Alohomora!: A Global Reread Of Harry Potter

On 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

On 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.

Go "Behind the Dumbledore" with Lead Editor Patrick as he explores the past, present, and future of Alohomora! from his unique point of view.

On 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 isn't canon, Neville!

On 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 Film → Trying to answer age old questions about the Marauder's Map → Animagi gone bad! → OGM everywhere

On 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!

On Episode 272 we discuss... → Dedications and Epigraphs worth reading → If you haven't read the other books, screw you! → Jo's writing at its peak → Showing the bomb under the table → Harry Potter vs. Game of Thrones → Yaxley? Who dis? → Disdain for the peacocking Malfoys → Cursed Child - "Yeah, we just did that." → Did Pettigrew lose his voice along with his hand? → Worst marriage announcement ever → Let us all toast the bravery of Charity Burbage → DH pt 1: Just as much Hermione's movie as Harry's?

On Episode 271 we discuss… → The other other other minister → What happens to Fudge? → A literal frog wearing a wig → Is the gerbil alive? → Wizarding condescension towards muggles  → Exhonorating the innocent → Fudge is an issue → Wizarding think tank → Jim the dementor returns → A Star Trek nerd-out break → Dementors could be marsupials → Telepathy isn't real  

On Episode 270 we discuss... → The Gateway to Reading → Why This Book is Emo by Kat → Physical changes → Who's the bully? → Magic Fisticuffs → A shock of magic → It's too real when you're 15 → Things we don't hashtag → Death Clues → Patronus size doesn't matter

On Episode 269 we discuss...  → Laura is back! → Good in depth discussion, kick ass usernames → Delving into some magical science → Struggling to keep track of timelines → Once again the trace has questionable mechanics → The significance of the Riddle house to Voldemort → Looking for an ounce of Wormtail's morality → Noah was nearly prophetic about Nagini → Nagini's back story came out of nowhere → A totally different format than previous first chapters → Voldemort is basically a Batman villain → An honorary sorting for Frank

On Episode 268 we discuss... → Welcome back, Micah! → Holiday homework? → The themes are all here → Owls are dumb → Weasley Winnings → Sneakoscopes are terrible gifts → Trusting Rowling → Furry books were a thing → The failures of adults → "Lumos Maxima!"

On Episode 267 we discuss... → Is this actually Harry's worst birthday? → Cinnamon roll Harry → Hedwig vs. Dobby - who would win in a fight? → Book one skippers unite! → Our first glance at physical abuse from the Dursleys → Sassy Harry...how we love thee → Did the Dursleys acknowledge Harry's early birthdays? → What homework could Harry have actually done? → First glance into Harry's PTSD and horcrux dreams → Ring composition time! → Why does Dobby pick this day to show himself? → Underestimating House Elves 101

On Episode 266 we discuss... → Why does this chapter turn off so many new readers? → Rainy days and Tuesdays always get me down...or not → I assert our inalienable right to party! → How much magic can one do in animagus form? → The mystifying missing 24 hours → How did Dumbledore figure out the blood protection so quickly? → Harry's numerology → Ted, the magical newscaster! → Cigarette lighters that talk to your soul → Sinister, uncaring, cold Dumbledore? → Privet Drive: the best place for Harry → How did McGonagall know? And how has their relationship changed?

On Episode 265 we discuss... → Hermione’s Crushin’ → The Filch Liberation Front → Meet Jack Valentine → Happy accident or deeply layered genius? → Is Riddle Ginny’s ghostwriter? → Ron’s prophecies → “Oops! He’s Hitler” → Bad basilisk! → Snakes, not spiders → Horcruxes, Hallows and Half-Blood Prince

On Episode 264 we discuss… → Welcome Head Prop Modeller, Pierre Bohanna! → Behind the Props of Potter  → The theory of adaptation → Other adaptations → How close should we stay to source?→ One person's vision? → Columbus and the early years → Cuarón and the need for change → Newell and the turning point → Yates and the build to the battle.

On Episode 263 we discuss... → Morfin Gaunt = malnourished Steve Buscemi? → Insensitive Ron is insensitive → Floo problems → Oh Harry, if only there was someone out there who believed you → Sassy Flitwick and Dumbledore are on point → When did Dumbledore start collecting memories? → Did Hagrid know that Voldemort was Tom Riddle? → Traceless Tom → "I shouldn't have said that, should not have said that." → Modifying your own memories vs. modifying others' → What if Harry had not retrieved the real memory?

On Episode 262 we discuss… → What is mythology?                                  → The real and magical worlds sitting side by side → Harry Potter as a Death myth → What do Rowling and Disney have in common? → The mythology of Fantastic Beasts→ The story of the White Heart → “Merlin’s beard!” and more Wizard slang → The dangers of folklore → Let's eat! The symbolism of food → Harry Potter and the Appropriation of Culture

On Episode 261 we discuss... → Mad-Eye is putting ideas into Harry's head...again → Rosie has an OGM! → Harry is clueless about magic → In what ways could Harry be a weapon? → Phineas Nigellus should have had a Fantastic Beasts cameo → Hermione chooses the magical world over the Muggle world and her parents...again → Foreshadowing abounds with Kreacher's den → The BEST Ginny chapter in the series → Is Molly slightly anti-Muggle? → Nagini and the complications of maledictions → The tragedy of Neville's family life

On Episode 260 we discuss… → Luna and Newt definitely hung out → Is Luna a manic pixie dream girl? → Casually talking about death → How close were Ginny and Luna? → Hermione's ultimate foot-in-mouth moment → Pair the spares syndrome → Luna's emotional intelligence → Her belief in oddities is genuine → Nature vs nurture → Katy makes cosplay plans → The anti-Luna

On Episode 259 we discuss... → Find us on Pandora → The most insane challenge → Is Crouch Jr. trying to be caught? → Humble Harry → "Oh no, it's sports day." → Irresponsible adults → Magical 3D printing → Did Harry cheat? → The pros and cons of widening the Wizarding World → The Life and Lies of Rita Skeeter