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Promptly Potter is a MuggleNet.com podcast where we flex our critical analysis muscles and break down a question about the Harry Potter novels. During this year-long exploration, episodes will showcas... more
FAQs about Promptly Potter:How many episodes does Promptly Potter have?The podcast currently has 200 episodes available.
March 18, 2022Episode 39: We Made a Mass Murderer Our Son’s Godfather (Not Clickbait)- In Chapter 4 of Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry spends the rest of his summer holiday staying at the Leaky Cauldron and exploring Diagon Alley. He meets up with Hermione and the Weasley Family to purchase school supplies and overhears Mr. and Mrs. Weasley discussing something dangerous.- Today’s prompt is: Should Arthur have told Harry that Sirius Black was after him? Or was Molly right in saying that Harry shouldn't know?- This episode is hosted by Marica Laing.- Join in the conversation on MuggleNet’s social media channels by using #PromptlyPotter...more9minPlay
March 16, 2022Episode 38: Doggone Desperate and Downright Dangerous- In Chapter 3 of Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry storms angrily into the night and accidentally summons the Knight Bus. On his way to the Leaky Cauldron, he learns about Sirius Black and is confronted by Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge.- Today’s prompt is: Feeling exiled and wandering on the dark streets, Harry dramatically considers his life as a runaway. If he were to make a stupid choice and try to get away in an illegal and/or dangerous fashion, would Sirius have intervened to stop him?- This episode is hosted by Amy Hogan.- Join in the conversation on MuggleNet’s social media channels by using #PromptlyPotter...more6minPlay
March 14, 2022Episode 37: Knock the Stuffing Out of You- In Chapter 2 of Prisoner of Azkaban, Aunt Marge pays the Dursley household a visit and instigates Harry into preforming accidental - though still illegal - underage magic.- Today’s prompt is: This is the only time we see accidental, underage magic cause physical harm to another person, while other instances are humorous and harmless. What is different about Harry's anger in this moment that it manifests itself more aggressively?- This episode is hosted by Steph Martin.- Join in the conversation on MuggleNet’s social media channels by using #PromptlyPotter...more6minPlay
March 12, 2022Episode 36: Permission by Plot Device- In Chapter 1 of Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry receives secret birthday presents via owl post in the middle of the night.- Today’s prompt is: Is it unreasonable that Hogwarts requires a signed permission form to visit Hogsmeade? Could they have bent the rules for Harry, given his situation?- This episode is hosted by Geoff Hutton.- Join in the conversation on MuggleNet’s social media channels by using #PromptlyPotter...more6minPlay
March 10, 2022Episode 35: Dobby Is a Free Elf!- In Chapter 18 of Chamber of Secrets, Harry recounts the events of the Chamber of Secrets to Dumbledore and tricks Lucius Malfoy into freeing Dobby.- Today’s prompt is: Does Dobby's desire to be "a free elf" allow him to exploit a loophole when Lucius casually passes him Harry's dirty sock?- This episode is hosted by Marica Laing.- Join in the conversation on MuggleNet’s social media channels by using #PromptlyPotter...more6minPlay
March 08, 2022Episode 34: Basis of Fanfiction- In Chapter 17 of Chamber of Secrets, Harry enters the Chamber of Secrets and meets Tom Riddle's memory. Riddle instructs the basilisk to kill Harry, but both the monster and the fragment of memory (later revealed to be a Horcrux) are defeated when Fawkes, Dumbledore's phoenix, intervenes.- Today’s prompt is: If Tom Riddle had regained a body via the diary, would the remaining fragment of the adult Voldemort have also pursued resurrection as he did in Goblet of Fire?- This episode is hosted by Princess Jhode Datu.- Join in the conversation on MuggleNet’s social media channels by using #PromptlyPotter...more14minPlay
March 06, 2022Episode 33: Flattery Will Get You Everywhere- In Chapter 16 of Chamber of Secrets, Harry and Ron visit Hermione in the Hospital Wing and discover that before she was petrified, she figured out that a basilisk is the monster within the school. After learning that Ginny has been taken by the basilisk, the boys decide to enter the Chamber of Secrets themselves to save her.- Today’s prompt is: It seems like a plothole that no one immediately asked Moaning Myrtle how she died. Assuming she was asked, was the information she provided insufficient? - This episode is hosted by Amy Hogan.- Join in the conversation on MuggleNet’s social media channels by using #PromptlyPotter...more6minPlay
March 04, 2022Episode 32: Fight or Flight (Literally)- In Chapter 15 of Chamber of Secrets, Harry and Ron venture into the Forbidden Forest and are captured by acromantulas. They are saved in the nick of time by the now-sentient Ford Anglia, which has apparently been residing in the forest since its crash-landing.- Today’s prompt is: The Ford Anglia appears to have become more sentient (alive) since crashing into the Whomping Willow. Is this a result of being enchanted and/or being near a stronghold of ancient magic?- This episode is hosted by Rex Hadden.- Join in the conversation on MuggleNet’s social media channels by using #PromptlyPotter...more5minPlay
March 02, 2022Episode 31: A Little Bit of a Blabbermouth- In Chapter 14 of Chamber of Secrets, Hermione is petrified by the strange evil lurking within the castle prompting Harry and Ron to look to Hagrid for answers. They arrive at his hut and, from under the Invisibility Cloak, witness the Ministry send Hagrid to Azkaban and suspend Dumbledore as headmaster.- Today’s prompt is: How forthcoming would Hagrid have been about the events of fifty years prior if Harry and Ron's visit hadn't been interrupted by Cornelius Fudge?- This episode is hosted by Geoff Hutton.- Join in the conversation on MuggleNet’s social media channels by using #PromptlyPotter...more6minPlay
February 28, 2022Episode 30: You Wish He Was Yours, Tom Riddle- In Chapter 13 of Chamber of Secrets, Harry finds Tom Riddle's diary and discovers that - according to the memories stored in the diary - Hagrid is the one who opened the Chamber of Secrets the first time (in the 1940s).- Today’s prompt is: An old fan theory suggests that Tom Riddle helped Ginny write her valentine to Harry. Do you think so? Can you do better?- This episode is hosted by Bailey Alfaro.- Join in the conversation on MuggleNet’s social media channels by using #PromptlyPotter...more12minPlay
FAQs about Promptly Potter:How many episodes does Promptly Potter have?The podcast currently has 200 episodes available.