Mad-Eye and Barty

Melissa: So what else? What haven't we talked about in this trailer?

Eric: Did you guys catch that thing with Mad-Eye Moody? Where he gets...

Melissa: I think that's when he's turning back into Barty Crouch.

Kevin: I think so, too. Yeah.

Melissa: Oh, maybe it's that too.

John: Well that wouldn't make sense though.

Melissa: The one where his features are a morph between the guy we saw with the snake...

Eric: Are they, though? Because I didn't catch that.

Melissa: ...and Mad-Eye Moody.

Eric: I just saw it. It's his image, but it fades into a soul. I thought that was the scene. Do we know if Barty Crouch himself confesses to Harry?

Melissa: I don't know.

Eric: Does he stay Mad-Eye?

Melissa: Did you see Harry struggling with the angel in the back with Pettigrew?

Eric: That's cool.

John: What the hell is that?

[Eric Laughs]

Melissa: What do you mean, John?

John: I don't know. I don't remember that.

Melissa: Oh no. Here we go.

John: Was that in the book?

Trivia Contest

Melissa: Guys have you heard about John's level of trivia knowledge? Have you heard about this?

[Kevin Laughs]

Andrew: I've heard about it on PotterCast.

Eric: There are people who can...yeah...

John: I don't remember some crazy statue coming after Harry.

Melissa: He embarrasses me.

John: No, it's Book 5.

[All Laugh]

Eric: It's just a way to tie him up, okay?

John: Oh.

Eric: Save time if you get a statue to do it, then just Pettigrew. Besides, he could kick Pettigrew's butt if he wanted to.

John: He probably could.

Melissa: He will.

John: What was the one spell that ties you up with ropes though?

Eric: Oh, that one.

John: What's the spell called?

Melissa: I don't know. Hey, we're going to play you guys!

John: You don't know and you're all making fun of me. You're all making fun of me for trivia and none of you know that spell.

Andrew: Yeah, I heard about this challenge, but I don't think we ever agreed to it. I don't think we ever agreed to it.

Melissa: I have spoken to at least three of you guys about this.

John: That's because you guys are scared.

Kevin: You didn't speak to me about it.

Andrew: WHAT?

Melissa: Yes, I have. Oh my Goodness!

Kevin: Have you?

Andrew: You need to get permission from me first.

Melissa: You're just going to fade out and back out. You heard the challenge. You're worried and now you're going to back out.

Eric: Okay, Melissa. All right. All right. All right.

John: You're too scared for this.

Eric: Repeat yourself. Let's state it here. Once and for all. What's this challenge?

Melissa: This challenge is that MuggleNet and The Leaky Cauldron will compete against each other in a Trivia Challenge. Hopefully, I would love for it to be hosted by Steve Vander Ark.

Eric: Then what were you talking about? Last episode you said: "Oh, we love each other. We're like buddies. We hang out daily." And now you're challenging us?

Melissa: We can compete in trivia and still love each other.

John: A friendly competition.

Eric: Yeah, well you were complaining about the fans who were trying to start things between us and now you say: "I challenge you all".

Melissa: What do you mean? There's nothing bad about this challenge. It's a fun thing.

[All Laugh]

Eric: "Now, you're backing out. You cowards."

John: A friendly competition.

[Melissa Laughs]

Melissa: It's a fun thing. I think it will be a lot of fun.

Eric: Okay.

Melissa: But John is not allowed to compete.

Eric: If it were presented as that to begin with instead of "I Challenge You".

Melissa: Nuh-uh.

Andrew: What?

Eric: Well, okay.

Melissa: That's not how I mean it. I love you guys.

Andrew: Why does it have to be on Harry Potter. Why can't it be on food?

Melissa: Huh?

Andrew: Why does it have to be on Harry Potter? Why can't it be on food?

John: It's going to be all about The Simpsons and The Family Guy actually.

[All Laugh]

Eric: The Simpsons and The Family Guy.

Andrew: Oh. That would be good.

John: That would be a little bit different than Harry Potter.

