MuggleNet’s July birthday reminders
We would like to extend a very happy birthday to the actors, actresses, characters, and MuggleNet staff members who make the Potter series so successful today.
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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.
Evanna Lynch to commentate ‘The Leaky Cup Quidditch Tournament’ championship match at LeakyCon
If you are looking for just one more reason for why you should be attending LeakyCon 2012 in Chicago, Illinois from August 9-12, we now have that reason!
Evanna Lynch – the actress who portrayed Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter series – will be commentating the Championship Match of the The Leaky Cup Quidditch Tournament. This is certainly going to be a dream come true for many Potter fans.
Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson among stars with recorded video messages at 2012 Olympics in London
According to an article from London24, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson – the actors that portrayed Harry Potter and Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films – will be among the special celebrities with video messages to be played at the conclusion of the Olympic events this Summer.
Have you subscribed to the new Quidditch Quarterly magazine from the IQA?
The first issue of Quidditch Quarterly is now available for free online and to purchase as a print subscription.
MuggleNet’s ‘Harry Potter’ character profile ‘Dobby the House-Elf’
We are going to feature a new character profile from the world of Harry Potter every other week on MuggleNet. And there is no better way to kick this off then with our favorite House-Elf, Dobby, whose birthday is today, June 28th.
MuggleNet Exclusive Interview: Director of the Fan-Made Film “Battle of Hogwarts”
MuggleNet held an exclusive interview with Oliver Hollingdale, director of Sunnymeade Films and creator of the fan-made film “Battle of Hogwarts.”
