Now, you may be wondering why I chose “Alastor Moody” as my third blog. Well, technically I didn’t choose. It was random. I opened my nearest HP book, closed my eyes, flipped the pages and pointed. Then I read until I got to a name. It sounds more convoluted than it was, but it only …read more!

Actress Geraldine Somerville has confirmed her intent to return as Lily Potter for the final “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” film, as well as the upcoming “Half-Blood Prince.” In an interview with the Manchester Evening News, Ms. Somerville, who appearances in the films have been brief, says “I’ll just come in and do my …read more!

I told you yesterday how disappointed I was to hear about fans disrupting Catherine Tate’s play the night David Tennant went to see it. One of my readers, Helen, was nice enough to point out there’s some doubt about the reports. I checked into it, and she’s right. (Thanks to the folks at the former …read more!

I told you yesterday how disappointed I was to hear about fans disrupting Catherine Tate’s play the night David Tennant went to see it. One of my readers, Helen, was nice enough to point out there’s some doubt about the reports. I checked into it, and she’s right. (Thanks to the folks at the former …read more!

USA Today has an article online discussing the scientific advances in technology that would make it possible for an invisibility cloak object to exist. Once only something of fiction from the Harry Potter novels, the article reports that scientists have created two prototyped materials that bend light, the first of many steps in advancing the …read more!

When I heard that Who fanatics caused a huge disruption at Catherine Tate’s new play, ultimate forcing David Tennant to sneak out early when they held sonic screwdrivers aloft and hummed the theme song at him, I was very disappointed. Come on, guys! Go to the play to catch a glimpse… but don’t be rude …read more!

Ever fancy some of Slughorn’s Crystallized Pineapple as mentioned in “Half-Blood Prince?” Well now you can, as there is word tonight on some of the new candies being released this fall before the debut of the sixth Harry Potter film. MTV has an article online tonight detailing some of the new treats we can expect …read more!

Harry Potter…the musical?I bet your surprised to hear this, and believe me, im in the same boat. I came across this interesting piece of news on google when i was curious enough to search it (if you are curious as well type in harry potter the musical for articles on it). Leaky readers, i am …read more!

Hi and welcome to my first ever blog! This blog is called “Queering Potter” and herein I will be discussing some of the queer themes in the Potterverse. You should probably know first off that when I say queer, it doesn’t mean that I will be playing “Is (insert name here) gay?” every week. Strictly …read more!

I have been an on again off again knitter for many years and also dabbled in other crafts along the way. Then I was struck with the Harry Potter bug and shortly afterwards found an online Harry Potter Crafts group where I could vent my talents. To begin with I generally stuck to Harry Potter …read more!