Alohomora!: The Original Harry Potter Book Club

On Episode 351 we discuss... → We sing! A lot → Irvin's party planning tips for all → School songs from around the country → "Accio" Christmas → The awesome "O Come All Ye Faithful" cover featured in this episode was performed by Pellek. Check out his Youtube Channel to learn more about him! https://www.youtube.com/pellek Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomo...

On Episode 350 we discuss... → Alohomora may not actually work → Voldemort and Bellatrix pillow talk → Death Eater Jugson is waiting for his brother Pencilton → Harry might be a little responsible for Sirius' death → Bloody speech voice Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 349 we discuss... → Oliver Wood, Male Veela (at least to Alison) → The House-Elf name debate → Some magical beings are uncomfortable to talk about - we try → Sam ruins things Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 348 we discuss… → Go behind the scenes with Flick Miles from Behind the Wand → Kat loves Full Circle & AbsentMindedRaven → Let’s all play tag in the Chamber of Secrets → Weight in the Alison & Kat “fight:” Are Phoenix death’s, chemical or decision? → Guess our colors! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016...

On Episode 347 we discuss... → Sam knows French! (and Rex too a little), and we're joined by Marjo from SpeakBeasty → Katy foretold Fantastic Beasts → No crimes or beasts → not a crime... not a crime - are we being brainwashed by Rex? → #LetaIsDeadConfirmed → We're over McGonagall supposedly breaking Canon → You heard it hear first: Bunty is a Erumpent, Credence is a goat, and Dumbledore is a Demi...

On Episode 346 we discuss... → Is Snape really loyal to Dumbledore or just loyal to getting at Lily's murderer? → How Dumbledore accepts that after their first meeting, Harry and Snape will always be a "thing" → Snape never realizes that Harry is also Lily's son → With Snape the bar is so low → "Always" is a missed marketing ploy, but still a gross quote Become a supporter of this podcast: https:/...

On Episode 345 we discuss... → Potter is still cool with the "youths" → Get ready for Rex & Alison's new podcast → Should Harry have been tossed out as the lead character? → Maybe we're all right → Snape is the ultimate hot topic Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 344 we discuss... → Harry's Voldy soul → The Trio's secondary houses → How this chapter contains the series' signature quote → Draco as a parrot → Is Luna the only flawless character in the books? → Phones, what a '90s wonder! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 343 we discuss... → The moral of all these what ifs is that everyone is dead → Hermione is the MVP → Rita, Petunia, Bertha: New Trio → Grace attempts to fix the entire series → Hogwarts daycare Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 342 we discuss... → "Goblet of Fire" is the precursor to angsty Harry → Ron and Harry's relationship status: it's complicated → Hermione might be the +1 to the Trio → Aureo has homework: does Snape hate Hermione more because of Lily? → Imperius: the gateway drug Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/su...

On Episode 341 we discuss... → Dumbledore's delicious quotes on death → How Petunia is, again, the worst → Snape (acceptance issues), Lupin (no self esteem), and Sirius (PTSD): trauma brothers → No one's dead until there's a body → The Headmaster could have been the best therapist → “What is grief, if not love persevering?” Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/aloho...

On Episode 340 we discuss... → Lily and Voldemort have more in common than you'd think → Mr. and Mrs. Evans suck as parents → Snape's emo band → Guest appearance by Petunia and the meet cute that will never be → The Sorting Hat as a composer Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 339 we discuss... → To find @ potterkidsreads Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/potterkidreads/ YouTube: @potterkid →How exactly young wizard schools should work → Fantastic Beasts' wonky timeline → Dumbledore favors Gryffindor while gaslighting Harry at the same time → Theories on all the things! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-orig...

On Episode 338 we discuss... → Dark Hermione fanfic → Draco, the diet Tom Riddle → Alison explains how Credence is a goat → Audio hugs Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 337 we discuss... → How the deaths of Molly's brothers has shaped her entire life → Molly's "empty nest" career goals → What does feminism look like in the series → Gasp! Kat agrees with Sirius → How Molly and Merope are foils for each other Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 336 we discuss... → We need to find a Neville expert → All the feels for a missing scene where Harry gets a hand on Molly's clock → Molly & Arthur reveal too much → The complicated relationships between the women in the books Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 335 we discuss... → Again, security at Hogwarts is awful → Snape is a terrible teacher → What’s up with the wizarding world’s one peer reviewed journal → The CTRL F spell Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 334 we discuss... → Hogwarts should really send students home → Which is worse, being a ghost or portrait? → Harry's a better captain than Wood → Theory: the Time-Turners messed with Hermione's memory → Accessing a murder's vault? No questions at Gringotts Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support...

On Episode 333 we discuss... → What if the DA and Order names were reversed? → Order of the Phoenix, Spy Agency → Credence Barebone, created by Aberforth and goats → Claps for Kingsley → No one puts Molly in a corner → Susan Bones, who are you? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 332 we discuss... → Katy calls out to all cosplayers with a mighty need → The trio are royalty → A 'Sirius' discussion... what the pandemic has taught us → Angelina is a BOSS → Would anything have changed if Harry had confided in Dumbledore? → FB3: Shame On Dumbledore → The weapon is a lie → Voldymood recaps and which events they match up with → Is the Room of Requirement overpowered? →...

On Episode 331 we discuss... → Lucius's locks of luscious hair → Thanksgiving of Death Eaters → Skills for Snape, power for Bellatrix → Soup of racists → What happened to Stan Shunpike? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .

On Episode 330 we discuss… → Half of the Swish and Flick Podcast quartet, Tiffany O’Malley and Katie Petras, join us as guests hosts! → Hermione casting spells from the start – not a movieism! → When do you think Harry realized each House was more than the Sorting Song? → The Sorting Hat: biased to Gryffindor → Hogwarts should have waited to sort until after the first year → The Hat might be a see...

On Episode 329 we discuss... → No wizards in the Mediterranean? → Canon: Beauxbatons closed in 2000 → Joker, Ilvermorny student → A plus for name creativity → Other schools, deep in stereotype? → Hogwarts: racist → Hugo Award-winning co-founder of The Book Smugglers and author of "Cooking for Wizards, Warriors and Dragons" (available August 31, 2021), Thea James, joins us as guest host! Become a s...

On Episode 328 we discuss... → Has time changed our feelings on the Epilogue? → Is all really well? → Cursed Child - wants vs. reality → Do some people not deserve a “Nineteen Years Later?” → Did “Cursed Child” ruin everything? Alison says no. → Like father, like son - tea with Hagrid → Head canon - Weasley family back to school hangout → Ron and Hermione/Arthur and Molly Part 2? → Lorrie’s “Harry...

On Episode 327 we discuss... → Guest introduction: Maren Altman → Maren recommended: AstroGold → Vedic vs Western Astrology → Occam’s Razor → Get your own chart! AstroTheme.com → Planetary Joys and the designation of elements → What is a square?? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support .