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Join Tori and Shay as they dive back into the Harry Potter series one chapter at a time. Includes in-depth chapter analysis, theory discussions and more.
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Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Potter Revisited Episode #12 | Wizard Jesus Aka Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 11 "The Mirror of Erised"
- Malfoy trying to bully Harry for literally being an orphan - what?
- Is Malfoy a poorly written bully?
- +1 Snape Suck Count. Total 4
- Tori wonder's if Ron initiated staying at Hogwarts to be there for Harry
- Tori and Shay both agree Hogwarts would be a great place to spend Christmas
- Shay notes we are celebrating a Christian holiday in the series - are Wizard's Christian or is there a seperate faith? Would the bible be perceived differently by Wizards?
- Why did the Dursley's send Harry a gift? Did McGonagall reach out?
- Discussion on Mrs Weasley's gifts to Harry - foreshadowing him joining the Weasley Family
- Harry keeping the Invisibility Cloak a secret from everyone but Ron - Slytherin tendencies showing?
- Fred and George's relationship seems better with Percy in this book than others
- The Christmas dinner at Hogwarts is amazing - drunk teachers, crazy crackers!
- Is "Tea" dinner and "dinner" Lunch in the UK? Shay is confused by the time of meals
- The cloak is Harry's first physical object that Harry has that belongs to his Parents
- Why did Dumbledore choose to give Harry the cloak now?
- Theory: Dumbledore waited to give Harry the cloak once he found out he knew about Flamel.
- Harry's obsession with the mirror
- Harry goes through a mix of anxiety, grief and longing with his Parents in the mirror. It shows how much he longs for them and how much he doesn't actually know about them - it's his first time even seeing them
- How does the Mirror work?
- Did Dumbledore lead Harry to the mirror and teach him how to use, planning for him to confront Voldemort intentionally?
- Interesting to compare what Harry sees in the mirror to what Ron sees in the mirror
- What does Dumbledore actually see in the mirror?
- What would we see in the Mirror?
- Shay adopted a new family member - her puppy Nimbus! Check out our socials to see photos!
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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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Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
Bonus Episode #1 | Harry Potter 20th Anniversary Special
- Our first bonus episode!
- Happy 28th birthday to Host Tori (and 27th to Shay from the 12th)
- Tori bullied Shay into watching the special so she could talk to someone about it
- So much of the cast came back - it was amazing!
- Dan acknowledging how they worked with some of the greatest UK actors and not knowing is amazing - and his reaction to being able to work with Gary Oldman
- Love how 1st director Christopher Columbus started the foundation for the HP films, and how the cast notes how good he made it for them
- We love the audiobooks worked into the different segments
- Love Jason Isaacs audition story!
- Love getting all the different perspectives from the film directors
- Emma Roberts Photo debacle
- Helena Bonham Carter is one of the best parts of the reunion
- The Memoriam was very well done
- How they incorporated the author
- Emma loves the dance scene in DH - we both hate it
- Emma was thinking about leaving the HP franchise - we discuss the sexualization she went through as a teen and if that may have impacted her
- We also discuss the Harry/Voldemort last battle scene and how we don't agree with Yates
- They look so much better than in the epilogue
- Loved hearing Emma, Rupert and Dan talking about how wrapping the series was and how it affected them and how they view themselves
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Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
Potter Revisited Episode #11 | SPORTS!!! Aka Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 11 "Quidditch"
- We have our first ever guest on the show - Tori's sister Brittany who played Muggle Quidditch at university
- We discuss Lee Jordan's commentary - and how great it is!
- We theorize how Lee got the commentating job
- Why was Lee the only commentator during his time at Hogwarts?
- +1 Snape Sucks count for Snape taking Harry's book to be a dick
- Did Snape get Filch to look at his wound or was he just there?
- Meeting Oliver Wood - who uses "Sports!" as a personality trait
- Hermione is able to do some pretty complex magic already - and seems to understand it as she spots Snape doing a "curse"
- Hermione basically punches Voldemort in the face when she knocks Quirrell over
- Do Harry and Ron take advantage of Hermione?
- Hermione has some Slytherin tendencies - she lites Snape on fire rather than any other form of distracting him
- Interesting perspective changes in this chapter - not seen a lot in the rest of the series
- Poor Hagrid.
- Quidditch discussion!
- Brittany talks about her experience playing Muggle Quidditch in university and some of the game play differences from the books.
- Shay was going to join her University team but realized it was an actual sport
- Tori did a student documentary on a Quidditch team
- USQ has discussed changing it's name from "Muggle Quidditch" to something else. Brittany weighs in on her thoughts, and if Quidditch Canada will do the same
- What are some new good names for Muggle Quidditch?
