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By Doug Woodhouse
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While visiting his grandparents he found Aunt Tori's copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard, so he brought it home so we could read it together (thanks, Tori!). For those who may not know, Beedle the Bard penned many popular wizarding world fairy tales, much like the Brothers Grimm did for Muggles. One of his stories plays a pivotal role in a later Harry Potter book.

As a quick aside, if I ever had a podcast that wasn't this it would probably be called "A Quick Aside."

Bringing it on home.

We recorded this way back in February, just as schools were starting to close due to coronavirus and the idea of kindergarten-via-Zoom was still new and novel. What lives we've lived since then.

Have you ever wanted to spend 15 minutes talking through the events of a momentous Harry Potter chapter with a kindergartner while they lie in bed after reading said chapter? Well, now you can live the dream vicariously through us! (Note: we read this chapter four months ago, before the coronavirus self-quarantining began, which is why my wife is out of the house at bedtime, helping friends who have a newborn. Listening to that detail now, months into social distancing, was jarring for me! Hey, remember when you could just go to a friend's house and hold their newborn baby all night so they could get some sleep, and it was no big deal?)
WANGOBALLWIME?
Sometimes you really have to get into character if you want your Dumbledore voice to be believable.
The podcast currently has 147 episodes available.