Grab a butterbear and think about what if... Join Karoline, Sophia, and our guest Matthew as they philosophize about the differences in girl's and boy's upbringing in the wizarding world.

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In this episode:

• Fanfiction informs culture
• The inevitable demise of Cedric Diggory
• The gender-specific nuances of Dursley-abuse
• Would female Harry have done better at school?
• Harrietta and Ginny <3
• Looks change everything for Snape
• A little bit of Hagrid bashing
• Gender swapping Fleur turns into Lockhart
• Archetypes with fixed genders
• Polyjuice potion transitioning variation

Resources:

• Harry Potter and the Social Construct. Does Gender-Swap Fanfiction Show Us That We Need to Re-consider Gender Within Children's Literature? by Harry Oulton
• Nine Contradictory Observations About Girls' and Boys' Upbringing and Education – The Strength-Based Approach as the Way to Eliminate the Gender Gap by Kaarina Määttä & Satu Uusiautti
• Why boys achieve less at school than girls: the difference between boys' and girls' academic culture by Mieke Van Houtt

Contact:

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Grab a butterbeer and fantasize about the only cup you're not supposed to drink out of: Join Ev, Irvin, Taavi, and our special guest Natalie Candido as they discuss Chapter 12 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - "The Triwizard Tournament"!

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In this episode:

• Why do we have a Sorting in Goblet of Fire?
• McGonagall hazes first years worse than Peeves
• Violence against geese!
• All aboard the vomit comet!
• Dennis's dreams are coming true!
• What's the point of Dennis Creevey?
• The woes of losing your favorite ruff
• We figure out what Dean Thomas's career will be
• You can't cancel Quidditch!

Voldemort: The Definitive Study of Tom Riddle-the Man Who Would Become "He Who Must Not Be Named" by Grace Candido-Beecher (available in all* bookstores)

Pub's Jukebox:

• The Sorting Hat by RiddleTM

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Grab your favourite summer-drink to face the unusal convergence of stuffy weather and dementors at Privet Drive: Join DJ, Karoline, Taavi, and our guest Lane as they discuss Chapter 1 of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - "Dudley Demented"!

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In this episode:

• Everyone is bored…
• The privilege of living like the Dursleys
• Dumbledore is the real villain, or is it Umbridge, or Skeeter?
• Whispers in Fudge's ear
• Dudley's greatest piglike fear
• Voldemort's most boring Privet Drive Dreams
• Petunia and Vernon - the perfect couple <3
• The little horcrux-truffle dementor-pig
• Umbridge is so relatable!
• The duality of cat ladies

Resources:

• Umbridge had one power that no other Harry Potter villians could use by Tom Beasley
• Manipulative/Morally Grey Dumbledore by Wisteria Lodge
• Bloomsbury Web Chat Transcript by The-Leaky-Cauldron.org

For more from our guest Lane:

• lanearoo on Instagram
• shunstanpike on Tumblr
• lanearoo on AO3
• Starside Comic Book Series
• Starside on Instagram

Pub's Jukebox:

• I Hate Harry Potter by The Dudley Dursleys (aka The Hinky Punks)

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