Transcript for MuggleCast Episode #746, New ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ TV Documentary Blows Us Away Cold Open Micah: They’re taking the time to be able to really add some things that make sense. Maybe there should be a coffee shop on Platform Nine and Three Quarters. Andrew: Yeah, Mrs. Weasley needs a pick-me-up…

Transcript for MuggleCast Episode #745, The ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ TV TRAILER IS OUT! Cold Open Eric: They take off at, what, 11 in the morning, and they arrive in darkness? Andrew: That’s another episode of the show, dedicated to the train ride. Eric: Yeah, they’re going to be really faithful with this….

Transcript for MuggleCast Episode #744, Hokey Pokey (HBP Chapter 20, ‘Lord Voldemort’s Request’) Cold Open Laura: “I did my part, Harry. I’m prepared, Harry. What did you bring to the table? Nothing.” [laughs] That’s Dumbledore. Andrew: It was very passive aggressive. Laura: It really was. I’m glad that you can admit that, Andrew. Show Intro…

Transcript for MuggleCast Episode #743, Peeves’ Fight Club (Half-Blood Prince Chapter 19, ‘Elf Tails’) Cold Open Micah: Snape needs to keep Draco in check here, too, because he’s not doing enough. Eric: But he took an Unbreakable Vow saying he’s going to help Draco on his mission and not impede Draco. Micah: Well, help him,…

Transcript for MuggleCast Episode #742, Prince It ‘Til You Ace It (HBP Chapter 18, Birthday Surprises) Cold Open Laura: I think offering these kids some strategies to approach the three D’s with would be helpful here, but instead he’s just like, “Oh, I mean, Susan’s leg fell off because she wasn’t determined enough.” [Everyone laughs]…

Transcript for MuggleCast Episode #741, Party in the Portraits (Half-Blood Prince Chapter 17, ‘A Sluggish Memory’) Cold Open Andrew: But I just want to also add that when stuff like this happens in media – a movie, a TV show, or book – these tender moments between two characters, one of them is going to…

Transcript for MuggleCast Episode #740, The Harry Potter TV Show Is Fixing the Ravenclaw Problem Cold Open Micah: Do the vampires in the Harry Potter series have to be hot? Andrew: No, no, no. They don’t have to. [Micah laughs] Laura: Well, I mean, the Dursleys are hot, so why not? [Andrew and Laura laugh]…

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….