Articles Tagged: Harry Potter

Could Harry Potter, the boy wizard who inspired a generation of children to pick up books again, who starred in a massive, blockbuster film franchise that generated billions of dollars globally, who is one of the most beloved fictional heroes of all time, be the Antichrist? I guess it all depends on who you talk to and in this case it’s comic book writer Alan Moore, the mastermind behind Watchman and the long-running League of Extraordinary Gentleman series, to name a few. For the past few years, the author has strayed away from the comic book medium, only returning to Extraordinary Gentleman series, which is vastly different from the 2003…Read more

J.K. Rowling may be finished with writing about the wizarding world, but the magic of her writing is far from gone. It was announced today that the hugely popular author has inked a deal with Little, Brown in the United States and Britain to publish her first novel for adults. While the title, release date and further details about the novel are being withheld until later in the year, this news gives great hope and excitement to both the literary world and those of us Potterheads who will never leave the wizarding world behind. Soon enough we will be entering another world and incredible story concocted by Rowling. But it…Read more

It may not be a federal holiday, but January 21 is still cause for celebration. It’s National Hugging Day! And, really, who doesn’t love a good hug? There are all kinds of hugs: the I’m-here-for-you hug, the so-nice-to-see-you hug, the thank-you hug… really, the possibilities are endless. So in the spirit of spreading the love, we’ve compiled a list of celebrities who we would use the “National Hugging Day” excuse on if we happened to run into them on the 21st. So while you get your arms prepped for all those hugs you’re about to give, check out who made our list and tell us who else would be on…Read more

The Keller High School Quidditch club in Texas is attempting to designate Quidditch as an official high school sport. Yes, the sport created by J.K. Rowling in the Harry Potter novels. The club, which boasts 80 members and four teams – named after the houses of Hogwarts – are hoping to have the sport sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League (UIL), making it the fourteenth official high school sport. This is also a recognition sports like gymnastics, water polo and lacrosse are attempting to receive. “People don’t really grasp that it’s a legit sport,” co-founder of the club, Brooklyn George, said, “But, everybody thinks, especially at Keller High School, that…Read more

With guesses upon guesses gathering with the owls as we all awaited the big announcement from J.K. Rowling about Pottermore, there were three that kept being brought up: 1) a Harry Potter-based social networking site, 2) availability of the Harry Potter series as e-books, and 3) an online Harry Potter game. But what actually is Pottermore? Magically enough, it will be mixture of all three of those concepts! Pottermore will be an interactive reading experience of the books we’ve all grown to know and love along with some details that Rowling never included in the original works. The site will open to the public on October 1, but a lucky…Read more
It has arrived! The official trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 Trailer has made it’s way around the interweb. Directed by David Yates, this final installment in the Harry Potter film franchise will be released July 15,2011. Around the world, Harry Potter has defined the childhood of many people and they are said to see it all come to an end. Hopefully this final trailer will show that Harry Potter will leave the fans with happy memories for the rest of their lives. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
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The newest Deathly Hallows, Part 1 trailer just dropped on Thursday! AND it’s in HD. And if you haven’t seen the first trailer for both parts yet, check it out below! Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

Recently, Emma Watson shared how she felt about kissing her friend in the upcoming Harry Potter movies, the two-part Deathly Hallows. She’s found that the kiss between Hermione and Ron is all anyone wants to talk about when interviewing her, so she explained why she thought it was such a sensation for the world. “I suppose I understand. This kiss between Hermione and Ron is highly anticipated, it’s been building up for eight films now. And Harry Potter, it’s not Twilight, you know; we’re not selling sex. So, whenever there is a hint of that, everybody gets terribly excited.” It completely makes sense. Fans have been looking forward to this…Read more

Lamenting even the idea of the Harry Potter series coming to an end next year? Well, if you are a Draco Malfoy fan, rest assured! You certainly won’t be losing sight of Tom Felton anytime soon. 22-year old Tom Felton, best known for his role as Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter films, not only has four upcoming movies in his IMDB queue (aside from the final two-part installment of Harry Potter), but he has also signed a record deal with independent label Six Strings Productions. Six Strings official Twitter account tweeted confirmation: “Tom Felton has signed and the album is very much on the way.” But this move to…Read more