Alohomora!: The Original Harry Potter Book Club

HBP, 19 Revisit: The Hospital Ring

09 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 395 we discuss...→ How the movie did it better→ Elves who work in houses→ Lavender needs to read the room→ Geoff REALLY doesn't lik...

DH, 6 Revisit: Ron Is My Grandfather

24 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 394 we discuss...→ the maturity of the Trio→ The longing tension between Harry and Ginny→ 90s tropes → Everybody Loves Molly→ "We...

OOTP 38, Revisit: Dark Humor Crew

10 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 393 we discuss...→ Voldemort's soft launch→ Dueling clubs to get back in practice→ Instructional DVDs→ Hugs for Harry→ In our fee...

GOF, 25 Revisit: Scrub Daddy

27 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 392 we discuss...→ Moaning Myrtle just a lonely child→ Piggy Wiggly→ Filch's redemption→ Cats chose violence→ Fleur might be a bi...

COS Movie Watch: I Wanted Bigger Eyeballs

13 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 391 we discuss...→ Best line: "Your hand is all sweaty"→ Wizard plummers→ Menacing ellipses→ Pausing for effect→ Voldemort is a d...

HBP, 16 Revisit: Too Many Cooks

30 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 390 we discuss...→ Adverbs and potentially bad writing→ Sprouting it all up→ Prophetic knives→ Unbreakable Vows as kids→ The orig...

OOTP, 22 Revisit: Third Rate Duelist

16 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 389 we discuss...→ Let's go to the hospital→ Hermione puts the "camp" in camping→ McGonagall's Caturday with Mrs. Morris→ Dumbledor...

GOF, 22 Revisit: Teenage Trauma Dump

02 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 388 we discuss...→ Cringe moments from our past as teens→ Professor Bitter at the holiday staff meeting→ Go forth and find a partner,...

DH, 15 Revisit: Hangry Ron

18 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 387 we discuss...→ We are not a fishing podcast→ Also not on Shark Tank→ People just don't go out and get tents→ Grawp Pt. 2→ Ron...

GOF, 27 Revist: This Chapter Gets Sirius

04 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 386 we discuss...→ XoXo,Gossip Girl→ Who's playing the long game?→ Pansy Parkinson is Draco→ Nerf balls and teachers→ Harry is no...

OOTP, 30 Revisit: Buff Filch

21 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 385 we discuss...→ Americans don't know what "punting" means→ It's a good episode to be Ron lover→ Passive agressive professors→ Th...

POA, 4 Revisit: Harry Potter and the Accumulation of Calories

07 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 384 we discuss...→ The cheeky mirror→ No working papers or labor laws→ Lower level homework→ Harry and his fear of the unknown→ R...

DH, 24 Revisit: Hermione Tried

23 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 383 we discuss...→ Alfie & Alby→ AOL AIM Mirror→ Weird metaphors and the afterlife→ Harry's hitch in that giddyup→ Why didn't...

PS/SS, 8 Revisit: Farm to Table Coordinator

09 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 382 we discuss...→ Secret celebrity→ Mrs. Norris: she is widowed→ Being chill and strict at the same time→ Voldemort's smelly head→...

HBP, 4 Revisit: In-Theory-Us

26 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 381 we discuss...→ "Weird" ways to love Horace Slughorn→ Ranking Harry's school years from best to worst→ Preferred method of magical...

SS, Movie Watch: Sorcerer's Stone Movie Commentary

12 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 380 we discuss...→ Porto's hats→ Operation "pig for slaughter" is a go→ "I regret Lily's death" - Google it→ Why can't they just pi...

OOTP, 14 Revisit: Peeve'd

29 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 379 we discuss...→ Geoff is haunted by this song→ Learn how the hosts like to read→ "Oh Potter, you rotter:" the mixed tape→ Ghosts...

POA, 14 Revisit: They Forgot about Neville... Again

15 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 378 we discuss...→ James stans→ Doe a deer a female deer, or really a buck→ Big T trauma→ Not a fan of ableist passwords→ Never k...

DH, 2 Revisit: Harry Was Bleeding

01 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 377 we discuss...→ "Indoor plumbing, it's going to be big"→ When spells wear off→ Kids jumping off random thing because they learn sp...

