Alohomora!: The Original Harry Potter Book Club
472 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 22 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 397 ratingsAlohomora! is the second-longest-running continuously released Harry Potter podcast and the original Harry Potter book club. Join us as we re-read the entire series, spin wild theories, and share content influenced by our love of Harry Potter.
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Episodes
GoF 26 Revisit: This is Traumatizing!
February 27, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBOn Episode 316 we discuss… → Would aqua lungs have functioned at Hogwarts? → We need more info regarding the limits of transfiguration → Madam Pince is THE WORST librarian → Powers you never knew you had and how to use them → Where are card catalogs/CTRL-F/Google when you need them? → This task is MESSED UP and Alison can't even → Crackpot theory: Viktor fell in love with Hermione at the World Cup → The only thing that dies in this task is Harry's watch → Justice for Dobby! → The last time we...
"Alohomora!: Full Circle" Sneak Peek
February 22, 2021 21:49 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBCreated and hosted by Kat Miller, Alohomora!: Full Circle is a re-read of the Harry Potter through the lens of Ring Composition. Enjoy this sneak peek from the show featuring clips from Books 1 - 4 and an exclusive clip from the yet-to-be-released Book 5! Can you guess who the voice belongs to? Featuring book-long cohosts of past and present Alohomora! hosts and other special guests, Full Circle is a re-read unlike any other. Get access to all the episodes by visiting https://www.patreon.com/...
Love: Ride or Die
February 13, 2021 14:00 - 2 hours - 132 MBOn Episode 315 we discuss… → Love types: Agape, Philia, Eros, Storge, Xenia, Philautia → From Lily to Narcissa, mothers' love is everything in Potter → A child's love for their parents is not to be ignored → Everyone in Harry Potter needs to have a therapist → Does Hermione love her friends more than her parents? → The Golden Trio - ride or die → Fred and George are the best of best friends → Is Remus and Tonks' relationship healthy? → Love potions = big yikes → Hogwarts course suggestion... ...
OotP 28 Revisit: Fresh Horror
January 30, 2021 14:00 - 2 hours - 113 MBOn Episode 314 we discuss... → Leaving a broken vanishing cabinet on the 1st floor... totally fine → Tragic Filch - the half-person → Fear of kittens makes a lot more sense than pigeons → What do fireworks and torture devices have in common? → Turning suffering into profit is ok when you're making bad people suffer → The Department of Mysteries appears to be a spiritual place → "We all got away, didn’t we?"... Dumbledore didn't, Cho! → Did Hermione go too far with her hex? → Pensieves could b...
Memories and the Pensieve: Drowning in French
January 16, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBOn Episode 313 we discuss... → Where did the brains in the Brain Room come from? → We hope there are individual education plans for struggling students → Rex schools us on memory types, formation, storage, retrieval, etc → Memory loss, brain injuries, and diseases → Are the disembodied brains conscious? → Most wizards are too afraid to use a Pensieve → The Hogwarts Pensieve contains centuries of memories! → Are extracted memories originals, copies, or can they be either? → Pensieves are cool....
DH 20 Revisit: Xenophilius Lovegood
January 02, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 79.3 MBOn Episode 312 we discuss... → Why does Harry forgive Ron so much more easily than Hermione? → The Muggle Prime Minister is potentially left out to dry → It's time for Ron to shine → We need to know what a plimpy is! → Xenophilius's name is one of the best in the series → Dumbledore's gifts finally start to make sense → Ron... the third wheel during Bill and Fleur's first married Christmas → Wizarding Christmas songs FTW! → Harry does pay attention in class. Bye haters! → Erumpant horn inextr...
Quidditch: The Human Condition
December 19, 2020 14:00 - 2 hours - 112 MBOn Episode 311 we discuss... → Early Quidditch = animal cruelty → How does the Hogwarts House team system work? → There should be JV teams, more backup players, fun play, and more games → "That's just Jo not thinking it through." → Quidditch is the one thing that comes naturally to Harry → The 2014 Quidditch World Cup was a thing of beauty → Female inclusion in wizard sport FTW! → How much do the different brooms really matter? → The Snitch is worth too many points → Fouls... the punishment d...
