First Years: A Harry Potter Podcast

In this episode you need to have read through CHAPTER FOUR (again!). There wasn't enough time last episode to go over Dobby so we'll be doing that today, focusing mainly on chapter two! 

We'll be going over the symbolism of eyes and the folklore of elves, and what it means in the context of this chapter/book. 

With the coronavirus pandemic going on, please don't hesitate to reach out to us for how we can be of service to you during this time. We know many are struggling and would love to be there for you in any way that we can. 

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SOURCES: 

Bensimon, Marc. “The Significance of Eye Imagery in the Renaissance from Bosch to Montaigne.” Yale French Studies, No. 47, Image and Symbol in the Renaissance (1972), pp. 266-290.

Yale University Press. JSTOR.

https://www.jstor.org/stable/2929415

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https://www.britannica.com/topic/elf-mythology

Gasimova, Aida. “Qurʾānic Symbolism of the Eyes in Classical Azeri Turkic Poetry.” Oriens, Vol. 43, No. 1/2 (2015), pp. 101-153

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Hall, Alaric. “Getting Shot of Elves: Healing, Witchcraft and Fairies in the Scottish Witchcraft Trials.” Folklore, Vol. 116, No. 1 (Apr., 2005), pp. 19-36

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Welcome to episode SEVEN of First Years! This is the first episode of Chamber of Secrets! You have to have read through CHAPTER FOUR of Chamber of Secrets for this episode. We go over parallels between books one and two, Harry's feelings of isolation, and the different family dynamics present in these chapters. 

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Sources for this episode: 

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling

Today's episode we go over the movie version of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. We discuss changes made between page and screen, what makes a good adaptation, and discuss a LOT how much we miss Alan Rickman and Richard Harris. 

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If you like what you hear, please consider taking a moment to rate and review us on whatever platform you're listening on. It helps us reach more people who are on their Potter journeys! Plus if you leave your name and Hogwarts house, you'll get a shoutout on the podcast and win house points toward the house cup! 

In this episode we go through chapter 13 THROUGH THE END! You've made it through the first book! How do you feel?! 

Thank you so much to @muggleinkhakis (insta), @katcavestudio (insta), and @MagratPudifoot (twitter) for telling others about this podcast and saying such kind things about it. We're SO HAPPY you're enjoying it! xo 

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SOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: 

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https://www.jstor.org/stable/1768043

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https://www.jstor.org/stable/2448261

Hakansson, Hakan. “Alchemy of the Ancient Goths: Johannes Bureus’ Search for the Lost Wisdom of Scandinavia.” Early Science and Medicine, Vol. 17, No. 5, Alchemy on the Fringes: Communication and Practice at the Peripheries of Early Modern Europe (2012), pp. 500-522

Brill. JSTOR.

https://www.jstor.org/stable/41723215

Hopkins, Arthur John. “Earliest Alchemy.” The Scientific Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6 (Jun., 1918), pp. 530-537

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Nummedal, Tara E. “Words and Works in the History of Alchemy.” Isis, Vol. 102, No. 2 (June 2011), pp. 330-337

The University of Chicago Press on behalf of The History of Science Society. JSTOR.

https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/660142

Ragai, Jehane, and ﺭﺟﺎﺋﻲ ﺟﻴﻬﺎﻥ. “The Philosopher's Stone: Alchemy and Chemistry / ﺣﺠﺮ ﺍﻟﻔﻼﺳﻔﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻛﻴﻤﻴﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﻌﺼﻮﺭ ﺍﻟﻮﺳﻄﻰ.” Alif: Journal of Comparative Poetics, no. 12, 1992, pp. 58–77. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/521636.

Timmermann, Anke. “Introduction to a Corpus of Middle English Alchemical Poetry.” Verse and Transmutation: A Corpus of Middle English Alchemical Poetry (Critical Editions and Studies).

Brill, LEIDEN; BOSTON, 2013, pp. 15-62. JSTOR.

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Wikipedia contributors. "Nicolas Flamel." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 14 Nov. 2019. Web. 31 Jan. 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicolas_Flamel&oldid=926093983

For this episode you need to have read through chapter twelve of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone! 

Grab an extra butterbeer for this one because we go over things from Harry's family to Hermione to the establishing of the "Golden Trio". 

You can find the Pottercast episode on JK Rowling's recent twitter actions here: http://pottercast.mischiefmedia.com

Thank you so much to (instagram handles): karissamarston, shanycelora, nox.hpr, _heimatfieber_, nladez, kevtedd, bunderlilys, katcavestudio, muggleinkhakis, regal716, ladysugarquill, anthonyraus, the_introverted_witch, unpensieveable for voting and earning house points! 

Check out KatCaveStudio's shop on Etsy here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/KatCaveStudio 

NOTE: It came to our notice that I said, "or would you go get a teacher like I did" instead of "I would" xD Let's just blame the magic for being too real. I wasn't there at Hogwarts during this incident and did not go get a teacher to save Hermione xD. 

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SOURCES: 

Benedikz, B. S. “Basic Themes in Icelandic Folklore.” Folklore, Vol. 84, No. 1 (Spring 1973), pp. 1-26.

Taylor & Francis, Ltd. on behalf of Folklore Enterprises, Ltd.

https://www.jstor.org/stable/1260433

Blasingame, James and Nancy Farmer. “Interview with Nancy Farmer.” 

Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Vol. 48, No. 1 (Sep., 2004), pp. 78-79.

