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The Quibbler: A Harry Potter Book Club

Ep. 52—Nobody Expects the Hogwarts Inquisition

The Quibbler: A Harry Potter Book Club

Heather Price-Wright & Alex Dalenberg

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4.8787 Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2018

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

We hate to agree with the truly evil Hogwarts High Inquisitor, but wow, does she have Professor Trelawney pegged. This week, Fudge signs an executive order; Hogwarts finally gets a performance management system; Hermione reads the whole textbook, shocking no one; Zacharias Smith suuuuucks; and Harry finally gets to look truly cool in front of Cho. Plus: God save the teens. This week's chapters: The Hogwarts High Inquisitor & In the Hog's Head Next week's chapters: Educational Decree Number Twenty-Four & Dumbledore's Army

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0:00.0

How does Harry James the short-tempered protean creator of the DA, winner of the Triwizard Cup, get his fellow students courage up, defend his reputation?

0:14.0

Welcome folks to the Umbridge administration.

0:18.0

You're listening to the Quigler podcast, the Harry Potter Book Club for people who are still making Hamilton references.

0:26.6

Yeah, Quirrel was a great teacher.

0:30.2

There was just that minor drawback of him having Lord Voldemort sticking out of his...

0:36.6

I'm Heather Pricewright.

0:38.2

And I'm Alex Dallenberg.

0:40.0

Welcome to the Quibbler, where we are continuing evermore to read Harry Potter and the

0:46.4

Order of the Phoenix.

0:47.7

This week our chapters are The Hogwarts High Inquisitor and in the Hogshead.

0:54.0

On this podcast, you will hear ample cursing and spoilers.

0:59.2

You will also be exposed to some adult themes.

1:02.0

This week's adult themes are fast track legislation, performance reviews, dive bars, shared calendars, and young love.

1:14.5

Alex, what happened this week?

1:17.2

In this week's chapters, things get pretty topical.

1:21.6

There's big news in the Daily Prophet.

1:23.5

Cornelius Fudge is trying to undercut Dumbledore by creating a new position, the Hogwarts

1:28.7

High Inquisitor, who will have the power to inspect teachers at Hogwarts and report back to the

1:34.8

ministry. And of course, the Hogwarts High Inquisitor is none other than Dolores Umbridge.

1:40.5

Which seems like a massive conflict of interest, because who's inspecting the inspector?

1:45.2

Who's sitting in on her class?

1:47.0

Anyway, go on.

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