David and Kyle are back to review the latest Order of the Phoenix chapter. Does Hermione's Rita Skeeter plan work out? Harry continues to have "dreams" involving Voldemort and our hosts wonder: is he EVEN trying with the Occlumency? And Trelawney gets the long-awaited book, but why is it so important that she stays in Hogwarts?

Voldemort's happy because all of his little friends from Azkaban have come out to play, and the culprit - in the eyes of the Ministry, at least - is none other than Sirius Black. Hosts David and Kyle discuss this, along with Harry's awkward first date with Cho, Hermione's missteps, and Rita Skeeter's return. Check it out!

The Christmas break is over and Harry is back at Hogwarts and taking err...remedial Potions? Just kidding, he and Snape are practising Occlumency in this chapter. Sirius Black, who has been fairly chipper over the past couple of chapters is also making some decisions that our hosts David and Kyle think will come back to bite him.

It's a Christmas miracle! Hosts Kyle and David totally forget about the return of this character in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. It makes for a fun bit of reading in what's otherwise kind of a dark chapter where Harry finds himself in a spiral and we learn some more about Neville's family life. Get all the deets now!

Harry has just had a terrible vision and he's heading straight off to the office of the aloof Albus Dumbledore. Hosts David and Kyle agree that Dumbledore handles the situation quite well and are impressed with a cool new reveal about how portraits can travel between various photos of themselves to new locations for intel. All that, plus our first look at St. Mungo's Hospital and the return of Sirius who actually acts like an adult for once?

Hosts David and Kyle are back to discuss the recent events at Hogwarts following the return of Hagrid. Our cast of main characters have their first Care for Magical Creatures class with Hagrid and we learn a couple of things: 1) Harry hasn't gone insane, and 2) Professor Umbridge is racist....like really really racist. There are some awkward romantic feelings Harry has to work through, and we end the chapter with an interesting attack on a beloved character from an interesting point of view.

He's baaaaaaack! Hagrid has returned to Hogwarts, and the crew meets up with him to see what the lovable oaf has been up to while away from the school. Hosts David and Kyle talk about Hagrid's journey through the mountains to recruit Giants and also have to give Professor Umbridge her flowers in this chapter. While she is not liked in this podcast, she's on top of things.

Guess what? It's a Quidditch chapter! Hosts David and Kyle work their way through the Gryffindor vs Slytherin quidditch match and the "muggle duelling" that occurs afterwards and leads to serious consequences for Harry. Oddly enough, one of our hosts actually agrees with the severity of Umbridge's punishment.

Dumbledore's Army is officially here. Hosts David and Kyle review Harry's first Expelliarmus lesson and why it is a practical first choice of lesson. Is naming the group after Dumbledore a smart idea, though? This episode also features a discussion on how the Room of Requirement is one of the best plot devices in the series and also the return of Dobby the House Elf.

Our hosts discuss the controversial Educational Decree Number Twenty-Four, which was introduced at Hogwarts and how it provides Umbridge with even more control at the school. Kyle and David discuss a small part of this chapter that's used within the Hogwarts Legacy video game and question the many loopholes and inadequacies of the Decree itself.

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