Reaction Post: HP & The Sacred Text: Control: Christmas on the Closed Ward (Bk 5, Ch 23)

[dreamwriteremmy]

Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of Control in chapter twenty-three of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. They discuss Molly’s anxiety over Arthur, Neville’s relationship with his grandmother, and poor sad Professor Lockhart. Throughout the episode they consider the question: How do we recognize when we’re telling distorted stories about ourselves? Next week we’ll be reading chapter twenty-four, Occlumency, through the theme of curiosity.

Listen, discuss.