MWA: Muggles With Attitude

After reading the book, we watched the movie! We discuss what part of the adaptation worked, what didn't, and why does Seamus Finnegan keep blowing up?Your hosts are Alice Sullivan (@alicemsullivan), Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake (@jeff_lake).Music: Backyard Adventure by Hans Hylkema, licensed under CC-BY 4.0.

We start in on Harry Potter 2! Harry escapes his brutal home situation with the help of the Weasely crime family. Back at Hogwarts Harry and friends hang out with a few dead people and begin uncovering an ancient secret that may lead to a lot more!Your hosts are Alice Sullivan (@alicemsullivan), Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake (@jeff_lake).Support us on Patreon!Music: Backyard Adventure by Hans Hylkema, licensed under CC-BY 4.0.

Terror stalks the halls of Hogwarts! A mysterious killer (well, petrifier) is on the prowl and nobody knows who it will strike next. Some think it's Draco, others think it's... Harry?Your hosts are Alice Sullivan (@alicemsullivan), Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake (@jeff_lake).Support us on Patreon!Music: Backyard Adventure by Hans Hylkema, licensed under CC-BY 4.0.

Harry and friends finally get to use the Polyjuice potion and things go... ok. They get some info, but not what they were expecting. Then Harry takes a trip down somebody else's memory lane and Dumbledore gets fired! Better call his wizard union rep.Your hosts are Alice Sullivan (@alicemsullivan), Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake (@jeff_lake).Support us on Patreon!Music: Backyard Adventure by Hans Hylkema, licensed under CC-BY 4.0.

Even while petrified Hermione is still the brains of this operation. Her research helps Harry and Ron find the Chamber of Secrets and confront the Heir of Slytherin. Harry manages to avoid killing any teachers this time, so he's improving!Your hosts are Alice Sullivan (@alicemsullivan), Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake (@jeff_lake).Support us on Patreon!Music: Backyard Adventure by Hans Hylkema, licensed under CC-BY 4.0.

We watch the Chamber of Secrets movie! We see how our young actors handle the themes of fame and wizard racism. They do OK! Too bad about the rest of the movie.Your hosts are Alice Sullivan (@alicemsullivan), Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake (@jeff_lake).Support us on Patreon!Music: Backyard Adventure by Hans Hylkema, licensed under CC-BY 4.0.

Harry Potter heads back to school! Not too soon either, since the murderous Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban and Hogwarts is the safest place to be. Now if only Harry could ignore the many omens of his own death...Your hosts are Alice Sullivan (@alicemsullivan), Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake (@jeff_lake).Support us on Patreon!Music: Backyard Adventure by Hans Hylkema, licensed under CC-BY 4.0.

Harry obtains the awesome power of the Marauder's Map and uses it to play hooky from school. He also learns why everybody thinks he'll go after Sirius Black. Which, let's face it, he will.We are Alice Sullivan (@alicemsullivan), Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake (@jeff_lake).Support us on Patreon!Music: Backyard Adventure by Hans Hylkema, licensed under CC-BY 4.0.

Harry gets an education in terror from Lupin and an unfriendly Boggart. Harry needs to work on his Patronus but he has too few happy memories to draw from. Then, sadly, Buckbeak gets a new name: Headless Buckbeak.We are Alice Sullivan (@alicemsullivan), Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake (@jeff_lake).Support us on Patreon!Music: Backyard Adventure by Hans Hylkema, licensed under CC-BY 4.0.

Harry finally gets to the showdown with Sirius Black, Professor Lupin, and... Peter Pettigrew? He also discovers his patronus, travels through time, and rescues a hippogryph. Not such a dull semester after all.Note: there are some audible children crying in the background of this episode. There will be no extra charge for this bonus content.We are Alice Sullivan (@alicemsullivan), Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake (@jeff_lake).Support us on Patreon!Music: Backyard Adventure by Hans Hylkema, licensed under CC-BY 4.0.

We watched the Prisoner of Azkaban movie! Basically everything has changed except the actors (mostly). Our favorite part is Gary Oldman screaming at the camera over and over.We are Alice Sullivan (@alicemsullivan), Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake (@jeff_lake).Support us on Patreon!Music: Backyard Adventure by Hans Hylkema, licensed under CC-BY 4.0.

We start on Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire! The story broadens and darkens as Harry attends the Quidditch World Cup while sinister forces (some new, some familiar) gather to plot against him. Also, we learn that Mr. Weasley can get anything he wants... except a Muggle's friendship.We are Alice Sullivan (@alicemsullivan), Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake (@jeff_lake).Support us on Patreon!Music: Backyard Adventure by Hans Hylkema, licensed under CC-BY 4.0.

Harry and his friends head back to Hogwarts for another school year. It's an unusual year, because Hogwarts is hosting the Triwizard Tournament! Luckily they've hired a gruff, scarred battle wizard to keep a mad eye on things.We are Alice Sullivan (@alicemsullivan), Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake (@jeff_lake).Support us on Patreon!Music: Backyard Adventure by Hans Hylkema, licensed under CC-BY 4.0.

Mad-Eye Moody has graduated from showing Harry's class illegal curses to casting illegal curses on the students. Harry has bigger problems though, because somehow his name got into the Goblet of Fire and he's in deadly peril. Again.We are Alice Sullivan (@alicemsullivan), Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake (@jeff_lake).Support us on Patreon!Music: Backyard Adventure by Hans Hylkema, licensed under CC-BY 4.0.

Harry faces his first task: a heist of the horde of a hostile Hungarian Horntail! Then something even more serious: he needs a date for the dance and he doesn't know any girls! We also find out what wise readers already knew, that Hermione is All That.We are Alice Sullivan (@alicemsullivan), Micah Sparkman, and Jeff Lake (@jeff_lake).Support us on Patreon!Music: Backyard Adventure by Hans Hylkema, licensed under CC-BY 4.0.