Join hosts Aureo, Irvin, Sam, and guest Natalie as they discuss all things 3 at the Three Broomsticks for episode 3. Strap in for all the trios and mentions of the number 3.
In this episode:
- What are the Golden Trio’s secondary Houses?
- Transfigured Animagus = the secret to immortality?
- Who is the Body of the group?
- Is Lee Jordan actually friends with the Weasley twins?
- Do we even have love triangles in the series?
- Ron may be a Krum/Hermione shipper
- Sam is the protagonist of our podcast
- Book Three has ALL the threes!
Resources:
- The Trio’s Hallow Choices by Irvin
- Countdown to Deathly Hallows – 3 as mentioned by Irvin
- TriDecade Tournament aka Irvin’s 30th Birthday Party
Overall I think this was a great episode, however, you seem to have forgotten about one last set of three, the three styles of Harry’s hair in the movies.
In Sorcerer’s/Philosophers Stone, Harry has flat hair, it’s nothing too special, but it works. In terms of the Greek gods, this hair represents Hades, as it lays dead and flat on his head. The next stage of Harry’s hair is the Shaggy Bull-cut, he has this hair in movies 3 and 4, much too long if you ask me. This peaks in book 4, and it’s hideous. This represents Zeus as it looks like he grew his hair out and then got a mild electric shot, having it stand on end. And finally, the best stage – Normal hair, Harry has this in all other movies, it’s short but messy enough that he won’t attract Percy. Harry didn’t commit to the last haircut and continue to grow it out past the Shaggy Bull-Cut stage. This look it much more refined, it looks good. This represents Poseidon as I needed him to complete this bit. Also side question are you going to do a Shoutout Maxima style thing for this podcast?
BAHAHAHAHAHA!! Indeed, how could we forget this most iconic of trios? Excellent analysis all around!,
I second the notion (maybe something about toasting?), but for purely selfish reasons. 🙂
You obviously had a lot of fun recording this one!
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3 is the minimum needed to establish a pattern (“Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.”). Geometrically, 3 points define a unique circle – provided they aren’t in a straight line.
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I think in some ways Harry defaults to accepting others because of his upbringing: he’s seen the Dursley’s prejudice, knows its wrong, and wants to be the opposite of that.
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But did you know that the Deathly Hallows also represent
the other three houses(no, that’s silly) the three hallows!We did, glad that comes through in the recording 🙂
And yes, I remember that from geometry! IIRC, there was a whole thing about drawing the circle with compass and straight-edge given the three points.
I really really love this point. I think a lot of what people do is in opposition to what they see as a failing in their childhood – everything from how they raise kids to how they decorate houses. So this makes perfect sense: for Harry, being accepting of people is his ultimate rebellion against the Dursleys.
And I was all set to laugh at your Hallows = Hallows trio… but you actually raised some really compelling parallels! That is really cool, it might the ultimate trio inception!
I loved EVERY moment of this episode. Natalie was an incredible guest and every single joke made me laugh (I’m incredibly immature so the trio of James, his fart and Voldemort made me laugh the most 😉 ).
Also, I think there’s a trio that you guys didn’t mention: Dumbledore, McGonagall and Snape. They’re the professors that Harry interacts with the most, and I’d say they’re also the three most powerful Hogwarts professors.
Thank you, very happy to hear it! Glad our incredibly high-brow humor makes you giggle 😉
That’s true, Dumbledore/McG/Snape are an iconic trio! I dunno if we know enough to say they’re the three most powerful professors, since we just don’t know enough about the other professors to gauge that (I think Flitwick might be a contender!). But they’re definitely presented as a trio oftne in the books, essentially “Dumbledore and his two lieutenants.” For instance, they are the three in the Foe Glass at the end of GoF.
OMG! I have so much respect for the three podcasters, which is why I cannot imagine why you don’t see that Neville is CLEARLY the MVP. He becomes a competent wizard when he trains with Harry, steps up to accompany Harry to the ministry without hesitation, and – most importantly – stops using his dad’s old wand and takes possession of his own. He then leads the resistance while enduring torture, establishes the room of requirement as a base, and keeps people focused on the fight — including Harry when Harry arrives just wanting to poke around for the diadem. And then, he saves the entire day by rallying himself during the darkest moment, pulling the sword of Giffandore out of the sorting hat, and destroying Voldamort’s last escape hatch.
Also, Ron is heart/body — his actions, admirable and shameful, are entirely driven by his emotions. Harry is soul 100%, he is the moral compass of the entire resistance who is driven entirely by his instinct and determination to do the right thing.
Neville is indeed the MVP! I won’t argue with you about how fabulous he is 🙂