GOF, 31 Revisit: Directionally Empathetic

17 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 376 we discuss...→ Debate on if Harry is empathetic or sympathetic→ Trio training→ McGonagall turning into a cat all over the place→...

COS, 16 Revisit: Ghost Oreos

03 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 375 we discuss...→ Luna & Myrtle adventures→ Dead child in the bathroom→ Wizard GED→ Ugh on Percy: plot makes him prefect→ Ho...

PS/SS, 2 Revisit: Magical Puberty

20 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 374 we discuss...→ James and Vernon's first meeting→ Harry's lack of awareness is from the Dursleys attempt to stamp the curiosity out ...

HBP, 24 Revisit: Who's Rachel?

06 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 373 we discuss...→ Bloody Harry→ Is Rex Lea Michele?→ Casual Tuesday at Hogwarts→ Matchmaking Hermione→ Dating your friend's sibl...

COS, 6 Revisit: Former Beetle, Current Button

22 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 372 we discuss...→ Molly, the spicy Gryffindor→ Oh, my wizard god→ What Neville's grandmother yells at him→ Kardashians as Lockhart...

DH 11, Revisit: Elf Arthritis

08 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 371 we discuss...→ Humans hate change→ Did Tonks or Moody actually do anything?→ Scrimgeour's parallel death→ How the tables turned...

POA, 2 Revisit: St. Brutus Blah, Blah, Blah

25 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 370 we discuss...→ Harry, the late riser→ Introverts & Ambiverts→ We still stan Lucius's luscious locks→ Harry's life if he nev...

HBP, 14 Revisit: Caterpillarhorn

11 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 369 we discuss…→ Getting lost on the way to class→ The nightmare of flesh eating trees→ Everything you wanted to know… and maybe ...

GOF, 9 Revisit: Hogwarts Drag Race

25 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 368 we discuss...→ Check out Sorting Hat Chats!→ If you don't have a friend in your group who is obsessed with Harry Potter, it's proba...

OOTP, 10 Revisit: Cows Are So Cool

11 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 367 we discuss...→ The scent of death, Lucius Malfoy, le parfum de la mort→ Yes, Arnold Schwarzenegger was governor→ Where we think G...

DH, 19 Revisit: Snape Ruins the Vibes

28 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 366 we discuss...→ How the characters we're most like are the characters we get frustrated with the most→ Hermione is a lot like Merope...

GOF 37 Revisit: Minor Major, Major Minor

14 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 365 we discuss...→ The chapter gives off Lost energy→ What is Death?→ The actualization of Dumbledore→ Snape's a 9/Hagrid's a 4→ ...

Bonus: Meet the New Hosts

14 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this special bonus episode we discuss…→ The most heartbreaking death in the series→ Ships! Hermione/Ron or Hermione/Harry→ Is it Voldemort ...

Book Rankings: Battle of the Books

31 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 364 we discuss...→ School is boring→ Just a children's book→ Conflicts about Lupin→ Poor undeveloped, Lily→ Grace fights really h...

Movie Soundtracks: Witches Fiddle

17 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 363 we discuss...→ We're shocked that spiders can't speak→ Harry in Winter is the hosts' favorite→ Though The Wizards' Consort is a...

PS/SS, 13 Revisit: Thestral Ballet

03 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 362 we discuss...→ Madam Hooch uses her PTO→ Spreadsheets at Hogwarts→ What's the point of a five minute game→ No stakes in chess→...

The Weasley Family: It's All About Audrey

19 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 361 we discuss...→ Are Molly & Arthur good parents?→ Wise fools→ There are so many Weasleys!→ Post Gen fanfics→ Ginny might just ...

OOTP, 21 Revisit: It was the '90s

05 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 360 we discuss...→ Snakes in bed→ School days, school breaks, & schoolmates→ How to stare fear in the eyes→ Awkward movie kissesBec...

Unforgivable Curses: Voldemorting as Usual

22 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 359 we discuss...→ How Unforgivable Curses are the last things Harry and Voldemort say to each other→ Avery is back in the count→ The...

