Potter Pages

Deathly Hallows: Page 472

Why Voldemort is sort of an idiot, how "expelliarmus" works, workplace culture, and how the Hallows are like ... the New York Knicks?

May 13, 2024 • 

James Schapiro

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April 2023

The Harry Potter TV Show is a Logical Morass

There are real problems that will arise from adapting material that's already been adapted, but they're canceled out by the positives.

Apr 4, 2023 • 

James Schapiro

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February 2023

Full Grown Muggles in the Wizarding World

Universal Orlando is a gold mine for Potter fans, but it will never give us what we most want.

Feb 10, 2023 • 

James Schapiro

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January 2023

Half-Blood Prince: Page 582

Long-term Imperius Curses, Dumbledore's multilayered calculations, Snape walking a fine line, and Draco's absolutely terrible planning.

Jan 25, 2023 • 

James Schapiro

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November 2022

Deathly Hallows: Page 597

Snape's film noir moment, the utter stupidity of the Carrows, Pius Thicknesse as Gerald Ford, and the failures of the Dark Mark as a communications…

Nov 1, 2022 • 

James Schapiro

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July 2022

Actually, Quidditch is good

The rules of the game make perfect sense when you look closely

Jul 27, 2022 • 

James Schapiro

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May 2022

CoS: Page 244

Wizarding social programs, administrative incompetence at the orphanage, the power of the Headmaster, and a deep dive on Ministry spending powers.

May 23, 2022 • 

James Schapiro

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March 2022

Prisoner of Azkaban: Page 300

Harry not thinking straight, how to avoid detection in a big school, Snape's slimy things in jars, and the only way Harry can be punished.

Mar 28, 2022 • 

James Schapiro

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February 2022

Order of the Phoenix: Page 13

The Harry/Dudley friendship (?), boxing as a character builder, evaluating theories, and some Little Whinging geography.

Feb 27, 2022 • 

James Schapiro

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Goblet of Fire: Page 106

Hassan Mostafa, Omnioculars, Quidditch Moneyball, and how defense works.

Feb 15, 2022 • 

James Schapiro

January 2022

Sorcerer's Stone: Page 275

A super, super deep dive into the obstacles to the Sorcerer's Stone.

Jan 31, 2022 • 

James Schapiro

Goblet of Fire: Page 725

Phonetics of fictional accents, the importance of the salt content of the lake, Hogwarts' underwater transit system, and a surprisingly poignant moment…

Jan 24, 2022 • 

James Schapiro