It’s Monday and I hate this chapter because it’s about Quidditch! Other things happen too, which you can hear about on this week’s episode of Podtrificus Totalus, the universe’s favorite Harry Potter podcast done book by book, chapter by chapter.
We make a number of references to outside sources and popular culture, which are listed below:
Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)
Avatar: The Last Airbender S01E14 “The Fortuneteller” (https://avatar.fandom.com/wiki/The_Fortuneteller)
The Final Fantasy series
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003)
Our Spell of the Week this week is Cheering Charms, which Harry and Ron learn in — you won’t believe this — Charms class.
17 May 2021
3.14 Snape's Grudge
It’s Monday, and Podtrificus Totalus is hitting you with yet another episode of the Wizarding World’s favorite Harry Potter podcast!
This chapter sees Harry and Ron continue their grudge match with Hermione despite Hagrid’s urgings to make up. Harry chooses to go to Hogsmeade yet again, but when the Invisibility Cloak slips off, Malfoy spots him and runs off to tell Professor Snape. Once apprehended by the Potions master, Harry learns more about his father’s history with Snape and why Professor Snape dislikes him so…
We make a number of references to outside sources and popular culture, which are listed below:
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
Lady Bird (2017)
Birds of Prey (2020), Suicide Squad (2016), and the Snyder Cut
The X-Files S01E03 “Squeeze”
Our Spell of the Week this week is fire chatting or fire talking — basically, the use of Floo Powder as a communication tool across distances.
You can hear more from our guest, Joseluis Solorzano, on his movie review website, Solo Breakdown (https://solobreakdown.wordpress.com/), and on Twitter (@joseluissolo)https://twitter.com/joseluissolo. You can also find the Macbeth adaptation he directed for Blank Conversations on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWCj6LjPhu0).
10 May 2021
3.13 Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw
It’s Monday, and that means it’s time to talk about yet another instance of J.K. Rowling doing the worst job she possibly can at representing diverse peoples!
In this chapter of Prisoner of Azkaban, Gryffindor plays Ravenclaw in Quidditch, and Harry finally gets to put the Firebolt to work. Harry and Ron consider forgiving Hermione, but a bloody mess on Ron’s sheets only serves to distance them further. Harry manages to conjure a Patronus successfully, and Ron faces yet another threat while within the common room…
We make a number of references to outside sources and popular culture, which are listed below:
Cho Chang (https://www.hp-lexicon.org/character/cho-chang/) on the Harry Potter Lexicon
Cho Chang (https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Cho_Chang#Etymology) on the Harry Potter Wiki
J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter fans tear into author following “anti-trans” tweets (https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/jk-rowling-anti-trans-tweets-harry-potter-racist-cho-chang-john-boyega-a9552876.html) (Jacob Stolworthy; 7 June 2020)
Episode 14 of the Chinese Chippy Girl: Katie Leung aka Cho Chang from Harry Potter joins me!! (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ep14-katie-leung-aka-cho-chang-from-harry-potter-joins-me/id1526895182?i=1000512263422)
Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter by Galadriel Waters (Ed. Astre Mithrandir; Published by Wizarding World Press in 2003)
Our Spell of the Week this week is the Golden Snidget, the early version of what would become the Golden Snitch.
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