The Gryffindor Gazette

May 14th, 2008

Updates from the set of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

SUPER long update for you today; here’s a summary:

The inside of The Burrow was amazing, the attention to detail. I climbed up the stairs to Ron’s room, the bedrooms aren’t there but the corridors have doors coming off them with pictures and ornaments. One of the doors had a picture of mushroom on it. Downstairs […]

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May 10th, 2008

Saturday Half-Blood Prince updates

A couple of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince updates for you that I’ve picked up at a few places:

Jessie Cave, who plays Lavendar Brown, talks about kissing Rupert Grint: “It was a bit embarrassing. Our first screen kiss was on my third day of shooting.” says Jessie. “It’s been an amazing experience […]

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May 9th, 2008

How would you hold your wand?

As I watching clips from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix today, specifically, the following video:

I noticed that each character holds their wands decidedly differently. For instance:

Voldemort holds his loosely in the palm of his hand
Bellatrix Lestrange holds her like a weapon, almost like a knife
Harry holds his like he is holding a […]

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May 7th, 2008

What’s the best kiss in Harry Potter?

The kiss between Cho and Harry has been nominated as one of the best kisses of the year in the MTV Movie Awards; you can go vote for it here. Do you think it’s the best kiss? Come on:
Cho and Harry Kiss:

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May 1st, 2008

Harry Potter is OFF the New York Times Bestseller List!

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After a full TEN YEARS of being on the New York Times Best Sellers list, the Harry Potter books have left the building. You can read more about their list history at the New York Times book blog; suffice it to say, there have been a LOT […]

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April 29th, 2008

A Harry Potter timeline

This is a great way to visualize the history of Harry Potter; starts all the way back with Ollivanders when they began their wand business!

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April 28th, 2008

Daniel Radcliffe talks about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in new interview

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In an interview with Film Review magazine, Daniel Radcliffe talked about the last Harry Potter installment, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Here’s what he had to say:
On HP coming to an end…”It will be very, very odd to suddenly […]

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April 26th, 2008

Coming in Spring 2009: The Harry Potter Exhibition

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SQWEEEEEEEE! Just got this information that there is going to be a HUGE Harry Potter Exhibition traveling around starting Spring 2009. Here’s the details:
“Harry Potter: The Exhibition” will include elaborate displays of authentic costumes, props and artifacts from popular environments featured in the films including such as those from Hogwarts […]

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April 25th, 2008

Bloomsbury authors are starting to get mad over Harry Potter focus

I read an interesting story in the Daily Mail this morning that a few prominent authors under the Bloomsbury publishing wing - namely Joanna Trollope - are starting to get really ticked about how much of the publishing house’s attention is on the Harry Potter books and author J.K. Rowling. Apparently, some of their other […]

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April 24th, 2008

The Most Expensive (and somewhat weird) Harry Potter items on Amazon.com

I thought it would be pretty interesting to see what kinds of Harry Potter stuff is available on Amazon - and not just the stuff we’re used to (movies, books, etc.). Here are some truly strange - and VERY expensive - items.
First, a Harry Potter Sorcerors Stone Final Challenge Chess Set for $500.

Next, […]

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