#468: Rubeus Hagrid’s Punch Out! (OOTP 31, O.W.L.S.)

• MuggleCast opens with a listener email addressing current events in America. Also, please note we recorded this episode before JKR's latest hurtful tweets.
• Some suggested recommendations and resources that can help us all learn:
  • Understand racism doesn't "go away" - it mutates. Learn from organizations like The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, The Vera Institute of Justice, The National Civil Rights Museum, The Innocence Project, and The MBK Alliance.
  • Everyone has biases , many of them unconscious - find ways to confront your implicit biases
  • Amplify the voices of people of color, but recognize when to be quiet and listen
  • VOTE for candidates and legislation that will hold authorities accountable
  • Visit Ethel's Club, which provides free grieving and healing sessions to African Americans around the world, led by licensed black therapists.
  • Support black businesses in your area: Official Black Wall Street, EatOkra (iOS and Android).
• Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler and Whoopi Goldberg read the latest chapters from Sorcerer's Stone!
• Harry Potter face coverings are now available from WizardingWorld.com
• MuggleMail covers yet another definition of the word punting!
• Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 31: O.W.L.S
• 7-Word Summary: Exams can cause severe headaches and visions 
• Ron has a little bit of James in him!
• Malfoy Career Advice: "It's not what you know, it's who you know."
• Comparing the O.W.L.S to standardized testing here in the United States
• Anxiety, all-nighters, drugs, cheating and more!
• Griselda Marchbanks: Dumbledore can "do things with a wand she's never seen before!" Oh, reallllly?
• Patronus Extra Credit
• The Removal of Rubeus Hagrid
• Why does Umbridge choose to sack Hagrid in this manner? Is this even about his job? We discuss the connection to current events.
• A History of Magic exam gone Siriusly bad!
• Why wasn't Harry provided more information about what Voldemort was after?
• The Umbridge Suck Count climbs to 94!
• Quizzitch: Who is the head of the Wizarding Examinations Authority?
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