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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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Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Potter Revisited Episode #15 | The Future Looks Bleak, Harry Aka Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 15 "The Forbidden Forest"
- We come up with some excuses Harry and Hermione could have gave for being out at night
- Is this really the most disappointed McGonagall has ever been or is she trying to "scare them straight"
- Harry feels awful for losing Gryffindor so much house points - but he slowly gets used to it as the series goes on
- This is the first time Harry feels isolated in the Wizarding World, but at least he has Ron. Really shows how much Harry values Ron's friendship
- Have the Weasley Twins not lost 150 points or are they good at not getting caught?
- Why is their punishment for breaking the rules/being out of bounds being sent to an out of bounds area? #WhyDumbledore
- Where students punished with corporal punishment during Dumbledore's time as Headmaster?
- Why were Neville and Draco, then Draco and Harry sent off alone in the Forbidden Forest - when they are looking for an unknown and potentially dangerous teacher?
- We meet the Centaurs and get a lot of foreshadowing for the next few chapters and potentially for the rest of the series
- Harry swears to stop "poking around" in this book - which happens a few times throughout the series
- Is Hagrid lax with safety in the forest due to his thoughts on magical creatures, and how he sees dangerous creatures as "misunderstood" and needing a second chance?
- Did Dumbledore want Harry to be caught to send him into the forest, so he would meet Voldemort?
- Does Bane and Ronan's argument with Firenze foreshadowing his exile in OOTP?
- What does it mean to have a "cursed life"?
- Interesting full circle moment that Harry is in the forest in the beginning of the series, and returns at the end to die.
- We discuss the centar's "Mars is bright tonight" observation and how it foreshadows the rest of the series
- What did Firenze see in the stars about Harry?
- What is the lifespan of a centar?
- We do a mini deep dive on Divination in the series
- Are we made to be biased against Divination/Fortune-Telling as Hagrid, Hermione and McGonagall are shown to be skeptical
- Shay loves Divination, specifically dream analysis. According to her if you want to lucid dream, eat a pickle, chocolate icing and cheese before bed.
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Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Potter Revisited Episode #14 | How To Smuggle Your Dragon Aka Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 14 "Norbert The Norwegian Ridgeback"
- Harry and Co have interesting interactions with Quirrell when they are trying to support him
- Is Quirrell just stressed, or is sharing his body taking its toll on him?
- Shay ponders what life on the back of Quirrell's head is like - make's Tori think of AVPM
- Ron remembers the exact year Dragon breeding was banned but struggles with History of Magic?
- Shay wonders why Hagrid gives a Dragon brandy? A drunk dragon seems like a bad idea
- Hagrid lets Harry and Co commit serious crimes for him - despite the fact that he is an adult his relationship with the three of them is odd
- Why does Hagrid seem to have such an obsession with dangerous creatures?
- Was Hagrid's development as a child affected from being expelled and ostracized at a young age?
- Hagrid seems to take on maternal roles in the series - is that due to his issues involving his mother?
- Tori wonders why Charlie didn't question Ron asking him to help smuggle a Dragon out of the Castle
- Shay relays her experience with an older brother and the sibling bonds
- Ron ends up in the hospital wing with a nasty bite from Norbert - Tori wonders how injuries are dealt with at Hogwarts
- Does Madame Pomfrey let students get away with some questionable injuries? Did she know if Ron was bitten by a Dragon?
- Dragon deep dive
- Dragons in the Harry Potter series compared to other fantasy novels/shows
- How appear throughout the series and how they are involved society
- Comparing Dragons to endangered species in the Muggle World
- What Magical Creature is our favourite in the Harry Potter Series
- Interesting Slytherin!Hermione moment shown when she used flattery to influence Hagrid to talk more about the Philosopher's Stone
- Harry and Hermione forget the Invisibility Cloak leaving the tower and are caught - is this bad writing?
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Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Potter Revisited Episode #13 | Ron Should Slap Dumbledore Aka Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 13 "Nicolas Flamel"
- Important Nimbus Update from Shay
- This chapter is a Ron highlight
- Ron's humor is on point - "Really break your leg!"
- Ron encourages Neville - it makes more sense to Tori why he was made a prefect.
- The Ron Vs Malfoy fight - amazing
- Is it weird Hermione is checking out random history books for background reading?
- Harry having nightmares about the mirror and his parents death - is it Harry's own mind, him being a Horcrux, or repressed memories?
- Harry meets Dumbledore face to face for the first time last chapter and does not question him or his intentions
- Ron playing Chess - shows how intelligent Ron is in a different way than Hermione
- We find out who Nicolas Flamel is - we wonder if this was a big shock reading for the first time
- All the Quidditch scenes in this book take place in revolving perspectives unlike the other books
- Snape being Ref - how was this allowed? Can any teacher ref a game?
- Tori and Shay roast Dumbledore as usual
- Hermione and Ron learned the Leg Locker curse just to use on Snape
- Shay loves Bad!Hermione
- Secret Forest Rendezvous
- Shady!Snape strikes again - is this the beginning of Snape being a double agent?
- Did Dumbledore encourage the dislike between Snape and Harry on purpose?
- Dumbledore tells Harry to forget the mirror but reminds him of it after he match, was this intentional? Was Dumbledore preparing Harry?
- Tori is still upset Harry hasn't even seen a photo of his parents
- Shay thinks Hagrid should drop an album - what would it be called?
- Mini deep dive on Neville and how he is such a relatable character
- Malfoy is able to find out insecurities and use them against his enemies, while Neville (and Luna in the future books) seem to do the opposite
- Neville is the one true Gryffindor
- Neville has less support compared to Harry & co (through his family, professors, and sometimes friends) but still always comes through in the end
- Should we do a movie commentary or review? Let us know!
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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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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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Muggle Quidditch Name Change
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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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Harry Potter HBO Special
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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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