POTTERNYMS - A Harry Potter Podcast About Wizarding World Words
By Potternyms
POTTERNYMS - A Harry Potter Podcast About Wizarding World WordsJun 10, 2022
Patreon Teaser: Bonus Clip Compilation
We're taking a mental health break from our normal episodes this week and bringing you a montage of a few of the bonus clips that are normally only available to our Patreon supporters. Learn extra info about our favorite Marauders Sirius & Lupin, take the Gilderoy Lockhart pop quiz along with Erik, and laugh at all our flubs and interruptions with a blooper reel!
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Metamorphmagus: Right on the Big Funny Nose
The etymology of this rare magical ability is right on the big, funny nose! This week we're discussing metamorphmagi!
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Harry Potter: The Ethical Leader of Found Family
It's our 100th episode!!!! The wait is over - this week, we're discussing the nominally normal name (that's actually quite fitting) of the most famous wizard ever, Harry Potter!!!
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Deathly Hallows: The Grim Reaper's Infinity Stones
It's a four-for this week as we chat about the Invisibility Cloak, Resurrection Stone, Elder Wand, and their power's combined - the Deathly Hallows!
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Helga Hufflepuff: The Original Montessori Teacher
It's all about goodness, food, and hard work this week as we discuss the last of the four Hogwarts founders, Helga Hufflepuff! Plus, how does her name relate to the Holy Grail and Little Red Riding Hood?
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Peter Pettigrew: Small Scabby Sidekick
Is the rat really redeemed? We're delving deep into weaknesses and fading stature of the betraying marauder this week - it's Peter Pettigrew (aka Wormtail, aka Scabbers...)!
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Inferi: Zombies But Not Zombies
We're fired up about Voldemort's undead puppet army this week - it's the inferi!
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Lucius Malfoy: Evil's Right-Hand Man (Unless Evil's Losing...)
The generally evil, self-serving, ice blond patriarch is on the docket this week - let's chat Lucius Malfoy!
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Petrificus Totalus: Totally Stoned Patricia
Freeze, you've been Medusa'd! It's the totally body-bind curse this week - petrificus totalus.
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Horace Slughorn: Epicurean War Cry
The name of the only decent Slytherin (in this house, Snape doesn't count...) actually says a lot about him. Let's discuss Horace Eugene Flaccus Slughorn!
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Hogwarts: The 'Boaty McBoatface' of Magic Schools
We laugh our way through learning about the (let's face it, slightly silly...) name of the institution at the heart of this story - it's finally time for Hogwarts!
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Ginny Weasley: The Quidditch Queen
It's all about love, innocence, and ghost stories this week as we delve into the etymology of the youngest Weasley. Does she fit in with the family naming tradition? Find out as we chat about Ginny!
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Hogwarts Textbook Authors Pt. 2: Fiesta in a Bottle
We're back with a second helping of Hogwarts textbooks and their fabulously named authors. Despite not quite making the cut in part 1, these are super fun!
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Cornelius Fudge: Voted Most Incompetent Minister in History
Break out your lime green bowler hats and look the other way - it's Fudgy time!
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Dobby: Woven into our Hearts
Grab your tissues... It's time for the annoyingly lovable house elf hero - Dobby!
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Apparate: Wiiizaaaards iiin Spaaaace
This week we chat about the Wizarding World's totally "tubular" magical transport - apparition! Plus, somehow we relate it to fish and pirates...
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Firenze: Trailblazer of the 'Centauraissance'
This week we chat about a centaur with a simple name that has tons of cool connections to geography, history, mythology, and astronomy - it's Firenze!
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Stan Shunpike & Ernie Prang: A Road-Slang Tribute
The driver and conductor of the Knight Bus have surprisingly similar name origins. Let's chat about Ernie Prang & Stan Shunpike!
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Buckbeak/Witherwings: Full Circle
We're finally getting around to everyone's favorite volatile but loyal hippogriff, Buckbeak, and his alias, Witherwings!
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Rowena Ravenclaw: Broken-Hearted Brilliance
So many etymologies and literary connections this week, befitting the third of the Hogwarts founders we've discussed - it's clever and creative Rowena Ravenclaw!
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Bezoar: Sheep Hairball
This cure-all antidote is slightly disgusting but has a wild real world connection. Let's talk bezoars!
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Molly Weasley: Everyone's Overprotective Mother
This brave little weasel will do anything to keep her family safe - it's mama Weasley time!
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Obliviate: Obliterating Memories
It's Gilderoy Lockhart's signature spell this week. Do you remember "obliviate"???
