In this episode of The Potterverse, Mary & Blake break down Chapter 6 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, “The Journey From Platform Nine And Three-Quarters,” and explain why this is the chapter where Harry finally stops being alone and starts finding his people.
We discuss getting extremely thoughtful characterizations, understanding Malfoy, and Mary’s Pledge Of Allegiance…
In this episode of The Potterverse, Mary & Blake break down Chapter 4 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, “The Keeper Of The Keys,” and explain why this is the chapter where Harry’s locked life finally gets opened — by Hagrid, by truth, and by the wizarding world itself.
We discuss how the author shows, and doesn’t tell, us the story, why Petunia may have a smidgeon of compassion, and why Blake would have taken the Top Gun soundtrack to Hogwarts…
In this episode of The Potterverse, Mary & Blake break down Chapter 3 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, “The Letters From No One,” and explain why this is the chapter where Hogwarts stops being a rumor and becomes an unavoidable summons for Harry.
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In this episode of The Potterverse, Mary & Blake break down Chapter 2 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, “The Vanishing Glass,” and explain why this is the chapter where the series starts hiding its whole future in plain sight — through Harry’s first visible magic, the Dursleys’ cruelty, the scar as identity, and the earliest hint that Harry is connected to something much bigger than he understands.
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