Alohomora!: A Global Reread Of Harry Potter

On Episode 360 we discuss...→ Snakes in bed→ School days, school breaks, & schoolmates→ How to stare fear in the eyes→ Awkward movie kisses

On Episode 359 we discuss...→ How Unforgivable Curses are the last things Harry and Voldemort say to each other→ Avery is back in the count→ The 90's were a different time→ Definitive order for "how bad" a curse is

On Episode 358 we discuss...→ You know it's bad when Hermione is scared→ The duality of youth→ Does Voldemort care just a little or completely soulless?→ The chapter's mix of creepy horror and emotional devastation→ A choking rag of a person

On Episode 357 we discuss...→ Slytherin career day→ High praise for Lavender→ Anybody seen my Goyle?→ Quidditch is love, Quidditch is life→ "I'm a Puff and I'm staying"

On Episode 356 we discuss...→ Dementor RAs→ These books aren't here for romance→ Nothing happens in the chapter... Except the most important inciting incident→ Molly & Arthur/Lucius & Narcissa: ying and yang on judgments→ Amos Diggory: the world's most annoying helicopter parent→ The Weasleys might be unknowingly rich in Muggle money

On Episode 355 we discuss...→ Check out episode 285http://alohomorapodcast.com/episode-285-food-why-would-you-eat-that/→ Why a school for children has a dungeon→ The wizard American library might be in the New York Public Library→ How many deaths are worth the answer to a question→ Downton Abbey House-elf style→ snake poop→ Gremlins & Tamagotchis: alive and creepy

On Episode 354 we discuss...→ ... Daddy Remus→ Where does canon begin and end→ Molly's clock is doing more harm than good→ Narcissa needs her space→ George & Fred just sounds weird

On Episode 353 we discuss...→ Discrepancies in "History of Magic"→ How Sprout and Flitwick might be meant to be→ Sprout and Snape fanfiction→ Neville could have saved the day with Herbology... or not→ Mandrake Liberation Front is back!

On Episode 352 we discuss...→ Is Harry really the narrator→ Movie Ron < Book Ron→ To Aureo, Trelawney might be the ultimate villain→ Choosing your own "Potter" adventure→ Please be nice to animals and do not bury them alive

On Episode 351 we discuss...→ We sing! A lot→ Irvin's party planning tips for all→ School songs from around the country→ "Accio" Christmas→ The awesome "O Come All Ye Faithful" cover featured in this episode was performed by Pellek. Check out his Youtube Channel to learn more about him! https://www.youtube.com/pellek

On Episode 350 we discuss...→ Alohomora may not actually work→ Voldemort and Bellatrix pillow talk→ Death Eater Jugson is waiting for his brother Pencilton→ Harry might be a little responsible for Sirius' death→ Bloody speech voice

On Episode 349 we discuss...→ Oliver Wood, Male Veela (at least to Alison)→ The House-Elf name debate→ Some magical beings are uncomfortable to talk about - we try→ Sam ruins things

On Episode 348 we discuss…→ Go behind the scenes with Flick Miles from Behind the Wand→ Kat loves Full Circle & AbsentMindedRaven→ Let’s all play tag in the Chamber of Secrets→ Weight in the Alison & Kat “fight:” Are Phoenix death’s, chemical or decision?→ Guess our colors!

On Episode 347 we discuss...→ Sam knows French! (and Rex too a little), and we're joined by Marjo from SpeakBeasty→ Katy foretold Fantastic Beasts→ No crimes or beasts→ not a crime... not a crime - are we being brainwashed by Rex?→ #LetaIsDeadConfirmed→ We're over McGonagall supposedly breaking Canon→ You heard it hear first: Bunty is a Erumpent, Credence is a goat, and Dumbledore is a Demiguise

On Episode 346 we discuss...→ Is Snape really loyal to Dumbledore or just loyal to getting at Lily's murderer?→ How Dumbledore accepts that after their first meeting, Harry and Snape will always be a "thing"→ Snape never realizes that Harry is also Lily's son→ With Snape the bar is so low→ "Always" is a missed marketing ploy, but still a gross quote

On Episode 345 we discuss...→ Potter is still cool with the "youths"→ Get ready for Rex & Alison's new podcast→ Should Harry have been tossed out as the lead character?→ Maybe we're all right→ Snape is the ultimate hot topic

On Episode 344 we discuss...→ Harry's Voldy soul→ The Trio's secondary houses→ How this chapter contains the series' signature quote→ Draco as a parrot→ Is Luna the only flawless character in the books?→ Phones, what a '90s wonder!

On Episode 343 we discuss...→ The moral of all these what ifs is that everyone is dead→ Hermione is the MVP→ Rita, Petunia, Bertha: New Trio→ Grace attempts to fix the entire series→ Hogwarts daycare

On Episode 342 we discuss...→ "Goblet of Fire" is the precursor to angsty Harry→ Ron and Harry's relationship status: it's complicated→ Hermione might be the +1 to the Trio→ Aureo has homework: does Snape hate Hermione more because of Lily?→ Imperius: the gateway drug

On Episode 341 we discuss...→ Dumbledore's delicious quotes on death→ How Petunia is, again, the worst→ Snape (acceptance issues), Lupin (no self esteem), and Sirius (PTSD): trauma brothers→ No one's dead until there's a body→ The Headmaster could have been the best therapist → “What is grief, if not love persevering?”