If you're a fan of J.K. Rowling's hit 'Harry Potter' series, you must have longed for your own invisibility cloak so that you could go off on your own magical adventures just like Harry himself. But invisibility cloaks are merely fictional, right? Wrong!
If you're missing 'Harry Potter' and are desperately in need of a good Potter fix, then J.K. Rowling has some good news for you. In a recent interview with BBC News, she admitted that she'd written many of the 'Potter' novels on the run and is sorely tempted to expand upon the universe by writing a "director's cut." While that's not a direct "yes, I am writing a new Potter book," it's still a good sign for the legions of her devoted fans who miss Harry and his adventures at Hogwarts.
Potterphiles, fire up your e-readers. On Tuesday, author J.K. Rowling finally made her wildly popular ‘Harry Potter’ book series available in digital format through her Pottermore website.
Until now, “butterbeer” was just a figment of J.K. Rowling’s million dollar imagination. As you’ll see in this instructional video, the tasty drink beloved by the ‘Harry Potter’ gang is now a reality. And you can make it at home.
Texas woman Laura Marshall promises she’s not a crazy cat lady, but she did have a cat-friendly replica of the Weasley’s Burrow from ‘Harry Potter’ built in her backyard.
Because he has a sibling-like relationship with his costar in real-life, Rupert Grint was so traumatized by having to romantically kiss Emma Watson in ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ that the actor has since repressed the experience. “I find it hard to recall anything about it,” Grint told reporters. “I think it has been erased from my mind.”
Of course their kiss exists on film for everybody else to see, and in this behind-the-scenes look at ‘Deathly Hallows’ you can watch the pair brace themselves for the big moment, and learn about Watson’s strategy to keep the number of takes at a minimum.
It’s been two months since author J.K. Rowling whipped Harry Potter fans into a frenzy by releasing only the most cryptic details about what would be on her new site, Pottermore.
Although the site doesn’t officially open to the public until October, there have already been over 22 million pageviews, and a million lucky people were chosen for a sneak peek and the opportunity to shape the website’s development. Those early users have been able to do things like learn new facts about the Potterverse, open an account at the goblin bank Gringotts, and collect items for a virtual “trunk.”
In news that will surprise exactly no one, ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2′ completely dominated this weekend’s box office. The final film in the Potter franchise banked a record-breaking $168.6 million opening weekend, with $92 million on Friday alone.
That number surpasses the previous record holder, ‘The Dark Knight,’ which opened to $158.4 million in 2008.
“I’m too old for cartwheels, but it’s close,” said Dan Fellman, Warner Bros.’ president for domestic distribution. “At the same time it’s bittersweet. It’s also the end of a great franchise, and we’ve watched these talented kids grow up.”
July 11, 2011 If you’ve ever watched the ‘Harry Potter’ movies and thought to yourself, “What this movie really needs is for Malfoy to bust out some rhymes,” you’re in luck.
July 6, 2011 You might remember back in April we talked about the Ravenclaw song, well Ginny was back at work and made a Slytherin song!
If there’s one thing ‘Harry Potter’ author J.K. Rowling knows, it’s how to keep fans in breathless anticipation. With the book series long behind her and the film adaptation wrapping up with its final installment this summer, Rowling’s got a new project underway and she’s dropping cryptic hints across the internet.
May 27, 2011 Empire Magazine this past month has devoted itself to the final film in the Harry Potter franchise, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part Two. The pages have been filled with memories of the last ten years and eight films, with special notes from the cast of what the franchise has meant to them.
