face=”Tahoma”>So, I’ve told you how I became a Harry Potter fan. Now I’ll tell you some of the reasons why I fell in love with Harry. face=”Tahoma”>I’ve always been a fan of fantasy as apposed to real-life stories. I’ve been stuck in that fantasy land that was real to me as a child, and refuse …read more!

Hi everyone, so sorry to be absent for so long, but I’m in the process of a big move and have been so busy I barely have time for anything else. As I sit here I don’t really have much left to pack, just stuff I don’t want to deal with. I have my wand …read more!

size=”3″>In Queering Potter, I’ve been talking a lot about gay themes and characters within the HP series. This week, I thought I’d blog about the three (that I know of) real-life gay actors who have lent their talents to the movie adaptations of our beloved series: Fiona Shaw (Aunt Petunia), Miriam Margolyes (Professor Sprout), and …read more!

The first part of a new interview with actor Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) is online today from Feltbeats.com. During the interview, the fan site was able to speak to the young actor about a number of subjects including his love of music, recent music projects, online presence, and much more. A number of audio clips …read more!

All you writers out there! Start your engines because November is almost upon us! For those of you who have never heard of NaNoWriMo, let me give you a little background info. NaNoWriMo is an online writing challenge. Participants have the entire month of November and only November to write a novel that is at …read more!

Believe it or not, I often times express my unsolicited opinion about current events. I know, it’s shocking, but I don’t think I ever understood that “nice girls only say nice things” lesson my mother tried so hard to teach me. (Sorry Mom) When my friend Sassy Monkey pointed out to me this news story …read more!

The Telegraph is reporting tonight that a professor in the UK has done a study on readers of the Harry Potter novels, with the findings apparently revealing there are four distinct type of readers. According to the report, Professor Stephen Brown of the Ulster Business School says the groups closely mirror the Houses of Hogwarts, …read more!

With the news of a special party in Scotland for the release of The Tales of Beedle the Bard, and the contests to win a trip to this event, comes word now that one of the seven original handwritten copies of the book will be on display to the public here in New York City …read more!

As a follow to what we first reported below, Scholastic, the US publishers of the Harry Potter novels, have now formally announced a Children’s Essay Contest to win a trip to Scotland for the release of The Tales of Beedle the Bard. This contest, open to children ages 8-17 and begins today, requires the entrant …read more!

Phoenix Rising Bag© shewhoknits Supplies3 skeins Lamb’s Pride Worsted in Onyx1 skein Lamb’s Pride Worsted in Cranberry TwistUS8 (5.00 mm) 30″ (76.20 cm) circular needleJ/10 (6.00 mm) crochet hookDarning needlePhoenix Rising ChartStitch markerTape measure Gauge18 stitches per 4″ (10.16 cm) InstructionsBagCast on 85 sts in Onyx (MC). K in stockinette stitch for 20 rows, ending …read more!