Episode #400: Evanesco!

  • Laura returns as we hit 400 episodes!
  • What Potter gifts did the hosts get for the holidays? Does Andrew have to return his to NJ Transit?
  • Our patrons put Laura on the hot seat as she answers some tough Potter questions
  • Pottermore’s #NationalTriviaDay tweet creates a real sh*t storm by saying Hogwarts didn’t have bathrooms pre-18th Century
  • So… did they really just do their business wherever they stood?
  • Who teaches younger students how to wipe up after themselves?
  • Why bother adding bathrooms to Hogwarts at all?
  • Did wizards never see a need for a private place for them to relieve themselves?
  • What if it was an especially rough bowl movement?
  • We dig deep into our MuggleMail bag and retrieve some vintage emails just for Laura
  • After six years, Laura finally becomes Lady Geek of the Week, learns she correctly predicted Neville’s head on fire and has a best friend named Eve
  • Voicemails cover a Kowalski descendant, Newt’s expulsion, Queenie’s mental state, a Leta horcrux and more
  • The Dueling Club is back featuring characters from The Crimes of Grindelwald
  • Quizzitch: Which Slytherin student prevented the Chamber of Secrets from being discovered?
  • Chicken Soup comes all the way from Pakistan!
  • And the hosts entertain this Crackpot Theory: Is Aurelius Dumbledore a homunculus?
  • In Bonus MuggleCast, available on Patreon, we discuss a strange Harry Potter book, Crimes of Grindelwald’s prophecy, and Hermione’s actions in Half-Blood Prince.

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