CoS 11 Revisit: Can Everyone See Me?
December 05, 2020 14:00 - 2 hours - 144 MBOn Episode 310 we discuss... → Theory confirmed: Dumbledore is the Avatar → CoS is FULL of red herrings → Are Fred and George cruel jackasses? → What's the most terrifying sentence in the Harry Potter canon? → Everyone knows that Neville is almost a squid → Snape is such a bad teacher! For the greater good! → We want to see Flitwick killin' it on the dueling stage → Harry CAN'T EVEN with Lockhart → More fat-shaming... ugh. Milicent is a cat-loving queen! → It's Dolohov-o-clock! → Student reac...
Rubeus Hagrid: The Soccer Mom
November 21, 2020 14:00 - 2 hours - 121 MBOn Episode 309 we discuss... → Did Dumbledore know Hagrid's father? → Mr. Dumbledore's home for Peculiar Children → Ogg was probably important to Hagrid's continued learning → Hagrid is the opposite of toxic masculinity → Hey Google, what is pedagogy? → Was the blast-ended skrewt breeding legal? → Yes, Hagrid's a bad teacher but that's not his fault → Is there any excuse for the way Hagrid treated Dudley? → A case of arrested development → Hagrid vs. Trelawney → "He's literally too stupid to ...
PS/SS 10 Revisit: No Inflated Bladders
November 07, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 100 MBOn Episode 308 we discuss... → Harry & Ron = The Chaos Crew → Neville has "zero positive male role models that aren't trying to dangle him out of a window" → Harry's privileged broom → Caps lock McGonagall → We finally learn what the heck Quidditch is! → Only 28 kids per year get to play the one wizard sport at school... that's messed up → Don't judge people by their physical appearance, mkay? → When does wand movement really matter? → How successful would a witch/wizard with a lisp be? → Ron...
Introducing "Alohomora!: Full Circle"
October 25, 2020 15:46 - 9 minutes - 8.59 MBYou asked for it, you got it! After years of requests from our loyal listeners begging us to start another re-read, we are very happy to introduce Alohomora!: Full Circle. Created and hosted by Kat Miller, Full Circle is a re-read of the Harry Potter series through the lens of Ring Composition. Featuring book-long cohosts of past and present Alohomora! hosts and other special guests, Full Circle promises to be a re-read unlike any other. Episodes will be released on the first of each month, o...
The Department of Mysteries: Unspeakably Vague
October 24, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 80.1 MBOn Episode 307 we discuss… → Hagrid definitely couldn't work there → Whose brains do they have in the Brain Room?? → "Thoughts could leave deeper scars than almost anything else" → The Death Chamber - the room we know the most and least about → Are there multiple death veils? → "[Myrtle is] living her best death" → Would the veil destroy a horcrux? → The Hall of Prophecies - there's going to be loads of fog tonight → How convenient that the fountain of perfect love potion is so close to the v...
HBP 12 Revisit: Questionable Morality
October 10, 2020 13:00 - 2 hours - 134 MBOn Episode 306 we discuss... → Harry reading Cliff Notes → Fandom theories from back in the day → "Eh, it's Half-Blood Prince. Things get a bit sexy." → Why did Aberforth buy a sketchy mirror? → Was Rose Granger-Weasley named after Madam Rosemerta?? → Polyjuiced Draco in Hogsmeade?? → Double Imperio! OMG! → "Katie is social distancing from the ground." → Ring composition curses → How did Draco afford the cursed necklace? → Deep dive on opals! → The trouble with trusting teachers Become a sup...
Cho Chang: Social Distance From Swans!
