HBP Chapter 6 - Part 1: Draco’s Tighty-Whities

Pull up a stool at The Three Broomsticks and join Ev, Irvin, Sophia, and special guest Line Egelund as they delve into the intriguing opening of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince with chapter six, "Draco's Detour"!

True to form, our hosts found themselves thoroughly sidetracked by everything from Ollivander's elusive marketing strategy and the burning question of what citation style Hogwarts students are forced to use, before they even got to pondering the security measurements employed by the Ministry and Gringotts. Consequently, despite Sophia's valiant efforts to keep them on track, they only just managed to make it to Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions!

Due to their delightful tangents, this chapter had to be split into two parts - so stay tuned for the continuation next time! Grab your butterbeer and get ready for some Half-Blood Prince analysis!

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In this episode:  

• The question of Ginny’s Quidditch prowess
• Karkaroff is really dumb
• How do you cite magical sources?
• Ollivander: Good, Bad, or Indifferent? A perfect example of Ravenclaw amorality
• Ollivander's foolproof marketing strategy
• If cats can get gold from Gringotts, surely cursebreakers are fine
• W.W.D.D. - What Would Dumbledore Do
• The Ministry drivers are undercover spies
• Dumbledore, Voldemort, and Bellatrix are all trying to be taller
• Is Narcissa shockingly terrible or predictably terrible?
• Stripping down to your underwear to diffuse a situation

Resources: 

• Borgin, Burke, and the Half-Blood Prince by Irvin
• Florean Fortescue by J.K. Rowling

Pub's Jukebox: Mother, Stop Being Ridiculous by Draco and the Malfoys

 

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