Gurg Wars (OOTP Chapter 20, Hagrid's Tale)

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🗓️ 25 March 2025

⏱️ 67 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! MuggleMillennial.Etsy.com On this week's episode, don't forget when sneaking out of the house to cover your footprints in the snow! We're getting the lowdown from Hagrid on what he's been up to for the last few months, until, of course, we're interrupted by one, giant b*tch! Chapter by Chapter continues with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 20: Hagrid's Tale. MuggleCast last discussed the chapter on Episode 456! Upon his return to Hogwarts, do readers and the trio experience a different side to Hagrid? Honestly, can Harry, Ron and Hermione give Hagrid a minute to get settled in? It seems like Hagrid is simultaneously annoyed and proud of the trio for being able to put two and two together about his journey. Could Umbridge have been responsible for putting a tail on Hagrid and Maxime? Our first and only real exposure to Giant Culture in the Wizarding world: a fascinating dynamic to another marginalized community. How is Dumbledore recruiting the giants any different than Voldemort? Did Hagrid and Maxime's gifts to Karkus ultimately get him killed? What does it say about the giants that some are closed off to new ideas, but others can be open to them? Mommy Issues: Hagrid doesn't speak too kindly about his mother. Fridwulfa Does Umbridge spend all her time spying? Is this what Petunia would have been like at Hogwarts? Did Harry, Ron and Hermione visiting Hagrid open the door for Umbridge's visit? The hosts share their Best Hagrid Moment from this chapter they want to see get the MAX treatment! Lynx Line: If you could go on a magical adventure with any wizarding world character to do Dumbledore’s bidding, who would it be and why? Quizzitch: In the English fairy tale “Jack and the Beanstalk,” Jack, who later meets a husband and wife that are giants, trades WHAT to obtain a handful of magic beans? Visit MuggleCast.com for transcripts, social media links, our full episode archive, our favorite episodes, and to contact us! 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 am your head gurg, Andrew.
0:06.0	I'm the littler gurg, Eric. I don't mess with gurgs on Micah. And I think I need to bring
0:13.9	a little kid in here to tell Andrew that he's not the real gurg. I'm Laura. We're your Harry Potter
0:20.0	friends talking about the books, movies,
0:22.2	and forthcoming TV show. So make sure you follow the show in your favorite podcast app so you
0:27.4	never miss an episode. And on this week's episode, get out your dragon's steak to soothe your wounds
0:33.9	because we're discussing Order of the Phoenix Chapter 20, Hegred's Tale.
0:38.8	Before we dive into this week's chapter, Micah and Eric, you two were hanging out last week.
0:44.1	That's right.
0:44.7	In Chicago, Micah came to witness the St. Paddy's Day festivities, namely the Chicago River
0:51.2	Dying, but we took some of the time we had and decided to play the old
0:56.7	Sorcerous Stone trivia game together.
1:00.7	Yes, as part of a bonus mugglecast, which will be live on Patreon this week.
1:07.2	So definitely if you're subscribed to us on Patreon, definitely check out that bonus mugglecast.
1:11.9	We do try and do fun things whenever we're together in person and in general do bonus mugglecast twice a month.
1:18.2	So is this Sorcer Stone movie trivia, book trivia?
1:21.1	What was the...
1:21.6	This is book.
1:22.3	Yes.
1:22.6	It was produced before the first movie came out.
1:26.2	So it's copyright 2000. And it's sort of like a
1:30.2	trivial pursuit style board. There's five different categories. And we, in the video,
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