Archive for October, 2011

New PS/SS Obstacle

Oct 31, 2011

Posted by: John Admin

Fun - Contests

« Back to Contests New Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone Obstacle Contest The idea for November’s contest comes to us from SiriusDarcy, who will be awarded a handmade wand from Wizard Wood Wands. November’s contest invites you to dream a little. Imagine that you are part of the Hogwarts faculty or staff the year Harry Potter begins his …read more!

New PS/SS Obstacle

Oct 31, 2011

Posted by: John Admin

Info

« Back to Contests New Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone Obstacle Contest The idea for November’s contest comes to us from SiriusDarcy, who will be awarded a handmade wand from Wizard Wood Wands. November’s contest invites you to dream a little. Imagine that you are part of the Hogwarts faculty or staff the year Harry Potter begins his …read more!

PotterCast 244: Happy Haunts of Hogwarts

Oct 31, 2011

Posted by: EdwardTLC

PotterCast

BOO! There’s no trick here as we have a special treat for you in the form of a brand new episode of our Harry Potter podcast, PotterCast. Now available for your listening pleasure is our 244th episode of Potter-related news, discussion and fun with your hosts Melissa, John and Frak. This week, the hosts have …read more!

Hallowe’en Issue of The Quibbler Now Available

Oct 30, 2011

Posted by: John Admin

Leaky

The Hallowe’en edition of The Quibbler, Leaky’s monthly publication for “all the news you won’t find anywhere else” is now available for your reading pleasure! You can download it in PDF here or zipped format here. If you want to submit an article to the next issue, find out how you can do so right …read more!

Alexandre Desplat Named Composer of the Year at World Soundtrack Awards

Oct 30, 2011

Posted by: Mel

Composers

This weekend the World Soundtrack Awards were held at Ghent International Film Festival and Alexandre Desplat, composer of the scores for “Deathly Hallows: Part 1” and “Deathly Hallows: Part 2,” was named composer of the year. The other winners at the festival can be found here.

Happy Birthday, Mrs. Weasley!

Oct 30, 2011

Posted by: Mel

Character Birthdays

October 30th marks the birthday of Mrs. Molly Weasley, fabulous cook and amazing mum! Please join Leaky in wishing Mrs. Weasley a happy birthday!

International Territories to be Unaffected by Harry Potter DVD Pull

Oct 29, 2011

Posted by: John Admin

DH Film

Cinema Blend is reporting that international territories, meaning any country apart from the United States, will not be affected by Warner Bros.’ decision to stop shipment of the “Harry Potter” DVDs and Blu-rays after Dec. 29, 2011. Fans in the U.S. will still be able to purchase digital copies of the films online. For those …read more!

Behind the Scenes Clips: Molly Weasley’s Famous Line, Dumbledore and Harry’s Relationship

Oct 29, 2011

Posted by: John Admin

DH Film

Entertainment Weekly has released an exclusive behind the scenes clip from the “Deathly Hallows: Part 2” Blu-ray. The clip features interviews with the Weasley actors discussing Molly Weasley’s (Julie Walters) famous line in the series when she battles Bellatrix Lestrange (Helena Bonham Carter). See that video here. Another clip was unlocked by fans playing on …read more!

Video: J. K. Rowling Discusses the Possibility of Killing Ron While Writing the Harry Potter Books

Oct 28, 2011

Posted by: EdwardTLC

JKR Interviews

Video has made its way online from the special features on the forthcoming “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” Blu-ray DVD showing a moment from the Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and J.K. Rowling sit down interview where the author talks about the possibility of killing the character of Ron while writing the series. …read more!

Pottermore Beta Testing Period Extended

Oct 28, 2011

Posted by: EdwardTLC

J.K. Rowling

The Pottermore Insider Blog has been updated to announce that the beta test period for J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter online experience will be extended in order to further improve the functionality of the site. This decision, the blog post notes, follows the gathering of information from the original beta period and will mean that …read more!



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