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Accio Politics

Mar 28, 2022

Helene and Adri discuss the final chapter in HBP, which features our first look at a Wizarding World funeral, through the lens of Duty and Ceremony, respectively. We talk about how some actors are there to strengthen their brand now that Dumbledore’s gone, while others truly care for the fallen headmaster.

 

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629: Mourning, not Morning (Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Chapter 29)

Mar 21, 2022

On this episode, Adri and Helene cover a cathartic chapter in the series, one that forces the characters to reckon with their feelings about Dumbledore’s death before the funeral. It’s also the chapter where we see Molly Weasley finally embrace Fleur as a daughter in law, despite any reservations that she may have...


Mar 7, 2022

Don’t know how to say this any other way, but strap in for another chapter of HBP that is filled with sadness. Your hosts, Helene and Adri, talk about the politics of assassination and grief respectively. We talk about the aftermath of Dumbledore’s assassination and the different ways in which Snape, Harry,...