Grab a butterbeer and pull up a stool! Join Aureo, Sam, Sierra, and special guest Liz as they dive headfirst into the perplexing plot holes of the Harry Potter book series. From convenient coincidences to the enigmatic Dumbledore, the frustrating limitations (or lack thereof!) of magic, moments of pure wizarding stupidity, and some truly questionable arithmetic, they categorize and debate the moments that make you go "Wait, what?!"

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In this episode:

• You can’t zoom parchment
• Thestrals suffer from the Order of the Phoenix's curse
• Astrology class and clouds don’t work
• Teaching is a hard profession
• Class schedules are a plot hole in real life
• Hogwarts sceptic tank comes with moody pipes
• We draw the line at pens
• The Sorting Hat is their legal counsel
• Wand mafia boss Ollivander
• Mwahahaha or Muahahaha
• Voldemort manifested Harry’s death

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Pull up a stool at The Three Broomsticks and join Ev, Irvin, Sophia, and special guest Line Egelund as they continue their exploration of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince with chapter six, "Draco's Detour"!

This time, the hosts finally make it to the titular part of the chapter, before a short pit-stop at Weasley Whizard Wheezes. Grab yourself a beverage and tune in to discuss joke shop products and names, Ginny Weasley, and if Draco Malfoy should have been a werewolf.

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In this episode:

• The most wholesome constipation story
• Fred and Hermione’s mutual appreciation society
• Ev is bereft without pygmy puffs
• Which Weasley Whizard Wheezes product do we want?
• The twins are fighting Voldemort with intellectual property law
• Why do the Weasley boys object to Ginny’s dating history?
• Draco has Schrodinger’s lycanthropy
• Borgin bows low to hide his expression
• What’s with all the hanging?
• Hermione wins the Razzie for Worst Actress

Resources:

• Borgin, Burke, and the Half-Blood Prince by Irvin
• Harry Potter and The Hanged Man: Part 3 Its Meaning in Rowling’s Written Work by John Granger

Pub's Jukebox: Weasleys Wizard Wheezes by Riddle TM

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Pull up a stool at The Three Broomsticks and join Ev, Irvin, Sophia, and special guest Line Egelund as they delve into the intriguing opening of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince with chapter six, "Draco's Detour"!

True to form, our hosts found themselves thoroughly sidetracked by everything from Ollivander's elusive marketing strategy and the burning question of what citation style Hogwarts students are forced to use, before they even got to pondering the security measurements employed by the Ministry and Gringotts. Consequently, despite Sophia's valiant efforts to keep them on track, they only just managed to make it to Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions!

Due to their delightful tangents, this chapter had to be split into two parts - so stay tuned for the continuation next time! Grab your butterbeer and get ready for some Half-Blood Prince analysis!

Join the discussion: https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-58-hbp-chapter-6-part-1-dracos-tighty-whities/

In this episode:

• The question of Ginny’s Quidditch prowess
• Karkaroff is really dumb
• How do you cite magical sources?
• Ollivander: Good, Bad, or Indifferent? A perfect example of Ravenclaw amorality
• Ollivander's foolproof marketing strategy
• If cats can get gold from Gringotts, surely cursebreakers are fine
• W.W.D.D. - What Would Dumbledore Do
• The Ministry drivers are undercover spies
• Dumbledore, Voldemort, and Bellatrix are all trying to be taller
• Is Narcissa shockingly terrible or predictably terrible?
• Stripping down to your underwear to diffuse a situation

Resources:

• Borgin, Burke, and the Half-Blood Prince by Irvin
• Florean Fortescue by J.K. Rowling

Pub's Jukebox: Mother, Stop Being Ridiculous by Draco and the Malfoys

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