The Psychology of Slughorn (HBP Chapter 22, ‘After the Burial’)

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🗓️ 22 April 2026

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On this week's episode, it's time for Slughorn Unfiltered. We're going into the true memory that Dumbledore and Harry have been after, opening a significant path forward in the quest to defeat Voldemort! Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 22: After the Burial Is Hagrid being a bad friend by asking the trio to break curfew? This isn't the first time Hagrid has put Harry in danger re: Aragog; we recall moments in Chamber of Secrets which connect. Hermione and Ron's reactions to Harry taking liquid luck still make us giggle. How did Hagrid actually fend off all of Aragog's family to get him to his hut? Is Harry being a bad friend to Hagrid by inviting Slughorn to the funeral, knowing Slughorn wants to turn a profit? Could Harry have gotten Horace's memory without using Felix Felicis? We go through why Harry is successful and what steps are taken which ensure his victory with the memory. Does Horace Slughorn appear again in this book? Does he avoid Harry after this? Odds and Ends discuss the first Potions lesson of the year, which was an important one for both Harry and Draco. Lynx Line: When did you successfully persuade someone to do something they didn’t want to do, and how did you do it? Quizzitch: 1 On which Earth continent would you find the world’s biggest spider, Theraposa blondi aka “The Goliath Birdeater”? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Well, you can't shove a bazaar down your own throat if you're poisoned. Well, have somebody else on standby to do it for you? With the bazaar. There go. Perfect. Shot chaser. Welcome to MuggoCaster, weekby ride into the world of Harry Potter. I'm Andrew. I'm Eric. I'm Micah. And I'm Laura. We're your Harry Potter friends talking about the books and the movies and the upcoming TV show.
0:24.0	So be sure to follow us in your podcast app and you'll never miss an episode.
0:28.0	And this week, we hope you've had all your wine stores tested for poison because we're discussing chapter 22 of Hepblit Prince after the burial.
0:37.9	Before we continue, though, if you love Mogulcast as much as Horace loves rare magical creature
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1:00.6	listeners know about something, right? Yeah, so I was recently on an episode of our friend Rachel's
1:05.9	podcast, The Menu Script, which is a podcast all about excellent books and culinary creations. We talked about
1:14.7	Order of the Phoenix as a full novel, as opposed to the chapter by chapter format that we're
1:20.6	used to doing on this show. It was a ton of fun, and we had some really, really deep, insightful
1:26.9	connections to current events and even
1:29.9	other historical events. You should definitely go and check it out. But we also talked about food
1:35.1	because that's a big part of the show as well. So we shared a couple of recipes. It was really,
1:40.1	really fun. So go check out the menu script anywhere you listen to podcasts.
1:45.5	All right. Well, without further ado, let's get into chapter by chapter. And this week,
1:49.2	we're discussing chapter 22 of half blood prints after the burial. We last discussed it on an
1:55.0	episode called Horrocks Hangover. I can't wait to see what that's for.
2:08.8	And this clip we're about to play from Mugelcast 413, which aired on April 15th of 2019,
2:15.3	contains some good old-fashioned, at the time contemporary Fantastic Beast sequel commentary.
2:16.5	Play the clip.
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