Hogwarts is an Insecurity Nightmare (GOF Chapter 23, The Yule Ball)

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Can YOU dance like a Hippogriff? Nananananananana! It's Yule Ball season and this week, we’re fraternizing with the enemy, proving our emotional span is greater than a teaspoon and dodging Moody's creepy eye, all while trying our best to keep our dates happy and turn it up on the dance floor!

• Chapter-by-Chapter continues with Goblet of Fire, Chapter 23: The Yule Ball
• 7-Word Summary: Hormones fly amok at Hogwarts’ Big Holiday
• Main Discussion #1: Hermione’s Chapter
• Would anyone that Hermione took to the ball have been free of Ron’s criticism?
• The Courting of Hermione Granger
• What do we think of Viktor Krum's approach... and sheer vulnerability?
• We react to Hermione's decision to have Madam Pomfrey shrink her teeth
• Main Discussion #2: Hurricane Ron
• Animal Magnetism, baby! What makes Ron suddenly so full of himself?
• Sour face, sour mood: Ron casts a massive black cloud over the entire Yule Ball
• Could Ron be jealous his two besties are a part of the Elite Champions date club?
• Low Blow, Ron! Does Hermione truly not have Harry's best interests at heart?
• We debate if Harry did enough to defuse the tension between Ron and Hermione
• Odds and Ends cover Sirius' knife, Dobby's Christmas gift, Barty Crouch Jr.'s mysterious absence, Snape and Karkaroff's odd relationship, Beetle Rita and more!
• Next week: Goblet of Fire, Chapter 24: Rita Skeeter's Scoop
• Quizzitch question: According to Rita Skeeter, what department at the Ministry would be particularly interested in Hagrid’s Blast-Ended Skrewts?
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