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Dear Mr. Potter: A Harry Potter Seminar

Point North Media

An exploration of the plot, characters, themes and ideas of JK Rowling's modern masterpiece.

Episodes

20 of 64 episodes

Dear Mr. Potter 63: Meet The Order

This week, we continue our discussion of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix with chapters three and four!

Jul 25, 2018

Dear Mr. Potter 62: Remember My Last

This week, we begin our discussion of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix with chapters one and two!

Jul 18, 2018

Dear Mr. Potter 61: The Once And Future King

This week, we discuss the second half of TH White's The Sword In The Stone , with a focus on identity and the stories which bind and guide u...

Jul 11, 2018

Dear Mr. Potter 60: The Sword In The Stone

In this week's abbreviated session, we continue our summer holiday away from Hogwarts, and discuss the first part of TH White's The Sword In...

Jul 5, 2018

Dear Mr. Potter 59: The Worst Witch

This week, take a break from Hogwarts and spend some time with Mildred Hubble, The Worst Witch !

Jun 27, 2018

Dear Mr. Potter 58: Calmly

This week, we discuss the highs and lows of the 2005 movie adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire !

Jun 21, 2018

Dear Mr. Potter 57: The End Of The Beginning

This week, we reach the end of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire with a super-size discussion of justice and punishment, hope and darkness...

Jun 7, 2018

Dear Mr. Potter 56: The Truth

This week, we approach the end of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire with a discussion of secrets revealed and powers uncloaked.

Jun 1, 2018

Dear Mr. Potter 55: Avada Kedavra

This week, we discuss the identities of Death Eaters and the mechanics of Priori Incantatum during the Duel of Little Hangleton in Harry Pot...

May 23, 2018

Dear Mr. Potter 54: Flesh, Blood And Bone

This week, we conclude the Triwizard Tournament with a tragic turn, and assemble the Death Eaters to witness a new threat to the wizarding w...

May 17, 2018

Dear Mr. Potter 53: Into The Labyrinth

This week, we conclude our exposition with the Pensieve, and begin the Third Task of the Triwizard Tournament in Harry Potter and the Goblet...

May 10, 2018

Dear Mr. Potter 52: The Curse That Failed

In this session, we discuss dreams and memories in chapters twenty-nine and thirty of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire .

May 3, 2018

Dear Mr. Potter 51: Constant Vigilance

In this session, we discuss the pernicious power of the media, then take a walk a in the Forbidden Forest with Viktor Krum in chapters twent...

Apr 23, 2018

Dear Mr. Potter 50: A Boy Like No Other

In this session, we hand out the points for the second task and speculate about Barty Crouch in chapters twenty-six and twenty-seven of Harr...

Apr 19, 2018

Dear Mr. Potter 49: Gillyweed

In this session, we soak in the tub then take a dip in the lake in chapters twenty-five and twenty-six of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fir...

Apr 11, 2018

Dear Mr. Potter 48: Truth And Lies

In this session, we begin the new year with mysterious clues and a deepening conspiracy in chapters twenty-four and twenty-four of Harry Pot...

Apr 4, 2018

Dear Mr. Potter 47: Wangoballwime

In this session, we face the horrors of adolescent awkwardness and teen romance in chapters twenty-two and twenty-three of Harry Potter and...

Mar 22, 2018

Dear Mr. Potter 46: The First Task

In this session, we face dragons and consider goodness in the world of Harry Potter in chapters twenty and twenty-one of Harry Potter and th...

Mar 14, 2018

Dear Mr. Potter 45: Potter Stinks

In this session, we discuss isolation and honesty in chapters 18 and 19 of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire .

Mar 11, 2018

Dear Mr. Potter 44: The Fourth Champion

In this session, we face opposition and isolation in chapters sixteen and seventeen of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire , ""The Goblet of...

Mar 3, 2018