September 26, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 100 MBOn Episode 305 we discuss... → Cho's name... lazily written, alliteration love, and/or downright offensive? → The only girl on her Quidditch team! → Written to be a love triangle character/self-insertion mold → From cool chick to emotional, jealous wreck → Ginny vs. Cho → Teenage boys are oblivious → The Madam Puddifoot's disaster - fault on both sides → Why did Cho join the DA? → #Charry → Cho + Dudley = the fanfics we all want to read → What kind of wand do you imagine Cho has? → Cho as Asi...
PoA 15 Revisit: Quidditch Is Life
September 12, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 89.6 MBOn episode 304 we discuss... → What was Buckbeak's favorite part of London? → Hermione at her breaking point... crying, slapping, quitting → Hermione's slap = SO GOOD... but, don't do that → Fowl or Foul? Ron helping with Buckbeak's appeal is precious → How does the Quidditch system even work?? → Oliver legit sends his team to bed → "What a man... I love him" → Crookshanks and the "Grim" - blink and you miss it → Lee Jordan's commentary gives us life → "When you want to win, rules don't matte...
Patronuses & Dementors: You Fail, Maggots!
August 29, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 81.1 MB*Trigger warnings for this episode: suicidal thoughts and death of a loved one On Episode 303 we discuss... → "Azkaban Guards" = magical policemen? Not quite → Why are parents not concerned that their children will be surrounded by Dementors in PoA? → Is Harry already suffering from mental health issues in PoA? → Are wizards behind Muggle society in the field of psychology? YES → Dementor's Kiss = lobotomy → Rex gives us a history lesson on brain science! → Patronuses and spirit animals revea...
DH 26 Revisit: Live Your Best Life
August 15, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBOn Episode 302 we discuss... → Grace’s famous last words, “I don’t think there’s anything controversial in this one!” → Action set-piece + character growth all in one → The trio forms a good plan for once! → Why didn't they ask Bill for advice? → The quest for Bellatrix’s wand → Why was Hermione chosen to play the role of Bellatrix? → Bi-Harry? Why not → Can House Elves penetrate Fidelius Charms?? → "We make society run, kind of" → Death Eaters = Storm Troopers → Gotta get the deetz on the Im...
The Anthropology of Harry Potter, Part One - Wicked Fascinating
August 01, 2020 13:00 - 2 hours - 127 MBOn Episode 301 we discuss... → How has Potter shaped your own personal or social environment? → "The Harry Potter series is a massive lesson on the notion of death" → Which character deaths got send-offs and which didn't? → Life following loss → What kind of afterlife would you want in the Potter universe? → "I really do believe that Voldemort was a good leader" → So many daddy issues → A great political leader or a god? → The progression of propaganda → What should the new Ministry of Magic ...
Episode Zero
June 27, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 80.6 MBOn Episode Zero we discuss... → A behind the scenes look at the inception of the show → How will this podcast be different from all others? → Are our interpretations just as valid as JKR's? → Kat doesn't want to be a narrator → In-depth analysis begins! → Crackpot theories → Is Dumbledore's watch anything more than a watch? → Patrick and his Robin Williams impressions → So, Alohomora is Potter on drugs? → The role AudioFictions played in starting and growing the show → "It can't be legit ...
Alohomora: A History - The Song
June 23, 2020 18:36 - 4 minutes - 10.9 MBOur wizard rock song from episode 300! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
Alohomora: A History
June 20, 2020 13:00 - 3 hours - 215 MBOn Episode 300 we discuss... → Our statement on recent events → A special message from familiar voices → Can we stop talking? It's doubtful... → A prolonged trip down memory lane → Is it alive? WE STILL DON'T KNOW → Bring us your art, your poetry, your voices! → Alohomora turns into a wizard rock band - literally → Can I phone a friend? → Talking to our past selves is fun! → "All aboard the trash train" → There will never be another Harry Potter → Bravery and love conquer all Become a suppor...