Andrew: To have a chance at winning.

Melissa: It doesn't have to be on Harry Potter. It will be on...

Andrew: Let's make it on something completely random.

John: It will be a mixed bag.

Melissa: It will be about "Spy on Spartz".

[All Laugh]

Spy on Spartz

Kevin: Oh yeah.

Andrew: Oh, geez. Oh, do you know how many e-mails we got saying how we didn't do "Spy on Spartz" last week?

Melissa: Oh.

Andrew: We actually did. We recorded the phone conversation and we couldn't hear Ben's voice.

Kevin: Oh, that stinks.

Eric: Yeah, we actually called Dylan's house. Yeah, we called Emerson's house, but he wasn't there. He was at college. Even though he was supposed to be home for the weekend.

Andrew: He was in Michigan.

Eric: Yeah.

Andrew: But we really don't need to get into that.

Melissa: Where is he now? Oh, are you not doing that now? Sorry.

Eric: He's eating cereal.

Andrew: Oh yeah. Save it.

Melissa: Sorry.

Andrew: Save it, okay?

Other Clips and Photos

Andrew: Okay, is there anything else to discuss about this trailer? Hey, I was just looking on Moviefone. It looks like they have a full-screen, high-resolution trailer available.

Eric: Wow.

Andrew: And their high-resolution downloads area.

John: What are those clips from the other bit of the trailer that was released on the other News website?

Andrew: Yeah, what's up with that? It almost looks like a different trailer.

John: I haven't seen it. I haven't even seen it.

Melissa: I just got off a train.

John: I heard there were only four new shots.

Andrew: Okay, well here is the problem. It is on CBBC. The quality is so terrible. The audio quality is so terrible. And the size is so terrible.

John: I saw a couple of shots on their website.

Andrew: I can't even watch it. Is it big?

John: They are real little ones. The guy e-mailed to us and it was maybe twelve shots, but half of them were from the other trailers. There are only a few new ones.

Andrew: There are a lot of new shots. It is just that the video is so lousy.

John: Yeah.

Andrew: At least on CBBC.

Kevin: Yeah but I am sure some of those shots will be trickled out as it gets closer.

John: Well, there was this weird shot of someone from Durmstrang blowing fire, and then it turns into this big bird-looking thing out of fire.

Kevin: It's possible that is the introduction to Durmstrang.

John: I think it is because it looked like they were looking at everybody in the Great Hall.

Kevin: It looked like a procession. Some sort of magnificent entrance.

John: Yeah.

Melissa: I think each school does a little presentation.

Kevin: Yeah.

Melissa: A little show.

John: Yeah.

Eric: Yeah. That's just like the Quidditch World Cup with Leprechauns and the Veelas.

John: Yeah.

Melissa: Yeah.

John: Those Beauxbatons are so feminine that they fart butterflies.

[All Laugh]

Melissa: John Noe everybody. John Noe.

John: That's not my joke. That's in our comments somewhere. I don't know who started that one.

Melissa: Oh boy. [Laughs]

A Close Encounter

Melissa: Hey, didn't you have a story to tell me about MuggleCast?

Andrew: Huh? Well, I was going to save it for MuggleCast.

Eric: There's a few stories.

Andrew: For the actual show.

Melissa: Oh, I thought you meant you were going to say it here. I'm sorry. Just cut it out.

Eric: Oh that one. No. No.

Andrew: No, I will say it here. No, it's okay. I'll say it here. MuggleCast/PotterCast exclusive.

Eric: No, say it there.

Andrew: No, whatever. It doesn't matter.

Melissa: You don't have to. You don't have to. Save it for MuggleCast.

Andrew: No! No! No! It's fine! It's fine! Now people are going to say: "What the...". No, it's okay. I will say it here. It's better off here because Melissa is here.

Melissa: Okay.

