Episode #677: Lawn Enthusiast Dumbledore (OOTP Chapter 3, The Advance Guard)

/ Eric

On this week’s episode, Harry is rude to his owl. Then someone breaks into his home. It’s very exciting to be leaving Privet Drive! Join us for a chapter of highs and lows as Chapter-by-Chapter covers Chapter 3 of “Order of the Phoenix,” and the hosts as well as Slug Club member Katie discuss the recent passing of Maggie Smith, take answers from our Lynx Line, and generally have a nice time as usual.

  • Welcome to our Slug Club guest Katie!
  • The hosts reflect on the amazing life of Dame Maggie Smith, who has passed away.
  • Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 3: The Advance Guard. And our Time Turner segment has us spinning some old recordings from past discussions! Check out Episode 435 and Episode 229!
  • Harry interrupts Hedwig’s dinner. Is this one step too far on making his friends’ lives miserable?
  • Andrew loves Harry’s plan to ensure his friends give him answers, but it may remind us all of Professor Umbridge.
  • Does the delay between the last chapter and the night the Advance Guard arrives exist because Dumbledore needed time to implement the escape route?
  • Is the real Moody overcompensating on security?
  • The Dursleys are back to their old tricks, of abusing Harry… and Harry is back to his old tricks of appearing indifferent to them.
  • The hosts rank this rescue effort against all the other times Harry was saved from Privet Drive.
  • Should Harry have been more aggressive about intruders in his home?
  • Doesn’t everybody at this point know Harry’s Patronus? How secure is Lupin’s question exactly?
  • If this is the Advance Guard, who is in the Rear Guard?
  • Lynx Line: What five Potter characters would our patrons have in their Advance Guard?
  • Where’s Dumbledore?, the segment, returns!
  • Our Most Trustworthy Advance Guard Member of the Week: the hosts explain.
  • Quizzitch: “What well-kept lawn in London has been home to a zebra, an elephant, and a helicopter landing pad?”
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