Belated Binge: Harry Potter

I'm turning back the clock to January 4, 2022. That's the day I posted the first chapter episode for this podcast covering the first chapter of Sorcerer's Stone. It's also the day I posted 2 theory episodes to Patreon called "All the Hookah Smoke" and "How Did He Know." Did Dumbledore create the hookah object we saw Grindlewald use in Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindlewald? What about that instant replay magic we saw Newt use in the same move? Have we seen that before? My answers are yes - and I'll explain as I'm revisiting these theories. Remembering what my thoughts were back then, what my thoughts are now, connecting them together, and discussing them with myself -- and you. For bonus episodes as well as many other benefits such as early access, show prep notes, personal shoutouts, and more BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/BelatedBinge*Free trial available I'd also love for you to join the discussion, which you can do in 2 key ways:

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I thought we could take a quick break from the chapter episodes and tackle a current events topic: The upcoming Harry Potter TV series. I'll run through my reaction, my thoughts on how I think it could be a really cool tv show and spawn spinoff opportunities as well as why I ultimately think it's going to fail. For bonus episodes as well as many other benefits such as early access, show prep notes, personal shoutouts, and more BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/BelatedBinge*Free trial availableI'd also love for you to join the discussion, which you can do in 2 key ways:

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The DementorHarry Potter is ready to go to Hogwarts! After a ministry car escorts him to the train station and an awkward conversation with Mr. Weasley, he's on the Hogwarts Express and it doesn't matter that there's a convicted murderer out to get him, right? WRONG! Before the train makes it to the school, it's stopped and we're introduced to DEMENTORS! Which are just the physical form of depression. So that's fun...Harry passes out from his childhood trauma, but at least we won't hear the term "Azkaban guard" anymore. Also, we met Lupin!!! For bonus episodes as well as many other benefits such as early access, show prep notes, personal shoutouts, and more BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/BelatedBinge*Free trial available I'd also love for you to join the discussion, which you can do in 2 key ways:

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The Knight Bus & The Leaky CauldronHarry Potter is an outlaw now! He's run away from Privet Drive and the Dursleys and he's preparing to go underground. Luckily, after seeing a dark dog-like godfather shaped shadow he trips falls and calls the Knight Bus to come pick him up and take him to London. He pretends to be Neville Longbottom, learns more about Sirius Black, and takes a wild ride to the Leaky Cauldron where Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic is waiting for him.After a nice chat over a spot of tea, Harry is not punished for inflating is aunt and is now going to be hanging out in Diagon Alley for the rest of the Summer. Alone. For bonus episodes as well as many other benefits such as early access, show prep notes, personal shoutouts, and more BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/BelatedBinge I'd also love for you to join the discussion, which you can do in 2 key ways:

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Owl Post & Aunt Marge's Big MistakeWelcome back to the Harry Potter binge! The first chapter of Prisoner of Azkaban: Owl Post follows the same formula that has been established. It's Harry's birthday, he's sad to be at the Dursleys, the Dursleys hate him, luckily he's a magic boy with magic friends from magic school. At some point something happens to make Vernon angry and hate him more and there's something big foreshadowed for a major plot point to come later. Then he goes to sleep. Luckily, this time his friends send him gifts for his birthday! Chapter 2: Aunt Marge's Big Mistake starts to pick up a little bit, but is still pretty quick. Vernon's sister is in town, she's been bullying Harry his entire life because she's a terrible person. She spends the chapter bullying him and eventually he accidentally inflates her like the Goodyear blimp. He ends up running away and not getting his Hogsmeade permission slip signed because blowing up your aunt like a hot air balloon doesn't qualify in Vernon's mind as "behaving" I suppose. For bonus episodes as well as many other benefits such as early access, show prep notes, personal shoutouts, and more BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/BelatedBinge I'd also love for you to join the discussion, which you can do in 2 key ways:

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I was super excited to join Pottership Podcast to discuss Harry and Ginny's ship! It was way more fun than how it was written in the books! 

