The Witching Hour ϟ wizard rock radio

This week we get real academic with our discussion of how magic works within the universe of Harry Potter. 

Season 6 - Episode 6 - The Limits of Magic

“Music is Magic” by the Remus Lupins
“All My Magic” by Creevey Crisis
“It’s Magic” by Draco and the Malfoys
“History of Magic” by Gred and Forge
“Magical Fall” by the Hermione Crookshanks Experience
“Imperiused When I Left You” by Into the Pensieve
“The Ministry of Magic” by Ministry of Magic
“You Don’t Know Jack (About Magic)” by Oliver Boyd & the Remembralls
“Beyond the Veil” by the Remus Lupins
“Magical Me” by the Quaffle Kids
“Thoughts on the Ministry of Magic” by the Whomping Willows
“Broomsticks and Apparitions” by Fawkes
“The Art of Parseltongue” by Hawthorne and Holly
“Trio in Trouble” by Oliver Boyd & the Remembralls
“The Lonely Wild” by the Weasel King
“Where Do We Go from Here?” by Catchlove
“The Cold, Wild Yonder” by Oliver Boyd & the Remembralls
“And Winter Never Ends” by the Hermione Crookshanks Experience
“My Patronus” by Tonks and the Aurors
“Legilimency Victim” by the Sectumsempras
“In the Pensieve” by the 8th Horcrux
“Out of Ideas” by Draco and the Malfoys

This week on the Witching Hour, it’s all about magic in wizard rock. We spin our favorite wizard rock tracks that discuss the metaphor of magic, zombies, dragons, wizards, dwarves, enchantments, and more! 

Season 6 - Episode 9 - Wizard Rock

“Magic” by One Direction
“Magic” by B.o.b featuring Rivers Cuomo

.. WAIT, WHAT? THIS AIN’T WIZARD ROCK! 
Ok, ok. APRIL FOOL’S! This week we’re playing our favorite muggle music about magic n’ stuff.

“Do You Believe in Magic” by the Lovin’ Spoonful
“Magical Mystery Tour” by the Beatles
“Tru3 Magic” by Mos Def
“Magic Spells” by Crystal Castles
“The Zombie Song” by Stephanie Mabey
“Monster Mash” by Crapcorps
“Magic To Do” by Ben Vereen from “Pippin”
“The Wizard Turns On…” by the Flaming Lips
“Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” by the Police
“Dragon Tales” TV theme song
“Time Warp” by the Rocky Horror cast
“Enchanted” by Taylor Swift
“Ceremony” by New Order
“Black Magic Woman” by Santana
“Love Potion No. 9” by the Clovers
“Gandalf Style” by Scream Team
“Song of the Lonely Mountain” from The Hobbit
“It’s Magic” by Pilot
“The Wizard and I” from Wicked
“Pinball Wizard” by the Who
“Magic Dance” by David Bowie
“You Can Do Magic” by Andrew Seeley
“Witchy Woman” by the Eagles
“Happy Birthday to us” by Gred & Forge

PS. Best moment, hands down:
Anu: That reminds me of in the seventh book…
Sara: —what book? 
Anu: Oh, oops.
Sara: Lord of the Rings? 
Claire: There’s seven of those books?

… We’ll be back soon with more, real wizard rock. <3

Sadly, Claire is not with us this week as she has a nasty cold. Covering for her place will be Rubeus Hagrid, Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts!! lol jk we wish. This week we bring you all our favorite songs about magical creatures in the Potterverse, as well as a few of the wizards who had particular attachments to them. We have Newt Scamander’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them on hand, so we’ve read excerpts from some of our favorite animals’ entries. From Acromantulas to Unicorns, Grindelows to Pixies, Nifflers to Trolls, from Owls to Thestrals—we’ve got you covered! Like the saying goes… Hagrid the giant has a posse. A posse of dangerous but awesome critters.

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Care of Magical Creatures 2

“Animals That Have Left Me” by the Mudbloods
“Help Me Hagrid” by Justin Finch-Fletchley and the Sugar Quills
“Accio Hagrid” by Harry and the Potters
“Follow the Spiders” by Harry and the Potters
“Eulogy for Aragog” by the Mudbloods
“Aragog Tonight” by Bella’s Love
“ARAGOG” by 25 Hour Unicorn Diner
“Hippogriffs Deserve to Die” by Draco and the Malfoys
“Freedom is Only a Hippogriff Away” by the Mudbloods
“Flight of the Hippogriff” by Danny Dementor
“Dobby” by Draco and the Malfoys
“S.P.E.W.” by Harry and the Potters
“Two House Elves” by Harry Potter and the Magic of Music
“House Elf” by Dreary Inferi
“Evanesco Dobby” by Ministry of Magic
“Grindelow’s Garden” by Draco and the Malfoys
“Pixie Funk” by Blibbering Humdingers
“Sniffle My Niffle” by the Nifflers
“Basilisk and the Halloween Feast” by the Seven Potters
“I Believe in Nargles” by the Whomping Willows 
“Underwater” by the Giant Squidstravaganza
“On Thestral We Ride” Hermione Crook
“Thestrals in Heat” by DM
“Thestrals” by RiddleTM
“Trollin’ for Love” by Justin Finch-Fletchley and the Sugar Quills
“Troll in the Dungeons” by Stephanie and the Quaffles
“Snowy Owl” by Harry and the Potters
“Owl Post Strike” by the Owl Post and the Mudbloods
“Fluffy” by Harry and the Potters
“Fred and George” by Harry and the Potters
“The Real Story of Aberforth’s Goat” by the First Task is Dragons
“Expecto Patronum” by the Remus Lupins