harry potter

Harry Potter is the lead character in a phenomenally successful series of children's books written by the Scottish author JK Rowling. It was subsequently made into a series of movies.

Famously Rowling (whose first name is Joanne, but publishers were concerned a female name would put off boy readers) was rejected by 12 publishers before Bloomsbury published Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. It was with the fourth book in the series, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, that Rowling really got major attention, and Harry became a cult figure.

Harry ages with each book, being very much a child in the beginning, but by the Half-Blood Prince he's an adolescent, and almost an adult by the conclusion of the final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, he's virtually an adult.

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• Harry Potter for Kinect will exclusively conjure Kinect owners in 2012 (video)

  
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• Radcliffe wants to play superhero

  
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  London, May 26 (IANS) After playing boy wizard Harry Potter in movies based on J.K. Rowling’s bestsellers, actor Daniel Radcliffe is keen to play his favourite comic book character from “The Flash”.The actor says he would love to don the red and yellow lycra suit sported by the superhero in “The Flash”. He ...
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• Even if Muggles can’t fly on brooms they can still play Quidditch

  
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  Though players lack the ability to fly around on their brooms, their enthusiasm for Quidditch, the sports game enjoyed by Harry Potter and his Hogwarts’ friends, appears to be no less diminished , if the reasonably popular “Muggle” version of the game is anything to go by. Some 2,000 chipper, ethnically ...
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• Harry Potter Studio Tour!

  
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  Sarah had her birthday the first week of our travels, but she celebrated it today at the Warner Bros Harry Potter Studio Tour.  She wants to tell you all about it: The Harry Potter studio tour was awesome (and gigantic)! There were 3 ‘rooms’. The first room was full  of inside props, such as the boy’s ...
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• Catholic Church’s Head Exorcist Priest Says Kidnapped Girl was Victim of Vatican Sex Party Ring

  
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  Father Gabriel Amorth Pet Peeves: Harry Potter, Yoga, Vatican Sex Parties   The Vatican’s ‘Go-To’  guy for exorcisms , Father Gabriel Amorth made the statement today that the teenaged girl who was kidnapped on her way to school in Vatican City back in the ’80′s was stolen for Vatican Sex ...
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• Selected Strange and Unintended Consequences of Pop Culture Trends

  
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  As writers of television, films, and books tend to find out, you can’t control what people do with the stories you create. Once you release them to the general public, fans tend to grab hold of aspects of your work that you least expected, cruising right past the message to embrace, say, the cool gadgets or fashion, ...
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• Holy Harry Potter/Twilight Crossover! Tom Felton and Ashley Greene Are Starring in The Apparition Together

  
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  With the Harry Potter franchise over and The Twilight Saga coming to an end, our world will soon be full of sad fan fanatics. But you can soon stop re-watching the movies and re-reading all of the books, because come August 24th The Apparition hits theaters everywhere.  This new paranormal thriller stars ...
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• The Apparition (2012) Official Trailer [HD]

  
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  The Apparition (2012) Official Trailer [HD] The Apparition (2012) - In Australian cinemas October 25 For more info visit http://facebook.com/roadshowfilms A couple (Ashley Greene, Sebastian Stan) find themselves under attack after a college experiment unleashes a supernatural presence. From: RoadshowFilms Views: 800 6 ...
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• Rupert Grint - Rupert Grint Lands Two New Film Roles

  
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  Rupert Grint has landed two new film roles and will take on small parts in The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman and CBGB. Rupert Grint has landed two new film roles. The Harry Potter star will take on small parts in both The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman and CBGB. Countryman stars Shia LaBeouf as a ...
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• Jetlag, sausage feet, flamingos, missed exams and discovering Florida

  
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  So we’re back.  After an hour delay (and an upgrade!) we finally touched back down at Gatwick at 10am this morning.  My legs are a bit wobbly (and enormous – stuffing my feet back into my Birkenstocks after we landed was akin to wedging a large sausage into a thimble) and I’m pretty sure I fell asleep against ...
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• New ‘Harry Potter’ box set to be released

  
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  It’s not the long-rumored Harry Potter encyclopedia, but there was more news today on the Potter front. Bloomsbury announced it
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• Bonnie Fught

  
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        Poor Bonnie. First, the Harry Potter filmmakers stripped Ginny of most of her moxie — one of my biggest issues with that entire franchise is that they essentially deleted the sassy spirit of a major character — and now I’m about to get stuck into her about her clothing choices. Fortunately for her, ...
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• Harry Potter Actor Rupert Grint Cast In CBGB And Charlie Countryman

  
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  Harry Potter star Rupert Grint who is known for his character Ron in the franchise has signed up for two new movie projects. The best friend of Harry will star in the drama flick entitled CBGB, a story that centers on the iconic New York city music club by the same name. The story comes from director Randall Miller ...
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• Messenger

  
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  Messenger 5" x 5" watercolor on paper click here to buy now Yesterday I new I wanted to do a small animal painting, but I couldnt decide which one! So I posted it on my facebook page and let my followers decide it for me. Nearly everyone wanted me to paint an owl, with a cat coming in second, and no ...
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• Ninjaink rule today’s Daily Deals!

  
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  Ninjaink might be the king of the daily t-shirt sites. I see the name pop up all the time. Today you can get Ninjaink tees from TeeFury and RIPT. I must find out more about him, Ninjaink aka Timothy Lin. An 8-bit Transformers t-shirt by ninjaink. Link: RIPT ($10) Fans of Harry Potter will know what ...
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• San Francisco official: Comment about consulting Ouija board before Harvey Milk vote was joke

  
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  A San Francisco supervisor who said he consulted a Ouija board before a vote now says he was joking — and the only spirit he was summoning was the spirit of humor. Supervisors on Tuesday approved a non-binding resolution urging the Navy to name a ship after slain supervisor and gay rights activist ...
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• DVD Review: The Woman in Black

  
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  DVD Released May 22, 2012   Director:  James Watkins Starring:  Daniel Radcliffe, Janet McTeer and Ciarán Hinds Shane There is no shortage of movies featuring creepy old ladies coming back from the dead to torment the local children.  However, this film stands out by successfully blending suspense ...
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• Sorcery Review | COIN-OP TV

  
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  With the Move Controller you can cast spells, mend objects, open doors and chests and more. The idea of casting magic with the flick of the wrist intrigues us but dont expect to come away feeling like Harry Potter. Sorcerys story and pacing in the cut scenes is very slow we had a difficult time trying to imagine ...
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