620: The Politics of Goals/Ambition (Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Chapter 20‪)‬ Accio Politics

Happy New Year, everybody! As we take on 2022, we talk all about how everyone is pursuing a goal (or rather, is being very ambitious in this chapter). Harry wants to find out what’s going on with Ginny and Dean, Dumbledore wants to find Slughorn’s real memory, Ron desperately wants to keep the status quo with Lavender, and we see a glint of Voldemort’s ambition through memories. Adri talks about the politics of Ambition, while Helene talks about the politics of goals (what is the result these characters want?).
 
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