Quantum Harry, the Podcast

What are Dumbledore’s, Harry’s, and Voldemort’s Tarot

archetypes? How do certain Tarot cards and the tasks of the Triwizard

Tournament reveal which saints are aligned with the four Hogwarts houses? And how

is the Tarot Lovers card linked to Harry’s Sorting?

Episode 31: The Devil You Know

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Related essay:

In the Balance

EPISODE GUIDE

The beginning of an 11-episode arc about Tarot symbolism in Harry Potter. What links Jung’s theory of the collective unconscious to the series? Why does Trelawney suddenly reappear in Half-Blood Prince? And how does the Tarot Major Arcana tell the story of Harry’s journey? Episode 30: Harry and Tarot Watch the Episode 30 video on YouTube. Related essay: JK Rowling's Own Private Tarot Game EPISODE GUIDE

What event early in Deathly Hallows foreshadows the camping? Why does Helena Ravenclaw hide her mother’s diadem in Albania? And how is Harry’s defeat of Voldemort like the end of a typical Quidditch match? Episode 29: The Horcrux and Hallows Game Watch the Episode 29 video on YouTube. Related essay: The Long Game EPISODE GUIDE

What links Red Riding Hood and the Frog Prince to Harry Potter? Which items in the first book are equal to the Deathly Hallows? And why can Voldemort kill Harry with the Elder Wand in the forest but not later? Episode 28: The Grimm Campaign Watch the Episode 28 video on YouTube. Related essay: Harry Potter and the Frog King EPISODE GUIDE

How do Dumbledore’s bequests reflect the theme running throughout the series? What do Scrimgeour and Snape have in common? And why is it fitting that Regulus Black was a Seeker?Episode 27: Legacy Watch the Episode 27 video on YouTube. Related essay: The Will of Albus Dumbledore EPISODE GUIDE

What game played by James and Sirius in detention involves metaphorical quantum entanglement? How are Fleur, Hermione and Tonks linked to Hedwig? And how does Harry’s birthplace point to his being a symbolic Snitch? Episode 26: Until Someone Loses an Eye Watch the Episode 26 video on YouTube. Related Essay: It's All Fun and Games EPISODE GUIDE

Why does Harry’s wand act on its own to attack Voldemort? If Draco hadn’t disarmed Dumbledore, would Snape have been the Elder Wand’s master? And how does Harry’s instinct for fair-play figure in his final duel with Voldemort? Episode 25: The Wand Game Watch the Episode 25 video on YouTube. Related Essay: The Wand Chooses the Wizard EPISODE GUIDE

How does Draco using Harry’s signature move help Harry to defeat Voldemort? Why does Harry prefer brooms to Apparating? And is the Room of Requirement inherently good or evil? Episode 24: Disarmed and Ready Watch the Episode 24 video on YouTube. Related Essay: Mock-Wars and Anti-Warriors EPISODE GUIDE

What links Quidditch to Harry and Draco's bathroom duel? Why is it fitting that Harry kisses Ginny after the Quidditch final? And how is Dumbledore's death linked to the unicorn's death in the first book?Episode 23: The Half-Blood Potions Text Watch the Episode 23 video on YouTube. Related Essay: Love and Wargames EPISODE GUIDE

Why is Harry on a playground just before fighting Dementors? How does a chess game point to Harry and Ginny getting together? And what links the first book’s troll fight to the war against Umbridge? Episode 22: The Phoenix Games Watch the Episode 22 video on YouTube Related Essay: Quidditch Interruptus EPISODE GUIDE