#433: Gettin' Figgy (OOTP Chapter 1, Dudley Demented)

• Sequoia from Fanatical Fics and Where To Find Them joins the show!
• We discuss the recent banning of Harry Potter at St. Edward Catholic School... and give them a call!
• Cursed Child gets a new marketing campaign, with the logo now matching the one from the books/films
• Chapter-by-Chapter returns with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 1: Dudley Demented
• 7-Word Summary: Harry Potter fights with Dudley and Dementors
• The introduction of Harry is very much one of a neglected child
• What does it say about the Dursleys that they take pride in the fact that Dudley doesn’t watch the news and has no clue who the Prime Minister is?
• What do we make of Ms. Figg  asking Harry over for tea frequently throughout the summer?
• Are Vernon and Petunia overreacting to the “crack” that pretty much the entire neighborhood hears? Or is it fair they suspect Harry?
• Harry's isolation: let the conversation about Dumbledore’s approach to Harry begin!
• We analyze Harry's dreams: Cedric's death, long corridors, locked doors and more!
• Harry is itching for a fight and tries to provoke Dudley with name-calling. What do we make of this version of Harry?
• Who is Mark Evans? J.K. Rowling once addressed rampant speculation.
• When the Dementors attack and Harry hears the voice inside his head - is it Voldemort or the Horcrux speaking to him?
• Have we ever seen Harry control a Patronus through spoken word before?
• Surprise! There's more to Ms. Figg than meets the eye!
• We debut a new chapter-by-chapter segment... Umbridge Sucks!
• Connecting the Threads, MVP of the Week and Rename The Chapter return!
• We answer an email on frame narratives and take a very cute voicemail on midnight book release parties
• Quizzitch: J.K. Rowling once said on her old website that Ms. Figg deals in the roaring trade of cross-bred cats and what?
• Micah and Eric will be at LeakyCon 2019 from October 11-13 in Boston register today using code MUGGLE for $10 off!
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