This week, Dr. Potter’s office is closed for therapy, so please leave your problems at the door! Join Andrew, Eric, Laura and Micah as they endure a very uncomfortable visit to Grimmauld Place from Remus Lupin.
- MUGGLECAST NEWS: Beginning Wednesday, December 2, MuggleCast is floo-ing to full coverage of the Philosopher’s Stone TV show! Chapter by Chapter will be parked as we go all-in on discussing and analyzing the HBO Max TV show. Full coverage continues through March 2027. After, we’ll resume Deathly Hallows Chapter by Chapter.
- For now, Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Chapter 11 of Deathly Hallows, The Bribe
- Quizzitch: Who successfully disarms Mundungus Fletcher at Grimmauld Place?
- 7-Word Summary: Remus wants Harry to allow him along
- Death Eaters stake out 12 Grimmauld Place, raising questions about whether the Order’s safe house is truly secure.
- Lupin delivers a grim update on Voldemort’s takeover of the Ministry. With the government and Death Eaters working toward the same goals, where can witches and wizards turn for help?
- The Ministry launches the Muggle-born Registration Commission, using propaganda to justify persecution. Why do people accept obvious lies, and what happens when society becomes desensitized to injustice?
- Harry refuses to share Dumbledore’s mission with Lupin. Is Harry right to keep the Horcrux hunt limited to the Trio, or should he trust other members of the Order to help?
- Lupin offers to join the Trio before revealing his fears about his marriage to Tonks and his unborn child. Where did this side of Lupin come from, and does his character arc feel earned?
- Harry and Lupin clash over courage, fatherhood, and responsibility. Is Harry justified in calling Lupin a coward, or does he go too far?
- An excerpt from Rita Skeeter’s book reveals more about Dumbledore’s family history. How much did Harry really know about his mentor, and can he reconcile the man he admired with these troubling revelations?
- Lynx Line: What could Lupin have said that WOULD HAVE convinced Harry to let him go with them?