dumbledore's Tough Skin; Inappropriate charms with Aberforth; Is Aberforth testing Harry?; What was Aberforth's role for the Order of the Phoenix?→ PQOTW Responses→ Why doesn't the passage from Ariana's portrait go to the Hogwarts kitchens?→ Is Neville the new Harry, or the new Dumbledore?→ The prejudice against Slytherin house continues→ Dumbledore's secrets and lies→ Check o...

→ Episode 178 Recap: Circle theory; Gob-Magic; Loyalty to Voldemort's rage?→ PQOTW Responses→ Ariana’s mysterious portrait→ Wait, Dumbledore has a brother→ The greater good?→ Society's stigma→ Dumbledore's sacrifice→ GOATS!→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--501640...

→ Episode 177 Recap: Does the Department of Mysteries study Horcruxes?; the trio need to watch more heist movies; Hermione's acting skills need work; the last 24 hours of the war→ PQOTW Responses→  "Well done, Dragon!"→ Harry has magic cred→ Voldemort's rule of three→ Is Bellatrix feeling guilty?→ Voldemort's hubris and logic→ What if the last Horcrux had been moved?→ Question of the Week→ Check o...

→ Episode 176 Recap: Why Do They Snap Wands Upon Death?; What else can destroy a Horcrux?; Is Harry truly the best choice for Godfather?; Was Teddy destined to be an orphan?→ PQOTW Responses→ The MacGyver of Wands→ Why did Draco's wand work so well for Harry?→ Wandless = Factionless→ Would the plan have worked if they didn't wait so long to act?→ How does the beaded bag still exist after the Thief...

→ Episode 175 Recap: Harry tunes out Voldy with love; the Elder Wand's soul mate; Voldemort's hypocrisy→ PQOTW Responses→ JKR's writing takes our breath away→ The trio are all suddenly grown up→ Moral grayness between wizards and goblins→ Keeping up with the Weasleys→ Dean Thomas, the real MVP→ Teddy brings joy and Sirius questions→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a sup...

→ Episode 173 Recap: Wand allegiance, Grindelwald vs. Voldemort, Peter and the Thestrals→ PQOTW Responses→ Dobby the Baptist→ Is Dumbledore dead?→ Hermione, Ron and Goblin rights→ Voldemort’s Gringotts key→ Revealing wands→ The Hallow Eccentrics→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-po...

→ Facts, Figures, & Awards→ The best adaptation so far?→ Staying true to the book lovers→ Assessing the new cast members and stellar performances→ The subtle emotion of the score→ Changes, eliminations, and omissions→ Why is the focus on Hermione so often?→ Was Godric’s Hollow all we wanted it to be?→ Dobby’s death, divided→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https:...

→ Episode 172 Recap: Hermione's limits and fear; Clues to the Harrycrux? → PQOTW Responses → Harry is a dum-dum, but he's worth a lot → Grindelwald is a liar - but why? → The Malfoy house divided → The Silver Hand and life debts → How are wand masters determined? → Question of the Week → Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-t...

→ Episode 171 Recap: The Pardoner's Tale and the Brothers; how does the Resurrection Stone  work?; Dumbledore's gifts and the Deathly Hallows; an unlikely trio→ PQOTW Responses→ Xeno's: a waste of time or valuable?→ Hermione's limits→ Harry leaps to all sorts of (correct) conclusions→ Potterwatch!→ "Harry, nooooo!"→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this po...

→ Episode 170 Recap: Luna's sad reality; Rooks, Knights, and Lovegoods→ PQOTW Responses→ Did Jo borrow from the Three Little Pigs?→ Dumbledore as Death→ What does the theme of "belief" mean to Harry Potter?→ What type of stone is the Resurrection Stone?→ Why are we shown Luna's friendship mural?→ Question of the Week→ Check out the Alohomora! store Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.s...