Harry Potter After 2020

Episodi

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  6.24: Sectumsempra 07.10.2026 1h 31min

  Harry and Draco seeing each other in the cracked mirror: Your fear, your terror, is like my fear and my terror.  For full show notes, transcripts, ways to contact the hosts or support the show, and more, visit hpafter2020.com.
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  6.23: Horcruxes 30.09.2026 1h 28min

  Splitting your soul and hiding it away from the rest of yourself so that that part remains unchanged… This is a form of self-harm when there's something in yourself that causes you so much misery that you disown part of yourself. For full show notes, transcripts, ways to contact the hosts or support the show, and more, visit hpafter2020.com.
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  6.22: After the Burial 23.09.2026 1h 25min

  The lure of being told that you could earn back forgiveness (or that you could somehow make repairs or amends) is the fantasy that's powerful enough to overcome a shame that's so deep that you would literally let thousands of people die rather than face yourself. For full show notes, transcripts, ways to contact the hosts or support the show, and more, visit hpafter2020.com.
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  6.21: The Unknowable Room 16.09.2026 1h 19min

  The question that Ron's been asking this entire year feels so current and contemporary: "Anyone we know?" Because that is the risk, right? That's been contemporary life. Okay. In the news, who's being targeted today? Is it trans people again? Is it queers in general? Is it libraries and librarians? Is it legal immigrants? Is it birthright citizens? Is it farmers? Childhood cancer researchers… That's who's being targeted today. Canadians! For full show notes, transcripts, ways to contact the hosts or support the show, and more, visit hpafter2020.com.
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  6.20: Lord Voldemort's Request 09.09.2026 1h 34min

  This curse really hampers a lot of good learning that those students had been entitled to. This is the "think of the children" fight for the soul of education. Do you want to teach people to be strong and defend themselves? Or do you want to keep them ignorant and easy to exploit? For full show notes, transcripts, ways to contact the hosts or support the show, and more, visit hpafter2020.com.
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  6.19: Elf Tails 02.09.2026 55min

  Lorrie: Then we get the line that an entire mammoth AO3 ship lives and dies on. JC: Oh, yes. Yes, we do. "Harry, however, had never been less interested in Quidditch; he was rapidly becoming obsessed with Draco Malfoy." I'm pretty sure people had that tattooed on their bodies at some point. For full show notes, transcripts, ways to contact the hosts or support the show, and more, visit hpafter2020.com.
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  6.18: Birthday Surprises 26.08.2026 1h 14min

  Between the time that this book was first written and now, I've seen consent culture become much more widespread and better understood. That's only a good thing. That's a difference I've seen in our lifetimes, a change in the popular culture. For full show notes, transcripts, ways to contact the hosts or support the show, and more, visit hpafter2020.com.
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  6.17: A Sluggish Memory 19.08.2026 1h 29min

  There's something about Harry approaching Slughorn that will give good, positive reason for Slughorn to be able to overcome his shame and release the true memory, and Dumbledore is not it. For full show notes, transcripts, ways to contact the hosts or support the show, and more, visit hpafter2020.com.
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  6.16: A Very Frosty Christmas 12.08.2026 1h 9min

  Everything about what Lupin has been up to is so fascinating, because he says that he has been living amongst werewolves and they don't trust him because he's obviously human-coded. This is so similar to Snape's espionage post being that he has to go back to the high school where he was bullied. This is pure trigger, right? For full show notes, transcripts, ways to contact the hosts or support the show, and more, visit hpafter2020.com.
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  6.15: The Unbreakable Vow 05.08.2026 1h 37min

  If anybody is marked to be a failure, it's Crabbe and Goyle, so if almost all the teachers have given up on them, you can be in Snape's position as the one person who hasn't given up on them, knowing that there's no guarantee. It may turn out that all your colleagues are looking at you like, "I told you you were wasting your time." Yeah, that might happen, and that's not why you do it, right? You do it because everybody is worth somebody caring that you get a chance. For full show notes, transcripts, ways to contact the hosts or support the show, and more, visit hpafter2020.com.
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  6.14: Felix Felicis 29.07.2026 56min

