MWA: Muggles With Attitude

Harry and his friends faced standardized wizard tests, before a vision of danger forces them to confront Umbridge. Then Harry decides that the best way to deal with an obvious trap is to charge in im…

Harry's little army is finally discovered by Umbridge and her goons, which leads to Dumbledore paying the price. Ron and Ginny win the Quidditch Cup and Fred and George win wide admiration by showing…

Harry goes on a date with his crush. It goes badly. Then he dreams he turned into a snake and mortally wounded Ron's dad. That goes pretty well, all things considered. Meanwhile Umbridge and Hermione…

Hagrid is finally back and he has a giant story to tell. Then Harry has a dream about being a deadly snake and biting Mr. Weasley. Meanwhile, Mr. Weasley is bitten by a deadly snake. It's probably a …

As Umbridge continues her bureaucratic assault on Hogwarts faculty, Harry and Hermione (but mostly Hermione) start a clandestine club to teach other students how to fight Wizards.

We are Alice Sulliva…

Harry gets fully acquainted with Delores Umbridge. She gives him detention for telling the truth, and her detentions involve significantly more blood magic than he's accustomed to.

We are Alice Sulliv…

At Harry's trial, Cornelius Fudge tries (and fails) to railroad him to prison. Then the Hogwarts Express tries (and succeeds) to railroad him to school.

We are Alice Sullivan (@alicemsullivan), Micah …

Harry's unpleasant vacation is cut short by an unseasonal Dementor attack. Then he joins Dumbledore's loyalists at Sirius's creepy house.

We are Alice Sullivan (@alicemsullivan), Micah Sparkman, and J…

We sat down and watched Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the movie, which is (once again) a big change from the style of the previous movies. We talk about how the filmmakers fared trying to tran…

Harry finds out that Mad-Eye Moody isn't the friend Harry thought he was, but Dumbledore is a good friend indeed. Then the news of V-mort's return shakes Hogwarts. It looks like Harry's familiarity w…

Harry faces the third Triwizard Tournament Task: a hedge maze. He and Cedric Diggory win the real first prize: friendship. Oh, did I say friendship? I meant death.

We are Alice Sullivan (@alicemsulliv…

Harry faces the second Task of the Triwizard Tournament: to rescue his Wheezy from the bottom of the lake. He also reunites with Sirius, who is living in a cave and eating garbage, so he's much impro…

Harry faces his first task: a heist of the horde of a hostile Hungarian Horntail! Then something even more serious: he needs a date for the dance and he doesn't know any girls! We also find out what …

Mad-Eye Moody has graduated from showing Harry's class illegal curses to casting illegal curses on the students. Harry has bigger problems though, because somehow his name got into the Goblet of Fire…

Harry and his friends head back to Hogwarts for another school year. It's an unusual year, because Hogwarts is hosting the Triwizard Tournament! Luckily they've hired a gruff, scarred battle wizard t…

We start on Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire! The story broadens and darkens as Harry attends the Quidditch World Cup while sinister forces (some new, some familiar) gather to plot against him. Al…

We watched the Prisoner of Azkaban movie! Basically everything has changed except the actors (mostly). Our favorite part is Gary Oldman screaming at the camera over and over.

We are Alice Sullivan (@a…

Harry finally gets to the showdown with Sirius Black, Professor Lupin, and... Peter Pettigrew? He also discovers his patronus, travels through time, and rescues a hippogryph. Not such a dull semester…

Harry gets an education in terror from Lupin and an unfriendly Boggart. Harry needs to work on his Patronus but he has too few happy memories to draw from. Then, sadly, Buckbeak gets a new name: Head…

Harry obtains the awesome power of the Marauder's Map and uses it to play hooky from school. He also learns why everybody thinks he'll go after Sirius Black. Which, let's face it, he will.

We are Alic…