Ariana blesses The Fat Lady for having to work all the time. Vanessa provides a quiz on The Second Shift by Arlie Russell Hochschild with Anne Machung.

Unfortunately this will be the last Women of Harry Potter episode that you'll be able to find here in our feed. If you can't live without us, we'll still be putting out an episode once a month on the Harry Potter Sacred Text Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/harrypottersacredtext

On this episode we invite Mike Schubert of the Potterless Podcast to bless one of his favorite characters, Ginny Weasley for doing an excellent job of being the youngest in a large and incredible family. Vanessa provides Ariana and Mike with a quiz on some lesser-known facts about Virginia Woolf.

Vanessa blesses Professor Pomona Sprout for setting a beautiful example of finding and living out one's calling. Ariana provides a most excellent quiz on everyone's favorite plant - the mandrake. 

Kathy Tu, co-host of WNYC's Nancy podcast joins Vanessa this week to bless the nearly-perfect Cho Chang for her immense talent, her hard work and for living up to the incredibly high standards put upon her by others. Vanessa gives Kathy a quiz about historic, emotional moments in Olympic history.

Proma Khosla, a culture writer for Mashable, dancer, and professional Harry Potter fan, joins Ariana to bless Parvati Patil and set the record straight on exactly how her name is pronounced. Ariana gives Proma a quiz on the annual "Twins Days" event in Twinsburg, Ohio.

We are kicking off a series of WOHP episodes lifting up and shedding light on the women of color in the Harry Potter series with this first episode on Angelina Johnson featuring Bayana Davis of the #WizardTeam podcast. Vanessa provides Bayana with a quiz on Serena Williams.

In this special episode Ariana airs her grievances with Ron Weasley's inconsiderate behavior in defense of Hermione Granger, Luna Lovegood and others. She then with the help of a listener voicemail contemplates a blessing for him. Vanessa provides a quiz on the women of the Kennedy family.

This week Vanessa blesses secret spy and squib, Mrs. Arabella Figg, for her great ability to lie in the most ethical circumstance - in order to protect someone else. Ariana delivers a curious quiz about spinsters and cats. We do hope you will join our Thornback Society!

This week Vanessa is joined by Margaret H. Willison to bless our favorite educator - Minerva McGonagall. Margaret and Vanessa compare and contrast McGonagall and Dumbledore's pedagogical strategies and praise her for being the moral center of Hogwarts. We end this week with a quiz on everyone's favorite Scottish underdog, Susan Boyle. 

This week Vanessa chooses an unlikely character to bless - Slytherin's Queen Bee, Pansy Parkinson. Ariana and Vanessa discuss finding forgiveness and extending empathy toward young people who've made bad choices based on the influence of their mentors and peers. Ariana tests Vanessa's knowledge of Mean Girls.