Andrew: No, it doesn't matter. Okay. So guys, I got this e-mail yesterday from this girl. Maybe I could pull it up. She said she goes to Notre Dame, which is of course where Emerson goes. And she said she was listening to MuggleCast. [Laughs] This is just such a funny story. She was listening to MuggleCast on her iPod as she was walking through the campus of Notre Dame. Lo and behold she runs into Emerson while she's listening to MuggleCast.

[All Laugh]

Melissa: No way. Like into him? Slammed into him?

Andrew: And that's all she told me. Well hold on. Let me try to open the e-mail up. That's all she said. I e-mailed her back and said: "Did you say anything to him?" And she said: "No, she was nervous."

[All Laugh]

Eric: Back away with her iPod.

Andrew: She was caught by surprise. Is that freaky or what?

Melissa: That's pretty cool, actually.

Kevin: Poor thing.

Eric: Wouldn't it be funny if he made it his job to track down all the people on the campus who were listening to it, and just freak them out?

Melissa: I think there should be a LiveJournal Community or something. I think they should get together. All the Notre Dame...

Andrew: A live what?

Melissa: A LiveJournal Community. It should be like "LiveJournal Emerson Fans" or something. "Notre Dame People".

Eric: Yeah, NDHP.com [Melissa Laughs]

Eric: Notre Dame Harry Potter Fans.

Melissa: Yeah.

Eric: Notre Dame Harry Potter Fans.

John: Well they have the Facebook for all the college students. They probably have a Facebook Community for Notre Dame for MuggleNet. I would have to imagine.

Eric: There is probably a blog ring somewhere.

John: I don't know if any of you kids are in college that we are talking to.

Melissa: You guys get on that. You find out.

Andrew: No.

John: Yeah. I'm sure of the listeners know about Facebook.

Melissa: I graduated college before the Facebook stage.

Andrew: Here's the e-mail. "I have a story for you." This Christie, 18, from Indiana. "I have a story for you." Oh, and she titled, the subject was "Memerson".

Melissa: Oh God!

Andrew: I don't know why.

Eric: Oh God! Wow. Well, that's mean, Memerson.

Melissa: Oh Gosh!

Andrew: I know.

Eric: Me and Emerson. Not Melissa and Emerson.

Andrew: Half of the e-mail this day says, "Memerson".

Melissa: Oh my Goodness!

Andrew: "I have a story for you. Today I was listening to Sunday's Podcast as I walked back from class, and I had to laugh when you were talking about Melissa and Emerson. And because I wasn't paying much attention to walking I almost ran into some guy who when I looked up, just in time, turned out to be Emerson."

[All Laugh]

Eric: Oh my God. So it was right when we were talking about 'shipping constraints or whatever?

Andrew: Yeah.

John: That had to be a sign.

Melissa: Oh, dear God. That's funny.

John: That's got to be a sign.

Andrew: And then she says, I asked her well, why she didn't say anything, and she said: "Yeah, I'm at Notre Dame, but I didn't say anything to him because that would have been awkward." And then she quotes herself about what would have happened.

[All Laugh]

Eric: "I listen to your show on my iPod."

Andrew: "Hi, I've never met you, but I was just laughing about you."

Melissa: Hi, Christie. I hope you don't feel a little awkward now. You might.

Andrew: Yeah, you just got PUNKED!

[John Laughs]

Melissa: Oh, I think it's great. I think next time you should tell him and show him your iPod.

[Eric and Kevin Laugh]

John: Get him to autograph your iPod.

Kevin: Not to mention it would just make his head inflate just a bit more.

[All Laugh]

Melissa: You know, I think people maybe need to boost Emerson's ego a little bit. Just a little.

Kevin: Yep. Since he's gone to college.

Melissa: Boy gets no love.

Kevin: He's alone. He's without his parents.

MuggleNet and TLC 'Shipping

Melissa: But you know guys. Something has happened. I found out on PotterCast the other day that not only is Memerson going around, but people are shipping. Apparently, I am dating every guy in this fandom.

Kevin: Yeah.

Melissa: Just thought you would like to know. Between Ben...

Eric: So there is Melissa and Barty Crouch Sr.?

Melissa: No.

John: Yes.

Melissa: But John and I are dating. Did you know this?

John: Oh, yes. Indeed.

Andrew: Oh you are? Really?

Melissa: John and I are dating.

Kevin: But Melissa, what about us?

Melissa: I think now is the time we had a little talk.

Andrew: Kevin, you bombed.

Melissa: Now that we've finally had that chat that we were going to have, I'm moving on to greener pastures.

[All Laugh]

Eric: Greener pastures?

Kevin: That's not nice.

Melissa: Not nice to do publicly either.

Andrew: All right.

Eric: Kevin's too young.

Kevin: Too young. [Laughs] Excuse me.

[All Laugh]

Andrew: But Kevin, you're only 16. The last person who transcribed our last show, Special Edition, called Kevin 16. [Transcriber's note: That wasn't me.]

Kevin: Oh great.

Andrew: When we said our ages in the last show. [Andrew and Melissa Laugh] And me saying: "I'm 21." And Kevin saying that he is 16.

Kevin: Oh geez.

[Eric Laughs]

Melissa: It's just, you know.

Andrew: Geez, how do you do that? How do you screw that up?

Kevin: I don't know.

Melissa: Well, you guys all sound the same. It took me forever to figure out who was who.

Live From New York...

Andrew: Okay Melissa. We also have something else to announce. Super special.

Melissa: Yes. Well we're making strides in our attempt to have a LIVE Podcast on the day of the Harry Potter premiere in New York City. I found a Barnes and Noble, which is about twelve blocks from the supposed site of the premiere. And it will be perfect. It is the perfect place, but we're waiting to hear back from Barnes and Noble to see if we can get it. It is a four floor Barnes and Noble on 66th and Broadway in New York. It is huge and gorgeous and we think we'll all have a great time there.

Eric: We're here in New York City from one of the best Barnes and Nobles.

Melissa: Yeah.

John: It's probably one of the best Barnes and Noble in the world.

[All Laugh]

Andrew: Okay, let's just keep sucking up to them until they say "Yes".

Melissa: It's fun. And Sue will be in and John will be in, so we'll have nice little Leaky Contingent.

John: Yeah. Represent.

Andrew: Not only that.

John: Represent.

Andrew: We're all going to be in the same place. That will be awesome.

Melissa: At once. That's awesome.

John: I think we should have a food fight.

Andrew: Oh, but that's the other thing. People can come and watch.

Eric: We don't even have these...

John: Yeah. Oh yeah. Everybody is invited to watch.

Andrew: If you are in the New York City area the day of November 12, which a lot of people will be because of the premiere, stop by. We will put out dates and stuff.

Melissa: Yeah.

Andrew: We'll have real numbers.

Melissa: We can't really say it's definite yet because we don't have the permission yet, but we'll be there. Seriously, think about it. All those people who are standing outside the premiere screaming and yelling, that most of them read one of our sites, so we just invite you to, once you're done screaming and yelling, come up.

John: Yeah.

Andrew: I don't know if I want that much pressure.

Melissa: That's not pressure. That's fun. We want to hang out. [Laughs]

Andrew: I'm just kidding. [Laughs] Yeah, definitely. It would be awesome to meet our listeners.

John: Exactly.

[Eric Laughs]

John: All the listeners who are at the Red Carpet, after everybody goes inside, they can come to Barnes and Noble and wait for us, and as soon as we're done watching the movie, we'll come back and talk to them.

Andrew: Oh, and Emerson will be there.

Melissa: Yeah, he will. I told him. Actually I told him, I'm really concerned. We might have to hire a security detail and buy bodyguards.

Andrew: Oh, pleas

John: I know what his problem is, he insists on not wearing a shirt.

Melissa: No, no, no. Let me tell you a story.

[Andrew Laughs]

Melissa: Emerson will definitely be wearing a MuggleNet shirt. When we were in Scotland. True story. True story. [Melissa Laughs] He went into his suitcase and was choosing what to wear and asking my opinion. Which one? Which MuggleNet T-shirt? [Eric Laughs] And it's not that they were different MuggleNet T-shirts. They were exact same MuggleNet T-shirts. "Do you think this one or do you think that one?" I said: "It's the same shirt". He said: "One's like cleaner". "Well, wear the cleaner one, Emerson. Wear the cleaner one."