DH 17 Revisit: Holding Out for a Hero

08 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 358 we discuss...→ You know it's bad when Hermione is scared→ The duality of youth→ Does Voldemort care just a little or completely s...

Hogwarts Class of 1998: Canceled for Less

24 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 357 we discuss...→ Slytherin career day→ High praise for Lavender→ Anybody seen my Goyle?→ Quidditch is love, Quidditch is life→ ...

GOF 11 Revisit: Dustbins to Rule Them All

10 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 356 we discuss...→ Dementor RAs→ These books aren't here for romance→ Nothing happens in the chapter... Except the most important inc...

Hogwarts Castle: Schrödinger's Room

27 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 355 we discuss...→ Check out episode 285http://alohomorapodcast.com/episode-285-food-why-would-you-eat-that/→ Why a school for children...

HBP 6 Revisit: Drapple of Harry's Eye

13 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 354 we discuss...→ ... Daddy Remus→ Where does canon begin and end→ Molly's clock is doing more harm than good→ Narcissa needs her ...

Herbology: Wiggle Room

30 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 353 we discuss...→ Discrepancies in "History of Magic"→ How Sprout and Flitwick might be meant to be→ Sprout and Snape fanfiction→ ...

POA 6 Revisit: Is It Really Learning If You're Not About to Die?

16 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 352 we discuss...→ Is Harry really the narrator→ Movie Ron < Book Ron→ To Aureo, Trelawney might be the ultimate villain→ Choosi...

Riddles & Rhymes: Slow Clap for Peeves

02 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 351 we discuss...→ We sing! A lot→ Irvin's party planning tips for all→ School songs from around the country→ "Accio" Christmas→ ...

OOTP 35 Revisit: Baby Fight Club

18 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 350 we discuss...→ Alohomora may not actually work→ Voldemort and Bellatrix pillow talk→ Death Eater Jugson is waiting for his brothe...

Magical Beings: Veela Boogers

04 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 349 we discuss...→ Oliver Wood, Male Veela (at least to Alison)→ The House-Elf name debate→ Some magical beings are uncomfortable to ...

COS 12 Revisit: Petty Justice

21 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 348 we discuss…→ Go behind the scenes with Flick Miles from Behind the Wand→ Kat loves Full Circle & AbsentMindedRaven→ Let’s all...

Beasts Movie Franchise: Magical Fungus

07 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 347 we discuss...→ Sam knows French! (and Rex too a little), and we're joined by Marjo from SpeakBeasty→ Katy foretold Fantastic Beasts...

DH 33 Revisit Part 2: Nobody Died

23 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 346 we discuss...→ Is Snape really loyal to Dumbledore or just loyal to getting at Lily's murderer?→ How Dumbledore accepts that after ...

Hot Takes: Tepid Takes

09 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 345 we discuss...→ Potter is still cool with the "youths"→ Get ready for Rex & Alison's new podcast→ Should Harry have been tossed ou...

CoS 18 Revisit: Mandrake Juice

26 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 344 we discuss...→ Harry's Voldy soul→ The Trio's secondary houses→ How this chapter contains the series' signature quote→ Draco as...

What If?: Cool Motive, Still Murder

12 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 343 we discuss...→ The moral of all these what ifs is that everyone is dead→ Hermione is the MVP→ Rita, Petunia, Bertha: New Trio→ ...

GOF 18 Revisit Weighing of the Wands: Four Unicorns

26 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 342 we discuss...→ "Goblet of Fire" is the precursor to angsty Harry→ Ron and Harry's relationship status: it's complicated→ Hermione...

Grief/Trauma: Lily & James, Kicking It Early

12 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 341 we discuss...→ Dumbledore's delicious quotes on death→ How Petunia is, again, the worst→ Snape (acceptance issues), Lupin (no sel...

DH 33 Revisit Part 1: It Was Severus All Along

29 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 340 we discuss...→ Lily and Voldemort have more in common than you'd think→ Mr. and Mrs. Evans suck as parents→ Snape's emo band→ G...

Young Readers: Horo-crocs

15 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 339 we discuss...→ To find @ potterkidsreadsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/potterkidreads/YouTube: @potterkid→How exactly young w...

