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 one. There’s only so much he can do with Gambon’s performance of Dumbledore, and this is Dumbledore’s show. The saving grace of the movie should be that we’ll get a lot of Severus Snape, which means a lot of Alan Rickman’s brilliance. Thoughts? Are you expecting a great movie or a letdown?

Then, Thursday, we have Harry Potter’s birthday. And, of course, J.K. Rowling’s birthday. I’m planning something a little extra-special for that day, so stay tuned. The HP Alliance will be wrapping up its “11 Days of Breaking Out of the Muggle Mindset” series that day (I happen to think if we all just practiced their Day 7 exercise more often, we’d all be more magic and less muggle). Got any plans to celebrate the day? (We Harry Potter people are in the process of creating our own calendar, it seems.)
If you haven’t had a chance yet, be sure to check out PubCast #56, which has the audio from the Jim Dale Press Conference at Portus 2008. Jim Dale is the voice of the U.S. Harry Potter audiobooks.
by Travis
- 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 good mythmaking (guess which one I agree with…)
- HP Progs put together the Mother of All Deathly Hallows Birthday Posts
- In the category of interesting blogs I’ve found as a result of Portus 2008: Mythic Thinking, run by Priscilla Hobbs, is now in my RSS reader. Apparently, I “tickle her shadow.”
- If anyone can find me or create for me a 50×30 image for Plurk (like the Twitter and Facebook icons you see to your right – something with the Plurk favicon “P” on it?), I’ll think you’re pretty cool. I’ve tried image searches and come up with nothing.
- I’m heading into San Diego today and tomorrow, and I don’t know whether I’ll have internet access in my hotel room. When I get back, either Thursday or Friday, I’ll record the next podcast, which will include audio from the Jim Dale press conference. The audio is not great, and you’ll have to turn your speakers way up. It’ll be worth it.
Harry Potter This Week: Half Blood Prince Trailer, Harry’s Birthday
by Travis Prinzi on July 27, 2008
It should be a fun forthcoming week in Harry Potter’s world.
Then, Thursday, we have Harry Potter’s birthday. And, of course, J.K. Rowling’s birthday. I’m planning something a little extra-special for that day, so stay tuned. The HP Alliance will be wrapping up its “11 Days of Breaking Out of the Muggle Mindset” series that day (I happen to think if we all just practiced their Day 7 exercise more often, we’d all be more magic and less muggle). Got any plans to celebrate the day? (We Harry Potter people are in the process of creating our own calendar, it seems.)
If you haven’t had a chance yet, be sure to check out PubCast #56, which has the audio from the Jim Dale Press Conference at Portus 2008. Jim Dale is the voice of the U.S. Harry Potter audiobooks.
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