Potternaught

By Potternaught

A podcast about authorship, fandom, messy feelings and critical explorations of the Harry Potter books and franchise. For fans in crisis, critics, and those who have only absorbed the phenomenon throu... more

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The podcast currently has 40 episodes available.

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January 27, 2021 27: God Save The Queen
Dean sings the national anthem, JKR doesn't know the difference between satin and silk, and Krum is here! Teenage drama abounds, as we laugh at accents, protect Harry, and predict the upcoming tournament
NOTE: Adela had a bit of audio trouble, as did our recording equipment (the lovely discord bear bots Craig and Giarc), so there's a bit of an abrupt end to our outros!
Send us (twitter, tumblr, pigeon post, etc) your favorite Harry Potter fandom memories! Be they cringey, warm, raw, or nostalgic, we want to hear them! We will be doing a Fandom Spectacular episode, and we’d love to add your stories to our own.
Follow us on Twitter!
Adela - @aredhel__
Zoe - @zoetopaz
e - @cel10e
The Show: @potternaught (Twitter & Tumblr!)
Theme music by Morgan Jackson: https://wedidthetimewarpagain.bandcamp.com/
LINKS USED IN THIS EPISODE:
Tumblr post about putting your name in the Goblet of Fire: https://lullabyknell.tumblr.com/post/140847133918/wait-so-after-being-chosen-as-the-fourth
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1h 14min
January 06, 2021 26: The Voltron Of Neville Protection
General content warning for the entire episode: discussions of death, torture, and trauma regarding Moody’s lesson.
In this episode we discuss chapters 13-14 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. We are here to Protect Neville at all costs. With our powers combined we, the Voltron of Neville Protection, will swoop in and provide therapy, gentle encouragement, and a safe learning environment for all students, but especially Neville Longbottom.
Send us (twitter, tumblr, pigeon post, etc) your favorite Harry Potter fandom memories! Be they cringey, warm, raw, or nostalgic, we want to hear them! We will be doing a Fandom Spectacular episode, and we’d love to add your stories to our own.
Follow us on Twitter!
Adela - @aredhel__
Zoe - @zoetopaz
e - @cel10e
The Show: @potternaught (Twitter & Tumblr!)
Theme music by Morgan Jackson: https://wedidthetimewarpagain.bandcamp.com/
LINKS USED IN THIS EPISODE:
Animation of Harry and Ron: https://twitter.com/PaulyKoaly/status/1255502934168817673?s=20
Check out our twitter for images of Moody that we discuss, as well as the image with the font used for Sirius’s signature in the American edition!
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1h 12min
December 09, 2020 25: Are We Really Fans?
In this episode we discuss chapters 10-12 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. We touch on the return to Hogwarts, the beginnings of Hermione's flawed activism, what disability looks like (or doesn't look like) in the wizarding world; and perhaps the biggest question of this podcast: what does it mean to be a fan of Harry Potter, and what are our individual relationships with that concept?
Follow us on Twitter!
Adela - @aredhel__
Zoe - @zoetopaz
e - @cel10e
The Show: @potternaught (Twitter & Tumblr!)
Theme music by Morgan Jackson: https://wedidthetimewarpagain.bandcamp.com/
LINKS USED IN THIS EPISODE:
Illness & Disability: https://www.wizardingworld.com/writing-by-jk-rowling/illness-and-disability
The Lizzie Bennett Diaries: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_ePOdU-b3xcDyyzeR5NjxeLEElsqYzn1
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1h 4min
November 26, 2020 24: Fantastic Beasts(??) And How To Classify Them
CW brief discussion of family death / child death / parents mourning around 57:00-59:00
We get into the nitty gritty of some super depressing aspects of these chapters. Are Veela or leprechauns beings or beasts? What was JKR thinking when she wrote about house elves? How do you reconcile the horrible choices of JKR with the memories, and reality, of loving this series? How many people did the Veela out at the Quidditch World Cup? Why can’t Harry just be a professional Quidditch player?
Follow us on Twitter!
Adela: @aredhel__
e: @cel10e
Zoe: @zoetopaz
The Show: @potternaught on Twitter and Tumblr!
Theme Music by Morgan Jackson: https://wedidthetimewarpagain.bandcamp.com/
LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
HP Wiki: https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Veela
Tumblr post about Veela: https://airbcnders.tumblr.com/post/161782074566/i-wonder-how-many-girls-were-outed-as-gay-by-the
Tumblr post about Krum: https://qualbellouz.tumblr.com/post/167783880262/you-know-nothing-about-sports-first-of-all-krum
HP Lexicon: https://www.hp-lexicon.org/creature/sentient/veela/

