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Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury saw a 70% jump in ebook sales from March 1 to July 11 of this year, MSN Money reports. Despite a 2% drop in print sales over the same period, Bloomsbury chief executive and founder Nigel Newton said there is “no evidence” that print books are a dying format.
Earler today, the online edition of Forbes Magazine published an article asking “What Can Harry Potter Do For The Olympics?” The article gives a brief recount of how Muggle Quidditch began at Middlebury College and evolved into a sport that now reaches 25 countries and 700 teams. Not only is the sport now popular with fans, but also with sponsors and advertisers, who see an opportunity to nudge their way into the Potter universe.
Our featured Fan Art submission this week comes courtesy of Clorissa Brown – a drawing of Sirius Black.
As per their promise, after releasing the first few chapters as well as a batch of brand new Chamber of Secrets content to Slytherins – who took the House Cup this year – Pottermore has officially opened this brand-new section of the site to everyone.
Earlier this morning, Pottermore gave early access to four chapters from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and some new information was revealed. We will not spoil these tidbits of information for those of you who wish to find it out on your own, but the background story of the Malfoy family is very in-depth.
If you are a Slytherin student in the interactive website Pottermore, you now have access to four of the chapters for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
In this week’s Pottermore Feature of the Week, we take a look at the information provided by J.K. Rowling relating to The Mirror of Erised. Certainly, one of the most magical moments in “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer”s Stone” (“Philosopher’s Stone” in the UK) involves the moment that Harry discovers this magical mirror and sees what his true heart’s desire is – a chance to see his family, especially his mother and father.
It’s no hidden secret that the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure has been wildly successful and experienced record-breaking attendance since it opened. Universal Studios can expect to see even a larger amount of growth when the “rumored” expansion area of Diagon Alley opens to the public. So the question becomes, where to place all of these Universal guests?
Yesterday, the 2012 Summer Games tournament was held at Cutteslowe Park in Oxford, UK with five national teams competing for the championship. USA, UK, France, Australia, and Canada were all playing the game of Quidditch at a fast and furious pace. The USA team rolled through the tournament and eventually took the championship, as it defeated France in the final match 160-00.
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