#426: Discovering Sorcerer's Stone

<ul> <li>Do the people behind Wizards Unite listen to MuggleCast? Some new game features would suggest so!</li> <li>Eric announces the <a href="http://www.mugglenet.com/fans-fun/crazy-caption-contest/">MuggleNet Caption Contest</a> is back!</li> <li>#MuggleCasTBT takes us back to a bold prediction made about Nicolas Flamel and his "safe house" in Crimes of Grindelwald</li> <li>We take listener feedback on last week's Dark Mark tattoo debate</li> <li>Our Main Discussion focuses on The Beginning of Harry Potter</li> <li>Did Sorcerer's Stone launch a generation of readers?</li> <li>Harry Potter's biggest ally may have been the Internet!</li> <li>How did all of the hosts get started on the Potter series?</li> <li>We discuss J.K. Rowling's struggles behind getting published, including being a woman</li> <li>Did you know Rowling didn't even have a middle name until Sorcerer's Stone was published?</li> <li>We revisit our <a href="http://www.mugglecast.com/episode-200/">Episode 200 interview</a> with Harry Potter producer David Heyman, who talks about how he found Harry</li> <li>Was it really necessary to change Book 1's name to Sorcerer's Stone in the United States? We read interesting comments from Scholastic's Editor at the time, Arthur Levine.</li> <li>The hosts share what moments in Sorcerer's Stone really resonated with them and name their favorite chapter</li> <li>Quizzitch: What time does the Hogwarts Express depart from platform 9¾?</li> <li>There's never been a better time to support the show! <a href="http://www.patreon.com/mugglecast">Become a Patron</a> by July 31 and get this year's physical gifts - signed album art and a MuggleCast tote bag!</li> </ul>