Harry almost dies and Ron and Hermione officially hate each other | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Tea Leaves S4 E7+8)

In this episode, we discuss season 4 episodes 7 and 8 of Tea Leaves, our version of the Harry Potter TV show. Harry faces some of the most and least profound challenges of the season in this episode. Hagrid is revealed as a half-giant against his will as Rita Skeeter continues her rampage, and the Second Task is some of the darkest content we've seen yet. Enjoy!

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·      1:35 Episode seven begins with Harry triumphant in the common room. He has emerged from the first task with a great score and the egg in hand, and he feels on top of the world. After the tense relationship between Ron and Harry, they finally find their common ground again and can forgive each other.

·      17:19 Life at Hogwarts. He sends a letter to Sirius, goes to help Hagrid with the blast ended skrewts, and Hermione shows him and Ron the kitchens with the house elves. Winky is in a bad way, calling Ludo Bagman a very bad wizard and lamenting her glory days with Mr. Crouch.

·      22:03 The Yule Ball. What a fun time of emotions running high and breath of fresh air from fighting dragons in the first task and death. Ron and Hermione exchange words at the end of the night.

·      30:58 Episode eight begins with Hagrid drama. Rita Skeeter overhead Hagrid and Madame Maxime talking at the Yule Ball about his being half giant. Malfoy makes fun of Hagrid for it and the trio gets very mad at Rita.

·      36:04 The egg. Cedric tells Harry to take his egg to the prefect bathroom and figure it out, so Harry does. He eventually figures it out with the help of Moaning Myrtle. He gets stuck in a trick stair on the way back and it found out, but Moody comes and saves him. Lucky him…

·      44:02 The Second Task. It isolates Harry and prepares him for the intense challenges ahead. He’s incredibly nervous, and for good reason. Though he comes out all right, none of the champions comes out quite the same.

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Oscar 0:00

Welcome to the potter discussion. Welcome back to the potter discussion discussing the Harry Potter books, films, TV show, and the Wizard and World fandom. I'm your host, Oscar, and this is episode 343. Thank you everybody for joining me today. I am so glad to be back discussing the Harry Potter TV show. This is Tea Leaves, our version of the Harry Potter TV show. We are going through each episode scene by scene and building up this show from the very beginning. I am so happy to be back here with you. Welcome. If this is your first episode, if not, welcome back. We have a lot of cool things to discuss in this episode, so I am super, super, super excited. If while you're listening, anything pops in your head, questions, comments, topics, anything at all, don't be afraid to reach out to thepotterdiscussion at gmail.com. That is thepotterdiscussion at gmail.com. Today we are going to be discussing uh season four, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, episodes seven and eight. We finish with the first task in episode uh six, which is where we finished off the last episode. That will be linked in the show notes below. I highly recommend you listen to that if you have not. And we might just be getting to the second task in today's episode. So I am very hopeful that you will stick around to hear it because there's some really good stuff coming your way. I think that is everything I wanted to mention. So without further ado, let's get into today's episode.

