Mercy: The Only One He Ever Feared (Book 5, Chapter 36)

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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🗓️ 9 May 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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This week, Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of Mercy in Chapter 36 of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix! They discuss Dumbledore’s grand return, Lupin’s gentle explanation, and Bellatrix’s punishment! Throughout the episode we consider the question: what distinguishes mercy from things like compassion or care?

Thank you to Eva for this week’s voicemail! Next week we're reading Chapter 37, The Lost Prophecy, through the theme of Control with special guest Micaela Blei!

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0:00.0	Hi everybody I'm dropping into your feed to let you know that starting June 23rd you are
0:05.3	invited to a class called Discovering Your Own Patron Saints, a guided workshop with Natalie
0:11.6	Fulcarts. In this six session class you will
0:15.3	explore beloved characters from literature who have jumped off the page and
0:19.4	made their way into the moral fabric of your life. The first week of this class you're going to
0:24.8	explore what we mean by patron saints and then each subsequent week will be
0:29.2	devoted to a different value. Wonder, imagination, grief, and courage. If you are seeking spiritual guidance
0:37.6	outside of the constraints of formal religion, if you are someone who finishes a novel
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0:47.3	Register before the first class on June 23rd by going on Not Sorry Works.com, that's no t s o r r r r r y w o r k s dot com
0:58.4	chapter 36 the only one he ever feared.
1:06.0	He hasn't gone, Harry yelled.
1:09.8	He did not believe it, he would not believe it, still he fought Lupin with every bit of strength he had.
1:16.7	I'm Casper Tertile and I'm Vanessa Zoltan. And this is Harry Potter and the Sacred Texts.
1:24.0	Caspard two announcements before we get started today.
1:28.0	One is that we have a Taylor Swift pilgrimage to Cape Cod this November.
1:35.0	Whoa.
1:36.0	It's me.
1:37.0	Hi, I'm the problem.
1:38.0	It's me.
1:39.0	Just kidding, I'm not the problem.
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