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In this episode, we discuss the old world of magic with the new one and what that means for the TV show. Enjoy!

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· 2:10 Harry vs. Flamel. Nicholas Flamel is an old-world figure for sure. He has been fighting this fight for hundreds of years, and it is crazy to think that his path has lead here, to Harry. The glow of the story obscures just how important he is and how big a sacrifice he makes, so hopefully the TV will show us these important things.

· 13:22 Horcruxes vs. Hogwarts classes. These two things are so incredibly different, they almost can’t exist on the same plane. There isn’t room in the story for both of these things to exist in the same place. That might be why as Harry’s search for horcruxes start becoming important, classes fade into the background.

· 19:41 The First War vs. the Second War. This in interesting because the Second War really isn’t new. This is more of an old vs. older situation. Still, Harry learns a lot about himself with both of these and they are both still worth including.

· 24:27 The Ministry. They have a ton of old traditions, and that is glazed over in Harry’s trial because we are so worried about him getting expelled. We can’t forget that the Ministry is an old institution and it has traditions and customs that represent the very oldest of the magical world.

· 27:30 Lily and James vs. Petunia and Vernon. They’ve probably met, but we don’t really have an on-screen contrast between them. When Harry says goodbye to the Dursleys at the beginning of the seventh book, it is a parallel of his own parents, like two situations unfolding at the same time.

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In this episode, we discuss the rumors of a narrator and photos of Nicholas Flamel for the Harry Potter TV show. Enjoy!

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· 1:20 The TV show will feature a narrator and Nicholas Flamel. The narrator is just a rumor right now, but we have seen leaked photos of Flamel shooting scenes with Dumbledore. These two idea seem to be contrasting because the narrator is pulling us towards the books, while the scenes with Flamel is pulling us towards the TV show.

· 7:38 The narrator is going to ruin the TV show. It will take away from the voice of the characters! The most effective scenes where we learn the most about the characters is where we aren’t told how to feel. We have to read the faces of the characters and experience the story in a much more real way.

· 16:27 Flamel is great news. I initially thought that these scenes were towards the beginning of the story where they were discussing where to move the stone, but it is very possible that these are the scenes where Dumbledore is asking Flamel if he is alright with the stone being destroyed. Those are some heavy scenes, and we can all learn something from Flamel finally resting after his long, rich life.

· 23:30 We are moving forward! We are breaking new ground and finally exploring like we hoped we would. Additionally, these scenes with Flamel might indicate to us that we are going to get a glimpse of other, older worlds of magic.

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In this episode we discuss Harry's journey to Hogwarts in our version of the TV show. Enjoy!

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· 1:21 Quick Recap, and opening at Kings Cross. We could also open in the Leaky Cauldron, but it would be better for us to take that extra time exploring the wizarding world than the Muggle one. We see Harry meet the Weasleys, go through the barrier, get on the Hogwarts Express, and arrive at Hogsmeade Station.

· 13:15 There’s Hogwarts! The moment where the students round the bend and see Hogwarts is the biggest milestone so far. We see the symbol of magic in the wizarding world, and the place where the core parts of the story will take place. As viewers, we have seen this place more times than we can count, so it’s almost as if we are showing it to Harry for the first time.

· 20:53 The Sorting Ceremony. The doors to the Great Hall swing open, and we see the beginnings of the Hogwarts factions form. Draco and Harry are the most important sortings of the ceremony. The hat barely touches Draco’s head, and he is sorting into Slytherin. Harry goes through a bit of a conversation with the Sorting Hat, and it is important to see Dumbledore reaction to all of this. We end with Harry standing in his dormitory with his trunk, Hedwig, and the window with the Hogwarts grounds.

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