#12: Phoenixes and Basilisks

We are going over CHAPTERS 16-THE END of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets! We're joined by special guest, Karissa Marston. We discuss Gilderoy Lockhart, Tom Riddle, memory and loyalty, phoenixes, basilisks, and the overarching symbols of Gryffindor and Slytherin within this book. Tonight 5/19/2020 on Instagram Live! Join @firstyearspod and @karissamarston for house cup cocktail making. We'll be talking all things HP while making house inspired cocktails and giving away house points toward the house cup! The House Cup will be awarded NEXT EPISODE! All members of the winning house will be entered into a giveaway -- more details will be found on our Instagram @firstyearspod. Twitter: @firstyearspod Email us: firstyearspodcast @ gmail . com Follow Karissa for some more geeky cocktail making: @karissamarston https://www.authorsarahjonesdittmeier.info/firstyearspodcast SOURCES: Alexander, R. McN. “The Evolution of the Basilisk.” Greece & Rome, Vol. 10, No. 2 (Oct., 1963), pp. 170-181. Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Classical Association. JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/642817 Editors of EncyclopædiaBritannica, The. “Phoenix.” Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 19 Feb. 2020. https://www.britannica.com/topic/phoenix-mythological-bird Gregory, Joshua C. “Magic, Fascination, and Suggestion.” Folklore, Vol. 63, No. 3 (Sep., 1952), pp. 143-151. Taylor & Francis, Ltd. on behalf of Folklore Enterprises, Ltd. JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1256932 Robinson, Margaret. “Some Fabulous Beasts.” Folklore, Vol. 76, No. 4 (Winter, 1965), pp. 273-287. Taylor & Francis, Ltd. on behalf of Folklore Enterprises, Ltd. JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1258298 Rowling, J. K., and Newt Scamander. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Bloomsbury Childrens Books, 2020. Senter, Phil, Uta Mattox and Eid. E. Haddad. “Snake to Monster: Conrad Gessner’s Schlangenbuch and the Evolution of the Dragon in the Literature of Natural History.” Journal of Folklore Research, Vol. 53, No. 1 (January/April 2016), pp. 67-124. Indiana University Press. JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/jfolkrese.53.1-4.67 Thompson, Dorothy Burr. “The Phoenix.” Phoenix, Vol. 1, No. 1 (1946-1947), pp. 2-3. Classical Association of Canada. JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1085964 Writers and Editors of the New World Encyclopedia, The. “Phoenix (mythology)”. Mar. 2019. https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/phoenix_(mythology)