Eighteen years ago today, Harry Potter entered the prefects’ bathroom on a tip from Cedric Diggory. He started the water running and submerged the mysterious Golden Egg in the bath at Moaning Myrtle’s suggestion, for she had seen the other boy do the same.
Today we’re featuring a clock one fan has manufactured to keep watch on his family, which looks and functions almost exactly like Molly Weasley’s magical clock in J.K. Rowling’s fantasy series. The “Harry Potter Wherabouts Clock” is nearly identical to the Burrow clock in every respect, in fact, except it doesn’t use magic to locate family members – it uses Twitter.
MuggleNet was at the London Critics’ Circle’s 33rd annual film awards to talk to “Potter” alumni Toby Jones, Mike Newell, and Helena Bonham Carter.
Sir Michael Gambon, also known as Hogwarts Headmaster Albus Dumbledore, will take on his next role in Love Is Strange. ComingSoon.net reports that the film will be directed by Ira Sachs, known for Keep the Lights On, and will also star Alfred Molina.
Daniel Radcliffe’s latest film, Kill Your Darlings, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this week. The first reviews are starting to pour in, and it sounds like Daniel gave a winning performance!
Daniel Radcliffe has done his best to separate himself from being described as a one dimensional character in the Harry Potter films. He has performed on Broadway with Equus and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, in a wide range of film roles from The Woman in Black to My Boy Jack, and in other media. Now, the talented actor talks about his role as the late great Beat poet Allen Ginsberg in Kill Your Darlings.
When the Harry Potter fandom was in its heyday, there were few young people in the world who didn’t in some way look up to Hermione Granger. Especially around the time the Prisoner of Azkaban movie came out, many believed her bravery to face Draco Malfoy posited her as a model for young women.
One of the Potter fandoms favorite actors, Alan Rickman, will begin directing the film A Little Chaos this spring.
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Young James Potter (OotP)
Draco Malfoy (CC – London and New York)
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