Episode seven begins with Harry triumphant in the common room

Oscar 1:36

So, last episode, we will begin with a quick summary, as we always do. And of course, like I said, this episode will be linked in the show in the show notes below. I highly recommend you listen to it before this because there's some really important context in that episode. So that was episode 342, season four, episodes five and six. We began episode five with Harry writing to Sirius about his scar, uh telling him to stay hidden. Uh, then we had Moody's Imperious class, which was very important. Uh, we had Crum going into the Great Hall and dropping his name in, and then the reading of the champions. We patter three champions, and then Harry was the extra. He got uh got brought down to the room, and then all the professors, all headmasters rushed down angrily, and of course Dumbledore was calm as a cucumber, of course he was. Uh the next day there was the Wang of the Wands, and Harry Malfoy were at odds. So getting intense. Harry was pulled aside by Rita for uh the interview, which did not go very well, and then the episode ended with uh the uh conversation between Harry and Sirius, which Ron interrupted, which only made the relationship even worse. Because so Ron and Harry are at odds in that episode. So episode six began with Hogsmead. Uh Harry had the cloak, but Moody saw him and Hagrid was there, and then uh Hagrid told Harry to go to his um his hut, and then that's so oh sorry, I said he had his meeting. Uh the episode ends with Harry getting his meeting with Sirius, and now in this episode, episode six is when he actually has the meeting, uh, but it is only after he can see the dragons, which Hagrid so shows him. Uh, he also uh he's with Under the Cloak with Hagrid with Madame Maxime, who's there, so she sees them. Harry runs into Kharkaroth as he's rushing back to make his meeting with Sirius, so he knows that Scrum now knows, so he's now thinking in his head that Cedric is the only one who doesn't know. So that's also gonna play a part. Uh and then uh so he tells Cedric in in in the coming days. We have Moody is helping him out, trying to figure out what he can do. We have Malpho turning to a ferret at the whole deal, and then we have the first task, very exciting. Uh Harry emerges triumphant, and then he uh the end of the episode is Ron forgives him. So we have a bit of a roller coaster there, and unfortunately, the roller coaster is going to continue because we are beginning this episode, season four, episode seven, in the common room. This is just after Harry won his fantastic victory against his Hungarian Horetail. He is returning to the Vict uh to the uh Gryffindor Common Room victorious, and that is just fantastic. I mean, he is celebrating his win and he's kind of basking in the glory. And this is important, and I think we will I was trying to think, I at some point today I want to talk about the progression of the tasks, because that is gonna be something that is very important for uh the especially as we get closer to the to the to the maze. We have to really talk about what each task really is. So I think uh we're definitely gonna get into that. But this one, I think the first task really isn't all that deep, and that is a very important part of uh the you know storyline because Harry is absolutely losing it. I mean, he is fretting every single day and night. He is wondering how he can possibly face his dragon. I like moments in the film of how they how they show this, but I think it's hard if uh with with the style, with the uh short length, you know, of a film, it's hard to kind of show the progression of that. So I think the book captures this idea much better, but Harry is nervous, and Harry doesn't know what to do, and that's another problem. And we're unfortunately gonna run into that problem again this episode with his clue, with his egg. He's not gonna really like he's not gonna do it, he's not gonna, you know, make it make an effort to really crack it because he thinks he's so much time, and that maybe is because of an underlying uh issue elsewhere, which we were absolutely gonna talk about. But right now, he's on top of the world. He's saying he's you know he's he's he's getting hoisted on the shoulders of his of his classmates, you know, he's the youngest champion, he won, he got the highest score, you know, he's doing all these things, he's he's really doing well. Uh so I think that is uh that's that's that's really important. Uh it's also important to mention that we will probably maybe briefly see the judging of of the competition. Uh I we didn't mention it, but we are happy, I mean we have to, you know, that's kind of the point, is that the judges are gonna give them their scores at the end. So that can be kind of maybe part of this scene, or you know, maybe it's kind of like just like a memory. I don't know. It might not fit in so well. But I am also thinking uh while writing this, I was reflecting on the panel. So what is it? It's Ludo Bagman, Dumbledore, uh, Crouch, Maxime, and uh what uh I think Zed? I don't know. It's it's a pretty small panel, but I was thinking like this is the most, this is probably the worst panel of judges they could possibly have chosen. Because first of all, Karkaroff is a stellar example of this. He gave Harry what a four uh on this first task, even though everyone else gave him like, you know, eight, nine, ten. Like he was doing- I mean, of course, Bagman was a little uh I think Bagman and Karkaroff are like the two, you know, bellwethers for the quality of this judging panel. Because first of all, Karkaroff gave Harry a four, Ludo Bagman gave Harry a ten. Was it a four? I mean, probably not. Was it a ten? I mean, probably not. He got hurt pretty bad, um, and he went on a whole chase outside the arena of the dragon. I think we're we're uh kind of glazing over the fact here that the dragon literally broke free of the arena. I feel like there's kind of a coke, there's there's quite the danger there. I mean, why is Charlie even there? You'd think if the dragon broke free, they'd try they'd try to subdue it immediately. But no, no, no, no, no. It's okay. The dragon can run free. So a lot of plot holes, a lot of interesting decisions here, but it makes for a very good story, so you know, I'm not really complaining. So this panel of judges is just uh as corrupt as corrupt can be. I mean, Dumbledore, like Dumbledore is gonna, like, we know that he's gonna be fair, but still, he is a Hogwarts headmaster. You know, it's he's not a good example. He's gonna be, you know, however, subconsciously he's rooting for the Hogwarts champion, and I that may affect his scores for the positive or the negative, because he's trying to compensate. Who knows? The bottom line is these judges are incredibly biased, and I think it is silly for them to have these a as as basically as biased as you can possibly get uh panel of judges here, which is kind of crazy. If anything, I would expect like they would get a foreign delegation, like not from um, you know, Dermston, Gobaton or Hogwarts. They would ask, like, you know, the wizards from Africa or wizards from Japan, like guest judges, like people who have no stake in this at all, who are impartial, who are still very, very well qualified to judge this competition. That's what I would do. But anyway, they chose to do something else, and whatever, that's their choice. So horrible panel of judges, but anyhow, Harry still won, and Harry still returns to the common room as a Hogwarts champion. So I think it is still worth noting that he did a very good job. He and Ron are now on good terms again, and that is important. I think the Harry Ron uh roller coaster or roller coaster is definitely a defining feature of these middle few episodes. Harry and Ron have a complicated relationship anyhow, but complicated relationships are often the best, and I think that is what we should keep in mind as they kind of go through their ups and downs. A lot of the best and worst qualities of their relationship with each other is kind of shown in these few episodes between Harry and Ron, because Ron is so often uh kind of dragged away from the spotlight. He's in a he lives in a big family, you know, his parents can't uh give they've give their attention to every single person, you know, 100%. And Ron feels that. Of course, it's not like he lives in an unhappy home. I think quite the opposite, but that's just one of the, you know, uh one of the challenges of living with so many people. So he's constantly he's consistently felt that uh that he's not in the spotlight, then maybe from once he wants that. And