- Shay wants to know how you would distract Snape
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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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Muggle Quidditch Name Change
https://www.usquidditch.org/news/2021/12/usq-mlq-pursue-name-change-for-quidditch
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Wednesday Jan 05, 2022
Wednesday Jan 05, 2022
Potter Revisited Episode #10 | Feeding Slytherin's To Trolls Aka Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 10 "Halloween"
- Happy New Year!
- Hogwarts is feeling like home to Harry and it is very sweet
- Shay hates Dumbledore's staff choices
- Where did the idea for Quidditch come from?
- Did McGonagall buy Harry's broom from her own fund or school funds?
- Are Percy and Bill the only Weasley's who weren't on the school Quidditch team?
- Hermione is very annoying! Would she have done better socially in Ravenclaw, or would it have impeded her growth?
- Why did Dumbledore send everyone to their dorms when the Slytherin common room is IN the dungeons?? Does Dumbledore want Slytherin's to be troll food?
- We love hats!
- Snape is acting super sketchy!
- The Troll in the bathroom scene is a great example of how Hermione is very gifted intellectually but is not good under pressure
- Theory: Hermione threw herself under the bus with the Professors to earn Harry and Ron's friendship
- Important Question: what is a Jacket Potato?
- The Golden Trio is born!
- Would Harry and Ron have become friends with Hermione if it weren't for the Troll situation?
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Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
Potter Revisited Episode #9 | Being A Gryffindor Sounds Exhausting Aka Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 9 "The Midnight Duel"
- We discuss how helpful remembralls really are
- Harry thinks he is going to get beaten - we are surprised by the corporal punishment mention
- Is Peeves chaotic neutral or evil?
- We love Ron's solution to Harry not knowing enough magic for a duel - just hit him!
- Harry immediately shows promise on a broom - we discuss what this means to him
- Is they way they teach students flying dangerous?
- Why did Madam Hooch leave a bunch of unsupervised 11 year olds alone?
- McGonagall - possibly the most strict teacher, bends the rules for Harry. Is it just her competitive spirit or is it something more?
- Is Hermione aware of how poor she is doing socially? She is in everyone's business in this chapter.
- We dive into the beginning of the Harry/Malfoy rivalry
- It shows how close Harry and Ron have become as he is so ready to back Harry up
- Malfoy was very clever in is manipulation of Harry
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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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Neville Longbottom Memory Charm Theory
https://www.mugglenet.com/2004/07/more-about-neville/
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Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Potter Revisited Episode #8 | Severus Snape Needs Some Therapy Aka Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 8 "The Potions Master"
- We discuss the new HBO Harry Potter Special premiering January 1, 2022
- Why do they make 11 year olds attend a class at midnight?
- Is Dumbledore a cult leader? Potential future episode!
- We both love the descriptions of Hogwarts and the day to day blurbs of each class Harry attends
- Why does anyone tell Hagrid secrets? He can't keep them!
- We see how each Harry, Ron and Hermione stand out academically
- Poor Neville isn't having a good week
- Harry is really concerned about losing two house points... just you wait Harry!
- Harry, Ron and Hermione are very intuitive for 11 year olds
- Does Hagrid know about Snape and James Potter's rivalry? Why doesn't anyone tell Harry about it?
- Interesting how both Peeves and Filch are unlikeable, but complete opposites
- Why is Filch at Hogwarts? It seems like the worst place for him - Does Dumbledore have something to do with it?
- Deep discussion on Snape
- Is he a shitty red herring, or is Shay just an advanced reader?
- Is Snape a good teacher?
- Was Snape in the Slug Club? Were the Maruaders in the Slug Club
- Snape just really needs to be in therapy
- Snape Sucks Count begins!
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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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Harry Potter HBO Special
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/harry-potter-return-to-hogwarts-daniel-radcliffe-emma-watson-rupert-grint-1235113129/
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Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Potter Revisited Episode #7 | The Bad Guys Are The Ones In Green Aka Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 7 "The Sorting Hat”
- We meet a number of Professors, including Professor McGonagall
- Lots of Weasley Sibling antics - we love it!
- How is the Sorting Ceremony kept a secret?
- Shay's Weasley Twins theory - was the Twin's scaring Ron intentional to make sure he gets Gryffindor?
- Is having the first years "perform" in front of the whole school cruel?
- Neville's family thought he was a squib - does this show Wizarding Prejudices in "Good" families?
