About this episode

The hosts discuss Chapter 21 of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, focusing on themes of distraction, guidance, and the Room of Requirement.

On this week's episode, we hope you know the difference between a ghost and an Inferius, lest you want to incur the sass of Severus Snape. Join Andrew, Eric, Micah and Laura as we suffer through Defense Against The Dark Arts while trying very hard to break into the Room of Requirement. Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 21: The Unknowable Room Main Discussion #1: Distracted by Draco Fudge Flashback: We reflect on the Minister's comments in the very first chapter of this book: "The other side can do magic too." As Hermione consistently reminds Harry throughout the chapter, he is taking his eyes off the prize. Why is Harry not more focused given how testy Dumbledore was with him during their last lesson? We debate whether or not Dumbledore should have offered Harry more guidance Snitch Report: Given how Dobby behaves after tailing Draco, should Harry have been more mindful of what he was asking the former Malfoy house-elf to do? Why did it take Harry (and Hermione) 452 pages to realize Draco was using the Room of Requirement? Main Discussion #2: EMO Slytherins Snape is in rare form. Do we attribute his more-than-sassy nature to Draco…

People in this episode

Hosts: Andrew, Eric, Micah, Laura

Topics covered

• Defense Against The Dark Arts
• Room of Requirement
• Harry Potter
• Half-Blood Prince
• Slytherins
• Dumbledore's guidance

Keywords

• Moaning Myrtle
• Inferius
• Draco Malfoy
• Dobby
• Room of Requirement
• Severus Snape
• Dumbledore
• Hermione
• Half-Blood Prince
• Defense Against The Dark Arts

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Unknowable Room

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