we even saw that in the Philosopher's Stone when he when Harry dragged him out of bed to look at the mirror of Aeroset, when he looked in it, he saw himself he was head boy, he was quiddish captain, he was maybe a little bit taller, he was he just stood out, you know, he was successful, he was the success of the successful one. And he definitely has felt that pull, especially as all of his uh brothers are getting older and and and you know, kind of becoming accomplished, and he's still young. I think he's definitely feeling that. So as Harry is chosen, and Harry is the one that he is the champion, he is, you know, getting into fame and he's doing all these things like all of that. Ron is, you know, I think Ron's short-sightedness and his jealousy of those in the spotlight is really shining through. Uh I l I really do like uh Rupert Grin's portrayal when when Harry's name is chosen out of the goblet. He is like clearly like this like the sourest face he could possibly imagine. Like he is really livid. Uh, but not necessarily mad. I think livid might not be the quite the right word. He's just he's he's just sour. That's that's really what he is so sour because it's like it's like a punch in the gut. It's like it's not a painful uh, you know, feeling, but it's just it's just in so deep. It's just like it just it's just like it hurts so deep. And I think that's that's the problem because Harry is, you know, of course he's obviously not doing it himself, but this this uh when Harry's name is chosen, he is kind of you know twisting this dagger that's already in Ron's heart, and it's really hard for Ron to kind of see past that. And I think it's kind of similar for Harry, is that he is always in the spotlight, and he is always, you know, the one and this person and you know the one everyone looks at. I think he just hates it. And I think that is not necessarily a bad quality of his. I think it would be worse if he enjoyed it, because you know, especially as for what he's known for. But I think one of the things that I don't really like about what he does is that he kind of rises to the challenge, and he doesn't he doesn't know how to back away. He's very easily baited. And I think that is something that Harry really struggles with, and that's what we kind of see. I'm especially thinking of the Potter Stinks badges, which are uh you know a common theme. You know, we aren't gonna analyze those too deeply, they're pretty uh self-evident, but I think it's important to note that those are a common theme and that they are a representation of of um Harry's anger at kind of the world for choosing this for him almost. So it does speak to something a little deep, deeper perhaps, that he's angry at these Potter Sting Spaghs and these people who are, you know, constantly making fun of him and all that. Like he's been used to that, but he's especially angry because he didn't choose this. And that's really the key here. I think that's why these are these these, you know, kind of streaks are coming out so strongly with Harry and Ron at this point because they are uh kind of coming out of these previous feelings that are so strong for them. Ron, you know, who has been looked over forever, and now he's being looked over again. Harry, who has been constantly talked about and constantly, you know, buffeted this way and that by wins he has no control over, he's getting buffeted again and he has no he he he can't stop it. And this is like one of those moments where he was looking forward to watching this cool competition. He didn't think he was anywhere near the pool of of participants. He in fact would probably if they had asked him do you want to be a champion, he would have said no. Of course he would have. I mean, honestly, like it's just it's it's like if if something if you were living your life studying or working or whatever, and there was this crazy opportunity with huge risk and huge reward, would you do it? I mean, uh yeah, like you would think like yes, but like it no, it's it's a really tough decision, and Harry's faced with that decision and it is taken away from him. So Harry's lack of decision and Ron's lack of attention is really tough. And I I I hate saying that about Ron because it kind of paints him in this very shallow light. I don't want to say that he's attention-seeking, because the truth is he's really not. I think to be attention-seeking is is to be, like I said, shallow. And I think Ron has his uh immature moments, but I wouldn't call him a shallow person because he does understand people. Having been in difficult situations, you know, in his family, I think he has developed a sense of empathy that really does him well. And I think it's the moment where he missteps and and overlooks that empathy in service of a much more, again, shallow emotion that he is is confronted with. That's when we kind of see this sour side of him kind of rumble to the surface. But that's not all the time, and I think the gets that's good because to kind of go full circle here, Harry and Ron are now back to it. And Ron says it himself, and I think that's a that's a great way of kind of bringing it back. Uh Harry was put in immense danger. I mean, he really was. This this challenge, this this task was nearly impossible. Fighting a dragon, like could you imagine standing in a pit and then a dragon drops down and starts trying to kill you? I mean, it's a miracle. It didn't it's it's a miracle, first of all, none of them got killed. I mean, that is that is really crazy. I would expect at least, like, you know, burns at the very least, you know, but yeah, some people got got a little, you know, a little uh medium rare, but still, you know, they were like fine. They were totally fine. Like, I would expect something totally worse, but lucky them because the danger was absolutely there, and that's what kind of you know got Ron, kind of snapped Ron and Harry just for for some part of it out of it. Uh because I think this is kind of a moment where they could see uh each other much more clearly, maybe perhaps more clearly than they had seen each other before uh in these in these past few weeks. Because of all I think Ron is the more obvious. Uh Ron watching Harry fight this dragon, I think he and he, like I said, he he said it. He said like that, like you would be you'd have to be crazy to put your name in that guy, but after seeing that that that dragon try to kill him. I mean, and I mean I I agree, you know, that Harry would have to be crazy to put his name in. I think all the all the contestants have to have a little streak of insanity to put their name in. But I see paid off, and Harry uh would rather have not have, but still he he he competed and he did pretty darn well. But Ron said, that is nuts. Why would you ever do that? I understand now that maybe it wasn't you, maybe you're telling the truth. So I think that is uh that is definitely important. And I think it's important that Ron apologizes to Harry, because it's not Harry's fault. Uh Ron is definitely being mean to Harry, and Harry is also being mean to Ron. So I wouldn't say it's totally Ron's fault, but still, it was, I think, Ron who uh, you know, Harry didn't necessarily take the high road. Uh that's that's for sure. But I think Ron took the low road, I guess you could say. So I think it's it is right that Ron is the one who really sees that. But I think it is a kind of somewhat of a two-way street. And I think we don't really talk, you know, this scene isn't really meant to be uh a moment of empathy for Harry, but I think Harry also sees that that moment of empathy. Uh it's much smaller, but still it's there. When he's, you know, hoisted on the shoulders of his classmates, when he has the egg, when he's triumphant again. He's it's like Quidditch, you know, it's like he's been living his whole life. He is the champion, you know, he is the victor. He is the face of the house again. And it's like, it's it's tiring, sure, but he sees, you know, finally he can see like this is a lot, you know, and some people just don't have this, for better or for worse. So he just left wishing maybe he could just be normal and no one would ever know his name, and he could go about his his life with his friends and be a nobody. It'd be a good life for him. I think it would be a very good life for him. But alas, uh, it is a it is a difficult situation for them both, but they both kind of come out of it. So I really wanted to set the scene of this episode early with that Harry returning to the common room victorious, uh, and Harry and Ron are back, are back to it. So good for them. But the story must go on, so uh, let's move on.

