Growth: The Dursleys Departing (Book 7, Chapter 3)

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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🗓️ 7 May 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of Growth in chapter three of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. This week we say goodbye to the Dursley’s and spend a little time talking about each of them. We look at how far Vernon has come in his grudging acceptance of Muggle/Wizard relations, celebrate Dudley’s steps away from his parents, and pity Petunia’s lack of strength. Throughout the episode we consider the question: where is growth happening that we cannot see?

Thanks to Catie for this week's voicemail! Next week we’re reading chapter four, The Seven Potters, through the theme of Devotion.

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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.
0:09.0	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?
0:15.0	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.
0:23.0	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?
0:31.0	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.
0:44.0	We are going to be talking about Deathly Hallows, carrying the book around in our backpacks
0:49.0	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 Potts, you might have heard of her, Matt.
0:59.0	Everyone, this pilgrimage is August 31st through September 3rd.
1:03.0	Go to readingandwalkingwith.com to learn more.
1:12.0	Chapter 3, The Dursleys Departing
1:15.0	The sound of the front door slamming echoed up the stairs,
1:19.0	and a voice yelled,
1:20.0	Oi, you!
1:22.0	Sixteen years of being addressed thus, left Harry a no doubt whom his uncle was calling.
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