In this second overview of the Rowling Golden Threads, Nick and John talk about Kanreki red caps and tackle three more Threads each.

• Nick gives at least three examples for Evil Government, Occult tropes, and the Embedded Author.
• John responds with three or more ’for instances’ of the Search for the Real, Embedded Texts, and Shadow Doppelgangers.

The original post for this episode at the Hogwarts Professor Substack site comes with notes for the program. The index to the 31 Kanreki posts for easy reference to all the posts can be found here. Enjoy!

In this first overview of Rowling’s Golden Threads, Nick and John go back and fourth with four Threads each.

• Nick gives at least three examples for Bad Dad, Writing about Writing, Violence against Women, and the Evils of Fleet Street.
• John responds with three or more ’for instances’ of Mother Love, Ghosts, Pregnancy Traps, and the Lost Child with Grieving Steward.

The original post for this episode at the Hogwarts Professor Substack site comes with notes for the program. The index to the 31 Kanreki posts for easy reference to all the posts can be found here. Enjoy!

The end of the Seven Book Ring and Deathly Hallows Strike-Shadow!

Nick confesses to having felt stumped about what to say as his ‘Lake’ contribution to the Strike7 discussion — before his epiphany on a long walk with Addie that almost every buoy or pillar in Rowling’s metaphorical place of inspiration finds its reflection in the seventh Galbraith mystery. John refuses to go into any detail about the work’s ‘wheels within wheels within wheels’ ring structure but shares instead the symbolic depth of Mama Mazu’s mother of pearl fish pendant.

The original post for this episode at the Hogwarts Professor Substack site comes with notes for the program. The index to the 31 Kanreki posts for easy reference to all the posts can be found here. Enjoy!

Back to Fantastic Beasts for the seeming end of the unfortunate film franchise!

Nick lays out the drama surrounding the third Fantastic Beasts franchise film and his favorite part of the movie (hint: it’s about “confusion”). John reveals why Jacob gets a Snakewood wand (think “1965”!) and one without a core as well as why he thinks Kowalski is the embedded author in this series.

The original post for this episode at the Hogwarts Professor Substack site comes with notes for the program. The index to the 31 Kanreki posts for easy reference to all the posts can be found here. Enjoy!