International Literacy Association and Wiley.

https://www.jstor.org/stable/40012293

Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “Cerberus.” Encyclopaedia Britannica. Febuary, 28, 2019.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Cerberus

Editors of Encylopaedia Britannica. “Troll.” Encyclopaedia Britannica. August 17, 2017.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/troll

Jakobsson, Armann. “Vampires and Watchmen: Categorizing the Mediaeval Icelandic Undead.”

The Journal of English and Germanic Philology, Vol. 110, No. 3 (July 2011), pp. 281-300.

University of Illinois Press.

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Kaplan, Merrill. “Out-Thoring Thor in the Longest Saga of Olafr Tryggvason: Akkerisfrakki,

Rauor inn rami, and Hit Rauda Skegg.” The Journal of English and Germanic Philology, Vol.

107, No. 4 (October 2008) pp. 472-489.

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Puhvel, Martin .”The Mighty She-Troll of Icelandic Saga and Folktale.” Folklore, Vol. 98, No. 2

(1987), pp. 175-179. Taylor & Francis, Ltd. on behalf of Folklore Enterprises, Ltd.

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For this episode, you need to have read through chapter eight of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone!

This is part one of our episodes on Slytherin house. We'll be discussing their flaws as well as the biases presented against them in the text, which opens the door to more biases against other houses. We'll be using only the book to guide us for this episode. 

Send us a message at firstyearspodcast @ gmail . com! And follow us on twitter and instagram @FirstYearsPod ! 

Please rate and review us on whatever you're listening on and leave your name and Hogwarts house to earn a shoutout on the podcast and house points toward the House Cup! 

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For this episode you need to have read through chapter five of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone!

We'll be going over Harry's journey to get his wand and analyze the wands we hear about from Ollivander: Lily's, James', Voldemort's and Harry's to see what we can gather about them as people. 

https://www.wizardingworld.com/writing-by-jk-rowling/wand-woods

https://www.wizardingworld.com/writing-by-jk-rowling/wand-cores

My information about tarot comes from both https://www.biddytarot.com and my own study of tarot with Jeannie Reed: https://thelanguageoftarot.com

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For this episode, you need to have read through chapter one of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone/Philosopher's Stone. Our first introduction to magic is an owl that flutters by the window that nobody notices...what does that mean for our understanding of the wizarding world? 

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First Years is a production of Matchbook. It's produced by Quinn Parker and Sarah Jones Dittmeier. Sources can be found below. Special thanks to JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series. 

www.wizardingworld.com --> FIND OUT YOUR HOGWARTS HOUSE! 

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Benson, Erin M., and Joseph M. Galloy. “Ceramic Owl Effigies From Ancient East St. Louis.” Illinois Antiquity, Volume 48, Number 3. September 1, 2013

Douglas, E. M. “The Owl of Athena.” The Journal of Hellenic Studies, vol. 32, 1912, pp.174–178. JSTOR, https://www.jstor.org/stable/624140.

Forth, Gregory. “Symbolic Birds and Ironic Bats: Varieties of Classification in the Nage Folk Ornithology.”Ethnology, Vol. 48, No. 2 (Spring 2009), pp. 139-159. University of Pittsburgh- Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education. https://www.jstor.org/stable/20754017

Homerin, T. Emil. “Echoes of a Thirsty Owl: Death and Afterlife in Pre-Islamic Arabic Poetry.” Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Vol. 44, No. 3 (Jul., 1985), pp. 165-184. The University of Chicago Press www.jstor.org/stable/544903

Lake-Thom, Bobby. Spirits of the Earth: A Guide to Native American Nature Symbols, Stories, and Ceremonies. PLUME, published by the Penguin Group, 1997

Lewis, Deane. “Owls in Mythology &Culture.” The Owl Pages. https://www.owlpages.com/owls/articles.php?a=62

Love, Presley. “Symbolic Owl Meaning.” UniverseofSymbolism.com https://www.universeofsymbolism.com/symbolic-owl-meaning.html

Marshall, Joe T. and Frank Gill. “Owl.” Encyclopedia Britannica. May, 09, 2019.https://www.britannica.com/animal/owl

Salmony, Alfred and Ralph Manheim. “The Owl as an Ornament in Archaic Chinese Bronzes.” Parnassus, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Feb., 1934), pp. 23-25. CAA.

https://www.jstor.org/stable/770848

Stross, Brian. “Eight Reinterpretations of Submerged Symbolism in the Mayan Popol Wuj.” Anthropological Linguistics, Vol. 49, No. 3/4 (Fall-Winter, 2007), pp. 388-423. The Trustees of Indiana University on behalf of Anthropological Linguistics. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27667613

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Von Winning, Hasso. “The Teotihuacan Owl-and-Weapon Symbol and Its Association with ‘Serpent Head X’ at Kaminaljuyu.” American Antiquity, Vol. 14, No. 2 (Oct., 1948), pp. 129-132. Cambridge University Press. https://www.jstor.org/stable/275229

First Years is a podcast for adult first-time readers of Harry Potter, who need a space to enjoy each book and have adult conversations about it. This is a space for YOU, adults, to experience and enjoy the world of Harry Potter for the first time. SPOILER FREE, with literary discussions of themes, symbolism, and even a House Cup tournament! 

Read Harry Potter before? You can totally join in too! This is a perfect excuse to reread the books and rediscover the magic all over again. 

Join us at our table in the Great Hall of Hogwarts. Whether by train, flying car, or broomstick, we already have you on the list of accepted students and we cannot wait to see you! 

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