--- title: "3.1 Owl Post" date: 2021-02-01T06:00:50-04:00 draft: false tags: - Prisoner of Azkaban episodeTitle: "Owl Post" episodeSubtitle: "Extremely unusual though he was, at that moment Harry Potter felt just like everyone else: glad, for the first time in his life, that it was his birthday." episodeLength: 50394462 episodeURL: https://cdn.podtrificustotalus.com/prisoner/301OwlPost.mp3 episodeDuration: 1:09:16 episodeSeason: 3 episodeNumber: 1 featuredImage: /pottermore/301.webp --- {{< audio src="https://cdn.podtrificustotalus.com/prisoner/301OwlPost.mp3" >}} It's Monday, and Podtrificus Totalus is back! This chapter begins our coverage of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the third book in the series. We begin by covering the release of Prisoner of Azkaban and the writing process behind it, then launch into the full chapter discussion. We make a number of references to outside sources and popular culture, which are listed below: - [Prisoner of Azkaban was delayed](https://web.archive.org/web/20131209001627/http://theremembrall.org/books/azkaban/) from The Remembrall, archived by the Wayback Machine - [New 'Potter' movie sneaks in spoilers for upcoming books](https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2004-05-27-potter-movie-book_x.htm) (Claudia Puig for USA Today; 27 May 2004) - [Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban](https://www.hp-lexicon.org/source/the-harry-potter-novels/pa/) on the Harry Potter Lexicon - *Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope* (movie) - *Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter* by Galadriel Waters (Ed. Astre Mithrandir; Published by Wizarding World Press in 2003) - [Bathilda Bagshot](https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Bathilda_Bagshot) on the Harry Potter Wiki - *The Lord of the Rings* (series) by J.R.R. Tolkien - [Wendelin the Weird](https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Wendelin_the_Weird) on the Harry Potter Wiki - *Property Brothers*, a home improvement show on HGTV - The [Wizarding World Currency Exchange](https://www.hp-lexicon.org/currency/exchange/) on the Harry Potter Lexicon - Fleetwood Mac, Cassie's mom's favorite band - [Mistakes in the *Harry Potter* books](https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Mistakes_in_the_Harry_Potter_books#Harry_Potter_and_the_Prisoner_of_Azkaban) on the Harry Potter Wiki - The [Flame-Freezing Charm](https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Flame-Freezing_Charm) on the Harry Potter Wiki We also answer a listener email from Marlin, who clarifies some details on poltergeists in the Harry Potter universe.