Hear, hear! Everyone has got to listen to this news. Muggle scientists may have recently created yet another product from J.K. Rowling’s magical universe – and we’re not talking about invisibility cloaks or Weasley clocks this time, but full-fledged extendable ears!
The kids of Saverna Park, Maryland are pretty magical, don’t you think? A group of twelve kids from five families ranging in age from 8-14 have constructed a working Hogwarts Express Go-Kart, and yesterday raced it in the annual American Visionary Art Museum’s kinetic sculpture race – a 15-mile-long race across Baltimore.
Happy International Harry Potter Day! Today we celebrate one of the most iconic moments in the Harry Potter saga, the 15th anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts, and Voldemort’s defeat. It was on this day that the Wizarding community came together and made their stand against the forces of evil.
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With every new school year comes new teachers or professors, and for many Harry Potter fans, it has become automatic to match each one with their Hogwarts professor counterpart. Student beans.com has come up with “12 types of lecturer according to Harry Potter”, including such varieties as “The arts professor”, “The PhD student lecturer”, and “The Oxbridge alumni”.
In a recent barage of tweets and announcements, we are pleased to echo the excitement of LeakyCon staff as they have just announced the guests that are confirmed to date for the LeakyCon Portland convention taking place June 27 to 30 at the American Pacific Northwest, and LeakyCon London, which takes place August 8 to 11 at the Grand Connaught Rooms.
Calling all Potterheads! The folks over at Moviefone.com have created a duel of sorts this summer between us and several other major fandoms, and it’s essential everyone pay attention to the following message so we can emerge victorious!
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A broom used during the filming of Harry Potter will be exhibited at the New Walk Museum and Art Gallery beginning May 4 as a part of the “Magic Worlds” exhibit. There is no word yet on whether the broom displayed will be Harry’s Nimbus 2000 or his Firebolt, but the broom is being touted as the exhibit’s main attraction.
If you are looking for a new summer camp experience for your child, then we might have an answer for you. The Cranbrook Institute of Science will be bringing their successful Harry Potter camp back again from last year.
Camp 9 3/4 is an incredibly unique Harry Potter conference coming to Texas this October. This Columbus Day weekend, fans will come together for five days of Quidditch, workshops, debates, discussions, firewhiskey, bonfires, smores, nightly wizard rock concerts, movies under the stars, and so much more.
Harry Potter
Composer
1991
Rose Granger-Weasley (CC – London)
2017
Producer
1997
1997
Hermione Granger (CC)
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