It’s Monday and I hate this chapter because it’s about Quidditch! Other things happen too, which you can hear about on this week’s episode of Podtrificus Totalus, the universe’s favorite Harry Potter podcast done book by book, chapter by chapter.
We make a number of references to outside sources and popular culture, which are listed below:
Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)
Avatar: The Last Airbender S01E14 “The Fortuneteller”
The Final Fantasy series
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003)
Our Spell of the Week this week is Cheering Charms, which Harry and Ron learn in — you won’t believe this — Charms class.
It’s Monday, and Podtrificus Totalus is hitting you with yet another episode of the Wizarding World’s favorite Harry Potter podcast!
This chapter sees Harry and Ron continue their grudge match with Hermione despite Hagrid’s urgings to make up. Harry chooses to go to Hogsmeade yet again, but when the Invisibility Cloak slips off, Malfoy spots him and runs off to tell Professor Snape. Once apprehended by the Potions master, Harry learns more about his father’s history with Snape and why Professor Snape dislikes him so…
We make a number of references to outside sources and popular culture, which are listed below:
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
Lady Bird (2017)
Birds of Prey (2020), Suicide Squad (2016), and the Snyder Cut
The X-Files S01E03 “Squeeze”
Our Spell of the Week this week is fire chatting or fire talking — basically, the use of Floo Powder as a communication tool across distances.
You can hear more from our guest, Joseluis Solorzano, on his movie review website, Solo Breakdown, and on Twitter (@joseluissolo)https://twitter.com/joseluissolo. You can also find the Macbeth adaptation he directed for Blank Conversations on YouTube.
It’s Monday, and that means it’s time to talk about yet another instance of J.K. Rowling doing the worst job she possibly can at representing diverse peoples!
In this chapter of Prisoner of Azkaban, Gryffindor plays Ravenclaw in Quidditch, and Harry finally gets to put the Firebolt to work. Harry and Ron consider forgiving Hermione, but a bloody mess on Ron’s sheets only serves to distance them further. Harry manages to conjure a Patronus successfully, and Ron faces yet another threat while within the common room…
We make a number of references to outside sources and popular culture, which are listed below:
Cho Chang on the Harry Potter Lexicon
Cho Chang on the Harry Potter Wiki
J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter fans tear into author following “anti-trans” tweets (Jacob Stolworthy; 7 June 2020)
Episode 14 of the Chinese Chippy Girl: Katie Leung aka Cho Chang from Harry Potter joins me!!
Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter by Galadriel Waters (Ed. Astre Mithrandir; Published by Wizarding World Press in 2003)
Our Spell of the Week this week is the Golden Snidget, the early version of what would become the Golden Snitch.
It’s Monday, and we’re back after a week off with an extra-long episode of Podtrificus Totalus, a Harry Potter podcast done book by book, chapter by chapter.
On this week’s episode, we cover chapter twelve of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, “The Patronus!” In this chapter, Harry begins his anti-Dementor lessons with Professor Lupin, but he hesitates when he realizes that blocking out the Dementors might block him out from ever hearing his parents’ voices again. Harry and Ron’s feud with Hermione over the Firebolt continues, and just when they’re about to make up, Ron finds a crime scene in his bedsheets with no sign of Scabbers.
We make a number of references to outside sources and popular culture, which are listed below:
Misery, The Eyes of the Dragon, Carrie, It, and The Stand by Stephen King
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
The Road by Cormac McCarthy and the 2009 film adaptation
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Teen Titans
Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter by Galadriel Waters (Ed. Astre Mithrandir; Published by Wizarding World Press in 2003)
Second Act (2018)
Patronus on the Harry Potter Lexicon
The Patronus Charm on the Harry Potter Wiki
Blue Peter Interview with J.K. Rowling (20 July 2007)
“Expecto Patronum” by Totally Knuts
AOL Live Interview with J.K. Rowling (19 October 2000)
Bloodborne (2015)
The Hurling Hex on the Harry Potter Lexicon
The Math Lady meme
Odd’s bodkins on The Free Dictionary
Our Spell of the Week this week is — you guessed it — Expecto Patronum, Harry’s second favorite spell!
