This week, grab your doxy spray and settle in because we're deep cleaning the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black. Join Eric, Micah and Laura as they dodge possessed music boxes, coughing wastebaskets, and mysterious lockets all while fighting with a deranged House-Elf and learning about pureblood wizarding families!

• News Alert: Hogwarts Legacy 2 to crossover with the new Harry Potter TV Show! Plus, get in the holiday spirit as Hogwarts: Wizards of Baking premieres on Food Network and MAX on Nov. 14!


• Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 6: The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black. And our Time Turner segment has us spinning some old recordings from past discussions! Be sure to check out Episode 439 and Episode 230 for prior Chapter 6 analysis!


• Have we ever been in a situation where an adult forbade us from talking to our friends after hearing something they deemed inappropriate?


• Does Molly not understand how kids work? Forbidding them from staying up to talk is the best way to ensure they absolutely do that! 


• Your putting those doxies WHERE?! What happens to these immobilized creatures? Are they permanently paralyzed?


• STOP RINGING THAT DAMN DOORBELL!!!


• Has Mundungus ever proven his value to the Order?


• Foreshadow alert: The locket no one could open


• What do we make of Sirius's behavior in this chapter? Harry is clearly trying to relate to him, but is Sirius brooding so much on his own misfortune?


• The Black Family Tapestry, Regulus Black and the meaning of Toujours Pur


• Did Kreacher predict the ending of Order of the Phoenix?


• Comparing Kreacher and Gollum from Lord of the Rings


• Did Lupin and Tonks have secret sleepovers?


• Lynx Line: Our patrons pick one item from the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black to display in their home.


• Which Skiving Snackbox candy would each of the hosts be willing to try to get out of something we didn't want to do?


• Quizzitch: In the Sorcerer’s Stone PC game, what spell do you primarily use to deal with doxies?’


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