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• Episode #43: Making Sense of Deathly Hallows

  Published: July 25, 2007, 11:56 pm

  Tags: Deathly Hallows, Hagrid, Hogwarts, Ginny Weasley, House Elves, Jk Rowling, Horcruxes, Dobby, Draco Malfoy, Neville Longbottom, Albus Dumbledore, Severus Snape, Harry Potter, Lord Voldemort, Ron Weasley, Lily Potter, James Potter, Hermione Granger, Podcasts

  *Deathly Hallows Spoilers Included* It’s been less than a week since the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, yet most of us have now read the book more than once; inevitably, bits and pieces need to be re-read to make sense of them. In addition to re-reading, the comments on our last post were extremely amazing, and really

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• Episode #42: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Reviewed

  Published: July 22, 2007, 12:29 pm

  Tags: Deathly Hallows, Books, Harry Potter, Podcasts

  We’ve finished Deathly Hallows. We sat down to record our initial thoughts immediately after completing Book 7. I don’t think we’ve covered everything, but it’s a good start with out immediate thoughts on the book. What’s to say? The book was great, a great ending to the saga of Harry Potter. Please note: this

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• Episode #41: The End of Harry Potter

  Published: July 17, 2007, 12:18 am

  Tags: Deathly Hallows, Prognostications, Books, Lord Voldemort, Harry Potter, Podcasts

  This may very well be our last full episode before the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In this episode, we discuss how we’re feeling (perhaps the five stages of loss would be appropriate), and take one final crack at a few theories before signing off and preparing for the weekend. No news this week, but a few links of

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• Episode #40: Order of the Phoenix Review

  Published: July 11, 2007, 10:45 pm

  Tags: Movies, Order Of The Phoenix, Harry Potter, Podcasts

  Last night, at 12:01 AM, we saw Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix at Baltimore’s historic Senator Theatre. Beforehand, we took our video camera and interviewed some of the faithful waiting in line for the movie. In this episode, we recount the whole experience, from the theories to the costumes, along with our review and

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• Episode #39: More Unanswered Questions

  Published: July 9, 2007, 12:59 am

  Tags: Deathly Hallows, Books, Harry Potter, Podcasts

  More unanswered questions! True to our word, we’re upping the ante with the movie and book coming out in the next few weeks. This episode doesn’t have a major news segment, but more unanswered questions, including a killer question from Sister Judy (our sister, not a nun) regarding the Grand-Potters. We’ll be back later this

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• Episode #38: Unanswered Questions

  Published: July 4, 2007, 11:52 pm

  Tags: Deathly Hallows, Prognostications, Books, Neville Longbottom, Harry Potter, Podcasts

  We’re getting pretty close the end game. Zero hour. The End of Potter. And we’ve got plenty of unanswered questions. Earlier, we solicited your thoughts on what questions still need to be answered in Book 7. We had a great response, and, in this podcast, we go through some of the questions and give our best guesses as to how

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• Episode #37: The Truth about The Order of the Phoenix Movie

  Published: June 28, 2007, 12:50 am

  Tags: Movies, Order Of The Phoenix, Harry Potter, Podcasts

  How do you take an 800-page book and make it into a 2-hour movie? It’s not an easy trick to pull off (two out of four attempts have failed). In this week’s show, we listen to a few clips from the upcoming Order of the Phoenix movie and discuss the main themes of the book, and how they are addressed in the film. Plus, we announce the

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• W.O.M.B.A.T. results are in

  Published: June 25, 2007, 11:16 am

  Tags: Podcasts

  Well, the W.O.M.B.A.T.s are in, they have all been scored. I got an Exceeds Expectations. According to JK Rowling, This excellent result proves you to be a witch or wizard of considerable learning. You have proven yourself to be part of the academic elite, and the Wizarding Examinations Authority was most impressed with your paper. The

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• Episode #36: What's in a Name (or a Title)?

  Published: June 21, 2007, 1:30 am

  Tags: Prognostications, Deathly Hallows, Podcasts

  We were all quite excited when the title for Book 7 was announced. The initial reaction (Whoah!), was followed by questions (Huh?). What is the meaning of “Deathly Hallows?” Many have speculated as to what it all means, we’ve proffered our theory as well. In this episode, we discuss some new possibilities based on some of the

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• Logo Design Contest

  Published: June 15, 2007, 5:46 pm

  Tags: Podcasts

  Here are the details of the hpprogs logo design contest: -Design an original logo for hpprogs or use our idea for a logo -Our idea is hpprogs.com with the /o/ and the /g/ looking like Harry’s glasses with a lightening bolt on top of the glasses and the word hpprogs.com sitting on an open book -We want the words hpprogs.com because of

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• Episode #35: Deluxe Dragon Drawings Draco?

  Published: June 13, 2007, 11:41 am

  Tags: Draco Malfoy, Deathly Hallows, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Harry Potter, Podcasts

  Just in time for Episode #35, Scholastic released the cover for the Deluxe edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. At first glance, the picture seems quite unassuming (even austere, but certainly not threadbare). So we have Harry, Ron and Hermione riding a dragon…but then, the wheels begin to turn, and bits and pieces of

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• Episode #34.5: A Show about Nothing

  Published: June 4, 2007, 11:21 pm

  Tags: Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Gryffindor, Slytherin, Harry Potter, Prognostications, Podcasts

  Hey y’all! Penny just couldn’t stand being bedridden any longer, so she drug herself out of bed and we did a podcast! Things have been a bit hectic around HPProgs HQ the last week or so, as Penny has suffered a pretty nasty injury to her spine. Were still trying to figure out how we’re going to fix that; in the mean time,

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• I missed not having an episode so I made my own.

  Published: June 3, 2007, 3:55 pm

  Tags: Podcasts

  You all rock. You really do. You are as intelligent as I said you were. And there is no Lew. It is lieu (see last post)- sue me- I am drugged out. As promised, here is the lost/fake/faux/ episode of HPPROGS courtesy of our very own listener, Aaron (a.k.a SFC MAC). Thanks Aaron. It made our day. The Fictional Harry Potter

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• Episode #34: The Wizard's Soul

  Published: May 25, 2007, 9:13 am

  Tags: Books, Lord Voldemort, Harry Potter, Podcasts

  What kind of a soul does a wizard have? JK Rowling has left many hints as to the nature of the soul, as portrayed in the Harry Potter books. In this week’s episode, we tie it all together in an attempt to figure out the true nature of the wizard’s soul. And in the news: HP and the Philosopher’s Stone one of the Top 25

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• Episode #33: Wormtail

  Published: May 17, 2007, 1:53 am

  Tags: Wormtail, Peter Pettigrew, Podcasts

  Everyone loves Wormtail! Wait, did I say everyone? I meant no one! Poor old Peter Pettigrew, he had no friends, he didn’t know what to do…what makes the Man Also Known as Scabbers tick? What will be for our forlorn ex-friend? Join us as we delve into what makes Wormtail tick, from his name, to his alter-ego, to his reincarnation

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