The Moment Harry, Ron & Hermione Become the Golden Trio

This is where Harry, Ron, and Hermione finally become Harry, Ron, and Hermione.For Episode 4 of our HBO Harry Potter series, we’re diving into The Potions Master, The Midnight Duel, and Halloween to break down everything we hope HBO expands, changes, and brings back from the books.For the first time, Harry is actually going to school at Hogwarts. Potions, Transfiguration, Herbology, Defense Against the Dark Arts, flying lessons, and all the little moments with classmates that the original movie simply didn’t have time to explore.And that extra time could make one of the most important moments in the entire series hit SO much harder.Because before the mountain troll, Hermione isn’t really Harry and Ron’s friend. She’s the brilliant, socially awkward know-it-all who desperately wants to connect with the other kids and doesn’t quite know how. Ron and Harry find her annoying. Hermione doesn’t have friends.Then Halloween happens.We break down how HBO can build that relationship over the first four episodes, why the troll could be the perfect midpoint for Season 1, what we want from Snape and Quirrell, the Midnight Duel the movie completely skipped, flying lessons, a more book-accurate Ron, and the absolutely insane Halloween feast we better get to see.Plus, we’re still riding high from the latest HBO trailer, revisit the mystery of Voldemort’s wand, tackle an impossibly obscure Harry Potter trivia question, debate the magical properties of bogies, and finish with Fred vs. George.What are YOU most excited to see from these chapters in the HBO series?⏱️ Timestamps00:00 Still riding high from the HBO trailer04:35 Listener shoutouts + Potter debates06:45 The Voldemort wand mystery continues09:40 Harry Potter trivia14:25 Our HBO Episode 4 breakdown15:10 Harry’s first Hogwarts classes20:05 Snape + Potions26:15 The Midnight Duel28:25 Flying lessons + book Ron31:30 Hermione before the Golden Trio36:50 Fluffy + unanswered questions38:00 Halloween44:45 What HBO’s Quidditch could look like45:50 The Halloween feast + mountain troll46:20 The Golden Trio finally comes together49:45 How HBO could make the troll terrifying55:20 Why this is the perfect midseason episode56:25 Predicting Episode 556:55 Fred vs. George⚡ Follow Half Blood Pod as we work our way through the Harry Potter books and break down everything we hope HBO keeps, changes, restores, and expands in the new series.Next up: Quidditch, Christmas at Hogwarts, and the Mirror of Erised. ⚡🏰BUY ULTIMATE HARRY POTTER TRIVIA ON AMAZON: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/43AlBoT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Us:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/halfbloodpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@halfbloodpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