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Alohomora! Episode 36: ‘Cuaronnn!’

This past Saturday the hosts of Alohomora! organized a viewing of the Prisoner of Azkaban movie with fans all over the world to celebrate the end of our re-read of the book! Listen in...

Discussion topic: Why does the Internet hate on Hufflepuff House?

So this post has been a long time in coming, so please forgive the following rant: Just yesterday, MuggleNet made posts on social media about Cedric Diggory in remembrance of his passing June 24, 1995. Harry Potter fans know the alternate Hogwarts Tri-Wizard contender was murdered by Peter Pettigrew when he and Harry were teleported to the Little Hangleton graveyard via portkey.

“The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman” to compete for Golden Duke Prize

We recently reported that the US rights for Rupert Grint’s upcoming film The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman had been acquired by Millenium Entertainment, but now there is even more big news for this little film! The Odessa International Film Festival, held in Ukraine, has selected the film to compete for its Golden Duke Prize, the top honor awarded by the festival.

the bling ring (2013)

Emma Watson and Sofia Coppola on NPR news

Emma Watson and director Sofia Coppola recently visited the studios of NPR news to talk about their new hit film The Bling Ring. Together the two talk about the process of filming the movie and the cultural connotations of portraying a group of teenagers obsessed with fame.

MuggleCast #266: “Growing Up” now available!

Episode 266, the third-to-last episode of MuggleCast, welcomes back one of the show’s original hosts: Laura Thompson! We have a ton of fun discussing the latest Harry Potter news stories, reliving our Order of the Phoenix book purchasing experiences (in honor of the book’s ten-year anniversary), and much more, such as: