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…
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…
On the steamiest Manhattan night in many years, I took the subway (flashlight in my purse in case of the much-anticipated blackout) to Radio City Music Hall for the second night of Harry, Carrie, and Garp. My heart sank as…
This last consummate salute to the workmanship on the movie trilogy inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel is now well into it’s run. As anyone familiar with the initial exhibition will remember – it focused on one part of the story;…
A highlight of Friday’s hypefest was an appearance by Harry Potter’s giant pal Hagrid, in the person of Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who has played the Keeper of the Keys in all four Harry Potter films and is on tap…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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