Peter Pettigrew: He's Just Scum
June 06, 2020 13:00 - 2 hours - 123 MBOn Episode 299 we discuss... → "We don't know jack about this boy" → Why did we not get a backstory on this critical character? → The weakest link → How much magical talent did Peter have? → "If there is a way to survive, he will find it" → Adaptable, resourceful, and competent? → Is Peter the best evidence that we sort too soon? → Why did Peter choose Percy to be his human? → The silver hand: a gift and a burden → Forever "Wormtail" after his first betrayal → Peter and Snape - the worst room...
OotP 38 Revisit: Lord Thingie
May 23, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 77.2 MBOn Episode 298 we discuss... → "Thoughts can leave deeper scarring than almost anything else." → Is Madam Pomfrey a master potioneer? → Is Umbridge's trauma due to loss of control? → Harry is just DONE → Ultimate sassy McGonagall → Harry actually has a moment to grieve! → Ron's emotional teaspoon grows into a dessert spoon → Sirius and his parallels to the Deathly Hallows → Where Nick fails, Luna succeeds → "They always come back in the end" → Dumbledore's Army takes down Slytherin → Ginny, t...
Ring Composition, Part Trois: There It Is!
May 09, 2020 13:00 - 2 hours - 94.4 MBOn Episode 297 we discuss... → Turtleback storytelling → This is structured writing. Character-driven? Baloney! → We know that C.S. Lewis used this technique because of Rowling! → What do Twilight and Star Wars have in common with Potter? → OOTP = OCD → J.K. Rowling has a tattoo? → Literary alchemy is here to blow your mind → What does Order of the Phoenix have to do with Ewoks? → GoF = the crucial book containing the crucial chapter → While Harry is being torn down, Neville is rising up → De...
GoF 15 Revisit: Hogwarts Asylum
April 25, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 80.6 MBOn Episode 296 we discuss... → GoF - the one time we see Sirius as a good father figure → Why does FakeMoody teach students to throw off the Imperius Curse? → What DID Moody do to the witch who shouted, "Boo!" behind him on April Fool's Day? → "Hagrid is the actual worst." → Goblin rebellions sound fascinating! → *cough*Lockhart*cough* → "Fanfiction - the gift that keeps on giving." → House Elves = Brownies or Robots? → Beauxbatons and Durmstrange entrances - #impressed Become a supporter of...
Pets: What the Fawkes?
April 11, 2020 13:00 - 2 hours - 93.2 MBOn Episode 295 we discuss... → How did Ron get away with bringing a rat to school, anyway? → Are magical pets a reflection of their owners? OMG YES → "Errol's going to outlive them all." → Crackpot theories about Crookshanks and Mrs. Norris → Amphibious metamorphosis and how it compares to Neville → How phoenixes are like jellyfish... and hipsters → "In the Harry Potter universe, rabbits exist only to die." → Snakes, spiders, and creepers, oh my! → "I think Voldemort is the best pet owner." →...
HBP 18 Revisit: Such a Low Bar
March 28, 2020 13:00 - 2 hours - 99 MBOn Episode 294 we discuss... → Does Golpalott’s Third Law actually make sense? → What if Harry had given a bezoar to Snape? → Slughorn compares Harry to Lily more than James → Why didn't Harry just ask Dumbledore what a Horcrux was? → Alohomora Research Corner: powered by Ctrl-F → A glimpse into classroom seating charts courtesy of the Hogwarts houses → Is Wilkie Twycross yet another bad teacher? → And then, Harry becomes a stalker → Fiery UNDERWEAR? WHAT? → Willow vs. A Midsummer Night's Dre...
Politics, Propaganda, and Publications: The Height of Corruption
March 14, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 68 MBOn Episode 293 we discuss... → The political structure of the wizarding world → Do wizards see the Queen as the Head of State? → Is there magic within the monarchy and Parliament? → Rosie has become the official wizarding world archivist → The hierarchy of departments within the Ministry of Magic → Arthur Weasley - a lovable example of benign corruption? → How does British politics work, anyway? And, do wizards care? → Political influencers - from the Malfoys to Harry Potter → Irvin and Aliso...
