The Glittering Bell Jar: A Harry Potter Podcast
Welcome to the Glittering Bell Jar, a Harry Potter Podcast, where we explore the Harry Potter series by reading it backwards. As you might recall, Harry and his friends discover the power of the glittering bell jar in the Department of Mysteries as it causes objects to move backward and forwards through time. We’re Brie & Valerie, two writers and Harry Potter fans who want to take you through the Harry Potter series in a way in which no one has done. Come along with us as we dissect each character and try to understand all the magic and common threads we may have missed!
Episodes
Episodes
Saturday Jun 11, 2022
Lord Voldemort’s Request (Chapter 20)
Saturday Jun 11, 2022
Saturday Jun 11, 2022
In this episode of The Glittering Bell Jar, we're finally getting into the meat of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: learning about Voldemort! In this chapter, we're digging into two important memories about Lord Voldemort – and Tom Riddle – and exploring the themes and observations we had about him.
Join us as we continue our backward reading of Half-Blood Prince and the rest of the Harry Potter series!
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Friday Jun 10, 2022
The Unknowable Room (Chapter 21)
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Friday Jun 10, 2022
In this episode of The Glittering Bell Jar, we wonder about Malfoy and who he really is as a person. Is he as bad as he comes off, or is there a sweet, confused kid inside who wants to be loved? Or perhaps that is just well wishes from Moaning Myrtle. In this chapter, we have Harry obsessed with Malfoy very similarly to how Snape was obsessed with James and the crew, leading us to believe that maybe he and Snape aren't so different after all...
Join us as we continue our backward reading of Half-Blood Prince and the rest of the Harry Potter series!
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Thursday Jun 09, 2022
After the Burial (Chapter 22)
Thursday Jun 09, 2022
Thursday Jun 09, 2022
In this episode of The Glittering Bell Jar: A Harry Potter Podcast, we continue the inevitable march of time – backward – through Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
This time we're discussing After the Burial (ch. 22), in which Felix shows his real strength and Harry shows his care for Hagrid, savvy with non-verbal spells for refilling wine bottles, and Dumbledore-level manipulation in getting Slughorn to give him the all-important Horcrux memory.
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Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Horcruxes (Chapter 23)
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
In this episode of The Glittering Bell Jar: A Harry Potter Podcast, join us as we step back one chapter to discuss Horcruxes, chapter 23 of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
If you didn't catch on, this episode is all about Horcruxes and we head back to the moment in Tom Riddle's life where he learned the truth about Horcruxes and his plan to create not only one but seven of them. We deep dive into Tom Riddle and Harry Potter finding even more similarities between the two of them. You won't want to miss it!
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Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Sectumsempra (Chapter 24)
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
In this episode of The Glittering Bell Jar: A Harry Potter Podcast, join us as we step back one chapter to discuss Sectumsempra, chapter 24 of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
While the spell that this chapter is titled after might seem like an important point of discussion, we instead meander through a variety of other topics: legilimency, Snape, Advanced Potion Making, Snape, bullying, and Snape (were just a few of our favorite subjects, like Uncle Vernon's list of things to complain about).
In any case, it's become quite clear by this point in the season that our discussions of Half-Blood Prince are – naturally – focused on the Half-Blood Prince himself. If you're up for that, join us for this episode!
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Monday Jun 06, 2022
The Seer Overheard (Chapter 25)
Monday Jun 06, 2022
Monday Jun 06, 2022
We're back for another episode of The Glittering Bell Jar: A Harry Potter Podcast. In this episode, we learn the pivotal role that Severus Snape had in Harry becoming the "Chosen One." Without his role in hearing the prophecy, Harry's life might have been much different; we dive into how this affects Harry, Snape, and the entire Wizarding World.
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Sunday Jun 05, 2022
The Cave (Chapter 26)
Sunday Jun 05, 2022
Sunday Jun 05, 2022
In this week's episode of The Glittering Bell Jar we continue our backward reading of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and spend time in perhaps the most important chapter in the book: The Cave (Chapter 26).
In The Cave, we discuss Dumbledore's wisdom and deep magic knowledge, Harry's confidence and instincts about Voldemort, Dumbledore's visions when drinking the potion, and Harry's character as a man of his word. (All this to say, Snape doesn't even come up once!)
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Saturday Jun 04, 2022
The Lightning Struck Tower (Chapter 27)
Saturday Jun 04, 2022
Saturday Jun 04, 2022
This is the big one: the chapter that leads to the death of Albus Dumbledore. For this episode of The Glittering Bell Jar: A Harry Potter Podcast, we're discussing our anti-heroes, Malfoy and Snape. How has Malfoy gotten to this point, the point of killing our beloved headmaster, and how does Snape end up being the one to administer the killing blow?
Join us for a discussion of a heart-breaking episode and all the heart-breaking backstory we think led to it.
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