We’re coming at you a few hours later than usual with a new episode of Podtrificus Totalus, a Harry Potter podcast done chapter by chapter, book by book.
In chapter six of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Ron gets a Howler from Mrs. Weasley and must deal with his broken wand, Harry unwillingly gets a few lessons in fame from Gilderoy Lockhart, and Hermione cleans up the mess of their incompetent Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.
We make a number of references to outside sources, which are listed below:
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Fantastically Wrong: The Murderous Plant That Grows From the Blood of Hanged Men on Wired
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Mandrake on the Harry Potter Lexicon
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Falstaff’s reference to mandrakes in “Henry IV,” Act I, Scene 2 and “Henry IV,” Part II, Act III, Scene 2
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The Earl of Suffolk’s reference to mandrakes in “Henry VI,” Part II, Act III, Scene 2
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Juliet’s reference to mandrakes in “Romeo and Juliet,” Act IV, Scene 3
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Justin Finch-Fletchley on the Harry Potter Lexicon
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Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter by Galadriel Waters (Ed. Astre Mithrandir; Published by Wizarding World Press in 2003)
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Colin on Behind the Name
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Order of Merlin on Wizarding World
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The Freezing Charm on the Harry Potter Wiki
Our Spell of the Week is the Freezing Charm, which Hermione uses to stop the pixies that Lockhart releases in class