Life at Hogwarts

Oscar 17:19

Now we have just a phase of Harry's life, and this is uh, you know, these parts of the episodes are really uh always enjoyable to discuss because it's just this is one of the benefits of a TV show is we have more time, and of course, that's we've been talking about forever, but this is a great example of that because Harry's just chilling. That's that's all he's doing. I just want to follow him, follow his life. You know, this is this is kind of this is the magic of the books. We don't have to go from event to event. We can just follow the characters and see how they grow and change. And this is a good example of that. So first thing he does, he goes off and writes a letter to Sirius, because he is so excited about his all the things that happened in the first task. He's recounting all these details, he's saying how much he how much fun he had, all that. So uh it's always nice to see that that he is uh very emphatic in his writings to Sirius. And then he goes down and he sees Hagrid and they and they talk as he's helping Hagrid with some blast ended scroots. They're getting quite big now, and it's a little uh little disconcerting. Uh I'm looking forward to seeing them on screen as they get bigger because they're described as these horrible, like crab, spider, fire monster things. And truth be told, I mean, that's that's pretty radical, dude, but I'm honestly gonna be kind of disgusted, I think, either way. Uh judging by how they showed us uh gosh, what was what they were um in one of these sneak peeks, they showed us some other creatures, like those like slimy slugs. What were those? I forget what they were, but oh god, those were terrible. So I am looking forward to seeing these, to say the least. Uh so that is gonna be a lot of fun. But while Harry is there, Rita Seder drops by and she is trying ever so hard to get an interview because all she wants is to talk to Harry, or talk to Hagrid, or talk to someone. Um, and eventually she does get to uh she she pins Hagrid down and uh gets a gets a date from him. So they they are gonna, you know, she's gonna have uh an interview with Hagrid, and all he really does is talk about Harry, but still it's it's happening. So Rita Skeeter is is on a on a rampage, you know, she is still going strong, so good for her. And the last thing that happens in this, you know, like just life, just kind of going going throughout life, is the kitchens. Because we set up that seat a little bit earlier with Hermione and Nearly Headless Nick in the very first few episodes where Hermione learned about the house cells. In fact, that house cells clean the castle and cook all the food, and they are invisible uh servants to Hogwarts, and she is aghast, she's taken aback. What these this is this is slave labor, she says. Uh, and it's actually an interesting discussion if she's right. Uh, because I like, of course, I mean, she I mean kind of is, you know, they aren't getting paid and they're working these very difficult jobs. So if anything, I think they maybe should be paid. But I think also looking at how strongly they react against um not, it's like, well, I don't know. It's like I feel like we're we would maybe be making them even more unhappy if we put them in an uncomfortable position. So I don't know, it's kind of a difficult question because they are clearly so happy doing their work, but again, Hermione was like, well, that's like learned happiness. I mean, it's so interesting to really talk about that. Luckily, I'm not gonna get into that debate because that's kind of a rabbit hole. But anyhow, Hermione is kind of right about them. Uh, but they they go down. Hermione brings them down to the kitchens and they see other house cells, and all they want to do is bring them tea and have them sit down and serve them, and you know, all these things. And um, that's that's a really funny I could totally see like the army of house elves scuttling around, you know, getting everything ready, and they see the long house tables all set up and you know the exact locations that they would be. Uh, so that's that's that's pretty cool. But the important parts here are Dobby and Winky, because those are the two uh households who we're gonna go talk to. Uh the households there, the the others are clearly kind of you know keeping a distance from them because Winky is she's been drinking, she's very kind of tipsy off her feet because she's so devastated that Mr. Crouch dismissed her after her failure at the Quiddish World Cup. So she's working at Hogwarts, but Dobby couldn't be happier. He is getting paid, he is working a great job, he loves Hogwarts, so I think Dobby, Dobby is doing well. Uh, but Winky is so devastated over Mr. Crouch, uh, and I think Hermione is uh similarly devastated for her just to see how devastated uh Winky is. How many times can we say that word in one episode? We'll see. So that's just like a little snippet, you know, like that. They're just like going about things, going about life, just doing things. And I think that's a really cool, uh heartwarming kind of part of this episode. Not necessarily heartwarming, but it's just it's just nice to see them doing things, you know, not going from event to event, just doing things. So that is uh a very cool moment. But we have to move on from that because there are more. Important things to get to, so let's move on.

