Harry Potter

Harry Potter is the lead character in a phenomenally successful series of children's books written by the Scottish author JK Rowling. It was subsequently made into a series of movies.

Famously Rowling (whose first name is Joanne, but publishers were concerned a female name would put off boy readers) was rejected by 12 publishers before Bloomsbury published Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. It was with the fourth book in the series, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, that Rowling really got major attention, and Harry became a cult figure.

Harry ages with each book, being very much a child in the beginning, but by the Half-Blood Prince he's an adolescent, and almost an adult by the conclusion of the final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, he's virtually an adult.

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• Review: Harry Potter Spells iPhone App Is Magical, If Imperfect

  
  GeekDad — Authority: 732
  I doubt there’s a single person of any age who, on reading the Harry Potter books or watching the movies, has failed to consider how useful it would be to have a magic wand. Now, for iPhone and iPod Touch users, if you want to pretend to be a Hogwarts student, there’s an app for that. The app starts, as it ...
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• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Online Free

  
  Mocofun - Gamers Review — Authority: 137
  The Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets movie was directed by the director of the first movie, Chris Columbus. He did a fabulous job of making this movie a lot darker for his audience and this movie is more to the needs of adults than kids. The movie follows the book pretty closely but to add to the entire feel ...
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• Evanna Lynch promotes HBP DVD

  
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  Evanna Lynch promoted the upcoming release of the Half-Blood Prince DVD at Ireland’s Late Late Show. Evanna give away some Harry Potter goodie bags filled with Harry Potter DVD and various merchandise and talked about filming Deathly Hallows in the grounds of Hogwarts.Thanks to Snitchseeker for the ...
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• Tom talks Harry Potter and getting reviews

  
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  Mizz magazine interviewed Tom Felton earlier this year where the actor talked about filming Deathly Hallows with Ralph Fiennes, how he receive good and bad reviews, his acting career and his contributions to the Film Club and the Young Film Critic of the Year Awards. Here are some scans.Thanks to ...
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• Two new Dan pictures from Tim Hailand’s book

  
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  Two days ago, we have posted a new picture of Dan taken from Tim Hailand’s new book, A Day in the Life of… The same image debuted in the recent issue of Entertainment Weekly with two more additional images.Thanks to Snitchseeker for the photos.jediyodaPosted in Dan Radcliffe, Harry Potter Actors, SCQ News [...]
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• Dan and Rupert: Its all in the days work

  
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  The Harry Potter films can take several months to complete and with the last two films being filmed back to back, the schedule can be quite grueling. The cast has to endure different kinds of atmosphere thus its no wonder that sometimes they can get sick – they are human after all.“‘I’m in every day, [...]
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• TomFelton: Being a Geek

  
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  Tom Felton was interviewed by The Guardian UK recently where he reveals his inner geekness. Tom talked about his favorite gadgets, his preferred things and many more. Here is an excerpt of the interview:What’s your favourite piece of technology, and how has it improved your life?I don’t want to sound like I’m ...
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• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

  
  Stuff — Authority: 130
  [Somehow this film, too, slipped through the cracks in my trying to get this blog up to speed. I saw it in July, I think.] Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the 6th movie in the Harry Potter series based on J.K. Rowling ’s book of the same name . It was directed by David Yates and stars Daniel ...
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• Five Mistakes Filmmakers Make in Depicting Race

  
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  Every so often, Hollywood produces a film about racial issues that is so honest, so truthful, so powerful that I wish every person could see it. Do The Right Thing (1989) is one such film. Crash (2005) is another. Its not that these are perfect films, just that they know how to deal with the racial themes they ...
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• James and Oliver Phelps talk Harry Potter at GMTV

  
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  James and Oliver Phelps were at GMTV last Friday morning to talk about the latest Harry Potter film, The Deathly Hallows. They also talked about the end of the series and missing the people they have worked with over the years.jediyodaPosted in Deathly Hallows news, Half-Blood Prince news, Harry Potter, Harry Potter ...
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• dreamer live for tomorrow

  
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  why dreamers? who are dreamer? dreamer live for tomorrow.dreamer live life of king size. mayur-dreamer posted 104 minutes ago from dreamer4tomorrow.blogspot.com Find more top entertainment news, videos, and blogs on ShowHype: Harry Potter
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• Featured Blog: “Children Witches of Nigeria”

  
  The Harry Potter Alliance — Authority: 126
  The following is an excerpt from a blog post by Tassana Burrfoot on Ning . To read the full post, click here . “Imagine if your mother and father really believed that your magical actions brought about cancer or divorce. Imagine if your entire village believed you were a witch. A ~real~ witch. And they attacked ...
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• Scan From ODITL Preview in Entertainment Weekly

  
  ShowHype - Top Movies News, Videos, and Blogs — Authority: 170
  OOOH! These pictures have made my day! I have a copy reserved at Borders but I cant pick it up until tomorrow *pouts*. Is it just me, or does Dan have some awesome do in the morning! I like his hair messy. OOOh and those socks! How sweet is that. Thank you Lauren for not ... TheDailySnitcher found this 4 hours ...
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• Harry Potter book to be auctioned for kid’s charity

  
  Deadline Press & Picture Agency — Authority: 578
  By Andrea McCallum A FIRST edition of a Harry Potter book is expected to conjure up thousands of pounds for an Edinburgh children’s charity. The rare signed copy has been given to Radio Forth’s Cash for Kids appeal from the city council who had 30 stored in their secret chambers. Best-selling author J.K. ...
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• The Best Harry Potter Scarf For This Halloween

  
  San Antonio Professional Portrait Photographers — Authority: 136
  For the past 12 years, the world of Harry Potter has seen unparalleled integration into the worlds of books, movies, and Halloween costumes. These costumes, however, are seen far longer than October, as numerous lovers of Hogwarts School celebrate the first appearance of Harry Potter books and films by arriving for ...
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• Get The Best Harry Potter Costumes This Halloween

  
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  Ever since author J. K. Rowling flared into stores with her charmed world of Harry Potter, Halloween was changed forever. Beside talking trees, wand-waving wizards, airborne brooms, flying cars, and the ever-popular Quidditch, Harry Potter and the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry have become frequently ...
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• LEGO Harry Potter – Getting What You Ask For

  
  The Ancient Gaming Noob — Authority: 424
  Almost two years ago I wrote a piece titled Five LEGO Video Game Titles I Want . As is the standard with my lists of five, it was mostly silly.  But the third item on the list of five, the item that actually started me thinking about the list in the first place, was a LEGO Harry Potter game.  I called it a ...
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• Harry Potter actor Tom Felton: Im a little bit of a geek

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  Harry Potter actor Tom Felton would much rather drive a hovercraft than a broomstick Whats your favourite piece of technology, and how has it improved your life? I dont want to sound like Im following the crowd, but it has to be the iPhone. For the past year and a half its been the passion of my life. When was ...
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• Four Literary Agents Looking for New Writers

  
  Writinghood — Authority: 126
  Image via Wikipedia The writer today has a tough task trying to get published, if you are not famous like J K Rowling or Stephen King, then you have work to do. Remember, they were in the same position as you. They had faith in their work and it paid off. The Harry Potter book was turned down over twenty times, but ...
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