MuggleCast: The Harry Potter Re-Read Podcast

Freshly Floo'd Toast (GOF Chapter 11, Aboard the Hogwarts Express)

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Choo Choo! It's time to return to Hogwarts as our Chapter-by-Chapter series continues with Goblet of Fire Chapter 11, "Aboard the Hogwarts Express." Join Andrew, Laura, Eric and Slug Club member Ning Xi as they dive deep into the topics that stand out on our latest reread.

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  • Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Goblet of Fire Chapter 11: Aboard the Hogwarts Express
  • 7-Word Summary: Traveling by train proves informative for Harry
  • Amos Diggory appears at the Burrow! In... the fireplace? Why!?
  • What makes (and doesn't make) the Floo Network a fitting medium for the equivalent of telephone communications? The hosts all examine.
  • The toast Molly offers is Eric's "I love magic" moment.
  • Mad-Eyes and misdirection abound. Does the fact that Arthur and Dumbledore like Alastor Moody make us more likely, or less, to believe that he is overly paranoid?
  • What would the function of real Muggle "Please-men" actually be? We speculate.
  • On the train to Hogwarts, Draco boasts that Durmstrang School does not let Muggleborns in. But, is that REALLY possible given the Statute of Secrecy?
  • How would a school that teaches Dark Arts, not just Defense Against the Dark Arts, actually operate?
  • Are the locations of the Wizarding schools hidden from the parents of the students who attend? Or just not known to Hermione in particular?
  • Should Arthur have told Ron, Harry et al about the Triwizard Tournament, which would have prevented Draco from bullying them for not knowing?
  • Shout-out to Barty Crouch Jr. who is actually pretty darn good at what he does. We'll... be keeping track of that.
  • In Bonus MuggleCast this week over on MuggleCast's Patreon, we review the recently announced sales figures for Hogwarts Legacy and discusswhat the future for Wizarding world video games may be given the game's success.
  • Next week's Quizzitch question: Name 2 of the 3 items that Filch has added to the list of forbidden objects (at the start of Harry's year 4)
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