Witchcraft and Rizzardry (GOF Chapter 22, The Unexpected Task)
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On this week's episode, we interrupt your regularly scheduled schoolwork to announce (quite last minute) that there will be a Yule Ball this year! Grab your dress robes and find a dance partner before all the "good ones" are taken!
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Chapter-by-Chapter continues with *Goblet of Fire, *Chapter 22: The Unexpected Task
7-Word Summary: Cho regrets not saying ‘yes’ to Greatness
Main Discussion #1: McGonagall's announcement
Is Professor McGonagall not being sensitive to Harry's youth?
How long have the teachers known about the Yule Ball this year, and why would they announce it a week before Christmas?
Laura asks what our high school dances were like and the hosts try to remember.
Fred Weasley has the Cha(rizz)ma to win The Unexpected Task of Asking Girls Out
Would it be so wrong if Harry, a champion, went stag to the ball?
Harry turns on Cedric Diggory after learning he's Cho's date
Cho lets Harry down easy, and we compare her character here vs Book 5
Ginny wins at playing the long game; Ron and Harry both mess up at romance
This chapter represents the last time Harry will forget about bezoars
Next week: *Goblet of Fire, *Chapter 23: The Yule Ball
Quizzitch question: What gift does Harry get Ron for Christmas in 1994?
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