Silence: The Dream (Book 4, Chapter 29)
Harry Potter and the Sacred Text
Vanessa Zoltan, Casper ter Kuile & Ariana Nedelman
4.7 • 6.8K Ratings
🗓️ 20 April 2023
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
This week, Matt and Vanessa continue exploring the theme of Silence in Chapter Twenty-Nine of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire! They discuss Ron's aversion to any mention of Voldemort, Fred & George's business venture, and Dumbledore's office decor. Throughout the episode we consider the question: are we really experiencing silence, or simply choosing what we pay attention to?
Thank you to Kirby for their voicemail! Next week we're reading Chapter Thirty, The Pensieve, through the theme of Comfort.
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| 0:00.0 | Vanessa, can I tell you what one of my favorite places is? |
| 0:02.2 | Yeah. |
| 0:02.7 | One of my favorite places is Cape Cod, Massachusetts. |
| 0:05.1 | And can I tell you one of my favorite times to be on Cape Cod? |
| 0:08.3 | Yes. |
| 0:08.8 | Fall. |
| 0:09.6 | Autumn on Cape Cod is the best, because the crowds go away, |
| 0:12.7 | and it's beautiful. |
| 0:13.8 | And the colors come a little bit later there. |
| 0:15.6 | And so you have this long stretch of colors. |
| 0:17.9 | And the beaches are open, and the sunsets are amazing. |
| 0:20.9 | I can't think of a place I would rather be in, say, |
| 0:23.5 | mid to late fall than walking around Cape Cod. |
| 0:26.7 | Well, how would you feel about going to Cape Cod |
| 0:29.7 | in the fall with colette pots? |
| 0:32.2 | But also Naomi Westwater, and most importantly, |
| 0:35.6 | I think, with Mary Oliver's poetry. |
| 0:38.2 | Mary Oliver's poetry, I think, |
| 0:40.0 | means a lot to a lot of us. |
| 0:42.0 | I think of Mary Oliver every day of my life. |
| 0:44.6 | When I let my dog off leash at a field, |
| 0:46.6 | I think of Mary Oliver's quote, happiness is a dog off leash. |
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