#488: Your Most Controversial Harry Potter Opinions

In  celebration of Halloween, we're hosting our next Quizzitch Live this Saturday, October 31 at 3 p.m. ET! We hope to see you there! Chris Hansen takes on Tom Riddle! Watch it on our social media channels later this week. Only one week left until Election Day! Please make sure you are registered to vote in your state right now by visiting IWillVote.com. You can also find out great ballot information at BallotReady.org and sign up to be a poll worker at PowerThePolls.org. We review the brand-new, beautifully illustrated MinaLima edition of Sorcerer's Stone. How does it compare to the Jim Kay Illustrated Series? We discuss how having worked on the Harry Potter films brings a whole new perspective to this illustrated edition Pop-ups galore: Dumbledore's watch, Hogsmeade, The Fat Lady Portrait and more! Main Discussion: The Most Controversial Opinions in the Harry Potter series What are the Harry Potter opinions that you think would get you in trouble? That would have people flinging an Unforgivable Curse at you? That would cause Umbridge to write a new decree about you?  Is Hermione a terrible person? Are people who’ve only watched the movies and haven’t read the books "real" fans? Could the chapters that aren’t about Harry be the best parts of the series? Was the attack on The Burrow a good addition to the Half-Blood Prince movie? Were the Marauders,  while intelligent and witty, actually total a**holes? Was Remus Lupin horrible for not writing to Harry in Year 1? Quizzitch: What is Harry wearing during his first dream in Gryffindor Tower? This week's episode is sponsored by Peacock TV (watch the Harry Potter movies for free, all October long!) and BeachBody (text ‘mugglecast’ to 30-30-30 to receive a free trial!). Support us on Patreon and receive magical benefits, like Bonus MuggleCast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices