The Three Broomsticks

Join hosts Irvin and Sophia and special guests Dr. Beatrice Groves and Dr. Louise Freeman as they discuss the parallels between the Harry Potter and the Cormoran Strike series: Books 5 and 7 edition

Join the discussion: https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-36-strike-crossover-strike-the-fatalistic-trapeze-artist/

In this episode:

• All the DH deaths were foretold!
• Charlotte always gets a "dun dun dun"
• Personal growth for Strike: bringing presents to nephews he doesn't like!
• Is Leda Strike the Snape of the series?
• Does Irvin like being dramatic?
• Was Charlotte Disarmed or Occluded against?
• Lots of mourning by the sea
• Books 5 and 7 are both very wet
• The killers we can trust!
• What's the interbook pattern? Wedding bands? Leap frogs? Sine waves?

Resources:

• Book 5 as Prophecy for Book 7 by Sophia Jenkins
• Strike's Church Going by Beatrice Groves
• Robin Ellacott and the Running Hallows: Potter Echoes in the Most Recent Strike Novel by Louise Freeman
• The Double Wedding Band Model: a Possible New Model for a 10-Part Strike and Ellacott Series by Louise Freeman
• Rings, Double-bands, Stars and Asterisks: Which model works works for a ten-book Cormoran Strike series? by Louise Freeman
• Lethal Black and Leapfrogging: Connections between the Strike & Ellacott Books Four and Six by Louise Freeman

For more from our guests:

• Beatrice Groves:
  • @beatricegroves1 on Twitter
  • Beatrice Groves on MuggleNet
  • Beatrice Groves on Hogwarts Professor
  • Potterversity Essays Exploring the World of Harry Potter
• Louise Freeman:
  • @lmf3b on Twitter
  • The Farting Sofa Faculty Lounge

Contact:

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Join hosts Aureo, Ev, and Sam as they discuss the titular chapter full of family drama and bad communication in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Join the Discussion: https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-35-ootp-chapter-5-harrys-head-is-a-periscope/

In this episode:

• Siriusly how does wizarding inheritance work?
• Sirius deserves a vacation
• Wizarding marketing focus groups
• Did Bill just lose the important scrolls?
• Ron would do well to learn from Molly
• Why is Mundungus in the Order?
• Molly wins but Sirius catches the snitch
• Harry should have been told the truth
• Lupin should have made an effort to be an active part in Harry's life
• Harry is viewing this from a Harry-centric perspective

Listen to the Pub's Jukebox here

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Join hosts Irvin, Sam, Sierra, and our guest Tiffany as they discuss the missing characters from the Battle of Hogwarts.

Join the Discussion: https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-34-missing-characters-from-battle-of-hogwarts-the-dementors-are-basically-pacman/

In this episode:

• A trivia question for you to play along!
• I told you we should have used Floo Powder!
• Leave the Ford Anglia alone!
• We're putting creatures inside other creatures
• We have many theories about Amos Diggory… none were right
• "I need a cat gun!"
• The Death Eaters must be mildly inconvenienced!
• "I have not been turned into a cow, can I stay?"
• Harry really should have sent out save-the-dates
• The parents aren't parenting enough

Resources:

• PUFFS play
• Pince and Prince by Irvin from HP Lexicon

Listen to the Pub's Jukebox here

Contact:

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Join hosts Irvin and Sierra, and our guests Patrick Musilek and Mayuri as they discuss the Percy Jackson and the Olympians book series, TV show, and the musical and compare it with the Harry Potter series.

Join the Discussion: https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-33-percy-jackson-crossover-part-2-a-big-fetch-quest-for-the-big-bad/

In this episode:

• People would listen to Trelawney's prophecies if they rhymed
• Lucius and Narcissa's bedroom plot
• Which prophecies provide more ambiguity? More choices?
• The Book Two Blues
• Voldemort is a Batman villain
• Was Bianca fridged?
• Does our guest have a heart?
• How dark is too dark in a visual adaptation?
• The TV show isn't impertinent enough. The musical is.

Resources:

• The Lightning Thief Musical by Irvin
• Point of the Prophecy by Irvin
• Was The Prophecy Referring To a Different Wizard? by AbsentMindedRaven
• Back to the Prophecy by Esther Kleinig with Bob Sindeldecker

Listen to the Pub's Jukebox here

Contact:

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Join hosts Aureo, Irvin, Sam, and guest Natalie Candido as they discuss the titular chapter full of teenage gossip and French food in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Join the Discussion: https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-32-gof-chapter-16-the-tallest-filing-cabinet-of-harry-potter/

In this episode:

• How rude can we be to international students?
• The fire that's filled with goblets
• Very fond hedge memories
• This tournament needed more planning
• Dumbledore speaks Hedge
• Fanfiction is everywhere
• Irvin will forever be right
• Who should have judged the tournament?
• How hard to find was Karkaroff's shack?
• The Goblet of Fire's second career in reality television
• How does the aging potion work?

