It should be a fun forthcoming week in Harry Potter’s world.
Tuesday, the 29th, the Half-Blood Prince Trailer will be appearing exclusively on AOL.  It will be our first live-action look at the new film.  I really enjoyed what Yates did with Order of the Phoenix, but I have to admit I’m a bit nervous about this [...]

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Continue reading → Harry Potter This Week: Half Blood Prince Trailer, Harry’s Birthday

Jim Dale press conference from Portus 2008
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On Tap

Jim Dale’s website
Order the Harry Potter Audiobooks

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Continue reading → Hog’s Head PubCast #56: Jim Dale Press Conference

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My review of Portus 2008
John Granger on Potter and medieval studies
Dark Knight fans: If you haven’t read Dave’s post on Joker and Voldemort yet, you should
Dark Knight fans (again): Here are two opposite perspectives on the film - Brant Hansen thinks it’s evidence of the utter boredom of our culture; Jeffrey Overstreet thinks it’s [...]

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Continue reading → Around the Common Room

We were almost the only HP fansite that didn’t acknowledge the one-year anniversary of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I tried not to think about this. Not because I am in denial, but more because I try not to make too big of a deal out of seemingly arbitrary dates.
But then I started to [...]

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Continue reading → Deathly Hallows: One Year Later

(We switched servers and this information was lost in the process so I am reposting it).
We are hosting a Post-Portus Call-In show THIS evening, July 20 at 10pm EST.
Here is a link to the call in page: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/hpprogs/2008/07/21/Harry-Potter-Prognostications-Post-Portus-Call-In-Show
You will be able to listen to the show as well as take part in a chat on [...]

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Continue reading → Post Portus Call in Show Tonight

Portus 2008; July giveaway winner announced; shout-out to my Portus peeps
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On Tap

Welcome to new readers/listeners
Portus People: Greg and Penny (HP Progs)
Portus People: Dave and Leanne (ChristianAudio.com and GuyNamedDave)
Portus People: David and Toni (HP [...]

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Continue reading → Hog’s Head PubCast #55: Post Portus Podcast

We hope everyone has recuperated from Portus. We have scheduled a  Post Portus call in show so that people can talk about Portus, their experiences, and the conference in general.
Our call is scheduled for 10pm EST on Sunday evening July 20.
Here is a link to the call in page: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/hpprogs/2008/07/21/Harry-Potter-Prognostications-Post-Portus-Call-In-Show
The number to call in is: [...]

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Continue reading → Join Us For a Post-Portus Call In Show!!

As you may have read, we just got back from Portus 2008, a Harry Potter convention that took place July 10-13 in Dallas, Texas.  And, guess what?  We had a blast!  From Jim Dale giving a live performance, to meeting lots of fun and interesting people, it was a great time.  We sat right down [...]

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Continue reading → Episode #84: Post Portus Podcast

My camera’s zoom doesn’t work, so I wasn’t able to get many good pictures.  I’ll update this post as I find good ones from various Harry Potter fansites.

Me and Penny on the Podcasting Panel
Half of the Panel and the other half
Jim Dale presentation
Jim Dale at Private Press Meeting (which I attended)

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Continue reading → Portus 2008 Pictures

Hey Y’all! I apologize for not updating sooner. Things have been going very well at Portus.
We left off before the Podcast Palooza. We started the podcast with a Panel of representatives from each of the podcasts. As I mentioned previously, there were representatives from SnapeCast, AlleyCast, Fandom Forecast, SpinnersCast, MuggleCast, Travis from the Hogs Head [...]

Continue reading → Portus Continued

This will actually be the last Portus update, since I’m flying out too early tomorrow to make it to any of the closing events.  I’ll be writing more on Portus, podcasting, and doing an essay or two at Suite101.  For now, just a few quick updates.
Though I’m convinced of the Christian reading of “King’s Cross,” [...]

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Continue reading → Portus 2008, Day 3: End of Day Report

This morning, I got up early enough to make it to the hotel for a small press gathering with Jim Dale.  In the next week or so, I’ll do a podcast with audio clips and reflections on that.  His talk was excellent; he’s a very engaging speaker.
My second talk went well, I think.  ”Hogwarts, A [...]

