Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix, Chapters 1-3 (Patreon)

GUYS! It's time to start the next book, and I may just pee myself in excitement. I was so excited for the previous book that I really believed that there was no way I would be able to muster up that kind of anticipation again, but I was so wrong. 

You see, the previous excitement was due to knowing how much of a game-changer that book would be, and not being able to wait to see Roshawn's reaction to the big reveal. But this time, it's all about knowing that this book is the first time when you really, truly know from the beginning that the stakes have changed...and you feel that from the first page. The tone is so different, so much more serious and less light and fun, and the reveals start coming hard and fast to really hammer home that we simply never really understood the scale of this world and how much it overlaps with our own. 

Not only do we have Harry's loneliness and moodiness to contend with in these chapters, there are fucking dementors in Little Whinging. I mean, this is big stuff. Roshawn's theory is that Harry's despair coming to the surface after Dudley calls him out for crying in his sleep somehow summons the dementors to him. A pretty solid theory, actually. But is it true? I guess we will have to wait and see! 

I hope that you all enjoy this episode, and I can't wait to record next week and find out what Roshawn thinks of the headquarters! Thanks for listening!