Magical Theory, a Harry Potter podcast

Turn to Page 61, Diagon Alley. Today’s lesson is called Magical Theory, Muggle Reality. "The chapter starts with Harry waking up to find that he is still a wizard. Hagrid takes him through London and the Leaky Cauldron into Diagon Alley, a wizard district, to buy Harry’s school supplies. They stop first at Gringotts, the wizard bank, to withdraw money from Harry’s family account - and Hagrid also withdraws a mysterious object from another vault, for Dumbledore. Money in hand, Harry buys robes, ingredients, and books, Hagrid gifts him an owl, and finally they buy a wand from Ollivander, who tells him that Harry’s new wand is siblings with Voldemort’s. Harry is feeling overwhelmed by his ignorance, made worse by an encounter with a fellow incoming first-year at Hogwarts." Music: Magical Dirt by Sir Cubworth #MagicalTheory #podcast #HarryPotter #BackToHogwarts ✨Like the podcast? Contribute here: https://ko-fi.com/wizardphd --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/magical-theory/message Support this p

New students: Welcome to Magical Theory. Each podcast episode features a lesson learned from a Harry Potter chapter. Take a close reading with a WizardPhD lens

New students: Welcome to Magical Theory. Each podcast episode features a lesson learned from a Harry Potter chapter. Take a close reading with a WizardPhD lens

Turn to Page 18, The Vanishing Glass. Today’s lesson is called Uncaged Hope.  “The chapter starts nearly ten years later, and Harry Potter lives in the cupboard under the stairs, with his Aunt Petunia, his Uncle Vernon, and his cousin, Dudley. Dudley’s parents are taking him and a friend, Piers, to the zoo for his birthday, when Harry’s sitter breaks her leg. Instead of leaving him home alone to cause mischief, the Dursley’s reluctantly take Harry with them. Harry’s unexpected day tasting treats and admiring animals becomes bizarre when he finds himself mid-conversation with a Boa Constrictor, when Piers overhears. Dudley insists on having a front-row seat for this new snake performance, when the glass separating them from the snake mysteriously disappears. Suspicion falls to Harry, after Piers claims he saw Harry talking to the snake, and Harry is banished back into the cupboard under the stairs.”   Music: Magical Dirt by Sir Cubworth #MagicalTheory #podcast #HarryPotter #BackToHogwarts   ✨Lik

Turn to Page 1, The Boy Who Lived. Today’s lesson is called Secrets, Secrets.   Synopsis: The chapter starts following Mr. Durlsey, a brutish, ordinary man, as he goes about his typical work day mixed with some strange happenings, like a map-reading cat. At lunch, he overhears a part of a conversation about someone called Harry Potter, the same name as his nephew, who the Dursleys pretend does not exist. Alongside Vernon Dursley’s normal day gone sour is a celebration by a secret magical community. A very unusual man named Albus Dumbledore arrives outside the Dursley’s house, and confirms for Professor McGonagall (who has morphed out of her cat form) that the dangerous and powerful Voldemort had killed Harry Potter’s parents, yet somehow failed to kill the infant child, and was even destroyed by the very attempt. Dumbledore reveals that baby Harry is to come to stay at the Dursley’s home, much to the chagrin of Professor McGonagall, and be kept from learning his famous identity until he is older.  

You are now enrolled in Magical Theory. Students will be able to explore life through the lens of a close studying of Harry Potter text. Hosted by Professor Lynette & Auror Jeffrey, join us -- wands ready! Music: Magical Dirt by Sir Cubworth #MagicalTheory #HarryPotter #podcast #WizardPhD  ✨Like the podcast? Contribute here: https://ko-fi.com/wizardphd  Listen to us on your favorite podcast place!  Anchor: https://anchor.fm/magical-theory   Apple: http://bit.ly/AppleMT Google Play: http://bit.ly/GooglePlayMT TuneIn: http://bit.ly/TuneInMT Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/2lWk4bl Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2knqKyH Stitcher: http://bit.ly/StitcherMT --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/magical-theory/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/magical-theory/support