Why is the first meeting of Dumbledore’s Army in The Hogshead? What do Trelawney, Sirius Black and Dumbledore have in common? And why does Umbridge make Harry write lines? Episode 21: Remember, Remember Watch the Episode 21 Video on YouTube Related Essay: Fireworks, Heretics and Traitors EPISODE GUIDE

What links Ron’s sacrifice in the first book to the Quidditch World Cup and Ginny’s first match as a Seeker? How are the three Champions who aren’t Harry linked to Neville, Ginny, and Luna? And why is Harry a bishop in McGonagall’s life-sized chess game?  Episode 19: Not Playing to Win Watch the Episode 19 Video on YouTube Related Essay: The Anti-Player EPISODE GUIDE

How does Ludo Bagman represent the dark side of games? Why does Viktor Krum catch the Snitch at the World Cup, even though this means his side loses the Cup? And what links Harry’s trip to Gringotts in the first book with the Triwizard Tournament? Episode 17: The Goblet of Games Watch the Episode 17 video on YouTube Related Essay: The Alchemy of Games EPISODE GUIDE

What key information about the Founders does JK Rowling reveal in the fourth Harry Potter book? Why do the Beauxbatons and Durmstrang students sit at the Ravenclaw and Slytherin tables? And what does all of this have to do with alchemical lore? Episode 18: The Wide World Watch the Episode 18 Video on YouTube Related Essay: The Rule of Four EPISODE GUIDE

What links Neville’s Remembrall, the Prophecy Ball, and Snitches? How does Harry play a metaphorical match against Ravenclaw in the first book? And does Harry make a real prediction during his Divination final? Episode 16: The Seeker Watch the Episode 16 video on YouTube. EPISODE GUIDE

What links Ron’s sacrifice in the first book to the Quidditch World Cup and Ginny’s first match as a Seeker? How are the three Champions who aren’t Harry linked to Neville, Ginny, and Luna? And why is Harry a bishop in McGonagall’s life-sized chess game?  Episode 19: Not Playing to Win Watch the Episode 19 Video on YouTube EPISODE GUIDE

What key information about the Founders does JK Rowling reveal in the fourth Harry Potter book? Why do the Beauxbatons and Durmstrang students sit at the Ravenclaw and Slytherin tables? And what does all of this have to do with alchemical lore? Episode 18: The Wide World Watch the Episode 18 Video on YouTube EPISODE GUIDE

How does Ludo Bagman represent the dark side of games? Why does Viktor Krum catch the Snitch at the World Cup, even though this means his side loses the Cup? And what links Harry’s trip to Gringotts in the first book with the Triwizard Tournament? Episode 17: The Goblet of Games Watch the Episode 17 video on YouTube. EPISODE GUIDE

What links Neville’s Remembrall, the Prophecy Ball, and Snitches? How does Harry play a metaphorical match against Ravenclaw in the first book? And does Harry make a real prediction during his Divination final? Episode 16: The Seeker Watch the Episode 16 video on YouTube. EPISODE GUIDE

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is shaped by Quidditch, but what games propel the plot at the beginning of the book? And why do students camp in the Great Hall when Sirius Black might be in the castle? Episode 15: Prisoner of Quidditch Watch the Episode 15 video on YouTube. EPISODE GUIDE