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From Pottership:

On a very special episode of Pottership Podcast… we welcome Zac from @BelatedBinge to chat about the hero of the Harry Potter series and his true love and perfect match Ginny Weasley. Which moment solidified these two as a couple for you? Do you think Ginny was the right wife for Harry? How would things be different if she had joined them on the horcrux hunt? Listen and decide! Don’t forget to visit our social medias to answer the Show Host Question: Name a place in the Wizarding World that would be perfect for a first date. All aboard! *** Spoilers, Adult Language, Adult Themes **** Music note: Tinder profile music is from "You Can Leave Your Hat On" by Joe Cocker, and the theme song uses a portion of "Modern Major General" from The Pirates of Penzance. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, or iHeart Radio podcasts!

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I'm ecstatic to have been able to join Puffcast to discuss all things Dumbledore's Master Plan! We walk through the 7 books and discuss Dumbledore's intentions going in as well as how that plan evolved throughout Harry Potter's journey! Plus a little bonus chat about Neville's potential of being the Chosen One and more!

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 18 Dobby's Reward

We've wrapped up Chamber of Secrets. In this final chapter, Molly and Arthur Weasley get a reunion with their very much not dead daughter Ginny, who's been saved by Harry Potter after nearly being soul sucked by a terrifying teenage Tom Riddle aka Voldemort.

Harry explains the plot of the book for everyone with the help of Dumbledore who also eases Harry's concerns about almost being put in Slytherin house instead of Gryffindor, because he still cares about that.

Lucius Malfoy shows up with Dobby, who's presence in completely inexplicable aside from "plot reasons." After some witty banter back and forth amongst the 3 of them and some very NOT subtle hints from Dobby along the way, Harry manages to trick Lucius into throwing a sock to Dobby, setting him free. YAY FREE DOBBY!

There's a feast, cooked by a bunch of other house elves that are very much not free and Harry drops his digits to Ron so they can talk on the phone over the Summer. That should be entertaining later...

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Heir of Slytherin.

Sarah from First Years: A Harry Potter Podcast for adult first time readers of the series is BACK! The first repeat guest on the podcast AND first back-to-back chapter guest!

It's time for the main climax, the final showdown, and of course the VILLAIN MONOLOGUE. And nobody can villain monologue like a teenage memory of Tom Riddle. He's not even Voldemort yet (really) and he's got the "I'm the greatest sorcerer in the world" thing down. Harry doesn't stand for that slander though because he knows the head wizard on the cobble street is actually Albus Dumbledore. And lucky for him, that loyalty is enough to bring Fawkes the Phoenix to his aid when it comes time to battle a giant snake with a murder stare, without a wand... Seriously Tom, give him his wand back!

There's far more blood and gore than you might expect in a book written for children, and way more 'Harry is a bit slow' than you remember from reading this as a kid. Luckily, Fawkes takes care of the Basalisks eyes for him AND brings him the Sorting Hat. While avoiding a concussion, Harry retrieves the sword of Godric Gryffindor and stabs the Basalisk through the mouth. He then uses his new fang souvenir to do more stabbing (so much stabbing in this chapter), this time through the diary, which kills memory Tom Riddle and, unknowingly to Harry, one of Voldemort's horcruxes.

This is a huge chapter with a ton of laughs along the way!

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Remember in the last chapter when Ginny tried to talk to Harry and Ron at breakfast? Then Percy came and ruined everything and she ran away? What if he didn’t do that?

In this episode, I attempt to answer that very question. I also have quite a few answers to share from some of YOU.

After I offer up an alternate, fan fiction style series of events if Ginny DOES tell Harry and Ron what's been happening and about Tom Riddle, I spend some time thanking some really important listeners for their contributions to this podcast and quite literally, keeping it going. I hope you stick around until the end.

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