Nov 15, 2021
It’s Christmas time (in this chapter of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, at least)! We talk about the politics of optics and loyalty when it comes to the comings and goings in this chapter, specifically Harry’s run-in with Scrimgeour at the Burrow.
We also discuss our listeners’ unanimous answers to last...
Nov 8, 2021
This week, we’re talking about exploitation and status. Harry is chased all over Hogwarts because the girls just can’t contain themselves, Hermione plans to make Ron jealous, and Draco is up to something shady (so of course Harry must investigate, right?).
We also discuss our listener’s amazing answers to last...
Nov 1, 2021
This week, we talk about Hermione’s reaction to seeing Ron couple up with someone else, how Harry fake roofies Ron’s pumpkin juice to dramatic effect, and Harry’s realization that he feels more than brotherly love for one Ginny Weasley. This leads us to talk about the politics of Jealousy and Communication.
The...