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2.9 The Writing on the Wall
This week on Podtrificus Totalus, a Harry Potter podcast done chapter by chapter, book by book, Cassie and Joe debate whether Squibs should be allowed to attend Hogwarts for chapter nine of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, “The Writing on the Wall.”
Having just been discovered at the scene of Mrs. Norris’s petrification, Harry, Ron, and Hermione are interrogated by their professors about their involvement. They’re released, but they have questions about the Chamber of Secrets that need answering–and a mystery they have to solve before all the Muggle-born students in the school are targeted.
We make a number of references to outside sources, which are listed below:
Transmogrify in the Oxford English Dictionary
Everything you need to know about Squibs on Wizarding World
Squib in the Oxford English Dictionary
Professor Binns on the Harry Potter Lexicon
Rowling’s planning document for Prisoner of Azkaban, which includes a first name for Professor Binns on the Harry Potter Lexicon (spoiler warning for Prisoner of Azkaban)
Rowling on the inspiration for Professor Binns (1998)
Hogwarts Ghosts on Wizarding World
Godric Gryffindor on the Harry Potter Wiki
July 2007 Wizard of the Month on J.K. Rowling’s Official Site, archived by the Wayback Machine
The Giant Squid is Godric Gryffindor in disguise on J.K. Rowling’s Official Site, archived by the Wayback Machine
Helga Hufflepuff on the Harry Potter Wiki
May 2007 Wizard of the Month on J.K. Rowling’s Official Site, archived by the Wayback Machine
Salazar Slytherin’s namesake on J.K. Rowling’s Twitter
The stories of the Hogwarts founders on Wizarding World
Salazar Slytherin reconciled with the other founders toward the end of his life on the Harry Potter Lexicon
Rowena Ravenclaw on the Harry Potter Wiki
Rowena Name Meaning on Nameberry
Rowena Ravenclaw on the Harry Potter Lexicon
Information on the Harry Potter Token Zone on Beyond Hogwarts
August 2007 Wizard of the Month on J.K. Rowling’s Official Site, archived by the Wayback Machine
Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter by Galadriel Waters (Ed. Astre Mithrandir; Published by Wizarding World Press in 2003)
Our Spell of the Week this week is an unnamed Transfiguration spell that Fred uses to transform Ron’s teddy bear into a spider after Ron breaks his toy broomstick.
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This week on Podtrificus Totalus, a Harry Potter podcast done chapter by chapter, book by book, Cassie and Joe debate whether Squibs should be allowed to attend Hogwarts for chapter nine of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, “The Writing on the Wall.”
Having just been discovered at the scene of Mrs. Norris’s petrification, Harry, Ron, and Hermione are interrogated by their professors about their involvement. They’re released, but they have questions about the Chamber of Secrets that need answering–and a mystery they have to solve before all the Muggle-born students in the school are targeted.
We make a number of references to outside sources, which are listed below:
Transmogrify in the Oxford English Dictionary
Everything you need to know about Squibs on Wizarding World
Squib in the Oxford English Dictionary
Professor Binns on the Harry Potter Lexicon
Rowling’s planning document for Prisoner of Azkaban, which includes a first name for Professor Binns on the Harry Potter Lexicon (spoiler warning for Prisoner of Azkaban)
Rowling on the inspiration for Professor Binns (1998)
Hogwarts Ghosts on Wizarding World
Godric Gryffindor on the Harry Potter Wiki
July 2007 Wizard of the Month on J.K. Rowling’s Official Site, archived by the Wayback Machine
The Giant Squid is Godric Gryffindor in disguise on J.K. Rowling’s Official Site, archived by the Wayback Machine
Helga Hufflepuff on the Harry Potter Wiki
May 2007 Wizard of the Month on J.K. Rowling’s Official Site, archived by the Wayback Machine
Salazar Slytherin’s namesake on J.K. Rowling’s Twitter
The stories of the Hogwarts founders on Wizarding World
Salazar Slytherin reconciled with the other founders toward the end of his life on the Harry Potter Lexicon
Rowena Ravenclaw on the Harry Potter Wiki
Rowena Name Meaning on Nameberry
Rowena Ravenclaw on the Harry Potter Lexicon
Information on the Harry Potter Token Zone on Beyond Hogwarts
August 2007 Wizard of the Month on J.K. Rowling’s Official Site, archived by the Wayback Machine
Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter by Galadriel Waters (Ed. Astre Mithrandir; Published by Wizarding World Press in 2003)
Our Spell of the Week this week is an unnamed Transfiguration spell that Fred uses to transform Ron’s teddy bear into a spider after Ron breaks his toy broomstick.