#32 An Introduction to Introductory Courses | CoS 14, Cornelius Fudge

Potter Revisited Episode #32 An Introduction to Introductory Courses AKA Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 14 "Cornelius Fudge"

• The Trios belief in Hagrid is admirable 
• Tori is shocked about how much school Colin and Justin have missed being petrified - are their parents aware?
• Harry and friends are choosing their new courses for the next year - which is very important as we compare picking electives in High School
• Shay thinks it's smart the kids can't drop subjects at this point
• Were they given any information about the new courses? Or just going off family and friends advice? 
• Hermione chooses all the subject which makes sense at this point - she has an interest in all of them but it is so irresponsible that she was allowed to take them all by messing with time - more on that next book!
• We discuss the subjects we would like to take 
• Harry's part of the dorm in ransacked and the diary is missing - Is Harry more alarmed its missing because it could potentially affect Hagrid or is it the affects of the Diary being taken away from him?
• Hermione suddenly comes to a realization about everything... and doesn't tell Harry or Ron anything 
• "When in doubt, go to the Library"
• Why does Hermione go off on her own without confiding with Harry and Ron? Tori explains her theory
• Quidditch is canceled and Hermione has been Petrified - the danger is really hitting close to home now
• Hermione being taken out of action really shows how much Harry and Ron rely on her and what her friendship means to them - very different from the last book
• Percy's girlfriend is also petrified and he isn't able to confide in anyone
• We both have some sympathy for Percy - the real black sheep of the Weasley family. 
• Harry and Ron go to see Hagrid, and he opens the door... armed
• Shay thinks Hagrid needs to remain silent and hire a good lawyer
• We are first introduced to Cornelius Fudge and the comparison between him and Dumbledore is stark. Fudge seems more concerned about optics than if Hagrid is actually guilty or not
• Dumbledore goes off about loyalty - does he know Harry and Ron are there? 
• Shay wonders if Dumbledore was able to read Harry's mind
• We discuss what we know about the Wizard justice system and if it actually works
• Shay finds that Azkaban is more like torture than a prison - would those who commit low level crimes go there? What about Hagrid- he isn't being officially charged and sentenced
• We see some characters go to prison without trial (Sirius) and the Wizengamot is what we see voting on sentencing - not an impartial jury
• How do being able to view memories and veritaserum play a part in providing evidence? Can both be tampered with? 
• We cut a segment about the Trio + Ginny's careers after Hogwarts/The war and how it doesn't really stand up to how we view the characters. Let us know if you'd like some of it for a bonus episode!

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Shelter Song by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

 

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