Entries from February 2006

Almost There…

February 28th, 2006 · 1 Comment · Gryffindor Common Room

By Saturday, my office and internet service provider changes will have been completed, and hopefully regular blogging will resume. Thanks for your patience!

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No Oldman? (again)

February 23rd, 2006 · 3 Comments · Harry News and Commentary, The Movies

Round and round we go. Check the Feb. 20 update here. (Hat Tip to Gaines).
We’re working on moving our office into the den, turning the office into the nursery, and changing internet service providers. All this means that blogging is still quite slow for me. I’ll get back to [...]

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Series at FFC

February 17th, 2006 · 2 Comments · Book 7 Speculations, Gryffindor Common Room

LaShawn Barber is writing an excellent series interacting with John Granger’s work. It should be good discussion. The second post is up today: Horcrux Theories: Who, What, When, Where, and How?

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Yes, Oldman!

February 15th, 2006 · 3 Comments · Harry News and Commentary, The Movies

Gary Oldman will return to play Sirius Black in Order of the Phoenix. Let’s hear that collective sigh of relief.

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Rowling’s Fight

February 14th, 2006 · 1 Comment · J.K. Rowling

JK Rowling fights for abandoned children.

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Back in ‘99

February 12th, 2006 · 1 Comment · Hogwarts School of Theology, J.K. Rowling

Even before John Granger came along and pointed us all to the wonderful Christian imagery in Harry Potter, some folks were picking it up. As I was working through the 1999 interviews at Quick Quotes Quill, I stumbled upon this gem:
Master Potter is an orphan forced to live under the stairs by cruel [...]

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No Oldman?

February 11th, 2006 · 8 Comments · Harry News and Commentary, The Movies

More bad casting news for the Harry Potter film franchise. It looks as though Gary Oldman might not be returning to play Sirius Black. The really baffling thing about it is that this wasn’t Mr. Oldman’s decision; apparently he just wasn’t contacted and asked to play the part:
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Slow Blogging

February 8th, 2006 · 1 Comment · Gryffindor Common Room

Blogging’s been a bit slow lately as my work schedule has been tight, and I’ve been a bit under the weather. I hope to get some posts up soon. Keep the conversations going, and I’ll be back to join you soon!

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Fenrir Greyback and Norse Mythology

February 3rd, 2006 · 6 Comments · Hogwarts School of Literature

Insights into Fenrir Greyback from Norse Mythology

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