Farewells: The Deathly Hallows (Book 7, Chapter 22)

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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🗓️ 4 September 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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This week, Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of Farewells in Chapter 22 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows! They discuss Potterwatch, hearing Lupin’s voice again, and Ron’s return from his own farewell! Throughout the episode we consider the question: how does a farewell differ from a goodbye?

Thank you to Sophie for this week’s voicemail! Next week we're reading Chapter 23, Malfoy Manor, through the theme of Healing with Matt Potts.

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0:00.0	Hi everybody. I'm here today to tell you about the most exciting pilgrimage. We are finally doing
0:07.8	my favorite Jane Austen novel, Emma. We are going to Sussex, just the most beautiful place in the UK, in my opinion.
0:17.2	And we are going to be close reading Emma through the theme of growth.
0:23.9	I cannot wait to go on this trip.
0:25.9	We're staying in a converted castle and it's just going to be so beautiful and the food is
0:31.0	going to be so good and the walks are just some of my favorite walks along like cliffs
0:36.8	and sea views.
0:39.5	And then we're going to talk about Emma and Knightley.
0:42.8	And we're going to ask ourselves, can people change?
0:46.4	What does it mean to want to grow and want to be better, but also want to love yourself now?
0:53.2	And who better to ask those questions with than Jane Austen herself?
0:59.3	So join us.
1:00.4	Go to reading and walking with.com and come with me and talk about Emma in Sussex.
1:14.1	Chapter 20. about Emma in Sussex. Chapter 22, The Deathly Hallows.
1:18.0	Harry fell, panting onto the grass and scrambled up at once.
1:22.8	They seemed to have landed in the corner of a field at dusk.
1:26.5	Hermione was already running in a circle around them, waving her wand.
1:30.9	Pertagototolum, Salvio, Hexia.
1:34.4	I'm Vanessa Zoltan.
1:36.3	And I'm Caspar Terkyle.
1:37.9	And this is Harry Potter in The Sacred Text.
1:42.8	Caspar, our only announcement today is our bean.
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