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Continue reading → Portus 2008, Day 3: Midday Report

Today was an excellent day at Portus 2008!  I attended two roundtable discussions led by Penny of HP Progs, and they were both stellar.  Well done, Penny!  David Gras of Harry Potter Fan Zone led a discussion on the way both Lewis and Rowling include pagan elements in their stories in a way that “bridges [...]

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Continue reading → Portus 2008, Day 2

Hey Y’all!!! (I actually only just heard my first Y’all since I got here)  We are at Portus!!
I am going to try to update this post throughout the day so make sure to keep checking in.
So far Portus is going great and we are having an excellent time. Last night we attended the Opening Feast [...]

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Continue reading → Hi From Portus: Day 1

Just the opening ceremonies tonight. I basically wandered around aimlessly until I ran into Greg and Penny, and then David and his wife (from HP Fan Zone), Karen Kebarle (whom I met at Convention Alley), and Dave and Leanne Bruno.  It was an enjoyable night catching up with these friends.
I’m really tired.  I slept from [...]

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Continue reading → Portus 2008, Day One

Hi everyone. We will be leaving for Portus 2008 in just a few hours but we wanted to check in first.

First of all, in case there is anyone out there who is a procrastinator or a spontaneous decision maker, you should know that you can STILL REGISTER FOR PORTUS!! If you don’t want to attend [...]

Continue reading → Going To Portus!!

I’m scrambling to get everything packed and ready before waking up at 3am to drive to a friend’s house in Buffalo, who will drive me to the airport, from whence I will fly to Dallas for Portus 2008 (you can still register for the whole conference or day passes!).  Elvendorks from all around will gather [...]

Continue reading → Heading to Dallas!

If you’re going to Portus or still considering going the following message is for you:
Countdown the weeks and days until Portus by joining your fellow attendees and the Portus chairs for the last live chat before Portus!
Discuss everything from your best Quidditch strategy to your theory on the deconstruction of magic theology in Book 7. [...]

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Continue reading → Going to Portus? Still Thinking About Portus?

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 [...]

Continue reading → Interview with Aziza Aba Butain

Michal made this after I told her that as a speech-language pathologist I couldn’t wait to grill Jim Dale at Portus. I then mentioned that he’ll probably run away screaming.

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Continue reading → Portus, Penny, and Jim Dale: The Cartoon

Hey everyone.  Believe it or not, Greg and I are both under the weather right now and if we would sit down to podcast tonight the result would be a raspy, nasal, and moany sounding episode.  So we are going to do you all a favor and not subject you to our ailments.
We won’t be [...]

Continue reading → What’s Going On

It is possible that this has been up for weeks but I just noticed that the Formal Programming for Portus has been announced on the website.
My two roundtable discussions are included. 
If you haven’t decided whether to come to Portus or not yet, maybe this programming list will help you make your decision. 
It is going to be amazing. Nuff said.

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Continue reading → Portus Formal Programming

I don’t know. 
That was a lie. 
I do know. But I don’t want to tell you.
Fine, I’ll tell you.  It hasn’t been recorded yet. Greg and Penny the Harry Potter Procrastinators, I mean Prognosticators, pushed off recording until tonight (Monday evening).  We were going to record but I (Penny) starting to get either a migraine or [...]

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Continue reading → Where’s Episode 73?

I just had a chance to listen to the Portus Preview Podcast for the month of January. They interviewed Rachael from SnapeCast who will be hosting SnapeFest at Portus. I have to say I am not a HUGE Snape person. While I do agree that he is at the center of the Harry [...]

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Continue reading → January Portus Preview up Now

 From the beginning, Ron has played second fiddle to Harry Potter…or has he?  Perhaps Ron’s perception that he was simply there as Harry’s backup was just that: perception.  Ron was, in fact, more of an individual and a complement to Harry than just a sidekick.  Finally, in Book 7, Ron comes to realize this.  In [...]

Continue reading → Episode #64: Ronald Weasley

So things are a bit crazy around here and we will not be able to record until the weekend. We are looking to have the show up hopefully sometime Saturday night or Sunday.
As a preview: We will be discussing the transformation of Ron Weasley from a self-concious, goofy kid with a just a *small* chip [...]

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Continue reading → Episode #64: Coming Soon