You can hear more from our guest, TK Lawrence, by following them on Twitter and Instagram. Be sure to also check out their incredible wizard rock over on Bandcamp and support them on Patreon!
It’s Monday, and we’re flying in on a speedy (but possibly jinxed?) broomstick with the latest episode of Podtrificus Totalus, the international standard in Harry Potter podcasts done chapter by chapter, book by book!
Harry, upset and enraged by the news of Sirius Black’s betrayal, is determined to seek revenge for his parents’ deaths and take the adults in his life to task for withholding the truth from him. Despite Ron and Hermione’s attempts to talk him down, Harry continues to seethe until he is distracted by Buckbeak’s impending doom. On Christmas day, Harry receives a mysterious and expensive gift with no note or card, prompting a disagreement with Hermione.
The only outside source we reference for this episode is the Harry Potter Wiki’s page on Chair-conjuring, which constitutes our Spell of the Week for this episode.
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It’s Monday and it’s time to relive childhood trauma with Podtrificus Totalus, the only Harry Potter read along podcast that spends several minutes talking about Pooh Bear hats!
This chapter of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is one big exposition dump! Harry chats with Lupin about the effect the Dementors have on him, and Lupin agrees to teach Harry how to defend himself against them. Fred and George gift Harry the Marauder’s Map which (among other things) shows him the secret passages between Hogwarts and Hogsmeade. Finally, Harry overhears a conversation in the Three Broomsticks which finally reveals the connection between him and Sirius Black.
We make a number of references to outside sources and popular culture, which are listed below:
Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter by Galadriel Waters (Ed. Astre Mithrandir; Published by Wizarding World Press in 2003)
The Marauder’s Map on the Harry Potter Lexicon
The Marauder’s Map on Wizarding World
Gilmore Girls (2000-2007)
Peter Pettigrew on the Harry Potter Lexicon
Peter Pettigrew on the Harry Potter Wiki
Mobiliarbus on the Harry Potter Wiki
Our Spell of the Week this week is Mobiliarbus, which is a very specialized charm that Hermione uses to move the Christmas trees in the Three Broomsticks and conceal their eavesdropping.
It’s Monday, which means a new episode of Podtrificus Totalus, Cedric Diggory’s favorite Harry Potter re-read podcast!
Picking up after Sirius Black attempted to break into the Gryffindor common room, the students are moved into the Great Hall for the night, where Harry overhears an interesting conversation. The next day, Lupin is out sick and Snape subs in for him, abusing students along the way. Gryffindor and Hufflepuff face off in a Quidditch match with disastrous results, and a beloved companion leaves us forever.
We make a number of references to outside sources and popular culture, which are listed below:
J.K. Rowling’s World Book Day Chat (4 March 2004)
Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter by Galadriel Waters (Ed. Astre Mithrandir; Published by Wizarding World Press in 2003)
Argyllshire on the Harry Potter Lexicon
Cedric Diggory on the Harry Potter Lexicon
The Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis
The Impervius Charm on the Harry Potter Wiki
Our Spell of the Week this week is the Impervius Charm, which Hermione uses to help Harry see through his wet glasses during the Quidditch match.
It’s Monday and we’re back at it again at Podtrificus Totalus, the only Harry Potter podcast that spends roughly half the runtime debating the pedagogical methods at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!