- Harry finally sees Dumbledore in person - and thinks he's a bit mad
- Our first glimpse of Snape and setting him up to be the perceived Big Bad
- Is the School Song just awful or do we have no School Spirit?
- We meet the House Ghosts of Hogwarts, and Peeves our favourite Poltergeist
- Is Harry's dream a regular anxiety- induced dream, or could it be related to Voldemort / The Horcrux?
- We meet the House Ghosts of Hogwarts
- How are Ghosts governed by the Ministry? Are they allowed to go wherever they want?
- We discuss the sorting system at Hogwarts and if it is actually beneficial
- How does sorting work? Is is based on the traits you have or the traits you admire/ want to achieve
- Does it work to have students of like mind put together - how can they grow as people?
- Theory: The Hat used to sort by traits, but noticed patterns and now sorts by that logic
- Did sorting create the perfect feeding ground for future death eaters?
- Percy could have been in Slytherin
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Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
Potter Revisited Episode #6 | Platform 9 and 6 Weasley's
Aka Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 6 "The Journey From Platform 9¾”
- Harry is a Swell Guy
- We meet a lot of new characters and a few big names are dropped
- Harry finally sees this Dumbledore guy
- We love Harry and Ron's friendship
- Comparing Families: The Malfoys Vs. The Weasley's
- Transportation methods
- Was it wise to send Harry back to the Dursley's after everything?
- Were the Dursley's angry at Harry, or afraid of him?
- Was Molly asked to help Harry at the platform, or was it a coincidence?
- Dumbledore Chocolate Frog Conspiracy
- What if spells were like Fred & George's dud?
- Lots of biases of Houses pushed in this chapter - very clearly framing Gryffindor as the "good" house and Slytherin as the "bad" house
- Why did Scabbers attack Malfoy and Crew? Was he protecting Harry and Ron, or something else?
- Was Neville intended to be apart of the "Golden Trio"
- Hermione is painfully awkward and gives us secondhand embarrassment
- Meeting The Weasley's - discussion on Molly, Percy, Fred, George and Ron and how important this family is for Harry
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Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
Potter Revisited Episode #6 | Platform 9 and 6 Weasley's
Aka Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5 “Diagon Alley”
- Poor Harry thinks it's all a dream
- Can Hagrid do non-verbal spells?
- What is Cissy up to? "Looking at wands"
- Celtic Birth Trees
- Harry and Voldemort have brother wands - sharing the core from the same Phoenix - is this rare?
- Harry and Hagrid's relationship discussion
- Why is Hagrid going off drinking when Harry is an 11 year old child in an unfamiliar environment!
- Is it Quirrell's first year teaching DADA?
- Hagrid has a lot of Slytherin (and other house) biases! Was this intentional?
- Interesting foreshadowing in Gringotts - "You'd be mad to try and rob it!"
- Does Hagrid know that Tom Riddle aka Voldemort is the reason he got expelled?
- How did the Dursley's not discover Harry's wealth?
- Conspiracy Theory: Did Dumbledore hide or manipulate any will James and Lily had?
- Species Debate: Why do Owls deliver mail? Is it animal cruelty?
- We unknowingly meet Draco Malfoy - Malfoy & Family deep dive
- Hagrid and his relationship with Dumbledore - was this part of the reason he was sent?
- Wizard Currency Breakdown - does it make sense?
- How is the Wizarding World Taxed? Hogwarts,etc.
- Goblin / Magical Species Discussion
Links:
Wizard Currency
https://www.hp-lexicon.org/currency/exchange/
Birth Trees
https://www.thegiftedtree.com/your-birth-tree/
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Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
Potter Revisited Episode #4 | Exposition: Magic and History
Aka Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 4 “The Keeper Of The Keys”
- We are disgusting
- Why does Hagrid have so many keys?
- Is Vernon’s rifle legal?
- First “You look like your dad, but you have your mother’s eyes” moment
- Hagrid drinking… our favourite drunk uncle
- Petunia’s jealousy comes to an ugly head
- So much information dropped in one chapter - is it too much for children to follow?
- Our first introduction to the Big Baddy - Voldemort
- Meeting Hagrid - our first real connection to the Wizarding World before Ron
- Was Hagrid too combative when meeting the Dursley’s? Did he know about the mistreatment?
- Was Hagrid (also Dumbledore) naive in thinking Harry would be told about Hogwarts, etc?
- How exactly does Hagrid do magic?
- Fun wordplay with Hagrid being a “giant of a man”
- Why send Hagrid to collect Harry over someone else?
- Hagrid is the #1 Dumbledore fan, Tori and Shay are not a part of the club.
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