636: You Are Boot-iful (GOF Chapter 6, The Portkey)
MuggleCast: the Harry Potter podcast
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🗓️ 21 November 2023
⏱️ 70 minutes
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- We would like to wish a happy Thanksgiving to all who are celebrating this week. We are honored to be part of your Harry Potter family.
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- Chapter-by-Chapter returns with Goblet of Fire, Chapter 6: The Portkey
- 7-Word Summary: The Quidditch World is excited regarding Voldemort
- Main Discussion 1: Magical modes of transport for Wizards
- Does it make sense for folks with cheaper tickets to have to arrive sooner? Isn't it more likely that the rich could afford staying on site for longer?
- Which governments are involved here protecting the Statute of Secrecy and are they all working in tandem for the game?
- Is a Portkey really the best / safest form of transportation? Why not Apparate?
- Percy is made fun of by the Weasley Twins for Apparating downstairs, but each MuggleCaster comes to his defense separately.
- We ask: would you rather Apparate or use a Portkey? The hosts make their decisions.
- Would taking Muggle transport really be so bad in 2023?
- Main Discussion 2: Amos "Cringe Dad" Diggory
- We reflect on Amos' love for his boy and how sad it is reading this chapter knowing how the book ends, but also how awkward this conversation with Amos must be for Harry in the moment.
- Could Arthur have not gotten better tickets through his Ministry connections?
- Quizzitch: According to Percy, about how many languages does Mr Crouch speak?
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| 0:00.0 | The Welcome to Muggle Cast, your weekly ride into the Wizarding World Phantom. |
| 0:18.1 | I'm Andrew. |
| 0:19.1 | I'm Eric. |
| 0:20.1 | I'm Micah. |
| 0:21.1 | And I'm Laura. |
| 0:22.1 | Grab your dirtiest boots that you're willing to part with because this week we are diving into Goblet of Fire chapter 6, the Port Key. |
| 0:30.0 | This week's episode is also being released |
| 0:33.4 | Thanksgiving week here in America. |
| 0:35.8 | So happy Thanksgiving. |
| 0:37.2 | We're thankful for yaw. |
| 0:39.4 | No, I'm thankful for Andrew. |
| 0:40.5 | I'm thankful for all of these fun intros we have here going on. |
| 0:44.0 | Same. |
| 0:45.0 | And welcome back Andrew. |
| 0:47.0 | Thanks, I'm thankful to not be sick tonight, so I'm thankful for that as well. |
| 0:52.0 | Let's pretend we were in the Wizarding world |
| 0:54.2 | and turkeys didn't exist. |
| 0:56.6 | What would be on the big platter |
| 0:59.4 | in the center of the table instead of a turkey in the visiting world. |
| 1:04.0 | I've got something. |
| 1:05.0 | Look, I've got a dark thing. |
| 1:07.0 | This might not be a popular opinion and you know we're on Thursday night recordings now, so this is slightly unhinged. |
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