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A Tapestry of Secrets (OOTP Chapter 6, The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black)
This week, grab your doxy spray and settle in because we're deep cleaning the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black. Join Eric, Micah and Laura as they dodge possessed music boxes, coughing wastebaskets, and mysterious lockets all while fighting with a deranged House-Elf and learning about pureblood wizarding families!
News Alert: Hogwarts Legacy 2 to crossover with the new Harry Potter TV Show! Plus, get in the holiday spirit as Hogwarts: Wizards of Baking premieres on Food Network and MAX on Nov. 14!
Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 6: The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black. And our Time Turner segment has us spinning some old recordings from past discussions! Be sure to check out Episode 439 and Episode 230 for prior Chapter 6 analysis!
Have we ever been in a situation where an adult forbade us from talking to our friends after hearing something they deemed inappropriate?
Does Molly not understand how kids work? Forbidding them from staying up to talk is the best way to ensure they absolutely do that!
Your putting those doxies WHERE?! What happens to these immobilized creatures? Are they permanently paralyzed?
STOP RINGING THAT DAMN DOORBELL!!!
Has Mundungus ever proven his value to the Order?
Foreshadow alert: The locket no one could open
What do we make of Sirius's behavior in this chapter? Harry is clearly trying to relate to him, but is Sirius brooding so much on his own misfortune?
The Black Family Tapestry, Regulus Black and the meaning of Toujours Pur
Did Kreacher predict the ending of Order of the Phoenix?
Comparing Kreacher and Gollum from Lord of the Rings
Did Lupin and Tonks have secret sleepovers?
Lynx Line: Our patrons pick one item from the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black to display in their home.
Which Skiving Snackbox candy would each of the hosts be willing to try to get out of something we didn't want to do?
Quizzitch: In the Sorcerer’s Stone PC game, what spell do you primarily use to deal with doxies?’
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1:23:34
Should We Feel Sorry for Petunia Dursley? And more MuggleMail
Join Andrew, Eric, Laura and Micah as we dive into the Muggle Mailbag and respond to listener feedback from the first five chapters of our Order of the Phoenix reread!
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Voicemails cover what Hermione would be like in grad school, and a theory as to why the Cursed Child runtime keeps being shortened in America.
An astute listener writes in about the historical name origins of the wizengamot! We are all impressed.
Ron wearing the locket in Book 7 has the same exact feelings we see Harry have in early Book 5.
Other topics include: Why Salazar Slytherin may have chosen emeralds as a house gem, whether we should feel sorry for Petunia Dursley, why Nearly Headless Nick should still be frozen, and Harry’s sparse security detail.
A fun What If… segment and Chicken Soup for the MuggleCast Soul round out the discussion.
Finally, our Lynx Line benefit exclusively for Patrons has them sharing their overall thoughts on Book 5 so far.
Next week’s Quizzitch question: How many Halloween feasts do we see Harry attend during his time at Hogwarts?
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1:00:31
Harry Potter and the Graveyard of Goods
Happy Halloween! Welcome to Harry Potter and the Graveyard of Goods! Join us as we discuss the official projects by Wizarding World Inc. that’ve perished over the decades. These’ve been rejected by the Sorting Hat. They're on display in Diagon Fail-ey. You get the point.
Our Time Turner segment takes us back to the echoes of Halloween episodes past! Be sure to check out Episode 633: Quizzitch Live - Halloween Edition (2023); Episode 535: Halloween Extravaganza (2021); Episode 487: The Scariest Moments in Harry Potter (2020); Episode 343: Fantastic Beasts And The Not 2 (2017); Episode 161: Larger Than Life (2008) and Episode 61: Ghosts (2006).
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So what names are on the headstones in the Graveyard of Goods?
Fantastic Beasts... more like Fantastic Busts!
Who really axed the MinaLima Illustrated Editions?
Potter-NO-more
Who pulled the plug on Wizards Unite & Magic Awakened?
What happened to the Original Version of the Harry Potter Stage Play?
