#435: Into The Dark (OOTP Chapter 3, The Advance Guard)

<ul> <li>Welcome Slug Club member Christina!</li> <li>Fandom Happenings: a new Wizarding World app, Mina Lima wallpapers, Lethal White begins filming and Darks Arts shows begin in Orlando!</li> <li>We take listener feedback on British "tea" and defending Mundungus Fletcher</li> <li>Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 3: The Advance Guard</li> <li>7-Word Summary: Tonight the Guard rides into Grimmauld Place</li> <li>We discuss Harry's treatment of Hedwig... his only friend at Privet Drive</li> <li>Who should Harry be guessing is behind the Howler? Does he even consider Dumbledore?</li> <li>Is it odd there is no further communication between Petunia and Harry? What about news on Dudley's condition?</li> <li>The child abuse continues: eating through a cat flap and not being able to "steal" food from the fridge</li> <li>Was Mad-Eye Moody really the best person for Harry to first encounter?</li> <li>We discuss the members of the Advance Guard and where else they popped up in the Potter series: Remus Lupin, Mad-Eye Moody, Nymphadora Tonks, Hestia Jones, Sturgis Podmore, Dedalus Diggle, Emmeline Vance, Kingsley Shacklebolt and Elphias Doge</li> <li>Moody washes his eye - what are the chances one of the Dursleys drinks that upon their return to Privet Drive?</li> <li>We're introduced to Tonks for the first time in the series! Did the movies do her character justice?</li> <li>Laura wants to know.. why does Lupin look so ragged all the time?!?</li> <li>How ignorant are the Dursleys to think they won a best-kept lawn competition in the middle of a draught? And what's the prize for winning?</li> <li>Metamorphmagi: What would we do with this new magical ability?</li> <li>Does the Ministry detect magic being done by the Advance Guard while at Privet Drive?</li> <li>How do Muggles not see the Advance Guard depart Privet Drive and arrive in Grimmauld Place? What kind of magic is being used, if any?</li> <li>We Connect the Threads, give our MVPs of the Week and Rename The Chapter!<