This week, the battlelines are officially drawn between Dumbledore and Fudge! Join us as we try our very best to convince the Minister for Magic that Voldemort has indeed returned!

• News: MinaLima will not be releasing further editions of their illustrated books (we'll discuss this story in more detail in Bonus MuggleCast)


• 7-Word Summary: Fudge makes disastrous decisions about Lord Voldemort


• Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Goblet of Fire, Chapter 36: The Parting of the Ways


• Sympathetic Grandfatherly Figure or Master Manipulator: Is what Dumbledore says to Harry truly heartfelt and genuine?


• Does Fawkes know what went down in the graveyard?


• Should Harry tell his story without other Ministry officials present?


• The Gleam of Triumph and its connection to Deathly Hallows


• Why, specifically, did Voldemort and Harry’s wand cores come from Dumbledore’s pet phoenix?


• Ollivander has Dumbledore on speed dial!


• Comparing parental figures: Sirus and Molly's love for Harry is on full display, foreshadowing things to come in Order of the Phoenix


• Why did Fudge feel the need to bring a Dementor to Hogwarts to face Barty Crouch Jr.? Where are all the Aurors?


• COMPLETE DENIAL: Can Fudge find anyone in the Hospital Wing he believes?


• Why does nobody force Fudge to see the truth? Why doesn’t Dumbledore go get the Pensieve or Veritaserum?


• Snape takes a major risk in showing Fudge his Dark Mark tattoo!


• Dementors & Giants: Does Dumbledore overstep his bounds? Does he go too far? Or is Fudge already lost?


• With Fudge a lost cause, Dumbledore begins moving his chess pieces against Voldemort


• Quizzitch: What does Harry ask Viktor Krum, when they shake hands before going to the Hogwarts Express?


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