Around the Common Room

Before reading, be sure to answer my question about the possible name change. I’m really looking for opinions on this.

Emma Watson is talking about not returning to play Hermione after Order. That would be really, really sad. How could Hermione be replaced for the last two films?

Mike Frizzell discusses Harry Haters on his PilgrimCast.

LaShawn Barber gives the Hog’s Head PubCast a shout-out. Thanks! (Don’t miss PubCast #4, by the way. It got bumped down quickly by two other posts).

Eyeore’s Reflections: Who was Harry in the Half-Blood Prince? It might sound odd, but Harry himself is not my favorite character in the series; he’s not even my second favorite. Nothing against him, of course…I just find Dumbledore and Snape more interesting! So I’m always happy to get a little insight into Harry’s character.

Jeremy Barrs of Covenant Theology Seminary: “Harry Potter and His Critics” – mp3, pdf. This came out after GoF was released.

A 17 year old gets the Harry Potter series, despite arguments against it from her Christian parents.

Meanwhile, the State of Georgia is actually going to take time to hear Laura Mallory’s case against Potter. This will go down as one of the biggest governmental wastes of an hour of their time that we’ve ever seen. And that’s saying something!

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