Belonging: The Thief (Book 7, Chapter 14)

Harry Potter and the Sacred Text

Vanessa Zoltan, Casper ter Kuile & Ariana Nedelman

Religion & Spirituality, Books, Jk Rowling, Sprituality, Sacred, Sacred Reading, Philosophy, Harry Potter, Arts, Reading, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 13 August 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of Belonging in chapter fourteen of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. This week we discuss the shifting dynamics of the trio as they find themselves far from home, find compassion for Ron as he navigates feelings of isolation when voicing beliefs that differ from those of his friends, and recognize Hermione's strength as someone who can create the conditions of safety and belonging for those around her. Throughout the episode we consider the question: Where can we locate a sense of belonging in ourselves and in the various places that are part of our journeys?

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0:00.0	Hi everybody, before we start today's episode, we want to let you know about a Harry Potter-themed pilgrimage
0:06.0	that we are going to be doing in the north of England and Matt. Can I tell you the most exciting thing about this pilgrimage in my opinion?
0:13.0	That it's a Harry Potter pilgrimage in the north of England? I can't imagine what more exciting thing there could be than the things you've already said.
0:19.0	Well, there's going to be a hike where we hike all day, and at the end of the hike, we will take a steam engine train back to our hotel.
0:29.0	Oh my gosh, you're taking the Hogwarts Express? Yes, we are going to be boarding it in a place that looks a lot like Scotland, near Hogwarts.
0:36.0	It's going to look more, I think, like Hogsmeade station than it is going to look like Platform 93-quarters.
0:42.0	Okay.
0:43.0	But it is going to be great fun. We are going to be talking about Deathly Hallows, carrying the book around in our backpacks, as we go on these amazing hikes and talk about what it means to be a person who wanders around the world.
0:55.0	My co-faculty on this trip is the incredible Colette Pots, you might have heard of her, Matt.
1:00.0	Everyone, this pilgrimage is August 31st through September 3rd. Go to reading and walkingwith.com to learn more.
1:13.0	Chapter 14. The Thief. Harry opened his eyes and was dazzled by golden green. He had no idea what had happened.
1:23.0	I'm Kasperter Kyle. And I'm Vanessa Zoltan. And this is Harry Potter and the Sacred Text.
1:30.0	Before we begin, a huge thanks to our patrons Katie Dobson, Julia Jack. Oh, lovely French name. Grita Neubauer, a lovely German name. Olivia Aaron Fight.
1:40.0	That's an other worldly name and Devon Pine. Thank you so much to all of you. And of course a shout out to our fabulous local group in Hildersheim, Germany, run by Stephen and Veronica.
1:51.0	Hildersheim is near where I went on German exchange once. So it's pretty great because it has a lot of ice cream cafes.
1:58.0	I love that.
1:59.0	If you want to find out more about our local group in Hildersheim or anywhere around the world, go to our website, Harry PotterSecretext.com, and click on local groups.
2:08.0	We of course also want to thank our committed listeners who are reviewing us using the word Gillotine or Gillotine in their reviews.
2:16.0	And thank you all for your amazing here is a recent one. Vanessa Kasper and the whole team.
2:21.0	Thank you so much for your guidance and wisdom over the past several weeks. You have shown me a way to engage with these books with integrity in the face of J.K.R.
2:29.0	is Violent rhetoric, a way to move forward with intention and awareness without having to guillotine the books and this community from my life.
2:39.0	Thank you so much for writing us a lovely review and yeah, I'm so glad that you are finding a way to make sense of J.K.R. and her horrible transphobia.
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