The Yule Ball

Oscar 22:04

One of those important things is the Yule Ball, and that is what we're going to be discussing now. I love the Yule Ball, it's so fun. So Yule Ball taking place around Christmas. Of course, Yule being an old ward for Christmas. I took me a long time to realize that. An embarrassingly long time. But anyhow, uh, it would it's such a fun time. I mean, there's really the the reason why I love it is kind of similar to the previous section about just like life. This is so like it's such a refreshing pull away from dragons and death. You know, like this is so unserious. Like it's it's we like they take these little things so seriously. It reminds us just how small we really are. And that's a really nice feeling uh in the midst of all of these tasks. So Morgonogle reminds them the Yule Ball is coming up, and she mentions to Harry that the champions must open the dance floor with their date. So Harry and Ron enter their their frantic search for finding a date. Um, and I mean the whole sequence in the film is just so funny. I I I just love it. Uh, because Harry's, you know, trying to figure out something and he's building up the courage to talk to Cho and then he does, and uh, she already said yes to Cedric and his heart is broken. And then Ron pulls the trigger, you know, with Fleur, and it's like yells at her, and then he's in shock afterward. It's just it's just the funniest thing. Um and then I think it's also important uh the Ron Hermione relationship is is gonna be important here because this is the first time uh, you know, they're they're teenagers. This is the first time that, you know, young love, as Rita would say, is thick in the air. And Ron and Hermione, you know, are gonna find their love eventually, but this is kind of uh another steps stepping stone of their journey because Ron says, Hey, Hermione, you're a girl. Uh I think that's such a funny uh and then Hermione is like, oh yeah, so so glad you noticed. And then of course she says, Well, she's already said yes to someone, and Ron is, I think Ron should be more bothered than he knows, you know, what to deal with, because that's important, you know, that they they they they like each other, and that's definitely gonna blossom into something. So that's important. Uh but eventually, you know, Harry and Ron are just so dejected, they just don't know what's going on, and then Padma and Pavardi are walking by and they just like, do you want to just go? And they're like, Yeah, sure. So there you go. Fingers, fingers crossed, it goes well. They have their dates. Um, and then the the um the dance lesson. Oh, the dance lesson is so funny, and I really hope we have something like that. I love um, you know, all the the huge gramophone, and Phyllis are trying to figure it out, and then Ron and uh McGonagall give give the inaugural uh example, and it's just it's just the funniest thing ever. So I'm really hoping to see that. And of course, then we have the ball itself. Uh and her it is Hermione going with Victor Crumb. How crazy is that? So uh the whole castle is kind of aghast at that, and they see them together. She Hermione's clearly over the moon, um, which of course she should be because Crum is, you know, the mysterious uh champion from Durmstrang. He's, I mean, and I could guess a very nice guy, too, because that's what she was talking about. You know, he would go go to the library to kind of uh be with her, you know. So that's a very interesting uh part there. Uh so they are they are a good match, and of course Harry's heart is you know, you know, is kind of wrenched out of his chest seeing Cho looking so beautiful and her travest with Cedric. But he's you know, he's happy, and you know, it's it's you it's it's it's whatever. So the champions open the dance floor, and another funny moment I love when Ron. Oh gosh, who is oh, I think so so uh I gosh, I'm forgetting if it's Pamore or Pavardi who goes with Ron or Harry. That's that detail is escaping me. But Ron's date says, like, is that is that Hermione with Victor Crumb? And Ron, I love Ron just like No, no, no, it can't be. Like, he's just like he's like in shock, clearly. He like he just that's what like that's the last thing he wants. So it's it is just the funniest thing to see him do that. So that is absolutely a big a big part of that scene. So the de but the champions open the dance floor, and you know, it's um it goes pretty well. Harry is clearly, you know, he has two left feet, but I would expect nothing less. And I do like the detail in the book of as they're finding dates, as they're going through this whole process, you know, they're talking about Harry's thinking, oh gosh, he would rather fight a dragon than do this. I think that's kind of going back to the point of like this is such a small thing, but it feels so big. So I think that's you know, important for character development to show that these are these are humans, you know, they aren't like superhuman characters who are fighting dragons every day. No. They're sending letters and going to visit their friends and going to the library and having these, you know, having teen drama and going to dances. Like, these are these are people, these are real people. So I think the Yule Ball really functions to serve that end. But there are a few important and maybe unfortunately less light things that have to happen in this Yule Ball sequence before we end the episode. Uh, a big one is Harry and Ron's dates, first of all, leave them. Which, not surprised. I mean, Harry and Ron could not care less. Uh, it is just the worst. Uh, arm leg, I'm yours. Yep, that basically covers it. Uh, another important thing is Harry and Ron go out and they walk around, and they see a few very important things. Number one, Harry and Ron see Hagrid and Madame Maxime talking, and Hagrid reveals that he is half giant to Madame Maxime, who is very offended because, of course, Ron Hagrid's assuming that she is also half giant, which is like kind of crazy now that you think about it. Like, uh, it's kind of a strange thing. Like, I don't blame him for assuming that because, you know, she is a very large person, so you know, larger than just like, you know, a tall woman. She is like even taller than Hagrid, which should tell you something. So she is, you know, a pretty big person, and I think that is, you know, so Hagrid, you know, sees that and immediately thinks that she's like him, and you know, I don't blame him for that, but maybe he could bring it up slightly more delicately. So there is that. But Harry and Ron see that and they're disgusted uh to see them. And then he uh Harry averts his eyes and stares at a beetle, wink wink, nudge, nudge, crawling up a statue. Uh so after that they they move on and they see Fleur. Oh god, Fleur is making out with her date. It's what is it, Justin Finchfletchley? Is that is that who it is? I think so, but he is totally enamored um with her. So anyway, they are they're getting along fine, so they don't want to stay there very long. But they move on, and this is maybe the most important discussion that they see is between Snape and Karkarov. They don't hear the words they're saying, but this is gonna be part of um, you know, uh this is this is gonna be part of a very important uh, you know, um chain of events here. Because Karkarov is a is a death eater. You know, he was. You know, you could say once a death you're always always a death eater, and Karkaroff has the dark mark, which we will see. So they steer clear, but that is setting up a very important relationship between Snape and Karkaroff that is absolutely going to be important. So we end the episode now back in the Great Hall. Hermione and Ron and Harry are walking back up, and Harry is kind of being a third wheel here because Ron and Hermione are fighting. Ron is so hurt that Hermione went with someone else and she didn't tell them, and of course, Ron has absolutely no right to be hurt, but still he is. And they and they're and they're yelling. And they're just they're irate at each other because I think the their feeling, you know, they aren't, I think, they haven't matured enough in their relationship with each other, they haven't really gotten old enough to kind of put their, you know, big feelings into big words quite yet. But I think they're they're, you know, they like each other. They so clearly do. They clearly have an affection for each other, they're such good friends, and I think they haven't quite blossomed into this kind of more romantic relationship that will take form later. But they know, you know, I think what they do know is they are close, and that Ron would have asked Hermione if, you know, he she hadn't already had a date. So we have kind of a few simple pieces of the puzzle here. You know, this is kind of a two-piece puzzle, it's very small, but it makes a whole picture, you know, that Ron would have asked Hermione, but she already had a date. And maybe Hermione would have said yes if Ron had asked her. Like these craziest subjects that we just kind of never really thought about are kind of coming to light, and they are kind of they're they're kind of hurt by each other, but more hurt by themselves, and they're kind of just projecting that onto the other person, which is making the other person project it onto them. So it is a positive feedback loop that doesn't end well. They are fighting, it's a yelling match, and Hermione ends. She is just crying, she's so uh the night is ruined, and I feel really bad for her because she started so happy and she ended so sad. So sorry, Hermione, that sucks. Uh, but they both go to bed and the night of drama comes to an end. And that is the end of episode seven. But we have a whole nother episode to get to, so let's move

