Hogwarts is an Insecurity Nightmare (GOF Chapter 23, The Yule Ball)

Published: April 23, 2024, 9 a.m.

Can YOU dance like a Hippogriff? Nananananananana! It's Yule Ball season and this week, we\u2019re fraternizing with the enemy, proving our emotional span is greater than a teaspoon and dodging Moody's creepy eye, all while trying our best to keep our dates happy and turn it up on the dance floor!\n\nChapter-by-Chapter continues with Goblet of Fire, Chapter 23: The Yule Ball\n\n7-Word Summary: Hormones fly amok at Hogwarts\u2019 Big Holiday\n\nMain Discussion #1: Hermione\u2019s Chapter\n\nWould anyone that Hermione took to the ball have been free of Ron\u2019s criticism?\n\nThe Courting of Hermione Granger\n\nWhat do we think of Viktor Krum's approach... and sheer vulnerability?\n\nWe react to Hermione's decision to have Madam Pomfrey shrink her teeth\n\nMain Discussion #2: Hurricane Ron\n\nAnimal Magnetism, baby! What makes Ron suddenly so full of himself?\n\nSour face, sour mood: Ron casts a massive black cloud over the entire Yule Ball\n\nCould Ron be jealous his two besties are a part of the Elite Champions date club?\n\nLow Blow, Ron! Does Hermione truly not have Harry's best interests at heart?\n\nWe debate if Harry did enough to defuse the tension between Ron and Hermione\n\nOdds and Ends cover Sirius' knife, Dobby's Christmas gift, Barty Crouch Jr.'s mysterious absence, Snape and Karkaroff's odd relationship, Beetle Rita and more!\n\nNext week:\xa0Goblet of Fire, Chapter 24: Rita Skeeter's Scoop\n\nQuizzitch question: According to Rita Skeeter, what department at the Ministry would be particularly interested in Hagrid\u2019s Blast-Ended Skrewts?\n\nVisit\xa0MuggleCast.com\xa0for episode transcripts, social media links, our full episode archive, our favorite episodes, and to contact us!\n\nCheck out the MuggleCast Overstock Store to grab MuggleCast t-shirts, signed album art, and so much more! Supplies are limited, so act fast and help us support the show!\n\nFor twice-monthly Bonus MuggleCast, as well as other great benefits, including the chance to co-host the show, a new physical gift every year, and a video message from one of the four of us visit Patreon.com/MuggleCast!\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices