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Around the Common Room

June 30th, 2008 — , Gryffindor Common Room from Travis Prinzi @ The Hog's Head

by Travis

Harry Potter in the Classroom
Malfoy Actor Cites “Alchemy of Harry Potter”
Why has Rowling referred to the encyclopedia as “The Scottish Book”?
Young Voldemort
Rowling Wins Another Award

Another View on Social Justice in Harry Potter

June 30th, 2008 — , Prejudice, social justice from Travis Prinzi @ The Hog's Head

by Travis
If you want to read a take on social justice issues in the series that is polar opposite of my own - but is a good read from the other point of view - Mary has a new essay up at her livejournal. Mary finds Rowling terribly lacking in her portrayal of social justice [...]

Julie Walters Attends “Mamma Mia!” Premiere in London

June 30th, 2008 — , Walters from The Leaky Cauldron @ The Leaky Cauldron

Actress Julie Walters, who portrays Molly Weasley in the Harry Potter films, made an appearance tonight at the world premiere of her latest film “Mama Mia!” at the Odeon Leicester Square in London, England. A number of photos from the…

Second Part of Leaky’s Riddle Contest to Begin

June 30th, 2008 — , LeakyLounge from The Leaky Cauldron @ The Leaky Cauldron

The second part of our previously announced Riddle Contest is now set to being on Tuesday, July 1st, with the posting of the first of ten riddles to be solved for this contest. Now that all submissions sent during the…

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MuggleCast #151: Google, Define: Goat

June 30th, 2008 — , News from MuggleCast : The #1 Harry Potter Podcast @ MuggleCast: The #1 Harry Potter Podcast

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Rumor Alert: More HBP Casting and Teaser Trailer Talk

June 30th, 2008 — , Rumor from The Leaky Cauldron @ The Leaky Cauldron

There are a few random pieces of cast news relating to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince today, as well as a rumor alert on another possible time frame for the release of a teaser trailer. First to the rumor:…

PC Doodle 158

June 30th, 2008 — from PotterCast.com Blog @ PotterCast.com Blog

Again I am late with the doodles, please forgive me! And I am afraid I am gonna need forgiveness not just for the lateness, but also because the doodles have NOTHING to do with the show. I’m sorry, I hope you can find it in your hearts to forgive meh!…

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Film Stills, Trailer of “Gone Fishing” Featuring Devon Murray Now Online

June 29th, 2008 — , Murray from The Leaky Cauldron @ The Leaky Cauldron

A number of photos of actor Devon Murray from his new short film “Gone Fishing” are now online. The official website describes the film as a “moving story of a young boy and old man as they deal with bereavement…

Cauldron Shop Update: Sale on Deluxe “Deathly Hallows” and More

June 28th, 2008 — , Products from The Leaky Cauldron @ The Leaky Cauldron

If you are looking to do a bit of reading this summer, have we got a deal for you. The US Hardcover Deluxe edition of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” from Scholastic is currently on sale this weekend in…

The Hog’s Head in Southern CA?

June 28th, 2008 — , Gryffindor Common Room from Travis Prinzi @ The Hog's Head

If any Hog’s Head patrons in Southern CA are interested in having me speak on Harry Potter at a local library, bookstore, coffee shop, or any other venue, I will to be there with my two favorite girls in the world for a week and a half - July 17-27 (23-24 are out - two days [...]

JK Rowling updates site with new link

June 28th, 2008 — from Harry Potter Automatic News Aggregator @ Harry Potter Automatic News Aggregator

Yesterday, JK Rowling updated her site to include a new link to ‘The VOLANT Charitable Trust’, which was set up by the author herself to distribute funds to appropriate charities.

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Come Celebrate the Chamber of Chat’s Three Year Anniversary

June 27th, 2008 — , Chamber of Chat from The Leaky Cauldron @ The Leaky Cauldron

The Chamber of Chat, Leaky’s premiere interactive 3D chat world, is celebrating its third anniversary this Saturday. To mark this event, our Chamber of Chat staff has festivities of fun and good cheer on the schedule to celebrate this occasion….

Followup: More on JK Rowling Honor from City of Edinburgh

June 27th, 2008 — , JK Rowling from The Leaky Cauldron @ The Leaky Cauldron

Last August we reported that the city of Edinburgh, Scotland was seeking to honor J.K. Rowling for her contributions to literature. Tonight the Scotsman has more on this, as they report the Harry Potter author will be “immortalised in a…

New Preview of “Half-Blood Prince” Wii Video Game

June 27th, 2008 — , OotP Film from The Leaky Cauldron @ The Leaky Cauldron

EA, the makers of the Harry Potter video games, recently gave a preview of the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video game to Kotaku.com, who now has a report online detailing their experience with the game on the…

J.K. Rowling: A National British Treasure?

