#49 Wizard Lobotomy | PoA 12, The Patronus

Potter Revisited Episode #49 Wizard Lobotomy AKA Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 12 "The Patronus"

• We discuss the fallout Hermione has with Harry and Ron over the Firebolt 
• Wood was fully ready to kick Harry off the Quidditch team if he didn't have his Dementor stuff figured out
• Oliver barely reacts to Harry telling him Sirius Black is after him, but does react to knowing Harry got a Firebolt
• With Hermione not having Harry and Ron to talk to, she is really retreating into herself and doesn't seem to be doing well 
• Lupin describes Patronus' to Harry as guardians, and Harry thinks of Hagrid 
• The struggle Harry has of wanting to overcome the dementors but also wanting to hear his parents voices is heartbreaking
• These Patronus lessons must also be tough for Lupin has Harry is confiding in him on hearing his parents voices
• Harry has a very emotional reaction to hearing his dad's voice for the first time 
• Lupin reveals that he knew James and they were friends, but Harry chooses to ask him about Sirius Black instead 
• Hermione is looking tired and worn out, always in the back of the common room studying and despite being angry with her, Ron is concerned 
• Harry is too petty to get the same broom as Malfoy 
• Is it weird for Lupin to have a Butterbeer with Harry? 
• Lupin explains what the Dementor's Kiss is, and we discuss out reactions from reading as children compared to now
• Shay compares the Dementor's Kiss to a Lobotomy 
• Harry thinks Sirius Black deserves this punishment, but Lupin has more empathy for human life
• Neville wrote down all the portrait passwords and lost the list - Shay is astounded 
• Should they have had better security after the almost break-in? 
• Harry gets his broom back from McGonagall and decides to make up with Hermione 
• How many hours a day is Hermione dedicating to school vs sleep?
• Ron discovers blood on his sheets, no Scabbers and cat hair in his room and accuses Crookshanks of killing Scabbers leading into the next falling out with Hermione 
• Snape Sucks total for Chapter 11: 0

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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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