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title: "1.08 The Potions Master"
date: 2017-08-22T00:46:48-04:00
draft: false
tags:
- Philosopher's Stone
episodeTitle: "The Potions Master"
episodeSubtitle: "Snape shows up and Harry is all 'why are you so obsessed with me?'"
episodeLength: 22708276
episodeURL: https://cdn.podtrificustotalus.com/stone/108ThePotionsMaster.mp3
episodeDuration: 27:45
episodeSeason: 1
episodeNumber: 8
featuredImage: /pottermore/108.webp
---
{{< audio src="https://cdn.podtrificustotalus.com/stone/108ThePotionsMaster.mp3" >}}
It's time for a slightly late (but no worse for the wear) episode of Podtrificus Totalus, a Harry Potter podcast done chapter by chapter, book by book.
This week's episode covers chapter eight of *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, "The Potions Master." Harry and Ron begin their classes at Hogwarts, where Harry butts heads with Professor Snape, who seems to have a mysterious grudge against him. The mystery of the little package from chapter five also develops in this chapter, with the revelation of a break in at Gringotts.
We make a number of references to outside sources and pop culture in this episode, which are listed below:
- [Argus Filch](http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Argus_Filch) on the Harry Potter Wiki
- [Mrs. Norris](http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Mrs_Norris) on the Harry Potter Wiki
- [Professor Binns](http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Cuthbert_Binns) on the Harry Potter Wiki
- [Septimius Severus](http://www.ancient.eu/Septimius_Severus/), emperor of Ancient Rome
- [The Year of Three Popes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_of_Three_Popes)
- (Major Spoiler Warning for Book 7!) [Asphodel, Wormwood, Bezoars, and Aconite, an analysis of Snape's questions to Harry](https://expatronum.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/asphodel-wormwood-bezoars-and-aconite/)
Our spell of the week for this episode is Scourify, which Snape likely uses to clean up Neville's disastrous first attempt at Potion making. We also respond to tweets from [Jose](https://twitter.com/joseluissolo) and [Justine](https://twitter.com/mixtapemontage) (of the [Cutaways Podcast](http://www.thecutaways.com/)).
Thanks for listening and well see you again for 1.09, “The Midnight Duel!” Have a magical day!
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