Episode #775: Respectful Ron (DH Chapter 14, ‘The Thief’)

This week, make a trip to your local camping store and gear up because we’re officially on the run with Harry, Ron and Hermione. Join Andrew, Eric, Micah and Laura as they handle splinching, tempermental Horcruxes and mind-penetrating Dark Lords, all while trying not to say Voldemort’s name out loud.

  • This Year’s Physical Gift for Patrons is here! The MuggleCast Pensieve: a journal for the Harry Potter TV show and beyond! With the TV show approaching, we want to help you get your thoughts sorted!
  • Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Chapter 14 of Deathly Hallows, The Thief
  • Quizzitch: Why did Perkins let Arthur Weasley keep his magical tent?
  • 7-Word Summary: Gregorivitch encounters his nemesis and reveals locations
  • Grimmauld Place Is No Longer Safe! How did a lack of an escape plan compromise Harry, Ron and Hermione’s lone place of refuge? And what happens to poor Kreacher?
  • A Return to Familiar Territory: Why revisit the Quidditch World Cup location, and what role will returning places play in Deathly Hallows?
  • R-E-S-P-E-C-T! Ron insists that Harry not use Voldemort’s name. Is he onto something, and does his wizarding experience give him an advantage?
  • The Locket’s Lingering Evil: The Trio discovers that the recovered locket remains intact and… alive. Why does Harry feel repulsed by it, and what does its unnatural coldness reveal about the nature of Horcruxes?
  • Despite recovering the locket, Harry struggles to feel accomplished. With no safe haven and no clear path to destroying the Horcrux, is the reality of their quest beginning to sink in?
  • Harry reflects on everything he still doesn’t know about magic. Could Dumbledore have better prepared him for the journey ahead?
  • Inside Voldemort’s Mind: Harry witnesses Voldemort hunting Gregorovitch and extracting a memory of a mysterious golden-haired thief. What is Voldemort searching for, and how close is Harry to understanding his true objective?
  • Lynx Line: The Wizarding War is over and the world is safe again! That means you can safely return to 12 Grimmauld Place, but you’re thinking it’s time for a remodel to freshen things up! How would you decorate Kreacher’s room, to thank him for all his help?

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