Half-Blood Prince chapter 6. 

We get extremely rowdy this week! We have Fantastic Beasts drama, Emma Watson and Tom Felton news, and a chapter that is earnestly one of the most unbelievable experiences we've had reading this series. Be prepared for a lot of toilet discussion (not our fault) as well as a denouement of a third segment that will shake you to your core.

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Episode 88: You're My Captain Now Ha Ha

Half-Blood Prince chapter 7.

It's a slow news week after the rush of shocking events last episode, so we take a peek at some heartwarming (really!) Mugglenet content and chat about the newly-released Wizarding World Gold. Then we dissect Half-Blood Prince's first true stumble of a chapter, which features some absolute nonsense character depictions, a kinda uncomfortable character introduction, and Harry doing a bad ass front flip for no reason.

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Episode 89: Let Ron Make Rude Gestures

Half-Blood Prince chapter 8. We reminisce about Fyre Festival and check in on Wizarding World Gold before banging our heads against Half-Blood Prince's confusingly selective portrayal of a world mad with paranoia but also not all that worried about Voldemort doing anything. Oh, but Snape gets some time in the spotlight this week, and it's incredible.

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Episode 90: Post-Knut Clarity

Half-Blood Prince chapter 9. After taking a week off, we're back with tarot news and a personality analysis for Dobby! Then we have quite a chapter to get into, featuring a revamped Ernie Macmillen, Secret Agent Jack Sloper, and a hearty serving of Snape Content, as well as some weird potions and portentous smells. Finally, we listen to the newly released A Magical Time of Year, aka the Wizarding World Christmas album. You're not ready, honestly.

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Episode 91: Sloper & Dingle

Half-Blood Prince chapter 10. We've got GAMER NEWS (match 3) and say a prayer for more GAMER NEWS (open world AAA RPG) before tackling one of the worst chapters in the entire series. Earnestly, it's a truly awful chapter, but we have a lot of fun bagging on it before turning to some Christmas cheer and a long tangent about Halo 3.

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Episode 92: Chopin - Nocturne op.9 No.2 (for Master Chief)

Half-blood Prince chapter 12. Happy 2020 everyone! Liz kicks the decade off with a harrowing tale of arcane coincidence, and we have one hell of a chapter to dig into. Choke-slams, cruel pranks, property crimes, curvy barmaids, and a mysterious curse awaited us this week. Finally, we check in on the Wizarding World website, just to see if everything is still Normal there.

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Episode 94: Awooga!

Half-Blood Prince chapter 13. Hoooooooooo-wee. We chat about WB's new AI greenlighting tool, the Fantastic Beasts franchise news, and a new low for pensieve chapters before checking in with Yelp and Google reviews for several Harry Potter tourist attractions!

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Episode 95: You Cannot Account for Cumberbatch

Half-Blood Prince chapter 14. We've got a real doozy of a chapter this week. Is it as bad as the last two? Maybe not. Is it weird and unpleasant in its own way? You bet! Ron and Hermione hate each other, Harry and Ron hate each other, Ron hates Dean Thomas, Ron hates Ginny, Ginny hates Ron, Hermione hates Harry, and Harry hates... Harper? Everyone is mad and full of contempt this week, and we do our best to pick apart this particularly venomous chapter of Harry Potter. Finally, we cleanse our souls with a long-overdue visit to the confessional!

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Episode 96: Ford vs. Ferrari

Half-Blood Prince chapter 15. After a series of truly dire chapters, we're granted a reprieve with a week's reading that features some pretty low lows, but some relieving highs. We chat about Jude Law's taste in heels, the continuing drama between Ron and Hermione, some truly vile implications for Fred and George's business acumen, some genuinely touching Luna content, and much more. We also manage to blow each others minds a couple of times with our big-brained revelations. Finally, we try to create Dobby in an alt-rock magazine's character quiz. Will we succeed? Tune in to find out!


(content warning: if you don't want to hear us discussing Love Potions and their related issues, skip to 46:30 once you're past the news segment)

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Episode 97: Defend Dob-Punk

Half-Blood Prince chapter 16. We've got some music-quiz-related business to attend to this episode, as last week's estimation of Harry Potter's (and by extention, Dobby's) taste did NOT satisfy us. First, though, we have a dreaded recap chapter to... well, recap. Surprise! Everyone is being horrible to each other for no reason and the world they inhabit makes less sense with every new detail, but we make the most of a frustratingly fractured chapter that could be fantastic.

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Episode 98: A 1, and a 2, and a...

Half-Blood Prince chapter 18. Wow! We've recorded 100 of these! We chat about this momentous achievement before grappling with the agony and the ecstasy of Harry Potter thanks to a chapter that both delights and frustrates us. There's plenty of interesting worldbuilding tidbits, lots of creepy dark comedy that works really well, and--unfortunately--a debilitating sense that none of it matters and that every interesting detail is a track being laid down in front of a speeding train. Finally, to celebrate our hundredth episode, we return to the confessional for a Valentine's-themed third segment!

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Episode 100: D-I-Wine

Two lapsed Harry Potter fans on a journey back through the books they (used to) love so much. Updates every Friday!

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