Episode eight begins with Hagrid drama

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on. Episode eight begins with drama, just as episode seven ended, but this time the drama is with Hagrid. The whole beetle on the statue, wink wink. Of course, Rita Skeeter is listening in on Hagrid and Madame Maxime's conversation at the Yule Ball, and they and she realizes that Hagrid is half giant. That is a scoop and a half for her, right there. So she writes an article, and bam, Hagrid is dethroned, as the uh uh and in many people's eyes, he is now uh a scourge to the Hogwarts grounds, which is really too bad because of course that could not be farther from the truth. I could are I I think the I have such a clear image for the beginning of this this episode. They have a they're they're sitting at um breakfast, you know, where we have a shot of of the table, a lot of people at the table, face down, and then someone throws a paper down, and we hear, I can't believe it. And we see it's hermond and they have a little conversation. Front page is uh Hagrid, who is a, you know, the the caption is something like, you know, uh exposed, you know, whatever. I do they say the caption of the book? I uh it's uh not coming to me in this very second. But if not, then something like, you know, exposed, you know, demon teacher at Hogwarts, like something like that, like it's the worst thing ever. Uh so I'm definitely looking forward to that. And then they go down to uh uh to care of magical creatures, and Malfoy is making a fuss about it. You know, he's being mean to Hagrid, and Hagrid doesn't know how to respond because he's too nice. He doesn't he he doesn't have the wit, you know, the sharp tongue that someone like McGonagall would have. So he just kind of has to take it, and you know, he can't really he doesn't know how to fight back, and it's just a horrible situation, and Harry hates seeing Malfoy kicking people when they're down. So they are mad. They are really mad about this whole situation. And when they go to Hogsmead and they happen to see Rita Skeeter, oh no, bad news, bad news. Uh so the trio walk into the three broomsticks and they see two things. One is Ludo Bagman sitting at a table with some shifty looking goblins talking in hushed voices. And the second is Rita Skeeter. They round on her and they say, Why would you write that about Hagar? That is awful. And Arita said, Well, I had to expose, you know, the truth is, you know, the truth is important. Of course, she is clearly uh uh a, you know, just writing, you know, she's she's very alarmist, and that is what what we are seeing with her. And then she says, Oh, you know, there's a there's another um I'm planning another one for you know for for for Ludo Bagman over there. He's a dark past, you know, a dark wizard. And I will mention, I'm not sure we quite mentioned it, but Winky, when they go down to the kitchens in the f in the episode seven, Winky also mentions that Ludo Bagman is a bad man. So I want to start setting that up that uh Bagman has something going on. So Rita says, I'm planning with another one for him, and you know, I'm gonna do something bad or whatever. Like something something bad happens. Uh but anyway, the trio's like, oh gosh, she's she just can't stop. She just she she just does not know how to stop. Um and I think that is that is important. And then after they talk with Rita, then Bagman's finished with this conversation and he goes over to Harry, and I think this is another um corrupt judge moment, and it is corrupt in Harry's favor, which is nice, but of course Harry doesn't take it. Luda says, So how's your egg coming along? And Harry's like, oh, it's going great. Of course, he hasn't started it since he opened it uh in the con room and it let out a shrieking sound. It was terrible. Uh Ludo's like, oh, well, you know, if you uh, you know, need a hint, need any help, need a little nudge in the right direction, I am always ready to give you a little hint. And of course, Harry's a little like taken aback. Like, is this allowed? Like, I didn't think you could just do that, and of course he can. This is not allowed in the slightest. Uh, and of course, Ludo's like, oh, well, uh no, we can make an exception. Like, he's very he's being very glib about it. Uh, so we have that whole exchange. Uh, and then they have to uh head on back. So this this whole Hagrid Rita Ludo uh opening to the episode should set up our uh you know drama with with Rita Skeeter, but also our kind of undercurrent. We're slowly kind of peeling back the curtain at Hogwarts. That's kind of how it should feel. We're learning more about people, we're we're you know realizing these things, and we're starting to see some people's true colors, which is also important. So that is uh another interesting part of this is is people's true colors. Like, I mean Hagrid to to an extent, like we didn't know that about him, and now we do know that. So we are learning more about him, I guess you could say. But I think I'm more talking about Luno in this in this case. Uh so I think there's definitely you know a part there that is is is interesting. So we're we're starting to see more of people, you know, who they really are, perhaps, uh, and and who they represent. I think more importantly, so that is a very important part of this. So we have uh three major sections of this episode. That is the first one. Uh so let's move on.