June 27th, 2008 — , JK Rowling from The Leaky Cauldron @ The Leaky Cauldron

The Sunday Telegraph and the British Library have launched a new online contest to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the library’s opening at its new site in St Pancras, in London, England. Open to the public, they are seeking votes…

A Celebration of the Life of Dobby the House Elf

June 27th, 2008 — , Character Birthdays from The Leaky Cauldron @ The Leaky Cauldron

The calendar on JKRowling.com has been updated to extend birthday wishes to Dobby. A simple House Elf and small in size he might have been, but to many of us, Dobby made the biggest of sacrifices that still looms large…

Hindi Edition of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” Released

June 27th, 2008 — , Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows from The Leaky Cauldron @ The Leaky Cauldron

Nearly a year after the publication of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” in the States and UK, the Hindi edition of the final installment in author J. K. Rowling’s series has been released. Starting on Friday, readers were able…

Friday Funny

June 27th, 2008 — , Gryffindor Common Room from Travis Prinzi @ The Hog's Head

Some random, end of the week humor:
For anyone wishing to visit Matthew, Black Angus, or Michael, here are directions between Sydney and LA. Pay close attention to #6.

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Happy Birthday, Matt Lewis!

June 27th, 2008 — , Actor Birthdays from The Leaky Cauldron @ The Leaky Cauldron

Today actor Matt Lewis, who portrays the character of Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter films, celebrates his nineteenth birthday. Many happy birthday wishes and returns, Matt! Cheers!…

Cast Watch: Trailers for Emma Watson, Jason Isaacs and More

June 26th, 2008 — , HP Cast from The Leaky Cauldron @ The Leaky Cauldron

As we continue to wait for news on Half-Blood Prince, some of our favorite actors have been busy with other movie projects, and we have a few updates regarding those tonight. First up: The new trailer for The Tales of…

Hog’s Head PubCast #53: Convention Alley, George MacDonald

June 26th, 2008 — , George MacDonald, Harry Potter conferences, Podcasts from Travis Prinzi @ The Hog's Head

Convention Alley 2008 summary thoughts; George MacDonald; voicemail and E-Owls
You can subscribe to the Hog’s Head PubCast through iTunes, and VOTE for The Hog’s Head for the month of June at Podcast Alley.
Want your voice on the next podcast? Call 206-222-2491 and leave a voicemail!
Pub Menu

Portus 2008
Journey to the Sea
Phantastes online
The Hog’s Head Bookstore - George MacDonald
Christianaudio.com - George [...]

PotterCast 157: No… Don’t Even Ask

June 25th, 2008 — , PotterCast from The Leaky Cauldron @ The Leaky Cauldron

The 157th edition of PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, is now online with some fun Harry Potter related news, discussion, tomfoolery and so much more. First in the news, Sue brings us information on the latest numbers of online readers…

PotterCast 157: No… Don’t Even Ask

June 25th, 2008 — from PotterCast.com Blog @ PotterCast.com Blog

The 157th edition of
PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, is now online with some fun Harry Potter related news, discussion, tomfoolery and so much more. First in the news, Sue brings us information on the latest numbers of online readers of the H…

Kate Mulgrew Joins Cast of “Equus” Starring Dan Radcliffe

June 25th, 2008 — , Radcliffe from The Leaky Cauldron @ The Leaky Cauldron

A bit of theater news tonight as Playbill is reporting that actress Kate Mulgrew has joined the cast of “Equus” which will open on Broadway this fall, starring Dan Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths. Kate Mulgrew is no stranger to the…

Taped message & ‘Potter’ montage shown at Cinema Expo

June 25th, 2008 — from Harry Potter Automatic News Aggregator @ Harry Potter Automatic News Aggregator

Yesterday we showed you some artwork from the “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” movie, and now we know that during the Warner Brothers presentation at the Cinema Expo in Amsterdam today a taped message from actor Daniel Radcliffe was shown as well as a brief piece of footage from the movie as part of a past/future “Harry Potter” montage.

