#28 Fragile Ego and Deep Delusions | CoS 10, The Rogue Bludger

Potter Revisited Episode #28 Fragile Ego and Deep Delusions AKA Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 10 "The Rogue Bludger" It is a good thing exams were canceled this year - everyone is learning nothing in Lockhart's class Why does Lockhart single Harry out? Is it because he sees them as both being "celebrities" or that he wants to humiliate him?  Hermione's crush and belief in Lockhart has her jumping through many hurdles - we discuss how it is in her character at this point We discuss Lockhart's ego and deluded fantasy he lives in, where he constantly makes himself look bad but doesn't or isn't able to comprehend it Shay has issues with how the trio are just given a dangerous and likely valuable book and able to take it from the safety of the library Dark!Hermione comes out when she convinces/manipulates Harry and Ron to continue with the plan The Slytherin VS Gryffindor Quidditch game is approaching and Oliver is going a bit over the top with the "win or die" pep talk Fred and George are very good team members, and have very good people skills  Why did no one besides the Twins notice the Bludger focusing on Harry? Why didn't they tell Madame Hooch about the fixed Bludger? Would it really count as a forfeit?  The Team, especially Fred & George ganging up on Oliver is so great Draco isn't really playing the game - it seems like he just joined the team to one up Harry and for attention Shay is very concerned about the medical negligence Lockhart commits "fixing" Harry's arm without his consent It is a big red flag that Lockhart is still employed after causing a medical injury to a student  Madam Pomfrey is so over Dumbledore and his choices Malfoy gets his karma by being told off by Flint Dobby is exposed  Dobby has the best intentions with the worst results  Hearing about Dobby's punishments is very jarring as a adult than reading it as a child How does Dobby not touch clothes in his day to day job?  Is Harry bringing up Hermione being Muggleborn foreshadowing Hermione being attacked later on? Colin is found Petrified by either McGonagall or Dumbledore - it is contradicted in the same page Is Dumbledore revealing this information knowing that Harry is listening?  Wouldn't it be more likely for there to be more true heir of Slytherin's? Seems unlikely that their is only one (Tom Riddle) On off topic news, US Quidditch and Major League Quidditch changed their sport name to QuadBall and we discuss the implications and future of it 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/ Links:  Muggle Quidditch Name Change https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jul/20/quidditch-changes-name-to-quadball-after-jk-rowlings-trans-statements 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