A Harry Potter podcast covering the books, films, and the new HBO Harry Potter series.
The Potterverse is our Harry Potter podcast and analysis hub inside Mary & Blake Media — hosted by Mary & Blake.
This is where Mary & Blake follow the franchise as fans, critics, and adaptation obsessives — connecting the books, films, and HBO era in one place.
We cover the wizarding world through podcast episodes, written analysis, chapter-by-chapter book discussions, film reviews, and HBO Harry Potter series coverage so fans can go deeper than recap and stay connected to the conversation as it evolves.
If you’re here because of the new HBO series, start with our latest coverage below. If you’re brand new to Potterverse, use the essentials and archive links underneath to find the best entry points.
Mary & Blake discuss chapter 18 of Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix – Dumbledore’s Army.
We chat why Hermione’s judgement might not be the best in this chapter, Harry and Voldemort’s connection feeling like Rey and Kylo Ren, and why Dobby suffers from poor circulation.
Mary & Blake discuss chapter 17 of Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix – Educational Decree Number Twenty-Four.
We chat if Umbridge is actually correct in enforcing the decree, why characterization needs to include traits ONLY that character should have, and why Justin Finch Fletchley continues to be the worst character in all of Potter…
Mary & Blake discuss chapter 16 of Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix – In The Hog’s Head.
We chat why this chapter is more focused on the outside world looking in on Harry as opposed the other way around, Harry starting to experience his “Luke Skywalker Moment”, and why Blake’s school wouldn’t allow the “poors” like Mary in it’s pub on campus…
Mary & Blake discuss chapter 15 of Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix – The Hogwarts High Inquisitor.
We chat the dangers of state run media, examples of good character dialogue vs. bad character dialogue, and why Mary had a giant Harp in her college dorm room….
Mary & Blake discuss chapter 14 of Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix – Percy And Padfoot.
We chat the magic of dialogue placement and pacing, why the movie forgot to give Cho a character, and why Hermione is kinda living the life of that show “The Summer I Turned Pretty”.
Mary & Blake discuss chapter 13 of Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix – Detention With Dolores.
We chat why the scary is the subtlety, why this isn’t the best chapter for Hermione fans, and Blake gives a truly AWFUL impersonation of Bane from The Dark Knight Rises….
Mary & Blake discuss chapter 12 of Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix – Professor Umbridge.
We chat if we think Umbridge is actually wrong with her assessment of Hogwarts, why McGonagall is sneaky great, and the unfortunate rise of “Pinkhats” in sports…
Mary & Blake discuss chapter 10 of Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix – Luna Lovegood.
We chat the authors setting up Harry’s isolation and changing the fabric of the one place place in which he finds solace, why Umbridge should have been setting of MAJOR red flags from the jump, and why if you’re going to have friends, then you be on the lookout for fart friends…
Mary & Blake discuss chapter 10 of Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix – Luna Lovegood.
We discuss why setting up Draco as a prefect is a stellar writing device on multiple levels, why the movie gets so much right from this scene but mistakenly leaves out a much needed form of levity, and why we desperately need a Ravenclaw to tell us what the heck is going on in Luna’s head…
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