  It's a beautiful way to teach Ron that whole lesson of, 'Yes, it's taking place in your head, but that doesn't mean it's not real.' You can learn to do things in life without having to go through them while you are able to think yourself into knowing how to do things. So yeah, this is Harry moving into his baby Dumbledore era. For full show notes, transcripts, ways to contact the hosts or support the show, and more, visit hpafter2020.com.
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  6.13: The Secret Riddle 22.07.2026 1h 32min

  JC: Here is finally an adult who can set a boundary that Tom can't cross, and it makes sense then that later on, people say, "Oh, Dumbledore was the only one he was ever afraid of." I was like, "Well, yeah, he imprinted on that." For full show notes, transcripts, ways to contact the hosts or support the show, and more, visit hpafter2020.com.
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  6.12: Silver and Opals 15.07.2026 57min

  JC: It's an interesting point to think, when you're interacting with the author or the creator of any text, that you are interacting with a past version of them that hadn't yet become the person they are now… LK: And how much can you hold the earlier, younger, more naive persona accountable for things that that person is going to have done in the future? For full show notes, transcripts, ways to contact the hosts or support the show, and more, visit hpafter2020.com.
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  6.11: Hermione's Helping Hand 08.07.2026 56min

  Quidditch is used as a metaphor in this series for other ongoing struggles… If he's now Quidditch Captain and legitimate and popular and interesting, and all of these people are showing up out of interest, these are who your allies are going to be in the fight. For full show notes, transcripts, ways to contact the hosts or support the show, and more, visit hpafter2020.com.
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  6.10: The House of Gaunt 01.07.2026 1h 38min

  "The house seemed to contain three tiny rooms. Two doors led off the main room, which served as kitchen and living room combined." Where did Merope sleep? For full show notes, transcripts, ways to contact the hosts or support the show, and more, visit hpafter2020.com.
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  6.9: The Half-Blood Prince 24.06.2026 1h 43min

  Is there something in this series that's going to poison people's minds? When we read it, uncritically and with enjoyment before the author revealed what a TERF she is, were we being poisoned without our own awareness? Is it okay to become invested in what a book advises without thoroughly first vetting the author? How can we do that anyway? For full show notes, transcripts, ways to contact the hosts or support the show, and more, visit hpafter2020.com.
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  6.8: Snape Victorious 17.06.2026 52min

  Snape, you have won yourself a second chance to make decisions about 16-year-old Death Eaters and about whether you give in to the Dark Arts or defend against them. Slughorn back… and every second with Dumbledore could be the last. If you mess up… Oh, you'll have yourself to blame. You get one second chance. This is it.  For full show notes, transcripts, ways to contact the hosts or support the show, and more, visit hpafter2020.com.
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  6.7: The Slug Club 10.06.2026 58min

  JC:  Coming from a teacher education perspective, we spend so much time talking about building appropriate relationships with students. That just hits all the wrong buttons for me, but for creepy reasons. Why would you be choosing students? Who are you as an adult that you need that to bolster your -- We tell people, "You have your own life. Go have your own life and set up boundaries." For full show notes, transcripts, ways to contact the hosts or support the show, and more, visit hpafter2020.com.
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  6.6: Draco's Detour 03.06.2026 1h 5min

  Lorrie: Because Voldemort cursed the curriculum... JC: If people can't defend themselves on a very basic level -- people can't do critical thinking or media literacy, or just basically being able to do things without having to turn to AI -- that feels like an intentional long game to do damage to society so that people have to rely on something else. For full show notes, transcripts, ways to contact the hosts or support the show, and more, visit hpafter2020.com.
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  6.5: An Excess of Phlegm 27.05.2026 1h 1min

  Harry and Draco are in that liminal space between being old enough in many ways to be an adult, but still technically young enough so that they're still a bit malleable. There's still a chance to turn back. Is there still time to save Draco? A little bit. This is a moment where, even if it's too late for some things, it's not too late for everything; it's still worth doing. For full show notes, transcripts, ways to contact the hosts or support the show, and more, visit hpafter2020.com.