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Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we rank every Christmas in Harry Potter. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      2:15 Deathly Hallows. This is the Christmas on which Harry and Hermione met “Bathilda Bagshot” who was really Nagini. Voldemort showed up and tried to kill them, all this being after Harry saw the graves of his parents. His wand broke, many attempts were made on their lives, and they didn’t fin...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we flip the script to explore how the story would be different if Peter Pettigrew was on Dumbledore's side. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·       1:59 Dumbledore would have another line to Dumbledore. Snape is an effective and worthy spy, but have two perspectives on information is very valuable. They could find out if Voldemort was planning something he didn’t want...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss some enemies that could have been friends. Enjoy! ·      2:11 Harry and Dudley. Watch the deleted scene here. The main benefit of this friendship would be an ally for Harry on Privet Drive. Every summer, he dreads the return and getting bullied by Dudley, but if he had a friend in Dudley instead, he might not find his summer home so horrible. ·      9:1...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the pros and cons of the tri-wizard tournament. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      2:10 Cheating is promoted. The point of the competition is to think on your feet and adapt to any situation, but if the champions know everything about the challenges before they even stat, there is no point to any of it and the only challenge becomes who can learn the most ab...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we rank the top 10 spells in Harry Potter. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      2:23 Honorable Mention and #10 Engorgio ·      5:10 #9 Incendio ·      7:10 #8 Immobulus  ·      9:50 #7 Protego ·      12:47 #6 Disillusionment charm ·      16:22 #5 Bubble Head Charm ·      18:54 #4 Wingardium Leviosa  ·      20:59 #3 Expecto Patronum ·      24:02 #2 Stupify ·      26:00 #1...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we break down the character of Dobby. Enjoy! Summary/Topics: ·      2:12 Dobby’s role in the story. Simply put, he started out as a solution for problems and a way to move the story along, but he became someone who stood up against the forces of evil and the weights that had previously held him back for so long. It is a real shame that he didn’t have the chance to...

Send us Fan Mail In this listener submitted episode, we discuss what objects Harry and Voldemort would choose in an object draft. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      2:12: The Elder Wand. Harry wouldn’t want it to use it, he just wouldn’t want Voldemort to have it. If Voldemort had been the true master, Harry wouldn’t have had a chance like Ollivander said. However, Voldemort put a lot of his energy int...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the new Harry Potter documentary about stunts. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      Listen to episode 205, QuizMaster: DA Edition here! ·      3:14 Is it going to be happy or sad? A shown in the trailer , the day that he sustained his injury was one of it not the worst day on the Harry Potter set. This was a horrible tragedy and that isn’t going to be an overl...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we test our knowledge on Dumbledore's Army. Enjoy! Summary/Topics: ·      1:53 Warm Up Round ·      4:21 Question 1 ·      7:54 Question 2 ·      12:36 Question 3 ·      16:48 Question 4 ·      22:12 Question 5 ·      25:17 Question 6 ·      27:47 Question 7 ·      30:17 Challenge Question  ThePotterDiscussion@gmail.com thepotterdiscussion.com Nox

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss some of the best Fred and George moments. Enjoy! Summary/Topics: ·      1:58 “He’s not Fred, I am!” This scene takes place in the first book in King’s Cross station. This is a good display of banter between them, and this was one of the first examples we have of their characters. They aren’t afraid of pulling someone’s leg while making a joke. This estab...

Send us Fan Mail In this listener submitted episode, we discuss if Harry and Hermione could have ever been romantically involved.  Enjoy!   Summary/Topics: ·      1:31 Harry is too committed to Cho in the books. They went on actual dates and spent more time together. In the book it was more involved and long lived. They stayed together long enough to know that it wasn’t a casual thing. With Cho in...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss different Greek myths that appear in Harry Potter. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      2:25 The Basilisk and Medusa. Medusa has snakes for hair and the basilisk is a snake. They both petrify with their eyes. But what would happen if they looked into each other eyes? There’s no way to know for sure, but Medusa was die instantly and the basilisk would begin to...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss if Harry and Hermione would have reached as great heights is Ron wasn't with them. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      1:53 What role does Ron play? There isn’t a single word that can sum up Ron’s role in the story. A lot of what he does is away from the spotlight, and that is also the reason why he gets into the occasional spat with Harry. He is constan...

