581: What if Petunia Had Been Accepted to Hogwarts? And More MuggleMail
On this week's episode, we're busting open our MuggleMail bag as listeners send in owls about the first several chapters of Sorcerer's Stone! We entertain a few What Ifs about Petunia and Dudley and get some enlightening perspectives on Narcissa and Lupin!\n\n\n\n\nHey, Apple Podcast users! You can now subscribe to the show right within the Apple Podcasts app. For $2.99/month, you'll receive early episode releases and ad-free MuggleCast! Thanks in advance for your support.\n\nWe're opening up our Chapter-by-Chapter MuggleMail bag!\n\nWhy was Hagrid sent for Harry?\n\nHow big is the student body at Hogwarts?\n\nWhat happened to both sets of Harry's grandparents?\n\nHow did Dudley's pigtail finally get removed?\n\nDid Harry's Horcrux impact the Dursley's treatment of him?\n\nWhat if... Petunia had magical ability and had been accepted at Hogwarts?\n\nWhat if... Dudley was a wizard? Would Vernon have disowned him?\n\nCould House-Elves be responsible for sending the Hogwarts letters?\n\nOther MuggleMail covers Leta Lestrange, The Elder Wand, Narcissa Malfoy and Remus Lupin\n\nShould Dumbledore have been sorted into Slytherin?\n\nWhy wasn't Dobby asked to be in The Order?\n\nQuizzitch: In one of their very first History of Magic classes, which two famous wizards do the students in Harry's class get mixed up?\n\nOn next week's episode: Chapters 9 & 10 of Sorcerer\u2019s Stone: The Midnight Duel and Halloween\n\nIn this week\u2019s Bonus MuggleCast available exclusively to Patrons, we discuss excerpts from Alan Rickman's recently released diary, Truly Madly!\n\nThis week's episode is brought to you by The Happiness Lab Podcast, BetterHelp (get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/MuggleCast) and HelloFresh (use code muggle65 for 65% off plus free shipping at HelloFresh.com/Muggle65)!\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices