This week's Fan of the Week is Deanna from England. She is 14 years old, and she shares with us what she most enjoyed about the WB Studio Tour: The Making of Harry Potter:
"...it was fantastic. I must have taken over 300 photos, their was just so much to see and do. I enjoyed Diagon Alley the best, it was just like being in the books, stepping out into the magical world, everything was so detailed and realistic."
Have you visited the Warner Brothers Studio Tour yet? If so, share your experience with us in the comments, and then head on over to Fan of the Week and read the rest of Deanna's interview. You can also find out how you can enter to become the next MuggleNet Fan of the Week, read past profiles, and check out our new features, including Staff Featurettes and our 2011 Fan of the Year, Linda!
There are just a few weeks left until the O.W.L. exams start here on MuggleNet! As mentioned before, the Professors of MuggleNet Interactive are dedicating time to lead tutoring sessions for each of these tested subjects.
So far, the Professors have reviewed Ancient Runes, Charms, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Divination, and Muggle Studies. The next subject up is Potions, and in the upcoming weeks, all of the subject areas will have been reviewed.
Be ready - these tests will not be a walk in the park! So whether you have been actively participating or have yet to get started (you can always read through old sessions), hop on over to the O.W.L. Tutoring section to guarantee you achieve the highest marks possible! Exams will take place June 11-24.
This week's Quibble of the Week comes to us from Katy, whose essay focuses on an area of the series that is never short on mysteries. Katy's essay, entitled 'Secrets of the First Smashed Prophecy', poses the idea that one of the prophecies smashed during the climactic battle in the Department of Mysteries was actually relevant to the plot of the series.
They don't pay much attention to this prophecy, but the little that they do, it happens to reveal these enigmatic lines: "...at the Solstice will come a new... and none will come after..."
They seem like pretty unimportant lines, but a closer look may reveal something about the future of the Wizarding world.
Given the events surrounding this scene, these lines are often overlooked. Do you believe that this prophecy was actually telling of the past and future events of the series, as Katy believes?
To read more exciting and interesting quibbles like this one, or to learn how you can submit one of your own, head over to the MuggleNet Essay Section.
Two favorite actors from the Harry Potter films have recently been associated with two new filming projects.
Alan Rickman, known for the role of Severus Snape, will take on the part of Hilly Kristal in a rock 'n' roll flick. The story is based on the owner and founder of the legendary CBGB club in New York, where bands such as Green Day, Bruce Springsteen, The Police, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Soul Asylum once played. The film does not yet have a title and will begin shooting this June.
Additionally, Daniel Radcliffe has been mentioned as possibly joining Guillermo del Toro's (Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy) new stop-motion Pinocchio film, set to release in 2014. Though no one has signed onto the film yet, del Toro stated Radcliffe asked to be a part of the project.
We look forward to these new films from two of our favorite actors!
We reported yesterday about the announcement of The Woman in Black Blu-ray/DVD release date being set for June 18th in the UK. We also reminded readers that the US release date is slated for next Tuesday, May 22nd. However, we can now report that the movie is available exclusively on iTunes if you simply cannot wait until then.
Head on over to the iTunes Store right here, and you can purchase the film for only $14.99.
The story follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps (Radcliffe), who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. As he works alone in the client’s isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover tragic secrets, his unease growing when he glimpses a mysterious woman dressed only in black. Receiving only silence from the locals, Kipps is forced to uncover the true identity of the Woman in Black on his own, leading to a desperate race against time when he discovers her true intent.
The Woman in Black is the most successful British horror film of all time. Will you be getting it today via iTunes or waiting for it to come out on Blu-ray/DVD? Let us know in the comments below.
This weekend, MuggleNet Interactive will pit the four Hogwarts Houses against one another in a four-way trivia battle. In the Quidditch area of MNI - an interactive competition based on all trivia in the Harry Potter fandom - the four House Teams will have to combine speed and brains to see their House come out victorious.
The match takes place tomorrow, Saturday, at 4:00 PM EDT/3:00 PM CDT. Be sure to check it out to throw some support your House!
If the match interests you, register and try out the Quidditch area of MNI, where you can join Quidditch teams and put your Harry Potter knoweldge to the ultimate test!
This week fans in the new Alohomora! section on MuggleNet returned to Hogwarts with Harry, Ron and Hermione. To celebrate this part of our re-read, we would like to do something fun and spontaneous with the fandom.
If you'd like to, submit a recording of yourself singing the Hogwarts song at any speed (and with any melody!) in an email attachment to alohomorapodcast@gmail.com. The Alohomora! folks will fuse your voices and release the final product soon as they can.
We may not be fictional characters, but we'll forever be students of Hogwarts!
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