Episode 137: One Spinny Circle Later

Listen to this episode from The Shrieking Shack on Spotify. Deathly Hallows chapter 24. With absolutely nothing going on in the real world, we immerse ourselves in a backlog of Wizarding World news. Last week we watched the midpoint film; this episode, we continue reading the novel, and learn all about Harry's sudden discovery of labor as a political concept and (second? third?) bout of religious mania. Two paths diverge in a wood, and our hero must choose which order to talk to two C-list characters who will dump pages upon pages of very important lore and worldbuilding, as well as highlight some of the more collar-tug worthy instances of Meaningful Storytelling. Would it surprise you to learn that the house elf and goblin stuff in this series is still insanely fucked up? Can the fandom remember that the elves are literally slaves? Please?? Finally, we catch up with our hero, Spartan 117...