Send us a text In this episode we test our knowledge of the Harry Potter spells and charms. Enjoy! Topics: How do you produce fire? How do you produce water? What does "Periculum' do? Much more! Having anything you want to hear or say? Click here for a voice submission or here for text. ThePotterDiscussion@gmail.com thepotterdiscussion.com Nox...
Send us a text In this episodes we discuss the evolution of Dumbledore. Enjoy! Topics: Timeline Harris' vs. Gambon's Dumbledore Gambon's ability to use both is logical and moral brains. Much more! Having anything you want to hear or say? Click here for a voice submission or here for text. ThePotterDiscussion@gmail.com thepotterdiscussion.com Nox...
Send us a text In this episode we review The QWC and discuss what should have been included. Enjoy! Topics More banter around camp Meeting other students from Hogwarts around the campsite Malfoy in the woods THE MATCH ITSELF Ludo Bagman + Barty Crouch Much More! Having anything you want to hear or say? Click here for a voice submission or here for text. ThePotterDiscussion@gmail.com thepotterdiscussion.com Nox...
Send us a text In this episode we discussion changes that could have been made to the Triwizard Tournament to improve it. Enjoy! Topics discussed: The point system is biased. The tasks are too dangerous for the students and the champions It uses up too much time, wasting the students education. Clues too hard to figure out Prize money might get stolen or gambled. Causes rivalry between schools and students. Want to be featured on a future episodes? Click here for a voice submission or here for a...
Send us a text In this episode we discuss scenes that were left out of the movies. Enjoy! Have a topic idea or feedback for the show? Click here for a Google Form submission or here for a voice submission! Topics: Why might a scene not be in the movie? What are some scenes left out of the movies? Having anything you want to hear or say? Click here for a voice submission or here for text. ThePotterDiscussion@gmail.com thepotterdiscussion.com Nox...
Send us a text In this episode we discuss the makings of a good and bad character arc. Enjoy! Have an idea or feedback for the show? Click here for a Google Form submission or here for a voice submission! Topics: What makes a good character arc? What makes a bad character arc? Who has a good character arc? Who has a bad character arc? Who has a middle character arc? Who should have had a good character arc? Having anything you want to hear or say? Click here for a voice submission or here for te...
Send us a text Would you look at that. Season 5 done. Unfortunately, HP theories will not be the focus in the future episodes, but we will continue to have HP discussions in long form format. See you in soon! Having anything you want to hear or say? Click here for a voice submission or here for text. ThePotterDiscussion@gmail.com thepotterdiscussion.com Nox...
Send us a text In this episode we decide who would win: Dobby or Lucius. Enjoy! Gmail: ThePotterDiscussion@gmail.com Instagram: @thepotterdiscussion Website: https://www.thepotterdiscussion.buzzsprout.com Having anything you want to hear or say? Click here for a voice submission or here for text. ThePotterDiscussion@gmail.com thepotterdiscussion.com Nox...
Send us a text In this episode we quiz our knowledge on the inner workings of Hogwarts castle. Enjoy! Gmail: ThePotterDiscussion@gmail.com Instagram: @thepotterdiscussion Website: https://www.thepotterdiscussion.buzzsprout.com Having anything you want to hear or say? Click here for a voice submission or here for text. ThePotterDiscussion@gmail.com thepotterdiscussion.com Nox...
Send us a text In this episode we break down the fifth year and uncover The Dumbledore Scheme 5. Enjoy! Summary: The fifth year at Hogwarts was unusually challenging for both Harry and Dumbledore. With the Ministry of Magic and Voldemort causing trouble, Dumbledore's plan A, B, and the Backup plan were all enabled. The first big challenge for Dumbledore was Umbridge. Umbridge would never leave Dumbledore's side. Not out of loyalty, however. Umbridge wanted to make sure Dumbledore wasn't doing an...
Send us a text In this episode we discuss three situations where the rules of the veil might not apply. Enjoy! Summary: There are so many ways to die in Harry Potter. You could fall off a cliff, get pushed off a bride, or even got hit with rock from the sky. But the most unexplained in certainly the veil. The one and only person we have ever known who has gone through the veil was Sirius Black. What happened to him? he wasn't fully dead when he entered the veil for a start. So was he both living...
Send us a text In this episode we try to answer ten QuizMaster questions submitted by Mason. Enjoy! Gmail: ThePotterDiscussion@gmail.com Instagram: @thepotterdiscussion Website: https://www.thepotterdiscussion.buzzsprout.com Having anything you want to hear or say? Click here for a voice submission or here for text. ThePotterDiscussion@gmail.com thepotterdiscussion.com Nox...
