Episode #368: Growin' Up

* Slug Club member and mom Cherise returns for a Mother's Day discussion * How would raising a young witch/wizard differ from raising a child in the Muggle world? * What would be the most difficult part of parenting? * No schooling until Hogwarts? What do working parents do? * What happens when your child begins exhibiting signs of magic? * Would you be comfortable sending your child off to boarding school? * We discuss notable mothers and mother-like figures in the Potter series * From Lily and Molly to Narcissa and Petunia * Patrons vote on who they think is the best mother in the wizarding world * Listeners tweet their thoughts on the biggest parenting challenges * Quizzitch: Which mother in the Harry Potter series is named after a Roman Catholic saint, whose Feast Day is famously preceded by a gathering of Witches?