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MuggleCast: The Harry Potter Re-Read Podcast

#415: The Worst at Everything He Does (HBP 24, Sectumsempra)

MuggleCast: The Harry Potter Re-Read Podcast

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4.64.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2019

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Which character, if any, will JKR pay tribute to on May 2? MuggleMail covers the power of love, Felix Felicis and interesting listening locations Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Chapter 24 of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Sectumsempra 7-Word Summary: Harry almost gets discovered by Snape bathroom Breakup Central: Ron and Lavender and Dean and Ginny are splitsville! Charms Class and Quidditch: we reflect on how Harry's time at Hogwarts is coming to an end Katie Bell has finally returned and Harry remains convinced Draco was behind her attack Harry is hung up on Felix Felicis and Hermione draws an interesting conclusion about the effects on the potion Ravenclaws and Gryffindors: how Quidditch championship matches bring out their wild side! Let's go to the bathroom… because it's where all the important shi*t happens in the Potter series Sectumsempra: Why would Harry use a spell on Draco when he has no clue of its effect? Why doesn't Harry argue that he was defending himself against an Unforgivable Curse? Was Snape also keeping tabs on Draco? Was Moaning Myrtle assisting him? Should a professor be able to use Legilimency on a student to find out the truth? Does Harry's punishment fit the crime? Shouldn't it have been more severe? The Room of Requirement: we get brief glimpses of the Vanishing Cabinet and the Diadem Horcrux The Half-Blood Prince's book has done a lot of good for Harry and he lets Hermione know it! Ginny rushes to Harry's defense and SLAMS Hermione not once, but twice! Snape detention has an interesting twist to it!The hosts believe it's important that Gryffindor wins the Quidditch Cup without Harry Harry and Ginny: did it feel rushed? Forced? Or about damn time?!?! We Rename The Chapter and give our MVPs of the Week! Quizzitch: What unlikely companion does Harry find outside the Room of Requirement? This week's episode is brought to you by OpenFit! Text MuggleCast to 303030 to receive full access to all the workouts and nutrition info for a month! In Bonus MuggleCast, available exclusively on Patreon, we discuss what would have happened if Draco had died as a result of the Sectumsempra attack! [podcoin] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Music

0:15.0

Welcome to MuggoCast Episode 415, I'm Andrew.

0:17.8

I'm Eric.

0:18.4

I'm Micah.

0:19.1

And I'm Laura.

0:20.1

On today's episode, we're discussing Halffoot Prince Chapter 24,

0:23.2

Sectum Semprah, and we have some feedback to get to.

0:28.2

At first, I just wanted to point out that we have a special anniversary coming up.

0:33.6

It's one we always look forward to.

0:36.4

The anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts.

0:38.4

I know it's hard to believe.

0:40.0

It feels like it was just yesterday, but it's been 21 years since that fateful day.

0:46.2

Can you believe it's been that long?

0:50.6

Way to make me feel old.

0:52.5

Yeah.

0:53.5

Well, only 12 years since we read about it.

0:56.0

Right, since it came into our lives.

0:58.3

Yeah, but it's funnier to pretend that it actually happened 21 years ago, in my opinion.

1:06.4

Even 12 years is actually pretty shocking, like God.

1:09.8

So JK Rowling has actually made a tradition out of apologizing or issuing an apology on

1:16.8

the anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts.

1:19.0

And as we all know, that date is May 2nd.

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