The Potter Discussion: The Harry Potter TV Show Podcast

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In this episode, we discuss the opening two episodes to Tea Leaves, our version of the Harry Potter TV show. Harry encounters old magical enemies and barely escapes intact. Enjoy!
Topics/Summary:
·      1:45 Set our goals. Harry is growing up, and this season must reflect that.
·      4:52 We open with the Muggle news. Harry has been kept in the dark over the summer so he is forced to listen to the Muggle news to hear anything about Voldemort. He and Dudley get into some magical trouble, and Mrs. Figg and Aunt Petunia show they know more than they let on.
·      30:47 Harry is rescued. The Dursleys go off to their All-England Best Kept Suburban Lawn Competition, and some Order members arrive to bring Harry off to number 12 Grimmauld Place.
·      37:53 Episode two begins with the morning of the hearing. Harry is incredibly nervous. Mr. Weasley brings him into the office, but they find out that the time and location of the hearing had been changed. They rush down to the old courtrooms where the entire Wizengamot is assembled in Court Room 10.
·       49:03 Off to Hogwarts! They get their badges and lists in order and head off to King’s Cross, Padfoot in toe. They sit with Luna on the train and get to Hogwarts with little friction. Dumbledore begins the year with the feast and introduces Professors Grubbly-Plank and Umbridge as new staff members. Off to the races.
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In this episode, we reflect on our just finished season four of Tea Leaves, our version of the Harry Potter TV show. Enjoy!
Topics/Summary:
·      2:16 Voldemort is really scary. With the people we’ve seen working on this show, it really isn’t going to be a strictly kids show. There is going to be a darker, more mature air about the characters and that will translate to a more intense Voldemort.
·      10:47 Dark magic and Amos Diggory. We first see Amos and slightly annoying and at odds with Harry, but that is driven out of our minds at the quidditch world cup. After Harry brings Cedric’s body back from the graveyard, we realize that Amos was never at odds with Harry and that there are bigger fish to fry.
·      16:42 Dumbledore and Harry don’t have as close a relationship. They are in a transition year between the first three and last three seasons, though we’ll have to get into season five to know about this I think.
·      22:35 Harry feeling more connected with his past.
·      26:04 Looking forward. There are a few magical threads getting woven together. Magic is clearly getting more advanced and taking on a deeper meaning, and these new developments and conflicts surrounding Voldemort will lend itself to a more dynamic and dangerous magical ecosystem.
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In this episode, we discuss the season finale of season four of Tea Leaves, our version of the Harry Potter TV show. Harry and the champions face the final task in the Tri-Wizard Tournament, and the Dark Lord returns. Enjoy!
Topics/Summary:
·      2:16 Aftermath of the Second Task. Ron is a hero (and gets more heroic with each version of the story), and Harry just can’t shake the nagging feeling of the crushing task in the lake.
·      10:37 Rita Skeeter and Karkaroff are stirring the pot. Rita writes an article about Hermione playing with the hearts of Krum and Harry. Karkaroff barges into a potions class and flashes the dark mark at Snape, but Harry catches a glimpse.
·      18:08 The trio go to Hogsmeade and Sirius tells them everything about Crouch’s past. They learn that he was in line to become the next minister but was cast aside after his son, Barty Crouch Jr., was convicted of being a Death Eater.
·      23:59 Moody, Crouch(es), and Karkaroff all implode. Mr. Crouch appears in a bad state but disappears when Dumbledore comes to help him. Harry goes into the pensive and watches the trial of Barty Crouch Jr.
·      35:08 The trio discuss what just happened to open the last episode. Then, families arrive and everything prepares for the third task.
·      49:17 We’re back in the forest in Albania. We follow Voldemort as he gains his power back and moves to the Riddle house, turning the light on in the living room and planning to kill Harry. Eventually, he emerges from the house and sees Harry and Cedric standing in the graveyard.
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In this episode, we discuss season 4 episodes 7 and 8 of Tea Leaves, our version of the Harry Potter TV show. Harry faces some of the most and least profound challenges of the season in this episode. Hagrid is revealed as a half-giant against his will as Rita Skeeter continues her rampage, and the Second Task is some of the darkest content we've seen yet. Enjoy!
Topics/Summary:
·      1:35 Episode seven begins with Harry triumphant in the common room. He has emerged from the first task with a great score and the egg in hand, and he feels on top of the world. After the tense relationship between Ron and Harry, they finally find their common ground again and can forgive each other.
·      17:19 Life at Hogwarts. He sends a letter to Sirius, goes to help Hagrid with the blast ended skrewts, and Hermione shows him and Ron the kitchens with the house elves. Winky is in a bad way, calling Ludo Bagman a very bad wizard and lamenting her glory days with Mr. Crouch.
·      22:03 The Yule Ball. What a fun time of emotions running high and breath of fresh air from fighting dragons in the first task and death. Ron and Hermione exchange words at the end of the night.
·      30:58 Episode eight begins with Hagrid drama. Rita Skeeter overhead Hagrid and Madame Maxime talking at the Yule Ball about his being half giant. Malfoy makes fun of Hagrid for it and the trio gets very mad at Rita.
·      36:04 The egg. Cedric tells Harry to take his egg to the prefect bathroom and figure it out, so Harry does. He eventually figures it out with the help of Moaning Myrtle. He gets stuck in a trick stair on the way back and it found out, but Moody comes and saves him. Lucky him…
·      44:02 The Second Task. It isolates Harry and prepares him for the intense challenges ahead. He’s incredibly nervous, and for good reason. Though he comes out all right, none of the champions comes out quite the same.
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In this episode, we discuss episodes five and six of Tea Leaves, our version of the Harry Potter TV show. Harry has more strange encounters with Mad-Eye Moody, and is continuing to confront his identity as the fourth champion in the Tri-Wizard Tournament. Enjoy!
Topics/Summary:
·      1:56 Harry goes up to the Owlery, and jumps on a table for Moody. He wants to confide in Sirius the dreams of Voldemort he’s been having and the pains in his scar that have come along with them. He wonders if there’s something greater stirring. Then, he goes off to class and learns all too well about the imperious curse.
·      18:38 Viktor Krum drops his name into the Goblet of Fire and the four champions are chosen. This moment should show us why we should care about Krum, and what makes him ticks. He respects competition but doesn’t seek fame. That evening, Dumbledore chooses the name at the evening feast. In a startling change of events, Harry’s name also flies forth and he becomes the fourth champion.
·      41:13 Episode six begins with Harry walking down to the champion’s room. The staircase he walks down is huge and the camera is still in an unbroken shot to show just how small Harry is. Over the next few days, he learns about the dragons, tells Cedric, is coached by Moody, and finally competes in the First Task. He emerges victorious and the episode comes to an end.
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