WB Shows New “Half-Blood Prince” Highlight Reel, New Harry Montage at Cinema Expo

June 25th, 2008 — , HBP Film from The Leaky Cauldron @ The Leaky Cauldron

Warner Bros has new promotional footage of the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince that is being unveiled at industry events. The Hollywood Reporter has a new article online saying a “brief montage of clips” was broadcast Cinema Expo…

Isaacs set to return in ‘Deathly Hallows’ movie

June 25th, 2008 — from Harry Potter Automatic News Aggregator @ Harry Potter Automatic News Aggregator

Jason Isaacs who portrays Lucius Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” movies recently gave an interview where he discussed his return to the screen in “Deathly Hallows.” Mr. Isaacs tells that he his surprised when he is recognized, being a fan of Helen McCrory, meeting J.K. Rowling and begging her to have his character return to the series and when he will start filming the next movie.

Jason Isaacs Confirms Return as Lucius Malfoy for “Deathly Hallows” Films

June 25th, 2008 — , Isaacs from The Leaky Cauldron @ The Leaky Cauldron

Actor Jason Isaacs has given a new interview where he confirms again he will return as Death Eater Lucius Malfoy in the film version Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Speaking to Coming Soon.com, Jason says while he is uncertain…

HP a “New Classic”

June 25th, 2008 — , Harry News and Commentary, Harry Potter Culture, goblet of fire from Dave the Longwinded @ The Hog's Head

by Dave
Jamie and I subscribe to Entertainment Weekly, my favorite section of which is Stephen King’s monthly column in the back of the magazine. While the magazine certainly isn’t especially critically aware or anything, their latest issue lists what they believe are the “new classics” of film, television, books, and videogames. “New Classics” [...]

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Actor Dan Radcliffe, “GoF” Director Mike Newell Nominees on Hospital Club Hotlist

June 25th, 2008 — , Radcliffe from The Leaky Cauldron @ The Leaky Cauldron

Harry Potter actor Dan Radcliffe and “Goblet of Fire” director Mike Newell are among those included on the Hotlist of nominees for The Hospital Club 100. Described as a “private social professional network for those working in the media and…

Interview with Aziza Aba Butain

June 25th, 2008 — , Gryffindor Common Room, Harry Potter conferences, Portus 2008 from Travis Prinzi @ The Hog's Head

I’m working on PubCast #53, and it should be posted tomorrow.
In the meantime, I conducted an email interview with the Chair of Public Relations for Portus 2008, Aziza Aba Butain. I had to cut part of the interview from the Suite101.com article, so I’ve included that part below. It’s some interesting insight into what goes [...]

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New Poll Lists J. K. Rowling and Stephen Fry Among British Best

June 24th, 2008 — , JK Rowling from The Leaky Cauldron @ The Leaky Cauldron

The results of another poll from the British people are online this evening, detailing some of the things they love most about their country. The Telegraph is reporting that 7,000 participants took part in this poll which voted Harry Potter…

Reminder: “Order of the Phoenix” and Saturn Awards Tonight

June 24th, 2008 — , Film Awards from The Leaky Cauldron @ The Leaky Cauldron

A reminder that Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has received a slew of nominations at this year’s Saturn Awards, which are due to be presented tonight in Los Angeles, California. As we reported previously back in February,…

New Photo of Trio from German “Half-Blood Prince” Calendar

June 24th, 2008 — , HBP Film from The Leaky Cauldron @ The Leaky Cauldron

Two new images from the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince film have now surfaced online, including a new photo of the trio. Carlsen, publishers of the German editons of the Harry Potter books, have now updated their website…

‘Half-Blood Prince’ artwork from expo

June 24th, 2008 — from Harry Potter Automatic News Aggregator @ Harry Potter Automatic News Aggregator

The Cinema Expo in Amsterdam took place this weekend with artwork premiering for the “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” movie.

New “Half-Blood Prince” Logo Poster

June 24th, 2008 — , HBP Film from The Leaky Cauldron @ The Leaky Cauldron

A new poster for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has now surfaced online. Thanks to Coming Soon for letting us know that at the Cinema EXPO in Amsterdam, Warner Bros displayed a few official posters and displays, including this…

PotterCast 157 Problems

June 23rd, 2008 — from PotterCast.com Blog @ PotterCast.com Blog

PotterCast 157 is a bit delayed this week. John had to put his microphone to rest after 128 episodes, and the resulting malfunctions dirtied up the track so bad its taking longer then usual to edit. Our editors are working on it, and we hope to have i…

Around the Common Room

June 23rd, 2008 — , Gryffindor Common Room from Travis Prinzi @ The Hog's Head

by Travis

New article at Suite101.com: a brief summary of the whole nutty concept of Harry Potter Conferences. (I gotta keep posting occasional Potter stuff there…my readership has dropped 37% since I last wrote a Potter article)
One last push on the Facebook thing: We’ve currently got 34 members. We need just five more to join The Hog’s [...]

