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On this week's episode, we’re aspiring to become friends with Firenze! His cozy indoor forest classroom is really the bee’s knees, and the rest we obtain there helps us stay sharp when having to suddenly exit the Room of Requirement! Join Andrew, Eric, Laura and Micah for the next Book 5 chapter discussion.

• Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 27: The Centaur and the Sneak. MuggleCast last discussed this chapter on Episode 464!
• What is the main force behind Hermione’s comments to Lavender and Parvati?
• Is Firenze gearing the children up to prepare for war?
• What are the benefits of a non-human-centric approach to Divination?
• Firenze also ups Harry’s cool factor considerably.
• Two members of the DA can now produce full Patronuses! We examine their meaning, including bringing back a revelation from Micah that’s nearly 20 years old (our minds are still blown.)
• What’s the deal with Dobby’s loyalties? Why can Umbridge command him not to speak?
• We examine Draco’s choice to apprehend Harry versus later choices he makes in the books.
• What is the timeline of events surrounding Umbrage, and “the sneak”’s confession? How does Fudge get to Hogwarts so quickly?!
• What makes Marietta cave? And why is it a million times better than in the movie?
• The Dumbledore Lie Count (tm) returns!!!
• Odds & Ends cover one of Harry’s forgotten schoolbooks.
• MVP: Dumbledore’s most Slytherin moments from the chapter
• Lynx Line: Our patrons re-name Dumbledore’s Army!
• Quizzitch: The fourth planet in our Solar System is Mars, named for the Roman god of war. What did the Ancient Greeks call their god of war?

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