First Years: A Harry Potter Podcast

For today's episode you need to have read CHAPTERS 24 & 25 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Today we chat about Ron and Hermione's interactions post-Yule Ball, Rita Skeeter's article, Dumbledore accepting Lupin's resignation but not Hagrid's, and what it means for Dumbledore to give people second chances. 

Read chapters 26 and 27 for next episode! 

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SOURCES: 

“Unicorn Symbolism & Meaning: Unicorn Spirit, Totem, & Power Animal.” What Is My Spirit Animal | Spirit, Totem, & Power Animals, 5 July 2021, whatismyspiritanimal.com/fantasy-mythical-creatures/unicorn-symbolism-meaning/.

“Unicorn Symbolism: Unicorn Meaning & Mythology.” Universe of Symbolism, www.universeofsymbolism.com/unicorn-symbolism.html.

For this episode you need to have read CHAPTERS 21-23 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I am joined by the lovely Jessica Glick for this episode. We swap prom stories and chat about house elves, crushes, societal implications of these kinds of dances, and more! 

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For today's episode you need to have read CHAPTERS 19 & 20 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. We're joined by Dani & Steven of Creating Magic Podcast! We discuss dragon symbolism, what we know about the champions, what the tournament says about the wizarding world as a whole, and more! 

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HOUSE POINTS:  Hufflepuff: 1610  Slytherin: 695  Ravenclaw: 395  Gryffindor: 385 

SOURCES: 

Clifford, Garth C. “Dragon Symbolism & Meaning (+Totem, Spirit & Omens).” World Birds, 12 May 2021, www.worldbirds.org/dragon-symbolism/.

“Dragon Symbolism.” Ancient Symbols, www.ancient-symbols.com/dragon-symbolism.html.

Dragon, umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html/D/dragon.html.

For today's episode you need to have read CHAPTERS 16-18 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. We chat about the rules of the Triwizard Tournament and how binding they are, unity within Hogwarts between the houses, and we dive into some wand lore again! 

Shoutout to Simone for earning Ravenclaw 50 points! 

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Earn house points with our Mindful Magic Mondays and Trivia on Instagram, or by rating & reviewing and leaving your name and Hogwarts house! 

SOURCES: 

“Rosewood -Symbol of Inner Beauty –.” Dalbergia Retusa (Fabaceae-Papilionoideae) Rosewood -Symbol of Inner Beauty – on the Way to Kindness-, www.forestgeneration.com/rosewood.html.

“Rosewood – Vulnerable.” Tree Spirit Wisdom, 7 Oct. 2020, treespiritwisdom.com/tree-spirit-wisdom/rosewood-tree-symbolism/.

We go over CHAPTERS 14 & 15 in this episode! We chat about Snape and Moody's teaching methods, the Unforgivable Curses, Hermione's new SPEW endeavor, how owls can find people to deliver mail, and discuss what we can learn about Beauxbatons and Durmstrang through their travel methods. 

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SOURCES: 

“A Carriage Ride Through History.” Horse Journals, 29 Jan. 2021, www.horsejournals.com/life-horses/carriage-ride-through-history.

“Carriage.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/technology/carriage-vehicle.

Groeneveld, Emma. “Viking Ships.” World History Encyclopedia, World History Encyclopedia, 07 Feb. 2018, www.worldhistory.org/Viking_Ships/.

“History of Ships.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/technology/ship/History-of-ships.

Karan C. “The History of Ships: Ancient Maritime World.” Marine Insight, 10 Sept. 2020, www.marineinsight.com/maritime-history/the-history-of-ships-ancient-maritime-world/.

Kaufman, Kenn. “Here's Why So Many More Birds Migrate Through the Eastern United States.” Audubon, 22 Jan. 2021, www.audubon.org/news/heres-why-so-many-more-birds-migrate-through-eastern-united-states.

Powell, Hugh. “The Basics of Bird Migration: How, Why, and Where.” All About Birds, 25 Oct. 2017, www.allaboutbirds.org/news/the-basics-how-why-and-where-of-bird-migration/.

Snowy Owl. peregrinefund.org/explore-raptors-species/owls/snowy-owl.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Environmental Education Materials: Bird Migration. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service , www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/pdf/education/educational-activities/BirdMigrationStudy-BombayHookNWR.pdf.

Weiss, Giselle. “Development of the Horse-Drawn Coach.” Encyclopedia.com, Encyclopedia.com, 27AD, www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/development-horse-drawn-coach.

“Why Migratory Birds?” Why Migratory Birds? | World Migratory Bird Day, www.worldmigratorybirdday.org/migratory.

For today's episode you need to have read CHAPTERS 12 AND 13 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I am joined by the lovely Harry Potter power couple, Jesse Boone and Casey Ellings! We chat about ghosts, giant squids, the sorting hat song, Mad-Eye Moody, the Triwizard Tournament, and more! 

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For this episode you need to have read CHAPTERS 10 & 11 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. We discuss Voldemort's presence in the book so far, Draco's motivations, how Rita Skeeter causes trouble, if Percy is actually putting out fires or not, as well as his views on Mr. Crouch, and we ask why it's so important that Arthur Weasley help Mad Eye Moody. 

HOUSE CUP STANDINGS: 

Hufflepuff: 970. Slytherin: 445. Gryffindor: 355. Ravenclaw: 155

If you'd like to win house points, participate in Mindful Magic Mondays and our Trivia on Wednesdays in our Instagram stories! You can also rate and review this podcast and mention your name and Hogwarts house to win double points!

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SOURCES: 

Why Do Kids Bully? www.stompoutbullying.org/why-kids-bully.

For this episode you need to have read CHAPTERS 8 & 9 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. We discuss the mythology behind veelas and leprechauns, the rules of quidditch (and what would make it better!), vulnerability, privilege, and interpretations of the colors we see in these chapters. 

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SOURCES: 

“A Brief History of Leprechauns, Ireland's Trickster Fairies.” Real Word, 12 June 2020, www.trafalgar.com/real-word/history-of-leprechauns-trickster-fairies/.

Cartwright, Mark. “Leprechaun.” Ancient History Encyclopedia, Ancient History Encyclopedia, 13 Mar. 2021, www.ancient.eu/Leprechaun/.

Vila (Fairy). 8 Mar. 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vila_(fairy).

For today's episode you need to have read CHAPTERS 5-7 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. We talk about the parenting of Molly and Arthur Weasley, Anti-Muggle Security and what it means for the relations between wizards and muggles, and the various modes of wizarding transportation. 

CURRENT HOUSE POINT STANDINGS: 

Hufflepuff: 770  Slytherin: 360  Gryffindor: 300  Ravenclaw: 130

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This episode is NOT SPOILER FREE. Please make sure you know all the events of the Harry Potter series before you listen! Today I'm joined by the wonderful Steven and Izzy who help me have a discussion about our political climate, the insurrection on January 6th, the events of the last four years and how they relate and overlap with what we see in regards to the ministry and Voldemort in the Harry Potter series. 

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We'll be back with our regularly scheduled spoiler free programming next week. <3