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Issue 25 - Nov. 2008
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Amazon Contest For Possible Chance to Buy Half-Price Collector's Editon of "Beedle the Bard"
Amazon.com has launched a new contest for consumers to vote for special items they would like to purchase at a highly discounted price this holiday shopping season. According to this press release, among the items possibly being included in this special sale will be 1,000 copies of the Collector's edition of The Tales of Beedle the Bard. In addition, the first 35 customers to place an Continued...
Richard Griffiths to Appear at Macy's Tree Lighting This Weekend
Richard Griffiths (Uncle Vernon) will be appearing at the famous Macy's Herald Square Christmas tree lighting event in New York City this weekend. The acclaimed actor, who is currently appearing on Broadway with fellow Potter actor Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) in the production of Equus, will be giving a reading of the classic poem "The Night Before Christmas." (A Visit From Saint NichContinued...
Win Signed "Beedle the Bard" by JK Rowling Through New Contest at Amazon Germany
Amazon Germany has now opened a new contest that will give away ten copies of The Tales of Beedle the Bard signed by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. To enter, click here and answer the question: "Who inherited Dumbledore's book of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" in Book seven, choosing between Harry, Ron, or Hermione, and then enter your email address. The contest runs now until DecemContinued...
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Harry, A History Updates: New JKR Snippet and More Presenting Ginny Weasley, the Quidditch Player New HBP Video Game Screen Shots of Quidditch, Slughorn, and More
Tom Felton on "Jack Osbourne's Celebrity Adrenaline Junkie"
Robert Pattinson on "The View from the Bay"
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Harry, A History Updates: New JKR Snippet and More
Harry, A HistoryA couple of quick updates: Harry, A History (which you can order here) will spend its second week on the NYT Bestseller list this week, so, thank you again! It's been really exciting, but I know there's more to come, so stay tuned. Second, I have added another vault entry to Harry, A History's web site, this time about Harry/Hermione and other shippy matters. By all means, have fun - Continued...
Presenting Ginny Weasley, the Quidditch Player
Thanks to Oclumencia, we can now see a new photo of Gryffindor Quidditch player (and future hero of the Holyhead Harpies) Ginny Weasley (Bonnie Wright) from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. This photo is part of a collections of scans from Brazilian magazine, RECREIO, that also has new photos of Quidditch Ron (Rupert Grint) and more here in our galleries. Courtesy of ScarPotteContinued...
New HBP Video Game Screen Shots of Quidditch, Slughorn, and More
A number of screen shots from the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video game on the Wii platform have appeared online via Netherlands news resource, Nieuwslog. The screen shots, which can be viewed right here via our Image Galleries, give us looks at Ron and Harry in their Quidditch uniforms, Harry and Professor Slughorn around the school, and more. The Harry Potter aContinued...
PotterCast 173: Are You There God? It's Me, Harry
PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast is now online for this week with its 173 edition of Harry Potter news, discussion, and fun. Sue kicks off the show with a round up of the latest Harry Potter news, including video of Tom Felton's appearance on Jack Osbourne Celebrity Adrenaline Junkie, exclusive photos of a Mary Grand Pre art exhibition, Emma Thompson not appearing in the Deathly
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Possible Filming for "Deathly Hallows" Due in Scottish Highlands
Officials from the Harry Potter films have been reported to scouting for locations in the Highlands of Scotland to be used in filming the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows films. Lochaber News reports that:
Robert Pattinson, One Sexy Hufflepuff
He's a very sexy Hufflepuff, oh yes he is....or more accurately, says People magazine, who includes actor Robert Pattinson (Cedric Diggory) as one of the Sexiest Men Alive for 2008. Coming in at lucky number 13 on the list, the magazine writes:
"Last year all I was trying to do was get a girlfriend," says Pattinson, 22, Twilight's
resident vampire and previously Harry Potter's QuidditchContinued...
New Contest for UK residents to Win a Trip to the Beedle the Bard Release Party with JK Rowling
The Sun has now launched a new contest for readers in the UK to win a chance to attend the special The Tales of Beedle the Bard release party held by J.K. Rowling next month in Edinburgh, Scotland. According to the paper, children aged between 8 – 11 years must fill in a postcard with their name, address, phone number and age, as well as write a few lines on why they would like to meeContinued...
New Video Interview with Arthur Levine
Scholastic, the US publishers of the Harry Potter novels, have posted a new video online featuring a question and answer session with Arthur Levine. This is a short video, called "Meet Arthur," where the US editor of the Harry Potter books describes his job at Scholastic, and what he looks for when seeking out new material to publish.
Video Now Online from Dan Radcliffe, Richard Griffith Interview on "Charlie Rose" Show
Last night actors Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and Richard Griffiths (Uncle Vernon) were guests on the acclaimed Charlie Rose show which is broadcast on PBS. Video of this fascinating interview where they discuss their play Equus and more is now online here. Enjoy!
Please note: The bulk of this interview focuses in depth on Equus, with some lovely, reflective, and thought-provoking convContinued...
WB Adds New Trailer to "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" Website
Not quite a week since fansites had the exclusive first look at the new trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, but we have a quick update today to note that WB has now added the piece to the front of the HBP website. This trailer will be playing in front of Twilight, when it opens in theaters this Friday.
As reported previously, we have the trailer direct download links herContinued...
PotterCast Looking for Editors
Hey everyone: PotterCast is looking for some editors! Here's the rundown:
You need to be able to edit audio with multiple tracks (there are many programs with which to do this, like Soundtrack Pro; Audacity may be used but it is less desirable). You should have some ability in noise reduction (or at least a filter on your program to help). An editor also needs to be able to listen to Continued...
Winners of Halloween Harry Potter Costume Contest Announced
The winners of our October Harry Potter Halloween Contest have been chosen from many amazing entries and are ready to be announced. Last month, we asked you to create a costume based on any character from the Harry Potter series. Our Contest Crew has divided up the winners into three categories based on the type of costume they created: Inexperienced Handmade, Experienced Handmade, Continued...