This week, TAKE NOTE! No, we mean it, TAKE NOTES! Because everything you need to know about the plot of Goblet of Fire is revealed as Padfoot Returns!
- Eric has an announcement to kick off this Pride Month!
- Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Goblet of Fire, Chapter 27: Padfoot Returns
- 7-Word Summary: Crouch is not innocent of any crimes
- Main Discussion #1: Second Task Hangover
- Does Snape behave any differently from a teacher catching students talking or passing a note in class?
- Snape calls Harry a “nasty little boy”… do we think he’s projecting here?
- Boomslang Skin & Gillyweed: Snape’s stores have been broken into, but what evidence does Snape have that it was Harry?
- Did Harry effectively use Occlumency without even realizing it?
- Should Harry have challenged Snape to give him Veritaserum?
- What’s up with Karkaroff’s arm?
- Main Discussion #2: Cave Crouching
- Why is Sirius the only real parental figure that shows up for Harry?
- Oh, Peter! Sirius is eating rats? Do we think that’s a coincidence?
- Sirius paints a harrowing picture of the First War and Azkaban Prison
- Good People & Death Eaters: After Sirius reveals the true Barty Crouch Sr., we analyze Harry’s inclination to label him a Death Eater
- If Barty had spent some more time with his son, what would have happened?
- How is it possible during his time in Azkaban, Sirius never got confirmation Barty Crouch Jr. was a Death Eater, learned Snape was a Death Eater, heard of the Dark Mark tattoo?
- Ron jokingly solves everything at the end of the chapter!
- Odds & Ends cover Ludo Bagman, Bertha Jorkins and Second Task safety protocols!
- Quizzitch: What food does Harry send to Sirius in his cave, that Pigwidgeon isn’t suitable for?
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