Potter Revisited

Potter Revisited Episode #37 | Chamber of Secrets Movie Review Watch this video podcast on Youtube! We watch the second Harry Potter film, discussing our favourite scenes, BTS facts and more  This is Tori's favourite film of the series - what do you think? Tori rates CoS 9/10 and Shay rates it 9/10 - what do you rate it? PoA discussion starts next episode! If there is anything you would like us to...

Potter Revisited Episode #36 You Meddling Kids! AKA Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 18 "Dobby's Reward"  Harry, Ron, Ginny and Lockhart turn up to McGonagall's office in a state but Dumbledore is merely beaming while everyone else is losing it - especially McGonagall  Harry cleverly avoids mentioning they brewed Polyjuice Potion to interrogate Malfoy in his recap to the professors...

Potter Revisited Episode #34 How Come You've Got A Sword? AKA Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 17 "The Heir of Slytherin" We need a property survey and updated map of Hogwarts that includes all the secret chambers and how far underneath the castle they are The way the chamber is described in the book makes it seem a lot bigger than the film shows - even the statue of Salazar is big...

Potter Revisited Episode #34 Lockhart Only Sees What's in The Mirror AKA Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 16 "The Chamber of Secrets" It's a book title chapter and a lot happens! How many times is the book title a chapter title in the series?  The Profs expect students to revise and write exams at this point and we agree with the students outrage What about those students that were...

Potter Revisited Episode #33 Arachnophobia AKA Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 15 "Aragog" We agree with Ron - we are not about the spiders in this chapter Madame Pomfrey barres students out of the hospital wing as soon as Dumbledore is gone - she doesn't trust anyone Malfoy is being the biggest shit in this chapter according to Tori Does Snape actually enjoy his job? He's a teach...

Potter Revisited Episode #32 An Introduction to Introductory Courses AKA Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 14 "Cornelius Fudge" The Trios belief in Hagrid is admirable  Tori is shocked about how much school Colin and Justin have missed being petrified - are their parents aware? Harry and friends are choosing their new courses for the next year - which is very important as we compare...

Potter Revisited Episode #31 Smarmiest Git AKA Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 13 "The Very Secret Diary" Hermione spend a lot of time in the Hospital Wing in this book Shay roasts Lockhart's get well card to Hermione Ron seems to be very upset about Hermione's crush on Gilderoy Lockhart - we discuss the stages the trio are at  Is Harry naive of not thinking a book could be danger...

Potter Revisited Episode #30 Slytherin's Eat Feet AKA Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 12 "The Polyjuice Potion" Robbie Coltrane has passed away - we remember how kind and thoughtful he was with the kids in the cast and how no one else could of played Hagrid the way he did  Dumbledore's office seems like one of the more interesting locations in Hogwarts Shay explains why Harry woul...

Potter Revisited Episode #29 Talk Snakey To Me AKA Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 11 "The Duelling Club" Ron's dark humour about Dobby is on point Why wasn't Colin sent to St Mungo's?  Are Colin's parents aware of what has happened to him? The Twins way of cheering Ginny up is very them, yet probably not the best method Neville refers to himself as "Almost a Squib" which is proba...

Potter Revisited Episode #28 Fragile Ego and Deep Delusions AKA Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 10 "The Rogue Bludger" It is a good thing exams were canceled this year - everyone is learning nothing in Lockhart's class Why does Lockhart single Harry out? Is it because he sees them as both being "celebrities" or that he wants to humiliate him?  Hermione's crush and belief in Lockha...

Potter Revisited Episode #27 Whodunnit? AKA Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 9 "The Writing On The Wall" Tori adopted a little black cat Nimbus - see our instagram for pictures! Shay also has a dog named Nimbus  Both Tori and Shay understand Filch's grief and anger over something terrible happening to his pet  Did Filch really think Harry could have done this to Mrs Norris?  How ma...

Potter Revisited Episode #26 How To Be A Ghost AKA Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 8 "The Deathday Party" We enter into Fall in CoS and it's Shay's favourite time of year We discuss the Pepperup potion and if we would take it  We love the idea of Fred & George spying on Slytherin Shay wonders why no rich Gryffindors bought their team new brooms Oliver's training its getting progre...

Potter Revisited Episode #25 Slytherins In Lamborghinis AKA Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 7 "Mudbloods and Murmurs" Harry spends his time avoiding Lockhart and Colin, which we get Ron's wand injuries Professor Flitwick but yet, the school does nothing depite it being dangerous It's a miracle Ron didn't have to do exams with his broken wand Oliver was organized enough to book the...

