Fandom Friday: Harry Potter
All aboard the Hogwarts Express, as we visit the world of Harry Potter fandom.
Category: Press
J.K. Rowling dishes on Dolores Umbridge in her new short story
By Michael Frye | Time Out New York Just in time for Halloween, J.K. Rowling released an eerie essay this morning, detailing the background of Harry Potter villainess Dolores Umbridge. Just reading the latest...
Harry Potter fans flummoxed over origins of Albert Runcorn name
By Oliver Clay | Runcorn & Widnes Weekly News HARRY Potter fans remain flummoxed over the origins of a character name that links Halton to one of the biggest story franchises in history. Albert...
Meet the First Viral Snapchat Stars
By Laura Stampler | TIME Magazine The secret to how some Snapchatters earn $100,000 for a week’s work and stand out in a medium that is all about disappearing Three twenty-something guys, armed with...
Harry Potter trip a dream for Cody family: Contest win brought disbelief
By Rachel Walton | codyenterprise.com Many will enter but few will win. But, in this case, the Richardsons did win. More than 18,000 people entered a contest at mugglenet.com. It was an all-expense-paid trip...
Adult Harry Potter Fans delight at new installment from J.K. Rowling
89.3 KPCC | Take Two Fans of Harry Potter had a special treat this week: a new installment from author J.K. Rowling on the boy wizard. The 1,500-word story was published on her website, Pottermore.com, Tuesday morning....
10 Reasons You’re Going to Love Diagon Alley – Universal Orlando Resort’s New Wizarding World of Harry Potter Addition
By Caleb Graves | Fandango This past week, we attended the special preview event of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Diagon Alley at Universal Orlando Resort. But it wasn’t just special. It was...
Attention Harry Potter Fans! Nine Magical Places and Events You Won’t Want to Miss
By Casey Mullins | Babble.com Maybe you shout “CRUCIO!” in your sleep to your alarm clock, perhaps you wish “Accio, peanut butter sandwich!” actually worked, or maybe you’re just a regular old muggle with...
Expelliarmus! Hogwarts fans lay into Russell Brand over his ‘Harry Potter poofs’ jibe at Cambridge University
By Charlie Scott | Cambridge News The storm surrounding Russell Brand’s Harry Potter jibe continues to darken, as fans of the lightning-scarred boy wizard join equality rights campaigners in condemning his comment. The president...