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Take a tour with us through the Department of Mysteries, where we try to piece together what the wizards were studying in this secretive place.

The Hogwarts Castle holds all the magic, wonder and wisdom that we've all come to know and love in the Harry Potter books. In today's Castle minisode, we discuss the Forbidden Forest, including it's known (and rumored) occupants.

Six floors high, frogs, gnomes, and clutter only a family home could have - today we are talking about The Burrow.

Adapted from the longer History of Magic audiobook, the first installment of Harry Potter: A Journey Through... focuses on care of magical creatures. We discuss our thoughts on the book, including expectations, fun things we learned about the wizarding world, and the connections to historic events.

From an iconic snowy owl to a giant three-headed dog, we meet a lot of pets in the Harry Potter series. In this episode, we detail the pets students are allowed (and not allowed) to have at Hogwarts.

Adapted from the longer History of Magic audiobook, the first installment of Harry Potter: A Journey Through... focuses on divination and astronomy. We discuss our thoughts on the book, including expectations, fun things we learned about the wizarding world, and the connections to historic events.

From jumping chocolate frogs to candies that make you puke, the wizarding world is filled to the brim with sweet treats - and some not-so-sweet ones. Listen along to hear all the crazy candies found in Honeydukes, Weasley Wizard Wheezes, and on the Hogwarts Trolley. Plus, we made our own magical versions of some of these treats so hear our live reactions! (which may have more to do with the cooking than the actual recipe)

Adapted from the longer History of Magic audiobook, the first installment of Harry Potter: A Journey Through... focuses on potions and herbology. We discuss our thoughts on the book, including expectations, fun things we learned about the wizarding world, and the connections to historic events.

July 31 is a special day in the wizarding world. Not only is it our hero Harry Potter's birthday, but it is also our queen J.K. Rowling's! In this episode, we discuss all the events that happen on Harry's birthdays in the books. We also list all the other birthdays we know of in the Harry Potter series.

Adapted from the longer History of Magic audiobook, the first installment of Harry Potter: A Journey Through... focuses on charms and defense against the dark arts. We discuss our thoughts on the book, including expectations, fun things we learned about the wizarding world, and the connections to historic events.

We look back on the last few weeks of playing Harry Potter: Wizards Unite and discuss some of the things we like - potion-making, unique encounters, profession-training - and some of the things we don't like (or don't quite understand yet) - rune stones, inn differences, storyline.

Known as the Death Eaters, Lord Voldemort's most trusted followers are branded with a magical tattoo called a Dark Mark to connect them to their Dark Lord. In this episode, we talk about the history of the Death Eaters (as we know it), the magic behind the Dark Marks, and the Death Eaters we hear about and meet in the books.

After watching Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, we learned so much more about the wizarding world but also were left with questions about character timelines and history. In this Crimes of Grindelwald episode, we debunk some theories floating around & share insights JK Rowling has revealed on Twitter about the upcoming storyline.

We see dozens of ways witches and wizards travel in the Harry Potter books, from trains to magic carpets, apparition to portkeys. We discuss them all in part two of Magical Transportation.

It is the end of the school year and everybody is taking tests, writing essays and it turns out that students in the Wizarding world have to do the same thing - although Charms and Potions sound WAY cooler than English and Chemistry! Here are the Hogwarts exams throughout the years.

After watching Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, we learned so much more about the wizarding world but also were left with questions about character timelines and history. In this Crimes of Grindelwald episode, we talk about Yusuf Kama's role in the story, Leta Lestrange's family tree & character, and the plot twist boat scene.

We see dozens of ways witches and wizards travel in the Harry Potter books, from broomsticks to flying motorcycles, floo powder to thestrals. We discuss them all in part one of Magical Transportation.

After watching Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, we learned so much more about the wizarding world but also were left with questions about character timelines and history. In this Crimes of Grindelwald episode, we talk about a character who didn't even make an appearance in the movie: Ariana Dumbledore.

To remember the 21st anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts, we give a play-by-play description of all the action, reporter-style. From the golden trio's journey from the Room of Requirement to the Forbidden Forest and all the duels in between, be prepared to laugh, cry, and cheer with us through the most epic battle scenes written on the pages of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

As the most powerful and magical number, the number seven permeates throughout the Harry Potter books. We identify many instances where 7 might be more than a coincidence and discuss the implications of the number in global and theological history.