Magic Beyond the Books

This episode is all about everyone’s favorite gambler. He’s a retired Wimbourne Wasps player and the head of the department of magical games and sports - Ludo Bagman! Rene hits us with facts on quidditch beaters and Calen shares what happens to Ludo after he goes on the run. We give our fan casts and discuss who we think should have won the Triwizard Tournament. Buzz buzz!

This is Nearly Headless Nick’s Deathday Party from chapter 8 of book 2 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. We learn about musical saws and pick out our ghost outfits. Rene shares guillotine facts and Calen answers the question we’ve all been dying to know - what IS Peeves the Poltergeist? You don’t have to be headless to enjoy this episode.

We discuss Professor Quirinus Quirrell’s motivations to explore the dark arts, rate him on an evilness scale, and give our dream fan casts for the character. Calen tells us about Quirrell’s life before he became the defense against the dark arts teacher and Rene shares troll facts. To us, Quirrell is just a useful idiot and a human garlic knot who can’t fly.

This is the first scene of the Harry Potter series - the first half of chapter 1 in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Calen gives drill prices and Rene does a deep dive on bonfire night. We discuss everything from Vernon’s mustache to Hagrid’s motorbike maintenance. In the end, we learn senior wizards can party too. What a happy, happy day!

Calling all Harry Potter fans! In each Magic Beyond the Books episode, we break down a scene or character’s journey from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Warning: there are spoilers in every episode as we discuss the entire series in relation to a certain scene or character. Grab your wands and send owl post to all your friends - join us for this magical journey through JK Rowling’s hit series. This is a Harry Potter podcast you don’t want to miss.