#448: Have a Biscuit (OOTP 12, Professor Umbridge)

<ul> <li>Andy from <a href="https://www.harrypotterfanzone.com/">Harry Potter Fan Zone</a> joins the show and shares the history of his website and how he received the prestigious J.K. Rowling Fan Site Award</li> <li>The hosts share the Harry Potter gifts they received during the holidays</li> <li>Chapter-by-Chapter returns with Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 12: Professor Umbridge</li> <li>Seven Word Summary: Classes begin for the term despite attitudes</li> <li>Harry’s troubles continue: Seamus bolts early in the morning, Dean is at a loss for words and Lavender isn’t buying Harry’s story either.</li> <li>Hermione once again raises the importance of House unity. But is Hogwarts set up well for such a thing?</li> <li>Does Dumbledore, in fact, not want to draw attention to Hagrid's absence?</li> <li>Fred &amp; George are in search of test subjects! Why couldn’t the Gryffindor Head Boy or Head Girl handle them?</li> <li>Why doesn't Harry own up to giving the Weasley twins their money for the joke shop?</li> <li>Kissy Kissy! Cho is back. Enter Ron - Master Wandblocker! </li> <li>Is J.K. Rowling trying to tell the reader something about jumping on bandwagons?</li> <li>Harry has his worst day of classes: History of Magic, Potions, Divination, DADA</li> <li>What classes when we were kids could we just not get through?</li> <li>With Hagrid gone and Umbridge teaching DADA, Harry really has no classes he enjoys! </li> <li>Does Snape ride Harry hard because he sees potential in him or because he's an ass?</li> <li>Umbridge raises the point that Defense Against The Dark Arts at Hogwarts has been rather disrupted and fragmented. She's not wrong, is she?</li> <li>So, we’re going back to basics? We could see doing this for one or two lessons, but the entire year?</li> <li>What does Umbridge having a short wand mean?</li> <li>Do we believe this new DADA class was really carefully devised by experts at the Ministry?</li> <li>Is Umbridge wrong about Lupin?</li> <li>Parvati raises a great point about the practical nature of their