Send us a text In this episode I pull back the curtain of the fourth year at Hogwarts. Enjoy! Summary: Albus Dumbledore has something up his sleeve at all times. He leaves his house with a plan to maximize his grocery shopping. You get the point. The fourth year at Hogwarts was especially difficult for both Harry and Dumbledore for different reasons. For Dumbledore, his plan couldn't take effect because of the Triwizard Tournament. For Harry, his year wasn't easy because he was competing in the ...
Send us a text In this episode I explain the origin of Moody's staff. Enjoy! Summary: Mad-Eye Moody is the slightly crazy and paranoid but brilliant auror who has a mad-eye and a mood. He stomps around with his eye and staff, never taking a break. Moody got his eye when the real one was blasted out of its socket. Moody got his staff when his leg was blasted off. His staff, however, is much more of a mystery. It is so intricate and made with such care, there is no way you will find something like...
Send us a text In this episode we discuss the third stage of Dumbledore's plan: The Dumbledore Scheme 3. Enjoy! Summary: Albus Dumbledore is one of the most careful and practiced long term thinkers in Harry Potter. He places every little piece on the pile until it all gets knocked down. But Dumbledore puts it back up. Every time. The third book was another great time for Dumbledore to take advantage of the things he could use. For example: the defenses of Hogwarts, the Hogsmeade permission form,...
Send us a text SIGN UP FOR THE POTTER DISCUSSION NEWSLETTER AND CLAIM YOUR FREE GUIDE HERE! In this episode we decide who would win: Harry or Bellatrix. Enjoy! Summary: Harry Potter and Bellatrix Lestrange are some of the most unlikely people to meet. But they do. A lot. A whole lot. The obvious explanation is Voldemort. Harry and Voldemort have been bitter rivals from the start. Bellatrix has always been Voldemort's side, so Harry and Bellatrix must have met a lot. Harry and Bellatrix seem to b...
Send us a text SIGN UP FOR THE POTTER DISCUSSION NEWSLETTER AND CLAIM YOUR FREE GUIDE HERE! In this episode we test our Weasley family knowledge. Enjoy! Gmail: ThePotterDiscussion@gmail.com Instagram: @thepotterdiscussion Website: https://www.thepotterdiscussion.buzzsprout.com Having anything you want to hear or say? Click here for a voice submission or here for text. ThePotterDiscussion@gmail.com thepotterdiscussion.com Nox...
Send us a text SIGN UP FOR THE POTTER DISCUSSION NEWSLETTER AND CLAIM YOUR FREE GUIDE HERE! In this episode we discuss the notion of a muggle being the master of the elder wand. Enjoy! Summary: The elder wand is the most powerful thing in wizard history. It is one of the three items of the deathly hallows. Wizard weapons have always been much more powerful than muggles. With the elder wand, wizard kind has never been stronger. The only way for muggles to over take wizards in the race for power i...
Send us a text SIGN UP FOR THE POTTER DISCUSSION NEWSLETTER AND CLAIM YOUR FREE GUIDE HERE! In this episode I explain what would happen if you deified the Goblet of Fire. Enjoy! Summary: The Goblet of Fire is one of the oldest and most powerful magical object in the entire wizarding world. It is used to pick the three champions for the Tri-Wizard tournament. When Harry was picked as the fourth and un-willing contestant, there was an uproar. Harry was too young, the second champion from the same ...
Send us a text SIGN UP FOR THE POTTER DISCUSSION NEWSLETTER AND CLAIM YOUR FREE GUIDE HERE! In this episode I explain the origins of the veil. Enjoy! Summary: The veil is a magical and mysterious artifact. For that reason, we don't know much about it. The veil is an archway connecting the land of the the living to the land of the dead. The catch: once you go through once, you can't come back. We have covered the veil before, but not the background. Where did the veil come from? Who made it? We c...
Send us a text SIGN UP FOR THE POTTER DISCUSSION NEWSLETTER AND CLAIM YOUR FREE GUIDE HERE! In this episode I put Snape and McGonagall head to head to see who would win. Enjoy! Summary: Snape or McGonagall. Who would win? Both wizards have great power and knowledge, but who has more? Snape likes the spells that cause pain. Plain and simple. Snape's style of magic is very nasty, but effective nonetheless. We can tell his style of magic by the spells he made in his youth. Some cause huge gashes on...
