As I wrote about in a previous post, I went to the “Open at the Close” event two weeks ago. I didn’t write about the different shops in the Harry Potter theme park, because I didn’t have the time. I think the most significant part of the park is not really Hogwarts, but Hogsmeade. Honeydukes,…
Updated on July 22nd, 2011, after I saw the movie a second time, which I felt the need to do, because I missed so much the first time. A few points about the music were added, plus more about Dumbledore’s “turning a line” in King’s Cross Station, as well as a paragraph (the second) about…
On July 15th, 2011, those attending LeakyCon 2011 were given an inside preview of the Pottermore website by Melissa Anelli, who is a senior creative consultant on Pottermore, as well as another representative, Jamie, who is the greater authority on the subject of the two. Jamie’s presentation included 86 slides, as well as an exclusive…
This is my first Con. For as long as I have had a website (although I haven’t always taken it very seriously, especially lately) about Harry Potter, I feel less a part of the fandom than I did before, not more. You’d think that by going to a conference, I would get more in tune…
Edit: This article was scheduled for release on June 30, 2011, at 6:00 a.m. CST, exactly one week after the Pottermore announcement, though it was completed before then. There was an announcement on the Pottermore Twitter account (@pottermore) on June 29, 2011 at 9:18 a.m. CST, which reads as follows: “Coming up tomorrow: the first…
What is even more exciting for me than preparing for my first Harry Potter convention is that I get to spend over a week with my college roommate, Jeff, or as I sometimes call him, Animal, or JKO2. He’s a pretty cool guy. He’s just spent the last three months backpacking across eastern Europe, the…
From start to finish: I do believe I have died and gone to heaven. Hands down, this has to be my favorite video game. However, before I give it too much praise, let me first share some critique that caused me more amusement than frustration. The makers of the game, prior to its release, bragged…
The shortest film made from the longest book. For months prior to the film, perhaps even years, people asked, how are they going to do this film? Its novel counterpart is the size of a small refrigerator! I mean, honestly! And then David Yates goes and achieves the impossible: makes the shortest film. Goodness gracious.…
I’ve decided that it’s necessary as a Harry Potter website owner to go out and buy the Goblet of Fire computer video game and experience so that I could review it here. I really didn’t like this game. Here, I’m going to list the many changes made from the previous games, especially Prisoner of Azkaban,…
I will never forget the weekend when I first saw Goblet of Fire in theaters. It was the first time I had ever seen one of the movies on the night after its opening, and not only that, I had good friends as well as my sister with me, who had seen Prisoner of Azkaban…