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• SEASON FINALE!! | The Time Turner and the Great Escape in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Tea Leaves S3 E8) 28.06.2026 39λ

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the season finale to Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Dumbledore sends Harry and Hermione back in time to save Buckbeak and Sirius from their fates. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:58 Quick recap and Harry in the hospital wing. It’s important that we begin this episode with something quiet and calm after the crazy adventure last episode. Fudge and Snape walk in and tell Harry that Sirius will receive the dementor’s kiss any ...
• The Escaped Mass Murder SIRIUS BLACK! | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Tea Leaves S3 E 6+7) 21.06.2026 55λ

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss Harry's patronus lessons with Lupin. Gryffindor continues to dominate on the quidditch pitch and Sirius Black breaks into Hogwarts again. The trio go on their Shrieking Shack adventure and Harry tries and fails to protect himself and Sirius from the descending dementors at the lake. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:31 I went to Scotland! Here is one of the tour guides I really loved who showed me around the Harry Potter world in Edinb...
• THE MARAUDERS EPISODE IS HERE!! | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Tea Leaves S3 E 4,5) 14.06.2026 53λ

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss episodes four and five of season three, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. After Sirius Black's break in, the air in the castle in intense. Harry plays a quidditch match against Hufflepuff where he sees dementors and the Grimm. He gets the Marauder's map and goes to Hogsmeade where he learns the truth about Sirius. Episode five follows the Marauders at Hogwarts. We watch their relationships grow and develop, and how they go off into the worl...
• Diagon Alley, Hogwarts, Dementors, and the escaped mass murderer SIRIUS BLACK! | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (S3 E 2,3) 07.06.2026 54λ

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Harry explores Diagon Alley after escaping from 4 Privet Drive. He learns that Sirius Black escaped from Azkaban to find him, but he hopes that Dumbledore will keep him safe at Hogwarts. The trio meets a dementor for the first time on the Hogwarts Express, and Professor R. J. Lupin is there to help them. They go through the first few classes of their time at Hogwarts, and episode three ends with Sirius Black's break in to Hogwarts. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: ·&nb...
• THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN BEGINS!! | Premier of Tea Leaves S3 E1 (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) 31.05.2026 38λ

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the first episode of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the third season of Tea Leaves. We meet Sirius Black, and follow Harry through the beginning stages of his story at Privet Drive. He takes the Knight Bus to the Leaky Cauldron and meets Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 2:01 Set up some goals for the season. 1) Introduce Death Eaters. 2) Explore the Marauders as a means to Harry’s past. 3) ...
• THAT'S A WRAP!! | Final Discussions on Tea Leaves Season Two, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 17.05.2026 31λ

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Ginny Weasley, and Albus Dumbledore and how they evolved over Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. We also discuss Voldemort's continuing rise to power and how that sets up Sirius Black in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:16 The goals we set for season two. 1) Explore Hogwarts. If there’s one that we could have done more with, it’s probably this...
• SEASON FINALE | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Tea Leaves S2 E8) 10.05.2026 35λ

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger come to the end of their second year at Hogwarts. We spend most of the episode in Ancient Greece following the inventor of the horcrux: Herpo the Foul. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · Listen to Tea Leaves S2 E7 here! Read more about Herpo the Foul here (if you dare)! · 1:56 Quick Recap and Herpo the Foul. We open in Ancient Greece, thousands of years ago. Herpo the Foul lives in ...
• Aragog the Acromantula and the Finale Showdown in the Chamber! | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Tea Leaves S2 E7) 03.05.2026 32λ

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Harry and Ron follow Hagrid's advice. They follow the spiders into the Forbidden Forest and talk to Aragog. Then, they delve into the Chamber of Secrets with Lockhart in toe and face Tom Riddle for the first time. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · Listen to Tea Leaves S2 E6 here! · 1:20 Quick Recap and Follow the Spiders. Harry and Ron make their way into the forest after Hagrid tells them to follow the spiders in the last episo...
• Tom Marvolo Riddle is officially back! | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Tea Leaves S2 E6) 26.04.2026 36λ

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Harry sees the memories from Tom Riddle's diary and begins to wonder: who's the real heir of Slytherin? Lockhart throws a Valentine's Day party, and Hermione gets petrified. After Harry and Ron's visit to Hagrid to discuss the basilisk ends in Hagrid arrest, they are resolved to "following the spiders" to finally see the end of this saga. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · Listen to Tea Leaves S2 E5 here! · 1:33 Quick Recap and R...
• Harry and Draco are officially beefing, and Gilderoy Lockhart is officially an idiot | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Tea Leaves S2 E5) 19.04.2026 35λ

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, the hidden force within Hogwarts continues to roam the castle, petrifying students and ghosts alike. Tensions on the quidditch pitch rise, and suspicions of who this heir could be rise with them. An unexpected suspect rises to the top of the pool: Harry. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · Listen to Tea Leaves S2 E4 here! · 1:44 Quick Recap and Dumbledore’s office. They are examining Mrs. Norris, trying to decide what happened to ...
• Harry's Return to Hogwarts and the Creature Lurking in the Deep (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets S2 E4) | Tea Leaves 12.04.2026 39λ

