--- title: "3.13 Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw" date: 2021-05-10T06:00:48-04:00 draft: false tags: - Prisoner of Azkaban episodeTitle: "Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw" episodeSubtitle: "A low and cowardly attempt to sabotage the Gryffindor Seeker! Detention for all of you, and fifty points from Slytherin! I shall be speaking to Professor Dumbledore about this, make no mistake!" episodeLength: 39043767 episodeURL: https://cdn.podtrificustotalus.com/prisoner/313GryffindorversusRavenclaw.mp3 episodeDuration: 53:30 episodeSeason: 3 episodeNumber: 13 featuredImage: /pottermore/313.webp --- {{< audio src="https://cdn.podtrificustotalus.com/prisoner/313GryffindorversusRavenclaw.mp3" >}} It's Monday, and that means it's time to talk about yet another instance of J.K. Rowling doing the worst job she possibly can at representing diverse peoples! In this chapter of *Prisoner of Azkaban*, Gryffindor plays Ravenclaw in Quidditch, and Harry finally gets to put the Firebolt to work. Harry and Ron consider forgiving Hermione, but a bloody mess on Ron's sheets only serves to distance them further. Harry manages to conjure a Patronus successfully, and Ron faces yet another threat while within the common room... We make a number of references to outside sources and popular culture, which are listed below: - [Cho Chang](https://www.hp-lexicon.org/character/cho-chang/) on the Harry Potter Lexicon - [Cho Chang](https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Cho_Chang#Etymology) on the Harry Potter Wiki - [J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter fans tear into author following "anti-trans" tweets](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/jk-rowling-anti-trans-tweets-harry-potter-racist-cho-chang-john-boyega-a9552876.html) (Jacob Stolworthy; 7 June 2020) - [Episode 14 of the Chinese Chippy Girl: Katie Leung aka Cho Chang from Harry Potter joins me!!](https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ep14-katie-leung-aka-cho-chang-from-harry-potter-joins-me/id1526895182?i=1000512263422) - *Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter* by Galadriel Waters (Ed. Astre Mithrandir; Published by Wizarding World Press in 2003) Our Spell of the Week this week is the Golden Snidget, the early version of what would become the Golden Snitch.