The Glittering Bell Jar: A Harry Potter Podcast

Welcome back! We are back to start season 3, reading Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix backward, chapter by chapter. In this first episode of season, we work through chapters 38 and 37, discussing themes, hints, and other fascinating observations from the book and the wider wizarding world. Our main takeaway? It's all Dumbledore's Fault!  Please help us re-launch this podcast by leaving a 5-star rating and/or a review; don't forget to subscribe too, so you don't miss any future episodes.   Want more magic? Save $12 off your first box with Magic Delivered.    Connect with us on social media @glitteringbelljar on Instagram. 

Wow we have made it to chapter 1 of the Half-Blood Prince! The book begins (or ends in our case) stunningly, as we are plopped right into the muggle world where we see the viewpoint from the Prime minister. Valerie does some digging and we discover some cool facts about our favorite characters and we wrap up the second season of the Glittering Bell Jar! Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod  

Here we are, approaching the end – er, beginning – of Harry Potter in the Half-Blood Prince. As we're reading the book backward, the time travel bit gets a tad confusing from time to time.   In this episode of The Glittering Bell Jar: A Harry Potter Podcast, we're traveling into the Muggle world to visit the home of the Half-Blood Prince himself, Severus Snape. There we get a peek into what life is like for Voldemort's supporters, and how Narcissa Malfoy is handling her husband's arrest and son's new mission.   Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

Dumbledore pays 4 Privet Drive a visit in this chapter where he comes to rescue Harry for the summer. We get an intimate look at how Harry has grown up unable to express even the slightest emotions. Despite all of this he still remained good at his core.    Let's chat about that and more in this episode of the Glittering Bell Jar!   Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

Love him or hate him, Horace Slughorn is a pretty important part of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Maybe that's why there's an entire chapter dedicated to him in the book – but we pretty much don't mention him at all in our analysis, so... Join us for this episode of The Glittering Bell Jar: A Harry Potter Podcast, where we talk about everything EXCEPT the subject of the chapter! Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

We are spending some time at the Burrow with our favorite red-headed family before the kids all head off to Hogwarts. This time with Harry, Hermione, and Fleur as additions to the family. Valerie and Brie try to pin down exactly when Tonks and Lupin fell in love and struggle with the O.W.L system.    Join us and find out which subjects they would get an Outstanding in!    Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

Let's head down Knockturn Alley in this episode of The Glittering Bell Jar: A Harry Potter Podcast. We continue our backward reading of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by following Draco as he gives his mum the slip and makes his first, feeble attempts to reach Albus Dumbledore.   Speaking of his mum, Narcissa Malfoy, we chat about her too – as well as the equivalency of prefects and team captains, the Prefect's bathroom, the urban legend of Regulus' death, and Fred & George as lifestyle icons for the class clown.   Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

We are on the train and heading back to Hogwarts! Things are a little different this year since Hermione and Ron are Prefects. Harry begins in the Slug Club compartment and ends stunned on the ground after eavesdropping on Malfoy. We talk all about Mr. Weasley being the "cool dad", whether Fleur is as vain as she pretends to be and so much more! Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

From Harry Potter's perspective, any chapter with the title "Snape Victorious" can't be good – but that's what we're discussing in this episode of The Glittering Bell Jar (A Harry Potter Podcast). Join us as we continue our backward reading of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince! In this episode, we chat about book vs. movie Tonks, Harry's grief over Sirius' death, and Snape being, well, Snape! There's a lot to unpack in these characters as Snape achieves his long-held desire to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts. Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

It's time we officially meet the Half-Blood Prince, well at least his book. In this episode, the kids are back at school and it's time to plan their class schedule. Due to a new potions professor, Harry picks up that fateful used potions book. We discuss that and more in this episode of the Glittering Bell Jar!  Join us as we continue our backward reading of Half-Blood Prince and the rest of the Harry Potter series! Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

