Magic Beyond the Books

It’s the bestselling author and memory charm aficionado, Gilderoy Lockhart. We learn all about Gilderoy’s exploits as a Hogwarts student and Rene gives her prediction for his future after St Mungo’s. Calen teaches us about hatstalls and Rene shares pixie facts. Join us as we discuss this famously fraudulent wizard.

This is the time Arthur, Ron, Fred, and George visit 4 Privet Drive in book 4, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (chapter 4, “Back to the Burrow”). Rene gives a Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes breakdown and Calen shares Reddit theories. We ponder what Petunia knows about Sirius Black and how Santa visits houses with no chimney. This episode, like the Weasleys, is chaotic.

In our first special episode, we dive deep into the magical world of animagi, covering the differences between animagi and werewolves, patronuses, metamorphmagi, and transfiguration. Calen breaks down the process to become an animagus and Rene proposes the animals we’d turn into. We learn Rene is ready for combat and Calen wants to blend in. Tune in to this bestial episode!

This episode is all about everyone’s favorite gambler. He’s a retired Wimbourne Wasps player and the head of the department of magical games and sports - Ludo Bagman! Rene hits us with facts on quidditch beaters and Calen shares what happens to Ludo after he goes on the run. We give our fan casts and discuss who we think should have won the Triwizard Tournament. Buzz buzz!

This is Nearly Headless Nick’s Deathday Party from chapter 8 of book 2 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. We learn about musical saws and pick out our ghost outfits. Rene shares guillotine facts and Calen answers the question we’ve all been dying to know - what IS Peeves the Poltergeist? You don’t have to be headless to enjoy this episode.

We discuss Professor Quirinus Quirrell’s motivations to explore the dark arts, rate him on an evilness scale, and give our dream fan casts for the character. Calen tells us about Quirrell’s life before he became the defense against the dark arts teacher and Rene shares troll facts. To us, Quirrell is just a useful idiot and a human garlic knot who can’t fly.

This is the first scene of the Harry Potter series - the first half of chapter 1 in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Calen gives drill prices and Rene does a deep dive on bonfire night. We discuss everything from Vernon’s mustache to Hagrid’s motorbike maintenance. In the end, we learn senior wizards can party too. What a happy, happy day!