DADA Professors: Listener Take-Over!
February 29, 2020 14:00 - 2 hours - 102 MBOn Episode 292 we discuss… → Was Quirrell a victim of toxic masculinity? → You had me at hello → Lockhart is amazing at alliteration → "There is plenty to be learned even from a bad teacher..." → Lupin is Elsa...conceal, don't feel → Harry's first sane DADA teacher! → Did Barty Crouch Jr. enjoy teaching? → Good teacher, good actor, good plot twist, terrible human being → Parallels between Umbridge and Hermione?? → Gendered hatred or incredible hypocrisy? → Is Snape less vindictive as a DADA t...
Bonus: A conversation with Levi Pinfold
February 17, 2020 14:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBOn this special bonus episode we discuss… → Getting involved with Harry Potter → The Wizarding Language of Heraldry → Deep dive into imagery, cover by cover → Black Dog and Potter → Artistic style, keeping 20 years new → Crafting the covers → Drawing Hogwarts Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
The Black Sisters: Cleaning up Corpses
February 15, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBOn Episode 291 we discuss... → Inbreeding is bad because it causes confusion! → Bellatrix has a dragon heartstring wand, which is a core shared by an odd cadre of characters → Why Bellatrix was killed by Molly Weasley → All of London should be covered in statues of Molly Weasley! → Why does Narcissa protect Harry in the Battle of Hogwarts? → Why did Narcissa only have one child? → How did Andromeda and Ted Tonks meet-cute? → Andromeda and Harry look after each other post-war → Alison makes he...
OotP 25 Revisit: You Go, Roger Davies!
February 01, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 76.6 MBOn Episode 290 we discuss... Why is there no mention of Lily’s birthday? Harry is always comparing Bellatrix to Sirius Why is Umbridge terrible at everything, and why does she have it out for Trelawney? Snaps for Lee Jordan! Snape is the WORST at teaching Occlumency Kat’s teenage dating stories! Zoe wants to yell at Eric Scull Irvin has a ship that completely horrifies the other hosts Roger Davies has got game! Irvin should go work for Universal We try to think of the unlikeliest drinking bu...
Small Questions: Dobby Dash
January 18, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 80.7 MBOn Episode 289 we discuss… → Red shirt Death Eaters → The slippery slope of the Elder Wand's power → "I look real good in half-moons." → "The shop will choose the apprentice." → Could Boggarts be deadly? → Inter-species education → What happens to Muggleborns who aren't allowed to go to school? → Wizard money and taxes - good luck giving correct change! → Hidden animagi and where to find them → Room of Requirement money-making schemes → Inter-species relations - yep, we went there → The Sorti...
POA 12 Revisit: Hope, Not Happiness
January 04, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 80.4 MBOn Episode 288 we discuss… → How much do broomsticks cost?? → Who would have taken Harry's place as Seeker? → Oliver Wood's best chapter → How did Sirius REALLY buy the Firebolt? → How did Hermione keep Lupin's secret for so long? → Are Boggarts sentient? Remus certainly has an affinity for them! → Why "Expecto"? → Dungeons and Dragons makes its way into Harry Potter → Daniel Radcliffe's most iconic movie spell? → How a Patronus can be a form of therapy for Harry and for us! → Is Azkaban the ...
Lord Voldemort: Double Extra Big Bad
December 21, 2019 14:00 - 2 hours - 96.2 MBOn Episode 287 we discuss… - Do we pronounce the T in “Voldemort”? - Why is Voldemort drawn to Horcruxes, and why 7? - We hate controversy… but was Harry a Horcrux? - What was Voldemort going to turn into a Horcrux with Harry’s murder? - Why not use the Fidelius Charm on Horcruxes? Can you be your own Secret-Keeper? - Did Voldemort choose how he looks? What inspired him? - We want to hunt diadems in Albania! - "Don’t look at me!" – What a diva! - How did Voldemort get his body back? Irvin has...