Favorite Chapters: Spiraling into Insanity

01 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 338 we discuss...→ Dark Hermione fanfic→ Draco, the diet Tom Riddle→ Alison explains how Credence is a goat→ Audio hugsBecome a sup...

Molly Weasley: Molly's Café

18 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 337 we discuss...→ How the deaths of Molly's brothers has shaped her entire life→ Molly's "empty nest" career goals→ What does femini...

HBP 5 Revisit: Potential for Mischief

04 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 336 we discuss...→ We need to find a Neville expert→ All the feels for a missing scene where Harry gets a hand on Molly's clock→ Moll...

Spells: Make Me Tap Dance

20 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 335 we discuss...→ Again, security at Hogwarts is awful→ Snape is a terrible teacher→ What’s up with the wizarding world’s one pe...

POA 9 Revisit: Well, the Prefects Got It, They're 15

06 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 334 we discuss...→ Hogwarts should really send students home→ Which is worse, being a ghost or portrait?→ Harry's a better captain th...

Order of the Phoenix: Tell Voldemort It Was Me

23 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 333 we discuss...→ What if the DA and Order names were reversed?→ Order of the Phoenix, Spy Agency→ Credence Barebone, created by Abe...

OOTP 18 Revisit: Honing in on the Voldymind

09 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 332 we discuss...→ Katy calls out to all cosplayers with a mighty need→ The trio are royalty→ A 'Sirius' discussion... what the pande...

Death Eaters, Part 2: Murder Isn't for Everyone

25 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 331 we discuss...→ Lucius's locks of luscious hair→ Thanksgiving of Death Eaters→ Skills for Snape, power for Bellatrix→ Soup of ra...

PS/SS 7 Revisit: It's Hogwarts, Not Harshwarts

11 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 330 we discuss…→ Half of the Swish and Flick Podcast quartet, Tiffany O’Malley and Katie Petras, join us as guests hosts!→ Hermione...

International Schools: Green Robes? I'm Out

28 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 329 we discuss...→ No wizards in the Mediterranean?→ Canon: Beauxbatons closed in 2000→ Joker, Ilvermorny student→ A plus for name ...

DH Epilogue Revisit: Kreacher, Get Me a Sandwich

14 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 328 we discuss...→ Has time changed our feelings on the Epilogue?→ Is all really well?→ Cursed Child - wants vs. reality→ Do some p...

Astrology: Virgo Aftertaste

31 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 327 we discuss...→ Guest introduction: Maren Altman→ Maren recommended: AstroGold→ Vedic vs Western Astrology → Occam’s Razor→ ...

HBP 2 Revisit: Timetable of Lies

17 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 326 we discuss... → The only chapter 2 that's not from Harry's POV → What line of work was Snape's father in? → Possible early clues ...

Death Eaters, Part 1: Retirement Plan

03 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 325 we discuss... → Why are they called Death Eaters? → The lack of math strikes again → Death Eater dynasties → Irvin's Death E...

OotP 36 Revisit: Snaps for Williamson

19 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 324, we discuss… → OotP has the best chapter titles → The five stages of grief in ONE chapter → Bargaining flipped: We start with a...

Fairytales: Lockhart is Gaston

05 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 323 we discuss... → Fairy tales, fairytales, wonder tales, magic tales, fairy stories, and Märchen → "In the old times when wishing w...

CoS 15 Revisit: Selfies With Fang

22 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 322 we discuss...→ "Those who ask will always be given help... I think... maybe..."→ Why does a second year discover what the beast is ...

Horace Slughorn: Chugging a Gallon of Golden Potion

08 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 321 we discuss... → Our podcast is old enough to have a drinking game → Slughorn wins the name game: Horace Eugene Flaccus Slughorn →...

PoA 16 Revisit: None of the Good Phillias

24 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 320 we discuss... → Descriptive dialogue and how to write it → Exam study stress is REAL → Is the Hogwarts' school calendar indicativ...

Dark Arts & Beasts: Justice for Basilisks!

10 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 319 we discuss… → Does Dark Magic only depend on the intent of the witch or wizard using it? → Dark Magic is magic for which there i...