Here we are at last, with a full picture of Lord Voldemort – and Tom Riddle. In this episode of The Glittering Bell Jar: A Harry Potter Podcast, we're going to the House of Gaunt, to discuss all the dark secrets it holds, and why it plays a role in the development of the evilest villain in the Wizarding World.   If you, as we do, love Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince because of how it makes sense of and explains all the bad guys, this episode is for you! (However, if you're brand new, start at Episode 1 so it all makes sense since we're reading the series backward!)   Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

In this episode of The Glittering Bell Jar, we chat about why the rules don't apply to Hermione and why Hagrid is so mad at the big 3!  Join us as we continue our backward reading of Half-Blood Prince and the rest of the Harry Potter series! Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

Forget "silver and gold" – we're talking Silver & Opals, that is, Chapter 12 of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, in our backward reading of the Harry Potter Series. In this episode of The Glittering Bell Jar: A Harry Potter Podcast, we discuss Malfoy's planning proficiency (spoilers: we DON'T agree!), Snape inventing spells (or just documenting them?), and the gems and easter eggs that J.K. Rowling is so good at hiding throughout these books. Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

Welcome to another episode of Season 2 in The Glittering Bell Jar: A Harry Potter Podcast. Today we're discussing "The Secret Riddle," chapter 13 of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, as we continue reading the book backward chapter by chapter (with daily episodes!).   In this episode, we naturally spend a lot of time discussing the young Tom Riddle, from his traumatic early years living in an orphanage backward to his time in Merope's womb and any trauma that may have occurred there. Like the book itself, we've been revealing Tom Riddle in reverse and making sense of the man who would become Voldemort. Join us for this episode!   Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

In this episode of The Glittering Bell Jar, we attempt to avoid talking about Ron in a chapter, pretty much all about Ron. Between Quidditch, snogging, and broken hearts, you won't want to miss this one! Join us as we continue our backward reading of Half-Blood Prince and the rest of the Harry Potter series! Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

Welcome to another episode of The Glittering Bell Jar: A Harry Potter podcast. We're continuing our reading of the Harry Potter series – backward! We're in chapter 15 of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Unbreakable Vow In this episode, we get to experience a Hogwarts Christmas Party hosted by none other than Slughorn himself. It is also where we learn that Malfoy is truly up to something and that even Snape is out of the loop. Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

It's Harry's sixth magical Christmas, and we're headed to the Burrow! Join us for the latest episode of The Glittering Bell Jar: A Harry Potter Podcast, where we discuss all of the important aspects of this particularly "frosty" holiday at the Weasley's – including Harry's confidence in fellow wizards, Scrimgeour's visit, and Mr. Weasley's sleepy satsuma scene. Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review. Subscribe to The Accio Box and save on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

Welcome back to another episode of The Glittering Bell Jar: A Harry Potter podcast. We're continuing our reading of the Harry Potter series – backward! This time, we're in chapter 17 of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, almost halfway through our favorite book. In this episode, we chat all about Dumbledore and Harry's relationship as it has grown from teacher-student to friends.  Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

Welcome back to another episode of The Glittering Bell Jar: A Harry Potter podcast. We're continuing our reading of the Harry Potter series – backward! This time, we're in chapter 18 of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, almost halfway through our favorite book. In this episode, we discuss all kinds of important topics, including lima beans, American vs British pants, and wandless magic. This is one you won't want to miss! Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

In this episode of The Glittering Bell Jar, we discuss the lineage of the four Hogwarts houses, won-wons hospital visit, and Harry's obsession with Malfoy.  Join us as we continue our backward reading of Half-Blood Prince and the rest of the Harry Potter series! Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

In this episode of The Glittering Bell Jar, we're finally getting into the meat of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: learning about Voldemort! In this chapter, we're digging into two important memories about Lord Voldemort – and Tom Riddle – and exploring the themes and observations we had about him. Join us as we continue our backward reading of Half-Blood Prince and the rest of the Harry Potter series! Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