DH 16 Revisit: The Life That Could've Been
December 07, 2019 16:55 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBOn Episode 286 we discuss... → Everyone is sad that Ron is dead gone → The cause for Hermione's tears → Mutiny! → Les MiserHogwarts → "This is some Gryffindor nonsense!" → Grindelwald, the Deathly Hallows, and who knows anymore? → Cursed Child parallels! → Bonding in graveyards → Fitting epitaphs → Rings and connections → We all cry for a while Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
Food: Why Would You Eat That?
November 23, 2019 14:00 - 2 hours - 83.1 MBOn Episode 285 we discuss… - Deathly Hallows is book-ended by good food - Home is where the food is - We'll never look at movie food the same way again - One minute feasts? Yes please! - Oh, that's why Hufflepuffs sleep near the kitchens! - Hermione is not the domestic type - Growing boys need a LOT of food! - Danielle explains British food for us Americans - Crazy American foods in comparison - Why is there no tea time at Hogwarts? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.co...
CoS 10 Revisit: No Hands Potter
November 09, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 50.7 MBOn Episode 284 we discuss... → Lockhart should have been the Hogwarts Drama teacher...or a Siren → What really happened to the Wagga Wagga Werewolf? → The Not-So-Restricted Section → Hermione's one track plan → Symbolic Quidditch → Alison (and everyone) just really, really, really loves Oliver Wood → Fred and George, ultimate protective Beaters → Where are the adults with this Bludger? → "Breathing in Harry's bones" → How does Skele-Gro work? → Complications of Dobby's magic → Sock foreshadow...
Lily and James: Eyes Guys
October 26, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 70.4 MBOn Episode 283 we discuss... → Is Lily Evans a Mary Sue? → Irvin recommends the “Lily Evans” web series by Apple Juice Productions → What was the turning point for Lily and James coming together? → Lily’s unusual inter-house friendship with Snape, and how much you can forgive your friends → Would Harry be spoiled if he had been raised by Lily and James? → Harry gets his bravery from James and his love from Lily… and so do Potter fans! → Ring theory: the Lily & James edition! → Why is it so ha...
GoF 34 Revisit: The Bar Mitzvah Chapter
October 12, 2019 13:00 - 2 hours - 88.9 MBOn Episode 282 we discuss... → Tom Riddle the pun master → Harry doubts expelliarmus for the first and last time → Harry's journey with unforgivable curses → Voldemort's psychological torture backfires → Mechanics of fighting the imperius curse → Harry's quidditch training is very applicable → All Voldemort talks about is killing Harry → Does it hurt to die? → Lots of ring composition → More than one mistake in this chapter? → Not a single complete sentence in OotP → THE mistake → Bring my bo...
Episode 281: Ring Composition, Part Deux - The Book Inside the Book
September 28, 2019 01:29 - 1 hour - 78.8 MBOn Episode 281 we discuss... → J.K. Rowling - the master of reprise → Even Jo's tweets are written in rings! → A quick history of ring composition study in the HP fandom → Geeky glee → Literary alchemy in Potter → Too many parallels to list → Lethal White is Goblet of Fire → More internal book rings → OH MY GOD/WHAT/WOW/STOP IT! → Alison stops breathing → Would Voldemort have won if Lucius hadn't been a moron? → But wait, there's more! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker...
PS/SS 9 Revisit: Talk to the (Broken) Hand
September 14, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 77.8 MBOn Episode 280 we discuss... → Dudley vs. Draco - who's worse? → Eleven-year-olds flying - no parental approval required → Rememberalls must have some useful purpose...that we never learn → Is Madam Hooch a metamorphmagus? → Did Neville fall off his broom on purpose? → Go Parvati! You tell him! → McGonagall, the queen of hyperbole → Filch and Petunia would get along GREAT → Gryffindor hasn't won since when now? → "Can't a person eat in peace in this place?" No. → Why doesn't anyone befriend t...