Send us a text SIGN UP FOR THE POTTER DISCUSSION NEWSLETTER AND CLAIM YOUR FREE GUIDE HERE! Thanks again for an awesome season, we've made it so far! As I promised, I will not write a book of thanks in the show notes. Instead, I'll give you some useful information. Because season 4 was such a success, we are kicking season 5 off with a bang. The first theory will be another episode in the versus series. The two people dueling will be Snape and McGonagall. We saw them have a mini-duel in the 7th ...
Send us a text Wow! What a season. We had such an awesome season and I couldn't thank you enough. The season 4 highlight reel will be something a little different from the season 3 highlight reel. For season 3 I re-read the best theories of the season and that was pretty much it. This season I plan to give you the rest of my thoughts on the best theories of this season. As you know, there is a ton of work that goes behind every installment of The Potter Discussion so I have a ton to say. Even af...
Send us a text SIGN UP FOR THE POTTER DISCUSSION NEWSLETTER AND CLAIM YOUR FREE GUIDE HERE! Summary: Destroying a horcrux has been one of the hardest things to do in the Harry Potter story for almost the entire franchise. Killing Voldemort was that much more of a challenge because of his horcruxes. Today, I've found another way to destroy a horcrux. We know fiend fire and basilisk venom will do the trick, but what about something like the veil in the Ministry of Magic or a dementor? The veil is ...
Send us a text SIGN UP FOR THE POTTER DISCUSSION NEWSLETTER AND CLAIM YOUR FREE GUIDE HERE! Want to be featured in a future episode? Email me an audio clip of what you think of a character here: ThePotterDiscussion@gmail.com In this episode I explain why Jacob Kawolski is descended from Helga Hufflepuff. Enjoy! Summary: In the last episode I told you why I think Jacob is a squib. But a very important question wasn't answered. A squib is a person with magical family but no magical powers. So who ...
Send us a text SIGN UP FOR THE POTTER DISCUSSION NEWSLETTER AND CLAIM YOUR FREE GUIDE HERE! In this episode I tell you why I think Jacob is a squib. Enjoy! Summary: Jacob Kowalski is the supposed muggle baker from New York. He lives alone, and works in the Caning Factory. But I think that there is something special about Jacob no-one knew about. I think Jacob Kowalski is a squib. I think that because Jacob sees thing a normal muggle can't. The most prominent is Hogwarts. In the final scenes of T...
Send us a text SIGN UP FOR THE POTTER DISCUSSION NEWSLETTER AND CLAIM YOUR FREE GUIDE HERE! In this episode I explain what the true limits of an animagus is. Enjoy! Summary: Being an animagus is no easy task. According to Pottermore , one would have to go through a month-long process of spell casting, potion brewing, and much more. When the process is done, the witch or wizard would have to drink the potion they created and cross the finish line. But what then? What animal do they turn into? Can...
Send us a text CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE POTTER DISCUSSION NEWSLETTER AND CLAIM YOUR FREE GUIDE! This is the first episode in the QuizMaster series where I try to answer the hardest Harry Potter quiz questions out there. Enjoy! Gmail: ThePotterDiscussion@gmail.com Instagram: @thepotterdiscussion Website: https://www.thepotterdiscussion.buzzsprout.com Having anything you want to hear or say? Click here for a voice submission or here for text. ThePotterDiscussion@gmail.com thepotterdiscussion.com Nox...
Send us a text SIGN UP FOR THE POTTER DISCUSSION NEWSLETTER AND CLAIM YOUR FREE GUIDE HERE! In this episode I give you a rundown of a duel between Voldemort and Grindelwald as well as who I think would win. Enjoy! Summary: There have been many great duels over the course of the Harry Potter story. But there is one duel that we never got to see. Voldemort vs. Grindelwald. And that may be the biggest duel of all. Who would win? Voldemort has a more theatrical style of magic. He likes to use other ...
Send us a text SIGN UP FOR THE POTTER DISCUSSION NEWSLETTER AND CLAIM YOUR FREE GUIDE HERE! In this episode I tell you if a Muggle could make a horcrux. Enjoy! Summary: Making a horcrux is un-speakable act of evil only the darkest of wizards would commit. In order to make a horcrux, you would have to deliberately commit murder, then cast a spell to bring the shattered soul outside your body and into another object. Many people die in the process, because it is so painful and evil. But what if no...
