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Snape's True Colors (OOTP Chapter 24, Occlumency)

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    • On this week's episode, clear your minds because you don't want Professor Snape seeing *that* memory! Am I right? Join Andrew, Micah, Laura and Nicole as they say goodbye to Sirius, ride The Knight Bus back to Hogwarts and endure one of Harry's most grueling lessons in the entire Potter series.

    • Welcome Slug Club member, Nicole!
    • Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 24: Occlumency. MuggleCast last discussed this chapter on Episode 461!
    • For the first time ever, Harry is not looking forward to going back to Hogwarts. And he’s about to get another reason to dread it even more!
    • Harry seems to have a sixth sense as it relates to Kreacher. Should he have shared his suspicions with someone else in the Order?
    • Showdown at Grimmauld Place: Snape and Sirius are bickering like exes!
    • Why does Sirius refer to Snape as Lucius’ lapdog?
    • Foreshadow Alert: Sirius' Grim Goodbye & The Two-Way Mirror
    • We discuss how there is SO MUCH wrong with Harry's Occlumency lessons!
    • Given that Snape has spent years closing off his mind to Voldemort, is he the most qualified to teach Harry Occlumency? Should there have been a third party mediator?
    • Ruh Roh! What if Voldemort penetrated Harry’s mind and saw Snape teaching him Occlumency?
    • Exactly which memories does Snape removing from his mind?
    • Do these lessons actually weaken Harry's mental and physical state of being?
    • We compare the mental capacity needed to cast a Patronus to that required to perform Occlumency
    • The Big Snape Reveal: did he just show the reader his true colors?
    • What does Voldemort actually know about his connection Harry?
    • Odds & Ends cover Connecting The Threads between Prisoner of Azkaban and Order of the Phoenix, The Knight Bus, Madam Marsh, the Department of Mysteries and more!
    • Most Impressive Dig of the Week: Snape or Sirius?
    • Lynx Line: What could possibly make Voldemort the happiest he’s ever been? Wrong answers only.
    • Quizzitch: What part of the human brain, in addition to aiding cognitive functions like attention and planning, is also involved with the storing of long-term memories? 
    • On Bonus MuggleCast, it's time to MAX THAT! The hosts deep dive into some of the scenes they'd most like to see adapted for the new TV show that didn't make it into the Order of the Phoenix movie!

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