First Years: A Harry Potter Podcast

For today's episode you need to have read CHAPTER FIVE of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. We chat about goblin folklore, Sirius and Harry's summers, Voldemort's plans, and whether or not there's a "first amendment" within the wizarding world. 

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I also just wanted to expand on my first amendment point that obviously there are exceptions to the rule. Hate speech, incitements of violence, things like that can be prohibited – none of which Dumbledore is doing. Some speech is also restricted based on national security, despite what the first amendment says. One of the sources I looked at states, “generally, a person cannot be held liable, either criminally or civilly for anything written or spoken about a person or topic, so long as it is truthful or based on an honest opinion and such statements.” (Cornell Law School source)

We know the Dumbledore is being truthful. So there’s really no reason for Dumbledore to be thrown in Azkaban. However, even though the above talks about truthful or honest opinions, given the amount of misinformation that has been able to slide in recent years here, I still doubt that Dumbledore would get thrown into jail even if Voldemort being back was BS.

SOURCES: 

Berner, Adam Ethan. “Making a Family: The History and Theory behind Family Photos.” Musée Magazine, Musée Magazine, 26 Oct. 2020, museemagazine.com/features/2018/11/20/making-a-family-the-history-and-theory-behind-family-photos.

Carmel, Christina. “A Very Brief History of Portrait Painting.” Artist Christina Carmel, artistchristinacarmel.com/blog/a-very-brief-history-of-portrait-painting.

Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. “Goblin.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/art/goblin.

“First Amendment.” Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School, www.law.cornell.edu/wex/first_amendment.

Geller, Prof. “Goblin - Monstrous Creature from European Folklore.” Mythology.net, 21 Oct. 2016, mythology.net/mythical-creatures/goblin/.

“Goblin.” Goblin - New World Encyclopedia, www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Goblin.

“Portrait – Art Term.” Tate, www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/p/portrait.

Shapiro, Stephen J. (1989) Comparing Free Speech: United States v. United Kingdom. University of Baltimore Law Forum: Vol. 19: No. 2, Article 5., https://scholarworks.law.ubalt.edu/lf/vol19/iss2/5

The Week Staff. “Hate Speech vs. Free Speech: The UK Laws.” The Week UK, The Week, 12 Feb. 2020, www.theweek.co.uk/97552/hate-speech-vs-free-speech-the-uk-laws.

For today's episode you need to have read CHAPTER FOUR of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. We chat about where we see division and hidden things/secrecy in this chapter. 

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For next episode, you need to read chapter five! :) 

For today's episode you need to have read CHAPTERS 2 & 3 of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. We'll be going over abandonment, the threat of the ministry, Dumbledore's power, animaguses/metamorphmaguses, and whether or not your magical talent is genetic. 

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For next episode, you need to read chapter 4! :) 

**Trigger Warning for this episode -- we dive into the links between PTSD, depression, and anger in this episode. So please be aware that we'll be mentioning some criteria for these and mentioning self-destructive behavior.**

For this episode you need to have read CHAPTER ONE of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix! So happy to be diving back in with you guys! We'll be discussing this action-packed, emotional chapter, as well as FOMO, Harry's anger, and the link between anger, PTSD, and depression. 

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For today's episode you need to have finished Goblet of Fire and watched the movie! Jesse Boone joins me again to discuss how this movie matches up against Prisoner of Azkaban, how it lands as an adaptation, as well as things we noticed as far as tone, color, foreshadow, and more. 

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We have limited time to earn more house points before the House Cup is decided! Keep on the lookout for our House Cup Cocktails Night for a last chance to earn points. 

Also mark October 30th on your calendars! We'll be doing a Mischief (Managed) Happy Hour to discuss Potter stuff! 

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Please note -- I'll be taking a few weeks off to prep everything for Order of the Phoenix. We'll be back with regular episodes again in November! 

For today's episode you need to have read THE LAST THREE CHAPTERS of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. We discuss the events of these chapters, dive into common immediate and delayed trauma responses as well as ASD and PTSD, and speculate about what we might see in book 5. 

Trigger warning: this episode does talk about common responses to trauma. Things like self-destructive behaviors and substance abuse are mentioned, although they are not gone into detail about. Just wanted to give you a heads up just in case. 

HOUSE POINT TOTALS: 

Hufflepuff: 2270  Slytherin: 1040  Ravenclaw: 560  Gryffindor: 505

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SOURCES: 

“21 Common Reactions to Trauma.” Psychology Today, Sussex Publishers, www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/think-act-be/201609/21-common-reactions-trauma.

