Entries from January 2007

Hog’s Head PubCast #14: Psychology of Voldemort and Harry

January 27th, 2007 · 21 Comments · Harry, Podcasts, Voldemort

Interview with my wife, Tricia, on the psychology of Voldemort and Harry; Owl Post
For iTunes subscribers: I keep forgetting to add the artwork to the episode. It’ll be back. I’d be more than happy to read your responses to this (or any) PubCast on upcoming issues. Just use the “E-Owl” link in [...]

 
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New HP Site!

January 26th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Gryffindor Common Room

Be sure to check out a new and developing website dedicated to a Christian analysis of the Harry Potter series: “Christians and Harry Potter“!  They’re looking for submissions as well, so if you’ve been dying to write about HP, check them out.

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Hog’s Head PubCast #13

January 21st, 2007 · No Comments · Book 7 Speculations, Podcasts

Owl Post; Reflections on interview; Responding to the “scar-o-scope” theory; Laura Mallory, back again
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John Granger: “Gleam of Triumph?” (Scar-o-scope)

John Granger: More on Scar-o-Scope
John Granger: Intro to the Five Keys for the Serious Reader
Laura Mallory is Back
My initial response to “scar-o-scope” (for those unable to listen to the podcast, the substantial portions of the podcast [...]

 
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She’s Back…

January 19th, 2007 · 29 Comments · Harry News and Commentary

Laura Mallory is appealing the decision.
Laura Mallory, who has three children in elementary school, said she has requested an appeal of her case to Superior Court….Mallory said she’s ready for a legal fight. She said she’s already contacted a potential expert witness to lend support to her case. And she said supporters who urged her [...]

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Scar-o-scope and the Drama Theory

January 18th, 2007 · 9 Comments · Book 7 Speculations

I got this comment under a recent post a couple days ago:
I read a letter at John Granger’s site, asking what the gleam in Dumbledore’s eye meant in GOF (among other things). I just did not understand the answer completely. Would you shed some light on it, please? Thanks so much!
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PubCast Delayed

January 15th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Gryffindor Common Room

Sorry, folks - the promised pubcast will be delayed a week.  Time just got away from me this weekend.  Sophia’s teething now (I slept about 3 hours last night), we had a big birthday party for my grandmother, and of course, the season premiere of 24 was last night, so the weekend was overall just [...]

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Many Plans, Little Time

January 12th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Gryffindor Common Room

I had such high hopes for this week.  I had planned a breakdown of the interview from the last PubCast, an analysis of the common postmodern themes in Harry Potter and M. Night Shyamalan’s The Lady in the Water (I know - wierd.  But you’ll get it once I write it), and a post exploring the issue of [...]

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Hog’s Head PubCast #12: Interview with John Granger & “Professor Mum”

January 6th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Book 7 Speculations, Podcasts

Interview with John Granger and Professor Mum (Wendy B. Harte), on their book Who Killed Albus Dumbledore?
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John Granger’s Hogwarts Professor
Wendy B. Harte’s “Professor Mum” LiveJournal
Who Killed Albus Dumbledore LiveJournal
Order Who Killed Albus Dumbledore?
“Severus Stands In” Part 1 and Part 2
Red Hen Publications
Zossima Press

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Around the Common Room

January 3rd, 2007 · 1 Comment · Gryffindor Common Room

Residents of Buffalo, NY are trying to hurry the construction of three new bookstores so that they’re ready to sell “Deathly Hallows” when it’s released.
Children’s BBC asks what will come next after Harry Potter.  Any ideas? (I’m going to need something to do a year from now!)
The Press Enterprise has some suggestions, both old and [...]

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