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We’re getting close to the end as month five of the Harry Potter Book Challenge has ended and it’s time to share your thoughts/links for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Alright I’ll get right into it, since my BEA trip sort of threw me off schedule (yikes!) and so this month’s question is: “If you could use Umbridge’s special feather, what would [...]
GIVEAWAY OVER Congratulations to: Carrie P. _______________________________________ Can you believe we are already in month 5 of the Harry Potter 2011 Book Challenge?! Time goes by really fast and that means it’s time for yet another giveaway, which will help you complete the challenge. We are giving away one Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7). For a chance to win, it’s easy: 1) [...]
Month four of the Harry Potter Book Challenge has come to an end and it’s time to share your thoughts/links for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I’ll admit this is my favorite book of the series, so it was quite a treat to be able to reread it. This month, since Kristen wrote a great Book Chat (which you should read) about the [...]
One of the things I’ve always loved about Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is that it takes the reader into two of the ultimate magical events of the wizarding world: the Quidditch World Cup and the Triwizard Tournament. At the beginning of the book, the diverse crowd of wizards attending the World Cup gives us a sense that a large magical community exists [...]
GIVEAWAY OVER Congratulations to: Dan D. _______________________________________ We are entering month 4 of the Harry Potter 2011 Book Challenge, and it’s time for a fourth giveaway. To help you complete the challenge, we are once again giving away one Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7). For a chance to win, it’s easy: 1) Sign up to take part in the challenge, you can [...]
Month three of the Harry Potter Book Challenge has ended and it’s time once again to share your thoughts/links for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Since this is coming in a bit late (sorry about that) I will keep things short this time. My question for the month is: “What is your favorite part of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban?” I’ll [...]
The Scotsman is reporting that author JK Rowling is close to allowing her beloved Harry Potter series to be released as ebooks. Over the weekend, Rowling’s agent, Neil Blair of the Christopher Little Agency, said: “We are continuing with our evaluation of all options relating to Harry Potter ebooks.” That statement was echoed by Rowling’s spokeswoman, who said: “The ebook format is now something that [...]
“I solemnly swear that I am up to no good…” So begins Harry Potter’s journey in to the Marauder’s Map. Given to him by the Weasley twins, the Marauder’s map will turn out to be a very special and very important tool for Harry. Not only does the map show him all over Hogwarts including the secret passages, but it also can show him everyone [...]
The United Kingdom’s Royal Mail has unveiled the 8 stamps that make up its new “Magical Realms” collection. The stamps honor British magical characters, and were selected from iconic British fantasies. The stamps include: Dumbledore and Voldemort from J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books Rincewind and Nanny Ogg from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books Aslan and the White Witch from C. S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia [...]
GIVEAWAY OVER Congratulations to: Ashley H. _______________________________________ We are entering month 3 of the Harry Potter 2011 Book Challenge, and it’s time for a third giveaway. To help you complete the challenge, we are giving away one Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7). (You can share your January links/comments here) and February links/comments here. For a chance to win, it’s easy: 1) Sign [...]
