Things are picking up in the Half-Blood Prince as hosts David and Kyle discuss the two latest memories Dumbledore shares with Harry, peaking with a strained exchange between Dumbledore and Lord Voldemort. Which wizard ultimately had the upper hand?

Hosts David and Kyle explore the aftermath of Ron's poisoning, which includes a visit from the Weasley family, a hint at a Ron/Hermione reconciliation and terribly played quidditch. Plus, the hosts are on point when it comes to giving Madam Pomfrey her due credit for a killer line this chapter.

Hosts David and Kyle discuss some of the recently rumoured cast to be involved in the new Harry Potter HBO reboot. Then they break down the next chapter of the Half-Blood Prince, which involves Harry managing his friendships with Ron and Hermione, why there are no books on Horcruxes in the Hogwarts Library and why Ron thinks he's entitled to floor chocolate.

Would Voldemort have succeeded more in his goals if he relied on charm instead of terror? Hosts David and Kyle ponder this as they take a look at some of the new memories Dumbledore has procured: A visit back to where Lord Voldemort's mother grew up and then a tampered memory from Professor Slughorn, which opens up the concept of Horcruxes.

Hosts David and Kyle get their first in-depth look at the new Minister for Magic, Rufus Scrimgeour. It turns out the new Minister is different than his predecessor but more of the same when it comes to operating a functioning government. That, plus a return to the Burrow for Christmas, means we revisit Molly's reluctance to accept Fleur into the family and an update on what Remus Lupin has been up to.

There ain't no party like a Slughorn Party because a Slughorn Party don't stop. Hosts David and Kyle discuss the practicality of hosting such an extravagant party during peril and heightened security, and Harry's overheard conversation between Snape and Malfoy, which confirms a lot of his suspicions.

In the latest chapter re-cap, hosts David and Kyle dive into Ron's lucky day on the Quidditch pitch and how it shapes into an emotional rollercoaster as he and Hermione sort out their relationship.

Let's dive deeper into Lord Voldemort's villain origin story. Hosts David and Kyle break down Dumbledore's memory of meeting Tom Riddle Jr. for the first time: How his desire to be extraordinary started from an early age, how Harry and Voldemort's upbringings compared and contrasted, and how he probably could have been immortal if he wasn't obsessed with trinkets and trophies.

Harry continues down a reckless path of trusting everything that is written in his textbook by the Half-Blood Prince. Hosts David and Kyle discuss how this will backfire, and review the first trip of the school year to Hogsmeade, which ends in harm to Katie Bell and more suspicion on Draco Malfoy (if you're Harry, anyway).

How would hosts David and Kyle run a quidditch tryout? Probably not in the manner that Harry ran his. The hosts break down the ever-popular Gryffindor quidditch tryout, a resolution with Hagrid over not taking Care of Magical Creatures and if the price of textbooks are impacted by wizard inflation.