Entries from October 2006 ↓

Episode #6: What Happened at Godric’s Hollow?

October 31, Halloween, has special significance in the Wizarding World; not only does it mark the anniversary of Nearly Headless Nick’s nearly-beheading, it’s also the date that Lord Voldemort attacked the Potter’s in Godric’s Hollow. In memory, we’ve got a special All Hallow’s Eve edition of HPProgs discussing just what went down on that [...]

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Cool Podcast Widget

I’ve added a cool little widget, courtesy of the folks at Odeo, to the sidebar.  It provides easy access to all the HPProgs podcasts.  Even better, you can post the player to your own site (or MySpace page); just visit this page at Odeo, copy the code (you can customize the colors, etc. if you [...]

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Episode #5: Ron and Hermione? Duh!

Since the beginning, Ron and Hermione seem to have been destined to, well, something.  Some think these star-crossed lovers have been fated to be together from the start, while others hold out hopes (dreams?) that perhaps Harry or Victor will capture Hermione’s heart.  In this episode, we discuss just why Ron and Hermione are meant [...]

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Mischief Managed… Not!

I believe there is a small mistake in the movie script of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The error is when Lupin says “Mischief managed” to the marauder’s map just after saying goodbye to Harry at the end of the movie. Fred and George stole the map from Filch. They would have no way of knowing the original incantations used to operate it. But Lupin uses the same incantation in this scene.

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Episode #4: Voldemort - What makes him so bad?

As villians go, Harry’s arch-nemesis Voldermort carries a big stick, but does he use it? Although we are admonished as to the unbelievable evilness of He Who Shall Not Be Named, for some of us, the picture painted of Lord Voldemort is not all that horrifying. Certainly he talks big, representing ideals that [...]

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Who is R.A.B. and where is Slytherin’s Locket?

In the dramatic climax of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Dumbledore and Harry recover a locket from Voldemort’s secret cave. Only after Dumbledore “dies” does Harry open the locket and find the note from R.A.B. But who is R.A.B., and where is the locket now?

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Episode #3: Just how dead is Dumbledore?

We all know that the great Albus Dumbledore is dead, at the hands of Professor Severus Snape. But how much do we know about Harry’s relationship to Dumbledore? Is there, perhaps, more that Dumbledore hasn’t told Harry, that he may find out in Book 7? Despite Dumbledore’s attempts to pass on as [...]

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