Send us Fan Mail This week marks 200 episodes and three years of this podcast. I would not have been able to do any of this without your continued support, and for that I thank you all. Here's to another 200!  ThePotterDiscussion@gmail.com thepotterdiscussion.com Nox

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss some additions to the story that would help out a bunch. Enjoy! Summary/Topics: ·      2:22 More accessible portkeys. Portkeys are effective, but they take too long to set up and aren’t a quick us. They take time to set up and advanced planning. If you’re running down an alley with snatchers on your tail, the last thing you’re thinking of is a portkey....

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we put Hermione and Bellatrix head to head. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: Episode 198: ·      1:03 Why these two? ·      4:04 Hermione’s Strengths and weaknesses ·      11:45 Bellatrix strengths and weaknesses ·      19:42 Malfoy Manor duel ·      24:47 Battle of Hogwarts duel ·      27:43 Flat plane duel  ThePotterDiscussion@gmail.com thepotterdiscussion.com Nox

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss what could have happened if Dumbledore joined Grindelwald. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      2:00 The Harry Potter story wouldn’t happen. Dumbledore is the person that sets pretty much everything in the books into motion, so without him, there is a fairly low chance that the story would play out like it did or even happen at all. Dumbledore hired all the te...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we test our knowledge on quidditch. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·       2:56 Warmup ·      4:40 Question 1 ·      8:51 Question 2 ·      14:56 Question 3 ·      19:54 Question 4 ·      22:55 Question 5 ·      25:56 Question 6 ·      29:05 Question 7 ·      31:42 Challenge Question: What is cobbing?  ThePotterDiscussion@gmail.com thepotterdiscussion.com Nox

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss if I achieved my goals for my second trip to Leavesden. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      Listen to episode 190, “I’m Going Back to the Harry Potter Studios” ·      1:14 Did I take my time? Absolutely. I was going at a snail’s pace through the entire place. I read and watched everything I possibly could and took in every piece of information that was availab...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss what the story would look like if it was told from different perspectives. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      2:23 Ron Weasley. Ron is very close to Harry and he has seen everything Harry has. Ron has been by Harry’s side for the entire story and he certainly has his own view on things. Next to Harry, Ron is considered number two which he doesn’t like. Ron i...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss if the music of Harry Potter fits the picture. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      Listen to episode 123, the Music of Harry Potter here! ·      1:53 Yes. It is a very simple answer, so it may be better to work backwards from the answer than analyze the evidence and try to come up with an answer. We already know the answer to the question and just about every...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss some of Ginny Weasley's best moments. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      1:49 “Have you seen my jumper?”. This first scene isn’t exactly a show of strength or intelligence, but it is a fantastic benchmark for Ginny’s later relationship with Harry. It gives us good perspective to see how they started out with Ginny not being able to stay in the same room...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss if the first book of the Harry Potter was a fitting beginning to the series. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      1:38 Did Dumbledore make the right choice? This is a big topic and it is difficult to pin down a single answer. This was one of the only options because if he brought Harry to an orphanage, he might have become the new Voldemort. Luckily, he didn’t...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss my plan for my return trip to the Harry Potter Studio Tour. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      2:04 See what I missed. I saw the big stuff, but what about everything else? There were so many little details that I completely missed that I want to use this opportunity to see again. This might be my last time ever being there, and I want to comb through and see...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss which characters should be highlighted in the coming Harry Potter TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      2:28 Dumbledore. We’ve seen Dumbledore a bunch in the story, and we have spent a lot of time with him in the story. However, we know very little about his childhood. We’ve heard about it and heard some of the things that happened, but talk is just ta...