This chapter takes Prisoner of Azkaban into Hogwarts and keeps Harry out of the Halloween trip to Hogsmeade. As he mopes about the castle, he ends up in Professor Lupin’s office for tea and a conversation about fear. While Lupin believes Harry wise for fearing the Dementors most of all, the end of the chapter should perhaps heighten Harry’s fear about Sirius Black, who attacks the portrait of the Fat Lady that guards Gryffindor Common Room…
We make a number of references to outside sources and popular culture, which are listed below:
Final Fantasy VII (1997)
Mulan (1998)
Red Caps on the Harry Potter Lexicon
Kappas on the Harry Potter Lexicon
Binky Barnes from the children’s television show Arthur
Ambrosius Flume on the Harry Potter Lexicon
Ranking of sweets in the Wizarding World on Wizarding World
Grindylow on the Harry Potter Lexicon
Our Spell of the Week (or Creature of the Week) is the Grindylow, one of which sits with Lupin’s office, ready for some finger-breakin’ practical learning in the next Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson.
Another Monday, another episode of Podtrificus Totalus, the best Harry Potter podcast in the known galaxy!
This week, we cover chapter seven of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, which puzzles us with Shrinking Solutions and Boggarts. We face each of our worst fears to give you plenty of background knowledge, analysis, and discussion of the chapter.
We make a number of references to outside sources and popular culture, which are listed below:
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter by Galadriel Waters (Ed. Astre Mithrandir; Published by Wizarding World Press in 2003)
Shrinking Solution on the Harry Potter Lexicon
GadgetGirlKylie’s Wonderbook: Book of Potions Let’s Play on YouTube
Tiny Hermione on Hark! A Vagrant
Love Actually (2003)
Waddiwasi on the Harry Potter Wiki
Waddiwasi on the Harry Potter Lexicon
Boggart on the Harry Potter Lexicon
S01E03 of The X-Files, “Squeeze”
Scholastic Interview with J.K. Rowling (16 October 2000)
The Boggart-Banishing Spell on the Harry Potter Wiki
Our Spell of the Week for this episode is Riddikulus, which the third-year students use to banish the titular Boggart in the wardrobe.
of Azkaban, “Talons and Tea Leaves,” in which Harry, Ron, and Hermione start their third year at Hogwarts. They begin new courses (some more than others), and Hermione must decide where she draws the line between magic and card tricks.
We make a number of references to outside sources and popular culture, which are listed below:
Pansy Parkinson on the Harry Potter Lexicon
ugly: in defense of pansy parkinson by dirgewithoutmusic on AO3
“Dirge Without Music” by Edna St. Vincent Millay
That Girl is a Goddamn Problem: Girl Hate and Beyond in Harry Potter
Sir Cadogan on the Harry Potter Lexicon
“Meeting Sir Cadogan,” a deleted scene from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter by Galadriel Waters (Ed. Astre Mithrandir; Published by Wizarding World Press in 2003)
Cadogan on the Harry Potter Wiki
Sir Cadogan on Wizarding World
Sybill Trelawney on Wizarding World
Sibyls on Mythology Encyclopedia
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994)
Thor (2011)
Sybil Leek, notorious psychic
Hippogriff on the Harry Potter Lexicon
“Hippogriffs Deserve to Die” by Draco and the Malfoys
Divination on Wikipedia
Our Spell of the Week for this episode is Divination, which is the new course the trio begins together this year, taught by Professor Trelawney.
It’s Monday – you know us, you love us, it’s time for Podtrificus Totalus, a Harry Potter podcast done book by book, chapter by chapter.
This week we cover chapter five of Harry Potter and Prisoner of Azkaban, in which Harry encounters a clumsy metaphor for depression – I mean, a new and foreboding creature in the magical world! – meets his new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, and eats some chocolate.
We make a number of references to outside sources and popular culture, which are listed below:
Brookyln 99 (TV Series)
The Lord of the Rings series
The scary Beowulf movie from 2007
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Finding Nemo (2003)
Lupin’s personality type is ENFJ, per J.K. Rowling’s Twitter (transphobia warning if you visit her account)
JKR’s “Idle Jottings,” preserved by the Harry Potter Lexicon, which reference that the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher in Prisoner of Azkaban may have been a woman at some point in the writing process
Q&A with J.K. Rowling at the Edinburgh Book Festival (15 August 2004) on Accio Quote
Ann Treneman interview with J.K. Rowling for The Times (30 June 2000) on Accio Quote
Dementor on the Harry Potter Wiki
Dementors and Chocolate on Wizarding World
Our Spell of the Week for this episode is chocolate, which seems to have some magical properties in the Harry Potter universe.
