Spite: The Third Task (Book 4, Chapter 31)
Harry Potter and the Sacred Text
Vanessa Zoltan, Casper ter Kuile & Ariana Nedelman
4.7 • 6.8K Ratings
🗓️ 11 May 2023
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
This week, Matt and Vanessa explore the theme of Spite in Chapter Thirty-One of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire! They discuss Rita Skeeter's motivation, Harry's growing awareness of the full scope of Voldemort's harm, and Harry/Cedric's spiteful politeness. Throughout the episode we consider the question: when does our spite end up harming us, and when does it alert us to surrounding dangers?
Thank you to JM for their voicemail! Next time we're reading Chapter Thirty-Two, Flesh, Blood, and Bone, through the theme of Intention.
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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 Pots you might have heard of her, Matt. |
| 0:59.0 | Everyone, this pilgrimage is August 31st through September 3rd. |
| 1:03.0 | Go to reading and walkingwith.com to learn more. |
| 1:11.0 | Chapter 31, The Third Task |
| 1:14.0 | Dumbledore reckons you know who's getting stronger again as well? |
| 1:18.0 | Ron whispered, |
| 1:19.0 | everything Harry had seen in the Pensive. |
| 1:22.0 | Nearly everything Dumbledore had told and shown him afterwards. |
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