547: The Rise and Fall of Severus Snape and Lily Potter

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🗓️ 25 January 2022

⏱️ 92 minutes

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In light of Snape and Lily both being born in January, this week we're analyzing the rise and fall of the relationship between the two characters! What did Lily initially see in Snape? Should she have given him another chance? And just how creepy is Snape's life-long commitment to Lily? Then, we unveil the Top 7 pickup lines Snape used on Lily... no wonder things didn't work out! Welcome back to our guest host and HP super-fan, Irvin! Irvin's book on Dumbledore titled Dumbledore: The Life and Lies is available now wherever books are sold! MuggleCast is now on TikTok, aka Laura's favorite app. Subscribe to us at @mugglecastpod Our 2022 Patreon perks have been announced! The new MuggleCast Collector's Club and Fandom Lookback features are sure to thrill all who subscribe to our Patreon. Our main discussion this week is on Lily Potter and Severus Snape, and their relationship throughout the series. Both Lily and Severus are born in January! But, they have different star signs. What in their zodiac aligns with their lives as they lived them? At what point in their lives did Lily and Snape's relationship go south? When does Snape's tragic home life cease to be a valid excuse for his Dark Arts tendencies? Did Lily even TRY to sway Snape towards the light? And what would that have looked like? How much of Snape is nature vs. nurture? What does Snape having Lily's Patronus say about him? And, similarly, why is his love for Lily unhealthy or one-sided? The MuggleCast hosts read aloud the Top 7 Pickup Lines that Snape Definitely Used on Lily. Quizzitch: For a chance at winning one of 5 copies of Irvin's book, what are the names of Snape's parents? Submit your answer! This week's episode is sponsored by MeUndies (Get 25% off Matching Pairs, 15% off your first order, free shipping, and a 100% satisfaction guarantee at MeUndies.com/mugglecast) and Warby Parker (Try 5 pairs of glasses at home for free at WarbyParker.com/mugglecast) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.1	Welcome to Muggo Caster Weekly Ride into the Wizarding World Fan Club. I'm Andrew.
0:48.9	I'm Eric. Uh, Micah. And I'm Laura. And on this week's episode, we are going to
0:54.0	recognize the January birthdays of both Lily Potter and Severus Snape by having an in-depth
1:00.0	conversation about the complexities of their relationship. And then towards the end, we'll unveil
1:06.3	another Muggo Caster exclusive for everybody. The best pickup lines Snape used on Lily.
1:13.2	And to assist us with today's discussion, we are joined by a longtime member of the Harry Potter
1:20.0	fandom, a Muggo Caster listener himself, a Harry Potter podcaster himself, Irvin. Welcome to the
1:26.3	show, Irvin. Hello. Yes. Thank you so much for having me on. I'm so psyched to be here.
1:31.7	Awesome. While Irvin came prepared, he's got his not only to bring notes to the discussion,
1:36.7	but he's also sporting a Muggo Caster shirt. He's wearing, and I love this hat, the Hogwarts Express
1:41.9	cap from the Wizarding World Theme Park. Looking good. Looking good. Oh, and he's got the Muggo Caster
1:47.0	shirt. Right. He does. He's he's he brought it up. All decked out. Yeah. Do I dare say that
1:53.2	Irvin is better prepared than we are for today's episode? Yes. Consistently. I think it's accurate.
1:59.1	I'm pretty sure you all said that the last time I was on, it was the history of magic. The like
2:04.9	exhibition book. We were reviewing that. And like I showed up like having read it and made like
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