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1h 15min
November 11, 2020 23: Weasleys & Wizard Whimsy
In which we discuss some issues with the Weasleys' parenting, explore some discrepancies and plot-holes in the fabric of wizarding society, and argue about Sports. E has fewer and fewer nice things to say about JKR, Zoe gives us a magical theory lesson, and Adela shares her headcanons of the Weasleys who are not straight.
Follow us on Twitter:
e - @cel10e
Adela - @aredhel__
Zoe - @zoetopaz
The Show: @potternaught (Twitter & Tumblr!)
Theme music by Morgan Jackson: https://wedidthetimewarpagain.bandcamp.com/
LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Stasis room fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/9794657?view_full_work=true
Wizard Clothing: https://www.wizardingworld.com/writing-by-jk-rowling/clothing
History of the Quidditch World Cup: https://www.wizardingworld.com/writing-by-jk-rowling/history-of-the-quidditch-world-cup
Area 51 headcanon: https://puzzled-dragon.tumblr.com/post/95060074300/ladybols-thehufflepuffwholeaptthroughtime
North American Wizarding Schools: https://omgthatdress.tumblr.com/post/146724209425/the-five-american-wizarding-schools
Adela's TTRPGs: https://flowerfae.itch.io/
Zoe's Jane Austen panel: https://www.glendaleazlibrary.com/events_services/virtual_jane_austen_mini-_fest
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1h 14min
October 28, 2020 22: Harry Is A Real Person Now!
CW: content warning for discussion of fatphobia/eating disorders/unhealthy diet etc. from 4:50-9:30
We start reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, have some opinions on the writing choices of the first few chapters, and e wonders what the plot of this book will really be...
Follow us on Twitter!
e - @cel10e
Adela - @aredhel__
Zoe - @zoetopaz
The Show: @potternaught (Twitter & Tumblr!)
Theme music by Morgan Jackson: https://wedidthetimewarpagain.bandcamp.com/
LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Zoe's Jane Austen online talk: http://bit.ly/janeaustenzoom
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1h 4min
October 14, 2020 BONUS EPISODE: WAIT, AUNT MARGE IS THE TRUNCHBULL?!
In which we talk about the Prisoner of Azkaban film and you can tell how much we liked it because we actually stay on topic this time! Also, listen right to the end for some after-credits nonsense...
Find us on Twitter!
e - @cel10e
Adela - @aredhel__
Zoe - @zoetopaz
The Show: @potternaught (Twitter & Tumblr!)
Theme music by Morgan Jackson: https://wedidthetimewarpagain.bandcamp.com/
LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Alan Rickman and Michael Gambon prank Dan Rad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU5ejL8KWo0&app=desktop
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49min
September 30, 2020 BONUS EPISODE 1: This Is An Alan Rickman Podcast Now
We watched the first two Harry Potter movies and we talk about our thoughts on them a bit, but mostly we talk about how much we love Alan Rickman. And also, for some reason a lot of talk about Star Trek? Enjoy!
Find us Twitter!
e - @cel10e
Adela - @aredhel__
Zoe - @zoetopaz
The Show: @potternaught (Twitter & Tumblr!)
Theme music by Morgan Jackson: https://wedidthetimewarpagain.bandcamp.com/
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52min
September 09, 2020 21: Falling Out Of Love (Book 3 Wrap-Up)
In our wrap-up for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, we talk about how hard it is to goodbye to something that you've fallen out of love with. Adela struggles to with her ranking of the series, Zoe gets nerdy about libraries, e gets quizzed, and we discuss your thoughts and questions about Azkaban, nostalgia, and how we would rewrite this book if we could.
We'll be taking a short break after this, followed by a couple of bonus episodes about the first 3 movies before we dive into Book 4!
Follow us on Twitter!
e - @cel10e
Adela - @aredhel__
Zoe - @zoetopaz
The Show: @potternaught (Twitter & Tumblr!)
Theme music by Morgan Jackson: https://wedidthetimewarpagain.bandcamp.com/
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1h 15min
August 26, 2020 20: How Can I Make This Story More About Dads?
Content Warning: 37:19 - 48:24 content warning for frank discussion of HIV & AIDs, Homophobia
We had a rough time with these chapters and there was more bad than good. Zoe is too impatient to wait for an intro into the chapters, E did not have a good time at all with these here plots, and Adela is very, very, VERY frustrated with Dumbledore's DM-ing. A few long rants are had, and some nicer, and quieter moments are enjoyed
Follow us on Twitter:
Adela - @aredhel__
Zoe - @zoetopaz
e - @cel10e
The Show: @potternaught (Twitter & Tumblr!)
Theme music by Morgan Jackson: https://wedidthetimewarpagain.bandcamp.com/
LINKS IN THIS EPISODE:
Wizarding World page on Remus Lupin: https://www.wizardingworld.com/writing-by-jk-rowling/remus-lupin
Wizarding World page on the Time Turner: https://www.wizardingworld.com/writing-by-jk-rowling/time-turner
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1h 7min

FAQs about Potternaught:

How many episodes does Potternaught have?

The podcast currently has 40 episodes available.