The Three Broomsticks

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]
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/3broomsticks
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/threebroomstickspod/
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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]
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/3broomsticks
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/threebroomstickspod/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/threebroomstickspodcast/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/threebroompod
• YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@ThreeBroomsticksPodcast

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
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/expectopodtronum/
  • 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:

• Website: https://threebroomstickspod.com/
• Email: [email protected]
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/3broomsticks
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/threebroomstickspod/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/threebroomstickspodcast/
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• YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@ThreeBroomsticksPodcast

A Chapter of Sleuthing, Shenanigans, and Sweet Treats

Join hosts Aureo, Sam, Sierra, and special guest Hayley as they delve into Chapter 29: The Dream from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. This episode unpacks a pivotal chapter where the trio is at the height of their detective skills, uncovering mysteries and piecing together clues.

Join the discussion: https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-62-gof-chapter-29-harrys-honda-civic/

In this episode:

• Mystery or Superhero/Crime
• When in doubt, blame Snape
• Family dynamics and relationships
• People really need to read Hogwarts: A History
• We need more explanation around Apparition rules
• Dumbledore is just bad at running a school
• Would Azkaban be easier than parenting Harry?
• Crouch Jr's plan is WILD
• Rita Skeeter's ADHD requires her to move at all times
• The Dream's perspective is a mystery to us
• Sierra fights babies

Contact:

• Website: https://threebroomstickspod.com/
• Email: [email protected]
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/3broomsticks
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Join hosts Ev, Irvin, and Sophia, as well as special guests Dr. Louise Freeman and Nick Jeffrey, as they speculate on the latest death in the Cormoran Strike series.

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

Join the discussion: https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-61-strike-crossover-the-hill-charlotte-dies-on/

In this episode:

• No one wants to mess with Chapter 64!
• How convenient can a suicide be and still be believable?
• Surely THIS time, Strike's done with Charlotte?
• The inverse of Dumbledore's will
• Strike needs to be purified of women
• What is the overarching story of the Strike series?
• Is Charlotte the Snape? The Merope? The Dumbledore?
• Charlotte Campbell Strike, the bravest woman we ever knew
• Rowling's first locked room mystery

Resources:

• The Strange Death of Charlotte Campbell by Nick Jeffrey
• Charlotte Campbell-Ross: A Psychological and Literary Look at her Life and Death by Louise Freeman

Vote in our poll!

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]
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/3broomsticks
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/threebroomstickspod/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/threebroomstickspodcast/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/threebroompod
• YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@ThreeBroomsticksPodcast

Grab a butterbeer and pull up a stool! Join Aureo, Sam, Sierra, and special guest Liz as they dive headfirst into the perplexing plot holes of the Harry Potter book series. From convenient coincidences to the enigmatic Dumbledore, the frustrating limitations (or lack thereof!) of magic, moments of pure wizarding stupidity, and some truly questionable arithmetic, they categorize and debate the moments that make you go "Wait, what?!"

Join the discussion: https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-60-plot-holes-logic-wins-again/

In this episode:

• You can't zoom parchment
• Thestrals suffer from the Order of the Phoenix's curse
• Astrology class and clouds don't work
• Teaching is a hard profession
• Class schedules are a plot hole in real life
• Hogwarts sceptic tank comes with moody pipes
• We draw the line at pens
• The Sorting Hat is their legal counsel
• Wand mafia boss Ollivander
• Mwahahaha or Muahahaha
• Voldemort manifested Harry's death

Contact:

• Website: https://threebroomstickspod.com/
• Email: [email protected]
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/3broomsticks
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/threebroomstickspod/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/threebroomstickspodcast/
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Pull up a stool at The Three Broomsticks and join Ev, Irvin, Sophia, and special guest Line Egelund as they continue their exploration of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince with chapter six, "Draco's Detour"!

This time, the hosts finally make it to the titular part of the chapter, before a short pit-stop at Weasley Whizard Wheezes. Grab yourself a beverage and tune in to discuss joke shop products and names, Ginny Weasley, and if Draco Malfoy should have been a werewolf.

Join the discussion: https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-59-hbp-chapter-6-part-2-the-boy-who-cried-wolf/

In this episode:

• The most wholesome constipation story
• Fred and Hermione's mutual appreciation society
• Ev is bereft without pygmy puffs
• Which Weasley Whizard Wheezes product do we want?
• The twins are fighting Voldemort with intellectual property law
• Why do the Weasley boys object to Ginny's dating history?
• Draco has Schrodinger's lycanthropy
• Borgin bows low to hide his expression
• What's with all the hanging?
• Hermione wins the Razzie for Worst Actress

Resources:

• Borgin, Burke, and the Half-Blood Prince by Irvin
• Harry Potter and The Hanged Man: Part 3 Its Meaning in Rowling's Written Work by John Granger

Pub's Jukebox: Weasleys Wizard Wheezes by Riddle TM

Contact:

• Website: https://threebroomstickspod.com/
• Email: [email protected]
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/3broomsticks
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Pull up a stool at The Three Broomsticks and join Ev, Irvin, Sophia, and special guest Line Egelund as they delve into the intriguing opening of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince with chapter six, "Draco's Detour"!

True to form, our hosts found themselves thoroughly sidetracked by everything from Ollivander's elusive marketing strategy and the burning question of what citation style Hogwarts students are forced to use, before they even got to pondering the security measurements employed by the Ministry and Gringotts. Consequently, despite Sophia's valiant efforts to keep them on track, they only just managed to make it to Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions!

Due to their delightful tangents, this chapter had to be split into two parts - so stay tuned for the continuation next time! Grab your butterbeer and get ready for some Half-Blood Prince analysis!

Join the discussion: https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-58-hbp-chapter-6-part-1-dracos-tighty-whities/

In this episode:

• The question of Ginny's Quidditch prowess
• Karkaroff is really dumb
• How do you cite magical sources?
• Ollivander: Good, Bad, or Indifferent? A perfect example of Ravenclaw amorality
• Ollivander's foolproof marketing strategy
• If cats can get gold from Gringotts, surely cursebreakers are fine
• W.W.D.D. - What Would Dumbledore Do
• The Ministry drivers are undercover spies
• Dumbledore, Voldemort, and Bellatrix are all trying to be taller
• Is Narcissa shockingly terrible or predictably terrible?
• Stripping down to your underwear to diffuse a situation

Resources:

• Borgin, Burke, and the Half-Blood Prince by Irvin
• Florean Fortescue by J.K. Rowling

Pub's Jukebox: Mother, Stop Being Ridiculous by Draco and the Malfoys

Contact:

• Website: https://threebroomstickspod.com/
• Email: [email protected]
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/3broomsticks
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The Wizarding World is expanding!

Ev, Sam, Sierra, and special guest Patrick gather to discuss the highly anticipated HBO Harry Potter series. They break down the confirmed details, delve into the swirling rumors, and share their personal hopes and concerns for the adaptation. From casting choices to plot deviations, they leave no stone unturned. Get ready for a magical discussion filled with passionate opinions and wild theories!

In this episode: https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-57-hbo-the-harry-potter-show/

• Sierra has named her baby after HBO
• The Factual Facts
• Movie fans v Book fans v New fans
• We span the whole gambit
• Casting: Current and Potential
• From Sassy Harry to The Crouch Family Drama
• Escape from Harry's Perspective
• It's all about balance
• No More Nigels!
• Flying away and falling off towers
• Soaked in Hedwig's Theme

Resources: Sam & Sierra's HBO show speculations

Pub's Jukebox: Hedwig's Theme by John Williams

Contact:

• Website: https://threebroomstickspod.com/
• Email: [email protected]
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