571: What if 'Deathly Hallows' Played Out Very Differently?

Published: July 26, 2022, 9 a.m.

b'This week, we wrap up our month-long Deathly Hallows 15th anniversary celebration by discussing a number of "What If" scenarios from the final installment of the Harry Potter series! What if things had gone drastically different at several key moments of the seventh book? Would Harry, Ron and Hermione have found another way, or would it have just been GAME OVER?\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nWelcome back Sequoia, from Fanatical Fics and Where to Find Them podcast!\\n\\n\\nDon\'t miss our 2022 Patreon Gifts - The MuggleCast Collectors Club and the MuggleCast Wand! Pledge to our Patreon by August 7, 2022 and fill out the form(s) to receive your gifts! We are so proud of this year\'s items and hope you check them out!\\n\\nNews: Quidditch is changing its name to Quadball\\n\\n\\nWe continue our Deathly Hallows 15th Anniversary Celebration!\\n\\nMain Discussion: What if... Deathly Hallows Edition\\n\\nWhat if... Harry had been sorted into Slytherin?\\n\\nWhat if... Harry had not inadvertently destroyed the Diary Horcrux in Chamber of Secrets?\\n\\nWhat if... Lily and James had kept Sirius as their Secret Keeper?\\n\\nWhat if... Cedric Diggory didn\'t die in Goblet of Fire?\\n\\nWhat if... Draco had changed allegiances and served as double agent for Dumbledore\'s Army? What if... he was a double agent all along?\\n\\nWhat if... Rita Skeeter never published The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore?\\n\\nWhat if... Dumbledore got it all wrong and Harry died? How would the Epilogue be different?\\n\\nWhat if... Snape never shared his memories with Harry?\\n\\nWhat if... Harry didn\'t disarm Draco at Malfoy Manor? What if... Draco had given up the Trio to Voldemort?\\n\\nWhat if... Ron or Hermione had died?\\n\\nListener What Ifs cover Hermione leaving instead of Ron, Narcissa\'s confirmation of Harry\'s death, Dobby and more!\\n\\nNext Week: We will be reviewing the Secrets of Dumbledore script book and see if we can gleam any new details from it!\\n\\nQuizzitch: What resident of Little Hangleton is quoted as saying that Frank Bryce definitely killed the Riddles no matter what the police think?\\n\\nThis week\'s episode is brought to you by Upside (Download the free Upside app\\nand use promo code \'mugglecast\' to get $5 or more cash back on your first purchase of $10 or more), Shudder (stream your first 30 days of Shudder for FREE at Shudder.com/MuggleCast) and BetterHelp (Get 10% off your first month of therapy at BetterHelp.com/mugglecast)!'