Prince It 'Til You Ace It (HBP Chapter 18, Birthday Surprises)
About this episode
The episode discusses Chapter 18 of Half-Blood Prince, focusing on alchemy, Potions class, and teenage challenges faced by Harry and his friends.
On this week's episode, unless you have a bezoar (and a bit of cheek) handy, we highly recommend you brush up on on all of Golpalott’s laws! Join Andrew, Eric, Micah and Laura for a show full of alchemy, apparition and plenty of teenage angst! News: Warner Bros. Discovery has a new home in Paramount; plus several dozen young actors have been cast as various Hogwarts students Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 18: Birthday Surprises We analyze Golpalott’s Third Law: could this Potions class teach Harry something about how to ultimately destroy Voldemort? Does the creation of a Horcrux have an alchemical element to it? How does alchemy present in other book series, such as The Secrets of the Immortal Nicolas Flamel? Can we expect to learn more about Dumbledore and Flamel's partnership in the new Harry Potter TV Show? Apparition: Just put your mind to it! Does this class pass our sniff test? Bezoar! Hermione is upset (again) with Harry’s success in Potions. Does Harry's cheek make him a bit to overconfident when trying to acquire Slughorn’s unredacted memory? When Harry can't locate Malfoy on the Marauder's Map, why does overlook the Room of Requirement…
People in this episode
Hosts: Andrew, Eric, Micah, Laura
Topics covered
- alchemy
- apparation
- teenage angst
- Potions class
- Horcruxes
- Dumbledore and Flamel's partnership
- Marauder's Map
Keywords
- Golpalott’s laws
- bezoar
- Potions
- Horcrux
- Room of Requirement
- Marauder's Map
- Dumbledore
- Flamel
- teenage angst
- apparation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount
Books & works: Half-Blood Prince, The Secrets of the Immortal Nicolas Flamel
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- The 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' TV TRAILER IS OUT!
- Hokey Pokey (HBP Chapter 20, 'Lord Voldemort's Request')
- Peeves' Fight Club (Half-Blood Prince Chapter 19, 'Elf Tails')
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