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Apocalypse: Flight of the Prince (Book 6, Chapter 28)

2025/2/6
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Hannah McGregor: 在我13岁时,我的母亲被诊断出患有晚期乳腺癌。我清晰地记得她告诉我这件事的那天,我当时觉得这件事之后不会有任何结果。在接下来的两年半里,我们共同生活在她即将去世的事实中。最终,她决定停止接受传统治疗,并结束了自己的生命。那一刻,我觉得世界末日来临了,我所熟悉的一切都结束了。但从多年的事后来看,我意识到这是一种末日,但世界并没有结束,我的生活并没有因此一直悲伤下去,而是充满了美好。我对末日的理解也发生了改变,我明白有些事情可能非常糟糕,以至于永远改变世界,但那并不是终结。 Vanessa Zoltan: 我认为存在个人末日,就像你和你的父亲以及所有爱你母亲的人所经历的那样。这些都是完整的末日。末日之后还有后末日。一切都在那天结束了,但很多事情仍在继续。世界本身充满了成千上万的末日。金·塔尔贝尔对我们现在集体生活在一个感觉非常像末日的时刻的想法特别感兴趣,但土著人民的末日时间线非常不同。为了真正理解末日的含义,我们必须认识到我们生活的世界是另一次末日的结果。

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This chapter explores the concept of personal apocalypse through Hannah's experience of her mother's death and how it reshaped her understanding of loss and the world. It connects this personal experience to the events in Harry Potter, highlighting the liminal space after a significant loss and the question of how to continue living after such a devastating event.
  • Hannah shares her personal experience with her mother's terminal illness and death, describing it as a personal apocalypse.
  • The concept of apocalypse is discussed in relation to both large-scale events and personal tragedies.
  • The chapter's events in Harry Potter are framed as a liminal space following Dumbledore's death, where characters grapple with the implications of this loss.

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This week, Vanessa and special guest Hannah McGregor explore the theme of Apocalypse in Chapter 28 of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince! They discuss Snape’s subtle display of care, Hagrid’s hut, and chaos as a liminal space! Throughout the episode we consider the question: how do we continue after an apocalyptic event?

Thank you to Heather for this week’s voicemail! Next week we're reading Chapter 29, The Phoenix Lament, through the theme of Separation with Casper ter Kuile.

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