by Dave
So, now that the movie has been delayed, what does this mean for the videogame?  Apparently nothing.  Some footage was shown at the Lepzig Games Convention (YouTube link here) in Germany over the last couple of days, and the release date is still slated for this November.  The link is worth a look just to [...]

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by Travis
Alan Horn of Warner Bros. issued a statement today in response to the many complaints about the delayed release of Half-Blood Prince:
Many of you have written to me to express your disappointment in our moving Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to Summer 2009.
Please be assured that we share your love for Harry Potter and would certainly never [...]

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by Dave
Part I of this series: Why Joker Succeeds and Voldemort Fails
“Behind the scenes” is a trope of long standing tradition in many forms of literature. In a recent essay on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Terry W. Thompson argues that the violent deaths occur off the page as a direct result of Shelley’s love of classical [...]

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by Travis
What were you doing at this time last year?  You were reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.  I remember dropping Sophia off with Tricia’s mom and heading to the park on two hours’ sleep (I had read until 5am), and then reading all day long.  
Today marks the anniversary of the release of Deathly [...]

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by Dave
Since Deathly Hallows release last year, I’ve been perpetually puzzled by Voldemort’s characterization in the last two novels. Half Blood Prince humanizes Voldemort in a way that lends HBP a sophistication most of the earlier novels lack — Voldemort’s backstory both enlightens and befuddles the reader, at once shedding light on his origins [...]

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by Dave
Update: I edited this post for some grammatical mistakes. Sorry…I was in a bit of a hurry yesterday when I wrote it.
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 [...]

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by Johnny
From the Scholastic press release:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the first book in J.K. Rowling’s phenomenally best-selling series, will be released in a special anniversary edition on September 23, 2008. The book, published by Scholastic, will feature exclusive bonus material from J.K. Rowling as well as new cover art and a four-color [...]

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by Dave
The copyright case Rowling brought against Steve Vander Ark goes to trial this week, as I’m sure some of you read. I’m not going to offer up anything new about the case, copyright infringement, or her ownership over her work (authorial or otherwise).
I thought I’d give you a couple of links:
This one takes [...]

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Othering and Bullying in Chamber of Secrets; News and Commentary; a strange E-Owl
You can subscribe to the Hog’s Head PubCast through iTunes, and VOTE for The Hog’s Head for the month of March at Podcast Alley.
Update: I’ve created the account for the voicemail (thanks to HP Progs for the tip!). If you’d like to [...]

 

 Hog's Head PubCast #46: Othering [25:02m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2004)

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Back to the beginning; the beginning of the artistic process; new beginning for the website
This is a short episode crammed into a really heavy schedule for me. More, better episodes coming soon.
You can subscribe to the Hog’s Head PubCast through iTunes, and VOTE for The Hog’s Head for the month of February at Podcast [...]

 

 Hog's Head PubCast #45: Beginnings [17:27m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2081)

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by Dave
I saw this article this morning at IGN. It says the last film’s script has been reportedly split into two films and that the HBP crew have already been notified of the change. Mugglenet is reporting that the original story is in The Daily Mail.
The Daily Mail article makes a [...]

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by Dave
If a reader drops Deathly Hallows on the ground in expectation of the book opening to the literal center of its story, she will more than likely find Chapter 21, “The Tale of the Three Brothers”. Presented as a children’s story of three brothers attempting to cheat Death, Beadle the Bard’s tale narrates [...]

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When Albus and Aberforth were young lads, despite Albus’s prolific magical talent, Aberforth was the better man. Albus’s heart was not with his family. The death of Ariana rattled everything for both of them.
For Albus, watching his friend cruciate his brother and (probably) kill his sister wrecked him for good. “He was [...]

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The comments sections are filling up with thoughts on Rowling’s two recent interviews.  Here are transcripts and video:

Bloomsbury Chat transcript at Leaky (this has some transcription errors, but you can sort through most of it)
Transcript and video of Dateline interview linked from HPANA

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Spoiler Alert!

Harry took down Voldemort. A massive defeat against the Dark Lord was won. But what of the other issues raised by Rowling throughout the series? What of the social evils she addressed? Some will be disturbed that house-elves are still enslaved at the end of Book 7. What of [...]

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