Special guest Grace Candido-Beecher joins Aureo, Sam, and Sierra to discuss the 15th chapter of the Harry Potter series: The Forbidden Forest. We talk about unreasonable detentions, the centaurs, and other creatures in the Forbidden Forest.

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In this episode:

• The betting tails of Minerva McGonagall
• “But all my fwiends are angry with me!”
• Once again, Quidditch confuses us
• Dumbledore’s master plan is the reason for this detention
• Filch is a poltergeist
• McGonagall’s woo-woo meditations
• Do we want to fix Draco or make him worse?
• What do you think are the effects of the cursed life from drinking unicorn blood?

Resources: Voldemort: The Definitive Study of Tom Riddle by Grace Candido-Beecher

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Irvin, Sam, and Sierra discuss how the Harry Potter series would change if Hermione was evil. They talk about the evil doings of Hermione, her victims, and if her motivations absolve her actions.

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In this episode:

• Pyromaniacs aren’t necessarily evil
• Shame on Hermione for not paying writers!
• How to root out a traitor?
• What’s the worst thing Hermione did in the series?
• The more corruption she sees, the more radicalized she becomes
• Teen hormones: the root of all evil
• Could the locket have brought out the evil in Hermione?
• Would Hermione be more or less evil in a different Hogwarts house?
• She does all the bad things for all the right reasons

Resources:

• Hermione’s Revenge by Irvin
• Scary Side of Hermione Granger by Irvin & Lorrie Kim

The Pub's Jukebox: Marietta’s a Sneak by Hawthorn & Holly

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Prepare for the rollercoaster of emotions as Aureo, Ev, Sierra, and a returning special guest, Taavi, dive into the discussion of the Chapter 15 of the Order of the Phoenix, "The Hogwarts High Inquisitor".

Join the discussion: https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-70-ootp-chapter-15-a-very-bad-book-club/ 

In this episode:

• Fudge doesn’t think ahead
• Percy can’t flex the troublemaking muscle
• Bribe the Sorting Hat with what?
• Tell us what T really stands for
• We all have flashbacks to reading out loud in school
• Fudge is writing under the pen name Slinkhard
• Lucius Malfoy, 41
• And we’re sad again…
• Stick around for Sierra’s rendition of the Three Broomsticks family tree

Contact:

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Welcome to The Three Broomsticks' most NSFW episode to date, where Irvin, Sierra, Sophia, and a returning special guest, Leah, have the best time combing the Harry Potter series for the best pick up lines and innuendo. What else did you think they would do for episode 69? Our youngest listeners might need to skip this one.

Join the Discussion: https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-69-innuendo-in-the-harry-potter-series-the-climax-you-say/

In this episode:

• Does Hermione make deliberate innuendos or unintentional ones?
• Sierra teaches us some new slang
• Would serious Quidditch players use the school brooms?
• “Sir Cadogan is a d***-swinger if I ever saw one”
• Percy’s love life is the reason Ginny gets possessed
• Myrtle/mermaid/Cedric throuple - our new OTP!
• Where are the twins’ boils?
• Harry is a boobs guy
• Why did Ron want to see Uranus?
• The safe word is “peacock”

 Contact:

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• Email: [email protected]
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/3broomsticks 

Join the Discussion: https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-68-downton-abbey-crossover-what-is-a-wizarding-weekend/ 

Grab some tea and crumpets, and put on your finest evening wear! Join Irvin, Sam, Sierra, and special guest Dr. Louise Freeman in a discussion about all the connections between Harry Potter and Downton Abbey.

In this episode:

• It’s our first show after summer vacation… Our heads are bare and full of air, dead flies and bits of fluff

• House elves and servants

• If Gilderoy Lockhart gets hold of Riddle’s diary, he ends up as Paul Atreides

• How much of Downton’s popularity is due to the HP connection with Maggie Smith?

• Everyone wants to give O’Brien a kick

• Redemption arcs done right!

• Who’s the less fun Rita Skeeter?

• Lots of late-in-life tragedies for folks who don’t deserve them

• All the characters will be recast as Nigel!

• Tom = Harry’s man through and through

Resources:

• Do Wizards Pay Taxes? by Irvin
• Mugglenet Quiz:  Who said it?

Contact:

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Grab a butterbeer, but save it for after the book shopping! Join Sam, Aurelia, Sierra, and a special guest Alice, in discussion of the Chapter 4 of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets -  "At Flourish & Blotts"!

Join the discussion:  https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-67-cos-chapter-4-mcgonagalls-thoughtful-spellwork/

In this episode:

• It’s not about comprehension but about the fun we had along the way

• The magical houses reflect the owners priorities

• The ghoul was definitely babysitting Fred & George

• Follow the owls to capture Dark wizards

• Hermione & Molly planned to see Lockhart all along

• Harry is just not catching… or catching on

• Floo powder feels very Santa Claus-y

• Curse-breaking is just ministry-sanctioned blundering 

• Borgin & Burkes decoration is bones and dark vibes

• Wizarding zoning means all the hags are in Knockturn Alley

• Hermione needs more murders and more buildings

Resources:

• The Importance of Borgin and Burkes by Zarathustra

• The Foreshadowing of Borgin and Burkes by Irvin

• Borgin, Burke, and the Half-Blood Prince by Irvin

Pub's Jukebox:

Brawl at Flourish & Blotts    by Draco and the Malfoys

Contact:

