Alohomora!: A Global Reread Of Harry Potter

On this recap we discuss... → The inherent danger in all classes, not just Hagrid's → Difficulty of Muggle Studies → Cultural influences on schools of magic worldwide → Medieval tactics → Teachers' continued areas of study

On Episode 216 we discuss... → Similarities between Hogwarts O.W.L.s, N.E.W.T.s and Muggle aptitude tests → The ever-increasing difficulty of Charms, Transfiguration and Potions in the series → Omission of regular school subjects such as math, language, etc. → Tertiary education - the lack thereof? - in wizarding society → The benefits of *Independent Magical Study* → Those who teach! Is Lupin the best? What about Flitwick? → The importance of trust for learning in an educational setting → Students who got jobs immediately after Hogwarts. There are more than you think!

On this recap we discuss... → The flexibility of Time a.k.a. Schrodinger's Snape → Does Jo regret calling Cursed Child canonical? → Delphi's redeeming qualities → Alison and Eric face off (and come to an agreement!)

On Episode 215 we discuss... → The curse moves to NYC → Can canon be bias-free? → Rowling’s fingerprints → Entitlement or constructive criticism? → Canonizing Non-Canonicity → Choose Your Own 19 Years Later → “Let’s make a baby! I love you, Bellatrix!” → What we miss from the missing characters → What's your canon?

On this recap we discuss... → Harry, Riddle and moral grayness → Relevance and timelessness → Rowling's responsibility → Reading Potter with the next generation

On Episode 214 we discuss... → Harry’s Cinderella moment → “You will be independent because I demand it!” → The weird connection of Moaning Myrtle and Ginny → Beware nice words and pretty people → What’s Prisoner of Azkaban’s secret ingredient? → The shock of Goblet of Fire → Teachers of the revolution → The empathy of Luna Lovegood → Dumbledore’s diary → The essential sacrifice → What has Harry Potter taught you?

On this recap we discuss... → A lesson in paper sizes → Who’s chasing the Marauders? → MockingPhoenixJay → James and Sirius support the Moutahora Macaws → Can we spot Rowling’s writing?

On Episode 213 we discuss...  → Read the Prequel! → What time of year did this escapade take place? → Are James & Sirius in the Order of the Phoenix already? → Who exactly is chasing them on brooms? → Alternate theories on what is happening → WHY James & Sirius? → Who else would we want a little prequel about? → Elvendork - only appropriate as a Tolkien reference

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On Episode 212 we discuss... → Ilvermorny: A (Brief Recap) History → No one got the Salem Witches' Institute joke → Connections to the British wizarding world → What is Ilvermorny Castle like? → Controversy with using Native American culture → Are classes different at Ilvermorny? → Quidditch and Quadpot and wizard lacrosse! → Symbolism of the Gordian Knot → "We choo-choose it!" → Sorting, wands, and Rappaport's Law → Ilvermorny vs. Hogwarts Houses → Welcome to Ilvermorny (art)

On this recap we discuss... → Raise your wands in memory of John Hurt → Did Dumbledore repair Hagrid's wand? → Twins and their wands → Harry's Horcrux messes up everything again

On Episode 211 we discuss... → Our wands say interesting things about us → Ollivander's Bespoke Wand Selector questions are fascinating → American wand makers vs. Ollivander wands → Can you order custom wands? → How are wands made? (Magic) → Magical affinities between wands and wizards → Are wands alive? → Inherited and passed down wands → Muggles and wands → Priori Incantatum: unicorn and dragon edition → Characters and their correlations with wands

On this recap we discuss... → Ghosts as punishment → Luna's spirituality  → Neville, Luna, and Ginny as a trinity → Draco: a Judas parallel? 

On Episode 210 we discuss... → Predestination vs. free will in prophesies → Magic as religion → Is there a Wizard God? → Wizards reconciling magic and religious belief → The stigma of Christians against Harry Potter → Resurrection: a common element → Are Horcruxes a perversion of religious symbols? → The importance of choices → Even Quidditch has religious imagery! → Trios and the Trinity → Repentance and Redemption → Ghosts and the afterlife

On this recap we discuss... → Did the diadem bring the DADA curse? → Why murder is the thing that splits the soul → A different take on the food/soul theory → Piggy bank Harry

On Episode 209 we discuss... → Making a Horcrux: How Do You Even? → Horcrux pies and chocolate bars → Body and soul → The first kill → The Seven Horcrux Sins → Hot-Demort → Did Grindelwald make a Horcrux? → Rowling's least favorite Horcrux question

On this recap we discuss...    → Peter and the Hat → "Heads or tails?" → Sorting families → Houses through the years

On Episode 208 we discuss...   → Why is Hogwarts still Sorting? → The Hat is always right...or it thinks it is → Hat Stall: I do not think that means what you think it means → Should families really end up in the same House? → Controversial Sortings → Lockhart: is he really blue and bronze? → Let's speculate on some Houses!

On this recap we discuss...    → Dumbledore did what was right, not easy → How could Dumbledore's sexuality have been included in the books? → A balancing of House traits

On Episode 207 we discuss...   → No spoilers for Fantastic Beasts! (Well, we tried) → Dumbledore as the archetypal mentor → Is Dumbledore a good person and are his actions justified? → Timelines can be confusing → JKR got Harry's story from Dumbledore's portrait → Would knowing Dumbledore's sexuality have impacted Harry's story? → Everything goes back to that one summer → How does Dumbledore still trust people? → Regret and caution → The Greater Good vs. the one → Love of all kinds → Why do we have more empathy for Dumbledore than other characters?