Potter Revisited Episode #101 Dumbledore, You Egotistical Nut AKA Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 3 "The Advanced Guard"

• This chapter is a lot more exposition and transitional than the previous two chapters that had lots of action and foreshadowing
• Shay does not approve of how rude Harry is to Hedwig
• Hedwig is the true MVP though
• Harry is really going through the symptoms of bad mental health right now
• Moody as Lupin ask Harry a question he would only know - we decide to ask each other the same
• The advanced guard has come to spring Harry free with some familiar faces - Lupin and Moody - and some new faces
• It interesting the way this real Mad Eye Moody is reintroduced to Harry and the readers - they don't really focus on it too much
• Lupin is back and we are so excited
• We are introduced to Nymphadora Tonks who we are also very excited about
• Tonk's rouse to lure the Dursley's away from the house was genius. We discuss other ways it could have been done
• Quite a large group came to pick Harry up - was that wise?
• It was smart to include Lupin in the guard as Harry actually knows and trusts Lupin, but was everyone else necessary? Although at this point, Harry probably would have left with anyone
• It is great having a mid-twenties character like Tonks in the mix, as most characters in the series so far are adults or children
• Tonks reveals to Harry she is a Metamorphmagus and can change her appearance at will - we wish more lore was included about this
• We love how nosy the team is, looking through Petunia's kitchen
• It is decided that the best course of transportation is flying to headquarters - does this really seem like the most logical route?
• Shay and Tori debate if using a broom should count as Harry using magic
• It doesn't seem too much thought went into this and it is just a plot device to get Harry to Number 12 Grimmauld Place
• They just land in the middle of a muggle courtyard in London and no one notices?
• Moody has Dumbledore's Deluminator - is this foreshadowing to this being important in DH?
• Dumbledore - as secret keeper - wrote down the location of headquarters - isn't that risky? All so he didn't need to see / be near Harry?
• Shay calls out Dumbledore for his ego
• The Dumbledore slander is only at the beginning
• Snape Sucks count for Chapter 3: 0

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Potter Revisited Episode #100 Even In a Fantasy World, The Legal System Still Sucks AKA Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 2 "A Peck of Owls"

• We 100 Episodes! Thank you all for listening!
• It is revealed that Mrs Figg is actually a Squib who has been watching over Harry for Dumbledore
• What is the deal with Mrs Figgs cats? Can she communicate with them?
• Dudley is such a brat
• Squibs are so isolated from the Wizarding World
• Why did Dumbledore not want Harry to know Mrs Figg new about magic once he was older?
• Dudley really changes between OOTP and DH for how he treats Harry
• Why does the first letter Harry receives from the Ministry say he is expelled from school, they are coming to destroy his wand, but tells him to also come for a disciplinary meeting later
• Signing off "hope you are well" to such a terrible letter is savage
• The Ministry is showing to be corrupt, not allowing due process for Harry
• Were certain death eaters in the Ministry influencing trying to get Harry's wand destroyed for Voldemort?
• Interesting to compare Harry in PoA thinking he is being arrested and planning to run away, and now in OOTP probably would be arrested and planning to run away
• Sirius and Arthur Weasleys letters are mostly the same, but impose a different reaction from Harry
• Harry needs to hire a lawyer
• What did Dudley experience during the dementor attack?
• Petunia references "that awful boy" which is fun foreshadowing to Snape and Lily's friendship reveal in DH
• Should the Dursley's have been informed that Voldemort had returned?
• Harry and Petunia share an interesting moment when she becomes vulnerable about Voldemort's return
• Vernon wants to through Harry out, but Petunia receives a Howler
• What did Dumbledore write in his letter to Petunia? Was he blackmailing her?
• Thank you all to have listened to any episodes of this Podcast! We are planning to put out a fun thing on socials soon to celebrate
• Snape Sucks count for Chapter 2: 0

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Potter Revisited Episode #99 The Roast of Ickle Diddykins AKA Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 1 "Dudley Demented"

CW: Discussion of Suicide, PTSD

• We are starting OOTP! And we are almost at 100 Episodes!
• Tori discusses some OOTP book facts including an alternate death for Sirius and Mr Weasley potentially being killed
• Tori and Shay discuss their memories reading this book
• Did Taylor Swift write Father Figure for Arthur Weasley? (Note this was recorded before the release of TLOAS)
• Tori found OOTP a bit hard to relate to at 11 years old but is looking forward to revisiting it as an adult
• This is the first book that doesn't overly recap Harry's experiences in the first chapter
• Is it a red flag that Dudley doesn't know who the prime minister is?
• Sassy Harry is still here and we are so thankful
• Mrs Figg is back
• Harry being left to deal with the trauma from GOF with little support is hard to read but also more relatable as an adult
• Why is Hermione at Headquarters with Ron? Is there a reason besides making Harry more isolated and feeling alone?
• Dumbledore really set Harry up to fail in OOTP and we are not letting him off the hook
• Harry roasting Dudley is so deserved
• Quite exciting for a first chapter to have some action with the dementor attack
• What does Dudley see and experience from the dementors?
• We end with the reveal that Mrs Figg knows about dementors.... and potentially magic?
• Snape Sucks count for Chapter 1: 0

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https://www.reddit.com/r/HarryPotterBooks/comments/1ixxche/we_published_a_book_about_jk_rowlings_original/

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