The Shrieking Shack

Goblet of Fire chapter 27. JK Rowling decided to just have a full on twitter meltdown right as we were about to record this week, so we spend a lot of time talking about her bizarre takes on income inequality. This casts kind of a long shadow over our reading, but we manage wring a lot of discussion out of this one very strange catch-up chapter. Finally, we celebrate Snape's birthday with a Liz-led lecture on his strange place in the fandom.

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Goblet of Fire chapters 25-26. We're back! After a long holiday break we dust out the cobwebs and discuss classic literature, bitcoin, commemorative 9/11 coins, and mermaids! The reading this episode was surprisingly great honestly. This book is pretty good when there's a plot. Finally, we ring in the new year by making some resolutions.

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Goblet of Fire chapter 24. Rita Skeeter's Scoop is here, but before that we have some scoops of our own: chiefly, more deets from the case of JK Rowling's rogue personal assistant. Our reading this week is pretty good, but definitely exists in the shadow of the not so great chapters that came before it. It's pretty packed for a single chapter!

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Goblet of Fire chapters 22-23. We have seen Dobby's ass, and balls. We also want to know whether or not Dobby has a beard, but that's sort of secondary to his ass and balls. Speaking of ass, these chapters are kind of a bummer! Ron is redpilled and Harry does nothing, but we squeeze some enjoyment out of the fringe teen drama and a few good character moments. After that, we get festive with some Tumblr/Reddit Yule Ball content.

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Goblet of Fire chapter 21. The House Elf Liberation Front chapter is here, but before we can unpack it we have to mourn a high-profile death and dig into some JK Rowling Twitter drama. Also, Grimble Film? Not what you'd expect.

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Goblet of Fire chapters 19-20. We're back! After taking a break for the holiday, we have lots to say about box office numbers, Bustle, and Artemis Fowl. Our reading this week has dragons (good) and Harry being kind of a jackass (not so good) and a steampunk egg. Finally, we kick off the Christmas season with some Pottermore dinner planning.

We took a break from our main reading episode for the holiday this week, but there was just enough time after recording a bonus episode to cut together our first clip show. Hear us progress from awkward podcast newbies to seasoned Potter critics! Marvel at the gradual increase in sound quality! Share these bits with your friends and spread the word about Hurtwood House and baby Dobby.

I also want to extend a huge thank you to all of our listeners and patrons. I don't think either of us imagined we'd be where we are with this show in such a short time. The support means the world to us and we can't wait to trek through the rest of the Harry Potter series and beyond for you. Keep spreading the word and help grow the Dobby Memorial Fund to buy him the lavish mausoleum he deserves!

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EPISODE TIMESTAMPS:

00:00:27 - "I'm not sure if I should say 'slutty.'"

00:03:21 - Albus Dumbledorf

00:07:58 - The Forbidden Forest

00:11:54 - Toilet Basilisk

00:17:36 - Badass Kreacher

00:19:04 - Character Heights

00:44:52 - Fawkes Can Carry Heavy Loads

00:49:56 - Too Many Peas

00:54:23 - The Wad Spell

00:57:26 - Hit Wizards

01:12:41 - Butterbeer is Cream Soda

01:15:08 - Sauce Wands

01:18:31 - French Accent

01:20:02 - I'm Glad Augustus Died

01:26:26 - Don't Film at the Anne Frank House

01:30:08 - Weehoo

Goblet of Fire chapter 18. Content warning for transphobia discussion, because this chapter has a part that sucks big time!!

The Crimes of Grindelwald (listen to the episode!) looms over us, but we still dutifully discuss our reading for the week. There's some... good? Character stuff? Sort of? And a lot of bad stuff too. Harry Potter is truly a land of contrasts.

Well, we saw it. We did our waiting and saw the damn movie on opening night, and it sure was an experience. How many beasts were there, and just how fantastic were they? What were Grindelwald's crimes? Why couldn't this movie just be two hours of Newt hanging out with that adorable Zuwou?

HEADS UP: throwing a content warning here for some fairly heavy discussions of sexual violence, including in relation to slavery, which is a weirdly huge part of this Harry Potter movie!

We watched the first Fantastic Beasts film (and read the original book) in preparation for the Crimes of Grindlewald nightmare coming down the pipe.