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Taking a break from the endless amount of Half-Blood Prince photos we've seen in the past week, a Flickr user has posted photos of a Stephen Fry/JK Rowling photoshoot. The photos were taken in May 2007 to promote the the UK Potter audiobooks, which Fry narrates. Thanks to Snitch Seeker for the tip!

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10-02-2008 at 7:38 PM

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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-10-02 19:49:14

Cool pics! :) ... but why is the post in all italics... ?

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-10-02 19:49:14

Cool pics! :) ... but why is the post in all italics... ?

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-10-02 20:03:20

It isnt in all italics.

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-10-02 20:03:53

Fry is getting almost as much recognition as Rowling. I havent heard one of the audios but want to. Audio books would have to be better than a movie delayed over 6 months.

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-10-02 20:04:01

Such a long time ago.

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-10-02 20:07:11

chommy- do you comment on, like, every post? I always see your username. haha, just curious.

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-10-02 20:09:00

Why do we need different audiobooks? The jim dale ones are great.

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-10-02 20:36:01

bleh i dont care about a photo shoot =/

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-10-02 20:46:40

professorlongbottom: Haha, really? Its nice to see someone recognizes me! :)

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-10-02 20:56:02

Jo looks good. Stephen... not so much. haha

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-10-02 21:01:02

Who is Stephen Fry? 10

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-10-02 21:08:38

Cool! I love Stephen Fry! : )

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-10-02 22:11:01

who is this Stephen Fry they speak of? i suppose it would help if i actually read the article, wouldnt it?

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-10-02 23:11:04

May 2007? these are pretty old. Theyre cool, though.

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-10-02 23:20:31

Professorlongbottom-- I post a lot too, although not every post. Where else can we comment about what we see on-line. Anyway, I want to order a wall calendar. Are they available yet? The pictures are a way to placate the fans since they delayed the movie. I know, they should have released the movie instead of the pictures. Between now and July, we will agonize over the pictures, and moan about the lack of a movie.

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-10-03 02:18:32

hey, hey!! i love Stephen fry, hes so funny!!! i love his show, QI!!! best ever!! luv ya jo!!!! xoxo

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-10-03 05:55:30

I lllloooove stephen Fry!!!! i have all his books!! For those who dont know who he is... he is a bi polor (spellin error) gay jew. he is the funniest lovelist man ever!! He host shows such as QI and was in black adder! he is very intellangent he has also wrote a few books which are very good! and his autobiography is brilliant! xxx

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-10-03 10:14:54

How can you not know Stephen Fry? I love him, all of his shows (especially QI) and his narration of the HP books is fab. Seriously - everyone should have a listen.

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-10-03 10:20:39

Oh and jumpmann1, the reason Stephen Fry narrates the Britihs versions is bevcause the

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-10-03 10:20:40

Oh and jumpmann1, the reason Stephen Fry narrates the Britihs versions is bevcause the

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-10-03 10:25:51

god I hate this thing...as I was saying because the books are british JK chose a national treasure to narrate them, so we could say why does the USA have their own when the stephen fry ones are great.

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-10-03 11:32:49

Yeah I see you a lot too chommy. I havent heard the Fry version of the audiobooks. I love the pics with the cute owl!! Aww.

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-10-03 12:17:01

I must say, the owl was quite cute (awwww, its such a nunu-bug!! though not as cute as Hedwig ofcourse! now thats what you call a nunu-bug!!!), but the rest of the pics were just...er...you know...ummmm...weird!!!!! No offence, though! (hahaha)

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-10-04 02:15:40

The recent Mugglenet iv with Jim Dale illustrated one of the reasons (and there are several) why the Stephen Fry readings are so much better than Jims. Firstly, Jim has little contact with Jo whatsoever and in fact, has only met her twice. His readings have to be done at breakneck speed and in summary, are really very inferior to the non US versions. I think this is very unfair as US listeners should have the chance to listen to, what are, in reality, the "authorised" versions of Fry. Jo Rowling is in the studio for long stretches of Stephen Frys performances. He has a specially prepared script with colour coded dialogue passages to differentiate from the narrative. He and Jo admire each other very much, and as Jo said on the BBC, Stephens readings often move her to tears. His acting ability is sublime and his Voldermort is simply a tour-de force. In summary, to US listeners/ readers, if you get a chance to listen to the Fry/Rowling versions -do so.

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-10-04 22:45:01

I like the article and the photos I hope to see more about the movie and the books.

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-10-05 08:44:24

stephen fry is a million times better than jim dale

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-10-05 11:28:26

beazle...... i couldnt have put it better myself!

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-10-05 13:15:12

where is jo?? shes like fallen if the face of the earth. Beedle and the Bard is coming out in like 59 days and she hasnt said a word. has she? this is just so weird not hearing from her anymore now that her series is done.

Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-10-05 17:48:40

I love the photos, theyre so cute! I must shamefully admit Ive never listened to Mr. Frys narratives of HP, but Im a HUGE fan of him in general. I love his comedy work in A Bit Of Fry And Laurie, Blackadder and Jeeves And Wooster. Hes an incredibly intelligent and eloquent man, and a really beautiful person. Stephen Fry really is a British national treasure.

Posted by: - Posted on: 2011-02-27 19:10:11

<p>jo is gorgeous!</p>
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