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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.
September 22, 2022Episode 149: Slughorn Moonlights as a Muggle Psychologist- In Chapter 17 of Half-Blood Prince, Dumbledore tells Harry that Slughorn is withholding an important memory about young Voldemort. Now, Harry is meant to figure out how to get the memory from a very reluctant Slughorn.- Today’s prompt is: What magic is involved in tampering with a memory in the way that Slughorn does?- This episode is hosted by Rex Hadden.- Join in the conversation on MuggleNet’s social media channels by using #PromptlyPotter...more7minPlay
September 20, 2022Episode 148: An Unbiased Evaluation of Caps-Lock Harry- In Chapter 16 of Half-Blood Prince, the winter holidays are underway and involve more political intrigue than Harry is used to.- Today’s prompt is: Is Harry unfairly harsh on Scrimgeour? What more should or could the Ministry be doing to fight Voldemort?- This episode is hosted by Geoff Hutton.- Join in the conversation on MuggleNet’s social media channels by using #PromptlyPotter...more9minPlay
September 18, 2022Episode 147: Harry Potter Conspiracy Theories That Could Be True- In Chapter 15 of Half-Blood Prince, Slughorn's Christmas party causes even more romantic upset among the Hogwarts students. After being unceremoniously kicked out for party-crashing, Draco is cornered by Snape; Harry overhears their suspicious conversation.- Today’s prompt is: Tell us how the Rotfang Conspiracy is "working to bring down the Ministry of Magic from within using a combination of Dark Magic and gum disease.” - This episode is hosted by Kinjal Thakker.- Join in the conversation on MuggleNet’s social media channels by using #PromptlyPotter...more7minPlay
September 16, 2022Episode 146: Ethical Hypotheticals Using Felix Felicis- In Chapter 14 of Half-Blood Prince, readers see that there are no differences between muggle and wizard teenagers when it comes to relationship drama and crushes. Harry pretends to slip Ron Felix Felicis before a Quidditch game, much to Hermione's displeasure.- Today’s prompt is: In what Muggle situation might Felix Felicis be useful for you?- This episode is hosted by Steph Martin.- Join in the conversation on MuggleNet’s social media channels by using #PromptlyPotter...more8minPlay
September 14, 2022Episode 145: Memory Is Fickle- In Chapter 13 of Half-Blood Prince, Harry and Dumbledore use the pensieve once again. This time, they visit Dumbledore's memory of the orphanage where Voldemort grew up.- Today’s prompt is: The Pensieve is able to show Dumbledore's memory as "both rich in detail and satisfyingly accurate" due to his mental acuity and perceptiveness. Discuss.- This episode is hosted by Amy Hogan.- Join in the conversation on MuggleNet’s social media channels by using #PromptlyPotter...more4minPlay
September 12, 2022Episode 144: Does Intention Matter?- In Chapter 12 of Half-Blood Prince, Hermione questions the suspicious potions textbook Harry found. On the way back from Hogsmeade, Katie Bell is seriously injured by a cursed object; no one knows where she got it from.- Today’s prompt is: Is Fred and George's style of invention, including pranks that often cause bodily harm, any different or better than the Prince's?- This episode is hosted by Marica Laing.- Join in the conversation on MuggleNet’s social media channels by using #PromptlyPotter...more6minPlay
September 10, 2022Episode 143: We Are Very Sorry to Have to Defend Cormac McLaggen- In Chapter 11 of Half-Blood Prince, Harry - Gryffindor Quidditch Captain - hosts tryouts. During the tense event, Hermione does something uncharacteristic.- Today’s prompt is: Was Hermione right to Confund Cormac?- This episode is hosted by Princess Jhode Datu.- Join in the conversation on MuggleNet’s social media channels by using #PromptlyPotter...more15minPlay
September 08, 2022Episode 142: Merope Gaunt Was Failed by the System- In Chapter 10 of Half-Blood Prince, Harry and Dumbledore use the pensieve to learn about Voldemort's past.- Today’s prompt is: Was the Ministry negligent in leaving the clearly abused Merope on her own after arresting her father and brother?- This episode is hosted by Amy Hogan.- Join in the conversation on MuggleNet’s social media channels by using #PromptlyPotter...more4minPlay
September 06, 2022Episode 141: Slughorn Is a Thief (Allegedly, for Legal Purposes)- In Chapter 9 of Half-Blood Prince, the first day of term proves to be more interesting than usual. In the back of a cabinet, Harry finds a heavily-annotated potions textbook that helps him impress Slughorn.- Today’s prompt is: How did Snape's Potions book end up in the classroom cupboard, and, considering its annotations, why did no one else ever keep it?- This episode is hosted by Rex Hadden.- Join in the conversation on MuggleNet’s social media channels by using #PromptlyPotter...more8minPlay
September 04, 2022Episode 140: Tempted by the Dark Arts- In Chapter 8 of Half-Blood Prince, Hogwarts students enjoy their welcome feast as Dumbledore announces Slughorn as the new Potions professor. Snape, to Harry's horror, will now be teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts.- Today’s prompt is: Is Snape more suited to being a Potions teacher or Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher? - This episode is hosted by Marica Laing.- Join in the conversation on MuggleNet’s social media channels by using #PromptlyPotter...more6minPlay
FAQs about Promptly Potter:How many episodes does Promptly Potter have?The podcast currently has 200 episodes available.