We are joined by our editor, Patrick Musilek, to discuss the signature moments of the main seven characters in the Harry Potter series, as defined by J. K. Rowling:

1. Harry Potter
2. Hermione Granger
3. Ron Weasley
4. Ginny Weasley
5. Neville Longbottom
6. Luna Lovegood
7. Draco Malfoy

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In this episode:

• Harry's defining moment might be when he falls apart
• Ron shines when he overcomes his insecurities
• Draco goes where a Horcrux won't!
• Hermione is Harry's ally through and through
• "Ginny is obviously bae"
• Plot twist: Ginny is possessed the whole time
• ChatGPT is just like Riddle's diary
• We offer you dramatic readings here at the pub
• We're in our feelings about Luna
• Draco is defined as a ferret

Podcasts:

• Fandom Shmandom by Aureo, Sam & Sierra
• Hurry Potter by Patrick Musilek

Pub's Jukebox:

• On the Other Hand by Witherwings
• Hurry Potter original music by Patrick Musilek

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We discuss chapter 23 in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: The Yule Ball. We dive deep into the ball and its dance partners, the Christmas presents, and all the intrigues in this chapter.

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In this episode:

• Harry canonically does homework
• Hermione invented Invisalign!
• Dobby loves a dramatic entrance
• The Dursleys put in effort to be nasty
• A good use of pink?!
• Draco and Ron have a lot in common
• Wizarding Heartstopper about Crabbe and Goyle
• The magical eye is overpowered
• Would Lucius Malfoy wear a tank top?
• Snaps for a sassy Ron Weasley

Resources: Malfoy by Irvin

Pub's Jukebox: On Behalf of Neville by The Whomping Willows

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Christian Richardson joins Aureo, Sam, and Sierra to discuss food in the Harry Potter series. We talk about the importance of shared meals and how different characters are portrayed through food.

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In this episode:

• Gamp's law around food
• Feasts served with a pinch of slavery
• British food culture doesn't seem to reflect the importance of food in the Wizarding World
• Absences from meals at Hogwarts are noted
• The trio handles the absence of food differently
• Dumbledore occasionally eats something that isn't candy
• Bacon sandwiches trump everything
• Food is a love language in Harry Potter
• Mars bars are not bright tonight
• Death Day catering is where the money is at

Pub's Jukebox: Honeydukes by Justin Finch-Fletchley and the Sugar Quills

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DJ and Mayuri (Not The Droids and Spiced Volumes podcast) join Aureo and Sophia to discuss the hirings and firings of the Defense Against the Dark Arts professors in the Harry Potter series. We discuss the impact of Voldemort's curse on the subject and the results as seen through Harry's eyes.

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In this episode:

• Harry should have been a DADA teacher
• It's a swing to go from Muggle Studies to DADA
• Everyone just learns about trolls
• How does Voldemort's jinx of the DADA position work?
• Did the Marauders have better DADA professors?
• Auror training could have included a year as a DADA professor
• Quirell would have lost his job either way
• Dumbledore should not be the headmaster

Resources: The Schemes Behind the Spite: Why Voldemort Really Jinxed the DADA Job by Sophia

Pub's Jukebox: Mad-Eye Moody by Percy and the Prefects

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Special guest Grace Candido-Beecher joins Aureo, Sam, and Sierra to discuss the 15th chapter of the Harry Potter series: The Forbidden Forest. We talk about unreasonable detentions, the centaurs, and other creatures in the Forbidden Forest.

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In this episode:

• The betting tails of Minerva McGonagall
• "But all my fwiends are angry with me!"
• Once again, Quidditch confuses us
• Dumbledore's master plan is the reason for this detention
• Filch is a poltergeist
• McGonagall's woo-woo meditations
• Do we want to fix Draco or make him worse?
• What do you think are the effects of the cursed life from drinking unicorn blood?

Resources: Voldemort: The Definitive Study of Tom Riddle by Grace Candido-Beecher

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Irvin, Sam, and Sierra discuss how the Harry Potter series would change if Hermione was evil. They talk about the evil doings of Hermione, her victims, and if her motivations absolve her actions.

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In this episode:

• Pyromaniacs aren't necessarily evil
• Shame on Hermione for not paying writers!
• How to root out a traitor?
• What's the worst thing Hermione did in the series?
• The more corruption she sees, the more radicalized she becomes
• Teen hormones: the root of all evil
• Could the locket have brought out the evil in Hermione?
• Would Hermione be more or less evil in a different Hogwarts house?
• She does all the bad things for all the right reasons

Resources:

• Hermione's Revenge by Irvin
• Scary Side of Hermione Granger by Irvin & Lorrie Kim

The Pub's Jukebox: Marietta's a Sneak by Hawthorn & Holly

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Prepare for the rollercoaster of emotions as Aureo, Ev, Sierra, and a returning special guest, Taavi, dive into the discussion of the Chapter 15 of the Order of the Phoenix, "The Hogwarts High Inquisitor".

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In this episode:

• Fudge doesn't think ahead
• Percy can't flex the troublemaking muscle
• Bribe the Sorting Hat with what?
• Tell us what T really stands for
• We all have flashbacks to reading out loud in school
• Fudge is writing under the pen name Slinkhard
• Lucius Malfoy, 41
• And we're sad again…
• Stick around for Sierra's rendition of the Three Broomsticks family tree

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