Archive for January, 2009

Emma Watson Designs Dinner Plate for Charity Auction

Jan 20, 2009

Posted by: SueTLC

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Actress Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) has designed a dinner plate to be part of a special charity auction. Along with celebrities such as Hugh Dancy, Andy Serkis and Claire Danes, Emma created designer dinner plates that will be sold at auction to aid the Blue Peter Mission Nutrition campaign. Bidding will begin at t £10 …read more!

Rumor Alert: Half-Blood Prince Trailers and Posters oh My!

Jan 20, 2009

Posted by: SueTLC

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Rumor Alert! Many reports are online, first brought to us by Portkey.it, stating that the full trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be attached to Inkheart in theaters this weekend. Please note, some are saying this will be a new trailer, however it is most likely (if true) that this will be …read more!

Hallows of Hogwarts “for years” working title of DH

Jan 19, 2009

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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A small but fun factual nugget was hidden in the JKR interview from Harry, A History (which is available here). I’ve posted it now on the Web site. It seems Hallows of Hogwarts was a working title for DH; this title had been trademarked along with a bunch of others but (it seems) hadn’t ever …read more!

Harmony and Me, We’re Pretty Good Company

Jan 18, 2009

Posted by: John Admin

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Just a (what I hope will be) brief update from me about what’s going on in Nina’s world of singing, as I am simply bursting with excitement! In some of my previous ramblings I have told you about the singing course I did, the lure of the limelight and my passion for singing harmonies, and …read more!

Gaza Shmaza

Jan 18, 2009

Posted by: Oxymoronic

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Literally the words out of a fellow diner’s mouth at my favourite restaurant in Los Angeles. “Gaza Shmaza”. And then, he proceeded to explain this strange phrase to his very uncomfortable looking date, by saying something along the lines of, what’s happening in Gaza is so far away, it doesn’t really affect us here. Doesn’t …read more!

New Half-Blood Prince Trailer Running in Japan, New Stills of Snape on the Tower, Greyback, Draco and More

Jan 18, 2009

Posted by: SueTLC

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Thanks to Pottermania for letting us know about a trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince that is running in Japan, that contains many new images from the upcoming film. You can see new stills of this trailer via this link, including a remarkable look at Snape on the Astronomy tower, wand at hand, …read more!

Applications for Crafty Exhibits to Leaky Con ’09

Jan 17, 2009

Posted by: Doris

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Applications for submitting exhibits and/or programming to Leaky Con 09! Yup! That link is where you can submit presentations, tutorials, or your wonderful talented work for the FAcrafts room. However, submissions close at the end of the month so please make sure you get your ideas for exhibits submitted before the deadline! The work itself …read more!

Submission of Exhibits to the Leaky Con 09 Fanart/craft Gallery!

Jan 17, 2009

Posted by: John Admin

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Applications for submitting exhibits and/or programming to Leaky Con 09! Yup! That link is where you can submit presentations, tutorials, or your wonderful talented work for the FAcrafts room. However, submissions close at the end of the month so please make sure you get your ideas for exhibits submitted before the deadline! The work itself …read more!

Voldemort Named Among Worst Literary Villains by Penguin

Jan 16, 2009

Posted by: EdwardTLC

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Dark Lord Voldemort has made the top ten list of ‘scariest villains in children’s literature’ according to a report in the Scotsman. The paper details the results of a new list from the Penguin Group, which polled 600 readers, asking them to rank the literary characters they most feared. Coming in at number six, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named …read more!

Long Time No See

Jan 16, 2009

Posted by: Doris

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Hi, long time no see ^_- I was busy Busy? *looks skeptical* Been gone long enough.Yeah, well had things to do so… So nothing, about time you got back here! *gets crafty glue gun and makes sure blog can’t take off again* Hey, that’s not fair *grins* Yeah, I know. Ok, now that that’s all …read more!



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