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#401: Old Testament Dumbledore (HBP 13, The Secret Riddle)

#401: Old Testament Dumbledore (HBP 13, The Secret Riddle)

MuggleCast: The Harry Potter Re-Read Podcast · Harry Potter

January 14, 20191h 19m

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Show Notes

  • News covers a Goblet of Fire Illustrated Edition release date and a Cursed Child cast change

  • Chapter-by-Chapter returns with Chapter 13 of Half-Blood Prince: The Secret Riddle- 7-Word Summary: Tom is very disturbed by Albus’ presence 

  • Exactly what does Dumbledore know about the necklace situation? Is he aware Draco is responsible?

  • How was Harry able to watch Caractacus Burke on the surface of the Pensieve?

  • How do we feel about Dumbledore confunding Ms. Cole and then getting her drunk?

  • Do Hogwarts professors normally make house calls to witches or wizards headed to Hogwarts? Or were Harry and Tom the exceptions because of their situations?

  • When we first meet young Tom Riddle in this memory, is he beyond saving?

  • Why does Dumbledore let Tom believe the lie that his mother couldn’t have been a witch?

  • We realize Dumbledore visits Tom's orphanage during the Fantastic Beasts timeline! Was he the only one?

  • If Tom hadn’t been left to fester in an orphanage for his first 11 years, would he have turned out differently? 

  • Collecting trophies: Dumbledore drops a major Horcrux clue at the end of the chapter!

  • From Harry entering a memory about Tom Riddle to Dumbledore's auburn hair, we connect the threads to Chapter 13 of Chamber of Secrets: The Very Secret Diary

  • MVP of The Week and Rename The Chapter are back!

  • Quizzitch: At what time is the first Gryffindor quidditch practice without Katie Bell held?

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