Accio Politics

Stop the presses! Ginny and Harry finally have their first kiss, and the goss is juicy this chapter (just ask Moaning Myrtle). For this chapter, your hosts talk about the politics of consequences and gossip, which gives us a look to the internality (consequences) and the externality of characters (gossip).

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In this chapter, we get to see Professor Slughorn's real memory. Helene and Adri talk about the politics of Morality and Intent vs. Outcome as it relates to Slughorn's memory and Voldemort's actions.

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In this chapter, Ron and Hermione have to take their apparition exams and Hermione passes but Ron fails by an eyebrow technicality. Harry finally uses some gulps of his Felix Felicis to get the memory from Slughorn and sets off to *checks notes* Hagrid's. The way the potion works is not necessarily straightforward, as it confidently guides him to do and say things that will get him his desired result.

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In this chapter, Ron can't find a way to break up with Lavender, Harry is still trying to figure out what Draco is all about, and Hermione keeps reminding Harry that his priorities are all out of whack. With this in mind, we talk about the politics of surveillance and priorities, including a discussion on if a certain plot point of the chapter could have given us some clues as to the author's TERF beliefs before she was vocal about them.

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Happy New Year, everybody! As we take on 2022, we talk all about how everyone is pursuing a goal (or rather, is being very ambitious in this chapter). Harry wants to find out what's going on with Ginny and Dean, Dumbledore wants to find Slughorn's real memory, Ron desperately wants to keep the status quo with Lavender, and we see a glint of Voldemort's ambition through memories. Adri talks about the politics of Ambition, while Helene talks about the politics of goals (what is the result these characters want?).

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Harry gets hounded all over Hogwarts, ends up having a nasty head injury, and solves a plot hole all on his own! Helene talks all about theorizing and how it's the main action that builds the chapter, while Adri talks about arrogance (and the lack thereof) in the chapter and how that trait in characters dictates what happens in the chapters.

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Happy Holidays! With the Christmas holiday upon us, we thought we should re-release our conversation about what it's like to be a Jewish person living in a majority Christian world with special guest Shoshana, who gives us glimpses of being Jewish in the UK, and with our own Helene, who gives us glimpses of growing up Jewish in the U.S. While these are just two accounts of women living in cultures that have embraced Christianity as a default (think about calendars, holidays, food (kosher vs not), depictions of Judaism in the media, etc.).

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Ron ate the wrong chocolates and got poisoned (twice!). Adri and Helene talk about the politics of Determination and Autonomy, respectively, as they dissect the events of the chapter through their specific lenses.

We also read some of the answers we got to last episode's question of the week: Do you think Slughorn was more ashamed of Voldemort's actions (morality) or the optics of being associated with Voldemort (perception)?

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We're back at Hogwarts and Harry meets with Dumbledore to see two distinct memories that will help in understanding Voldemort's ultimate plan. Helene and Adri talk about the politics of Shame, how it shapes our understanding of politics, and what happens in this chapter.

We also read some of the answers we got to last episode's question of the week: What could the Ministry of Magic have done to regain Harry's trust after the events of book 5?

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It's Christmas time (in this chapter of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, at least)! We talk about the politics of optics and loyalty when it comes to the comings and goings in this chapter, specifically Harry's run-in with Scrimgeour at the Burrow.

We also discuss our listeners' unanimous answers to last week's question: Should love potions be outlawed in the wizarding world? This week's question is: What do you think the Ministry of Magic could have done to gain Harry's trust?

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