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According to BBC News, an extremely rare Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone book receives amazingly high bid at auction.
A first edition print of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone that had 43 pages covered with illustrations from author J.K. Rowling sold at Sotheby's for 150,000 GBP (or close to $300,000 USD). It was a bidding war between two buyers as the auction raised a total of 439,200 GBP for English PEN, which campaigns for freedom of expression.
 A sleeping baby Harry on the Dursleys' doorstep is
one of 22 original illustrations by JK RowlingRowling's 22 original illustrations include drawings of an Albus Dumbledore chocolate frog card, an image of Severus Snape brooding about, Norbert, and Quirreldemort. There are also annotations that include references to the entire series as a whole and the film adaptations.
Is this a book that you would love to have in your collection if you could afford it? Let us know in the comments below.
Posted by Keith on 05-22-2013 at 11:40 AM
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As MuggleNet previously reported, Potter actor Warwick Davis has established The Signature Shop and recently included Matt Lewis among their signatures available for purchase. Now, it has been announced on The Signature Shop’s website that the shop will have a signing with Evanna Lynch on June 6th!
The Signature Shop, which sells licensed signed photographs at affordable prices, is taking pre-orders for signed photos, including personal dedications from Evanna Lynch, up until June 5th, and can ship worldwide.
Be sure to check out The Signature Shop’s Facebook page for more information! Will you be ordering any of their available signed items?
Posted by Laura on 05-21-2013 at 9:05 PM
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What a week for Harry Potter fans! After MuggleNet posted about J.K. Rowling’s handwritten spreadsheet, we now have yet more handwritten material from J.K. Rowling, this time in the form of annotations in a copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, as featured in The Guardian.
Occurring on the title page, one annotation includes an original drawing of one draft of the Hogwarts crest. This drawing depicts Hufflepuff house as being represented by a bear instead of a badger, and J.K. Rowling writes:
“Perhaps Hufflepuff house would have the respect it deserves from the fans if I'd stayed with my original idea of a bear to represent it?”
The annotation in chapter eleven, Quidditch, tells of the circumstances under which Quidditch was created, reading:
“[beneath 'Quidditch'] '-was invented in a small hotel in Manchester after a row with my then boyfriend.”
We have certainly enjoyed reading these annotations, as well as the previously released spreadsheet, and hopefully there will be more to come.
Let us know what you think of these annotations in the comments below.
Posted by Laura on 05-20-2013 at 7:55 PM
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What if the trio had decided to train a little bit more for their role in The Final Battle against Voldemort? What if they enlisted the help of someone like, say... Arnold Schwarzenegger? What would Arnie have to say about our Wizarding friends' plight? Well, you tell us! YOU write the caption!
As with last week's contest, this month we are mashing up Harry Potter with other popular media in our caption contest images, and will continue to do so through the duration of Maniacal May. This monthly feature is not a new thing - in fact, there are 14 entire "maniacal" months archived in our caption contest archive! This week, we have placed the trio into the latest Schwarzenegger flick, 'The Last Stand.'
Head on over to the Caption Contest Main Page and click on "Entry Form" to submit your entry for this week's contest. Alternately you can view FAQ's, read last week's winners, and check out past winners (of all time) through the archive. Happy captioning!
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Alohomora! continues its global re-read of the Harry Potter series led by fans and MuggleNet staff. Last week we held our first live audience show at MISTI-Con 2013, and now we're back on the airwaves! Listen in as hosts Noah, Caleb, Laura, and Eric break down Chapter 19 of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - "The Servant of Lord Voldemort."
On Episode 31 you can expect...
→ Episode 29 Recap: James from 'beyond,' Peter crying by the windowsill, the Marauders save their skins, Crookshanks the protector
→ Special Feature Recap: The Beast Inquisition, Animagi
→ PQOTW Responses
→ Battle Snape commences
→ Lily? Eh, 5 or 6
→ The chords are not alive
→ What if the rat was just a rat? Awkward..
→ Flaws in the 'Secret Keeper' plans
→ Sirius goes ALL CAPS on us
→ Question of the Week
→ Check out the Alohomora! Store
To listen to the show, merely click the player above. You can also subscribe to us on iTunes. For more information about the podcast and to find out how to be on the show, check out our Podcast page.
Don't forget to leave us a voicemail at our phone number: 1-206-GO-ALBUS (462-5287)! Skype users can also send us a message to username AlohomoraMN.
Posted by Caleb on 05-18-2013 at 8:40 PM
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The June/July 2013 issue of W magazine has just been released with a stunning photograph of Emma Watson on the cover. More images from the W shoot can be found inside, and you can view them in the magazine's online gallery. The magazine also features an interview with Emma, where she discusses her new film The Bling Ring, her recent move to American, and the trials of growing up in the spotlight.
Among other topics Emma discusses her stubborn denial of fame and her surprising celebrity crush:
When did you realize you were famous?
I lived in denial for as long as I possibly could. Until the age of 18, I would take the Oxford Tube, which is a public bus. Then it got to the point where the fact that I was on the bus would spread from one end to the other. I’d think, Why am I doing this to myself? Ignoring fame was my rebellion, in a funny way. I was insistent on being normal and doing normal things. It probably wasn’t advisable to go to college in America and room with a complete stranger. And it probably wasn’t wise to share a bathroom with eight other people in a coed dorm. Looking back, that was crazy.
Do you have a Hollywood crush?
My cinematic crush has been pretty much the same since I was 12: Kevin Costner. I met him in an elevator the other day, and I couldn’t even speak. He said hello, because he is lovely like that, and I couldn’t say anything back.
Be sure and read the full interview with Emma here!
Posted by Jessica on 05-18-2013 at 2:15 PM
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