March 26, 2026

#106 I Set the Vibe | OOTP 8, The Hearing

31 minutes

Potter Revisited Episode #105 Department of Injustice AKA Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 7 "The Ministry of Magic"

Harry entering the room alone and realizing he is in the room where he saw the death eater trials is spooky

Does the Ministry assume Harry traveled to London from Surrey? Surely he should be pardoned for being late do the the quick location and time change - especially since he is a minor who cannot use the quicker transportation methods

Harry notices Percy, but Percy ignores him

What are Fudge and Umbridge's credentials to be interrogators in a criminal hearing? This feels like the Prime Minister asking you questions about a crime they think you committed as a minor

Fudge has an agenda for this hearing and how he wants it to go

Dumbledore makes his dramatic entrance into the hearing

Shay loves this version of Dumbledore - alert the press!

The way Dumbledore comes in, acts very calm and assertive totally undermines Fudge and his control over the hearing

Why is it such a big deal that Harry did magic in front of a Muggle when the Muggle is Dudley, who already knows about magic?

Madame Bones being so in shock and impressed about Harry being able to produce a patronus is so great, we stan

Fudge making a joke using Bagman's gambling addiction is in such poor taste and completely inappropriate for the situation

Dumbledore brings up the Charter of Rights - shouldn't Harry been aware of this before the hearing so he wasn't steamrolled by the Minister of Magic who has a vendetta against him?

Mrs Figg is brought in as a witness, and it shows how much care the Ministry has in Squibs as they have no record of her

We are introduced to Umbridge and prepare for the awfulness coming our way

Umbridge is such an different villain compared to Voldemort in the series

Fudge brining up other past incidents of Harry shows he is grasping at straws, and how corrupt he is when he says "laws can be changed"

Dumbledore dips as soon as Harry is cleared, and Tori doesn't understand Shay's Amanda Show reference

Shay discusses Madam Bones and how she would make a great surrogate mom figure for Harry in addition to Molly... and Tori breaks the news that she dies

Snape Sucks count for Chapter 7: 0

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Shelter Song by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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