In this episode of The Glittering Bell Jar, we wonder about Malfoy and who he really is as a person. Is he as bad as he comes off, or is there a sweet, confused kid inside who wants to be loved? Or perhaps that is just well wishes from Moaning Myrtle. In this chapter, we have Harry obsessed with Malfoy very similarly to how Snape was obsessed with James and the crew, leading us to believe that maybe he and Snape aren't so different after all... Join us as we continue our backward reading of Half-Blood Prince and the rest of the Harry Potter series! Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review. Subscribe to The Accio Box and save on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox  Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

In this episode of The Glittering Bell Jar: A Harry Potter Podcast, we continue the inevitable march of time – backward – through Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. This time we're discussing After the Burial (ch. 22), in which Felix shows his real strength and Harry shows his care for Hagrid, savvy with non-verbal spells for refilling wine bottles, and Dumbledore-level manipulation in getting Slughorn to give him the all-important Horcrux memory. Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

In this episode of The Glittering Bell Jar: A Harry Potter Podcast, join us as we step back one chapter to discuss Horcruxes, chapter 23 of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.   If you didn't catch on, this episode is all about Horcruxes and we head back to the moment in Tom Riddle's life where he learned the truth about Horcruxes and his plan to create not only one but seven of them. We deep dive into Tom Riddle and Harry Potter finding even more similarities between the two of them. You won't want to miss it!   Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

In this episode of The Glittering Bell Jar: A Harry Potter Podcast, join us as we step back one chapter to discuss Sectumsempra, chapter 24 of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. While the spell that this chapter is titled after might seem like an important point of discussion, we instead meander through a variety of other topics: legilimency, Snape, Advanced Potion Making, Snape, bullying, and Snape (were just a few of our favorite subjects, like Uncle Vernon's list of things to complain about). In any case, it's become quite clear by this point in the season that our discussions of Half-Blood Prince are – naturally – focused on the Half-Blood Prince himself. If you're up for that, join us for this episode! Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

We're back for another episode of The Glittering Bell Jar: A Harry Potter Podcast. In this episode, we learn the pivotal role that Severus Snape had in Harry becoming the "Chosen One." Without his role in hearing the prophecy, Harry's life might have been much different; we dive into how this affects Harry, Snape, and the entire Wizarding World.  Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

In this week's episode of The Glittering Bell Jar we continue our backward reading of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and spend time in perhaps the most important chapter in the book: The Cave (Chapter 26). In The Cave, we discuss Dumbledore's wisdom and deep magic knowledge, Harry's confidence and instincts about Voldemort, Dumbledore's visions when drinking the potion, and Harry's character as a man of his word. (All this to say, Snape doesn't even come up once!) Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

This is the big one: the chapter that leads to the death of Albus Dumbledore. For this episode of The Glittering Bell Jar: A Harry Potter Podcast, we're discussing our anti-heroes, Malfoy and Snape. How has Malfoy gotten to this point, the point of killing our beloved headmaster, and how does Snape end up being the one to administer the killing blow?   Join us for a discussion of a heart-breaking episode and all the heart-breaking backstory we think led to it. Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

In this aptly named chapter of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Severus Snape is on the move – and it's no surprise that almost all of our discussion in this episode is about everyone's least favorite Hogwarts teacher. As we move backward through Half-Blood Prince, we're discovering there's more to this misunderstood man, revealing new aspects of his character in a way that only the Glittering Bell Jar can. Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

In this episode of The Glittering Bell Jar: A Harry Potter Podcast, Valerie and Brie are back, with new energy, a new book, a new season, and a brand new podcast format! Join them for one chapter per episode, dropping all month long.  To kick off Season 2, we're reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince backward!  In episode 2 we find ourselves in the last moments of Albus Dumbledore's life. We cover the prejudices that even our favorite HP characters have and how Dumbledore spent his entire life fighting those prejudices through trust and love.  Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

In this episode of The Glittering Bell Jar: A Harry Potter Podcast, Valerie and Brie are back, with new energy, a new book, a new season, and a brand new podcast format! Join them for one chapter per episode, dropping all month long.  To kick off Season 2, we're reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince backward! This episode is all about Chapter 30, "The White Tomb," and we discuss Dumbledore's funeral, the characters we love and will be keeping an eye on this season, and the power of "nitwit, oddment, blubber, and tweak." Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

