Gin and Tomic (HBP Chapter 13, 'The Secret Riddle')

This week, bring your finest gin (Andrew's is indigo!) to a party at the Muggle orphanage where Mrs. Cole is meets Dumbledore, as our Chapter-by-Chapter series continues discussing Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Our Chapter 13 discussion of "The Secret Riddle" is thought-provoking and focused largely on Dumbledore's actions and his intentions, based on what he might have known about things way back in the early 1940's.

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• Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 13: The Secret Riddle

• Is Harry treating Dumbledore differently at the start of the chapter than Young Tom Riddle treats him during the memory?

• What changes in Dumbledore's response to Harry if he already knows what Harry is saying about Draco is true?

• The Pensieve memory with Burke might seem different - but we've actually seen something like it before!

• A listener email asks, could Dumbledore have sent Mundungus to raid Grimmauld Place for Aberforth?

• How is what Dumbledore does to Mrs. Cole different than what Young Tom does to his fellow orphans?

• What made Merope still honor her father when naming Tom?

• We discuss Tom Riddle's mental state and one possibly identifiable diagnosis for his behavior.

• How come Harry didn't turn out like Tom Riddle given their similar trajectories?

• Was Dumbledore intentionally trying to impress Tom by making fire? Is he therefore playing with fire?

• Our MVP segment asks what the creepiest thing Young Tom Riddle does in this chapter?

• Our Lynx Line topic this week for Slug Club patrons (patreon.com/mugglecast): Which character would you most like to Confund and get to spill all the tea?

• Participate in our weekly trivia segment by answering this week’s Quizzitch question at MuggleCast.com/Quizzitch (mugglecast.com/quizzitch)!

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