Reaction Post: HP & The Sacred Text: Curiosity: Occlumency (Bk 5, Ch 24)

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Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of Curiosity in chapter twenty-four of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. They really zoom in on the Harry/Snape dynamic in this chapter: discussing the first Occlumency lesson, examining Snape’s motivations, and as always, finding a way to blame Dumbledore. Throughout the episode they consider the question: How much curiosity do we owe people? Next week we’ll be reading chapter twenty-five, The Beetle at Bay, through the theme of defiance.

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Reaction Post: Start With This: Trailer

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The creators of Welcome to Night Vale Jeffrey Cranor and Joseph Fink believe the only bad writing is not writing. Start With This is a podcast gone creativity playground designed to put your ideas in motion. Each episode centers around a topic from world building, to opening lines, and even failure. Then they give listeners two short assignments: something to consume and something to create. Join the Start With This membership forum to share your work with other listeners. You might just find a creative partner in the process. Jeffrey and Joseph want you to start creating, one assignment at a time because the best way to start writing, is to start writing. Not sure where to begin? Start With This.

Episodes air every other Friday. The first episode airs Friday, March 22nd.

Subscribe for free at startwiththispodcast.com.

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