House Duality: Fifth Grade Impeachment
August 31, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 80.3 MBOn Episode 279 we discuss... → Controversial ideas → Who you are vs. what you value → Self-fulfilling prophecy → McGonagall's fully developed brain → Sorting Hat Chats (Check out Sorting Hat Chats here!) → Irvin wants to talk about Dumbledore → We explore our house journeys → Why be one thing when you can be everything else? → Does a person's house define them? → Spot on house mottos → Sorting characters from the books Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/aloh...
GoF 8 Revisit: Quidditch on Demand
August 17, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBOn Episode 278 we discuss... → Consent of Scent is important! → How do Dobby and Winky know each other? → Barty Crouch Jr. is eavesdropping on the Trio in the Top Box - what information does he glean? → How do Omnioculars work? → There's now a muggle equivalent to Omnioculars in existence! → Ron is touchy about Harry buying him the Omnioculars, and about being poor in general. → What does the Bulgarian Minister of Magic know about Harry and Voldemort's conflict in Britain? → What nefarious en...
Muggles & Squibs - Not On The List
August 03, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBOn Episode 277 we discuss… → What makes a Muggle a Muggle and a Squib a Squib? → Focus on Filch → Why Magic needs Muggles → Othering and Norms → Weasleys' Non-Wizarding Worries? → Canon Squibs and Muggles → Magic accessibility aids for Squibs Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
DH 5 Revisit: A Saintlike Situation
July 18, 2019 03:09 - 2 hours - 102 MBOn Episode 276 we discuss… → Whomping Willow Woods → A little bit of everything for the discerning Potter fan → Foreshadowing full circle → The Tonks Family → Genius takes work → Terror and Tension → Lupin has a lot to lose → More cheerful topics? → Let’s talk about Moody → Underdeveloped frontal lobes → I don’t like you Mundungus Fletcher → The last best hope. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
Bonus: Behind the Dumbledore
July 13, 2019 12:51 - 2 hours - 200 MBGo "Behind the Dumbledore" with Lead Editor Patrick as he explores the past, present, and future of Alohomora! from his unique point of view. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
Neville Longbottom: From Zero to Hero
July 06, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 77.1 MBOn Episode 275 we discuss… → He fought the hat, and the hat won → "Young squib dies due to meringue." → Raised by tough love and post-war reality checks → The ultimate Gryffinpuff → Neville, the slow burn we all need → Young Augusta vs. young Minerva - the story we all want to read → The perfect role model for all late bloomers → What if Neville had been the Chosen One? → Brave AF → Neville, the Hagrid of Herbology → The Leaky Cauldron, that's in London → Thanks for proving that Cursed Child...
POA 18 Revisit: Society Killed the Potters!
June 22, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBOn Episode 274 we discuss... → Starting in the middle → Is it foreshadowing or a happy coincidence? → Strap in for a lot of Lupin Love → Dumbledore's plan and wizarding community selective amnesia → The details of werewolf habits and contamination → Being an Animagi is complicated and gross → Should Lupin take some of the blame for Peter's betrayal? → Everybody in these books needs therapy, but mostly Lupin → This chapter is not visually appealing, or, lessons from the Michael Harle School of...
Draco: Blondie Bear
June 08, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBOn Episode 273 we discuss… → Draco Malfoy was almost Draco Smart → Always tickle a sleeping Draco → Did the Malfoys think Harry was the next Dark Lord? → Blood lives matter → Nature vs nurture → Irvin’s next book may or may not be about the Malfoys → Draco’s insides are a little squishy → A person of dubious morality → Was Lucius an abusive father? → The worst thing Draco ever did → The Mortal Instruments is HP fanfic → A very special announcement! Become a supporter of this podcast: https:...