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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• People’s Choice Awards 2010

  
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  2010 People’s Choice Awards2010 People’s Choice Award Nominations: Nov. 10, 20092010 People’s Choice Award Winners: Jan. 6, 2010("*" denotes the winner in each category) Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart in Twilight FILMFavorite Movie Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Star Trek The Hangover The ...
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• Potter Puppet Pals - The Mysterious Ticking NoiseThis has been...

  
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  Potter Puppet Pals - The Mysterious Ticking Noise This has been traipsing through my head all ding dong day.
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• Will Dumbledore’s gay lover be in HARRY POTTER and the DEATHLY HALLOWS films?

  
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  Back in 2007, it caused quite the controversy when Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling said that she envisioned the character of Prof. Dumbledore as gay and that she intended the character of Gellert Grindelwald in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows to be Dumbledore’s lover. She didn’t specify that in the book, ...
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• Harry Potter & the Magical Muggle Museum @ the Penn Museum

  
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  Photography by Lauren Hansen-Flaschen for the Penn Museum Returning for its third straight year, Harry Potter & The Magical Muggle Museum opens at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology on Sunday, November 22nd. Featuring new activities and surprises through out the museum, the ...
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• Hollywood Hunks Battle for Peoples Choice Award

  
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  Five of the hottest guys in Hollywood are up for Favorite Movie Actor at this years Peoples Choice Awards. See all the nominations here: This morning at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, Kris Allen , Cat Deeley , Johnny Galecki , Jeff Probst and Sofia Vergara announced the nominations. For the first time, viewers ...
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• This One’s For the Geeks

  
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  We’ll be the first to admit: we here at Signature9 are prone to the more than occasional geek-out. Whether you’re a cutting edge fashion geek or more of a good old-fashioned techie, we see absolutely nothing wrong with following (and, yes, obsessing about) your passion. And what better way to fulfill your ...
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• Rupert Grint Talks Ron Weasley!

  
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  November 10, 2009, 12:42 pm– In Warner Bros. countdown for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD they have released a clip of Rupert Grint talking about his famous character, Ron Weasley. You can view the clip here . There has also been another clip showing Rupert and his co-star Emma Watson which you ...
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• Harry Potter e il Principe Mezzosangue - Si avvicina lo scontro con Lord Voldemort (video)

  
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  Si avvicina lo scontro con Lord Voldemort The Leaky Cauldron - News found this 3 hours ago on youtube.com Find more top entertainment news, videos, and blogs on ShowHype: Harry Potter , Harry Potter
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• The Morning Meme Tuesday, November 10, 2009

  
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  Stuff happens, when youre either sleeping or or living thefabulous and fashionable life we know you have. So were starting yourdays with a few tidbits to keep you the sparkling...
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• Signs of Things to Come?

  
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  A good friend of mine sent me this after seeing it on BoingBoing. Not the link ; I had to hunt that down myself. He sent me an actual print of Professor Marvel’s weathered-looking caravan sign, which I now need to find space to hang. The print comes from Jon Heilman’s Metropolis Graphix design studio , though ...
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• Harry Potter - Death Eater Mask Papercraft # 7 (Bellatrix)

  
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• Video of Tom Felton at BBC Switch Live Now Available

  
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  Thanks to Feltbeats Junior Admin Estrella89san for the message at 5:00 am this morning to let us know that BBC Switch Live has uploaded 30 minutes of coverage from Sunday’s concert and award ceremony to their YouTube page. Tom can be seen at 4:06-5:15 & 21:10-22:05. He collected the Favourite Flick ...
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• Harvey Putter and the Ridiculous Premise – Harry Potter Parody…

  
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  In addition to singing in The Quaffle Kids, Tim Richardson is an independent filmmaker, producer and writer. His last project was the Lord of the Rings parody Dork of the Rings. His newest project is Harvey Putter and the Ridiculous Premise, which was filmed in 2008 and will be released in January 2010. Set at ...
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• Quidditch Goes From Harry Potter to the College Quad

  
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  Filed under: Sports , Weird Stuff , Weird Lets face it -- not everyone is cut out to play football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer or volleyball. Luckily, these days, a college student who wants to participate in a team sport, but whose aptitudes and interests dont gel with the usual ... Read more   ...
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• Video: Harry Potter Spells iPhone and iPod Touch application to be released

  
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  Warner Bros. have announced that the Harry Potter Spells will be released on November 16. This is an iPod and iTouch application which the Phelps twins have raved in their Twitter last month. The official trailer can be viewed above.The app, based on the Harry Potter films, will transform Muggles everywhere into ...
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• Harry Potter to cover Virgin Holidays brochure

  
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  After a landmark agreement between Universal Orlando Resort and Virgin Holidays, Harry Potter will grace the front cover of Virgin Holidays’ new Florida brochure. This is the first time that there is a massive departure from Virgin’s established design – which is traditionally a tie-up with Disney -  to ...
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• Harry Potter weekend at ABC

  
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  As part of its yearly Holiday Cheer, ABC Family is one again proud to bring the Harry Potter weekend this coming December 4- 6, 2009. Featuring the first four movies of the Harry Potter franchise,the  Harry Potter weekend is part of the network’s “25 Days of Christmas” programming event.Aside from that, ABC ...
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• Daniel Radcliffe: Denny’s photoshoot outtakes

  
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  Here are some photoshoot outtakes of Daniel Radcliffe from his photoshoot with Denny earlier this year.Source: Brit-DanjediyodaPosted in Dan Radcliffe, Harry Potter Actors, SCQ News
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• Emma Watson:Elle Girl Photoshoot outtakes

  
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  A barrage of photoshoot outtakes of Emma Watson were posted online. These outtakes were taken from her Elle Girl photoshoot earlier this year.Source: DresslikeEmmajediyodaPosted in Emma Watson, Harry Potter Actors, SCQ News
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• ABC Family to present a Harry Potter weekend December 4-6

  
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  Continuing their tradition of showing Harry Potter movies around Christmas time, ABC Family will present the first four (!!!!) HP movies December 4-6. Oh, but that’s not all: we’re also going to get treated to exclusive footage from “Creating the World of Harry Potter,” an eight-hour documentary series ...
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