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Throughout the Harry Potter novels, there are numerous examples of discrimination and prejudice towards certain groups, and in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the inequality of one specific classification of beings is introduced: that of the werewolf. Werewolves are considered extremely dangerous to humans when transformed, and the Ministry has taken numerous measures to attempt to “contain” affected individuals (i.e. anti-werewolf legislation, werewolf register). There is only one known treatment for lycanthropy – the Wolfsbane potion.
On Monday, Rupert Grint partcipated in a truck pull event to benefit the The Door Youth Project, which offers mentoring and support for troubled teens. The event, held in Stroud, was a family affair for Rupert, attended by both of his parents and his sister Samantha, whose band was performing at the benefit.
Producers for the DIRECTV program Full Circle have announced that Tom Felton will be among the cast for the 10-episode series. UPI.com reports that Felton will join Kate Walsh, Julian McMahon, and David Boreanaz on the series written by Neil LaBute.
Yes, it’s true. After watching Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter for 10 years, he has made it very clear that it will take a huge amount of convincing for him to don his Hogwarts robes or sport the famed lightning scar once again. In an interview with Time Out London, available June 4, Dan talks about his work on the play The Cripple of Inishmaan and even reveals that he is writing a screenplay.
A Young Doctor’s Notebook, a four-episode mini series starring Daniel Radcliffe and Jon Hamm, is set to premiere in the US this summer on Ovation. Last year the series aired in the UK and became the Sky Arts channel’s most watched show, earning 800,000 viewers.
In the latest jam-packed episode of Audiofictions, the MerMuggles have three stories to share with you, featuring characters both past and present. Between stories, Harry and Hermione find themselves trapped with the Ministry’s detestable Senior Undersecretary while executing their half-baked plan to snatch Slytherin’s locket.
Based on the famous book by Charles Dickens, the Mike Newell directed film, Great Expectations, featuring Potter stars Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, Robbie Coltrane, and Jessie Cave, has been given a US release date. The film will be released on October 11, 2013, confirmed in Cannes by Main Street Films.
Since the Statute was officially established in 1692, wizards and witches of the world have effectively separated themselves from Muggles. The law mandates that in each nation, magic folk must not do anything to expose the existence of the Wizarding World, and unless you’re like Wendelin the Weird who enjoys a good witch burning every now and then, this kind of safeguard seems highly intuitive. But heck – now that humanity has come out of the Dark Ages and is more accepting by and large of social change, and Voldemort’s finally gone, could it be time for the International Confederation of Wizards to remove the statute forever?
Emma Watson appears to have left Hermione Granger well and truly behind her with her latest film The Bling Ring, which premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and the critics are very much behind her career move.
