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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• “NEW MOON” CONQUERS THE MIDNIGHT BOX OFFICE

  
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  “NEW MOON” CONQUERS THE MIDNIGHT BOX OFFICE is a post from: GOSSIP, CELEBRITY NEWS Coming as lowercase surprise, “New Moon” is already placing itself into the achievement aggregation – as it was tops for a midnight separate raking in an estimated $26.3 million. Along with the resistless success of ...
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• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Costumes Part 1

  
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  Perhaps your excitement may be a little drained when we tell you Harry Potter book seven is going to be split into two movies? Or perhaps you are still smarting from the lack of greatness in Harry Potter Movie 6? No matter how you are feeling the truth is out. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book 7 will be ...
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• New Moon Breaks Box Office Record

  
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  Summit Entertainment announced today that The Twilight Saga: New Moon broke the midnight box office record by bringing in $26 million from 3,514 theaters last night at 12:01 a.m. The second installment of the Twilight series easily beat the $22 million midnight record previously held by Harry Potter and the ...
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• Hotness Of The Week: Kristen Stewart

  
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  Well it’s official, New Moon has the biggest midnight opening in history beating out both Harry Potter and Dark Knight making 26.3 million dollars. It looks like Twilight is going to stay around even though critics have been blasting it, hell even we here at InternetPopular have been blasting Twilight since it came ...
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• Daniel Radcliffe to guest star on a Simpsons episode!

  
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  What do you get when you take one of the funniest animated shows and put it together with one of the hottest young adult celebs out there? Why, you get Daniel Radcliffe guest starring on a Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episode, baby! (kind of reminds me of those old peanut butter and chocolate commercials….anyone ...
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• New Moon Tops Midnight Box Office Record Once Held By Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince

  
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  FROM MTV.COM: In " New Moon ," Bella is filled with confusion as Edward leaves her, Jacob Black makes his move and the nomad vampires continue to surround Forks. When it comes to Twilighters and the box office, however, there is no such indecision — and the results are already showing in record-setting numbers. ...
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• Danish TV interview with Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton, and the Phelps twins

  
  Gryffindor Gazette — Authority: 129
  Here’s a great interview from Danish TV with Daniel Radcliffe , Rupert Grint, Tom Felton, Phelps boys ; they talk about their characters and poke gentle fun at each other. Watch: Post from: Gryffindor Gazette
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• Rupert Grint: Harry Potter Trio Support Children In Need!

  
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  November 20th, 2009, 5:29 PM–Earlier this year we reported that Rupert Grint and his Harry Potter co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson recorded segments to feature in this year’s BBC’s Children In Need fundraiser. We can now happily announce that this indeed took place and clips from the event have ...
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• Steffan Rhodri: I’m a Jack of all trades

  
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  He’s a star of Gavin & Stacey, landed a role in the new Harry Potter movie and is renowned for his stage work. But Steffan Rhodri is also busy promoting a charity close to his heart. Karen Price shares a coffee with the actor and finds out more about his latest projects TheDailySnitcher found this 87 minutes ...
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• Twilight sequel smashes midnight screenings’ record

  
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  The sequel to Twilight has smashed the US box-office record for midnight screenings. The Twilight Saga: New Moon brought in a staggering $26.27 million for overnight showings, new figures have revealed. The movie, which stars heart-throb actor Robert Pattinson, broke the record set by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood ...
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• Islands of Adventure: PIctures of construction of Wizarding World of Harry Potter

  
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  Strolled through Universal Orlando today. Here are pictures of construction progress of Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Islands of Adventure plus a few shots of non-Harry attractions. Wizarding World at a glance from the temporary bridge. More stone, turrets...
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• bbc children in need (video)

  
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  bbc children in need RUPERT GRINT Fansite Ice Cream Man // The ... found this 118 minutes ago on youtube.com Find more top entertainment news, videos, and blogs on ShowHype: Harry Potter
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• Sneak Peek of Wizarding World of Harry Potter (HBPbonus) (video)

  
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  Sneak Peek of Wizarding World of Harry Potter (HBPbonus) The Leaky Cauldron - News found this 2 hours ago on dailymotion.com Find more top entertainment news, videos, and blogs on ShowHype: Harry Potter , Harry Potter
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• The Twilight Saga: New Moon Destroys Harry Potter and Dark Knight at Midnight Box Office

  
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  Summit Entertainment has announced that The Twilight Saga: New Moon has broken box office records, earning over $26.27 million in midnight screenings from 3,514 theaters. This destroys the $22.2 million midnight record held by Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince , and the previous second place, Christopher ...
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• ‘New Moon’ Opening Night Sales Smash ‘Harry Potter’ Record

  
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  Harry Potter just got pwned. Summit Entertainment says "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" did over $26 million in midnight ticket sales on Thursday night, smashing the record set over the summer by "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." On top of that, the original "Twilight," which was re-released in movie theaters ...
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• Fan Fiction Friday: Draco and Lucius Malfoy in "*Squick*"

  
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  ​ I let you guys off easy the past couple of weeks, so you know what that means. Todays FFF comes to us from Byron V, who says, "I have a friend whos a huge HP nerd and she, being the evil woman thatshe is, sent this to me as a laugh. If I never see or read about Luciusand Draco Malfoy ever again, itll be too ...
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• It’s a Twihard-Knock Life

  
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  WTF? So you can sleep with Edward?? When I was waiting outside of the Scholastic store in Soho to buy the 7 th Harry Potter book, I saw a reporter from the New York Post who was walking up and down the massive line and interviewing people for a story about the book’s release. I overheard him speaking with one guy ...
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• Harry Potter Theme Park News Update! Extravaganza!

  
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  Anyone heard about this Harry Potter amusement park thing? Well apparently it’s supposed to open spring 2010 at the Orlando Universal resort. Below is the video that gives us our first glimpse of the park! Oh! And don’t forget to buy your copy of Harry Potter the half blood prince, it comes out on Blu-ray , ...
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• UPDATED: “New Moon” Biggest Midnight Opening Ever

  
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  Sources tell Gossip Cop Summit Entertainment is set to announce that "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" broke the record for biggest midnight opening last night, beating "The Dark Knight" and the top "Harry Potter" franchise performer. Twilighters Anonymous Blog & Breaking News found this 98 minutes ago on ...
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• Vatican slams ‘Twilight’ series

  
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  London, Nov 20 (IANS) The Roman Catholic Church has expressed concerns over the growing popularity of the “Twilight” series, as Vatican officials have called the vampire franchise a “moral vacuum with a deviant message”.The worldwide hype of the series has drawn criticism from the Vatican, with officials ...
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