David Haber

David Haber

D.S. Haber (known to his friends as Dave) is a professional muggle computer programmer and web designer and lives in Los Angeles. He is proud of the fact that he is a new-blood wizard with no (apparent) previous magical blood in his family. His favorite Quidditch team is the Falmouth Falcons, who's motto is "Let us win, but if we cannot win, let us break a few heads." He is also a West Ham United (Hammers) fan.
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Wand Basics 101

As long as there have been Witches and Wizards, there have been magical wands. No part of Harry Potter’s magical heritage goes back further. The ancient Celtic Druids who lived in what is now called Scotland employed wands all the…

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New Harry Potter Revelations

On August 2, 2006, at the second night of the Harry, Carrie, and Garp charity event at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, J.K. Rowling gave a reading from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and then answered…

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Two Lord of the Rings Stars Awarded Honorary Degrees

Lord of the Rings star Viggo Mortensen received an honorary doctor of arts degree and gave the commencement speech at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York on Sunday. Speaking to the St. Lawrence graduates, Mortensen said that “activism is…

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New Dinosaur Species to Be Named After Hogwarts

On Monday, May 22, paleontologist Robert Sullivan of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission will make an announcement of interest to both dinosaur lovers and Harry Potter fans. According to the Pennsylvania Satellite News Service, Dr. Sullivan will conduct a…

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Rumor: Terry Gilliam to Direct Harry Potter 6

Eagle-eyed Harry Potter fans have noticed that the IMDb movie website is now listing Terry Gilliam as director of the sixth Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. This should considered an extreme rumor, because in an interview…

harry potter subject of study at university of calgary

Harry Potter Subject of Study at University of Calgary

Amanda Bolton, a PhD student at the University of Calgary, is conducting a study on people’s opinions of literary characters. “I’m doing the study to learn more about what people really think of various literary characters. Most people assume that…

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Evanna Lynch Spends an Hour With J.K. Rowling On the Set

Evanna Lynch’s father spoke briefly with the EvannaLynchFans.com website recently, and he gave some interesting new information on the actress who’s playing Luna Lovegood in the next Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Evanna’s Dad…