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MuggleCast: The Harry Potter Re-Read Podcast

Dark Magic Who Shall Not Be Named (HBP Chapter 23, 'Horcruxes')

MuggleCast: The Harry Potter Re-Read Podcast

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4.64.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

On this week's episode, get ready for the worst scavenger hunt ever! Join Eric, Micah, Laura and special guest Rachel as they take a trip down Horcrux memory lane and learn what near-impossible task lies ahead for Harry and company!  Welcome Slug Club member and host of The Menuscript, Rachel! This week we're discussing Half-Blood Prince Chapter 23, "Horcruxes" The Slughorn Files: UNREDACTED What do we make of Slughorn's interest in Tom becoming Minister of Magic? Did Tom learn some of his less-than-wholesome skills from observing Slughorn? What was the inciting event that made Dumbledore so “fierce” about a no-Horcrux curriculum?  And should Horcruxes be a banned topic at Hogwarts? Why was Voldemort willing to risk part of his soul to reopen the Chamber of Secrets? Hallows Happy Dumbledore: with both the Elder Wand and Resurrection Stone in his possession, why didn't Albus ask Harry for his Invisibility Cloak and just dip? When Dumbledore suggests the possibility of a living Horcrux in Nagini, should this not have been MAJOR confirmation that Harry was a Horcrux as well? Why does Harry’s capacity for love give him power the Dark Lord knows not? Lynx Line: If Horcruxes were a subscription service, what would their tagline be? Quizzitch: On July 7th, 2007, the “New 7 Wonders of the Modern World” were unveiled by the New 7 Wonders Committee in Switzerland, with input from around the world. Of the NEW 7 Wonders of the Modern world, which one is the MOST modern? In Bonus MuggleCast, we're keeping with the Horcrux theme… and giving the Harry Potter TV show license to change one major character death. Find out what the hosts came up with at Patreon.com/MuggleCast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Dumbledore could have just said to Harry, hey, can I borrow your cloak for a second?

0:03.8

And then dipped off and he would have lived forever.

0:07.1

He wouldn't have died.

0:08.6

All three of the hollows are potentially in that office.

0:12.0

In that office right in this chapter.

0:14.8

Welcome to Mugglecast, your weekly ride into the world of Harry Potter.

0:19.3

I'm Laura.

0:20.3

I'm Eric. And I'm Micah. And we're your Harry Potter

0:23.9

friends talking about the books, movies, and upcoming TV show. Be sure to follow us in your

0:29.0

podcast apps. You never miss an episode. This week, get ready with us for the worst scavenger hunt

0:35.3

ever because we're discussing chapter 23 of half blood prints

0:39.3

for cruxes but first we have a guest on this week's show rachel welcome to the pod you're a

0:46.8

podcaster yourself isn't that right yes hi so it is very exciting to be here i do have a podcast

0:53.8

it is called the menu script here. I do have a podcast.

0:55.6

It is called The Menu Script.

1:05.6

So I do talk about any books except for horror and food, but I can't do a book podcast without featuring Harry Potter episodes.

1:08.5

So I have quite a few of those.

1:12.6

Actually, Laura and I did one on Order of the Phoenix, that by the time this episode is live, we'll be out and about on all of the podcast platforms. Yeah, we had a really

1:20.9

great discussion, and we'll be sure to promote that on socials when it comes out. Rachel,

1:26.3

could we also get your fandom ID? Absolutely. So my favorite

1:31.5

book is a tie between Prisoner of Azcavan and Halfglad Prince. My favorite movie is Sorcerer

1:39.1

Stone. My house is I am a proud Ravenclaw and my Patronus is a dolphin.

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