MuggleCast: The Harry Potter Re-Read Podcast

Masterful Magic (HBP Chapter 26, ’The Cave’)

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On this week's episode, we're following Dumbledore and Harry into an unholy place... and finding deep comparisons between the chosen location for Voldemort's most protected Horcrux, and the legacy of the item it is contained within. Join Andrew, Eric, Micah, and Laura as they discuss a particular cave filled with water you wouldn't want to drink, and an important bonding moment between Harry and his headmaster.

  • This week we're discussing Half-Blood Prince Chapter 26, “The Cave”
  • The hosts analyze a new metaphor for the Cave by comparing it to a mother's womb.
  • Harry and Dumbledore hope to retrieve a life form from the center, but it will cost them.
  • What is the significance between Voldemort choosing his mother's locket, and this natural formation as its hiding spot?
  • Real Talk, Part One: Could Harry have ever "beaten" the cave without Dumbledore's help?
  • Real Talk, Part Two: Does the punishing difficulty of the Cave set an unreasonably high standard for readers regarding future Horcrux retrievals?
  • Are Dumbledore's secrets being revealed while he takes the potion? Just what can we make of what he is experiencing, based on what he says?
  • Micah's new theory about Dumbledore's visions stuns Eric.
  • Do our Ariana Dumbledore theories re: the cave and Albus's protestations still hold water?
  • Lynx Line: You are drinking from the basin and going through all the feelings. What are you screaming to the person who is forcing the liquid down your throat?
  • Quizzitch: With a span of over 426 mapped miles, made of limestone, WHERE is the world’s longest known cave system located?
  • In Bonus MuggleCast, we watch and react to 5 classic episodes by the Potter Puppet Pals! Only half of the hosts have ever seen these classic fan entries into canon, despite their popularity! What things new and old will we find in the content? Watch along with us and discover, only on our Patreon, located at Patreon.com/MuggleCast!

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