• Special guest Kamilah joins the show!
• A plug for Alanna Bennett’s excellent piece on what a Black Hermione represents
• Evanna Lynch is Dancing With The Stars! Eric has all of the info.
• Lethal White hits store shelves on Tuesday!
• Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Draco’s Detour
• Our seven word summary makes a little more sense this week: Diagon Alley looks really sad and desolate
• End of the Innocence: they kidnapped the ice cream guy and the wandmaker!
• JKR provides some insight on Fortescue‘s intended role
• Quidditch Captain = preferred bathroom access
• Why has Molly’s perspective on security changed in one chapter?
• How is Hagrid a viable security guard?
• Harry and Narcissa face off in Madam Malkin’s
• Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes provides some much needed levity in an otherwise dark chapter
• We’re all impressed by the twins’ level of magic
• Inside Borgin and Burkes: Vanishing cabinets, necklaces, dark marks and more
• Why does Hermione take such a uncalculated risk
• The hosts given their MVPs of the Week and Rename The Chapte
• Quizzitch: Who is in the first train compartment that the trio run into on the Hogwarts Express?

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• Pat joins the show and shares his Wizarding World experience and why he still plays Hogwarts Mystery
• The hosts review two recent interviews with Eddie Redmayne and David Heyman
• Newt’s apartment, his relationship with Theseus, Dumbledore’s manipulation and more
• Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Chapter 4 of Half-Blood Prince
• The hosts recap the chapter in 7 words with a new Group Summary game!
• Harry is allowed to use magic outside of school, but is it his first time truly Apparating?
• We learn that Voldemort is now on the defensive (against Harry’s mind)
• Dumbledore continues to put his final plan in motion by recruiting Slughorn
• References two and three – what’s up with Dumbledore’s blackened hand?
• Why does Harry never check that Dumbledore… is in fact Dumbledore?
• How does Dumbledore know where Slughorn is living – has he been tracking him?
• Does Slughorn recognize what’s truly happened to Dumbledore’s hand?
• Is Horace correct that he would be better off/safer not at Hogwarts?
• The Master Collector: why does Dumbledore want Harry to become a member of the Slug Club?
• Harry will receive private lessons this year – about time!
• The hosts give their MVPs of the Week and Rename the Chapter
• We receive an email on the recent Crimes of Grindelwald trailer specific to Leta Lestrange’s Hogwarts house
• Quizzitch: The night Harry arrives at the Burrow, which characters does he spot who aren’t in the film adaptation, and which characters does he NOT interact with that he does in the movie?

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• Hypable.com writer Kendra joins the show!
• Eric recaps a great LeakyCon weekend in Dallas!
• We meet a brand-new Fantastic Beast – the chupacabra – and get our first glimpse at baby nifflers
• Newt is headed to Paris to “track” Credence, but how does he even know he’s alive?
• Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Chapter 3 of Half-Blood Prince
• Are the media headlines meant to make readers and the wizarding community feel safe despite Voldemort’s known return to power?
• Why has Dumbledore been reinstated as Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot?
• Our first (passing) mention of Inferi
• Is Harry’s lack of trust in Dumbledore showing up at Privet Drive a result of their relationship from Order of the Phoenix?
• Why didn’t Harry tell the Dursleys that Dumbledore would be visiting? How would they have reacted if he did?
• We discuss Dumbledore and Petunia’s prior correspondence. Was Dumbledore ready to play that hand if necessary?
• Privet Drive Payoff: Dumbledore puts the Dursleys in their rightful place!
• Are we seeing a Grindelwald-era Dumbledore based on the way he intimidates the Dursleys or is he just setting affairs in order?
• Dumbledore’s hand, mead, Grimmauld Place, Kreacher and more!
• We learn that Harry must return to Privet Drive one more time
• The hosts give their MVPs of the Week and Rename the Chapter; plus a great Crackpot Theory on Felix Felicis
• Quizzitch: Who gave Ambrosius Flume his first job, thanks to Slughorn?

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• … Did that work? Is he listening to this episode?
• With Micah gone this week, we’re joined by two of our listeners, Alex and Stefanie, who do their best impressions of the NY News Anchor.
• Patrons in the U.S. have received their mugs, but we need to know if they arrived okay! And if yours arrived broken (rare but possible), let us know: Email eric@staff.mugglenet.com with photos.
• Eric will be attending LeakyCon and looks forward to appearing on panels and meeting listeners!
• This week’s episode is sponsored by Puffs the Play! Receive a special discount on tickets to see Puffs at New York City’s New World Stages.
• Chapter by Chapter continues with analysis of Chapter 2 of Half-Blood Prince: Spinner’s End.
• The brilliance of this chapter is how Snape is playing Bellatrix and Naricissa simultaneously but in different ways.
• How much does Voldemort know about Dumbledore’s injury? He can’t know about the Horcrux… right?
• Does one line from Bellatrix help make Delphi’s existence canon?
• Why would Bellatrix have such a hard time trusting Snape’s word when Voldemort is content with his reasoning? And what should she do if she had ever learned the truth?
• Who is the MVP of the chapter? Those poor elves…
• We rename the chapter to reflect what really happens.
• Crackpot Theory: Has Bellatrix made an unbreakable vow before?
• Have questions or comments about HBP Chapter 3? E-mail mugglecast@gmail.com, or use the voicemail line or feedback form on our website!

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• Happy Birthday Harry & Jo!
• We rank Harry Potter’s birthdays from worst to best
• MuggleCast turns 13 years old on August 7!
• We break down the details of two new Crimes of Grindelwald posters
• ZouWu? JKR reveals the mysterious beast in the recent Crimes of Grindelwald trailer!
• Ezra Miller talks about Credence’s character development
• The biggest Harry Potter LEGO set ever hits store shelves August 15
• Patrons share their thoughts and questions on the latest trailer
• Does Dumbledore see Grindelwald in the Mirror of Erised because he desires him to be captured?
• What role exactly will Nicolas Flamel play in The Crimes of Grindelwald?
• How will Jacob find himself with Newt?
• Will Credence be reunited with his true family? Will he ever get the chance to go to wizarding school?
• Was Abernathy working for Grindelwald the whole time? Did he help him capture Graves?
• We compare Grindewald’s populist movement and Dumbledore’s timid response to that of the U.S. in the 1930s
• Voicemails cover the Deathly Hallows, splitting the films into five parts, Johnny Depp and more
• Chicken Soup For The MuggleCast Soul returns
• Don’t forget: Cormoran Strike is back in Lethal White on September 18
• Quizzitch: What floor is Vernon Dursley’s office on at Grunnings?
• This week’s episode is brought to you by Blue Apron! Get you first three meals FREE by visiting BlueApron.com/MuggleCast!

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