You can hear more from our guests, Kevin Rizza and Lauren Kelley, on the Why Can’t We Be Wizards podcast. Check out the show on Twitter (@WhyNotWizards) and Instagram (@WhyNotWizards). You can also find Kevin on Twitter as @RizzaKevin.
It’s Monday, and that’s the day that the Wizarding World’s favorite Harry Potter podcast releases. It’s time for a brand new episode of Podtrificus Totalus!
This week, we cover the fourth chapter in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, “The Leaky Cauldron!” This finds Harry with new freedoms as he temporarily lives in and explores Diagon Alley. He eventually meets up with the Weasleys and Hermione, andhe learns a dark secret about Sirius Black…
We make a number of references to outside sources and popular culture, which are linked below:
Professor McGonagall on Wizarding World
Gobstones on Wizarding World (spoilers for Half-Blood Prince)
Firebolt on Wizarding World
Firebolt on the Harry Potter Lexicon
Florean Fortescue on the Harry Potter Wiki
Cassandra Vblatsky on the Harry Potter Wiki
Some fanart of Hermione by tumblr user beastlyworlds
Wandlore on the Harry Potter Lexicon
Wand Woods on Wizarding World
Crookshanks on the Harry Potter Lexicon
Crookshanks on the Harry Potter Wiki
The Great Gatsby, an overrated book by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Jim Halpert and Dwight Shrute, two characters on The Office (US)
Rat tonic on the Harry Potter Wiki
It’s Monday, and you know what that means… a new episode of Podtrificus Totalus, a Harry Potter podcast made for your listening pleasure!
This week’s episode covers chapter three of Prisoner of Azkaban, “The Knight Bus,” which finds Harry on the run after blowing up his Aunt Marge. Harry prepares to live his life as an outlaw as he rides the Knight Bus to London, where he encounters an unexpected face…
We make a number of references to outside sources and popular culture, which are listed below:
30 Minutes or Less (2011)
The Knight Bus on Wizarding World
Downton Abbey (TV Series 2010-2015)
PA3: The Knight Bus on the Harry Potter Lexicon
Stanley Shunpike on the Harry Potter Wiki
Knight Bus on the Harry Potter Lexicon
Ernest Prang on the Harry Potter Wiki
Spaceballs (1987)
Map of Little Whinging on the Harry Potter Lexicon
Sirius Black on the Harry Potter Lexicon
The Imperturbable Charm on the Harry Potter Wiki
It’s Monday, and that means it’s time for another episode of Podtrificus Totalus, a Harry Potter podcast done chapter by chapter, book by book.
In this chapter, Harry continues to spend a painful summer with the Dursleys, with the notable inclusion of Vernon’s sister Marge. Harry struggles to maintain his cool as Marge berates him, with explosive results.
We make a number of references to outside sources and popular culture, which are listed below:
The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl and the sequel, Goth Girl Rising, by Barry Lyga
Junji Ito’s Cat Diary: Yon & Mu by Junji Ito
“Death penalty in the UK suspended 50 years ago” from The Guardian
Marge Dursley on Wizarding World
“Harry Potter and the source of inspiration” from The Daily Telegraph (Danielle Demetriou; July 2000)
Matilda by Roald Dahl and the 1996 film adaptation
A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
The Inflatus Jinx on the Harry Potter Wiki
You can hear more from our guest, Angel, on the Mysteries and Urban Legends Podcast. Follow the podcast on Twitter (@MaulPodcast) and Instagram (@maulpodcast), and check out Angel on Instagram as acute.angel.jpeg.