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Special returning guest Natalie Candido joins hosts Aureo, Irvin, and Sophia to take a deep dive into the youngest Black sister and mother of our favourite ferret: Narcissa Malfoy

Join the discussion: https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-66-narcissa-malfoy-the-black-sisters-book-club/ 

In this episode:  

• How does one get a divorce in the wizarding world?
• Is Bellatrix a psychopath or not?
• Aureo and Bellatrix have so much in common!
• Sophia takes us on a flower and water journey
• Was there more going on in the Spinner’s End scene that we all missed?!
• Does Narcissa know about the ferret incident?
• Narcissa could have been crucial to ending Voldemort’s rise in Goblet of Fire
• Narcissa’s most badass moment and her motivations
• We speculate about Narcissa’s future
• Narcissa’s purpose at Malfoy Manor is to clean up corpses

Resources: Did Narcissa Really Mean It? by Kelly Gunzenhauser

Irvin's books:

• Preorder now: Malfoy: The Most Treacherous Family by Irvin
• Dumbledore: The Life and Lies of Hogwarts’s Renowned Headmaster by Irvin
• The Phoenix or The Flame - a collection of essays from authors incl. Irvin

Contact:

• Website: https://threebroomstickspod.com/
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Special returning guest Margarete joins hosts Aureo, Irvin, and Sierra to take a deep dive into everyone's favourite blond death eater and peacock fanatic: Lucius Malfoy

Join the discussion: https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-65-lucius-malfoy-death-eater-union-rep/ 

In this episode:  

• Lucius is a secret Hufflepuff
• What is Lucius’s priority, hair styling or doting on peacocks?
• Lucius is the Percy Weasley of the Marauder era
• We try to understand Snape’s and Lucius’s friendship
• Lucius’s eeeviiil plan
• We need fanfic about Draco writing in Tom’s diary
• Albus Dumbledore: Lines have to be Drawn Somewhere - A Guide to Running a School
• Lucius is so terrible, he radicalizes house-elves
• Australia is the place to be when Dark Lords come back
• Turn the diary into a scrapbook!

Resources:

• Dumbledore’s Master Plan: Part 3 by Steve Connolly
• What Did Dobby Know? by Josie Kearns
• Jason Isaacs Weighs In on Lucius Malfoy’s Fate After the Battle of Hogwarts by Josh Weiss
• Be My Bad Boy, Be My Man by Lokifan

Irvin's books:

• Preorder now: Malfoy: The Most Treacherous Family by Irvin
• Dumbledore: The Life and Lies of Hogwarts’s Renowned Headmaster by Irvin
• The Phoenix or The Flame - a collection of essays from authors incl. Irvin

Contact:

• Website: https://threebroomstickspod.com/
• Email: [email protected]
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Prepare for a journey into the darker corners of the Wizarding World!

Hosts Ev, Irvin, and Sophia are joined by special guests Dr. Louise Freeman and Nick Jeffrey to tackle one of the most talked-about topics in the Wizarding World: suspicious death in the Harry Potter series. Join us for a deep dive into the impact of the series' most discussed deaths, including the mysterious veil that claimed Sirius Black and the ongoing debate surrounding Albus Dumbledore's pivotal death before Deathly Hallows.

Join the discussion:  https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-64-deaths-dead-as-a-dumbledoornail/ 

In this episode:  

• Killed by a metaphor - a horrible way to go!
• Why are Snape’s spells so very blast-y?
• Who’s chugging draughts of living death!
• Snape’s knitting gives it all away
• Jo is trying to get us through the stages of grief
• Dying takes a lot out of you!
• Jo put a fan debate into Deathly Hallows

Resources:

• Dumbledore is not dead by Dave Haber
• “Potterversity” Episode 55: “The Murky Marshes of Memory – Part 1” by Louise Freeman
• “Potterversity” Episode 56: “The Murky Marshes of Memory – Part 2” by Louise Freeman

For more from our guests:

• Louise Freeman:
  • @lmf3b on Twitter
  • The Farting Sofa Faculty Lounge
  • The Harry Potter Academic Conference
  • Queen City Magic
• Nick Jeffrey:
  • @gbjeffen on Twitter
  • Nick Jeffrey on Hogwarts Professor
  • Nick Jeffrey on Substack

Contact:

• Website: https://threebroomstickspod.com/
• Email: [email protected]
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Join Sam, Sierra, Sophia, and special guest Amy (Revelio and Expecto Podtronum) as they dive headfirst into a world of magical love triangles, adapting tropes, and enough will-they-won't-they to fill the Great Hall.

So grab your butterbeer, popcorn, settle in, and get ready to swoon, cringe, and laugh out loud as we reimagine Harry as a romantic lead.

Join the discussion:  https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-63-what-if-harry-potter-was-a-rom-com/

In this episode:  

• We all forget movies exist
• Tropes on tropes on tropes
• Rom-Coms, not just for adults
• Kreacher and Dobby OTP
• Forget about Ginny
• Book 6 is Ron’s Rom-Com
• Suddenly a pro Ministry pod?!
• Cormac and Hermione: masters of the breakup
• Lestrange constantly gets obliviated
• Voldemort has amazing love speeches

For more from our guest, Amy Hogan:

• Expecto Podtronum: http://www.expectopodtronum.com
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  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/expectopodtronum
  • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@expectopodtronum
  • Twitter: https://x.com/expectopod
• Revelio: http://www.reveliopodcast.com
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RevelioCast/
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reveliopodcast
  • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reveliopodcast
  • Twitter: https://x.com/Revelio_Podcast

Contact:

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