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Shedding Old Skins: Rethinking Slytherin House
Season 2 Episode 24
In this episode of Critical Magic Theory, Professor Julian Wamble turns his critical gaze toward his own house—Slytherin. Long framed as the villains…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Beyond the "Smart House": The Spectrum of Ravenclaw
Season 2 Episode 23
In this Prof Response episode on Ravenclaw House, Professor Julian Wamble dives deep into the themes and tensions raised in the post-episode chat, ce…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Can curiosity k*** the Ravenclaw
Season 2 Episode 22
Is curiosity always noble? In this episode of Critical Magic Theory, Professor Julian Wamble dives into Ravenclaw House and the complicated legacy of…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Hufflepuffs & The Politics of Conditional Morality
Season 2 Episode 21
In this Professor’s Response episode of Critical Magic Theory, Professor Julian Wamble returns to Hufflepuff House with one central question in mind:…
10 months ago
Don't Pet the Badgers: Unpacking Hufflepuff House
Season 2 Episode 20
Welcome back to Critical Magic Theory! In this house series premiere, Professor Julian Wamble kicks things off with a deep dive into one of the most …
10 months, 1 week ago
Prof Responds: The Shawls, Sherry, and Shenanigans of Sybill Trelawney
Season 2 Episode 19
If Sybill Trelawney was wrong all the time, how is it that she keeps being right? From crystal balls to crystal-clear prophecies, shawls to sherry, t…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Sybill Trelawney: Seeing, but Not Believed
Season 2 Episode 18
What happens to a seer in a world that refuses to see her?
In this episode of Critical Magic Theory, Professor Julian Wamble opens the third eye and d…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Prof Response- Bigger than the Box: the Rubeus Hagrid Story
Season 2 Episode 17
In this Prof Responds episode of Critical Magic Theory, Professor Julian Wamble returns to the larger-than-life figure of Rubeus Hagrid, unpacking th…
11 months ago
Caretaker, Friend, Scapegoat: The Rubeus Hagrid Story
Season 2 Episode 16
This is not just a story about a lovable half-giant. It is a story about the monsters society teaches us to see—and the people we discard because the…
11 months, 1 week ago
Prof Responds- The Umbridge Trap
Season 2 Episode 15
On this Prof Responds episode of Critical Magic Theory, Professor Julian Wamble returns to the woman in pink—Dolores Jane Umbridge—to unpack the powe…
11 months, 2 weeks ago