Rowling always names her characters with deeper meaning in mind. This week, the hosts dive into the backstory of some our favorite (and not-so-favorite) character's names.

Who's most likely to become the next Dark Lord? Who's the best quidditch player? Greatest friend? Best hair? Lauren and Alex are giving out end-of-year superlative awards to Hogwarts students... and a few non students too.

While rereading Half-Blood Prince Lauren came up with interesting theories and questions involving horcruxes, Slughorn, and unbreakable vows. Naturally she had to bounce her ideas off of Alex so the podcast heads back to its roots with this theory discussion episode.

Hogwarts has no shortage of great teachers, so the competition for best of the best is tough. Who will reign supreme in Lauren and Alex's ranking show-down? The results may shock you, but probably not.

Hagrid is a main player in the Harry Potter books from nearly the first chapter. Join us as we give him the recognition he deserves while covering his life's many ups and many, many downs.

Lauren and Alex have been open about their disinterest in the Harry Potter movies so they decided to challenge themselves. In this week's episode they revisited the first installment of the Harry Potter film franchise. What did the movie portray well? What was disappointing? Was anything better in the movies than the books? Is Sean Biggerstaff the biggest star to come out of this movie?

Luna Lovegood gets a lot of positive attention from the Harry Potter fandom and for good reason. This week Alex and Lauren discuss Luna's family, backstory, character traits, quidditch commentary, and what JKR has revealed about her post-Hogwarts life.

In 1994, the Triwizard Tournament returned after a 200 year absence. Who spearheaded the decision to bring it back? Why at that time? And of course, what is going on under those robes?

Adding to their House series, Lauren and Alex are covering the four houses of Ilvermorny. Ilvermorny is called the Hogwarts of North America but how do the two comparable when it comes to houses? Are there direct house equivalents from Hogwarts to Ilvermorny? And what is a Honer Serpent?   Link to possible Hogwarts/Ilvermorny house comparisons: https://www.hp-lexicon.org/thing/ilvermorny-houses/

With the recent revelation about Nagini, the confusion over Professor McGonagall's age, and a shocking Hogwarts-related bathroom tweet, the Harry Potter fandom is reeling and wondering, "Is anything canon anymore?" In this weeks episode Lauren and Alex objectively analyze the hard hitting questions: What counts as wizarding world canon? Who determines canon: JK Rowling or the Fandom? Do wizards poop in their pants?