It’s Monday, and Podtrificus Totalus is back! This chapter begins our coverage of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the third book in the series. We begin by covering the release of Prisoner of Azkaban and the writing process behind it, then launch into the full chapter discussion.
We make a number of references to outside sources and popular culture, which are listed below:
Prisoner of Azkaban was delayed from The Remembrall, archived by the Wayback Machine
New ‘Potter’ movie sneaks in spoilers for upcoming books (Claudia Puig for USA Today; 27 May 2004)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban on the Harry Potter Lexicon
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (movie)
Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter by Galadriel Waters (Ed. Astre Mithrandir; Published by Wizarding World Press in 2003)
Bathilda Bagshot on the Harry Potter Wiki
The Lord of the Rings (series) by J.R.R. Tolkien
Wendelin the Weird on the Harry Potter Wiki
Property Brothers, a home improvement show on HGTV
The Wizarding World Currency Exchange on the Harry Potter Lexicon
Fleetwood Mac, Cassie’s mom’s favorite band
Mistakes in the Harry Potter books on the Harry Potter Wiki
The Flame-Freezing Charm on the Harry Potter Wiki
We also answer a listener email from Marlin, who clarifies some details on poltergeists in the Harry Potter universe.
It’s Monday, which is the perfect day for Podtrificus Totalus to finish off Chamber of Secrets! This episode is a family affair, too; we are joined by Cassie’s sister Becca as a guest and we answer an email from their other sibling, Den.
In this chapter, Harry, Ron, Ginny, Gilderoy, and Fawkes leave the Chamber and head to Dumbledore’s office. There, Harry reveals all the weird goings-ons at Hogwarts this year and how he was able to defeat Tom Riddle. Dumbledore and Harry discuss how our choices define us and why Harry is a true Gryffindor. Harry frees Dobby from Lucius Malfoy with his slimy sock and all the Petrified students are given the Mandrake draught.
We make a number of references to outside sources and popular culture, which are listed below:
Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter by Galadriel Waters (Ed. Astre Mithrandir; Published by Wizarding World Press in 2003)
Albania on the Harry Potter Wiki
The Mandrake Draught on the Harry Potter Lexicon
Penelope Clearwater on the Harry Potter Lexicon
The Sorting Hat on the Harry Potter Wiki
Our Spell of the Week for this chapter is actually a Hat of the Week. Joe tells us about the origins of the Sorting Hat and all its unique powers.
Lastly, we answer an email from Den about the queer-coding of Lockhart and how Rowling repeatedly others the Defense Against the Dark Arts professors.
It’s Monday and Podtrificus Totalus, a Harry Potter podcast done chapter by chapter, book by book, is here to tell you the good news about baby genius Ginny Weasley.
This week sees Harry attempt to rescue Ginny from her fate in the Chamber. There, he encounters the memory ghost of Tom Riddle, who has been controlling Ginny and forcing her to open the Chamber this whole time. Harry must fight the Basilisk and escape with his friends (plus Professor Lockhart).
We make a number of references to outside sources and popular culture, which are listed below:
“Wild About Harry” interview with Candis Magazine (Jennie Renton; November 2001)
Chamber of Secrets DVD Interview with Steve Kloves and J.K. Rowling (Lizo Mzimba; February 2003)
Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter by Galadriel Waters (Ed. Astre Mithrandir; Published by Wizarding World Press in 2003)
im14andthisisdeep, a subreddit
“Finsta,” slang for Fake Instagram
Lord Voldemort’s middle name on Adventures on the Bookshelf
Translations of the “I am Lord Voldemort” anagram on the Harry Potter Wiki
Godric’s sword was practical too on AccioBrain
The Age of the Weasleys, an essay by Troels Forchhammeron the Harry Potter Lexicon
Our Spell of the Week for this episode is not a spell but a creature: Phoenixes! Joe tells us about all the magical abilities of this special bird.
