Harry Potter Book 5 · The Potterverse Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix: Chapter Guide & Potterverse Analysis Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix begins after Harry has seen Voldemort return and discovered that knowing the truth does not mean the people in power will accept it. The danger in Book…
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Harry Potter Book 4 · The Potterverse Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire: Chapter Guide & Potterverse Analysis Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is where the series gets bigger and then makes that expansion dangerous. The wizarding world opens through the Quidditch World Cup, Beauxbatons, Durmstrang, the Triwizard Tournament, Ministry politics, international…
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Harry Potter Book 3 · The Potterverse Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban: Chapter Guide & Potterverse Analysis Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban changes the shape of Harry’s world. The threat is no longer simply something hidden inside Hogwarts; it comes from a story Harry has been told about his parents, Sirius…
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Harry Potter Book 2 · The Potterverse Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets: Chapter Guide & Potterverse Analysis Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets takes the wonder of Harry’s first year and starts asking harder questions about the world he has entered. Hogwarts is still home, but now prejudice, rumor, institutional fear, inherited…
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The Potterverse · Harry Potter Books The Harry Potter Books In Order The main Harry Potter story unfolds across seven novels, beginning with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and ending with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. This is Mary & Blake’s permanent Books hub, connecting the reading order to our Potterverse chapter discussions,…
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Harry Potter Book 1 · The Potterverse Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is where the entire story begins: Harry’s escape from Privet Drive, his discovery of Hogwarts, the friendships that will define his life, and the first mystery surrounding Voldemort’s return. This is the permanent home for Mary & Blake’s complete Book 1 coverage,…
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The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake chat chapter 17 of Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone – The Man With Two Faces.
We discuss if the book stands on it’s own as a singular work, why Harry being a passive character in the end is the right choice, and Voldemort just needs to find a Hot Topic…
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In this episode of The Potterverse, Mary & Blake break down Chapter 16 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, “Through The Trapdoor,” and explain why this is the chapter where the trio’s strengths finally pay off — and where Harry has to stop being part of a team and start becoming the one who goes forward alone.
We discuss the value of bookends and symmetry, why Quirrell waits so long to get the stone, and why Dumbledore only cares about two things: cake and Kelly Clarkson…
In this episode of The Potterverse, Mary & Blake break down Chapter 15 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, “The Forbidden Forest,” and explain why this is the chapter where Harry finally stops trying to stay small — and starts facing the truth of what his story really is.
We discuss why McGonagle may have more up her sleeve than what appears, Harry’s choice to leave his stasis, and the Exorcism Of Emily Rose…
In this episode of The Potterverse, Mary & Blake break down Chapter 14 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, “Norbert The Norwegian Ridgeback,” and explain why this chapter only looks like dragon chaos when it is really the book’s last big setup move before the endgame.
We discuss the narrative clunkiness of this chapter, the author growing in her story, and why Madam Pomfrey cares about one thing and one thing only: HIPPA.
