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CC #200: Week of January 21, 2007

In this week’s Caption Contest image, Harry and Ron pig out on sweets from the Trolley witch. This is the 200th Caption Week! Read all of the winning captions for this week’s contest now!

Translating Harry Potter

Translating Harry Potter

The Guardian today writes about the obstacles faced by Harry Potter translators such as the invented words, prophecies, rhymes, and general wordplay. The article also notes translators come under pressure in countries where the...

Moral Choice in the Harry Potter Novels

by  Victoria Saker Woeste © 2007 Victoria Saker Woeste. Do not copy, circulate, or reproduce without permission. The Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling have become an unprecedented literary phenomenon since the publication of the first...

The Magic Quill #111: An Elopement Postponed

The group of thinly disguised witches and wizards muttered to each other around the dingy parlor table. Once again, their leader was missing.

“I went by The Drains this morning,” said Joe Albuquerque, who was disguised as a Japanese tourist. “The doorman hasn’t seen him since Christmas. I tried to peek through the windows, but they were on screensaver mode.”

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CC #199: Week of January 14, 2007

In this week’s Caption Contest image, Ginny, Molly and Ron find Harry Potter on the platform at King’s Cross. Read all of the winning captions for this week’s contest now!

December Boys to be released August 2007

December Boys to be released August 2007

Warner Independent Pictures, the company behind the small film December Boys (starring Dan Radcliffe), has updated their website with a projected release date of August 2007. They also provide this description of the film:...

US illustrator has no details on DH yet

US illustrator has no details on DH yet

Mary GrandPre, the artist who illustrated the US Harry Potter books, recently said in an interview that she has no details on Deathly Hallows, and has therefore not yet decided on a cover color....