Book Awards / News / PS/SS
Forget franchising potential or the number of weeks on bestseller lists, in a recent rank by The Guardian, J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was named as one of “English literature’s 50 key moments”.
Now, in her latest film The Philosophers, Bonnie will play Georgina, an international student studying in Jakarta. According to Screen Daily, Bankside Films has picked up the film and will handle international sales, while Paradigm is in charge of North American Rights.
In terms of wealth, magical ability, and body type, Draco Malfoy and Dudley Dursley couldn’t be more different. And yet in many ways these two characters are very similar. In fact, a connection is fostered between the two of them in the series when Harry first meets Draco.
News / Quadball / Theme Park
Just recently, we reported that tickets are now available for the Quidditch World Cup taking place in Kissimmee, Florida on April 13 and 14. If you are planning to attend the event, you can now purchase your tickets for the most memorable after party in a very magical location.
Today, February 3, is the fourty-third birthday of actor Warwick Davis who played both Professor Flitwick and Griphook in the Harry Potter film franchise. Davis is also well known for his performances in Star Wars, The Chronicles of Narnia and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
Starting today, the hosts of MuggleNet podcast Alohomora! will be gathering on Google+ to have special topic discussions with fans before they record each new episode. Come join us for some stimulating “Potter” discussion!
Just yesterday, a redditor riding on a bus in Gavle, Sweden found something very strange. Reddit user Inphobiuz1 snapped this photograph of two people sitting ahead who look startlingly similar to Harry Potter and Rubeus Hagrid.
Thursday evening at BAM Rose Theater in Brooklyn, New York, “Kill Your Darlings” screened to a sold-out audience. The film, which had premiered at Sundance just weeks before, was followed by a Q&A with the film’s writer/director, John Krokidas, and writer Austin Bunn.
MuggleNet.com is no stranger to the fan video. This video created by agentofCHAOS13x has got to be one of the most epic Harry Potter film montages this news poster has ever had the privilege to see.
Scorpius Malfoy
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Lavender Brown (HBP-DH2)
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Young James Potter (OotP)
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