Potter Revisited Episode #24 | Influencer Culture Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 6 "Gilderoy Lockhart" As adults, we love Harry and Ron receiving consequences for their actions The sky in the Great Hall matches Harry's mood  Shay finds out what kippers are and she is not a fan  Tori wonders if Howlers should be a more frequent occurrence at Hogwarts  Neville has received a Howler...

Potter Revisited Episode #23 | Reading The Tree Aka Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 5 "The Whomping Willow" We get so many locations in this chapter - this book really focuses on expanding the Wizarding World Harry is loving his time at a Burrow and is jealous of Ron  Mrs Weasley likely intentionally made the last meal before the return to school all of Harry's favourites We can b...

Potter Revisited Episode #22 | The Less Sexy Red Herring Aka Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 4 "At Flourish and Blotts" We are back from our short break with a long episode - so get a cup of tea and a snack! We love how at ease Harry is at The Burrow Explosions from the Twins' room are seen as "normal" - were they already starting Weasley's Wizards Wheezes?  We finally meet Ginny...

Potter Revisited Episode #21 | Weasley Grand Theft Auto Aka Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 3 "The Burrow" Tori reminisces about her house being "The Hub" like the Weasley's when growing up Did Fred and George come because they were concerned about Harry like Ron, or because they wanted to have an adventure? Fred and George are about 14 at the moment - we wonder what the UK drivin...

Potter Revisited Episode #20 | Dobby Will Eat Your Skin Off Aka Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 2 "Dobby's Warning" We are finally introduced to House Elves in this chapter - which play a big role in the series, from Dobby, Winky and Kreacher, to Hermione's character development Shay finds Dobby's entrance stressful as this is the worst time for Harry to have his magical world inv...

Potter Revisited Episode #19 | Harry's Birthday Blues Aka Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 1 "The Worst Birthday" We are on the next book of our reread journey, Chamber of Secrets This book was first published in 1999!  Tori discusses how she originally skipped this book at first, but it was the first HP movie she saw in theatres Both of us are excited for the mystery aspect of thi...

Potter Revisited Episode #18 | Philosopher's Stone Movie Review Welcome to our first video podcast! Watch on our Youtube channel! We watch the first Harry Potter movie and discuss some of our favourite scenes, casting choices and more!  Lots of Shay's love for Alan Rickman and Tori discussing film and BTS  Tori rates PS 8/10 and Shay rates it 9/10 - what do you rate it? CoS discussion starts next...

Potter Revisited Episode #17 | Literary Whiplash Aka Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 17 "The Man With Two Faces" we LOVE the opening line to this chapter! Tori feels bad for Hagrid - despite the times we challenge him on not be responsible, his heart is usually in the right place Quirrell seems to do wandless magic - is this an oversight?  Quirrell reveals that Snape and James Po...

Potter Revisited Episode #16 | Tickle The Squid Aka Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 16 "Through The Trapdoor" Harry, Ron and Hermione sit their exams, including making a pineapple tapdance (Charms), turn a mouse into a snuffbox (Transfiguration) and brew a forgetfulness potion (Potions) Shay loves the idea of Fred and George tickling the Giant Squid. Tori compares the Squid to Th...

Potter Revisited Episode #15 | The Future Looks Bleak, Harry Aka Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 15 "The Forbidden Forest" We come up with some excuses Harry and Hermione could have gave for being out at night Is this really the most disappointed McGonagall has ever been or is she trying to "scare them straight" Harry feels awful for losing Gryffindor so much house points - but h...

Potter Revisited Episode #14 | How To Smuggle Your Dragon Aka Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 14 "Norbert The Norwegian Ridgeback" Harry and Co have interesting interactions with Quirrell when they are trying to support him  Is Quirrell just stressed, or is sharing his body taking its toll on him? Shay ponders what life on the back of Quirrell's head is like - make's Tori think o...

Potter Revisited Episode #13 | Ron Should Slap Dumbledore Aka Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 13 "Nicolas Flamel" Important Nimbus Update from Shay This chapter is a Ron highlight Ron's humor is on point - "Really break your leg!" Ron encourages Neville - it makes more sense to Tori why he was made a prefect.  The Ron Vs Malfoy fight - amazing  Is it weird Hermione is checking ou...