#43 Doom and Gloo | PoA 6, Talons and Tea Leaves

Potter Revisited Episode #43 Doom and Gloom AKA Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 6 "Talons and Tea Leaves" We are starting off the school term in this chapter and it is an eventful first day back We love the idea of Malfoy running into Fred and George's compartment on the train, scared of the Dementor  Ron notices Hermione has 3 classes all at the same time, but she is able to brush him off in her Hermione way  We theorize how Hermione uses the timeturner to get to classes - she seems to have 3 classes at the same time in the morning  Would using the Timeturner so much age Hermione? Would it shorten her lifespan?  Sir Cadogan is a delight Harry hates Divination but Tori and Shay disagree  We are introduced to Trelawney and she is a very dramatic character - she is only "predicting" bad news Shay breaks down the predictions Trelawney makes in this first class and if they could be real  Ron's teacup predicts suffering but also happiness - we discuss Ron's future throughout the series  Hermione talks down to a professor and is very dismissive and openly disdainful for the first time - Is this her disbelief in Divination as a subject or because she's on her 3rd time going back in time for class and is tired and hungry?  Why is Harry so worried about his cup having a death omen? He has had Voldemort trying to kill him every year and now Sirius Black  McGonagall is the MVP and defuses the tension like the pro she is  McGonagall says Trelawney "predicts" a student will die every year - we discuss who we think could have been the student before Harry  Hermione obviously isn't happy with Divination after the first lesson - why didn't she drop it then?  Hagrid is teaching his first ever class and although Hagrid is very knowledgeable and excited by the subject... he isn't that great at supervising students or teaching  Allowing Harry to fly Buckbeak was probably a bit much for a lesson...  Hagrid is supposed to be a teacher in charge but is relying a lot on Harry, Ron and Hermione throughout the lesson and making sure everyone is enjoying themselves rather than providing any real lesson It's interesting that Hermione is able to separate her feelings for her friend, Hagrid, and know he isn't a great teacher where as Harry and Ron see Hagrid as all or nothing and it's a betrayal to his character to think otherwise Again, as the trio visit Hagrid later on he is a bit drunk and confiding in them as a friend rather than any kind of adult or authority figure (until he is able to sober up at Hermione's interference)  Looking forward to some great Lupin and Snape content next chapter! Email any thoughts, questions or feedback to [email protected] Fill our our Listener Survey here: https://forms.gle/QFEJNAEtQdzXLSBC7 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