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The Gryffindor Gazette

June 20th, 2008

The Top Ten Best Harry Potter Lego Sets

I love Harry Potter (duh), so there’s a very special place in my heart for Harry Potter Lego sets. I decided to do a little sleuthing and found that there are a ton of really awesome Harry Potter Lego sets out there, but here are my picks for the absolute top ten.
10) The Graveyard […]

By Wendy -- 1 comment

June 18th, 2008

New pictures of Neville Longbottom (Matthew Lewis)

I was browsing around and found these great new pictures of Neville Longbottom, played by actor Matthew Lewis. He definitely has grown into his looks - quite a handsome young fella!

More Neville after the jump:
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By Wendy -- 5 comments

June 9th, 2008

Robbie Coltrane talks about Hagrid in the Half-Blood Prince - video

GREAT interview here with Robbie Coltrane, the actor who plays Hagrid, from the Jonathan Ross show. Highlights:

They talk about Robbie’s first appearance with Jonathan Ross
Robbie Coltrane read all the books to his kids
His son was thrilled that his dad would be playing Hagrid
Half-Blood Prince is officially finished; talks about doing Deathly Hallows
He says the film […]

By Wendy -- 0 comments

June 6th, 2008

The Top Ten Charms in Harry Potter

Last week, I wrote a rundown of the Top Ten Most Important Spells in Harry Potter. This week, I’m going to make a list of most useful charms; at least, according to me!
1) Caterwauling Charm: Okay, okay - I know that the only instance of this charm was used by Death Eaters in Harry Potter […]

By Wendy -- 2 comments

May 30th, 2008

The Ten Most Important Spells in Harry Potter

Obviously, there are a LOT of spells in the Harry Potter books. They range from mundane (occulus reparo) to the truly spectacular (expecto patronus!). I thought it would be interesting to make a list of the ten most important - in my opinion, anyway - spells in Harry Potter. In no particular order, here they […]

By Wendy -- 12 comments

May 27th, 2008

Harry Potter crafts for summer: wands, scarves, even a Death Eater mark!

Summer is coming fast, can you believe it? This summer, I really want to get into doing a ton of crafts with my kids, and since my daughter especially is into Harry Potter (she’s plowing through Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix right now), I thought it would be fun to find some […]

By Wendy -- 0 comments

May 23rd, 2008

Which Harry Potter character are you? Take the quiz to find out!

Apparently, I’m Hermione:

Which Harry Potter Character Are You? My Result: Hermione

You’re book smart, moral and cool under pressure. You love learning and showing others what you know. You’re way more mature than those around you, and you always seem to know what’s best.
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By Wendy -- 6 comments

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 […]

By Wendy -- 2 comments

May 12th, 2008

Did JK Rowling violate her own standards?

I just came across a very interesting article by the author of Ender’s Game. In the article, titled JK Rowling, the Lexicon, and Oz he states that JK Rowling, currently suing Steven Vander Ark and the Harry Potter Lexicon, has herself been guilty of creative piracy. Here are the main points he makes:

Rowling lifted the […]

By Wendy -- 7 comments

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 […]

By Wendy -- 7 comments

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