Send us a text In this episode, we test our knowledge on the trio's journey through the trap door. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 2:04 Warm Up Round · 4:03 Question #1: How do the trio get around Fluffy? What instrument do they play? · 10:10 Question #2: What spell does Hermione use to get past the devil snare? · 14:50 Question #3: What position does Ron play in the chess game? · 18:26 Question #4: H...

Send us a text In this episode, we discussed the major developments of 2025 and made some predictions of what's to come next year. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:20 The most important part of this year has been the TV show. We got announcements, casting, and updates on filming that showed us that this thing is underway! There were little details of course, like Hogwarts Legacy, but those things couldn’t hold a candle to the TV show. The leaked photos were the most exciting par...

Send us a text In this episode, we discuss Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback and our first encounter in the Forbidden Forest in our version of the Harry Potter TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:36 Quick recap, and Hagrid Spilling the beans! If we learn all these new things about Fluffy in a more natural manner, it shows us just how much that information means. Also, if the trio knows it, Snape might too. · 9:43 Norbert is born. Norbert plays a small rol...

Send us a text In this episode, we discuss Netflix acquiring HBO and Warner Bros., and what that means for the TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:40 They need this money back. Netflix is going to invest in some big projects to make the 82.7 billion back. Harry Potter is already in production, and it will attract a huge fan base. They would be smart to keep this show in the works. · 7:24 Is the show going to change? In a dystopian media overlord world, ...

Send us a text In this episode, we discuss why we absolutely need quidditch for a function story. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:30 Quidditch reminds us of the magic of this world, and ties the story to reality. However powerful Voldemort is or however detentions Harry gets, quidditch will always be there to remind us just how magical the castle is. · 13:00 It develops the plot socially. Harry and Draco’s relationship is explored on the quidditch pitch. In ...

Send us a text In this episode, we discuss the first classes at Hogwarts to Harry's first Christmas with his new magical life in our version of the Harry Potter TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 2:06 Quick recap, and classes begin! Classes are the life of the castle and the core of what it means to be a student at Hogwarts. I want to have a more in-depth view of a class at Hogwarts so we can better understand the everyday life of the students. · 9:56 Fi...

Send us a text In this episode, we discuss the old world of magic with the new one and what that means for the TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 2:10 Harry vs. Flamel. Nicholas Flamel is an old-world figure for sure. He has been fighting this fight for hundreds of years, and it is crazy to think that his path has lead here, to Harry. The glow of the story obscures just how important he is and how big a sacrifice he makes, so hopefully the TV will show us these important th...

Send us a text In this episode, we discuss the rumors of a narrator and photos of Nicholas Flamel for the Harry Potter TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:20 The TV show will feature a narrator and Nicholas Flamel. The narrator is just a rumor right now, but we have seen leaked photos of Flamel shooting scenes with Dumbledore. These two idea seem to be contrasting because the narrator is pulling us towards the books, while the scenes with Flamel is pulling us towards the T...

Send us a text In this episode we discuss Harry's journey to Hogwarts in our version of the TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:21 Quick Recap, and opening at Kings Cross. We could also open in the Leaky Cauldron, but it would be better for us to take that extra time exploring the wizarding world than the Muggle one. We see Harry meet the Weasleys, go through the barrier, get on the Hogwarts Express, and arrive at Hogsmeade Station. · 13:15 There’s Hogw...

Send us a text In this episode, we discuss what Halloween should include in the TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:22 We have more time to explore the stories. Voldemort kills the Potters, a troll breaks into Hogwarts, the Chamber of Secrets is revealed, Sirius Black breaks into the Castle, and Harry’s name is picked from the Goblet of Fire all on different Halloween nights. Getting more from all of those moments would be invaluable. · 12:00 What...

Send us a text In this episode, we discuss Harry's journey from the hut on the rock and his introduction into the wizarding world. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:19 Recap and opening with the hut on the rock. We should see a little bit of what the Dursleys think about this revelation. Petunia always wanted to hear this for her, so how does this show within her? Vernon is adamant and denies it, and Dudley has no idea what’s happening. · 12:30 Hagrid and Harr...

Send us a text In this episode we discuss what seeing a glimpse of affection for Harry from the Dursleys would do for the story. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:54 What is the 1% difference? It’s that little moment where we see the Dursleys for real. It could be a simple look or a complete scene. No matter how it’s delivered, we should see that just maybe, the Dursleys care about Harry just 1%. · 16:03 Does their relationship get better or worse over time? P...

Send us a text In this episode, we design the second episode of the first season of our Tea Leaves series. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:48 Recap of Season 1, Episode 1 · 3:55 We open with Vernon and Petunia finding Harry. They make the decision to keep them in, and I want to see what they were thinking when making that choice. Harry is their family, so they couldn’t just turn him away, right? Perhaps Petunia has to tell Vernon more of her life story. ·&nb...

Send us a text In this episode, we begin a new series called Tea Leaves where we will design each and every episode of the Harry Potter TV before they are announced. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 3:06 We open in Hogwarts. But not in Harry’s time, but Lily and James’. We will get to see the Marauders, Snape, and Lily and James in their youth and watch them go through their drama and different relationship. Lily and James find each other and get married, and we get a glimpse of w...

Send us a text In this episode we discuss the new leaked photos of a scene involving Mr. Dursley. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:44 This could suggest that the show is going in chronological order. Because this is an episode-by-episode filming, they are filming each scene closer to where it will be placed in the episode. · 10:34 It is closer to the books than the films. Mr. Diggle is wearing a violet robe and Vernon looks how he does in the books, which sug...

Send us a text In this episode, we break down the character of Harry Potter. Happy five years, and enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 4:20 Why haven’t we done a breakdown of Harry before? He’s only one character. It’s everyone else around him that make the story pop. Also, we understand Harry pretty well. The point of closer analysis is better understanding a character who might not be in the limelight. Harry is absolutely in the limelight. · 9:31 What is h...

Send us a text In this episode, we talk about why Jude Law should play young Dumbledore in the new TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · Listen to episode 298 called “Warwick Davis is returning as Flitwick? Who else should reprise their role?” here! · 2:14 Why two actors? Well, Dumbledore has a complex past. He feels like he was a different person back in his Grindelwald days, and a different person warrants a different actor. Choosing another actor to play...

Send us a text In this episode, we discuss which actors should reprise their roles in the new Harry Potter TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · Listen to episode 287, “Tom Felton is returning to Broadway. Who should return to the TV show?” Here! · 4:10 Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy. He was the perfect blend of haughty, rude, and fearful. He portrayed a fantastic arc, and really showed us what it means to be afraid. Without a doubt, he would be a grea...

Send us a text In this episode, we discuss how to reintroduce an old world. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:33 It’s not welcome, it’s welcome back. None of this is going to be brand new, so I’m hoping the filmmakers realize that they shouldn’t be trying to reinvent the wheel. We didn’t know what any of the characters or sets looked like when the films were coming out, but now we have an image for some of those. Now we’re past that and we don’t need a definitive answer. · ...

Send us a text In this episode, we analyze the Malfoy family and discuss what should be carried over into the TV show. Enjoy! Topics/Summary: · 1:53 Something has to change. I’m not saying something is wrong, that’s just a fact. The books are the books and the films are the films. The TV has to show us something new, and that will mean they have to change something. They can either put in more, or less. More would make them worse and more potent, and less would draw the cu...