PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast is here for our first regular show of 2008 including a Jo Outtake of the Week. Sue and John are your hosts this week and are joined by two of our Leaky Senior Staffers, Super!Alex and Nick R., for a discussion of some of the latest happenings in the fandom including: the auction of the Beedle the Bard as well as the recently aired ITV documentary on J. K. Rowling. In addition to this, comments made by director Guillermo del Toro about his taking the helm of the final Potter film and updates on the “Half-Blood Prince” filming are on our minds as well. To listen, just hit the "Play" button on the right side of the page (->), or use iTunes, or direct download.
“The Bard’s Tale”
- No Melissa, but Nick R. and Super!Alex join us for our 133rd episode.
- What have we learned about the ‘Potter Park’ from Jo’s ITV documentary?
- Does the wizarding world wait in line at midnight for new Beedle stories?
- What about the other 25 Beedle the Bard stories?
- Get your wand at Ollivander’s?
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During the podcast, naming of Harry and Ginny’s kids came up, and how they were all hamed after Harry’s ancestors and persons significant to Harry’s life.
Ginny has 5 brothers, 4 known to have children that will be taking names from the Weasley side, and Harry is an only child, and when choosing these names, the whole extended family is considered i.e. if someone else had already named a child “Fred”, then it’s unlikely that Fred would be given to another child (cousin or whatever).
I believe Jo took that into account and there was no male / sexist angle.
Again, no Canon Conclusions? Is this segment ever coming back? It is my favorite, and I miss it as well as Steve. Can anyone answer if Canon Conclusions is gone for good?!?
With regard to the naming of children, Luna is probably closer to Ginny than she is to Harry, given they had lessons together, ran the DA together in the DH year, and probably spent a fair amount of time together in the post-DH year of school as well. Also Ginny says of Sirius “I care what happens to Sirius as much as you do”. She would have liked Albus Dumbledore (particularly because he didn’t punish her for opening the chamber of secrets when she feared she might be expelled). So there although there is a bit of a Harry-bias to the names, which is understandable given there are plenty of Weasleys to use up the names from her side of the family, there is plenty of Ginny’s influence in the namings as well.
With regard to Canon Conclusions, I would imagine it will appear shortly now the christmas specials are over, and Pottercast can resume its regular format. However, I would guess it unlikely that Steve will reappear while the court action is unresolved.
Yay, new Pottercast!! Off to listen..