Over its history, MuggleCast has dived deep into the Wizarding World series. But the hosts have perhaps never gone deeper than they do during Chapter by Chapter, a long-running segment in which they analyze the Harry Potter chapters one at a time.
If you’re looking for our chapter by chapter analysis of any of the seven Harry Potter books, you’ve come to the right place. The lists below help you find our analysis of each chapter in the series.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2022 Re-Read)
- The Boy Who Lived
- The Vanishing Glass
- The Letters from No One
- Keeper of the Keys
- Diagon Alley
- The Journey From Platform 9 3/4
- The Sorting Hat
- The Potions Master
- The Midnight Duel
- Halloween
- Quidditch
- The Mirror of Erised
- Nicholas Flamel
- Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback
- The Forbidden Forest
- Through the Trapdoor
- The Man with Two Faces
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2023 Re-Read)
- The Worst Birthday
- Dobby’s Warning
- The Burrow
- At Flourish & Blotts
- The Whomping Willow
- Gilderoy Lockhart
- Murmurs & Mudbloods
- The Deathday Party
- The Writing on The Wall
- The Rogue Bludger
- The Dueling Club
- The Polyjuice Potion
- The Very Secret Diary
- Cornelius Fudge
- Aragog
- The Chamber of Secrets
- The Heir of Slytherin
- Dobby’s Reward
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2023 Re-Read)
- Owl Post
- Aunt Marge’s Big Mistake
- The Knight Bus
- The Leaky Cauldron
- The Dementor
- Talons and Tea Leaves
- The Boggart in the Wardrobe
- Flight of the Fat Lady
- Grim Defeat
- The Marauder’s Map
- The Firebolt
- The Patronus
- Gryffindor Versus Ravenclaw
- Snape’s Grudge
- The Quidditch Final
- Professor Trelawney’s Prediction
- Cat, Rat, and Dog
- Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs
- The Servant of Lord Voldemort
- The Dementor’s Kiss
- Hermione’s Secret
- Owl Post Again
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2024 Re-Read)
- The Riddle House
- The Scar
- The Invitation
- Back to the Burrow
- Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes
- The Portkey
- Bagman and Crouch
- The Quidditch World Cup
- The Dark Mark
- Mayhem at the Ministry
- Aboard the Hogwarts Express
- The Triwizard Tournament
- Mad-Eye Moody
- The Unforgivable Curses
- Beauxbatons and Durmstrang
- The Goblet of Fire
- The Four Champions
- The Weighing of the Wands
- The Hungarian Horntail
- The First Task
- The House Elf-Liberation Front
- The Unexpected Task
- The Yule Ball
- Rita Skeeter’s Scoop
- The Egg and the Eye
- The Second Task
- Padfoot Returns
- The Madness of Mr. Crouch
- The Dream
- The Pensieve
- The Third Task
- Flesh, Blood and Bone
- The Death Eaters
- Priori Incantatem
- Veritaserum
- The Parting of the Ways
- The Beginning
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See below for links to the original Chapter by Chapter re-read which started in 2006.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2006 Re-Read)
- The Boy Who Lived
- The Vanishing Glass
- The Letters from No One
- The Keeper of Keys
- Diagon Alley
- The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters
- The Sorting Hat
- The Potions Master
- The Midnight Duel
- Hallowe’en
- Quidditch
- The Mirror of Erised
- Nicholas Flamel
- Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback
- The Forbidden Forest
- Through the Trapdoor
- The Man with Two Faces
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2009 Re-Read)
- The Worst Birthday
- Dobby’s Warning
- The Burrow
- At Flourish and Blotts
- The Whomping Willow
- Gilderoy Lockhart
- Mudbloods and Murmurs
- The Deathday Party
- The Writing on the Wall
- The Rogue Bludger
- The Dueling Club
- The Polyjuice Potion
- The Very Secret Diary
- Cornelius Fudge
- Aragog
- The Chamber of Secrets
- The Heir of Slytherin
- Dobby’s Reward
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2010 Re-Read)
- Owl Post
- Aunt Marge’s Big Mistake
- The Knight Bus
- The Leaky Cauldron
- The Dementor
- Talons and Tea Leaves
- The Boggart in the Wardrobe
- Flight of the Fat Lady
- Grim Defeat
- The Marauder’s Map
- The Firebolt
- The Patronus
- Gryffindor Versus Ravenclaw
- Snape’s Grudge
- The Quidditch Final
- Professor Trelawney’s Prediction
- Cat, Rat, and Dog
- Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs
- The Servant of Lord Voldemort
- The Dementor’s Kiss
- Hermione’s Secret
- Owl Post Again
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2010 Re-Read)
- The Riddle House
- The Scar
- The Invitation
- Back to the Burrow
- Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes
- The Portkey
- Bagman and Crouch
- The Quidditch World Cup
- The Dark Mark
- Mayhem at the Ministry
- Aboard the Hogwarts Express
- The Triwizard Tournament
- Mad-Eye Moody
- The Unforgivable Curses
- Beauxbatons and Durmstrang
- The Goblet of Fire
- The Four Champions
- The Weighing of the Wands
- The Hungarian Horntail
- The First Task
- The House-Elf Liberation Front
- The Unexpected Task
- The Yule Ball
- Rita Skeeter’s Scoop
- The Egg and the Eye
- The Second Task
- Padfoot Returns
- The Madness of Mr. Crouch
- The Dream
- The Pensieve
- The Third Task
- Flesh, Blood, and Bone
- The Death Eaters
- Priori Incantatem
- Veritaserum
- The Part of the Ways
- The Beginning
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2011 Attempt)
- Dudley Demented
- A Peck of Owls
- The Advance Guard
- Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place
- The Order of the Phoenix
- The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black
- The Ministry of Magic
- The Hearing
- The Woes of Mrs. Weasley
- Luna Lovegood
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2019 Re-Read)
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- Dudley Demented
- A Peck of Owls
- The Advance Guard
- Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place
- The Order of the Phoenix
- The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black
- The Ministry of Magic
- The Hearing
- The Woes of Mrs. Weasley
- Luna Lovegood
- The Sorting Hat’s New Song
- Professor Umbridge
- Detention with Dolores
- Percy and Padfoot
- The Hogwarts High Inquisitor
- In the Hog’s Head
- Educational Decree Number Twenty Four
- Dumbledore’s Army
- The Lion and the Serpent
- Hagrid’s Tale
- The Eye of the Snake
- St. Mungo’s Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries (Part 2)
- Christmas on the Closed Ward
- Occlumency
- The Beetle at Bay
- Seen and Unforeseen
- The Centaur and the Sneak
- Snape’s Worst Memory
- Career Advice
- Grawp
- O.W.L.s
- Out of the Fire
- Fight and Flight
- The Department of Mysteries
- Beyond the Veil
- The Only One He Ever Feared
- The Lost Prophecy
- The Second War Begins
Special Book Five wrap episode (tackling a number of lingering mysteries)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2018 Re-Read)
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- The Other Minister
- Spinner’s End
- Will and Won’t
- Horace Slughorn
- An Excess of Phlegm
- Draco’s Detour
- The Slug Club
- Snape Victorious
- The Half-Blood Prince
- The House of Gaunt
- Hermione’s Helping Hand
- Silver and Opals
- The Secret Riddle
- Felix Felicis
- The Unbreakable Vow
- A Very Frosty Christmas
- A Sluggish Memory
- Birthday Surprises
- Elf Tails
- Lord Voldemort’s Request
- The Unknowable Room
- After the Burial
- Horcruxes
- Sectumsempra
- The Seer Overheard
- The Cave
- The Lightning-Struck Tower
- Flight of the Prince
- The Phoenix Lament
- The White Tomb
Special Book Six wrap episode (featuring a number of fun segments)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007 Re-Read)
Bonus: Episode 101 finds us discussing Deathly Hallows the morning after its midnight release
- The Dark Lord Ascending
- In Memoriam
- The Dursleys Departing
- The Seven Potters
- Fallen Warrior
- The Ghoul in Pyjamas
- The Will of Albus Dumbledore
- The Wedding
- A Place to Hide
- Kreacher’s Tale
- The Bribe
- Magic is Might
- The Muggle-Born Registration Commission
- The Thief
- The Goblin’s Revenge
- Godric’s Hollow
- Bathilda’s Secret
- The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore
- The Silver Doe
- Xenophilius Lovegood
- The Tale of the Three Brothers
- The Deathly Hallows
- Malfoy Manor
- The Wandmaker
- Shell Cottage
- Gringotts
- The Final Hiding Place
- The Missing Mirror
- The Lost Diadem
- The Sacking of Severus Snape
- The Battle of Hogwarts
- The Elder Wand
- The Prince’s Tale
- The Forest Again
- King’s Cross
- The Flaw in the Plan
- Epilogue: Nineteen Years Later
Special thanks to Danielle S. for helping us compile this page!