Here we are at last... It's the grand finale of our first season of The Glittering Bell Jar: A Harry Potter Podcast. In this episode, we're joined by listener – and uber Harry Potter nerd (aka our favorite kind of people) – Samantha. We discuss the two Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows films as a way of wrapping up our backward reading of the book. Join us for a fun conversation with new insights into both the Harry Potter films and Harry Potter book series, as well as some mic-drop moments as we connect the dots in the amazing universe of the Wizarding world. Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save 20% on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

Here we are, at the beginning of the end – or is it the end of the beginning for our little Harry Potter podcast?  In this week's episode of The Glittering Bell Jar, we discuss the first four chapters of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: The Seven Potters (ch. 4), The Dursleys Departing (ch. 3), In Memorium (ch. 2), and The Dark Lord Ascending (ch. 1). There's a lot to unpack, from the cultishness of Death Eaters to Dudley's unique way of showing his cousinly love for Harry.  We also chat about important Deep Magic (to borrow a phrase from CS Lewis, which we think JK Rowling would approve of) like the charm that protects Harry at Privet Drive and the opposing magics of Occlumency and Legilimency.  This episode wraps up our backward reading of Deathly Hallows, and we'll be back next week with a special guest and discussion of the two Deathly Hallows films. Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing, leaving us a rating, and giving us a five-star review.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save 20% on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ or follow us on social media @belljarpod

Sure it's a 700-page book, but how about we cover 100+ pages of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in this week's episode of the Glittering Bell Jar! To be fair, all four of the chapters covered in this week's episode – The Wedding (ch. 8), The Will of Albus Dumbledore (ch. 7), The Ghoul in Pyjamas (ch. 6), and Fallen Warrior (ch. 5) – take place at Ron's childhood home, the Burrow, in the last moments of peace, normalcy, and joy before the dark events to come. Join us as we go through each of these chapters, examining each character, tracking different threads of the book and the entire Harry Potter series, and making our way to the final episode of this backward reading of Deathly Hallows – aka the beginning of the book. Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing and liking this video.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save 20% on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ 

While it might not be the most pleasant place, in this episode of the Glittering Bell Jar, we discuss how Grimmauld Place becomes a safe haven for Harry Potter, Ron, and Hermione after they flee a surprise attack by the Death Eaters.  In our backward exploration of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, we cover The Bribe (ch. 11), Kreacher's Tale (ch. 10), and A Place to Hide (ch. 9), and discuss such things as the magic of house elves, the Taboo and Fidelius Charms, and Sirius Black's teenage dating habits.  Don't forget to support our podcast by leaving a five-star rating and review; it helps this new podcast be discovered by other listeners too!   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save 20% on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ 

Do villains think they're really villains? Could Sirius have reconciled with Kreacher? Did Harry live in No. 12 Grimmauld Place after Hogwarts?  Such are the questions we ponder in this week's episode of the Glittering Bell Jar. As we read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows backward, we've discovered new details and pondered the arcs and themes of characters at length; now as we approach the end – er, the beginning – of the book, things are moving quite quickly – but it's not too late to join in if you're new to the show!  Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing and liking this video.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save 20% on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ 

Nomad life is so in right now, until it's because you accidentally revealed the secret location of your home, exposed your only-recently-loyal house elf to Death Eaters, and ended up living from an un-heated tent with no food supplies... But we're getting ahead of ourselves! In this week's episode of The Glittering Bell Jar, we're exploring The Goblin's Revenge (ch. 15) and The Thief (ch. 14) during our backward exploration of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. So while we don't officially know why Harry, Ron, and Hermione are on the run with a giant, nasty horcrux, we do know they've got some tough times ahead (in past episodes) and give us plenty to discuss no matter which way you're reading the series. (Getting confused yet???) Sit back, relax, and enjoy this week's episode – or join the conversation @BellJarPod. Don't forget to support our podcast by subscribing and leaving us a five-star rating and review if you're using the Apple Podcasts app.   Subscribe to The Accio Box and save *40%* on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox    Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/ 

At long last – no matter which way you're reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Harry and Hermione visit Godric's Hollow: birthplace of both Godric Gryffindor and Harry Potter, hometown of Albus Dumbledore, and place where the Golden Snitch was first forged. No matter how you slice it, ol' Goddy's place is pretty darn important to the magical world – and perhaps even more so for Harry himself. In this episode, we discuss two chapters, Bathilda's Secret (ch. 17) and Godric's Hollow (ch. 16), continuing our examination of loss, love, death, and magic for Harry, Hermione, and Ron (despite his absence from these chapters - spoiler alert!).

