Podtrificus Totalus

It's Monday, and Podtrificus Totalus is hitting you with yet another episode of the Wizarding World's favorite Harry Potter podcast!

This chapter sees Harry and Ron continue their grudge match with Hermione despite Hagrid's urgings to make up. Harry chooses to go to Hogsmeade yet again, but when the Invisibility Cloak slips off, Malfoy spots him and runs off to tell Professor Snape. Once apprehended by the Potions master, Harry lea...

It's Monday, and that means it's time to talk about yet another instance of J.K. Rowling doing the worst job she possibly can at representing diverse peoples!

In this chapter of Prisoner of Azkaban, Gryffindor plays Ravenclaw in Quidditch, and Harry finally gets to put the Firebolt to work. Harry and Ron consider forgiving Hermione, but a bloody mess on Ron's sheets only serves to distance them further. Harry manages to conjure a P...

It's Monday, and we're back after a week off with an extra-long episode of Podtrificus Totalus, a Harry Potter podcast done book by book, chapter by chapter.

On this week's episode, we cover chapter twelve of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, "The Patronus!" In this chapter, Harry begins his anti-Dementor lessons with Professor Lupin, but he hesitates when he realizes that blocking out the Dementors might block him out from...

It's Monday, and we're flying in on a speedy (but possibly jinxed?) broomstick with the latest episode of Podtrificus Totalus, the international standard in Harry Potter podcasts done chapter by chapter, book by book!

Harry, upset and enraged by the news of Sirius Black's betrayal, is determined to seek revenge for his parents' deaths and take the adults in his life to task for withholding the truth from him. Despite Ron and Hermio...

It's Monday and it's time to relive childhood trauma with Podtrificus Totalus, the only Harry Potter read along podcast that spends several minutes talking about Pooh Bear hats!

This chapter of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is one big exposition dump! Harry chats with Lupin about the effect the Dementors have on him, and Lupin agrees to teach Harry how to defend himself against them. Fred and George gift Harry the Maraud...

It's Monday, which means a new episode of Podtrificus Totalus, Cedric Diggory's favorite Harry Potter re-read podcast!

Picking up after Sirius Black attempted to break into the Gryffindor common room, the students are moved into the Great Hall for the night, where Harry overhears an interesting conversation. The next day, Lupin is out sick and Snape subs in for him, abusing students along the way. Gryffindor and Hufflepuff face off...

It's Monday and we're back at it again at Podtrificus Totalus, the only Harry Potter podcast that spends roughly half the runtime debating the pedagogical methods at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!

This chapter takes Prisoner of Azkaban into Hogwarts and keeps Harry out of the Halloween trip to Hogsmeade. As he mopes about the castle, he ends up in Professor Lupin's office for tea and a conversation about fear. While Lu...

Another Monday, another episode of Podtrificus Totalus, the best Harry Potter podcast in the known galaxy!

This week, we cover chapter seven of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, which puzzles us with Shrinking Solutions and Boggarts. We face each of our worst fears to give you plenty of background knowledge, analysis, and discussion of the chapter.

We make a number of references to outside sources and popular culture, which...

of Azkaban, "Talons and Tea Leaves," in which Harry, Ron, and Hermione start their third year at Hogwarts. They begin new courses (some more than others), and Hermione must decide where she draws the line between magic and card tricks.

We make a number of references to outside sources and popular culture, which are listed below:

• Pansy Parkinson on the Harry Potter Lexicon

• ugly: in defense of pansy parkinson by dirgewithoutm...

It's Monday -- you know us, you love us, it's time for Podtrificus Totalus, a Harry Potter podcast done book by book, chapter by chapter.

This week we cover chapter five of Harry Potter and Prisoner of Azkaban, in which Harry encounters a clumsy metaphor for depression -- I mean, a new and foreboding creature in the magical world! -- meets his new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, and eats some chocolate.

We make a number of r...

It's Monday, and that's the day that the Wizarding World's favorite Harry Potter podcast releases. It's time for a brand new episode of Podtrificus Totalus!

This week, we cover the fourth chapter in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, "The Leaky Cauldron!" This finds Harry with new freedoms as he temporarily lives in and explores Diagon Alley. He eventually meets up with the Weasleys and Hermione, and he learns a dark secret ...

It's Monday, and you know what that means... a new episode of Podtrificus Totalus, a Harry Potter podcast made for your listening pleasure!

This week's episode covers chapter three of Prisoner of Azkaban, "The Knight Bus," which finds Harry on the run after blowing up his Aunt Marge. Harry prepares to live his life as an outlaw as he rides the Knight Bus to London, where he encounters an unexpected face...

We make a number of refer...

It's Monday, and that means it's time for another episode of Podtrificus Totalus, a Harry Potter podcast done chapter by chapter, book by book.

In this chapter, Harry continues to spend a painful summer with the Dursleys, with the notable inclusion of Vernon's sister Marge. Harry struggles to maintain his cool as Marge berates him, with explosive results.

We make a number of references to outside sources and popular culture, which ...

It's Monday, and Podtrificus Totalus is back! This chapter begins our coverage of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the third book in the series. We begin by covering the release of Prisoner of Azkaban and the writing process behind it, then launch into the full chapter discussion.

We make a number of references to outside sources and popular culture, which are listed below:

• Prisoner of Azkaban was delayed from The Re...

It's Monday, which is the perfect day for Podtrificus Totalus to finish off Chamber of Secrets! This episode is a family affair, too; we are joined by Cassie's sister Becca as a guest and we answer an email from their other sibling, Den.

In this chapter, Harry, Ron, Ginny, Gilderoy, and Fawkes leave the Chamber and head to Dumbledore's office. There, Harry reveals all the weird goings-ons at Hogwarts this year and how he was able t...

It’s Monday and Podtrificus Totalus, a Harry Potter podcast done chapter by chapter, book by book, is here to tell you the good news about baby genius Ginny Weasley.

This week sees Harry attempt to rescue Ginny from her fate in the Chamber. There, he encounters the memory ghost of Tom Riddle, who has been controlling Ginny and forcing her to open the Chamber this whole time. Harry must fight the Basilisk and escape with his f...

It’s Monday and the universe's favorite chapter by chapter Harry Potter podcast, Podtrificus Totalus, is talking giant snakes!

In this week's chapter, things get bad at Hogwarts. Harry and Ron can't find an opportunity to sneak into Moaning Myrtle's bathroom and uncover the Chamber of Secrets. They discover that the monster that has been petrifying their classmates is a basilisk and that Ginny, Ron's younger sister, has been ...

It’s Monday and Podtrificus Totalus, a Harry Potter podcast done chapter by chapter, is back to talk about some current events and some giant spiders.

In this week's chapter, Harry and Ron follow Hagrid's advice to follow the spiders. This brings them into the Forbidden Forest, where they encounter an old friend and a new threat, uncovering some information about when the Chamber was opened last.

We make a number of reference...

It's Monday and Podtrificus Totalus, a Harry Potter podcast done chapter by chapter, is remaining true to their word to release episodes regularly! What a dream! What a treat for you!

This week's chapter sees the trio falling complacent, reluctant to ask Hagrid any questions about his expulsion. But when Harry's room is ransacked, Tom Riddle's diary stolen, and Hermione is petrified, Harry and Ron set out to find answers but are in...