The egg

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The next chunk, the next uh the second third of this episode is uh the egg. Because of course time is ticking, and unfortunately, Harry has to kinda put the pedal to the metal here. Uh, I think they mentioned the task will take place on November, or no, sorry, February uh 24th, I think is what they said. And they have uh a few weeks to think about, a few months even. So Harry had started thinking about his clue, but he pushed it to the very last minute and he had absolutely nothing uh to show for it. But eventually, he was walking down the hall and Cedric found him and said, you know, how how how's your egg? You know, how's your clue going? And Harry's like, I d I don't know. He's kind of taken aback, he doesn't really know what to say because does he share? Like, does he nod? Like, what's going on? Cedric says, take a bath. Go to the prefix bathroom, take a bath. You know, mull things over in the hot water. Uh, and I love how he says that, like, it's the smartest thing ever. Like, he gives Harry like like a knowing look, like, yeah, mull things over in the hot water. It's like, dude, that's the stupidest thing I've literally ever heard. So, good job, Cedric. You know, he's helping you out, but it is a very helpful tip. And Harry goes and acts on it. So that night he takes his egg, he doesn't know what the heck he's doing. He goes to the prefix bathroom. I I like how it's shown in the um the the film, and I like how it's how it's described in the book. So I'm looking forward to that. He opens up his egg in the bathroom, he what the heck is going on? He closes it, it's still echoing. He's just like, What is going on? Like, he's clearly so confused. Cedric, he's starting to think that Cedric was winding him up. Uh, and because there is, you know, a you know, under the surface, there's some animosity for him because of Cho. So maybe Harry isn't so trusting of him. But anyway, Harry's like, what's going on? So he he opened in the bathroom and didn't nothing happen. But then out of the corner of his eye, he sees uh so first of all, the the the mermaid in the in the in the glass is watching him rather amused. But of course we have moaning Myrtle who is also there, and Myrtle pokes her head out and you know says, Oh, well, he figured it out rather, you know, uh it took him a while, but eventually he he figured it out when they're talking about Cedric and you know, Moaning Myrtle kind of making fun of Harry, and Harry's very worried that she can see through the water and all these things, so it's kind of a fun uh kind of a funny scene. But eventually, you know, Myrtle says, Well, you should maybe try putting it in the water. Uh and so Harry's like, oh, okay. So Harry puts it in the water and opens it up, and is like, it isn't a shrieking. He can maybe hear like some like something. There's a different kind of sound. So he puts his head in the water and he can hear the mermaid sound. Uh, the the song of the mermaids, and then he um, you know, uh come seek us where a voice is sound. You know, you cannot, we cannot sing above the ground. An hour long you have to look to recover what we took. Uh, thank you very much. I'll be here all day. That is the song that he hears. That is that is the myrrh people song. Uh and now he he he uh comes above water, he's flustered, and Myrtle I I I do find it funny, Myrtle's like cough, and she's like uh like she's also kind of uh mocking him for that. So Harry closes the egg and he's he's he says, Myrtle, there aren't myrrh people in the lake, are there? And then Myrtle's like, Oh well, you figured it out much faster than he did. So now Harry starts to think, like, huh, there might be a something going on here, you know, there might be a uh merr person something. So an hour long I'll have to look to recover what they took. So he starts thinking about two things. One, what are they gonna take? And two, which is more pressing in his mind, an hour? So he begins to realize that that is the true challenge of this uh task. He has to go underwater for an hour. How the heck is that gonna work? I mean, what the heck? Like an hour long? Okay, so good luck to him. But now he has to get back to his dorm. So he uh gets all the stuff, he gets his towel, and he he he he gets dressed and he begins walking back. And he's he has he's under the cloak and he's not quite sure. He has he has the map open to make sure the coast is clear. And he's walking back, but something catches his eye as he's going down the stairs. He sees uh Barty crouch in Snape's office. And of course, Barty is very sick, and uh uh he's Harry has heard reports that he isn't even coming into work anymore. So Barty is not in good health, and he is uh it uh uh he's at Hogwarts? He's in Snape's office? Like, what is going on there? So Harry's very confused, and he's so confused, he's so wrapped up in that that he is about to get off the stairs to the very bottom, but he falls through a trick step, and he's stuck, and his egg bounces down the stairs one by one and smashes open on the floor. It opens up, and the terrible shrieking fills the corridor. Harry can do nothing, his leg is stuck, he's trying, his eyes are watering, he's trying to rip his leg out of the trick step. He only has his wand. The marauders' map also fell out of his grasp and fluttered down to a lower step. But soon Filch runs over, finds the egg, closes it, Mrs. Norris is there and he's saying a champion's egg, and he is a light, because he thinks it's Peeves. Peeves stole the champion's egg. Finally we'll get him for this. Finally we'll have him kicked out of the school. Uh Snape, uh not sorry, Filch is overwhelmed. He is so glad to have finally caught Peeves in the act of something that he cannot be forgiven for. But eventually, Snape comes and Snape is looking around. He sees the map on the step, and this is where our heart kind of sinks. Because he sees this map and he knows, he recognizes it from last year, because he knows that Harry has a map like this. He says, This is a map, this is Potter's map. Potter must be here under the invisibility cloak. And Snape is Snape is so he is he is venomous. It's kill. Like he is circling Harry. He feels the pull of, you know, his his his his victim coming closer. Harry is trying not to make a sound, his leg is still stuck in the staircase, and Snape begins to walk up. But before he does, Moody comes around the corner and says, Severus, you know, it's late for you to be out here. Moody knows uh so Harry knows that Moody can see him because they went through that whole thing when Harry went to Hogsmead, and Moody could see him because Moody's magical eye can see through the invisibility cloak. So so uh he sees him and Moody knows that he has to save Harry. So he says, Severus, you know, what's going on? You're uh you're out nice and late, and of course they're discussing, and uh Moody, you know, he he he sees the map and he says, Oh, like something must be going on here and Moody says, Oh yes, that's mine. I borrowed it from him. And it's clearly like, oh, it's a little strange. Uh and uh so Moody claimed to have borrowed the map from him and he was looking for it, and now he found it, good, so Snape can leave. Obviously, Snape is not trusting at all. Filch is trying so hard, you know, he wants to take the egg as evidence, but no, no, no, Moody takes the egg, takes the map, and saves Harry, brings him to his office. After Snape and Filch leave, he wrenches Harry out of the step and they go up to his office and they they they talk, and gosh, Harry is so thankful that Moody saved him, and Moody says, Well, did you figure it out? And Harry says, Thank you, think I did. So it's uh it's an interesting scene. It's a very interesting sequence, this. But now Harry is ready. Harry is ready. So let's go to our final part of this episode, the second task. Let's move on.

