Sep 24, 2020

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Neville Longbottom certainly learns to stand up for himself during his time at Hogwarts. But there is more to Mr Longbottom than meets the eye.

In this episode, I make the case for Neville being more heroic, more of a role model for fighting bullies than Hagrid, Hermione or even...

Aug 27, 2020

This episode explores the meaning of polyjuice potion and how it can help us live more empowered lives, free from anxiety and depression.

Instant physical transformation, or shapeshifting, is something that has existed in myths and legends for centuries. Humans crave it big time. But, as you shall hear, JK Rowling...

Jul 5, 2020

Today’s Quotefest focuses on something Dumbledore says to Harry at the end of The Goblet of Fire after his horrific experience in the graveyard, being forced to watch Voldemort come back to human (ish) form.

“Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it” Dumbledore says to Sirius’...

Jun 17, 2020

“Dobby will have too punish himself most grievously for coming to see you Sir; Dobby will have to shut his ears in the oven door for this” (from The Chamber of Secrets).

Today’s Quotefest episode uses this seemingly simple quote from Dobby to illustrate a deeper understanding of self-sabotaging behaviour. I am...

Jun 14, 2020

Today’s quote is about - not from - one of the Potter books and it comes from John Green, author of Paper Towns

“Harry Potter isn’t real? Oh no! Wait, wait, what do you mean by real? Is this video blog real? Am I real if you can see me and hear me, but only through the internet? Are you real if I can read your...