#497: The First Movie's Best Character Introductions

<ul> <li>Welcome <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mugglecast">Slug Club</a> member Pablo to the show! Spanish language speakers, check out Pablo's HP podcast <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cuarentena-9-3-4/id1510239480">Cuarantena 9 3/4</a>!</li> <li>In a bit of sad news, Hogwarts Legacy has been given a 2022 release window, not 2021 as we had hoped.</li> <li>How will the hosts fill the time without the new game? By <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/spielermangames">checking out other games</a> like Micah?</li> <li>The <em>Sorcerer's Stone</em> movie turns 20 this year! To celebrate, we'll be hosting discussions about the first film throughout the year!</li> <li>The hosts discuss which character was given the best introduction in the movie.</li> <li>The rest of today's episode is all MuggleMail! The hosts answer your e-mails and voicemails</li> <li>Why don't we hear more about teachers' spouses at Hogwarts?</li> <li>Should Samuel L. Jackson voice the Sorting Hat on a new TV series? We listen to his audition tape.</li> <li>Did Dumbledore fail to protect Frank and Alice Longbottom sufficiently in the wake of the death of the Potters?</li> <li>12-year-old listener Wyatt asks us, would throwing a Horcrux through The Veil destroy it?</li> <li>The hosts ruminate on whether a Chapter by Chapter reboot lays in our future.</li> <li>Quizzitch: Which actress reportedly turned down the role of the witch Sybil Trelawney in “Prisoner of Azkaban” because she did not believe boarding school life should be glorified?</li> <li>This week’s episode is sponsored by <a href="http://www.GetQuip.com/muggle">Quip</a> (Get a free dispenser for their new chewing gum) and <a href="http://www.meundies.com/mugglecast">MeUndies</a> (Get 15% off your first order</li> <li> <a href="http://www.patreon.com/mugglecast">Support us on Patreon</a> and receive magical benefits, like Bonus MuggleCast!</li> </ul>