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591: I Always Wanted to Use That Howler (Chamber of Secrets, Chapters 5 and 6)

MuggleCast: The Harry Potter Re-Read Podcast

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Is Dumbledore Being Too Soft?

There have been multiple times in these first two books so far where Harry thinks it's all over for him. Justin is pointing out that McGonagall gave Harry the Nippus 2000 in book one and secured his spot on the Quidditch team as a first year. So she clearly does have a bit of a soft spot for him. I think also as a teacher, her primary concern before discipline is making sure that her students are okay because what they just went through could have been way worse than it was.

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