In the heart of winter, Harry and Hermione find themselves alone, together, in the Forest of Dean. It's here that we join them this week on our backwards journey through Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In this episode we cover The Silver Doe (ch. 19) and The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore (ch. 18) – two chapters which at first glance seem to share little in common but give us a deep insight into each of The Big Three's true character, strengths, and weaknesses. Please don't forget to support our podcast by leaving a five-star rating and review! Subscribe to The Accio Box and save 20% on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/

At long last in our winding exploration of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – we actually learn about the Deathly Hallows! In this week's episode of the Glittering Bell Jar, we're reading backwards through The Deathly Hallows (ch. 22), The Tale of the Three Brothers (ch. 21), and Xenophilius Lovegood (ch. 20). We discuss the Deathly Hallows in the great detail they were always due, and with the attention and passion which Hermione and Ron just wouldn't give them in Chapter 22. Please don't forget to support our podcast by leaving a five-star rating and review! Subscribe to The Accio Box and save 20% on a magical subscription box delivered right to your door – it's almost like Owl Post! Get your discount by visiting: followthebutterflies.com/acciobox Learn more about this podcast: https://followthebutterflies.com/podcast/  

In this week's episode of the Glittering Bell Jar, we're traveling to rewinding back to visit two family homes: The Wandmaker (ch. 24) and Malfoy Manor (ch. 23). Obviously very different places, we discuss family ties, love, and the bloodstained history of the Elder Wand on our ongoing backwards journey through Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Don't forget to support our podcast by leaving a five-star rating and review. Subscribe to this week's partner The Accio Box at followthebutterflies.com/acciobox

In this week's episode of the Glittering Bell Jar, we're traveling to Gringotts (ch. 26) and Shell Cottage (ch. 25) on our backwards journey through Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In it we'll cover wands and wand lore, goblins and goblin lore, and why Luna is the most consistent character in the entire series.

In this week's episode, join us as we slide back toward the beginning of the Deathly Hallows' third act. We're covering “The Lost Diadem” (ch. 29), “The Missing Mirror” (ch. 28), and “The Final Hiding Place” (ch. 27) – a lot in a short span of time. We also discuss the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 20th Anniversary Reunion that happened at the beginning of January 2022 and ship on Tom-Emma vs. Helena-Dan.

This week, we're transforming back into an egg – or at least we wish we could hide in an egg as we cover two intense chapters of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: “The Battle of Hogwarts” (ch. 31) and “The Sacking of Severus Snape” (ch. 30). These two meaty chapters give us lots to discuss, from the awesome powers of Herbology to Professor Trelawney's tennis serve.

In this week's episode of the Glittering Bell Jar, we're stepping backwards in the Deathly Hallows to look at three chapters: “The Forest Again” (ch. 34), “The Prince's Tale” (ch. 33), and “The Elder Wand” (ch. 32). Join us as we discuss the emotional heart of the Harry Potter saga, and why we'll “always” love this series.

Welcome to the first episode of the Glittering Bell Jar! In this episode, we dive into the world of Harry Potter starting all the way at the last few chapters of the Deathly Hallows. We begin with “19 Years Later” dive into “The Flaw in the Plan” and “Kings Cross”. Join us as we look at Harry Potter through a new lens!  

Introducing The Glittering Bell Jar. Ready to explore Harry Potter in a new way? Then join Valerie Stimac and Brie Goumaz as they read the immortal series backwards and rediscover the magic that made them life long fans.