578: Chapter by Chapter Begins! Harry Deserves a Zoo Day (Sorcerer's Stone, Chapters 1-3)

<div>This week on MuggleCast we bring back the most heavily listener-requested segment, Chapter by Chapter! Join Andrew, Eric, Laura and Micah as they begin Sorcerer's / Philosopher's Stone with Chapters 1, 2 and 3! Our read-through of the <em>Potter</em> series contains segments both old AND new (complete with sound effects) and the hosts are all much older now than when they first started more than 16 years ago!<br> <br> On this week's episode:<br> <br> </div> <ul> <li>Chapter by Chapter is rebooted! We first started the segment March 19, 2006 <a href="https://mugglecast.com/episode-31/">on Episode 31</a> (transcript <a href="https://mugglecast.com/transcript-031/">here</a>).</li> <li>What to expect from CbyC includes: 7 Word Summaries, the same (but older) hosts, and brand new segments and games.</li> <li>Main Discussion Part 1: Sorcerer's Stone Chapter One, "The Boy Who Lived."</li> <li>7 Word Summary: Vernon thinks that people are behaving oddly</li> <li>Eric asks, "What are the wizards and witches thinking?! The Statute of Secrecy is at stake here!"</li> <li>Laura makes an excellent point about what humans do after being cooped up and being afraid for long.</li> <li>Was it safe for Dumbledore to leave Harry unattended on a doorstep overnight?</li> <li>Despite the magical protection, we ask, WERE the Dursleys the best option for Dumbledore to choose? Why didn't Albus raise Harry himself?</li> <li>Main Discussion Part 2: Chapter Two, "The Vanishing Glass."</li> <li>7 Word Summary: Dudley can’t understand why he sucks badly</li> <li>Having read the whole series, how do we account for the magic that Harry did when he was young?</li> <li>Where exactly did the "Vanished" glass go? In the book, it is not put back.</li> <li>Would the zoo be able to stay in business after such an incident?</li> <li>The hosts get depressed about the Dursleys' abuse of Harry, which hits differently now!</li> <li>Main Discussion Part 3: Chapter Three, "The Letters From No One."</li> <li>7 Word Summary: Chaos awaits the Dursleys everyw