#32 An Introduction to Introductory Courses | CoS 14, Cornelius Fudge

Potter Revisited Episode #32 An Introduction to Introductory Courses AKA Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 14 "Cornelius Fudge" The Trios belief in Hagrid is admirable  Tori is shocked about how much school Colin and Justin have missed being petrified - are their parents aware? Harry and friends are choosing their new courses for the next year - which is very important as we compare picking electives in High School Shay thinks it's smart the kids can't drop subjects at this point Were they given any information about the new courses? Or just going off family and friends advice?  Hermione chooses all the subject which makes sense at this point - she has an interest in all of them but it is so irresponsible that she was allowed to take them all by messing with time - more on that next book! We discuss the subjects we would like to take  Harry's part of the dorm in ransacked and the diary is missing - Is Harry more alarmed its missing because it could potentially affect Hagrid or is it the affects of the Diary being taken away from him? Hermione suddenly comes to a realization about everything... and doesn't tell Harry or Ron anything  "When in doubt, go to the Library" Why does Hermione go off on her own without confiding with Harry and Ron? Tori explains her theory Quidditch is canceled and Hermione has been Petrified - the danger is really hitting close to home now Hermione being taken out of action really shows how much Harry and Ron rely on her and what her friendship means to them - very different from the last book Percy's girlfriend is also petrified and he isn't able to confide in anyone We both have some sympathy for Percy - the real black sheep of the Weasley family.  Harry and Ron go to see Hagrid, and he opens the door... armed Shay thinks Hagrid needs to remain silent and hire a good lawyer We are first introduced to Cornelius Fudge and the comparison between him and Dumbledore is stark. Fudge seems more concerned about optics than if Hagrid is actually guilty or not Dumbledore goes off about loyalty - does he know Harry and Ron are there?  Shay wonders if Dumbledore was able to read Harry's mind We discuss what we know about the Wizard justice system and if it actually works Shay finds that Azkaban is more like torture than a prison - would those who commit low level crimes go there? What about Hagrid- he isn't being officially charged and sentenced We see some characters go to prison without trial (Sirius) and the Wizengamot is what we see voting on sentencing - not an impartial jury How do being able to view memories and veritaserum play a part in providing evidence? Can both be tampered with?  We cut a segment about the Trio + Ginny's careers after Hogwarts/The war and how it doesn't really stand up to how we view the characters. Let us know if you'd like some of it for a bonus episode! 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