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Essay: Female Archetypes in Harry Potter, Part I

Unfortunately, this content is no longer available online, as it is slated to be part of  Quantum Harry, Volume I: Mythic Archetypes in Harry Potter,  to be released by 226 Press in the autumn of 2019. To find other essays based on episodes of Quantum Harry, the Podcast, consult the  Quantum Harry Episode Guide . ~ B.L. Purdom

Episode 15: Prisoner of Quidditch

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is shaped by Quidditch, but what games propel the plot at the beginning of the book? And why do students camp in the Great Hall when Sirius Black might be in the castle? Episode 15: Prisoner of Quidditch Watch the Episode 15 video on YouTube. Related essay: Playing the Game EPISODE GUIDE

Essay: The Wise Old Man Archetype

Unfortunately, this content is no longer available online, as it is slated to be part of  Quantum Harry, Volume I: Mythic Archetypes in Harry Potter,  to be released by 226 Press in the autumn of 2019. To find other essays based on episodes of Quantum Harry, the Podcast, consult the  Quantum Harry Episode Guide . ~ B.L. Purdom

Essay: The Game Pieces

Unfortunately, this content is no longer available online, as it is slated to be part of  Quantum Harry, Volume I: Mythic Archetypes in Harry Potter,  to be released by 226 Press in the autumn of 2019. To find other essays based on episodes of Quantum Harry, the Podcast, consult the  Quantum Harry Episode Guide . ~ B.L. Purdom

Episode 14: The Devil's Game

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How is Devil's Snare linked to the Chamber of Secrets? Why does the Flying Ford Anglia rescue Harry and Ron from the spiders? And why does Harry hear the Basilisk just after the Deathday Party? Episode 14: The Devil's Game Watch the Episode 14 video on YouTube. Related essay: The Devil You Know EPISODE GUIDE

Essay: Childish Things

Unfortunately, this content is no longer available online, as it is slated to be part of  Quantum Harry, Volume I: Mythic Archetypes in Harry Potter,  to be released by 226 Press in the autumn of 2019. To find other essays based on episodes of Quantum Harry, the Podcast, consult the  Quantum Harry Episode Guide . ~ B.L. Purdom

Quantum Harry: The Episode Guide

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SPECIAL EPISODE: JK ROWLING AND THE ESSAY OF DOOM Blog version This episode guide provides links to the blog posts for each episode (where the links to the mp3 files are) plus helpful information about which Harry Potter book is linked to each episode. To see the episodes arranged according to which book in the series goes with which podcast episode, go to Quantum Harry: By the Book . To discuss Quantum Harry episodes and other general Harry Potter topics, join the discussion group ! Pro tip: To listen to all of the episodes in order on your computer, go to the Quantum Harry Castbox page  and click on the word "Reverse" right above the list of episodes to put them in order (since they're usually listed most recent to oldest). If you're on a cell phone, download the Castbox app first (clicking on the above link will prompt you to do this, and it's really fast) before selecting the symbol on the right above the listed episodes--that will reverse them

Essay: A Unified Theory of the Potterverse

Unfortunately, this content is no longer available online, as it is slated to be part of Quantum Harry, Volume I: Mythic Archetypes in Harry Potter, to be released by 226 Press in the autumn of 2019. To find other essays based on episodes of Quantum Harry, the Podcast, consult the  Quantum Harry Episode Guide . ~ B.L. Purdom

Episode 13: Deus ex Machina

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is JK Rowling’s version of Little Red Riding Hood. Who is Red? Who is the wolf? And who is the Woodsman? And why does Rowling retell this fairy tale in the second book of the series? Episode 13: Deus ex Machina Watch the Episode 13 video on YouTube. Related essay: Red Riding Hood Goes to Hogwarts EPISODE GUIDE