Survival: The Battle of Hogwarts (Book 7, Chapter 31) - Part 1
Harry Potter and the Sacred Text
Vanessa Zoltan, Casper ter Kuile & Ariana Nedelman
4.7 • 6.8K Ratings
🗓️ 14 January 2021
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of Survival in the first half of chapter thirty-one of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Yes, that's right, we've split a chapter in half for the first time in our whole show history!
This week we are joined by Dr. Allie Bayne from HERstory on the Rocks, who shares an opening story about sexual abuse and how she sees herself in Helena Ravenclaw. Casper and Vanessa discuss the existential experience of ghosts, the behavior of Pansy Parkinson, and whether Albus Dumbledore would have taken hostages. Throughout the episode we consider the question: what actions are justifiable in order to survive?
Thanks to Isabella for this week’s voicemail! Next week we’re reading Part 2 of Chapter 31, The Battle of Hogwarts, continuing through the theme of survival.
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| 1:44.3 | Chapter 31. The Battle of Hogwarts. |
| 1:48.4 | The enchanted ceiling of the Great Hall was dark and scattered with stars. |
| 1:53.2 | And below it, the four long house tables were lined with disheveled students, |
| 1:58.9 | some in traveling cloaks, others in dressing gowns. |
| 2:03.2 | I'm Vanessa Zoltan. |
| 2:04.6 | And I'm Caspar Tecao. |
| 2:06.1 | And this is Harry Potter and The Sacred Text. |
| 2:10.1 | Vanessa, this week we're doing something a little different. |
| 2:12.6 | We have read every chapter in one episode for like four and a half years, |
| 2:17.4 | and then we've read Chapter 31. |
| 2:19.7 | We're like, there is too much that happens in this chapter. |
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