Listen to the Pub's Jukebox here

Contact:

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Join hosts Ev, Irvin, Sierra, and our guest Grace as they discuss the Weasley twins: Fred and George.

Join the Discussion: https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-31-weasley-twins-the-weasley-family-sitcom/

In this episode:

• "Honestly, woman, you call yourself our mother?"
• The wizard-muggle romance of our patented daydream charms
• Should the twins feel guilty? Do they?
• Pranks, pranks, and more pranks
• Should you apologize for attempted murder?
• Did Fred have it coming?
• Is there a plaque at the portable swamp?
• What are the posthumous tributes to Fred like?
• A cup of tea with the Fanged Servant
• Adopting people like Molly, Muggle friendly like Arthur

Resources:

• "THEY'RE JUST NOT THE SAME" EXCEPT FOR THEY TOTALLY ARE: DRACO MALFOY AND THE WEASLEY TWINS by Lokifan
• Not just Fredandgeorge - The Twins' Differences by Josie Kearns
• Twins' OWLs by Irvin from HP Lexicon

Listen to the Pub's Jukebox here

Contact:

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Join hosts Ev, Sam, Sophia, and our guest Leah Jamison as they discuss the Harry Potter books as mystery novels.

Join the Discussion: https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-30-harry-potter-as-mystery-who-let-the-dogs-in/

In this episode:

• Identifying the Harry Potter mysteries book by book
• Count all the whodunnits in this episode
• Genre-bending is Rowling's success in telling mysteries
• What is a mystery novel?
• Harry is not a great detective but he improves!
• Overarching mystery - wrong answers only
• What is the inciting incident of each mystery?
• Draco is a good suspect
• Scabbers is the new Ginny

Resources:

• Whodunnit Harry? by Robin Stevens
• Podcast: Reading, Writing, Rowling Episode 16: "Harry Potter and the Detective Ring"

Listen to the Pub's Jukebox here

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Join hosts Aureo, Sierra, and Sophia as they discuss the titular and action-packed chapter in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

Join the discussion: https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-29-cos-chapter-16-heir-of-slytherin-plumber/

In this episode:

• Hogwarts pretends to be a school
• Lockhart judges a book by its cover
• We love us a motherly McGonagall
• Spoilt by the book cover
• How much did people know about basilisks?
• TARDIS walls all over Hogwarts
• Basilisk in hibernation solves everything
• Snape has a little bit of a soul
• Lockhart's hard slog is a mildly stressful day for everyone else

Contact:

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Join hosts Irvin and Sierra, and our guests Patrick Musilek and Mayuri as they discuss the Percy Jackson and the Olympians book series, TV show, and the musical and compare it with the Harry Potter series.

Join the Discussion: https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-28-percy-jackson-part-1-have-a-biscuit-percy/

In this episode:

• It's all because Zeus couldn't keep it in his pants
• The difference that confidence and blonde hair make!
• A core Trio versus a wider circle of friends
• Dolohov is worth more than a chimera
• Who has the harder job being a supervillain?
• An MLM for Evil
• Grover Luke Jackson is named for the bravest men we ever knew
• How much hand-waving do we accept in our world-building?

Resources: The Lightning Thief Musical by Irvin

Listen to the Pub's Jukebox here

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Join hosts Ev and Irvin, and our special guests Megs and Nathan (Care of Magical Shippers) as they discuss Hermione's love life in this episode all about shipping.

Join the Discussion: https://threebroomstickspod.com/episode-27-shipping-hermione-its-not-all-wandwork/

In this episode:

• How do you deepen a kiss?
• If Hogwarts had Chess Club, Ron/Hermione would've happened way sooner
• One of our guests writes "the finest erotica"
• You should write fanfiction in protest of Cursed Child
• Is there a sign-up sheet for the Room of Requirement?
• Hermione doing international stuff
• A lot of potential for the use of trick wands
• Hermione really really likes Quidditch players
• Oh, we're calling it "recognition" now!
• We ship the Whomping Granger

Resources:

• Who Does Hermione Love? by Turambar
• The Battle in Hermione's Heart - Viktor or Ron? by Segonku
• Fanfic: Just a Harmless Joke by CrazyGirl47

Listen to the Pub's Jukebox here

Contact:

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