The One Who Got Away: The Search for Nymphadora Tonks

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The One Who Got Away: The Search for Nymphadora Tonks

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Nymphadora Tonks is one of the most beloved characters in the Harry Potter series — and one of the most underserved. In this episode, we dig into 303 listener responses about the only woman Auror we meaningfully encounter in the wizarding world. The data is striking: 93% of listeners say she's a good person, 80% call her a hero, but when it comes to whether she was a good mother, the majority said they simply don't know.

We break down every survey question, pull unabridged listener quotes, and sit with the moment that never gets enough attention — Tonks finding Harry on the Hogwarts Express through pure deductive reasoning, in a scene the films handed to someone else.

So much of what listeners felt about Tonks wasn't about who she is. It was about who she was going to be. We talk about what it means that she enters this series without a gendered anchor — and why the series seems deeply uncomfortable leaving her that way.

This one is for everyone who saw her. And was paying attention.

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