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S01E28 — Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Season 1, Ep. 28
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It's book four of the series, and you know what that means! We've passed the halfway mark!
Is Goblet of Fire better in its book or film form? Which of the hosts thinks this is the weakest book of the series? Why did we spend so long arguing about whether or not Ludo Bagman was a genuinely pointless character?
Discover the answers to all these and more in this week's release for our Summer of Potter!
Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.
Join our Discord community (it's free!) >> https://discord.gg/YSE3fyffWk
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_differences_between_the_Harry_Potter_books_and_films
https://www.potter-search.com/
Find us everywhere at @bookisbetterpod.
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