Transcript for MuggleCast Episode #739, Subtle As A Freight Train (HBP Chapter 16, ‘A Very Frosty Christmas’) Cold Open Martha: Did Ron even get something for Lavender? That’s what’s really heartbreaking here. Laura: My headcanon is that he did not. Andrew: He says in the chapter, “We don’t do much talking; we just do snogging.”…

Transcript for MuggleCast Episode #738, Romance and Rumors (HBP Chapter 15, ‘The Unbreakable Vow’) Cold Open Micah: Hermione… when she’s having this conversation with Harry, it just made me think, “Who are you to talk about the security protocols of the school and say that, ‘Oh, they’re just love potions’?” [Andrew laughs] Eric: Well, as…

Transcript for MuggleCast Episode #737, Third Wheel Worryin’ (HBP Chapter 14, Felix Felicis) Cold Open Andrew: Could this be the Horcrux talking? We’ve kind of talked about this concept a few times over the course of Chapter by Chapter. Eric: I love that we ask this question every time. Yes, the Horcrux is lonely too….

Transcript for MuggleCast Episode #736, Gin and Tomic (HBP Chapter 13, ‘The Secret Riddle’) Cold Open Micah: Harry meets a younger version of Voldemort in both of these chapters. There are Horcruxes present in both. Andrew: Was there gin in this chapter of Chamber of Secrets? [Eric laughs] Micah: Oh, I didn’t check. Andrew: Yeah,…

Transcript for MuggleCast Episode #735, Step Daddy Snape (HBP Chapter 12, Silver and Opals) Cold Open Eric: [sings a percussion-heavy, intense version of “Hedwig’s Theme”] That’s going to be it. [Andrew and Laura laugh] Andrew: Bang, clang, clang, bang… Eric: Bang, clang, clanging, banging… Laura: There we go. Show Intro [Show music plays] Andrew Sims:…

Transcript for MuggleCast Episode #734, Silent Chaos (HBP Chapter 11, Hermione’s Helping Hand) Cold Open Micah: Are you able to cast any of these spells nonverbally? That would be really unfair. I mean, I’m sure we’ve all done it, right, where we’re walking past somebody, and inside of our heads, we’re like, “Avada Kedavra.” [laughs]…

Transcript for MuggleCast Episode #733, Unhinged 2026 Potter Predictions, Learning Voldemort’s Name, And More MuggleMail Cold Open Eric: There was a large group, and we snuck out to the back of the room, and that was when he – my cousin Frank – told me what the F-word meant, and it’s… Andrew: Fudge. Very bad,…

Transcript for MuggleCast Episode #732, It’s Morfin Time! (HBP Chapter 10, ‘The House of Gaunt’) Cold Open Laura: Morfin is just hissing at him, literally, “You’re not welcome here. Get out.” Eric: Still, if a guy is hissing at me, I’m probably going to back up a little bit. Micah: You’ve been on the New…

Transcript for MuggleCast Episode #731, The Great MuggleCast Bake Off (HBP Chapter 9, ‘The Half-Blood Prince’) Cold Open Micah: You probably don’t bake a cake the same way I do, or Andrew does, or Laura does. We all follow different instructions, and maybe we add our own little flair to it, and maybe it tastes…

Transcript for MuggleCast Episode #730, Oh Hell Doe! (HBP Chapter 8, Snape Victorious) Cold Open Eric: Again, where is the train going in a hurry? Why wouldn’t it at least park? Micah: Why are we blaming the train? [Everyone laughs] Eric: Well, because it’s… no… Show Intro [Show music plays] Andrew Sims: Welcome to MuggleCast,…