Monthly Archives: April 29, 2024

The Muggle Prime Minister: Character Study

The Muggle Prime Minister: Character Study

Alice and Martha discuss the first unnamed character to win the Real Weirdo, Canonical John Major! This isn’t a Fudge character study, and this isn’t a Scrimgeour character study, and it isn’t about the froglike man in the painting, either, although Mary GrandPre might lead us to believe otherwise. Please consider supporting us on Patreon!… Read more

Take Five, Take 4.12: Goblet of Fire, 55:01-60:00

Take Five, Take 4.12: Goblet of Fire, 55:01-60:00

Well done, Dragon! Alice, Martha, and special guest Shut Up Tim have made it through the first hour of Goblet of Fire… oooOOOhhhh! Harry fights the Horntail (what’s that, boy??), Krum fights Rita, and Alice fights to understand perspective and time jumps!   Please consider supporting us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/realweirdsisters New episodes are released every Monday… Read more

Into the Pensieve: Stuart Little

Into the Pensieve: Stuart Little

Alice and Martha enter a world which is entirely E.B. White’s own, which may or may not be a good thing. Is Stuart a mouse or not? What ever happened to Margolo? And what exactly were the publishers thinking? Stuart Little is quite the canoe ride and is nothing like the sisters remembered.  In this series,… Read more

Neville Longbottom: Character Study, Part 7

Neville Longbottom: Character Study, Part 7

Alice, Martha, and Jim Dale are back to finish discussing Neville. In the seventh book, Neville becomes–there’s no other word for it–cool. As usual, this is obvious to readers through his long hair, his casual demeanor, and his habit of calling people by the first syllable of their name. Neville’s arc is one of the best… Read more

Neville Longbottom: Character Study, Part 6

Neville Longbottom: Character Study, Part 6

Neville’s arc continues in the sixth book, though perhaps not quite as gracefully as readers might hope – there’s still plenty of falling on his back, hitting his head, and of course, lighting his own pants on fire! Though Dean might still find him hilarious, Harry, Augusta, and McGonagall seem to view Neville with a… Read more