Entries from February 2007 ↓

Episode #21: A Department of Mysteries

What secrets lie buried deep in the Ministry of Magic’s Department of Mysteries?  So far, we’ve caught a brief glimpse of some of the Unspeakable topics under study deep beneath the streets of London, but have been left with more questions than answers?  Will we ever get answers to our questions, or not.  And if [...]

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The Mystery of Aberforth

During the interview after the launch of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, J.K. Rowling said, “There is one member of the Order of the Phoenix that you have not yet met properly, but you will meet them in seven.” Is this person Dumbledore’s mysterious brother, Aberforth? What do we know about Aberforth, and how is he involved in the story?

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Server Back Up and Apologies

Hi. If any of you have been trying to get on this site over the past day or so, you have probably had a bit of a difficult time. There was a power surge and our server was down for a while. Sorry about that…
But we are back up and we look [...]

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My day with Oliver Wood

I’m a really big fan of Oliver Wood. Never expecting any reply, I sent Oliver a Dodger’s baseball cap with a note saying if he’s ever in the states, Dodgers tickets and hot-dogs were on me. You’ll never know how surprised I was to receive a reply from Oliver himself, inviting me to come to London and spend the day with him learning about Quidditch. Needless to say, I was on the next plane!

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Episode #20: Ginny Weasley

If Weasley is our King, then Ginny must be our Queen. What’s the deal with Ginny (and what is Ginny short for anyhow..actually it’s Ginevra). As we delve into the character of the first female Weasley in several generations, we examine how JK Rowling and other authors portray women in fantasy books, and what makes [...]

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Episode #19: Was Snape at Godric’s Hollow?

Those of you who tuned in to last week’s post-podcast comment frenzy undoubtedly did a head smack when reading Virigina Mama’s prognostication connecting Snape to Godric’s Hollow and the invisibility cloak. If you didn’t, you need to read it right now. Or listen to this week’s podcast, ‘cuz we took the ball and [...]

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The troubling timing of Book 7

The official release date of the final Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was announced yesterday. This date is troubling to me for several reasons. We were hoping that Book 7 could be released on July 7, which would have been 7/7/07. But the disappointment that we have apparently missed getting Book 7 on 7/7/07 is not the main reason I am troubled by the announcement of the book’s release date.

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Episdoe #18: The Summer of Potter

By now I’m sure you’ve heard the news: the day we’ve all been waiting for has been revealed. That’s right, on July 21, 2007, my Deathly Hallows prognostications will finally be proven correct! Also, Book 7 will be released. In this week’s podcast, we delve into what the end of the Potter [...]

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It is official (this time)! Date for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows up on JK Rowling’s site!!!!

It is official!!!!!!!!!!!!JK Rowling has updated her website to announce that the official release date for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be on Saturday July 21st 2007 at 00:01 BST and at 00:01 in the USA.
Here is the exact wording on her site
Thursday 1 February 2007
Publication Date for Harry Potter and the Deathly [...]

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