• It's Ann's birthday! Happy birthday!
• Happy birthday as well to Alison Sudol (12/23) and Jude Law (12/29).
• Thanks to our Patreon sponsor for this week, Robert! 
• Phoenix Register: we have a trailer!! There's a bonus episode with a shot-by-shot breakdown!
• There was also a teaser trailer for the trailer.
• Amy can't be expected to know EVERY bridge.
• We also have two new cast members on IMDb!
• Wizards have elections!
• Owl Post: Albert writes to us about the mysterious kingdom of Bhutan.
• Main Discussion: Aberforth Dumbledore!
• There is a deeply uncomfortable mutual thirst for Aberforth.
• Ann reveals her Dumbledore dream cast.
• Could Aberforth be the avenger with wings from the water?
• He's got those younger sibling vibes.
• Maybe teenagers shouldn't have wands.
• There are so many secret passages in Hogsmeade.
• Finding Albus is not Aberforth's job.
• Newtcase: the Snallygaster.
• "That's not a legend, we know that guy!"

Podcast Question: Why do you think the squad is meeting at the Hog’s Head?

• WE HAVE A TRAILER!
• Amy, Ann, Marjolaine, and Shannen break down the trailer shot-by-shot.
• All the Dumbledores have style. 
• We totally saw that coming and we're here for it. 
• Eulalie is so much more than a "school teacher."
• Mustaches are great disguises.
• Pickett, Pastries, and beasts we don't know yet!
• Erumpent Dance Part 2
• Credence is still angry.
• Is it April yet?

• Doing that Geoff shuffle.
• Our Patreon sponsor this week is Roger B! Thanks, Roger!
• Phoenix Register: WB holds a Fantastic Beasts fan event in Japan.
• Can one of Dumbledore's secrets really be the biggest in the Wizarding world?
• Marjolaine is our Japan cub reporter.
• We're getting a Harry Potter reunion special on HBO! 
• MuggleNet sources confirm there will be a Fantastic Beasts area in Epic Universe at Universal Orlando!
• "Avatar as in the blue people, not the good cartoon."
• Eddie Redmayne admits he wouldn't take on the role of Lili Elbe in The Danish Girl again.
• Owl Post: our Common Room suggests what kind of adventures they'd like to see Newt get up to in Bhutan.
• Someone definitely said a thing.
• Main Discussion: Who Interacts With Who?
• We love Dan Fogler because he gives us so much information. 
• At the 7:07:37 mark, you can hear Mads and Dan chatting about Jacob and Grindelwald here. 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCN--_1JUMk&t=25628s
• Tina or Theseus don't appear in any of the confirmed scenes!
• "Why do all these boys want to kill me?!"
• Grindelwald can't be EVERYONE'S friend.
• The battles could potentially just get more and more epic!
• We hope people slip up soon so we have more information. 
• The Secrets of Dumbledore Santa Gift Exchange! 
• Geoff pulls character names out of a hat and we give them gifts.
• "The holidays are a good fun time. Talkin' 'bout dead fiancées."

Podcast Question: Which characters would you like to see have scenes together in Secrets of Dumbledore?

Theme Music: "Swing Has Swung," by Shane Ivers (https://www.silvermansound.com)