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Cedric Diggory: Bountiful Leader Born of a Typo
Pour one out for Cedric this week as we discuss the overflowing achievements, tragic end, and multiple etymologies of Hufflepuff's golden boy - it's Cedric Diggory!
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Centaurs: Wildly Independent Threshold 'Beasts'
This week, we get carried away chatting about the duality of the barbarous but highly intelligent half-men, half-horses with their own infamous "Red Wedding" - it's centaurs!
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Mad-Eye Moody: Temperamental Avenger
Constant vigilance!!! Time to chat about the paranoid auror with the crazy, magical eye - it's Alastor 'Mad-Eye' Moody!
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Smeltings: 'Refining' Young Men
Our discussion of Dudley Dursley's school spends a lot of time on the uniform and somehow devolves into fart jokes at the end... It's Smeltings time!
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Mr. Ollivander: The Wand Guy
This expert craftsman's obsession with wands is right there in his name. It's time to chat about Garrick Ollivander!
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Legilimency & Occlumency: A Card Catalog for the Library of the Mind
We have better luck than Harry learning about mind-reading and blocking mind-reading this week, as we talk about legilimency and occlumency!
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Newt Scamander: Salamander Commander
The Wizarding World's preeminent magizoologist has a whole lot of names with a whole lot of connections to his work and personality. It's all about the animals this week, with Newton Artemis Fido Scamander!
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Nagini: Maledictus Mermaid Snake
The last horcrux takes center stage this week as we chat about Voldemort's right-hand serpent lady, Nagini!
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Xenophilius Lovegood: Crazy for the Crazy
Let's get weird this week and chat about the lover of all things offbeat, Xenophilius Lovegood!
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Quidditch: A Violently Popular Sport
It's all balls and brooms, drinking, hitting, and capturing animals this week as we explore the most popular (but surprisingly violent!) sport in the Wizarding World. Let's play Quidditch!
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Nearly-Headless Nick: Flimsy & Miserable
We get our ghost on this week chatting about the mostly-decapitated Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington, aka Nearly-Headless Nick!
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Felix Felicis: Performance Enhancing Potion
It's the luckiest of lucky potions this week, as we chat about Felix Felicis! Plus, a few Felixes in pop culture and a cool thought experiment.
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Percy Weasley: The Veiled Knight
This week it's the worst of the worst of the Weasleys as we chat about the overly ambitious Percy!
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Aragog & the Acromantula: Giant Spider Glam Rock Band
It's two for one this week as we venture into the forbidden forest to uncover the etymology of Hagrid's first monster pet and his tree-dwelling family - it's Aragog and the acromantula!
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Professor Sprout: Resident Plant Lady
This week we dig into the "nature" of Hogwarts' herbology professor, Pomona Sprout!
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Wizard Money: Pirates & Grim Reapers & Vikings, Oh My!
Galleons, sickles, and knuts are all real world things! This week we talk about the origins of wizard coins. Plus, a random Bluetooth connection...
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Dudley Dursley: Dudley Do-Wrong
Dinky Duddikins time! This week is all about the big blond bully that is Dudley Dursley.
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Lumos & Nox: The Flashlight App for Wizards
It's a two-for this week as we chat about opposing light and dark spells. Plus, weirdly, a lot of Fast and Furious references... It's nox and lumos!
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Nymphadora Tonks: Gift of the Jester
Let's delve into the many meanings behind the controversial name of the Order's goofy young auror - it's Tonks time!
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Knight Bus: The Conveyance of Last Resort
It's time for the violently purple crusading cruiser to the rescue, the Knight Bus!
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Fleur Delacour: Prom Queen of the Triwizard Tournament
Who is the most beautiful French witch to ever beauty? It's the slightly snooty but alright underneath Fleur Delacour!
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Pigwidgeon: Tiny Birdbrained Fairy
This week is all about Ron's hyperactive little owl, Pigwidgeon!
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Mundungus Fletcher: Not Fit for Human Consumption
It's time to discuss the Order's most unreliable ally with the smelliest name you ever did hear, Mundungus Fletcher!
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Sectumsempra: For Enemies
Learn all about the sever-forever signature spell of the Half-Blood Prince - this week is all about sectumsempra!
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Regulus Black: The Lionhearted Prince of the Purebloods
This week we get into the mysterious R.A.B., the favored son of House Black with an under-the-radar redemption arc - it's Regulus time!
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Durmstrang: Stormy School of Doom
This week is all about Hogwarts' dark counterpart to the north - it's Durmstrang!
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Arthur Weasley: Papa Bear
This week, we delve into the kindly king of the gingers, Arthur Weasley.
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