The Potter Discussion: Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts and the Wizarding World Fandom

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback and our first encounter in the Forbidden Forest in our version of the Harry Potter TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      1:36 Quick recap, and Hagrid Spilling the beans! If we learn all these new things about Fluffy in a more natural manner, it shows us just how much that information means. Also, if the trio knows it, Sn...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss Netflix acquiring HBO and Warner Bros., and what that means for the TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      1:40 They need this money back. Netflix is going to invest in some big projects to make the 82.7 billion back. Harry Potter is already in production, and it will attract a huge fan base. They would be smart to keep this show in the works. ·      7:...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss why we absolutely need quidditch for a function story. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      1:30 Quidditch reminds us of the magic of this world, and ties the story to reality. However powerful Voldemort is or however detentions Harry gets, quidditch will always be there to remind us just how magical the castle is. ·      13:00 It develops the plot socially. H...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the first classes at Hogwarts to Harry's first Christmas with his new magical life in our version of the Harry Potter TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      2:06 Quick recap, and classes begin! Classes are the life of the castle and the core of what it means to be a student at Hogwarts. I want to have a more in-depth view of a class at Hogwarts so...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the old world of magic with the new one and what that means for the TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      2:10 Harry vs. Flamel. Nicholas Flamel is an old-world figure for sure. He has been fighting this fight for hundreds of years, and it is crazy to think that his path has lead here, to Harry. The glow of the story obscures just how important he is a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the rumors of a narrator and photos of Nicholas Flamel for the Harry Potter TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      1:20 The TV show will feature a narrator and Nicholas Flamel. The narrator is just a rumor right now, but we have seen leaked photos of Flamel shooting scenes with Dumbledore. These two idea seem to be contrasting because the narrator is pu...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss Harry's journey to Hogwarts in our version of the TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      1:21 Quick Recap, and opening at Kings Cross. We could also open in the Leaky Cauldron, but it would be better for us to take that extra time exploring the wizarding world than the Muggle one. We see Harry meet the Weasleys, go through the barrier, get on the Ho...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss what Halloween should include in the TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      1:22 We have more time to explore the stories. Voldemort kills the Potters, a troll breaks into Hogwarts, the Chamber of Secrets is revealed, Sirius Black breaks into the Castle, and Harry’s name is picked from the Goblet of Fire all on different Halloween nights. Getting more f...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss Harry's journey from the hut on the rock and his introduction into the wizarding world. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      1:19 Recap and opening with the hut on the rock. We should see a little bit of what the Dursleys think about this revelation. Petunia always wanted to hear this for her, so how does this show within her? Vernon is adamant and denies...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss what seeing a glimpse of affection for Harry from the Dursleys would do for the story. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      1:54 What is the 1% difference? It’s that little moment where we see the Dursleys for real. It could be a simple look or a complete scene. No matter how it’s delivered, we should see that just maybe, the Dursleys care about Harry just 1%....

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we design the second episode of the first season of our Tea Leaves series. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      1:48 Recap of Season 1, Episode 1 ·      3:55 We open with Vernon and Petunia finding Harry. They make the decision to keep them in, and I want to see what they were thinking when making that choice. Harry is their family, so they couldn’t just turn him away, r...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we begin a new series called Tea Leaves where we will design each and every episode of the Harry Potter TV before they are announced. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      3:06 We open in Hogwarts. But not in Harry’s time, but Lily and James’. We will get to see the Marauders, Snape, and Lily and James in their youth and watch them go through their drama and different rel...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss the new leaked photos of a scene involving Mr. Dursley. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      1:44 This could suggest that the show is going in chronological order. Because this is an episode-by-episode filming, they are filming each scene closer to where it will be placed in the episode. ·      10:34 It is closer to the books than the films. Mr. Diggle is weari...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we break down the character of Harry Potter. Happy five years, and enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      4:20 Why haven’t we done a breakdown of Harry before? He’s only one character. It’s everyone else around him that make the story pop. Also, we understand Harry pretty well. The point of closer analysis is better understanding a character who might not be in the limelig...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we talk about why Jude Law should play young Dumbledore in the new TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      Listen to episode 298 called “Warwick Davis is returning as Flitwick? Who else should reprise their role?” here! ·      2:14 Why two actors? Well, Dumbledore has a complex past. He feels like he was a different person back in his Grindelwald days, and a differ...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss which actors should reprise their roles in the new Harry Potter TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      Listen to episode 287, “Tom Felton is returning to Broadway. Who should return to the TV show?” Here! ·       4:10 Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy. He was the perfect blend of haughty, rude, and fearful. He portrayed a fantastic arc, and really showed us...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss how to reintroduce an old world. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      1:33 It’s not welcome, it’s welcome back. None of this is going to be brand new, so I’m hoping the filmmakers realize that they shouldn’t be trying to reinvent the wheel. We didn’t know what any of the characters or sets looked like when the films were coming out, but now we have an image fo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we analyze the Malfoy family and discuss what should be carried over into the TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      1:53 Something has to change. I’m not saying something is wrong, that’s just a fact. The books are the books and the films are the films. The TV has to show us something new, and that will mean they have to change something. They can either put in m...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss why we need more flashbacks from the Harry Potter TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      1:33 The Marauders. We didn’t get any flashbacks from the Marauders in the story, even though we know a lot about the characters individually. Each of the characters are vital for Harry’s life, and their relationships define more of the story than we think. Their dy...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we test our knowledge on the first book in the Harry Potter series. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      1:38 Warm up round ·      5:15 Question #1 ·      10:06 Question #2 ·      14:48 Question #3 ·      18:46 Question #4 ·      22:35 Question #5 ·      26:15 Question #6 ·      29:06 Question #7 ·      31:52 Challenge Question  ThePotterDiscussion@gmail.com thepotterdis...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the official beginning of filming on the Harry Potter TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      2:00 Leaked Dursley photos . They look authentic for the time, and the book. This is part of a larger idea of separating the films from the core of the fandom, and instead bringing the books back to the foreground. Looking at these photos, I don’t see Richard Gr...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the lack of casting for Voldemort and what that might mean for the TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      1:19 If we haven’t had an official casting, we might have a story that isn’t based around the trio. Of course the story is going to be centered around the trio because that is what it is, but having a big buildup around Voldemort might suggest the f...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss aspects of the Dursley family and 4 Privet Drive and if we give them a yay or nay. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      1:24 The Dursleys are mean to Harry. Yay! This is the hallmark of the Dursley household. We would really be missing something if they were complete angels to him. It might be an interesting story if they were kinder, but the fact that they ar...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we rank the seven most important sets of the Harry Potter films. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      2:11 #7: Ollivander’s Wand Shop. We aren’t there for too long, but what goes on here is extremely important. This is where Harry got his first wand and learned of the twin cores, themes that would follow him forever. ·      9:49 #6: Gringotts’s Bank. This beats Ollivande...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the TV show's connection to the HBO show 'Succession' and how the filmmakers should take some inspiration from it. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      3:30 Different cinematography. Longer shots, less music, and more personal moments can really make a difference in how we understand the show. Now that the audience in older and has a better hand...