Alohomora!: A Global Reread Of Harry Potter

On Episode 241 we discuss... → Does Harry finally learn from his shortcomings? → A perfect moment for Dumbledore to mention his family → Voldy is watching you, always watching → The Fidelius Charm has so many freakin' loopholes → Four claps for you, Severus Snape; you go, Severus Snape → When do phoenixes actually die? → Harry breaks a bunch of cool stuff → Petunia's complicated feelings for Harry → The flaw in the plan → Would Dumbledore have killed Harry? → "Thrice defied" - how? → Why does Snape not spill about the plan?

On Episode 240 we discuss... → Jack Russel terriers should be renamed Ron terriers → Could Ron ever turn to the dark arts? → Ron's wands reveal a lot about him → Is Ron mean? → Pottle → The "fwoopers and the billywigs" talk → Ron = Nessie → Nose picking on endless repeat → Newsflash: Ron is hilarious → Ron is a voracious eater → Is Ron Aragorn or Gimli?

On Episode 239 we discuss... → Hermione’s got nothing → Who’s the Half-Blood Prince? Who cares? → Dumbledore’s secret Maxima Spell → The ghost pigeons of Hangleton → The Gaunts are NASTY! → Slytherin Monkeys → "Can I borrow your Deathly Hallow?" → Merope the Grey Lady → Tom Riddle, Sr. can’t even → Wuv...twue wuv? → Don’t forget Bob Ogden

On Episode 238 we discuss... → Hermy-own? Herm-own-ninny? → Just who are Hermione's parents? → Does Hermione’s wand core fit her personality? → Otters fall asleep holding hands and we’re verklempt → Minister of Magic in Hermione’s future → Without Hermione, would Harry be dead? → Women in fantasy tropes → Hermione as a role model for young women → Hermione vs. the Lovegoods → Morality of S.P.E.W. → Hollywood-ized Hermione → Bring on diverse Hermione!

On Episode 237 we discuss... → Is Butterbeer alcoholic? → Where do House Elves come from anyway? → You is nosing! → Hermione's hate mail → NIFFLERS ARE SO FLUFFY WE'RE GOING TO DIE → This chapter breaks our hearts → Don't mess with Molly's boys → Percy Weasley defense squad → Crouch's addled brain → Did Dumbledore invent Patronus communication? → Snape and Karkaroff suck

On Episode 236 we discuss... → Harry Potter and the Translator's Nightmare → Names go Rogue → The Smasher, the Steamroller and the Golden Lightning → Translation Strategies → Localizing “Muggle” → Newt Scamander’s French alias → Universal spell-casting → “I am Lord Romeo” → Shopping for the audiobooks → Dubbing’s so yesterday → How do the translations measure up?

On Episode 235 we discuss... → Self-worth, yay! → Needling Hagrid → “Chess! That’ll do it!” → Ancient artifacts for Christmas →The library is always an exception → A malicious mirror → Hearts’ desires by the hour → Dumbledore’s secrets → What’s your Erised?

On Episode 234 we discuss... → Facts about Ginny → Ginny's ties to Tom Riddle → What else could Ginny have grown to be? → Degrees of Ginny love → Do we only define Ginny by her bond with Harry? → Our Ginny feelings: Thor-smash cups and Valkyrie walks → Movie Ginny: a failing of writing or acting? → Is Cursed Child Ginny ineffectual?

On Episode 233 we discuss... → Vindicitive overload - Snape at his worst → At first I was afraid, I was petrified → Did Snape know about Sirius and Peter back in the day? → Time-Turner Apparition → Does your chain hang low? Does it wobble to and fro? → Laws (and lack thereof) of time travel in the Potterverse → Would they have been successful without omniscient Dumbledore? → Closed loop! Closed loop! Closed loop! → So how old actually is Hermione? → Buckbeak is THE BEST → White stags in mythology → Lunar lessons

On this recap we discuss... → Platonic and romantic balance → Platonic examples in fiction → Gay panic → Are Hinny really soul mates? → Is Ron good enough for Hermione? → The destruction of the trio

On Episode 232 we discuss... → Book vs Movie Hinny → Our OTPs → Early Ships → Friendships → True Love → Fan Fiction Ships → Dean &; Seamus all the way! → Bromances → Weird Ships

On this recap we discuss... → All the tears → Lupin love → Bashing on not enough Lupin love → Choices → Jean Grey comparison

On Episode 231 we discuss... → Harry Potter in braille → Short but beautiful → What more could Dumbledore do? → Expecto Patronum Maxima! → Deaths of innocents → "Harry and Ginny kiss, I guess." → Harry becomes Dumbledore → Ron, the dude bro → What did the Resurrection Stone resurrect? → Harry, the Christ child → Dead and back again

On this recap we discuss... → Snape and Sirius: More alike than you think → What if Snape had killed Lupin? → Are Fred and George just as bad? → Proof of Sirius' Remorse → Lupin forgives Sirius. Why shouldn't we? → Putting the dog back in the dog house → We want to meet Uncle Alphard STAT

On Episode 230 we discuss... → Not Snape 2.0 → Get your learning on - Padfoot and the Pup → Does Jo hate Sirius? → Who's the leader of the pack? → Loyal AF → Day to day dog transformations → Is Harry his mate or his godson? → Sirius gives the best gifts → Killed by a curtain → Scorpio poster child → He seriously needed a good therapist → A 36er in the 27 club

On this recap we discuss... → Diffindo cuts all the things → Overacheiving O.W.L.s → Nonverbal spells → Quidditch pitch protection please? → Hypocrite Hermione

On Episode 229 we discuss... → We love Half-Blood Prince but we can’t remember why → Do not write in library books! → Completely change your thinking for 6th year → Poor Ron → Why can’t Harry and Lupin be besties? → Harry Potter and the Airport Security → Hannah Abbott is not a lighter note → A beat for humor → Cormac's Connections → Consequences Schmonsequences → Aragog can't come to the phone right now → Read your Evening Prophet, kids!

On this recap we discuss... → The Trio Recovers → Harry's figuring it out → Can you be too dumb to become a ghost?

On Episode 228 we discuss... → MuggleNet Live! Ninteen Years Later Recap → Harry’s new house → Ron’s Wizard Wheezes → “OMG, my parents! They’re in Australia!” → Boring staircases → Colin Creevey’s ghost → The latest from Potterwatch → Expecto Patronum Maxima! → Slytherin’s second chance → Counselors and statues

On this recap we discuss... → Movie Misfires → #KrumLove? → Put upon Percy → Societal Pressures → Will boys be boys?