MuggleCast: The Harry Potter Re-Read Podcast

Our first ever live episode of MuggleCast! Featuring a JKR book reading giveaway, a 12-year old dissing Eric, Hogwarts discussion, and much more! It’s a different (and kinda late) episode of the show because we’re busy in Vegas…excuse the less-than-perfect quality that you expect every week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Micahscope. We’re getting down and dirty with Podcast Alley votes this week. Save Gas Money! gasmoney@staff.mugglenet.com Listener Rebuttals cover the Mirror of Erised and Snape. This week we discuss the Room of Requirement. How DOES it really work? You can’t make something out of nothing. Perhaps the room has to have the item you require in stock. Is there any way to empty it out? Using it to hide Horcruxes? What are its limitations? Do the effects of the room only last while you’re inside? Don’t trust something if you can’t see where it keeps its brain! One listener gets in an accident while listening to the show. In unrelated news, we premiere our new car giveaway! Favorites: End Battle Scene. …it kinda tangents off onto Michael Gambon playing Dumbledore in the final scenes of OOTP. This Week in Potter: the release date of Half-Blood Prince. Jamie tells a bold face lie to the BBC. Could Ron and Hermione’s actions in the final scenes of the first book foreshadow HP7? Another Horcrux theory from a listener. The effects a person can have on their spells. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Rebuttals tackle last week’s hot topics. Can the Mirror of Erised reveal where the final Horcruxes are? Much more Mirror of Erised discussion. The Spice Girls make a guest appearance. Dumbledore and Harry’s relationship in Half-Blood Prince is analyzed. Jamie and Ben see each other in the mirror. Moundridge High School doesn’t teach the English language properly. Jo says that the POA film foreshadowed events in the final two books. Like what? MuggleCast interviews Warwick Davis, who plays Flitwick in the Potter films. We learn why his character’s appearance changed so dramatically from COS to POA. Warwick explains how the crowd-surfing Flitwick scene came to be. He tells us about his time on the OOTP set and the new director, David Yates. He’s currently planning a new podcast of his own, titled “Small Talk.” We learn about his filming career, his perspective on films, and much more. British and Australian listeners can rejoice: we have foreign phone numbers now! Jamie’s British Joke of the Day has a sad announcement  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamie, Kevin, and Laura return for MuggleCast LIV – nevermind. Nominate us in the 2006 Podcast Awards! Top 10 reasons to buy 11 MuggleCast T-shirts. Listener Rebuttals extend on the Book 7 title analysis, Rowena Ravenclaw’s Horcrux, and memories. Jamie has another use for the title Chariots of Fire. Character Discussion: Volllldemort. Was Voldemort born evil? What were his motives from the start? Why was Voldemort offering Lily so many chances to live? Why is Dumbledore the only man Voldemort ever feared? Could Voldemort come back as a ghost if Harry kills him? Ben’s Gimme a Butterbeer calls out the media for blowing things out of proportion. Jo’s interview on Richard and Judy. Is Harry going to die in Book 7? We discuss the possibilities. Jamie’s convinced Jo can’t bring herself to kill Harry Jamie will tape himself eating 50 jumbo sausages if Harry dies. Ben and Andrew think Harry’s death would make a great ending. Could sequels be legally written? Jamie’s British Joke of the Day returns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listener Rebuttals and Voice Rebuttals We make a PSA about Juvenille Arthritis (learn more here) We go back to answering some book seven questions Horcruxes revisted…where are the 3 unknowns? Pettigrew’s final debt to Harry: giving him a Horcrux? What will become of Draco? What role will the Ministry of Magic play? This week’s Butterbeer discusses the actors and actresses’ privacy Voicemails are back! Does Trelawney remember Snape hearing part of the prophecy? Legilimency and Harry Do we get made fun of for loving Harry Potter? When you extract memories from your mind, is it a copy or does it actually leave your mind? Laura rox our sox Does anyone else besides Voldemort have Horcruxes? This Week in Potter: the HBP title is released Is the title of book seven right under our noses? Andrew is convinced, and he’s got three potential titles. Next