Harry Potter and the Sacred Text

It’s the English class you didn't know you missed and the meaningful conversations you didn't know you craved. Join Vanessa Zoltan and Casper ter Kuile as they bring thought, reflection and laughter to Harry Potter; not just as novels, but as instructive and inspirational texts that will teach us about our own lives. Relive the magic chapter by chapter as they explore themes such as commitment, revenge and forgiveness. This podcast creates time in your week to think about life’s big questions. Because reading fiction doesn’t just help us escape the world, it helps us live in it.

Crisis: Hermione’s Secret (Book 3, Chapter 21)

Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of crisis in chapter twenty-one of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. This week, they discuss Snape’s existential crisis, Dumbledore’s rebellious streak, and Madame Pomfrey’s delicious boulder of chocolate. Throughout the episode they consider the question: How do we find meaning in this time-turner business?

Next week we’re reading chapter twenty-two (the last chapter of Prisoner of Azkaban!), Owl Post Again, through the theme of love.


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