Through the Griffin Door

Join J and Ben as they dive into Chapter 21 of the Half Blood Prince and discuss strawman arguments, Dobby and Kreacher’s Surveillance Services, Harry being so dense about getting into the room, the potential future Dark Lord, and running into Tonks again.  Relevant Links: What Stops Death Eaters From Casting a Patronus? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBmAN8XZaHs&t=149s   Get your Through t...

Join J and Ben as they dive into Chapter 20 of the Half Blood Prince and discuss Ginny and Dean’s fight, Luna peddling wares, Dumby scolding Harry, the Voldy timeline, the two Heirs interacting, Dumbledore’s drink jinx, and their verbal tenis match.  Relevant Links: The Horcrux Kill That NEVER Made Sense… Until Now - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz4Yp-8evs4&t=963s   Dumbledore’s Drinking Pr...

Taking care of your health just got easier – start here with Zocdoc: https://zocdoc.com/griffin   This episode is sponsored by Shopify – Go to shopify.com/griffin to start your free trial! Join J and Ben as they dive into Chapter 19 of the Half Blood Prince and discuss Charlie’s absence, Harry and co.’s various theories, Hagrid’s various coats, McClaggen being the worst, and setting Dobby and Krea...

Join J and Ben as they dive into Chapter 18 of the Half Blood Prince and discuss books about horcruxes, alchemy and bezoars, failing to get the memory, apparition lessons, a very misleading “s”, Ron’s birthday, wizard watches, the trace, the super potent love potion, and the poison.   We’re on Cameo!! https://www.cameo.com/supercarlinbrothers?srsltid=AfmBOoo04klFfL2kqfXqEZ6LlRCLHGnM8hRvLezLSqZYdLT...

Taking care of your health just got easier – start here with Zocdoc: https://zocdoc.com/griffin   Join J and Ben as they dive into Chapter 1 of the Half Blood Prince and discuss getting back via floo, meeting up with Hermione, Harry recounting the Scrimgeour and Snape/Draco conversations, Voldemort’s years at Hogwarts, Morphin’s exposition dump, Barty Crouch Jr. maybe being Slughorn’s son, and the...

This episode is sponsored by Shopify – Go to shopify.com/griffin to start your free trial! Join J and Ben as they dive into Chapter 16 of the Half Blood Prince and discuss Ron and Harry debriefing on the Unbreakable Vow, the twins nonverbal magic, Arthur and Lupin’s input on Snape, how to improve the Battle of Hogwarts, horrible Christmas gifts, and the Minister showing up and absolutely stepping...

This episode is sponsored by Shopify – Go to shopify.com/griffin to start your free trial! Taking care of your health just got easier – start here with Zocdoc: https://zocdoc.com/griffin   Join J and Ben as they dive into Chapter 15 of the Half Blood Prince and discuss mistletoe and snogging, finding the name of Charms, everlasting elixirs, a ridiculous Madame Pince moment, cute Harmione moments,...

Join J and Ben as they dive into YOUR QUESTIONS and answer the questions: How EXACTLY does the Unbreakable Vow work? What would have changed if Sirius just picked up Voldy's wand in the Godric's Hollow wreckage? Is Peter Pettigrew actually INCREDIBLY powerful? Do you want to have your questions answered on a future episode of The Owlery? Support us on Patreon: We’re on Cameo!! https://www....

This episode is sponsored by Shopify – Go to shopify.com/griffin to start your free trial! Join J and Ben as they dive into Chapter 14 of the Half Blood Prince and discuss “weird mist”, new Voldemort “lore”, Neville crushing herbology, gross plants, the snogging conflict with Ginny, Harry’s placebo plan, Hermione’s fumble, and the beginning of WonWon and LavLav. Get your Through the Griffin Tour N...

Join J and Ben as they dive into Chapter 13 of the Half Blood Prince and discuss the debrief with Dumbledore, obscurus magic, getting Mrs. Cole drunk, and Tom as a child.  Relevant Links: Thanos - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanos   The Pensieve’s Dark Twin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHgLjQ5B38s   Get your Through the Griffin Tour Northeast Tickets Here: https://supercarlinbrothers.com/e...

Join J and Ben as they dive into Chapter 12 of the Half Blood Prince and discuss Dumbledore being gone, learning Levicorpus, the Sacred 28, the sad/cold trip to Hogsmeade, Katie being cursed, and Harry’s suspicions.  Get your Through the Griffin Tour Northeast Tickets Here: https://supercarlinbrothers.com/events/   Tour Dates:  Boston, MA - 9/10/2026 Hartford, CT - 9/11/2026 New York City, NY - 9/...

This episode is sponsored by Shopify – Go to shopify.com/griffin to start your free trial! Join J and Ben as they dive into Chapter 11 of the Half Blood Prince and discuss the trio’s “busy” class schedule, pranks, flirting, Stan’s arrest, Quidditch tryouts, finally seeing Hagrid, Cormac being confunded, the article with Arthur, and Demelza’s message.  Relevant Links:  Fred & George POISONED Co...