MuggleCast #150: Cry Babies

June 23rd, 2008 — , News from MuggleCast : The #1 Harry Potter Podcast @ MuggleCast: The #1 Harry Potter Podcast

MuggleNet.com

Have a very Harry Holiday This Fourth of July

June 23rd, 2008 — , Movies from The Leaky Cauldron @ The Leaky Cauldron

ABC Family channel is set to broadcast another Harry Potter movie marathon this upcoming Fourth of July holiday weekend here in the US. As scores of readers have let us know, the channel is set to broadcast the first four…

PotterCast Acting Troupe News

June 22nd, 2008 — from PotterCast.com Blog @ PotterCast.com Blog

We’ve been making progress on the PotterCast Acting Troupe! Our author Jo has finished the first episode, and we emailed all our winners to let them know they made it onto the next round. For this round of auditions, we split the actors into groups. E…

Convention Alley Wrap-Up

June 22nd, 2008 — , Convention Alley, Gryffindor Common Room, Harry Potter conferences, John Granger from Travis Prinzi @ The Hog's Head

Convention Alley was a blast. Welcome to new Hog’s Head readers who have now found the blog through our meeting at Convention Alley. Glad to have you here, and I hope you’ll join the discussion! If you’re a Facebook or Twitter user, we have a Twitter Page and a Facebook Blog Networks page you can [...]

PC Doodle 157

June 22nd, 2008 — from PotterCast.com Blog @ PotterCast.com Blog

This weeks doodles are limited to one page. I drew more but we are gonna be using them in another venue.

I did however include some funny moments from PotterCast.
…

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Convention Alley, Day 2

June 21st, 2008 — , Gryffindor Common Room from Travis Prinzi @ The Hog's Head

Reminder to Facebook Users: If you haven’t joined The Hog’s Head blog network yet, please do so! Another 12 readers, and we’ll have broken into the Top 50! To those who have joined - thank you, and thanks for the good ratings!
Another good day at Convention Alley. Once again, I missed the morning talks - I [...]

Half Blood Prince Movie Poster?

June 21st, 2008 — , Books, Half Blood Prince, Harry Potter, Movies, News, movie poster from harrypotterprogs@yahoo.com (Harry Potter Prognostications) @ Harry Potter Prognostications Podcast

This appeared in a survey I took from Borders Books. It seems that it might be some kind of Half Blood Prince Promotional poster which will grace the cover of the book once the movie comes out. What are your thoughts?

What do you think? Could this be the new Harry Potter and the Half Blood [...]

NECA Updates Site with CoS Harry, Fawkes, and Dumbledore Figures

June 21st, 2008 — , Products from The Leaky Cauldron @ The Leaky Cauldron

The NECA website has been updated with new photos from their upcoming line of 2008 Harry Potter collectible toys and action figures we first brought you back in February. Set for release in July, this new set will feature a…

Convention Alley, Day 1

June 20th, 2008 — , Gryffindor Common Room from Travis Prinzi @ The Hog's Head

by Travis
I pulled onto the University of Ottawa campus today, and just happened to pull in behind a thoroughly bewildered John Granger, who had spent the last hour trying to get from the wrong campus to the right one. He made up for this blunder, however, by giving an excellent keynote presentation on “The Five [...]

‘Goblet of Fire’ included in EW’s ‘New Classics Books’ list

June 20th, 2008 — from Harry Potter Automatic News Aggregator @ Harry Potter Automatic News Aggregator

With the 1,000th issue of “Entertainment Weekly” on newsstands today, the “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” book is included at the number 2 spot on their ‘New Classics Books’ list.

‘Potter’ series included in EW’s ‘New Classics Books’ list

June 20th, 2008 — from Harry Potter Automatic News Aggregator @ Harry Potter Automatic News Aggregator

With the 1,000th issue of “Entertainment Weekly” on newsstands today, the “Harry Potter” series is included at the number 2 spot on their ‘New Classics Books’ list.

Entertainment Weekly Celebrates 1000th Issue with Dan Radcliffe on Cover

June 20th, 2008 — , Books from The Leaky Cauldron @ The Leaky Cauldron

Entertainment Weekly is celebrating their 1000th issue, Harry Potter style. The new issue of the magazine features this photo of actor Dan Radcliffe as Harry Potter in “Goblet of Fire” along with several other icons such as Bono from…

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