Episode 28 is finally here!  This episode (Recorded on November 25th) is all about a couple of recent fan theories we’ve come across lately.  We discuss the recent updates to the Lexicon, dissect the new cast photo, and debate theories we’ve seen online lately.
What’s New in the Lexicon
We began our podcast as always by talking about what’s new with the Lexicon.  We started with talking about the new header navigation, landing pages, lists and breadcrumbs.  We also talk about how we have a lot more A-Z lists.
When we get to talking about the original jkrowling.com website (and startrek.com) and how we seem to have lost a bit of that charm of immersive websites of the late 90s and early 2000s.  We talk about how it was lost in favor of more informational sites, how there was a resurgence with sites like pottermore, but then ultimately killed by mobile.
We then talk about some of the bigger new features including an overhaul of the search system (and hint at some cool new features coming soon) and about timelines.
New Stuff in the Wizarding World
We talk about the title of the new film “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” and talk about how we’ve lost the word “and.”
We talk about the new cast photo and about how it is a shame that Albus doesn’t have Auburn hair (Steve wishes Nick hadn’t mentioned the hair color, because before that he thought Jude Law looked excellent as Dumbledore).
We also mention the Holiday stuff going on at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios in both Hollywood and Orlando.
Fan Theory Time
Is The Enchanting Snake Girl Nagini?
We spend a while talking about a theory that comes to us from the Hogwarts Professor site.  The theory is based on the information on the aforementioned Cast Photo.  All of the characters have names except for the character played by Claudia Kim.  All we know about her from the Pottermore article is that she is one of the Circus Arcanus‘s “attractions” and that she is a Maledictus, “a carrier of a blood curse that makes her transform into a beast.”
We don’t know much about what a Maledictus is, other than this is different than an Animagus as an Animagus can transform into an animal at will, a Maledictus is cursed to eventually become a beast and this is outside of the Maledictus’ control.

Concerning the Circus Arcanus, we’ve also seen a bit of artwork (seen above) for a ticket to this circus.  Of the various acts advertised on this ticket, the largest advertisement by far is “The Enchanting Snake Girl” (“Alive! Beguiling! Mesmerizing!”)
In the first movie, we actually got to see an advertisement for the Circus Arcanus as well, and it also dedicated the largest bit of advertising space to The Enchanting Snake Girl.