Episode 9: “The Dark Arts … are you TRYING to be bad?”

What this episode covers

Steve wonders about the numbers 1531 and 4157, then talks about December in the Harry Potter universe, what makes the Dark Arts dark (and where Crouch Jr. could have learned them), mixes up the spelling of a spell and forgets the order of Priori Incantatem, then recalls experiences with anti-Potter book-banners. Alternate titles: * “There are connections everywhere! Oh, no, I guess there aren’t.” * “It’s all fun and games until someone gets their fake magical eye knocked out.” * “Over the course of a year, you MIGHT start to wonder …” Show links: * Calendars: PS, CS, PA, GF, OP, HBP, DH * Hogwarts academics, classes * Dark Arts * Goblet of Fire on the Lexicon * Ennervate (spelled correctly, regardless of how I spelled it in the show …) * Facebook fan page * Google+ page * Kindle: Reader’s Guide to PS * Nook: Reader’s Guide to PS * email: [email protected]

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