[John Laughs]

Melissa: All bets are on that he will be wearing a MuggleNet shirt.

Andrew: I was thinking we should have this girl from EmersonSpartz.net on.

Melissa: Yeah. Do it.

John: Yes. Yeah.

Andrew: I was wondering if she would have anything interesting to say?

Eric: Yeah, but you know what? There's this other site that they are linking to in the comments. This www.geocities.com/emerson something.

Melissa: That was there first one apparently.

Eric: Yeah, I like that better.

Andrew: What is it? What's the link? Plug it, so we can crash it.

[All Laugh]

Eric: I don't know.

John: You guys like crashing.

Eric: [Laughs] If we're going to crash Geocities? No, if we're going to feature somebody from an Emerson lover site, we have to feature them all, don't we?

Andrew: Well, EmersonSpartz.net...

Eric: I mean, or at least pick one of the best ones. We've already plugged EmersonSpartz.net.

Melissa: It's a Geocities site, which means you will crash it.

Eric: I don't know.

Andrew: I wish someone would make me a fan site.

Harry and Hermione

Eric: Yeah, probably. But what I wanted to say was about the trailer. There's more Harry/Hermione in the movie.

Melissa: Yes, there is.

John: Oh yeah.

Eric: A lot of it came forth in the trailer. Her hugging him. That was probably during the time Ron was ticked at him, so it's okay, but then the whole Rita Skeeter thing. I always was thought the movies were more lax and more blatant with the Harry/Hermione thing.

Melissa: I'm going to comment on Harry/Hermione, and I don't do this often.

Andrew: Uh oh. Let's hear it.

Eric: Don't use the "D" word.

Melissa: I won't use the "D" word. There is where the mistaken...this is where this all started. Hermione loves Harry so much, and they have a beautiful friendship. Her hugging him like that is a great thing. It's a friend thing. It is wonderful. When people took that and insisted on making that romantic, and if that is your preference, that's your preference. That's cool. But when you refuse to see the possibility that it might not be romantic that’s where this vociferous shipping came from. And so, they are trying to be true to the book in the movie, and it looks like they are doing a great job. But I know, I haven't checked, but I know the Harry/Hermione communities tonight are going to be very excited about what's going on because it's proof of the ship. It's evidence. It's something.

Eric: But that's just it. Hermione, speaking of sisters. Hermione is the biggest sister Harry could have because she helps him out with everything. All of his problems. She's the moderator when Harry and Ron are in the fight. Yeah, she loves him. She might love him more than she'll ever love Ron, but in a friendly way. You know? And it's a different kind of love, and I think it's important to distinguish that.

Melissa: It's such a great, beautiful kind of love that you don't really see that much.

Eric: Rita Skeeter is going to make something out of it.

Melissa: And when you go with Rita Skeeter's opinion, without question...

John: Rita Skeeter is big Harry/Hermione shipper.

Melissa: She is.

John: She's the biggest of them all.

Eric: But that's the thing. She's also very, very insensitive, and I don't think she could understand friendly love if slapped her in her face or picked up her Quick Quotes Quill and stabbed her in the butt.

Melissa: [Laughs] It also does mirror what happens in the media in general. Any kind of love shown between a male and a female has to be romantic love. Nobody can see this as friendly love, and value it just as much, if not more. There's no other answer. They are boyfriend and girlfriend. You know?

Eric: Yeah. There's, yeah...

Melissa: But we have heard from people that the movie does end up emphasizing Ron and Hermione.

John: Well yeah, after the Yule Ball, it's going to be great.

Final Thoughts and Announcements

Andrew: You heard it here first. Okay guys, I had this great idea.

Eric: That's good.

Melissa: Yeah.

Andrew: Anyone want to hear it? Okay. You know this picture of Emerson that showed up in that newspaper of him holding the book, and he's making that grin?

John: The really creepy one?

Melissa: That crazy blue one?

Andrew: Yeah.

Melissa: I thought he was Tom Riddle.

Eric: That's an awesome one.

Andrew: Yeah. So here's this great idea. When we're all in New York City, we have him do the same pose...

[All Laugh]

Andrew: ...but we are all over his shoulder making stupid faces or something like that. And for all these Special Editions we can use them as the album art.

Melissa: Oh, you mean PhotoShop ourselves in the back?

Andrew: No, I mean actually take the picture.

John: We set up the picture.

Eric: Actually do it. In person.

Melissa: Ooohhh.

Eric: Then we make the layout.

Andrew: Oh, I guess it's not as funny as I thought.

Melissa: Okay.

Andrew: My problem is, I don't think he'll ever do it.

Eric: Make it a layout. Make it a layout. I told you we should have a staff layout.

Melissa: We should do it before. A day or two before and hang it up at the LIVE Podcast.

Andrew: Yeah.

[Andrew and Melissa Laugh]

Eric: That would be great.

Andrew: That's a good idea. All right. Let's wrap this show up.

Eric: How are we going to do the LIVE Podcast. Would it be...how are we going to the LIVE Podcast?

John: Well it's live recorded. It's not really live broadcasting.

Andrew: Right.

Melissa: Right. And we're going get an audio. Actually, Warner Bros. is...I spoke to somebody from Warner Bros. about this and they were cool with everything, and they think it's awesome. One person has a friend who can help us do audio. So, we'll get it all sorted before then.

Andrew: Oh so we're all going to have headsets or something?

Eric: That's awesome. It's going to be so cool. I really, really, want to be there, and I think it is going to happen.

Melissa: It's going to be funny. I am serious about Emerson needing security. Like dead serious.

Andrew: Please.

Eric: How many press passes? Because not all of us from MuggleNet are going to get in for the actual movie.

Melissa: I don't even know if any of us are going to get into the movie to be honest. Think about it. It is November 12th.

Eric: Yeah, so we'll probably just hang out at Barnes and Noble.

Andrew: What do you mean: "Think about it. It's November 12th?"

Melissa: We will do the Red Carpet and then go up to Barnes and Noble.

Andrew: Oh yeah.

Eric: Yeah. Probably.

Show Close

Andrew [Show Close with music in background]: Okay. So, let's wrap this up. We still need to do MuggleCast.

Melissa: Because it's so close, for us to get in, we have to be reviewers. You know? It's so close to the movie coming out that they would want the reviewers in New York to see it a little earlier. But, I could be wrong. Okay, let's wrap this up. So, when is our next one?

Eric: Our next one is an undisclosed time once we've figured out everything about November, and once we have something else to ramble about. And the Trivia Contest.

Melissa: And the Trivia Contest.

Andrew: I guess the next one will probably be the Trivia Contest. We'll try and do it before the movie.

Melissa: Yeah. This is our September one. We need an October one.

Andrew: Yeah, once a month. That's what we decided on.

Melissa: Yeah.

Eric: That would be cool.

Andrew: Right?

Melissa: I like it.

Eric: Monthly Potter/Leaky Muggle-thingy.

John: It's very friendly.

[Someone makes a cat hissing sound]

Andrew: And on that note...

Eric: Okay, so we love you guys.

Melissa: Bye guys!

Eric: We love you, Melissa!

Melissa: I love you guys!

Andrew: Yeah, see you next time.

Eric: Thanks for coming on the show. Bye John.

Andrew: Thanks John!

Melissa: Thank you for coming on my show.

John: Thanks everybody.

[Andrew Laughs}

Eric: Oh. Why you're welcome!

Melissa: Okay, we'll see you soon.

Eric: Anyway...

John: Bye bye.

Andrew: Bye.

Eric: Bye.

Andrew [sarcastically]: Okay, that was cute. [Andrew sniffles] God, I'm so congested.

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