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Dear Mr. Potter: A Harry Potter Seminar

An exploration of the plot, characters, themes and ideas of JK Rowling's modern masterpiece.

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Dear Mr. Potter 2: Another World

Dear Mr. Potter 2: Another World

This week, we meet the Keeper of the Keys and go shopping in Diagon Alley in chapters four and five of Harry Potter and ... Read more

8 Apr 2015

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Dear Mr. Potter 37: Scarred

Dear Mr. Potter 37: Scarred

In this session, we begin our discussion of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire with exposition, misdirection and secret... Read more

3 Jan 2018

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Dear Mr. Potter 51: Constant Vigilance

Dear Mr. Potter 51: Constant Vigilance

In this session, we discuss the pernicious power of the media, then take a walk a in the Forbidden Forest with Viktor Kr... Read more

23 Apr 2018

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Dear Mr. Potter: Chamber Of Secrets 9

Dear Mr. Potter: Chamber Of Secrets 9

Celebrate the end of term as we discuss the movie adaptation or Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and more! Downlo... Read more

23 Oct 2016

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Dear Mr. Potter: Prisoner Of Azkaban 10

Dear Mr. Potter: Prisoner Of Azkaban 10

In this session, we get a lot of answers and face down the dementors in chapters 19 and 20 of Prisoner of Azkaban! Down... Read more

24 Oct 2017

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Dear Mr. Potter: Prisoner Of Azkaban 12

Dear Mr. Potter: Prisoner Of Azkaban 12

In this special session, I recorded a live commentary track and discussion for the movie adaptation of Prisoner of Azkab... Read more

4 Nov 2017

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Dear Mr. Potter 3: Back And There Again

Dear Mr. Potter 3: Back And There Again

This week, we make it to Hogwarts and talk about transitions and sorting in chapters six and seven of Harry Potter and t... Read more

15 Apr 2015

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Dear Mr. Potter 38: Back To The Burrow

Dear Mr. Potter 38: Back To The Burrow

In this session, we continue our discussion of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire with portkeys, apparition and Ton-Ton... Read more

10 Jan 2018

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Dear Mr. Potter: Prisoner Of Azkaban 9

Dear Mr. Potter: Prisoner Of Azkaban 9

In this session, we’re dragged into the Shrieking Shack and the plot is revealed in chapters 17 and 18 of Prisoner of Az... Read more

18 Oct 2017

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Dear Mr. Potter 39: The Dark Mark

Dear Mr. Potter 39: The Dark Mark

In this session, we continue our discussion of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire with the Quidditch World Cup, veela a... Read more

17 Jan 2018

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Dear Mr. Potter 53: Into The Labyrinth

Dear Mr. Potter 53: Into The Labyrinth

This week, we conclude our exposition with the Pensieve, and begin the Third Task of the Triwizard Tournament in Harry ... Read more

10 May 2018

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Dear Mr. Potter 4: Friends And Enemies

Dear Mr. Potter 4: Friends And Enemies

This week, we begin our classes, navigate Hogwarts’ unpredictable geography, and uncover a mystery in chapter eight and ... Read more

24 Apr 2015

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Dear Mr. Potter 49: Gillyweed

Dear Mr. Potter 49: Gillyweed

In this session, we soak in the tub then take a dip in the lake in chapters twenty-five and twenty-six of Harry Potter a... Read more

11 Apr 2018

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Dear Mr. Potter: Prisoner Of Azkaban 6

Dear Mr. Potter: Prisoner Of Azkaban 6

In this session, we try to decipher the mystery of the past, witness Harry’s descent into darkness, and learn about the ... Read more

20 Sep 2017

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Dear Mr. Potter 52: The Curse That Failed

Dear Mr. Potter 52: The Curse That Failed

In this session, we discuss dreams and memories in chapters twenty-nine and thirty of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fir... Read more

3 May 2018

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Dear Mr. Potter: Prisoner Of Azkaban 8

Dear Mr. Potter: Prisoner Of Azkaban 8

In this session, things turn dark, society starts to crumble, and Hermione is our hero in chapters 15 and 16 of Prisoner... Read more

11 Oct 2017

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Dear Mr. Potter 40: Mayhem & Mundanity

Dear Mr. Potter 40: Mayhem & Mundanity

In this session, we continue our discussion of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire with Death Eaters and the Dark Mark, ... Read more

25 Jan 2018

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Dear Mr. Potter: Chamber Of Secrets 8

Dear Mr. Potter: Chamber Of Secrets 8

Harry comes face to face with the past — and with a monster — in chapters seventeen and eighteen of Harry Potter and the... Read more

22 Oct 2016

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Dear Mr. Potter 46: The First Task

Dear Mr. Potter 46: The First Task

In this session, we face dragons and consider goodness in the world of Harry Potter in chapters twenty and twenty-one of... Read more

14 Mar 2018

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Dear Mr. Potter 57: The End Of The Beginning

Dear Mr. Potter 57: The End Of The Beginning

This week, we reach the end of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire with a super-size discussion of justice and punishmen... Read more

7 Jun 2018

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