Will Jim Kay's Illustrated Editions get a sixth and seventh installment?
Why was there only one 10th Anniversary Edition of a Harry Potter book?
Wizarding World Festival... oh, you never heard of that either?
Is the Official Harry Potter Encyclopedia the biggest bogeyman of the Wizarding World!
Who scratched up all of the Ultimate Edition DVDs?
Plus, if each of the hosts could pick one item, what would each of them revive?
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1:06:52
Disorder of the Phoenix (OOTP Chapter 5, The Order of the Phoenix)
More like DISorder, are we right? The cracks against Dumbledore keep coming as the MuggleCasters discuss the events of Book 5, Chapter 5 in our continuing re-read. Join Andrew, Eric, Pam and Micah as they discuss Sirius’ godfatherliness and Molly’s intentions. And more!
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Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 5: The Order of the Phoenix. And our Time Turner segment has us spinning some old recordings from past discussions! Check out Episode 437 and Episode 230!
We learn just how underground this “underground” organization really is! (Positively subterranean)
Why Sirius is good for Harry
Interrupting!Molly interrupts a would-be apology from Mundungus to Harry, and in general is trying to do too much all at once.
Has nobody checked in with Dumbledore on his definition of “need to know” for Harry?
This debate is ugly, but it would have been less stressful if Dumbledore were around to ask.
Why do Fred and George pick now to fight for their own right to know what’s going on? Can’t they read the room?
The Order members detail just how bad their uphill struggle is, thanks to Fudge.
We examine the harm that Fudge’s lean on the Daily Prophet is causing for getting the word out to the public, and how the unsuspecting public is being placed in great danger by the leaders sworn to potect it.
Andrew gives props to Dumbledore for sticking up to the Wizengamot.
Odds and Ends include Crookshanks’ friendship with Sirius, the Vanishing Charm, and more Horcrux evidence.
Lynx Line: Our patrons share which non-Order members should be in the Order!
What do we each think is the Most Over-the-Top Molly Moment of the Week?
Quizzitch: Name a nation within the United Kingdom where the legal voting age is 16 years?
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1:14:27
Sugar Daddy Harry (OOTP Chapter 4, Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place)
This week, just let it all out! Join Andrew, Eric, Micah and Laura as they listen in to Harry unloading on his best friends and get the latest Order of the Phoenix goss. But be sure to tiptoe down the hall quietly because we don’t want to wake up any maniacal pureblood portraits!
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Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 4: Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place. And our Time Turner segment has us spinning some old recordings from past discussions! Check out Episode 436 and Episode 229!
Foreshadow Alert: Grim-Old-Place, "house of a dying person"... OH NO, SIRIUS!
We break down Harry, Ron and Hermione's reunion with a fun new edition of "Horcrux or Harry?"
The hosts try their hands at impersonating ALL CAPS HARRY! One host is SCARY good!
Does Harry feel better about being left in the dark after learning what Ron and Hermione have been up to all summer?
Do we agree with Mrs. Weasley not letting the kids attend the Order of the Phoenix meetings? Do her previous losses and the size of her family impact her decision-making?
Guard Duty Misdirect: was the Order talking about watching Harry or something else entirely?
PompASS Percy: what do we make of this new Weasley family dynamic?
The chapter wraps with Ginny, Kreacher, Snape, Mrs. Black and more!
Lynx Line: Our patrons share who they wish they had a living portrait of in their home and why!
Who gets our picks for Worst Weasley of the Week?
Quizzitch: In honor of the portrait of Walburga Black, what famous artist and sculptor was given an exclusive license in 2014 to use a material known as “Blackest Black”?
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MuggleCast is your weekly ride into the Wizarding World. Our Harry Potter podcast, hosted by four life-long friends, brings its listeners entertaining and thought-provoking discussions about the universe. With each new episode we discuss everything Harry Potter: the latest news, the Potter books, Fantastic Beasts, the theme parks, the video games, the fandom, and more! The show is currently hosting a Chapter by Chapter re-read of the original seven Harry Potter books!
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