Alohomora!: A Global Reread Of Harry Potter

On Episode 405 we discuss...→ Check out bretts.thoughts→ Magic is stinky→ Stepping on poo→ Balding and wizarding hair→ Blame it on the cat→ Plot holes and Lupin's transformation→ Sirius and James were not Lupin's real friendsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.

On Episode 404 we discuss...→ Nothing like a cold plunge before battle→ Hermione breaks out the pumpkin juice→ What dragons eat→ Bellatrix spared→ The average water temperature in Scotland→ Check out SugarSpunQuillsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.

On Episode 403 we discuss...→ When they go low, Hermione goes lower→ Victor and Lavender should be together→ The women are either mothers or a mess→ Dark, Fred fanfiction→ The twins might be psychopaths→ Put the radishes down, Luna→ Check out the "Noble House of Black" SeriesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.

On Episode 402 we discuss...→ Eating food out of the floorboard is disgusting→ The time Harry got food poisoning→ Petunia is an overindulgently bad parent→ Sassy Harry playing Vernon like a fiddle→ Wizard superiority complex→ Check out Critical Magical TheoryBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.

On Episode 401 we discuss...→ The unmasking of Mrs. Figg→ Cats and Squibs→ Dudley's experience→ What Petunia let slip→ The final word→ Why did Dumbledore choose “Remember my last” as the phrase to say to Petunia?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.

On Episode 400 we discuss...→ Everyone's hair→ Overacting→ How incredible the soundtrack is→ One hundred and thirty-nine minutes of hot takes→ That the Marauders might not be missing from the film at all→ Behind the Wand: Stories from the Harry Potter Films→ head over to Jordanrannells.com and use code HP25 to get 25% off

On Episode 399 we discuss...→ Spoiler alert, Fred dies→ Everyone wonders why these kids are so brave→ Puffs is still a great play→ Lackluster Horcrux→ From Bianca: "The common sense that God gave a goose"→ What could have been: Charlie's triumphant return with Norberta

On Episode 398 we discuss...→ How the Weasleys don't care about Harry yet→ Turquoise is an odd choice for a car→ Lockhart is a "watered down soda"→ We need to see the tax slips→ So many holes in the plan→ Ginny in the wild→ Same day, different story

On Episode 397 we discuss...→ Hagrid's arrested development→ Dragon eggs→ The actor who plays the girl in Damsel→ Held back students→ What is stoat?→ Ron impresses us, again→ Subway Cloak→ Dragons, Lions, and Bears

On Episode 396 we discuss...→ Molly and vehicular manslaughter→ Grunge era, 90s' cool, Bill→ Hermione, torn between amusement and anxiety→ No one cares about Bertha→ The complicated relationship between Molly, George, and Fred→ A plea for Percy→ Ginny is just awesome

On Episode 395 we discuss...→ How the movie did it better→ Elves who work in houses→ Lavender needs to read the room→ Geoff REALLY doesn't like Cormac McLaggen → Snape teaches in a way that makes people remember→ Dumbledore is the puppet master of Hagrid→ Fred and George are smart little bullies

On Episode 394 we discuss...→ the maturity of the Trio→ The longing tension between Harry and Ginny→ 90s tropes → Everybody Loves Molly→ "We're coming with you"→ The number of towers at Hogwarts→ The slimy goo inside of all of us→ Death, Horcruxes, and the meaning of life

On Episode 393 we discuss...→ Voldemort's soft launch→ Dueling clubs to get back in practice→ Instructional DVDs→ Hugs for Harry→ In our feelings→ Street cred for Filch→ Summer break plans at Hogwarts

On Episode 392 we discuss...→ Moaning Myrtle just a lonely child→ Piggy Wiggly→ Filch's redemption→ Cats chose violence→ Fleur might be a big softy→ Snape's store of potion ingredients→ Le-ion

On Episode 391 we discuss...→ Best line: "Your hand is all sweaty"→ Wizard plummers→ Menacing ellipses→ Pausing for effect→ Voldemort is a dramatic B→ The adventures of Tommy and Bianca→ Grace Candido-Beecher shout out→ Fawkes or convenient plot point→ It's not weird, it's funny

On Episode 390 we discuss...→ Adverbs and potentially bad writing→ Sprouting it all up→ Prophetic knives→ Unbreakable Vows as kids→ The origins of oranges in stockings and Saint Nick→ Chris Tingle→ In-depth look at godparents→ Christmas time with FleurRead below to for information on how to contact our guest, Emily Strand.Her website is emilystrand.com and my Academia.edu site is here: https://carmelcollege.academia.edu/EmilyStrandPotterversity: https://www.mugglenet.com/mugglenet-family/potterversity/New book (just out!) is Potterversity: Essays Exploring the World of Harry Potter available from publisher McFarland Books here: https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/potterversity/Her essay "Said Hermione Earnestly: Harry Potter's Prose and Why It Doesn't Matter" in Open at the Close: Literary Essays on Harry Potter, is available here: https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/O/Open-at-the-CloseShe also edited these pop culture collections:Star Trek: Essays Exploring the Final Frontier: https://vernonpress.com/book/16

On Episode 389 we discuss...→ Let's go to the hospital→ Hermione puts the "camp" in camping→ McGonagall's Caturday with Mrs. Morris→ Dumbledore's Pager→ Festive in death→ Accio baby→ Portrait powers activate!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5016402/advertisement

On Episode 388 we discuss...→ Cringe moments from our past as teens→ Professor Bitter at the holiday staff meeting→ Go forth and find a partner, McGonagall→ What happened to pogs?→ Patty Parkinson→ Drawn out drumrolls→ Holding out for Harry→ Dialogue Alley PodcastThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5016402/advertisement

On Episode 387 we discuss...→ We are not a fishing podcast→ Also not on Shark Tank→ People just don't go out and get tents→ Grawp Pt. 2→ Ronald Weasley and the checked privilege→ Desk Pig all over again→ Why did the Trio catch a pike of all things?→ If Ron and Hermione's relationship will stand the test of timeThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5016402/advertisement

On Episode 386 we discuss...→ XoXo,Gossip Girl→ Who's playing the long game?→ Pansy Parkinson is Draco→ Nerf balls and teachers→ Harry is not James→ Paw print in the skyThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5016402/advertisement