Emotional Support Hippogriff (OOTP Chapter 23, Christmas on the Closed Ward)

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🗓️ 22 April 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Help MuggleCast grow! Become a MuggleCast Member and get great benefits like Bonus MuggleCast! On this week's edition we discuss the best use of 8 hours to tell the story of the first season of the upcoming TV show! Patreon.com/MuggleCast Grab official merch! MuggleCastMerch.com Pick up overstock merch from years past, including our 19th Anniversary Shirt! MuggleMillennial.Etsy.com On this week's episode, we're trying our best to keep morale high as Harry is having a complete meltdown! Join Andrew, Eric and Micah as they debate Dumbledore's hands-off approach and navigate the highs and lows of Christmas on The Closed Ward. News: Warner Bros. finally confirms six actors for the new Harry Potter TV series Chapter by Chapter continues with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 23: Christmas on The Closed Ward. MuggleCast last discussed this chapter on Episode 460! Harry feels violated and is completely spiraling! Who is going to save him? Why should Harry listen to or even trust Phineas Nigellus Black? The Power of Connection: Hermione & Ginny's Breakthrough Do we feel Harry is even capable of asking for help given his upbringing? Buckbeak: The Emotional Support Hippogriff The Lighter Side of Remus Lupin Santa Sirius has forgotten all about his Christmas elf Kreacher Should we feel sorry for Lockhart? The Longbottoms & The Harsh Realities of War Bubblegum Wrapper Theories Galore! Most Valuable Gift: What was the best Christmas gift someone received in this chapter? Lynx Line: What is something someone gave you that has no (or little) monetary value, but which you hold absolutely dear and would be devastated to part with? What’s the story associated with it? Quizzitch: What actor/comedian once eschewed autographs in favor handing out cards reading “This certifies that you have had a personal encounter with me and that you found me warm, polite, intelligent, and funny”? On Bonus MuggleCast, the hosts try their hands (literally) at a game of Skribbl! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Mugglecast, your weekly ride into the world of Harry Potter. I'm Andrew.
0:04.0	I'm Eric. And I'm Micah. We are your Harry Potter friends talking about the books, the movies, and the forthcoming TV show.
0:12.0	So make sure you follow the show and your favorite podcast app so you never miss a new episode.
0:18.0	And on this week's episode, please tell the nearest teenager to stick right where they are,
0:23.5	Dumbledore's orders, because we are discussing Order of the Phoenix Chapter 23, Christmas on
0:28.9	the closed ward.
0:30.2	Oh, ho.
0:31.0	You know, I was going to bust out a Santa hat, but it's packed away deep in the Christmas bins.
0:37.5	I was like, oh, that's a lot of work for Santa hat.
0:39.6	I have one, but it's just out of reach.
0:41.2	Oh, all right.
0:42.4	Well, Eric and I are wearing, frankly, one of the best Christmas gifts ever, a Mugglecast t-shirt, our 19 years later t-shirts.
0:49.7	That's right.
0:50.2	It even makes a good Christmas in July shirt.
0:52.6	It sure does. You can actually get these on our overstock store right now, mugglemillennial. Etsy.com. We have a link in the show notes. While supplies last, we have these available. We gave these to patrons for free last year. We have some extras and we're selling them in the overstock store now. So please don't miss out. It's a very special
1:11.7	anniversary shirt. Mugglecast's 19 years old. 19 years later, this is our epilogue gear.
1:18.1	Please grab them while you can. They are great shirts. And I must say, though I'm surprised if we
1:23.1	haven't joked about this already, but we all 19 years, have aged more gracefully than the cast did in that original epilogue.
1:34.4	Yes, we have aged like a fine wine.
1:37.8	And I would have worn my Mugglecast shirt tonight, but I wanted some balance amongst the three of us, right?
1:44.0	That's fair, yeah. Well, Micah, we eagerly some balance amongst the three of us, right? That's fair, yeah.
1:45.2	Well, Micah, we eagerly await you wearing the shirt next week.
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