Taking care of your health just got easier – start here with Zocdoc: https://zocdoc.com/griffin   Join J and Ben as they dive into Chapter 10 of the Half Blood Prince and discuss Harry’s fixation with the Prince, Trelawney reading cards, the Art of War, Bob Ogden’s memory, how horrible Marvolo is, Tom Riddle passing by and Dumbledore’s debrief after the memory.  Relevant Links:  Slughorn's Dar...

Join J and Ben as they dive into Chapter 9 of the Half Blood Prince and discuss Ron showing off, dropping COMC, McGonagall giving out class schedules, whether or not Harry should hold Quidditch tryouts, Snape’s DADA speech, one of the best comebacks in the series, DA LAGS, THE Potions class, and Harry finding THE book.  Relevant Links:  We Accidentally Proved James Potter Was The Half-Blood Prince...

Join J and Ben as they dive into Chapter 8 of the Half Blood Prince and discuss the train’s schedule, nonverbal magic, werewolves underuse in the series, Snape being a jerk to Tonks, the start of term speech, and “Jerk Harry”.  Get your Through the Griffin Tour Northeast Tickets Here: https://supercarlinbrothers.com/events/   Tour Dates:  Boston, MA - 9/10/2026 Hartford, CT - 9/11/2026 New York Ci...

This episode is sponsored by Shopify – Go to shopify.com/griffin to start your free trial! Join J and Ben as they dive into Chapter 7 of the Half Blood Prince and discuss Harry’s musings about Malfoy’s plans, Fleur’s (maybe?) rudeness, getting to the platform, meeting up with Neville and Luna, going to the Slug Club, Belby not getting pies, and sneaking into the Slytherin compartment.   Sign up an...

Join J and Ben as they dive into Chapter 6 of the Half Blood Prince and discuss two aside Quidditch, Florean Fortescue’s abduction, “Harry Is Special” moments, the reverse of book 1, Draco in Madam Malkins, all the Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes inventions, and spying on Malfoy Sign up annually for our Patreon before July 31st to get your TTGD Galleon! http://patreon.com/ThroughtheGriffinDoor   Relevant...

This episode is sponsored by Shopify - Go to http://shopify.com/GRIFFIN to sign up for your $1-per-month trial period. Join J and Ben as they dive into Chapter 5 of the Half Blood Prince and discuss broom racing a la “Fast and Furious”, apparition, Slughorn’s history, the MOST awkward moment with Molly and Arthur, Hermione sitting in Harry’s bed, timeline math, Fleur’s entrance and the girls’ jeal...

Join J and Ben as they dive into YOUR QUESTIONS and answer the questions: How would the story be different if Snape was sorted into Griffindor? How does the Pensive REALLY work? If Dumbledore never saw the destroyed diary, would he have realized Voldemort was using Horcruxes? Do you want to have your questions answered on a future episode of The Owlery? Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/Th...

This episode is sponsored by Shopify - Go to http://shopify.com/GRIFFIN to sign up for your $1-per-month trial period. Join J and Ben as they dive into Chapter 4 of the Half Blood Prince and discuss apparition, the bookend moments, Amelia Bones’ death, poking Slughorn, various collections, prejudices, spiders, and Dumbledore’s instructions before dropping Harry off at the Burrow.   Relevant Links:...

This episode is sponsored by Shopify - Go to http://shopify.com/GRIFFIN to sign up for your $1-per-month trial period. This episode is sponsored by AuraFrames - Exclusive $25 off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/GRIFFIN Promo Code GRIFFIN Join J and Ben as they dive into Chapter 3 of the Half Blood Prince and discuss Harry’s snoring, the foreshadowing pamphlet, Dumbledore’s unfailing polite...

This episode is sponsored by AuraFrames - Exclusive $25 off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/GRIFFIN Promo Code GRIFFIN Join J and Ben as they dive into Chapter 2 of the Half Blood Prince and discuss the downtrodden neighborhood, the fox mystery, another cupboard under the stairs, the Snape exposition dump, and the Unbreakable Vow. Get your Through the Griffin Tour Northeast Tickets Here: h...

Join J and Ben as they dive into Chapter 1 of the Half Blood Prince and discuss the state of politics, the recap via flashbacks, Fudge getting sacked, the terrors of the Death Eaters, the intro to Scrimgeour, and Kingsley’s protection.  Get your Through the Griffin Tour Northeast Tickets Here: https://supercarlinbrothers.com/events/   Tour Dates:  Boston, MA - 9/10/2026 Hartford, CT - 9/11/2026 Ne...

Join J and Ben as they dive into how Dumbledore’s Big Plan fits into Order of the Phoenix Get your Through the Griffin Tour Northeast Tickets Here: https://supercarlinbrothers.com/events/   Tour Dates:  Boston, MA - 9/10/2026 Hartford, CT - 9/11/2026 New York City, NY - 9/13/2026 Philadelphia, PA - 9/15/2026 Washington, DC - 9/16/2026 Richmond, VA - 9/17/2026 We’re on Cameo!! https://www.cameo.com...

This episode is sponsored by Shopify - Go to http://shopify.com/GRIFFIN to sign up for your $1-per-month trial period. Join J and Ben as they dive into Chapter 38 of the Order of the Phoenix and discuss the ministry finally (cowardly) telling the truth, the platinum sextants’ recovery progress, the confrontation with the “slug trio”, dumb points math, visiting Hagrid, finding the mirror (ughhh), t...