Agent Harry (HBP Chapter 7, The Slug Club)

MuggleCast: The Harry Potter Re-Read Podcast

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🗓️ 18 November 2025

⏱️ 74 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, MuggleCast discusses a surprise invitation for Harry to the inaugural meeting of this year’s Slug Club. And one of our own Slug Club members, Nicole, joins us to chat! Plus, she and Andrew just met up in the new Wizarding World - Ministry of Magic themed land at Epic Universe, and are reviewing the latest park! Welcome back Nicole! She last co-hosted the show with us on MuggleCast 391. Andrew and Nicole recently met up inside Universal Orlando's Epic Universe, and give their take on the new Wizarding World land. How does the new Ministry of Magic ride stack up against the other Harry Potter rides, and why did 1920's Paris leave Andrew's jaw on the floor? Nicole discusses the Circus Arcanus-themed attraction which she was very impressed by. Despite the glowing review, Andrew still recommends waiting to visit Epic Universe while they work out the kinks. Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Half-Blood Prince Chapter 7: The Slug Club The MuggleCast Pensieve segment highlights our last discussion of this chapter on MuggleCast #387 Why don’t Ron and Hermione believe Harry about Draco? Are Ron and Hermione basing their agreeability on the recent fiasco at the Ministry, where Harry bungled things? What would an alternate explanation be for what Draco is up to, that the trio saw? Does Harry have a sixth sense about Draco because of his Horcrux connection to Voldemort? We analyze and pick apart the incredulity around Voldemort recruiting Draco, Age 16 for his followers. There is series precedent! Micah makes several brilliant comparisons between Slughorn and slugs. Why aren’t there any Hufflepuffs at this Slug Club meeting? Harry underestimates Draco, in a huge way, and pays the price. Oops. Lynx Line: Patrons invent their own version of the Slug Club based on their strengths, and tell us who would be in it! 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	The premise is so silly because it's like, guys, Voldemort's a terrible person, but he would never ask a 16-year-old to become a death eater.
0:09.6	What?
0:10.4	This guy murders people.
0:12.3	He tried to murder a child.
0:14.5	Welcome to Mugglecast, your weekly ride into the world of Harry Potter.
0:17.9	I'm Andrew.
0:18.7	I'm Eric.
0:19.7	And I'm Micah.
0:22.2	Laura's gone this week, but she'll be back next week, and we are of Harry Potter. I'm Andrew. I'm Eric. And I'm Micah. Laura's gone this week,
0:27.2	but she'll be back next week. And we are your Harry Potter friends talking about the books and the movies and the upcoming TV show. So make sure you press that follow button in your favorite
0:31.4	podcast app and you'll never miss a week with your Harry Potter friends. And this week,
0:35.8	don't even bother trying to convince your best friends that your arched
0:39.2	nemesis is up to no good.
0:41.1	Our highly acclaimed chapter by chapter continues with Chapter 7 of Half Blood Prince,
0:46.4	The Slug Club.
0:48.1	And before we continue, if you love the show and want to help keep this show tasting better
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