#452: Essence of Goat (OOTP 16, In The Hog’s Head)

MuggleCast has launched a listener survey so we can hear what you think of the show. Please take a couple minutes to fill it out This week's episode is sponsored by ThirdLove, makers of the perfect fitting bra. Visit ThirdLove.com/MuggleCast for 15% off! J.K. Rowling announces the next Cormoran Strike novel is finished! Kobe Bryant: how Harry Potter inspired his Wizenard Series Muggle Mail covers some clever questions from a 10-year-old listener! Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 16: In The Hog's Head 7-Word Summary: Shady happenings occur within Aberforth's dingy bar What in the world is up with the chapter art? Harry's internal struggle: to teach or not to teach Defense Against Dark Arts? A mummy, two Yorkshire dementors and a shifty-looking witch walk into a bar... Undercover thief! Is it pure coincidence or on Dumbledore's orders that Mundungus is in the Hog's Head? Aberforth looks familiar to Harry. Oh, really? Is the Hog's Head really that dirty and grimy or is a bit of magic at play? The bar smells of goats... what?!? What do goats even smell like? How does the Hog's Head stay in business? We break down Aberforth's relationship with his goat Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff... The Formation of Dumbledore's Army! Would any of members of Slytherin House worked well? Does Hermione not fully consider the consequences of putting Harry in an awkward position? From Quirrellmort to the Riddle Graveyard, the hosts rate Harry's accomplishments with O.W.L. grades! Zacharias Smith, Luna Lovegood, Ernie MacMillan and more! Fudge and Heliopaths? No way! But Luna's observations about Hermione are spot on! Would we have signed our names to the Dumbledore's Army parchment? Quizzitch: Who visits Harry during History of Magic? Join our community at Patreon.com/MuggleCast and receive magical benefits, including Bonus MuggleCast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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