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On this week’s episode, grab a dirty bottle of Butterbeer from the bartender who kind of looks familiar and pull up a seat or two, because Andrew, Eric, Micah and Laura are hosting underground meetings in Hogsmeade’s most iconic dive bar!
- News covers the recently announced interactive edition of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and new Cursed Child city and tour dates
- Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 16: In The Hog’s Head. Our Time Turner segment has us spinning an old recording from past discussions! Be sure to check out Episode 452 for our prior Chapter 16 analysis!
- The Hog’s Head: site of many an important event in the Harry Potter series
- We give our initial reactions to Hogsmeade’s most iconic dive bar!
- Given it is quiet and off-the-beaten-path, was the Hog’s Head the best choice for the first, unofficial meeting of Dumbledore’s Army?
- FINALLY! Some inter-House unity! Well, kind of…
- Do we fault Cedric’s housemates for wanting to know more about his death?
- Should Hermione have prepared Harry more for this moment?
- What would it have taken to convince each of us to sign up for Dumbledore’s Army?
- Luna vs. Hermione: our favorite Ravenclaw does not back down!
- Odds & Ends cover a pair of eavesdroppers in Mundungus Fletcher and Willy Widdershins
- Micah plays bartender, whipping up some Hog’s Head cocktails for Andrew, Eric and Laura
- Lynx Line: If you had to disguise yourself as someone in the Hog’s Head, what would you dress up as and how would you avoid detection?
- Quizzitch: In the mid-20th century United Kingdom, pint glasses replaced what type of drinking vessel, commonly made of glass, ceramic, or pewter?
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