Chapter 34: The Department of Mysteries | Order of the Phoenix
4/26/20261 hr 40 min
Join J and Ben as they dive into Chapter 34 of the Order of the Phoenix and discuss riding the thestrals, Luna’s relaxed attitude, a mysterious dumpster, the Dante’s Inferno’s metaphor, Harry accepting his role as leader, the rotating doors, the pull of the Veil and other rooms, and finding the Prophecy.
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Transcript preview
First 90 secondsJonathan Carlin· Host0:00
[theme music] Welcome, dear listeners. I'm Jonathan Carlin.
Benjamin Carlin· Host0:20
And I'm Benjamin Carlin.
Jonathan Carlin· Host0:22
And we invite you to join us through the Gryffindor, your one-way ticket to the enchanting world of Harry Potter. So grab your wands and dust off your broomsticks and join us as we unlock the dark corridors inside Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 34: The Department of Mysteries. And it has never been truer [laughs] that we are unlocking the dark corridors today.
Benjamin Carlin· Host0:43
Today is- This is the day ... this- yeah. It's like for the, the phrase that you chose for, for Order of the Phoenix all throughout, for the first 33 chapters, have all been a build-up to this moment.
Jonathan Carlin· Host0:53
To this moment.
Benjamin Carlin· Host0:55
We- Exactly ... we are there at long, long, long, long, long last. Um, and you know, so t- t- looking at the chapter art right away, I mean, I find it to be fully and completely iconic. What we've got here is, is young Harry standing in front of a wall of glass orbs, and he is holding the prophecy.
Jonathan Carlin· Host1:15
I mean, that's literally what I wrote down. I was like, "This, like, one of the most iconic moments." It... This is a clip we use in our videos all the time, Harry grabbing the prophecy. Like, it is... In, on the one hand, it's like Voldemort's plan worked. On the other hand, it's like Harry