Critical Magic Theory: An Analytical Harry Potter Podcast

Prof. Julian Wamble

Instead of seeing criticism as an indication of not liking something, Professor Julian Wamble invites listeners of Critical Magic Theory to explore the things about the characters, plot points, and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter broadly that have always given them pause or made them smile without knowing why. It is in this navigation of the positive and the negative aspects of a world that we find true magic.

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Critical Magic Theory: An Analytical Harry Potter Podcast

Episodes (88)

Wednesday Dean Thomas: We're Fighting Aren't We?
Wed Apr 15th Prof Responds: What's Missing from the Tale of Padma and Parvati Patil?
Wed Apr 8th The Double Disappearing Act of Parvati and Padma Patil

Critical Magic Theory: An Analytical Harry Potter Podcast

Apr 22, 2026
1½ hours
67 MB

This IS a Dean Thomas episode, and, if I do say so myself, it delivers. From his quiet refusal to jettison his Muggle identity in a world pressuring him to assimilate, to his year on the run without proof of his blood status, to the moment he walks into the Battle of Hogwarts, Dean Thomas is the character this series didn't give us enough of, and this episode makes the case for why that matters. With 246 listener responses, critical analysis of wand theory, identity, and magical belonging, this is the Dean Thomas episode he always deserved.

Critical Magic Theory: An Analytical Harry Potter Podcast

Dean Thomas: We're Fighting Aren't We?

Prof. Julian Wamble

00:00 -01:13:27