The Second Task

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So here we are. This is the final part of our episode here. Uh, and we are at the second task. So this is a really cool task. It's funny. Whenever I think of the Tri Wizard tournament, I always think of this task. I don't know why, but it just feels the most. It feels the most quintessential. For some reason, I don't really know. I think it maybe feels because it's more like a sporting event. Like, you know, everyone goes, you know, goes out to the stadium in the middle of the lake, and Fred and George are taking bets, and like it's it's like it's a very lively kind of excited. This feels like what the what the tournament should feel like. Because Harry is still nervous, but I think he was much more nervous for the dragon as I think he should be. Water is water, dragon is dragon. You can quit uh definitely make that into a t-shirt. But anyway, they're all going out, and Harry is really nervous. So he spent the night before studying, and he was so first of all, not just the night before, he spent a long time trying to figure out how the heck can he breathe underwater for an hour. And his very last night, he just he couldn't figure it out. He had one more night, and he was thinking, alright, I'll have to drop out. You know, I'll just have to drop out of the challenge. And I will say, the book just didn't do it for me. I mean, I don't I really don't like how the book did it. It's okay that he, you know, was in the library studying and then fell asleep, and then, you know, it was uh the dog woke him up and all like all these different things. Like, uh okay, but here's the thing that's so weird. He just like wades into the water, like in his robes, and just like goes. Like, that's the part that I'm just like, oh gosh. So I'm looking, I think I want a uh combination, like a a a like a combination of things going on here. So I like the details in the book about um the Harry going to the library to study. He's not sure where Ron and Hermione are, because of course they've been taken for the task. He's not sure where they are, and he is studying alone and he is losing hope. He just does not know what's going on. I like that detail. I like how Davi wakes him up, but I don't like how he just shows up and then goes into the water in his robes. I like the film much better how he's in his uniform, he's, you know, he's on time and everything, but it's still very stressed. Maybe he's a little late. I think we can maybe keep that. But he has his, you know, champion's outfit on and he's ready to go. Like that's what I want. But here's the thing: I I really do like the detail about Neville giving Harry the Gillyweed. I think that is a really, really important detail because I think it the the connection is much more direct. Because in the book, you know, it's Dobby who cookes it to Harry, and uh Moody, you know, is talking about the Gillyweed loudly in the staff room, and that's why Dobby gives it to him. I'm like, oh okay, that that works. But I think the cur the the connection is much more direct with Neville. So I like how uh because also Neville may have mentioned that Moody gave him that, you know, a thousand and one Flor and Fauna book or whatever it was, um, that sh you know, we talked about Gilly Weed, and that's how he he figured it out. So I think that is a much better example than uh than Dobby. So here's what I think should happen. Harry is studying all night, he he is he then he goes to sleep, he falls asleep, and then he Dobby wakes him up, says, the challenge! The the challenge is starting, the task is starting, and Harry, he has like a few hours to get ready, he runs to the to the to his to his back to his dorm and he changes, and then Neville says, you know, Harry, wait, Harry, wait. And Harry's like, what? Like, uh he's clearly very stressed. Neville hands this thing to Harry, because of course Harry is thinking he has to drop out. So hey, Neville hands this thing to Harry, he says, This is gilly weed. Eat it right before you go in. And Harry's like, What? Like, as he should be, and he has no time to think, he just goes. And I think it's important that he's putting his trust in Neville because I want to- I want to trust Neville. I want to build up this trust with Neville. So I think in this way we're kind of getting the best of both worlds between the book and the movie because Harry is studying in the library, he falls asleep, obviously, wakes him up, but it is Neville who gives him the Gilly Weed, and he is still on time for the challenge. Like that is a much better mix than what we get in either the film or the book. So he has a gillie weed and he eats it, and Dumbler says, go, and the challenge is is on. They they they they jump into the lake. I don't think we should really go into too much detail with the challenge, because the truth is, you know how it goes, and I am totally fine with it. It's just important to note that the most important part of this, uh, well, okay, that is to say, I do have things to say about it. And the big one is it is really scary. I mean, it is so terrifying. It is somehow, somehow more terrifying than the dragon. The dragon is just like, is full of excitement, adrenaline, of course, terror. But I think the best way to describe this task is panic. And if anything, panic is it feels even more pressing than this terror that Harry feels with the dragon. So in this way, I mentioned that we would talk about the progression of tasks. This is what I mean. The first task is I mean, I'm not gonna say it's easy, of course it's not, but there are parts of it that are easy. They they don't know, you know, what it is, but obviously they do, like that's part of it. They fff they know it. But they're in a very protected environment. Like the dragon could hurt them, and of course it does, but it feels much less, it feels much more contained. Like they are, um, you know, there is a box of experiment, and they are stepping into this box. Like, that's kind of what it feels like. The second task, you know, they are alone. And that's the most important part. That is the progression that I'm looking for. Harry is utterly and completely alone. And I think this is another kind of this is an interesting part to kind of tap into, like, uh I forget what the phobia is called, it's like fear of like deep water, fear of the ocean. Which like I don't I don't think I have that. Maybe if you have it, maybe, but like, first of all, I totally get it. Like, the whole like we've explored more of like space in the ocean or whatever, like w obviously that is so so far from the truth, but you know, like you know what I mean. There's something like that. Like, uh, like the bottom of the ocean is crazy, is is the bottom line. So I want to kind of get that feeling uh with with this with uh Harry in in the lake, because lake is deep, like which is that is what we saw. So it should be dark and he should be so eerie, like he shouldn't be able to see in front of him. Like, and I should the we should the whole time, like when I was when I'm thinking of this scene, all I can feel is that fear of feeling like a little nibble on your toe, or like some kind of light, or some like oh my gosh, could you imagine like it being so far down, you don't even know where you are, you don't even know what time or day or what country you're in, like it is so dark you can barely see, and you feel something like get you, like touch you, bite you, like oh my gosh, that would be so so scary. Like, and in that way, it is so much more terrifying than the first task. Because that panic, and it's that moment that you realize that anything could happen to you. You're down there at the bottom of the lake, anything could happen to you. That's the moment that you're like, Nope. Like, mm-mm, but you can't back out, you can't back out because there's you have to complete the challenge. And so Harry does. Uh, and that is the feeling that I want with this task, and we were we were talking about a much darker uh vibe for this whole show in general. Yep, this is it. This is that darker vibe. So Harry does the righteous thing when he finds his champions. I think it's also important that when he's going through, uh, we we should see Fleur get uh taken by the uh by uh the little grindolos. And then uh Harry hears the song, you know, Harry hears the very eerie song, and then he he finds his champions. He wants Ron, but he tries to get Hermione. They say no, only one. Uh so Harry shows his moral fiber. And then he goes and he he he goes up. Cedric points at his watch. I think this is also a good point for Cedric because I like how they show him in the film. He is he is of he's a gentleman. I mean, he's very gentlemanly. He he is not trying to, you know, best Harry, he's not trying to, you know, win by, you know, outsmarting or whatever. Like he's just he wants to play a good game, and that is, we really respect him for that. He points at Harry's watch, tells him to go, you gotta get going here. Uh so they, you know, which is which is very nice. So he takes uh uh Cedric takes Cho, who's down there, and then uh but Harry sees that Fleur's sister, because Fleur is not there, he's waiting, Fleur's not show showing up. So what he does, he he he fends off the murder people with his wand, he takes uh Fleur's sister, uh, and he takes Ron and he goes up to the surface. So that is that's really the first one. Uh that the first little thing I want to talk about is the darkness, the fear, the panic of that scene. The second is we also mentioned that the champions are slowly becoming human, and we had human moments for all of them. Harry is, of course, Harry. Cedric, we met uh at the Quiddish World Cup, and we also saw that he was concerned for Harry when he was chosen, and of course, uh he's um Harry and him have had a relationship over sharing information, so we know him. And Crum, we've slowly begun to know him because of how he hates fame and be pushing people off and all that, so we know them all. This is Fleur's moment, and it's a shame that it comes a little later than the other ones, because I think it would have been nice, you know, to know her for longer, but still, we definitely get to know her now because of her sister. She is so scared for her family, she wants to protect them, and then she is so thankful that Harry brought her. So this is the moment that we really get to know Fleur, and we begin to care about her. So Fleur uh brings up her sister, and and uh everyone is happy. Uh, and this is a wonderful moment for all for all the champions. So the the the progression of the tasks continue. And I think this is the the the important part of that progression of the tasks to kind of put a bow on this whole sequence is Harry is now alone. And this is kind of like an interesting thing. Imagine this is what I kept thinking of. Imagine these three tasks like a section of doors. And there are two doors. There is, you know, you're in a room, and then there is a door to a hallway with two doors at either end. You walk to the end of the hallway, open the next door, and go to the next room. Imagine it like the shape of like um like like a dumbbell. That bear bear with me here. Trust me, I'm going somewhere. The first task feels like that first room. Harry is Harry knows where he is, you know, he is surrounded by people, uh, and it is it's a task. Don't get me wrong, I mean it's a dragon after all. It's a task. But he is in the known, and that is an important part of this. But when he opens that door to kind of go to the to the handle, so to speak, to a clo to, I don't know, door on one end, door on the other, hallway, he is alone. And that is somehow even scarier than the first task because though there is it is it seems smaller, it is so much more profound. You know, he is alone. He is in this lake, anything could happen to him. The unknown is is so gut-wrenching, it is almost painful to think about that. I mean, really it is. He is so uh, you know, dreading this task, and it is it is a miracle that over that it works out the way it does. But I am looking forward to seeing just how terrifying it is. But here's the important thing. Because I mentioned that there, this is in the shape of a dumbbell. He was in the first room, he is now walking through the corridor. That's that's that's the second task. The third task is behind that second door. He opens the door to that third room, you know, this third task, and here is the trick. It is a combination of those first two in the worst possible way. Because, first of all, the maze is uh the unknown. It is a vast expanse of the unknown. And worse, that moment when the maze closes in the film, and all the noise from the band, from the crowd, from everything, all of the noise immediately shuts off. And Harry's just standing there breathing, thinking about this maze that is laying ahead of him, thinking about the danger and the and and the risk and the eternal glory that awaits him if he can win. And of course, we know that that room is not just you know the third task, but it is the opening up to the rest of the world. And that's why that third room behind that second door is not just a room, but it is the rest of his life. So this is that progression of the tasks that I'm talking about. We are slowly drawing Harry out of his bubble. You know, he is in this, he is so isolated. Um, you know, that is to say, he is he is isolated in the in the most populated sense. Like he is he's isolated from the rest of the world with his other classmates and professors and everyone else. He is now kind of getting siphoned off into this new world, and that third task will be the scissors that really cut the thread. But this second task is the one that really puts him into that capsule. And it is a terrifying thing to watch, and that is what we should be thinking about the entire time that he is there. That second task is gonna be intense, and that is going to be the end of our uh of our episode. So he comes out of the water, he gets his scores, and I think I I want to end this episode victorious, but there should be that it should be much less so than the beginning of the last episode. Because the be the beginning of the last episode with Harry coming back to the common room with his egg, it was just jubilation. He won, he tied for first, you know, he's like he's he got the egg, like there's nothing to lose. Really, there's there's nothing to lose. The second task is something else, because they they come out of this challenge and they're all really shaken up because they all went through that thing, and it was it was scary, really scary. And though, though, you know, they they did well, and though Harry did great for uh moral fiber, he and Cedric are now tied for first, yeah, because of Crumb's uh transfiguration job wasn't so good, and of course Fleur didn't even get Floyd didn't finish. So, you know, they are now kind of in this together is kind of the feeling, and I think that's that's another part of this, is like Harry's slowly realizing that it's not just a competition between champions, but they're slowly realizing that there is something, there is something going on. There is something going on, and they just they just don't know what it is. So this this scene is good this sequence is going to shake them up. This is the rest, I mean, they should feel like they are in their own worlds now, they are on their own paths, like everyone's cheering and you know, shaking them and hugging them, but they couldn't be farther from reality because they are like this task, it puts something so deep in them, like this this fear of something, like it's just this, like I can't even put into words what they should be feeling. That is that is the vibe for the end of this challenge. And though Harry scored well, yeah, intense, just intense. There you go. I mean, I really don't know how else we can end that. What an episode. What a what an episode. This is, I mean, the second task is such an interesting task. It might be, I mean, it might be my favorite task, actually. That might be why I think of it so often. Because the first is good, but it's just it's a little cliche. It's not very, you know, indicative of, you know, something larger, which I think is makes for a good task. The third, of course, is good, but the task itself, I'm not like a huge, huge, huge fan of. So we'll get to that anyway. But the second task, that's where it's at. It is every bit as terrifying, uh, and it is every bit as meaningful as the third. So if anything, I think it's even more important. There you go. That is the episode. What a fun time. Thank you all so much for joining me. If you're still here, I hope you enjoyed it at least a little bit. So go ahead and share this episode. Really, that would mean a lot to me if you know one person, two people even, uh, who you think would enjoy this episode. I don't market, I don't, you know, work with big corporations. I just kind of sit here and talk to you. So if you happen to enjoy it, I hope maybe you can find someone else who would too. That would really help me out. Uh, but that is everything I got for you. We are going to finish season four next week, and I count it out. Uh, I've been, of course, planning our, you know, the rest of this series for a while now, but I think we have about 19 weeks until the release of the TV show. So we are going to be getting through the Order of the Phoenix, the Haplet Prince, and the Deathly Hollows in that time. Good luck to us uh for getting there. But we will finish season four in the meantime next week. So definitely stick around if you want to hear that. But again, if you're here, I hope you enjoyed it. As always, remember that happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if one only remembers to turn on the light. I will see you all later.