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Harry and Ron crash their flying Ford Anglia into the Womping Willow. Snape brings them both up to Hogwarts, and they serve their detentions. A mysterious voice echoes from somewhere far away, and Harry begins to wonder who, what, and where it is. Something is afoot at Hogwarts.... Topics/Summary: · 3:33 Quick recap and Snape taking Harry and Ron up to the castle. It is important that Snape is the one to bring these two up to show his abil...
• Second Harry Potter TV Show Trailer Release! | Analyzing the trailer to "Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic" Special on HBO 05.04.2026 32λ

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we analyze the second trailer released by HBO for the Harry Potter TV show. This one is for a behind-the-scenes special called Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic. It is a behind the scenes look at the production of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the first season of the Harry Potter TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: Listen to episode 326 analyzing the first official trailer here! · 2:54 Dominic McLaughlin looks so much like ...
• FIRST OFFICIAL HARRY POTTER TV SHOW TRAILER!! | Analyzing the first official tailer release for the Harry Potter TV show 29.03.2026 44λ

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we analyze the trailer for the Harry Potter TV show. We have our first looks at Hogwarts, The Hogwarts Express, 4 Privet Drive, Snape, Dumbledore, and many more exciting characters and places in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:36 4 Privet Drive looks similar to the films. The Dursleys clearly have a mean streak, and Petunia has a big feature. Is she going to be the one doling out punishment to Harry the...
• Tom Riddle and Gilderoy Lockhart are basically the same person. Here's why. | Detailed analysis of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 22.03.2026 31λ

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we compare Gilderoy Lockhart and Tom Riddle in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. With the upcoming Harry Potter TV show, there will be many opportunities to dive deeper into both of these characters. Though Riddle doesn't teach at Hogwarts and Lockhart doesn't make horcruxes in his spare time, they are far more similar than what meets the eye. Topics/Summary: · 1:59 Gilderoy Lockhart and Tom Riddle seem different, but the truth is t...
• Harry's Confrontation with Evil and Shopping with Gilderoy Lockhart (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets S2 E3) | Tea Leaves 15.03.2026 32λ

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Harry finally sees the Burrow for the first time and meets the entire Weasley family. They go shopping for their Hogwarts supplies at Diagon Alley, and meet Gilderoy Lockhart for the first time. Finally, Harry and Ron miss the Hogwarts Express and have to take the Ford Anglia to school. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 3:10 Quick recap and life at the Burrow. I want to see what a wizard family does in a day. How do they live? This is Harry’s first...
• Dobby deserves more credit in the Harry Potter TV show! | Comparison of Underrated Characters' Defining Moments between the Harry Potter books and films 08.03.2026 30λ

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we examine characters like Dobby, Petunia Dursley, and Severus Snape and discuss how their defining moments differ between the Harry Potter books, films, and what we should hope for in the new Harry Potter TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · Listen to episode 322 Tea Leaves S2 E2 here! · 2:10 Dobby. He’s the foundation for this episode. Dobby has his big moment at the very end of his arc when he sacrifices himself for Har...
• Dobby the House-Elf vs. Mrs. Mason. Fight! (Tea Leaves S2 E2) | Writing the Harry Potter TV show, Meeting Dobby, Weasley's Rescue 01.03.2026 34λ

  Send us Fan Mail In the this episode, we discuss Harry's conflict with Mr. Dursley and the Weasley's rescue from 4 Privet Drive in our version of the Harry Potter TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:59 Quick recap and Harry at Privet Drive. He is back in Sad Harry mode with his previous life. We want to set this baseline of him hating his muggle existence so later on it means something to him. · 9:37 The Masons are the driving force. Their story is why ...
• Flash Forwards Confirmed for Harry Potter TV Show? | Season 2 Casting, Future Ron, Dangers of seeing the future, More! 22.02.2026 30λ

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the latest news on the Harry Potter TV show and what it might mean for the story. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:18 So what happened? HBO announced that they are already casting for season two, and they also mentioned that they have cast Louis Shelton as future Ron for the first season. He won’t play a huge role in the story, but it opens the door. · 9:14 Filmmakers are following the books closely. You could also...
• The Chamber of Secrets Has Been Opened! (Tea Leaves S2 E1) | How the founders created the Chamber, the legend evolving into the current day 15.02.2026 31λ

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we begin the second season of our version of the Harry Potter TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:54 Let’s set some goals. 1) Explore Hogwarts. We haven’t seen the whole grounds by now, and there is so much more history to explore. 2) Develop relationships. Especially for arcs like Snape and Harry, beginning to see their relationship take form will lead to a huge payoff later on. 3) Begin Voldemort’s arc. Tom Riddle is the main villain of ...
• We're Going to Malfoy Manor in Season 1! | Review of new interview with Lox Pratt, leaked photos of set, and discussion of the role of the set in the Harry Potter TV show 08.02.2026 31λ

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss what role the set might play in the new Harry Potter TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · Read the interview with Lox Pratt | See the new leaked set photos · 1:43 So what did Lox Pratt say? He gave us the insight that the TV show would go into Draco’s home and perhaps show us another side to the professors as well. · 8:14 There were also leaked photos of the set. The first photo is a house, t...