Tag Archives: Harry Potter

Harry Potter Turns 15, Gets Shiny New Paperback Covers

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Brian

Fifteen? Really? I mean. Wow, those years kind of flew by. As Harry Potter hits its fifteenth birthday, Entertainment Weekly reports that Scholastic plans to celebrate by re-releasing the series in trade paperback form. A bit of a welcome surprise, … Continue reading →

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Cosplay Monday: Hogwarts Founders

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Bria

For this week’s Cosplay Monday, we’re bringing you perfection in a photo.  No, not actually a character named perfection, just a perfect costume group!  Check out this AMAZING group of Hogwarts Founders: Rowena Ravenclaw, Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, and Salazar … Continue reading →

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Fanwork Friday: “Marchin On”

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Nanci

Do you like fanvids? Do you like Harry Potter? If so, then this is the fanwork you’ve been looking for! “Marchin’ On” was uploaded to YouTube in November 2010 by Hanna (dazzleme7), and since then has had over 1.2 million … Continue reading →

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Countless Mary Poppins Clones to Duel a Gigantic Lord Voldemort in Olympics Opener?

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Brian

Initial reaction: What? Secondary reaction: Oh that’s just frakking awesome. From Yahoo Sports: The Sunday Times reports (subscription only) that a sequence featuring some of the best-loved literary characters in British history will climax when a 40-foot Voldemort, the notorious villain from … Continue reading →

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Bloomsbury Hints At New ‘Potter’ Box Set

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Brian

A friend of mine found this buried in a Reuters article about Bloomsbury profits over the last fiscal year. Bloomsbury, the publisher of the “Harry Potter” series by author JK Rowling, also said it was counting on a new Rowling … Continue reading →

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‘Harry Potter’ Will Be Free in Amazon’s Kindle Lending Library

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Brian

For those of you who have Amazon Prime, your Kindle just got a little bit more magical. Time Online reports that Harry Potter will soon be available for for free as part of the Kindle Lending Library, a service offered … Continue reading →

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Trope Tuesday: Hold Your Hippogriffs

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Brian

It’s another edition of Trope Tuesday and this week we bring one that’s especially relevant to the Star Wars Expanded Universe: Hold Your Hippogriffs. The author uses a popular and/or modern phrase in a work of Speculative Fiction, and adjusts it … Continue reading →

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