Quantum Harry, the Podcast

What links Game of Thrones to Harry Potter ? What do Roald Dahl and Diana Wynne Jones have to do with it? And where does alchemy figure in all of this? Part I of an examination of the Metaphorically Queer Liminal Being, the ruling archetype of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Episode 8: Have You Tried Not Being Liminal? Watch the Episode 8 video on YouTube. EPISODE GUIDE

Did JK Rowling foreshadow the first tournament task in the first book? Why do Neville, Luna and Ginny fight Death Eaters with the Trio in the fifth and sixth books? A look at how the archetypes ruling the first six Harry Potter books interact with each other. Episode 7: Fountain of Youth Watch the Episode 7 video on YouTube. EPISODE GUIDE

In myths and folktales, a Crone watches over the hero in childhood, but the Crone isn't any old woman. The Crone is a conduit between worlds, and a male character who's an archetypal Crone is a key figure in Harry Potter . Harry understanding Crones makes him a whole person and, ultimately, Master of Death. Episode 6: A Murder of Crones Watch the Episode 6 video on YouTube. EPISODE GUIDE

Why is Cedric Diggory the one who dates the girl Harry fancies? Why does McGonagall wait for Hagrid on Privet Drive? And why is Neville Longbottom responsible for Harry becoming a Seeker? An examination of the Father archetype in Harry Potter . Episode 5: Our Father Watch the Episode 5 video on YouTube. EPISODE GUIDE

Why does Hermione get a cat in her third year? What do Hagrid, Molly Weasley and Dolores Umbridge have in common? And what links the sphinx in the maze to Cho Chang? An exploration of the Mother archetype in Harry Potter . Episode 4: Mother, May I? Watch the Episode 4 video on YouTube. EPISODE GUIDE

What links Ginny and Parvati in Goblet of Fire? Why did JK Rowling put Tonks and Lupin together, or Fleur Delacour and Bill Weasley? Why does Harry insult Fleur for Ginny but not Hermione for Cho? A look at the Maiden archetype in the Harry Potter books. Episode 3: Iron Maiden Watch the Episode 3 video on YouTube. EPISODE GUIDE

Some of JK Rowling's most important "game pieces" are classic archetypes. What links Dumbledore, Ron Weasley and Sirius Black? A look at the Wise Old Man, especially a sub-type that JK Rowling favors, a twist on the familiar "fairy godmother". Episode 2: This Old Man Watch the Episode 2 video on YouTube. EPISODE GUIDE