Harry Potter and the Sacred Text

This week, Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of Boundaries in Chapter 2 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows! They discuss Dumbledore’s many secrets, Dudley’s misunderstood act of kindness, and Hedwig’s cage! Throughout the episode we consider the question: how do our boundaries change over time? Thank you to Chelsea for this week’s voicemail! Next week we're reading Chapter 3, The Dursleys Departing, through the theme of Vulnerability. Harry Potter and the Sacred Text is a Not Sorry Production [https://notsorryworks.com/] Find us at our website [https://www.harrypottersacredtext.com/] | Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/hpsacredtext/?hl=en] -- It’s two sickles to join S.P.E.W., and only five dollars to join our Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/harrypottersacredtext] for extra content every week! Please consider helping us fill our Gringotts vault so we can continue to make this show. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

This week, Vanessa and Casper are joined by special guest Elizabeth Rowe as they explore the theme of Success in Chapter 1 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows! They discuss Snape’s evolving role as double agent, Voldemort’s measures of success, and the Deatheaters’ meeting! Throughout the episode we consider the question: how does the way we measure success change over the course of our life? Thank you to Sara for this week’s voicemail! Next week we're reading Chapter 2, In Memoriam, through the theme of Boundaries. Learn more about Elizabeth's class here [https://notsorryworks.com/discerning-success-identity-change-career-with-elizabeth-rowe]! Harry Potter and the Sacred Text is a Not Sorry Production [https://notsorryworks.com/] Find us at our website [https://www.harrypottersacredtext.com/] | Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/hpsacredtext/?hl=en] -- It’s two sickles to join S.P.E.W., and only five dollars to join our Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/harrypottersacredtext] for extra content every week! Please consider helping us fill our Gringotts vault so we can continue to make this show. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

We're still off between seasons, but we though it would be fun to take a look back at our first read through of Book 7, Chapter 1 ahead of our 14th and final season starting back up next week! Harry Potter and the Sacred Text is a Not Sorry Production [https://notsorryworks.com/] Find us at our website [https://www.harrypottersacredtext.com/] | Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/hpsacredtext/?hl=en] -- It’s two sickles to join S.P.E.W., and only five dollars to join our Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/harrypottersacredtext] for extra content every week! Please consider helping us fill our Gringotts vault so we can continue to make this show. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

We just dropped one of our favorite episodes so far of Let's Ask Taylor Swift with Vanessa and recent HPST guest host Daniel Schroeder, and since we're off between seasons of HPST we wanted to share that in the feed with you here! Harry Potter and the Sacred Text is a Not Sorry Production [https://notsorryworks.com/] Find us at our website [https://www.harrypottersacredtext.com/] | Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/hpsacredtext/?hl=en] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Vanessa and Casper wrap up their discussion of The Half-Blood Prince with a look back on the entire book! They discuss Dumbledore's strengths and weaknesses as a leader, Harry's final year at Hogwarts, and Hermione's unique role in this book. We're off for a few weeks between seasons, but we can't wait to get into Book 7 with you all! Stick around after the episode for a special conversation with Julia Argy about her upcoming writing retreat! Learn more and register on our website [https://www.readingandwalkingwith.com/upstream-august-2025]. Harry Potter and the Sacred Text is a Not Sorry Production [https://notsorryworks.com/] Find us at our website [https://www.harrypottersacredtext.com/] | Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/hpsacredtext/?hl=en] -- It’s two sickles to join S.P.E.W., and only five dollars to join our Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/harrypottersacredtext] for extra content every week! Please consider helping us fill our Gringotts vault so we can continue to make this show. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.