#23 Reading The Tree | CoS 5, The Whomping Willow

Potter Revisited Episode #23 | Reading The Tree Aka Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 5 "The Whomping Willow"

• We get so many locations in this chapter - this book really focuses on expanding the Wizarding World
• Harry is loving his time at a Burrow and is jealous of Ron 
• Mrs Weasley likely intentionally made the last meal before the return to school all of Harry's favourites
• We can both relate to the First Day of School mad rush 
• Tori's mom could of used an enlarged car like Mr Weasley uses to transport the kids
• Ginny almost forgets the Diary - can't forget the plot point!
• Why didn't Mr or Mrs Weasley wait for Harry and Ron to go through the barrier?
• Wouldn't it be likely for a least one student to miss the train? Shouldn't there be something in place in case that happens?
• Unlike Harry and Ron, we both would have freaked out more if we missed the train to school
• Hedwig is having a rough summer, and Harry is not helping
• Both of us can't even drive, and here Ron is committing all kids of crimes while driving 
• "Two Slytherin's that Can't Drive" new podcast name?
• Harry and Ron are both such Gryffindor's and 12 year olds that they don't think this through
• Shay reflects that each student should have a buddy from another house to better ground them 
• Harry and Ron crash into the Whomping Willow, and Tori reflects on one of her favourite scenes from the movie adaptation
• Why did Ron take his wand out? They barely know any magic, so what was he going to do?
• Why is the car sentient-like? 
• The perfect karma when Harry and Ron are dissing Snape, and he appears
• We start to get hints that Snape can read minds, which comes in play later in the series
• Harry and Ron face consequences for their actions
• Snape is loving the superiority he has over Harry and Ron in this moment, where McGonagall and Dumbledore are disappointed, but hear them out
• Do Harry and Ron think McGonagall is going to curse them with her wand?
• "I didn't think-" "That is obvious." Minnie G is the G
• Harry would rather be abused by the tree than have Dumbledore disappointed in him - really shows the hold Dumbledore already has on Harry so early on in the series
• +1 Snape Sucks for terrorizing Harry and Ron over expulsion even though he doesn't even have the power to do so
• The punishment for Harry and Ron seems to affect Ron more since The Dursley's won't care about what Harry has done
• How did the rumors of Harry and Ron's entrance get spread?
• Fred and George wish Harry and Ron had brought them along. We think it would have gone much smoother with the Twins despite their chaotic nature
• This is one of the first times Ron gets to share the glory with Harry
• Ron avoids Percy, but is obviously pleased with the praise he receives from Fred & George
• We discuss the Twins and their relationship with Hermione 
• Remember to drive a car with a license, and not when you are 12

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Shelter Song by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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