HPB 26 Revisit: The Dueling Aesthetics of Dumbledore and Voldemort

27 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 318 we discuss… → First all-male episode?!? → The chapter that inspired the book's cover art → Young Tom Riddle was incredibly focu...

The Anthropology of Harry Potter, Part Two: Bloody Brilliant

13 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 317 we discuss... → Localization of the Harry Potter text (British vs. American English) → Why butcher cultures for the sake of ethnoce...

GoF 26 Revisit: This is Traumatizing!

27 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 316 we discuss… → Would aqua lungs have functioned at Hogwarts? → We need more info regarding the limits of transfiguration → Mada...

"Alohomora!: Full Circle" Sneak Peek

22 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Created and hosted by Kat Miller, Alohomora!: Full Circle is a re-read of the Harry Potter through the lens of Ring Composition. Enjoy this sneak p...

Love: Ride or Die

13 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 315 we discuss… → Love types: Agape, Philia, Eros, Storge, Xenia, Philautia → From Lily to Narcissa, mothers' love is everything in ...

OotP 28 Revisit: Fresh Horror

30 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 314 we discuss... → Leaving a broken vanishing cabinet on the 1st floor... totally fine → Tragic Filch - the half-person → Fear of ki...

Memories and the Pensieve: Drowning in French

16 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 313 we discuss... → Where did the brains in the Brain Room come from? → We hope there are individual education plans for struggling stu...

DH 20 Revisit: Xenophilius Lovegood

02 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 312 we discuss... → Why does Harry forgive Ron so much more easily than Hermione? → The Muggle Prime Minister is potentially left out t...

Quidditch: The Human Condition

19 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 311 we discuss... → Early Quidditch = animal cruelty → How does the Hogwarts House team system work? → There should be JV teams, more...

CoS 11 Revisit: Can Everyone See Me?

05 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 310 we discuss... → Theory confirmed: Dumbledore is the Avatar → CoS is FULL of red herrings → Are Fred and George cruel jackasses? →...

Rubeus Hagrid: The Soccer Mom

21 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 309 we discuss... → Did Dumbledore know Hagrid's father? → Mr. Dumbledore's home for Peculiar Children → Ogg was probably important t...

PS/SS 10 Revisit: No Inflated Bladders

07 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 308 we discuss... → Harry & Ron = The Chaos Crew → Neville has "zero positive male role models that aren't trying to dangle him out of ...

Introducing "Alohomora!: Full Circle"

25 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You asked for it, you got it! After years of requests from our loyal listeners begging us to start another re-read, we are very happy to introduce Alo...

The Department of Mysteries: Unspeakably Vague

24 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 307 we discuss… → Hagrid definitely couldn't work there → Whose brains do they have in the Brain Room?? → "Thoughts could leave dee...

HBP 12 Revisit: Questionable Morality

10 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 306 we discuss... → Harry reading Cliff Notes → Fandom theories from back in the day → "Eh, it's Half-Blood Prince. Things get a bit ...

Cho Chang: Social Distance From Swans!

26 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 305 we discuss... → Cho's name... lazily written, alliteration love, and/or downright offensive? → The only girl on her Quidditch team!...

PoA 15 Revisit: Quidditch Is Life

12 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On episode 304 we discuss... → What was Buckbeak's favorite part of London? → Hermione at her breaking point... crying, slapping, quitting → Her...

Patronuses & Dementors: You Fail, Maggots!

29 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

*Trigger warnings for this episode: suicidal thoughts and death of a loved one On Episode 303 we discuss... → "Azkaban Guards" = magical policemen? ...

DH 26 Revisit: Live Your Best Life

15 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 302 we discuss... → Grace’s famous last words, “I don’t think there’s anything controversial in this one!” → Action set-piece...

The Anthropology of Harry Potter, Part One - Wicked Fascinating

01 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode 301 we discuss... → How has Potter shaped your own personal or social environment? → "The Harry Potter series is a massive lesson on th...

Episode Zero

27 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode Zero we discuss...   → A behind the scenes look at the inception of the show → How will this podcast be different from all others? →...

Alohomora: A History - The Song

23 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Our wizard rock song from episode 300!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/alohomora-the-original-harry-potter-book-cl...