Episode #354: Yates On Mute

• Eric...? Eric...?

• Slug Club member Ken joins the show

• Guessing Game: How many books has the Harry Potter series sold to date? How many do we think are duplicate copies?

• Eric...? Eric...?

• We respond to David Yates' recent comments about how Dumbledore's sexuality will play into Fantastic Beasts 2

• Saying that "all fans are aware of that" has not sat well with...well...the fans

• JKR and the Wizarding World preach inclusion and acceptance but have shied away from embracing LGBTQ characters

• That said, Dumbledore still needs to be introduced in the Fantastic Beasts series and fans need to learn about his history with Grindelwald's

• We haven't seen Jude Law's portrayal of Dumbledore and we know he spent time learning about the character from Rowling

• Rowling is the screenwriter, she's the one who knows the backstory and she has four films to tell it

• Eric...? Eric...?

• In honor of Groundhog's Day we each create a weather-predicting fantastic beast

• Southern Hagrid makes an appearance

• Owl Post covers last weekend's Celebration of Harry Potter

• Voicemails return!

• Quizzitch: In Chapter 10 of Half-Blood Prince, "The House of Gaunt," Hermione is seen working on an essay entitled what?

• Eric...? Eric...?

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