An Examination of Harry’s Frenemies, Part 1
The Wizarding world of Harry Potter’s day is populated with a wide range of loveable heroes and detestable villains.…
Category: Podcast Supplements
Harry’s Role as Confessor and Confidant in Deathly Hallows, Part 2
July 31, 2021—One of the beautiful things about the Harry Potter books, for those of us who were young when they were being released, was that we were able to grow up with Harry.…
Harry’s Role as Confessor and Confidant in Deathly Hallows, Part 1
June 28, 2021—One of the beautiful things about the Harry Potter books, for those of us who were young when they were being released, was that we were able to grow up with Harry.…
Dumbledore vs Voldemort: Comparing Two Giants of the Wizarding World
Much has been said in the past of the similarities and differences between Harry and Voldemort, but few spend much time comparing and contrasting Voldemort and Dumbledore.…
Tracing Snape’s Loyalties (From Lily to Voldemort to Dumbledore to Harry)
December 20, 2020—Severus Snape is a complex man, there is no denying.…
Crossover Characters in Both Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts
September 22, 2020—In Episode 8 of Season 2, Victoria and I discussed the characters and settings chosen for the Fantastic Beast movies.…
Romances that Bloomed During the Harry Potter Series
August 25, 2020—In Episode 6 of Season 2, Victoria and I considered Ginny Weasley’s character and her various romantic relationships.…
Harry’s Biggest Stealth Fails
August 6, 2020—In Episode 4 of Season 2, Victoria and I discussed the many ways those in the Wizarding world disguise themselves and sneak around.…
From Man to Monster: Voldemort’s Transformation
July 13, 2020—When we meet the Tom Riddle of 1943 in Chamber of Secrets, he’s a charming, handsome boy of sixteen whose face masks the evil within.…
Mysteries We Could Have Solved with a Time-Turner
June 29, 2020—In our most recent episode, Victoria and I discussed the role of Time-Turners in the Harry Potter series.…
When Draco Got It Right (Or At Least Not Wrong)
June 12, 2020—Draco Malfoy is not a good person. I’d like to make that clear from the start.…
Werewolves in the Wizarding World
March 31, 2020—It’s somehow appropriate that, with the world’s attention currently directed towards an infectious disease, Dwelling on Dreams has spent two episodes discussing a victim of a magical infectious disease, Remus Lupin (and no, we didn’t plan it that way).…
Animagus Forms, and The People Who Have Them
March 8, 2020—Shortly after we posted Episode 16, I reached a startling realization and texted Victoria: “Is it weird that we had an entire discussion about Pettigrew and Ron without once mentioning that Pettigrew spent several years as Ron’s pet?”…
Unfogging the Future: Seers
February 18, 2020—While Victoria and I agreed in Episode 15 that the ball of quirkiness that is Luna Lovegood is probably not a Seer, it’s actually very difficult to be sure either way.…
The Slytherin in Harry
February 8, 2020—Before he is sorted into Gryffindor in the seventh chapter of the series, Harry has heard of Slytherin House from no less than five sources: Draco Malfoy, Rubeus Hagrid, Ron Weasley, Minerva McGonagall, and the Sorting Hat.…
Severus and Regulus and Their Paths to Redemption
January 27, 2020—In Episode 13, Victoria and I spoke at length about Regulus Black’s family, his betrayal of Voldemort, and his eventual death, all of which occur long before the beginning of the Harry Potter series.…
Harry and the Dursleys: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
January 9, 2020—In Episode 11, Victoria and I explore what Harry’s life could have been if he’d been raised, partially or entirely, by Sirius Black.…
Book-Harry Confronts His Friends and His Foes
December 15, 2019—In Episode 10, Victoria and I delved deep into Harry Potter’s character, including how he was a different person in the books than he was in the movies.…
Characters We Missed (or Didn’t Miss) in the Harry Potter Movies
November 18, 2019—In both Episodes 7 and 8, Victoria and I discussed characters who were cut from the Harry Potter books by filmmakers and their impacts on the story.…
Dumbledore and Harry’s Horcrux: When did he know?
October 14, 2019—This week’s supplement to the podcast episode (about Horcruxes… check it out if you haven’t already) will be a little different.…
The Darker Shades of the Wizarding World Heroes
September 28, 2019—In Episode 5 of Dwelling on Dreams, Victoria and I discuss Garrick Ollivander and his general indifference to moral absolutes.…
Classes at Hogwarts We Wish We’d Heard More About
August 28, 2019—In episode three of the Dwelling on Dreams podcast, we discussed some of the different classes we wished had been in the Hogwarts curriculum, but there is a lot to be said about the classes that are already available for students to take as electives that Harry doesn’t talk about.…
The Weasley Twins and Their Lasting Impact on the Harry Potter Series
August 14, 2019—Ah, the Weasley twins – pranksters and inventors extraordinaire!…
Three Lessons Learned from JK Rowling
July 31, 2019—Along with each episode of our bi-weekly podcast, we will be writing a supplemental article that goes into more detail regarding one of the topics that we discussed.…