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (US). “Exhibit 1.3-1, Immediate and Delayed Reactions to Trauma - Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services - NCBI Bookshelf.” Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services., U.S. National Library of Medicine, 1 Jan. 1970, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK207191/table/part1_ch3.t1/.

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (US). “Understanding the Impact of Trauma.” Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services., U.S. National Library of Medicine, 1 Jan. 1970, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK207191/.

“Va.gov: Veterans Affairs.” Common Reactions After Trauma, 18 Sept. 2018, www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/isitptsd/common_reactions.asp.

For today's episode you need to have read CHAPTERS 32-34 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Grab two butterbeers for this one, we dive into death, resurrection, phoenixes, yew trees, pureblood dynamics, ancient magic, trauma, and more. 

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SOURCES: 

“#31 Yew Tree – SYMBOLISM & Meaning.” TreeSymbolism.com🌲, treesymbolism.com/yew-tree-symbolism-meaning.html.

“Duel!” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 1 Mar. 2004, www.smithsonianmag.com/history/duel-104161025/.

Garfield-White, Georgia. “Resurrection in Mythology.” Mythos, 2 Apr. 2021, www.mythosblog.org/post/resurrection-in-mythology.

“The History of Dueling in America.” PBS, Public Broadcasting Service, www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/duel-history-dueling-america/.

“In the Defense of Honor: The Rise and Fall of Dueling in America.” The Ultimate History Project, ultimatehistoryproject.com/dueling.html.

Radford, Benjamin. “Resurrection: A History of Myths.” LiveScience, Purch, 9 Apr. 2009, www.livescience.com/3479-resurrection-history-myths.html.

Rowling, J.K. “Wand Woods.” Wizarding World, Wizarding World Digital, 2 Oct. 2019, www.wizardingworld.com/writing-by-jk-rowling/wand-woods.

“Yew Tree Mythology and Folklore.” Trees for Life, 23 Apr. 2021, treesforlife.org.uk/into-the-forest/trees-plants-animals/trees/yew/.

Yew, www.thegoddesstree.com/trees/Yew.htm.

For today's episode you need to have read CHAPTERS 30 & 31 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. We discuss the memories within the pensieve, what justifies certain actions, the symbolism of the third task, and deep dive into the history of sphinxes! For next episode, read chapters 32-34! 

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SOURCES: 

Cartwright, Mark. “Sphinx.” World History Encyclopedia, World History Encyclopedia, 14 Aug. 2021, www.worldhistory.org/sphinx/.

“Chivalrous.” Merriam-Webster, Merriam-Webster, www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chivalrous.

History.com Editors. “The Sphinx.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 4 Jan. 2018, www.history.com/topics/ancient-egypt/the-sphinx.

“Sphinx.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/topic/sphinx.

For today's episode you need to have read CHAPTERS 28 & 29 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. We chat about Winky's trauma, Hermione's hate mail and the consequences of fake news, Harry's privilege, the incident in the forest with Crouch, question what the third task is testing, discuss the breakdown of international relations, and wonder WHY the Minister of Magic seems unfazed about everything going on. 

At 22:22 I accidentally say "Crouch" when I meant to say "Fudge", apologies for the confusion! 

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Read chapters 30 & 31 for next episode! 

For today's episode you need to have read CHAPTERS 26 & 27 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. We chat about the second task of the Triwizard Tournament, do a historical deep dive on mermaids, and chat about Barty Crouch and Severus Snape! 

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SOURCES: 

“Ancient Greek Mermaids.” Mermaids, home.sandiego.edu/~imhoffc/.

Harris, Karen. “The Origins Of Mermaids: Greek Mythology, Ghosts, And Christopher Columbus.” History Daily, 9 Jan. 2020, historydaily.org/origins-mermaids-greek-mythology-ghosts-christopher-columbus.

Radford, Benjamin. “Mermaids & Mermen: Facts & Legends.” LiveScience, Purch, 26 May 2017, www.livescience.com/39882-mermaid.html.

Spencer, Erin, et al. “How Do Gills Work?” Ocean Conservancy, 10 Sept. 2020, oceanconservancy.org/blog/2020/01/17/gills/.

“What Is a Mermaid?” What Is a Mermaid? | Royal Museums Greenwich, www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/what-mermaid.