#23 Reading The Tree | CoS 5, The Whomping Willow

Potter Revisited Episode #23 | Reading The Tree Aka Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 5 "The Whomping Willow" We get so many locations in this chapter - this book really focuses on expanding the Wizarding World Harry is loving his time at a Burrow and is jealous of Ron  Mrs Weasley likely intentionally made the last meal before the return to school all of Harry's favourites We can both relate to the First Day of School mad rush  Tori's mom could of used an enlarged car like Mr Weasley uses to transport the kids Ginny almost forgets the Diary - can't forget the plot point! Why didn't Mr or Mrs Weasley wait for Harry and Ron to go through the barrier? Wouldn't it be likely for a least one student to miss the train? Shouldn't there be something in place in case that happens? Unlike Harry and Ron, we both would have freaked out more if we missed the train to school Hedwig is having a rough summer, and Harry is not helping Both of us can't even drive, and here Ron is committing all kids of crimes while driving  "Two Slytherin's that Can't Drive" new podcast name? Harry and Ron are both such Gryffindor's and 12 year olds that they don't think this through Shay reflects that each student should have a buddy from another house to better ground them  Harry and Ron crash into the Whomping Willow, and Tori reflects on one of her favourite scenes from the movie adaptation Why did Ron take his wand out? They barely know any magic, so what was he going to do? Why is the car sentient-like?  The perfect karma when Harry and Ron are dissing Snape, and he appears We start to get hints that Snape can read minds, which comes in play later in the series Harry and Ron face consequences for their actions Snape is loving the superiority he has over Harry and Ron in this moment, where McGonagall and Dumbledore are disappointed, but hear them out Do Harry and Ron think McGonagall is going to curse them with her wand? "I didn't think-" "That is obvious." Minnie G is the G Harry would rather be abused by the tree than have Dumbledore disappointed in him - really shows the hold Dumbledore already has on Harry so early on in the series +1 Snape Sucks for terrorizing Harry and Ron over expulsion even though he doesn't even have the power to do so The punishment for Harry and Ron seems to affect Ron more since The Dursley's won't care about what Harry has done How did the rumors of Harry and Ron's entrance get spread? Fred and George wish Harry and Ron had brought them along. We think it would have gone much smoother with the Twins despite their chaotic nature This is one of the first times Ron gets to share the glory with Harry Ron avoids Percy, but is obviously pleased with the praise he receives from Fred & George We discuss the Twins and their relationship with Hermione  Remember to drive a car with a license, and not when you are 12 Email any thoughts, questions or feedback to [email protected] Music: Shelter Song by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Follow Us:  Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/potterrevisited Twitter https://twitter.com/potterevisited Instagram https://www.instagram.com/potterrevisited_/ Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4v2Xt0OIQ8_LCVYhKf2S5A TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@potterrevisited