It’s Monday and the universe’s favorite chapter by chapter Harry Potter podcast, Podtrificus Totalus, is talking giant snakes!
In this week’s chapter, things get bad at Hogwarts. Harry and Ron can’t find an opportunity to sneak into Moaning Myrtle’s bathroom and uncover the Chamber of Secrets. They discover that the monster that has been petrifying their classmates is a basilisk and that Ginny, Ron’s younger sister, has been taken to the Chamber. With the threat of Hogwarts closing for good and a reluctant Lockhart dragged along with them, they take the plunge into the Chamber, hoping they can rescue Ginny before it’s too late.
We make a number of references to outside sources and popular culture, which are listed below:
The Basilisk on the Harry Potter Lexicon
Basilisk on Wikipedia
Several wizard rock songs, including “And Then I Died” by The Moaning Myrtles, “Never Going to the Bathroom Again” by Harry and the Potters, and “Save Ginny Weasley” by Harry and the Potters
Gilderoy Lockhart on the Harry Potter Wiki
The Memory Charm on the Harry Potter Wiki
Our Spell of the Week for this episode is Obliviate, which Lockhart attempts to use on Harry and Ron after he tells them his secret… using Ron’s broken wand.
It’s Monday and Podtrificus Totalus, a Harry Potter podcast done chapter by chapter, is back to talk about some current events and some giant spiders.
In this week’s chapter, Harry and Ron follow Hagrid’s advice to follow the spiders. This brings them into the Forbidden Forest, where they encounter an old friend and a new threat, uncovering some information about when the Chamber was opened last.
We make a number of references to outside sources and popular culture, which are listed below:
Max & Ruby, a children’s book and television series
Aragog on the Harry Potter Lexicon
Gog and Magog on Wikipedia
Gog and Magog on the Encyclopedia Britannica
Gogmagog on Wikipedia
The Wand-Lighting Charm on the Harry Potter Wiki
Our Spell of the Week is Lumos, the Wand-Lighting Charm, which Harry uses to help them see in the dark forest.
In lieu of our usual links to our social media accounts and places where we subscribe, we would like our listeners to seek out Black and queer creators and voices instead. Some excellent people that we enjoy and would like to promote include Black Girls Create, House of Black Podcast, Kimya Dawson, The Gayly Prophet Podcast, Austin Walker and the Friends at the Table podcast, Ludo Bagman and the Trash, Wizards in Space, and the Wrock Snob among many, many others. We also encourage our listeners who have the financial means to spare even a few dollars to donate to Black Lives Matter and other, related funds. Act Blue has set up a page where you can spread your donation out among (at the time of writing) over 70 bail funds, mutual aid funds, and activist organizations.
It’s Monday and Podtrificus Totalus, a Harry Potter podcast done chapter by chapter, is remaining true to their word to release episodes regularly! What a dream! What a treat for you!
This week’s chapter sees the trio falling complacent, reluctant to ask Hagrid any questions about his expulsion. But when Harry’s room is ransacked, Tom Riddle’s diary stolen, and Hermione is petrified, Harry and Ron set out to find answers but are interrupted by the appearance of Cornelius Fudge and Lucius Malfoy.
We make a number of references to outside sources and popular culture, which are listed below:
Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter by Galadriel Waters (Ed. Astre Mithrandir; Published by Wizarding World Press in 2003)
The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser
Fudge is based off of Neville Chamberlain according to an interview with J.K. Rowling in XLSemanal, a Spanish magazine
Cornelius Fudge on the Harry Potter Lexicon
Fudge in the Oxford English Dictinary
Dumbledore used homenum revelio when at Hagrid’s hut according to Rowling (Live chat with Bloomsbury; 30 July 2007)
The Severing Charm on the Harry Potter Wiki
Our Spell of the Week is Diffindo, the Severing Charm, which may have been used to rip apart Harry’s cloak and bedclothes when his dormitory was ransacked.
