Episode #376: Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 1

• Slug Club member Chris joins the show

• David Heyman says Grindelwald is scarier than Voldemort!

• Why is Dumbledore teaching a young Newt Defense Against the Dark Arts?

• "After all this time," Chapter-by-Chapter returns! And just in time for HBP's birthday!

• We analyze the chapter that had been brewing in JKR's mind for more than 13 years

• Would The Other Minister have worked earlier in the series?

• Where's Harry? Our first Potter book that doesn't begin with the boy wizard!

• Voldemort is on the rise and its clear the tone of the series has shifted

• Fireplace entrances, shady portraits, secret staff - do wizards have a superiority complex?

• Should the Ministry have considered lifting the International Statute of Secrecy? 

• Does Fudge ever consider enlisting the help of the Muggle Prime Minister?

• Do other heads of state have similar relationships with their Muggle counterparts?

• Rufus Scrimgeour: our thoughts on the new Minister and do we have cause to trust him?

• Kingsley Shacklebolt "Undercover Secretary"

• Whatever came of the Ministry's inquiry into the death of Sirius Black?

• How much control do magical governments have over their Muggle counterparts?

• Two new segments debut with Character MVP and Rename The Chapter! 

• Patrons weigh in with their thoughts on the first chapter of Half-Blood Prince!

• Quizzitch: What is the name of the bridge that gets destroyed by Death Eaters?

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