Slytherin House has been prevented from achieving a hat-trick of House Championships as Hufflepuff rises three places to win the fourth Pottermore House Cup! Hufflepuff won the cup with an impressive 52,473-point lead ahead of Slytherin in second place. Gryffindor maintained its previous position in third place, while Ravenclaw, now the only house to have not won the Cup, came last.
Since the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter opened its doors to the public on March 31, 2012, it has received rave reviews from fans around the world and of all ages. To be able to walk through the two studios named “J” and “K” and see up close the amazing work and details that are shown in the eight Harry Potter films is a spectacle of its own. Now, you have a chance to witness a “spooktacular” event for two weeks this Halloween.
Daniel Radcliffe has certainly been busy lately; as we have reported, three of his films – Horns, Kill Your Darlings, and The F Word – were shown at the Toronto International Film Festival. While there, Dan gave an interview in which he discussed The F Word and how he connected with his character.
All of us Potter fans were well aware of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them long before J.K. Rowling and Warner Brothers announced the new film franchise, but Thursday’s announcement has caused a huge spike in the rest of the world catching up! Google Trends has shown a massive change in the amount of users searching for the phrase “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” over the past few days.
Harry Potter actor Matthew Lewis has announced his next role as the lead in BBC’s newest project in a recent interview with the Independent! Matt is off to South Africa very soon to start filming. There’s no word, yet, about whether the project is to be a film or a series, but it is set to air on television in the spring of 2014.
Dear Mr. Filch, What is your opinion on Muggles? What is your opinion on witches and wizards and magical beasts? On Goblins and ghosts and magical feasts? Do you enjoy working at Hogwarts?
Daniel Radcliffe has been keeping himself busy with the recent films he’s been in. Those include Kill Your Darlings, Horns, and The F Word, each of which were up for awards at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. With all of this going on, Daniel did an interview with POPSUGAR where he discussed finishing his own movie script as well as the differences between working on Potter and Kill Your Darlings.
With breaking fandom news, comes excitable speculation with the most of common of these discussions usually concerning casting – the Fantastic Beasts announcement was certainly no different. The news that the film would focus on the adventures of a young Newt Scamander put the casting hypothesising into over drive. MuggleNet is more than partial to a bit of debate, so we have decided to get in on the casting action.
In this week’s Caption Contest image, Scabior, Fenrir and other snatchers capture Harry. Read all of the winning captions for this week’s contest now!
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