Vulnerability: The House Elf Liberation Front (Book 4, Chapter 21)
Harry Potter and the Sacred Text
Vanessa Zoltan, Casper ter Kuile & Ariana Nedelman
4.7 • 6.8K Ratings
🗓️ 23 February 2023
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
This week, Matt and special guest Jackson Bird (!!) explore the theme of Vulnerability in Chapter Twenty-One of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire! They discuss Rita Skeeter's interest in Hagrid, Neville's trauma, and the hidden power of the house-elves. Throughout the episode we consider the question: how can we take care of ourselves after we've chosen to be vulnerable?
Thank you to Kait for their voicemail! Next week we're reading Chapter Twenty-Two, The Unexpected Task, through the theme of Ceremony with Hannah and Marcelle from the wonderful podcast Witch, Please!
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| 0:07.6 | literature and nature and |
| 0:09.8 | walking and living mindful meaningful lives and you are |
| 0:14.8 | contemplating the sentence, hope is the thing with feathers, with two brilliant professors and me. |
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| 0:37.2 | which is July 14 through 17th in Amherst, Massachusetts. |
| 0:40.6 | We are going to be going to Emily Dickinson's house, the Emily Dickinson Museum. |
| 0:45.0 | Most importantly, we're just gonna be reading Emily Dickinson with Amy Hollywood and Stephanie Paul Sal. |
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| 0:58.4 | It really does feel like a once in a lifetime opportunity. These two women both being available for the same full weekend |
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