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Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we break down the character of Cornelius Fudge. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·     2:06 Who is Cornelius Fudge? From the page on Fandom , we can deduce that he is either half-blood or pure-blood, he either Irish or British, and he is married. Most importantly, he was named most stylish wizard of the year in 1995. We don’t know that much about him, but the most important...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the possible world of Harry being friends with Draco instead of Ron. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      1:40 What would be the day to day effects? The main difference would be his overarching schedule for the year. He used to go to the Burrow for Christmas, so he would probably go to Malfoy Manor instead. He also took very similar classes as Ron, so if he wa...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the most disappointing moments in Harry Potter. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      2:14 Ron and Hermione’s awkward interactions. In the café when they have to wipe the memory of one of the Death Eaters in the beginning of Deathly Hallows, Ron and Hermione have an oddly placed romantic moment that is quite a strange interaction between them. The scene when Ro...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss a duel between Harry Potter and Lucius Malfoy. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      Listen to Dobby vs. Lucius here! ·      2:03 Why this particular match up? Well, while watching the Battle of the Order of the Phoenix this past week, I was left wanting a battle between Harry and Lucius, even though it seemed like a natural next step. They interacted a lot, bu...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss if Snape should have died. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      1:29 No. Snape should not have died. The answer to this question isn’t the mystery and it isn’t a challenge to figure it out, we just have to explain what else he could have done and give reasons for everything that he could have done if he had lived. ·      5:02 He should have gotten the chance t...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss possible origins for well known magical ideas and wizarding practices. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      Listen to the episode where the challenge question came from here . ·      3:18 Why are spells in Latin? This is a simple answer. A plausible answer is that spells are in Latin because spoken magic was coming into being when and where Latin was popular....

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we test our knowledge on the Ministry of Magic. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      Some of the information in this episode came from the Ministry of Magic page on Fandom. Thanks! ·      2:17 Warm up round.    ·      4:52 Question 1: How old is the Ministry? ·      10:14 Question 2: What is the succession of Ministers? ·      15:46 Question 3: What is the visitors entra...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the best classes in Hogwarts. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      2:08 #8 Divination. What a surprise. Divination is a very specific skill that a very small amount of people can really use. Even true seers don’t have too many visions. Trelawney had about three in her entire life. Plus, she has a flair for the dramatic. Most of her class is spent predicting th...

Send us Fan Mail Sooooo... yeah. I know I said there would be an episode this week, but unexpected events have come up and unfortunately I am yet again away from the studio. See you next week! In this episode, we discuss Deathly Hallows, and if it was a good end to Harry Potter. Enjoy! Topics:  All the unanswered questions! We never found out what happened to Lavender Brown for sure after being at...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss different topics for a separate TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      1:58 The Marauders. We don’t really know anything about that group, aside from who was in it, and what they did. An interesting spin on the story could be to combine the Marauders’ story with the first Order of the Phoenix. We go through their story, then Voldemort enters the scene,...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the new Harry Potter TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      2:04 So what’s going on? We are still in the very early days of this announcement, so we don’t have a great idea of what’s going on. Here’s what we know so far: the timeline is very spread out. The first season isn’t going to be released for several years. As far as we know, there are going to...

Send us Fan Mail Hey everyone! I'm sorry to say I did not get to the studio this week, so the episode is a rerun of episode 159.  In this episode, we talk about the main theme of Harry Potter. Enjoy! Topics/ Summary: ·     2:40 Why does the main theme of the story matter? The theme of the story is the core element that it needed to understand the plot and characters and give us a better view...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss magic outside of Hogwarts. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      2:00 Why should Hogwarts students end their education at 17? 11-17 is a pretty wide range, but they would gain so much more value from more magical schooling. There may be an element of diminishing returns, but it can’t diminish so far that going further would be a waste. Just think how valuable i...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the wonderful traits of Jacob Kowalski. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      2:12 Jacob is a good person. That single fact drives his entire character. He is a fantastic companion and friend to Newt. Newt has always been on the outs of society and has had trouble finding friends. But with Jacob, Newt had no trouble at all fitting in. Jacob was also a good supp...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss some of the more confusing aspects of Fantastic Beasts. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      1:50 Yusuf Kama. He was introduced later in the story and seemed to play a strange role in the story. I wasn’t sure which side he was on for the entire film and I’m still not completely sure. Another thing that made him so confusing is how he was trying to tell us the...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we break down the character of Severus Snape. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      Huge thanks to Leona Dolfie who submitted a fascinating theory about Grindelwald’s skull. If you want to submit any questions, comments, or theories, you can email it to thepotterdiscussion@gmail.com . ·      2:57 Who is Snape? He was born on January 9th, 1960. He died on May 1st, 1998. Sn...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the downfall of Cornelius Fudge. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      2:09 The downfall of Cornelius Fudge. His reign began pretty well. The economy was stable and the secret of magic was safe. However, that didn’t stay. Once Voldemort began to creep back into the picture, Fudge fell apart. He was alright in the first book, but when the Chamber of Secrets open...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss whether the Defense Against the Dark Arts job is cursed. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      This episode was submitted by a listener! If you want your idea featured on the show, send it in to thepotterdiscussion@gmail.com . ·      2:14 A history of Defense Against the Dark Arts (DADA) teachers. First is Quirrell who appeared in the first book. He seemed like...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss Tom Felton's new book. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      Get Tom Felton’s book here. ·      1:47 What can be gained from this book? There are a lot of different stories that have a wide variety of stages in Tom’s life. The book doesn’t move in perfect chronological order. It’s very well done and every piece of the story fits in place. As to what can be...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss Ravenclaw and how it is very underrated. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      This episode comes from a listener! Thank you very much. If you want to have your own idea featured on the show, submit it to thepotterdiscussion@gmail.com. ·      2:11 Who are some famous Ravenclaws? Rowena Ravenclaw is the founder of Ravenclaw and the founder of the diadem of Raven...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we examine different couples in Harry Potter and give them a rating based on how healthy it is. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      1:53 Why are we talking about relationships at all? Well, relationships are what everything in the Harry Potter story is built on. And with Valentine’s Day right around the corner, I figured it would be fun to analyze more romantic couples...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the future for Fantastic Beasts and the new development that there may not be another film. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      Check out the interview with Eddie Redmayne here. ·      2:43 Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Depending on your view of the series, you may prefer different things. If you enjoy the films for the story and the characters, anothe...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss if Dumbledore is really a good person. Topics/Summary: ·      Check out episode 147, Dumbledore is a Death Eater here. ·      2:44 Why are we talking about this at all? Well, it changes the story a lot. If Dumbledore was helping Harry in a selfish way, we can see this in a very different light. In the Battle of the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore comes...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we explore AI combined with Harry Potter. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·      There have new developments in the world of AI recently, involving tools such as ChatGPT . In this episode, we are going to be asking ChatGPT questions about Harry Potter and seeing if it can answer the question.  ·      Challenge question: What boat company did Newt use to get back to London...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we test out knowledge on Newt Scammander. Enjoy! Topics: Where does Newt live? Which bank did Newt meet Jacob? Why did Newt say he was in America? Much more!  ThePotterDiscussion@gmail.com thepotterdiscussion.com Nox