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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• Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: First Images

  
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  The three stars of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows have certainly grown up, as is apparent from these first still images of the film are released. ...read full story
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• New Photos: Franco as Ginsberg; Kristen Stewart the Stripper; More Harry Potter and Nightmare on Elm St.

  
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  With the announcement of the Sundance 2010 lineup , it’s time to start seeing images from some of the invited films. Until now, for example, all we’ve seen of James Franco as poet Allen Ginsberg in Howl has been one photo released back in June . Now here’s a new one, and it’s very quintessential ...
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• Win Harry Potter & Half-Blood Prince on DVD!

  
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  Just in time for the holiday season, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is coming out on DVD and Blu-ray on Tuesday, December 8th. To celebrate the release of the sixth fantasy film, JustJaredJr.com is giving ONE reader a chance to win a magical prize pack full of Harry Potter merch thanks to WBShop.com . ...
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• Tom Felton is Honored to Work with Knights & Dames on Harry Potter

  
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  Thanks to YouTube user Vetty for posting this video compilation of Tom with two separate interviewers from his day of Deathly Hallows on-set interviews. He talks in depth about the confidence Harry Potter has given him, his character Draco, saying good-bye to a 10 year relationship, and the free acting lessons ...
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• more h/hr scenes in deathly hallows + naked danrad

  
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  A few days ago we showed you an article noting that Dan Radcliffe would be bare for The Silver Doe scene in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Today, Snitch Seeker has uncovered a new interview with Deathly Hallows director David Yates, which was posted by LaVibra.com a couple weeks ago. The interview has more ...
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• Rupert Grint: Deathly Hallows Interview on German TV

  
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  December 3rd, 2009, 9:04 AM– To promote the release of the DVD release of Rupert Grint ’s Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince , a short clip has been aired on German TV featuring Rupert Grint. RTL Punkt12 visited the set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and talked to Rupert Grint and his ...
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• Literacy

  
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  Literacy Graph by: timba , via our Graph Jam builder .
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• harry potter clock shows family’s whereabouts through the magic of twitter

  
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  Harry Potter fans will no doubt remember the Weasley’s strange but practical clock . Instead of telling the time, the clock showed the location or status of each Weasley, including “mortal peril” at the 12 o’clock position. A software version of the clock would be awesome enough, but someone with mad workshop ...
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• Two Pics From Some HARRY POTTER Movie

  
  We Are Movie Geeks — Authority: 547
  Okay, I’m going to take a page out of Devin Faraci’s book here and make the claim that if you would have told me these two photos from HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1, brought to us by Yahoo! Movies , were from any, other post-2004 HARRY POTTER movie, I probably would have believed you.  Being the ...
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• New Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Photo

  
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  Our Movie Photo Gallery has been updated with new photo from “ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ”. The last chapter from the Harry Potter series will be broken into two films. According to director, David Yates , the first installment of the finale will be based more in reality than the previous ...
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• New Official Photo Of HARRY POTTER 7 PART I

  
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  We’ve seen the first image the other day and now Yahoo has the second new photo of HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART I . Ya know, the title itself is already long enough but now we have to add ‘Part I’ geez..unfreakin’believable. I’ve never read the J.K. Rowling book, but what do you suppose ...
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• More Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Movie Stills

  
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  Here’s another awesome new movie still from the upcoming film “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I” by director David Yates (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) and starring Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone), Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter (Alice in Wonderland), Alan ...
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• Ruth’s Thursday Thing

  
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  The X Factor doesn’t half love it’s themes… and with Janet Jackson strutting her stuff on this Sunday’s results show, ITV bosses have decided that they might as well drag out some of her late brothers hits. Jack Bauer is officially my hero, I mean, how cool is he? He’s like your cool uncle who ...
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• The Weasley’s Magic Clock From Harry Potter Uses Twitter in Our World [Magic]

  
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    Remember that clock the Weasleys have in the Harry Potter series, the one that shows each family member and where they are? This homemade clock does the same thing, only it uses Twitter for location-grabbing and is, you know, real More here: The Weasley’s Magic Clock From Harry Potter Uses Twitter in Our ...
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• Matthew Lewis and Jessie Cave attend “where the wild things are” premiere

  
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  Potter actors Matthew Lewis and Jessie Cave along with Isabella Laughland attended the UK premiere of Warner Bros.’ Where the Wild Things Are.Thanks to Snitcseeker.jediyodaPosted in Harry Potter Actors
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• New photos from the Ultimate Edition of SS and COS

  
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  New images from the Ultimate Edition DVDs for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Chamber of Secrets have been released by Warner Bros., including screen captures of the menu pages.Thanks to Snitchseeker.jediyodaPosted in Harry Potter News
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• Videos: More from the Deathly Hallows set

  
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  Wire Images have released several videos of the Harry Potter cast and producer Davis Heyman being interviewed from the Deathly Hallows set. The young cast (Dan, Rupert, Tom, the Phelps and Bonnie) talked about the life on set and how has it been after ten years whilst the newcomers (Jessie and Dave) talked about ...
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• HBP soundtrack nominated at the 2010 Grammys

  
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  The Grammy Nominations were just released a few hours ago and the Half-Blood Prince Soundtrack has been nominated for the Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media. The HBP score was composed by Nicholas Hooper, who will receive the award if it will win.ediyodaPosted in ...
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• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I: Interview – Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe

  
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  Sky News performed an interview with from the set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows with Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint. They discuss illnesses, the action-packed filming, and how the end is near for the films. View original post here:  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I: Interview – Rupert ...
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• Yates: Dan will be naked in DH more than once

  
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  Yesterday,we have posted news where director David Yates confirmed that Dan will indeed be naked in Deathly Hallows. According to Yates, Dan and Emma will engage in a kiss (where Dan will be naked) during the Silver Doe scene.In a new interview with La Vibra , Yates further clarified that Dan will be naked in [...]
  16 hours ago

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