Join hosts Irvin and Sophia and special guests Dr. Beatrice Groves and Dr. Louise Freeman as they compare the main characters of the Harry Potter and the Cormoran Strike series.
In this episode:
- Robin and Hermione fighting for the underdog
- Whoever Strike doesn’t sleep with is the murderer!
- The ins and outs of Hermione’s dating life
- Higher test scores: the Ravenclaw’s ultimate mic drop
- The protagonist’s quest for fame
- Is Lucy the Snape of the series?
- A book series all about Mad-Eye Moody!
- Pat and Dumbledore are in a class all their own
- Midge is going to play for the Holyhead Harpies
Resources:
- Why House-Elves Are Not a Metaphor for Transatlantic Slavery by Sophia Jenkins
- Rowling’s Goblin Problem? by Beatrice Groves
For more from our guests:
- Beatrice Groves:
- Louise Freeman:
- @lmf3b on Twitter
- The Farting Sofa Faculty Lounge
- Queen City Mischief and Magic Festival
- Books:
- The Phoenix or The Flame – a collection of essays from authors incl. Beatrice Groves, Louise Freeman and Irvin
- Dumbledore: The Life and Lies of Hogwarts’s Renowned Headmaster by Irvin
- The Ivory Tower, Harry Potter, and Beyond: More Essays on the Works of J. K. Rowling by Lana A. Whited
Huh… apparently calling it russian fudge is a NZ thing (though it’s based on Scottish toffee recipes). Sorry, I didn’t realise it wasn’t called that elsewhere. Now that I think about it, of course the USA would have a different name.
While it probably would be Harry’s favourite, I was thinking more that “Gryffindors rush in”
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I like the insight (from Lorrie Kim’s HP After 2020) that Hagrid is a transitional figure; he’s always guiding/carrying Harry to new places (to the Dursleys, to Diagon Alley, to Hogwarts, etc.). Is there anyone who fills a similar role in the Strike series?
Ah, a pun and NZ slang! A few too many layers for us to get, lol.
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I think to the extent that we have someone taking the protagonist to new places, it’s Strike doing that for Robin, at least as far as the whole “world of detective-ing” goes. But because of the more episodic nature of the Strike books, it’s usually their client who brings them into whatever world they’re entering for the book (fashion, publishing, politics, fandom, etc.)
Thanks for the wonderful podcast. Enjoying it under protest as to the death forecast. Looking forward to the next one.