Season Two (CS Overview)

Listen in to the Muffliato Podcast where Josh and Blake fill your ears to prevent you from hearing nearby conversations. Each week we explore the wizarding world of Harry Potter and bring you along with us.

BONUS EPISODE | ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Movie’

October 27, 2021



Episode Summary

Blake and Josh celebrate the completion of 'The Chamber of Secrets' with a discussion of the movie adaptation. They discuss casting choices, movie/book comparisons, and award some house points for the best performances.

Episode Outline

  1. Movie Background
  2. Key Players
  3. Reception
  4. What-Ifs
  5. Visual Effects
  6. Awards

Extras

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qieKUcgm-2E&ab_channel=CinemaSins

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n62cU8C6MFc&ab_channel=CinemaWins

#035 | ‘Dobby’s Reward’ | CoS Overview (18)

October 20, 2021



Episode Summary

Blake and Josh continue their discussion of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. They examine the themes, characters, foreshadowing and more of Chapter 18: Dobby’s Reward.

Episode Outline

  1. Chapter Summary
  2. Key Theme– Freedom
  3. Character Development– Dobby and Lucius parted at last
  4. World Building– Freeing House Elves
  5. Literary Device– Resolution
  6. Foreshadowing– Dobby’s Loyalty to Harry
  7. Significance– Dumbledore’s closing quotes

#034 | ‘The Heir of Slytherin’ | CoS Overview (17)

October 13, 2021



Episode Summary

Blake and Josh continue their discussion of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. They examine the themes, characters, foreshadowing and more of Chapter 17: The Heir of Slytherin.

Episode Outline

  1. Chapter Summary
  2. Key Theme– Loyalty
  3. Character Development– Tom Riddle and Lord Voldemort
  4. World Building– Gryffindor’s Sword and Riddle’s Diary
  5. Literary Device– Climax
  6. Foreshadowing– Sword of Gryffindor and Basilisk Venom
  7. Significance– Riddle’s Diary/Soul destroyed

Extras

Learn more about the Chamber of Secrets

Learn more about the Sword of Gryffindor

#033 | ‘The Chamber of Secrets’ | CoS Overview (16)

October 6, 2021



Episode Summary

Blake and Josh continue their discussion of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. They examine the themes, characters, foreshadowing and more of Chapter 16: The Chamber of Secrets.

Episode Outline

  1. Chapter Summary
  2. Key Theme– Despair
  3. Character Development– Ginny’s last attempt to confess
  4. Literary Device– Rising Action
  5. Significance– The Monster Revealed

#032 | ‘Aragog’ | CoS Overview (15)

September 29, 2021



Episode Summary

Blake and Josh continue their discussion of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. They examine the themes, characters, foreshadowing and more of Chapter 15: Aragog.

Episode Outline

  1. Chapter Summary
  2. Key Theme– Exoneration
  3. Character Development– Aragog and Moaning Myrtle
  4. Literary Device– JKR’s use of the Callback
  5. Foreshadowing– The Malfoys’ pride and eventual fall
  6. Significance– Hagrid’s innocence and further clues

Extras

https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Acromantula

#031 | ‘Cornelius Fudge’ | CoS Overview (14)

September 22, 2021



Episode Summary

Blake and Josh continue their discussion of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. They examine the themes, characters, foreshadowing and more of Chapter 14: Cornelius Fudge.

Episode Outline

  1. Chapter Summary
  2. Key Theme– Dreadful Discovery
  3. Character Development– Cornelius Fudge, Neville Chamberlain, and Lucius Malfoy
  4. World Building– Hogwarts electives
  5. Foreshadowing– Year three courses and time turners
  6. Significance– Dumbledore and Hagrid ousted

#030 | ‘The Very Secret Diary’ | CoS Overview (13)

September 15, 2021



Episode Summary

Blake and Josh continue their discussion of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. They examine the themes, characters, foreshadowing and more of Chapter 13: The Very Secret Diary.

Episode Outline

  1. Chapter Summary
  2. Key Theme– Memory and Manipulation
  3. Character Development– Riddle, his peers and professors 
  4. World Building– Horcruxes
  5. Foreshadowing– Harry’s connection to horcruxes
  6. Significance– We meet Tom Riddle

#029 | ‘The Polyjuice Potion’ | CoS Overview (12)

September 8, 2021



Episode Summary

Blake and Josh continue their discussion of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. They examine the themes, characters, foreshadowing and more of Chapter 12: The Polyjuice Potion.

Episode Outline

  1. Chapter Summary
  2. Key Theme– Revelation
  3. Character Development– Ginny’s rough first year
  4. World Building– Dumbledore’s Office
  5. Foreshadowing– Phoenixes and their abilities
  6. Significance– We learn the heir of Slytherin is not Malfoy

Extras

https://www.wizardingworld.com/writing-by-jk-rowling/polyjuice-potion

https://milanote.com/the-work/how-jk-rowling-mapped-out-the-plot

#028 | ‘The Duelling Club’ | CoS Overview (11)

September 1, 2021



Episode Summary

Blake and Josh continue their discussion of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. They examine the themes, characters, foreshadowing and more of Chapter 11: The Duelling Club.

Episode Outline

  1. Chapter Summary
  2. Key Theme– Discovery and Doubt
  3. Character Development– Ron jumping to conclusions 
  4. World Building– Wizard Duels and Parseltongue
  5. Foreshadowing– Spiders and Roosters
  6. Significance– Harry learns his favourite spell

#027 | ‘The Rogue Bludger’ | CoS Overview (10)

August 25, 2021



Episode Summary

Blake and Josh continue their discussion of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. They examine the themes, characters, foreshadowing and more of Chapter 10: The Rogue Bludger.

Episode Outline

  1. Chapter Summary
  2. Key Theme– Chaos and Confusion
  3. Character Development– Dobby and rules for House Elves
  4. World Building– Quidditch rules and regulations (or the lack thereof)
  5. Literary Device– Sleight of Hand
  6. Foreshadowing– ‘The question is not who...The question is how.’
  7. Significance– First human attack by Slytherin’s monster, and the Chamber’s existence confirmed