**Episode contains SPOILERS ** In this episode Naki and Karin take you through themes in Chapter 16 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.  They talk about being a safe space for others, frickin’ Lockhart, trying to keep a sense of normalcy in very unnormal times, the fucking insanse art of doubling down, and when hope is demolished - to name a few! Come join the conversation. You can check us out at www.filteredthrufiction.com or on Instagram @filteredthrufiction. Make sure to give us your answers to the hot seat questions over at our Instagram or leave as a voicemail at https://anchor.fm/filteredthrufiction/message!

**Episode contains SPOILERS ** In this episode Naki and Karin take you through themes in Chapter 15 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.  They talk about MORE.DAMN.SECRETS - and when we keep important information secret because of fear, whether or not we are asking teachers to do too much, the reach of kindness, status by proxy, and the complication of knowing things you aren’t supposed to know - to name a few! Come join the conversation. You can check us out at www.filteredthrufiction.com or on Instagram @filteredthrufiction. Make sure to give us your answers to the hot seat questions over at our Instagram or leave as a voicemail at https://anchor.fm/filteredthrufiction/message!

**Episode contains SPOILERS ** In this episode Naki and Karin take you through themes in Chapter 14 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.  They talk about when we avoid awkward conversations, balancing the risk of inaction, when we are forced to make big decisions too soon, the importance of learning “soft” skills, and the problem with loyalty - to name a few! Come join the conversation. You can check us out at www.filteredthrufiction.com or on Instagram @filteredthrufiction. Make sure to give us your answers to the hot seat questions over at our Instagram or leave as a voicemail at https://anchor.fm/filteredthrufiction/message!

**Episode contains SPOILERS ** In this episode Naki and Karin take you through themes in Chapter 13 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.  They talk about how Riddle’s Diary is the Snapchat of the Wizarding World, the line between privacy and transparency, how context matters, the importance of asking questions when we only have one side of the story, and when the thing isn’t about the thing - to name a few! Come join the conversation. You can check us out at www.filteredthrufiction.com or on Instagram @filteredthrufiction. Make sure to give us your answers to the hot seat questions over at our Instagram or leave as a voicemail at https://anchor.fm/filteredthrufiction/message!

**Episode contains SPOILERS ** In this episode Naki and Karin take you through themes in Chapter 12 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.  They talk about when we stop listening because we don’t like what we hear, the questions we have about who we are and where we fit, FREAKING SECRETS, when consequences reach much further than we imagined, dehumanization, and the longing for connection - to name a few! Come join the conversation. You can check us out at www.filteredthrufiction.com or on Instagram @filteredthrufiction. Make sure to give us your answers to the hot seat questions over at our Instagram or leave as a voicemail at https://anchor.fm/filteredthrufiction/message!

**Episode contains SPOILERS ** In this episode Naki and Karin take you through themes in Chapter 11 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. They talk about speculation and assumption, how the same events and circumstances can be used for a narrative for or against you, ALL THE EMPATHY, how can we get others to see their value in the same way we see their value, the vulnerability of sharpening your skills by practicing with someone whose skills are beyond yours, and how relationship and trust make vulnerability a safer space - to name a few! Come join the conversation. You can check us out at www.filteredthrufiction.com or on Instagram @filteredthrufiction. Make sure to give us your answers to the hot seat questions over at our Instagram or leave as a voicemail at https://anchor.fm/filteredthrufiction/message!

**Episode contains SPOILERS ** In this episode Naki and Karin take you through themes in Chapter 10 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.  They talk about how flattery gets you everywhere, better people make better Quidditch players (and many other things), motivations behind our good intentions, and asking the right questions - to name a few! Come join the conversation. You can check us out at www.filteredthrufiction.com or on Instagram @filteredthrufiction. Make sure to give us your answers to the hot seat questions over at our Instagram or leave as a voicemail at https://anchor.fm/filteredthrufiction/message!

**Episode contains SPOILERS ** In this episode Naki and Karin take you through themes in Chapter 9 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.  They talk about when people act like they know everything even though it’s clear they don’t, punishment vs justice, trauma responses as seen in Filch, and when an engaging teacher can make any subject fascinating - to name a few! Come join the conversation. You can check us out at www.filteredthrufiction.com or on Instagram @filteredthrufiction. Make sure to give us your answers to the hot seat questions over at our Instagram!

**Episode contains SPOILERS ** In this episode Naki and Karin take you through themes in Chapter 8 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.  They talk about belonging, when it feels like we don’t measure up, the balance of inclusion and holding to standards, when you regret making plans, and when we cut off communication by being closed off to ideas and perspectives - to name a few! Come join the conversation. You can check us out at www.filteredthrufiction.com or on Instagram @filteredthrufiction. Make sure to give us your answers to the hot seat questions over at our Instagram!

In this episode Naki and Karin take you through themes in the fourteenth “section” of Wicked by Gregory Maguire. They talk about home and the cost of belonging, what grace is, how sometimes we just can’t force a fit or connection (and that’s okay), quitting vs failing, the unexpected ways we are like our parents, our need to forgive ourselves, generational trauma, and the habit of hope - to name a few! Come join the conversation. You can check us out at www.filteredthrufiction.com or on Instagram @filteredthrufiction. Make sure to give us your answers to the hot seat questions over at our Instagram!