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,…

Transcript for MuggleCast Episode #729, Agent Harry (HBP Chapter 7, The Slug Club) Cold Open Andrew: The premise is so silly, because it’s like, “Guys, Voldemort is a terrible person, but he would never ask a 16-year-old to become a Death Eater.” What? This guy murders people! He tried to murder a child! Show Intro…

Transcript for MuggleCast Episode #728, Agent Granger (HBP Chapter 6, Draco’s Detour) Cold Open Eric: Five hours to access your account. They need online banking. Julian: And somehow Bill can just go in and get Harry’s gold? I just… I have so many follow-up questions about… [Micah laughs] Julian: I’m like, “Does Harry have a…

Transcript for MuggleCast Episode #727, Weasley Gossip Hour (HBP Chapter 5, An Excess of Phlegm) Cold Open Micah: I wonder, does Rufus even know that Dumbledore is about to show up? [Andrew and Eric laugh] Micah: It’s, what, one o’clock in the morning at this point? Show Intro [Show music plays] Andrew Sims: Welcome to…