August 19, 2025

You're A Fool, Harry Potter (OOTP Chapter 35, Beyond the Veil)

1 hour 11 minutes

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On this week's episode, draw your wand and get ready to battle some Death Eaters, because it's ON inside the Department of Mysteries. Just be sure to mind the brains, the baby-headed Death Eater and don't drop that proph...e...cy. Oh no!

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Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 35: Beyond The Veil. Our Time Turner segment takes us back to Episode 472 of MuggleCast, titled “DUBBLEDORE!”

Harry has been duped! He incessantly asks Lucius Malfoy about Sirius, only to come to the stark realization that he’s nowhere to be found.

Could this whole situation have been avoided if Dumbledore just let Harry in on the prophecy?

Despite his major misstep, Harry remains calm and is able to match wit-for-wit with the Death Eaters. Ex: Voldemort is a half-blood, didn’t ya know?

The fact that Dumbledore's Army can work their way through the Department of Mysteries battle with spells like Stupefy is hard for some of us to swallow.

Why do the Death Eaters hold back? Were they not anticipating Harry & company fighting back?

The members of Dumbledore's Army are thrown into a real battle for the first time. How do we think their performances reflect their strengths and weaknesses that we’ve seen throughout the year?

The Evolution of Neville Longbottom

The Order is here! How does the shift in battle highlight the gap between student-level dueling and experienced adult combat?

Do we think if Sirius didn’t taunt his cousin Bellatrix, the outcome would have been different?

We try our best to decipher the "Summer Solstice" and "None will come after" prophecies!

MVP: What’s Dumbledore’s entrance music to the Department of Mysteries?

Over on our Lynx Line, our patrons answer this week's question: Which Death Eater would you most like to team up with for this battle and why?

Quizzitch: In this chapter, Ron gets up close and personal with a human brain when he catches one in his hands. How much does the human brain weigh, on average, in pounds? Is it a) seven pounds, b) five pounds, c) three pounds, d) one pound? Send us your answers at MuggleCast.com/Quizzitch!

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