Agent Granger (HBP Chapter 6, Draco's Detour)

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🗓️ 11 November 2025

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Help MuggleCast grow! Join us at Patreon.com/mugglecast, and receive a slew of great benefits instantly, including bonus episodes, recording studio access, ad-free episodes, and much more! Listeners can browse our official merch at MuggleCastMerch.com and pick up overstock items from years past at MuggleMillennial.Etsy.com, now more affordable than ever! This week, don’t get distracted by the WonderWitch product line; a love potion is captivating but Draco Malfoy sneaking off is gonna have longer-lasting implications! Join Micah, Eric and Julian as they wind their way through the twists and turns of an otherwise dark and desolate Diagon Alley. Welcome back Professor Julian Wamble, PhD - host of Critical Magic Theory podcast! We first spoke with Julian on MuggleCast 619 (Professor Trelawney’s Prediction) and then recently on MuggleCast 708 (Snape’s Worst Memory). You can also find him on Instagram and TikTok! Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Half-Blood Prince Chapter 6: Draco's Detour The MuggleCast Pensieve segment, highlighting our last discussion of this chapter on MuggleCast #384, features a deep analysis of U-No-Poo! The Ice Cream Man: Florean Fortescue had a ghost plot? How is Bill able to take Harry's money out of Gringotts without his permission? Why did Dumbledore refuse Auror protection for Harry in Diagon Alley? And is Hagrid really the best alternative? We discuss Weasley's Wizard Wheezes being a beacon of light in an otherwise very dark time Does Molly's concern for Fred and George stem from the loss of her brothers Gideon and Fabian in the First Wizarding War? Inside Madam Malkin's: who was worse, Narcissa or Harry? We compare the this confrontation to the one inside Flourish & Blott's in Chamber of Secrets. Why is Draco trying to operate in secrecy from his mother? And what in the world was Hermione thinking at the end of the chapter? Lynx Line: Patrons tell us what's really on Malfoy’s forearm (wrong answers only!) Participate in our weekly trivia segment by answering this week’s Quizzitch question at MuggleCast.com/Quizzitch! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you're in traffic right now, look around. You'll see empty car seats. Nobody loves sitting in traffic. We don't. And neither do ESSO. Every filled passenger seat in this jam could mean one less car on the road. And ESO want to help with that. Carpooling could mean less traffic. Split fuel bills. And new friends. Are we friends? I added you on social media. We don't have social media. We're bobbleheads. No, I've got social media.
0:23.6	More journeys made together. That's thoughtful driving. S.O. See sO.com. Hey, Sainsbury's. Off to my neighbour's Christmas do later. Got any gift ideas? How about our taste the Difference chocolate chip short bread tin,
0:37.9	deliciously moorish or butter biscuits in a boozy box? Or give them a treat for the eyes and
0:42.9	the taste buds with our indulgent taste the difference cherry and amaretto panitone. What do you
0:47.9	think? I think I'd rather keep them for myself. Looking for a tasty festive gift. Ask Sainsbury's.
0:53.8	Sainsbury's good food for all of us.
0:56.7	Subject to availability, available in selected supermarkets and online.
1:00.2	Five hours to access your account.
1:02.6	They need online banking.
1:03.7	And somehow Bill can just go in and get Harry's gold.
1:07.3	I just, I have so many follow-up questions about,
1:10.1	I'm like, does Harry have a list? I'm glad you
1:11.5	do, because I do too. Welcome to Mugglecast, your weekly ride into the world of Harry Potter.
1:18.1	I'm Micah. And I'm Eric. And we're your Harry Potter friends talking about the books, the movies,
1:24.0	and the upcoming TV show. Make sure you press that follow button in your podcast app so
1:29.2	you never miss a week with your Harry Potter friends. And this week, don't get distracted by the
1:34.7	Wonder Witch product line. A love potion is captivating, but Draco Malfoy sneaking off down
1:40.7	Nocturn Alley is going to have longer lasting implications.
1:45.4	Our highly acclaimed chapter by chapter continues with Chapter 6 of Half Blood Prince,
1:50.7	Draco's Detour.
1:52.4	And as you may have noticed, Andrew is taking a well-deserved vacation with family,
1:57.7	but to help us with our discussion today, we have our old friend. And for the first time,
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