On this week’s episode:
- Chapter by Chapter is rebooted! We first started the segment March 19, 2006 on Episode 31 (transcript here).
- What to expect from CbyC includes: 7 Word Summaries, the same (but older) hosts, and brand new segments and games.
- Main Discussion Part 1: Sorcerer’s Stone Chapter One, “The Boy Who Lived.”
- 7 Word Summary: Vernon thinks that people are behaving oddly
- Eric asks, “What are the wizards and witches thinking?! The Statute of Secrecy is at stake here!”
- Laura makes an excellent point about what humans do after being cooped up and being afraid for long.
- Was it safe for Dumbledore to leave Harry unattended on a doorstep overnight?
- Despite the magical protection, we ask, WERE the Dursleys the best option for Dumbledore to choose? Why didn’t Albus raise Harry himself?
- Main Discussion Part 2: Chapter Two, “The Vanishing Glass.”
- 7 Word Summary: Dudley can’t understand why he sucks badly
- Having read the whole series, how do we account for the magic that Harry did when he was young?
- Where exactly did the “Vanished” glass go? In the book, it is not put back.
- Would the zoo be able to stay in business after such an incident?
- The hosts get depressed about the Dursleys’ abuse of Harry, which hits differently now!
- Main Discussion Part 3: Chapter Three, “The Letters From No One.”
- 7 Word Summary: Chaos awaits the Dursleys everywhere and above
- How is it exactly that the letters change addresses for Harry? Is Vernon right, and are the Dursleys being watched?
- Why don’t Petunia and Vernon just tell Harry who/what he is? Why are they SO resistant?
- The hosts play What If? regarding Harry opening his Hogwarts letter while in the foyer.
- Most Valuable Chapter/Character of the Week returns
- Next week’s Quizzitch question: Who are the four known members of Dudley’s Gang, from Chapter 3 of Book 1?
- On next week’s episode: Chapters 4-6 of Harry Potter Book One
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