Alohomora!: The Original Harry Potter Book Club

Alohomora!
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Oct 15, 2016 • 2h 13min

Women of Harry Potter: Smacking Point

On Episode 204 we discuss... → A little more Patronus talk → The brightest witch of her age → The love of teaching → Being an individual → Not conforming to society's needs → Small yet powerful → A mother's love → A mother's desperation → Abuse playing into the picture → Is evilness related to pleasing a man? → The Hogwarts Regina George? → All hail the QueenBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
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Oct 15, 2016 • 11min

Recap: Episode 203

On this recap we discuss... → Delphi's parentage → Scorpius nerdish qualities → Changing the people's opinionsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
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Oct 1, 2016 • 3h 4min

Cursed Child, 2.2: Strong Scots

On Episode 203 we discuss... → We reveal our Patronuses! → A new interpretive theory of the play → McGonagall: Out of character? → Awkward hierarchy → Ol' Reekie train → Who can influence a prophecy? → Albus's character progression → The need to hear Scorpius's lines in Anthony Boyle's voice → Paint, memory, and finally confronted trauma → Draco's softening → Time Turners and Fawkes and the Elder Wand, oh my! →Blanket potentially on fire: the joys of live theatre! → How is the Fidelius Charm working here? → Theories on Delphi's, er...origins → We have lots of emotions about the endBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
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Oct 1, 2016 • 21min

Recap: Episode 202

→ Amos the "stage dad"? → Could Cedric really be a Death Eater? → Snape's self destruction → Snape and HermioneBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
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Sep 17, 2016 • 2h 34min

Cursed Child, 2.1: Cursed Right Off the Page

→ Seen, unseen and to be seen → Taking “The Augurey” seriously → Familiar faces for familiarity’s sake → Imagination vs. Live Theater → The Great Snape Debate continues → Polly Chapman and the Missing Direction → Scorpius: The Human Pottermore → Cedric Diggory goes stupid crazy → Ron and Hermione: From teaspoons to ladles → Who is the Cursed Child? → The Curse of Nineteen Years Later → Delphie... something... somethingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
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Sep 17, 2016 • 35min

Recap: Episode 201

→ Something feels familiar... → The origins of Del-FEE → Time: Wibbly-wobbly or around in circles? → Spinster Hermione has no Oppugnos to give → The happy medium of reading Cursed ChildBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
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Sep 3, 2016 • 2h 42min

Cursed Child, 1.2: The Pull of Time

→ More first impressions → To what effect are the dream sequences helpful? → Delphi's master manipulation → Why did Harry listen to Bane? Shouldn't he know better? → Scorpius the Cinnamon Roll → J. K. Rowling and Where to Find Her → The insane strength of Scorpius Malfoy? → Legitimizing 101: How to Make Your Fan Fiction Canon → Scorbus: to be or not to be? → Is Delphi affected by the AUs? → Risk isn't risk if it can be undoneBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
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Sep 3, 2016 • 43min

Recap: Episode 200

→ Does Ginny finally get her "Another! *Cup smash*" moment? → Scorpius and the Slytherin stigma → Harry's parenting skills → J. K. Rowling's (considerably narrower) Wizarding WorldBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
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Aug 28, 2016 • 1h 40min

Bonus: Cursed Child Production

→ Our impressions, both seeing it before reading and reading before seeing → Costuming and sets that bring the world to life! → Music and sound design: creating the atmosphere → Magic is real! (And it's made with illusions) → Perfect casting is perfect → Our favorite moments in the theaterBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.
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Aug 21, 2016 • 1h 47min

Cursed Child, 1.1: King of Angst

→ Our initial thoughts on the play as a whole → A functionally different epilogue → Rose Granger-Weasley: a study in reading vs. seeing → Scorpius Malfoy, the greatest nerd to ever nerd → Kids these days... er, in 2020 → The Trio is all grown up! → The lasting effects of Cedric Diggory → So, about the trolley witch... → Draco and his troubled pastBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-club--5016402/support.

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