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#432: Connecting Prisoner of Azkaban to Order of the Phoenix

MuggleCast: The Harry Potter Re-Read Podcast

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Contrasting Attitudes in Education

This chapter examines the differing perspectives of Hermione Granger and Dolores Umbridge regarding divination and its implications for educational authority. It highlights how Hermione's academic focus contrasts with Umbridge's manipulative efforts to undermine teachers, reflecting broader themes of skepticism and control in the wizarding world. The discussion also delves into the dynamics of prophecy and its influence across 'The Prisoner of Azkaban' and 'The Order of the Phoenix,' emphasizing the tension between intellectualism and ignorance.

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