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Fan Art of the Week: “Can’t Escape Death”

It’s Fan Art Tuesday again and boy do we have something cool for you! Our featured Fan Art submission this week comes courtesy of Deanna Romero.

Does it look familiar? This is an incredible rendering of the second brother’s story in the “Deathly Hallows” movie!

Hogwarts Express Glenfinnan Viaduct

MuggleNet’s Pottermore Feature of the Week: “The Hogwarts Express”

After the announcement this morning about “Chamber of Secrets” coming “very soon” to Pottermore, and a new school year starting (in the virtual world, at least!), it seemed fitting to feature the gorgeous steam engine known as the Hogwarts Express for this week’s delve into the wonderful interactive world of Pottermore.

Alohomora! Episode 6: ‘A Little Place Called Hoot’ now available, with a special guest host!

The sixth episode of our new Potter podcast Alohomora! is now available for download. Listen in as MuggleNet hosts Noah, Kat, and Caleb are joined by special guest host Steve Vander Ark, author of the Harry Potter Lexicon, to continue the exciting journey through the Harry Potter series. For this episode, the subject of discussion was chapters 13-14 of Philosopher’s Stone.

Quibble of the Week: Is Transfiguration Ethical?

Ever since the additions of the Alohomora! and Academia sections/podcasts to the site, fans have had a great deal to discuss regarding their favorite book series. All the while the MuggleNet Editorials section has been actively following this intelligent discourse, and some of the most thrilling arguments have been featured as the MuggleNet Quibble of the Week.

This week we’d like to do this again, and feature a quibble written in our Alohomora! section by Ali Wood about the ethics of Transfiguration. Read it at this link!

Grint and Heyman to discuss UK film industry at London Olympics

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint and producer David Heyman will join Warner Brothers representative Josh Berger at the London Olympic Games to discuss the success of the UK film industry on July 31.

The three will speak on the Creative Content Day during the UK Trade and Investment’s international business legacy programme, which focuses on commercializing creativity in the international marketplace. Grint, Heyman, and Berger will specifically discuss the success of the Harry Potter films.