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The Man With Two Faces Explained: The Harry Potter Ending That Makes The Whole Book Click

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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The Mirror Of Erised Explained: The Harry Potter Chapter That Breaks Your Heart

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake chat chapter 12 of Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone – The Mirror Of Erised.

We discuss how much Dumbledore is in control of Harry’s fate, the author’s gift of showing and not telling us about her characters, and why Mary’s deepest desires involve Doritos and melatonin… 

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The Sorting Hat Explained: The Harry Potter Chapter Where Harry Chooses Who He Wants To Be

The Potterverse Hosts Mary & Blake chat chapter 7 of Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone – The Sorting Hat.

We discuss how the houses may have influenced YA stories forever, why Harry is always wrong and Snape is immediately misunderstood, and Hagrid Wasted…

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The Boy Who Lived Explained: The Harry Potter Chapter That Begins With A Child Being Left Behind

we’re diving into Chapter 1 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: “The Boy Who Lived.” And here’s the hot take right off the jump: this is the chapter that makes Harry Potter matter.

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