week: MuggleCast LIVE! Chicken Soup for the MuggleCast Soul Andrew performs a MuggleCast rap by Nixi with Ben handling the beat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guess who’s back (everyone down to the dance floor) Micah rips on the Georgian lady who hates Harry Listener Rebuttals respond to Prophecies and Trelawney New names for Micah Some great quotes from Chapter 17 of Sorcerer’s Stone Where do we see foreshadowing of Horcruxes? Matt Vines makes a funny Character Discussion: Percy Weasley Matt makes another funny! Boy, he’s on a roll Will Percy ever make up with the family? Which side is Percy on? The differences between Percy’s and Voldemort’s equal goals Magically doing “it” Spy on Spartz asks, “Why is the world round?” Gimme a Butterbeer speaks out against spoilers Three years ago this week OOTP was released…where were we? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We finally got rid of Andrew! Even though National Wear Your MuggleCast T-shirt Day is over, you can still support the show by purchasing your MuggleCast T-shirt today! There are two different logos available in five sizes. Send Subway gift cards to Ben, and maybe heíll send your letters and packages to the other Casters… Listener Rebuttals What happens when people under the Fidelius Charm die? Main Discussion, part one: Horace Slughorn Slughorn is selfish! Could Slughorn unify Slytherin with the other Hogwarts houses? Main Discussion, part two: Prophecies What exactly is a prophecy? What happens if a prophecy isnít fulfilled? What did the smashed prophecies in OOTP mean? How often do true seers come about? Favorites: Favorite Weasley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

National Wear Your MuggleCast T-Shirt Day was a success! June 7th is part two, and coincidentally Eric’s graduation day We premiere Voice Rebuttals and go through our regular Listener Rebuttals Why is Dumbledore’s office password protected? In our latest Editorial segment, Laura and Micah talk to Robbie Fischer who runs The Book Trolley and The Magic Quill This week’s Gimme a Butterbeer: Blame it all on Harry What does a “No Comment” from Jo mean? Who was at Godric’s Hollow that fateful night? Could those who often use the phrase “silly girl” clue us in on who was there? Why didn’t Voldemort use an Unbreakable Vow with his followers? Is Colin Creevey’s camera electronic? Kevin puts the question to bed with his nerdy brilliance. Chicken Soup for the MuggleCast Soul Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew apologizes for spoiling the OC Eric reveals what’s in this week’s PO Box (look out, Ben!) National Wear Your MuggleCast T-Shirt Day is THIS FRIDAY Listener Rebuttals cover our listener’s thoughts on translations, cursing, and Christianity It’s the one year anniversary of the MuggleCast idea being born For the first time ever, we tell the story of how MuggleCast was born, how Micah made it on, and more Chapter by Chapter: Ch 15 of Sorcerer’s Stone, “The Forbidden Forest” Occlumency, Red vs Green Sparks, how to conjure sparks, Centaurs Why does McGonagall hate Divination? Dumbledore returning the Invisibility Cloak This week’s Give Me a Butterbeer calls out stereotypes and prejudice in Potter Is there a distinguishing factor that makes someone a half-blood, pureblood, or Mudblood? How did Fudge’s opinion on Voldemort’s being back change? Dumbledore would trust Hagrid with his life. Would he trust Hagrid with keeping his fake death a secret? Andrew’s driving now (stay off the roads!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MuggleNet staffer Jess joins in the discussion! Pokeflutes wake Snorlax up; they don’t put them to sleep. DUH, Andrew. Laura provides a real-life example of the way people look at Lucius More parallels are drawn between real-world and wizarding-world governments Why is Lucius so hard on Draco? How much political influence does he have? Was Lucius in on a plot to abduct Professor Trelawney? We learn Ben tried to mingle with Jason Isaacs but was robbed of the opportunity by Leaky’s Sue and John Chapter by Chapter: Chapter 14 of Sorcerer’s Stone Hagrid can read? Why does Draco keep quiet about Norbert? Jess hates Dumbledore! This week’s Spy on Spartz completes Ben’s life Is it possible Dumbledore left a message for Harry via Hagrid? Kevin presents the evidence. Ben sounds off over the ongoing debate of Christianity in HP Favorites: Umbridge’s Educational Decrees Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices