After a great week off, A Novel take podcast is back with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets!!

This week, Tracey breaks down chapters 1 to 3 - The Worst Birthday, Dobby's Warning, and The Burrow. She asks who wants a series about the Weasley's, and how hard is it to merge ancient magic in a modern setting?

Chapters

00:00 - Intro

00:54 - Welcome

03:06 - Philosopher's Stone Recap

05:52 - The Worst Birthday

13:04 - Dobby's Warning

19:54 - The Burrow

30:36 - What I Think...

33:48 - Pixie's 'Pinion

36:28 - Arya Asks

37:35 - Quote Watch

38:15 - Conclusion

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Welcome to the final episode, comparing book to movie of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone!

This week, Tracey breaks down chapters 14 to 17 - Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback, The Forbidden Forest, Through the Trapdoor, and The Man with Two Faces. We look at dragons compared to wyverns, and is Quirrell a good Occlumens?

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:58 - Welcome

01:54 - Episode 4 Recap

03:17 - Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback

16:02 - The Forbidden Forest

28:17 - Through the Trapdoor

41:46 - The Man with Two Faces

56:48 - Dragons?

57:53 - Pixie's 'Pinion

58:50 - Arya Asks

59:17 - Quote Watch

59:51 - Conclusion

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Welcome to Episode 4, the penultimate Philosopher's Stone episode!

This week, Tracey breaks down chapters 11 to 13 - Quidditch, The Mirror of Erised, and Nicolas Flamel. We look at lines from the book that weren't included in the movie but definitely should have been, and Tracey talks about Christmas in Arya Asks.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:58 - Welcome

03:17 - Quidditch

13:40 - The Mirror of Erised

32:05 - Nicolas Flamel

40:32 - Recap

41:33 - Pixie's 'Pinion

43:05 - Arya Asks

45:08 - Conclusion

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Welcome, Friends, to another Friday, and Episode 3!

We are more than halfway through covering Philosopher's Stone, and finally get to enter Hogwarts in The Sorting Hat, The Potions Master, The Midnight Duel, and Hallowe'en.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:30 - Welcome

03:09 - Recap

03:51 - The Sorting Hat

25:48 - The Potions Master

36:21 - The Midnight Duel

48:00 - Hallowe'en

55:16 - Major Details

55:48 - Pixie's 'Pinion

56:58 - Arya Asks

59:20 - Quote Watch

59:49 - Conclusion

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Welcome to A Novel Take Podcast Episode 2! In the episode, Tracey breaksdown and compares Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone, Chapters 4 to 6 - The Keeper of the Keys, Diagon Alley, and The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters - with the scenes from the movie.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:30 - Welcome

02:51 - The Keeper of the Keys

16:14 - Diagon Alley 1

29:22 - Tracey's Brain Freeze

31:27 - Diagon Alley 2

51:48 - The Train from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters

01:10:34 - Recap

01:11:57 - Pixie's 'Pinion

01:12:40 - Arya Asks

01:13:14 - Conclusion

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Welcome to Episode 1 of A Novel Take Podcast!! In this episode, Tracey breaks down and compares Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, chapters 1 to 3 - The Boy Who Lived, The Vanishing Glass, and The Letters from No One - with the same scenes from the movie!

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:30 - Welcome, and About Your Host

06:10 - Summary

09:05 - The Boy Who Lived

14:59 - The Vanishing Glass

28:30 - The Letters from No One

40:39 - Recap

43:19 - Pixie's 'Pinion

44:32 - Arya Asks

45:59 - Conclusion

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A brief introduction to your host, Tracey, and what this podcast is all about.