Christian Richardson joins Aureo, Sam, and Sierra to discuss food in the Harry Potter series. We talk about the importance of shared meals and how different characters are portrayed through food.

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In this episode:

• Gamp's law around food
• Feasts served with a pinch of slavery
• British food culture doesn't seem to reflect the importance of food in the Wizarding World
• Absences from meals at Hogwarts are noted
• The trio handles the absence of food differently
• Dumbledore occasionally eats something that isn't candy
• Bacon sandwiches trump everything
• Food is a love language in Harry Potter
• Mars bars are not bright tonight
• Death Day catering is where the money is at

Pub's Jukebox: Honeydukes by Justin Finch-Fletchley and the Sugar Quills

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DJ and Mayuri (Not The Droids and Spiced Volumes podcast) join Aureo and Sophia to discuss the hirings and firings of the Defense Against the Dark Arts professors in the Harry Potter series. We discuss the impact of Voldemort's curse on the subject and the results as seen through Harry's eyes.

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In this episode:

• Harry should have been a DADA teacher
• It's a swing to go from Muggle Studies to DADA
• Everyone just learns about trolls
• How does Voldemort's jinx of the DADA position work?
• Did the Marauders have better DADA professors?
• Auror training could have included a year as a DADA professor
• Quirell would have lost his job either way
• Dumbledore should not be the headmaster

Resources:

• The Schemes Behind the Spite: Why Voldemort Really Jinxed the DADA Job by Sophia
• Fandom Shmandom by Aureo, Sam & Sierra

Pub's Jukebox: Mad-Eye Moody by Percy and the Prefects

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Join hosts Ev and Sophia, as well as special guests Dr. Beatrice Grove, Dr. Louise Freeman, and Nick Jeffrey, as they discuss the connections between the Harry Potter books and The Hallmarked Man from the Cormoran Strike series.

Please be warned that there will be spoilers for the Cormoran Strike books in this episode.

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In this episode:

• Sophia eats up rich romantic drama
• The Hallmarked Man is Crimes of Grindelwald
• Is it you, Dorcas Pengelly?
• Red herrings: masons, astrology, prophecy?
• What's with all the Margarets?
• Ted and Sirius breaking patterns
• Capslock Strike or capslock Robin?
• Living with Murphy is worse than Occlumency lessons
• Kim is Umbridge without kittens
• That Cursed Child feeling
• Our Strike 9 predictions

Resources:

• "The Crimes of Grindelwald", Kipling, and the Origins of the Deathly Hallows Symbol by Dr. Beatrice Groves
• The Alchemical Symbolism of the Deathly Hallows in "Crimes of Grindelwald" by Dr. Beatrice Groves
• First Impressions of The Hallmarked Man by Dr. Louise Freeman
• Pentagram Predictions III: Troubled Blood as Alchemical Twin to Deathly Hallows by Dr. Louise Freeman
• The Phoenix or The Flame - a collection of essays from authors incl. Dr. Beatrice Groves, Dr. Louise Freeman, and Irvin

Contact:

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For more from our guests:

• Dr. Beatrice Groves:
  • @beatricegroves1 on Twitter
  • Beatrice Groves on MuggleNet
  • Beatrice Groves on Hogwarts Professor
  • Potterversity Essays Exploring the World of Harry Potter
• Dr. Louise Freeman:
  • @lmf3b on Twitter
  • Doc Thelma on Reddit
  • 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

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
• Fandom Shmandom by Aureo, Sam & Sierra

Contact:

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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
• Fandom Shmandom by Aureo, Sam & Sierra

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".

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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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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

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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:

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