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Calling all Potterheads! This is not a drill! I repeat: calling all Potterheads! This is NOT a drill! This week, J.K. Rowling thrilled fans everywhere by announcing she will be releasing four new Harry Potter books. The new eBooks will be released on the "digital heart of the Wizarding World"…
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The third instalment in the popular five-part Fantastic Beasts series is set to be released in the fall of 2021, Warner Bros. has announced. While production on the movie has reportedly not yet begun, it is expected to start in the spring of 2020. "We are incredibly excited about and have…
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It doesn't matter if you're a witch, wizard, Muggle-born or half-blood - as long as you're a Harry Potter fan, you're all good with me! And that has absolutely nothing to do with my personal literary preferences. Because while I do think the books are wonderfully written and that J.K.…
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Harry Potter has made us all rich in more ways than one. Rich in fictional magical knowledge, rich in conversation topics with strangers at otherwise awkward house parties, and let's be honest: rich in overall joy. However, is it time for the boy wizard to make our bank accounts rocket…
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Many Harry Potter fans think they know everything there is to know about the boy wizard and his adventures in the wonderful world of magic. But we've got news for you: when it comes to J.K. Rowling's fabulous creation, there is always more to be learned. For example, do you…
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Before she shot to fame as the author of the world-renowned Harry Potter series, JK Rowling lived in poverty. For a period of time she was jobless, and had to rely on welfare to survive as a single mother. But, of course, that all changed when her stories of the…
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Imagine you're J.K. Rowling. It's October 31st and, rather than join in the Halloween hysteria, you're dutifully staying inside and trying to get some work done. The only problem? More or less the whole world is dressing up as characters that came exclusively from inside your head and they keep on…
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Every wedding proposal is spellbinding in its own way, but you can't deny that a Harry Potter one carries a unique kind of magic. This was most certainly in the air when Harry Potter fanatic Heather Pearson, decided to pop the question to her girlfriend of three years, Kelsey Stacey,…
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Pirates of the Caribbean is a billion dollar movie franchise based on a 15-minute theme park ride. Crazy, right? A lot of the credit goes to Johnny Depp, who played selfish, swaggering rogue, Captain Jack Sparrow. The actor channeled Keith Richard's quirky, drugged-out energy, delivering an iconic - and Oscar-nominated…
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The Harry Potter series has its fair share of monsters and villains; from Hagrid's three-headed dog Fluffy, to the Hungarian Horntail, and even Lord Voldermort himself. But one of the creepiest and most enigmatic villains in the Harry Potter mythos is the Dark Lord's pet snake Nagini - who was more…
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We've gotten used to crunching foliage underfoot, the evenings keep getting darker, and suddenly our tastebuds have started demanding sweet, caffeinated beverages in varying flavours of pumpkin spice. Yes, winter is here, folks. Now, when this kind of weather hits, there's only one place that I long to be: on the…
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The Harry Potter movie franchise ended seven years ago, but the magic isn't over yet. Through the spin-off franchise Fantastic Beasts, J.K. Rowling is exploring new stories, and making fans lose their minds over sexy young Dumbledore. Then there's The Wizarding World theme park, where you can get an incredible…
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Lord Voldemort, the dark lord, the heir of Slytherin, and the nemesis of Harry Potter, has got to be one of the best and most terrifying antagonists in the history of fiction. Everything about him is just truly sinister. The ragged robes, the rotten teeth, the weird snake slits for…
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Fans of the Harry Potter series know the films back to front. But the truth is, we'll never know what truly went on behind the scenes. Take Evanna Lynch, for example. From the outside, the actress had it all: beauty, fame and a part in one of the biggest movie series…
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It's weird how the characters that actors portray are often nothing like their real-life personas. For example, take Robert Englund, the man behind the melty face of slasher movie villain Freddy Krueger. This is a character who's about as detestable as you can get, a loathsome child-murderer who haunts the dreams…
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The scenario is this - and bear with me here because it is going to take some hops of imagination on your part - but here we go, the scenario is this: you're a former child star who appeared in a highly successful kids show, but now it's all finally…
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Over the past few days, the latest instalment of the Harry Potter franchise - Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - has received a mixed reception from fans. The controversy started when the final trailer for the film revealed that Nagini (Voldemort's pet snake) was actually a "Maledictus" - a…
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Yesterday, Harry Potter fans worldwide lost their collective chocolate frogs as it was revealed that Nagini - Voldemort's reptilian companion - is actually a "Maledictus" (i.e. a person whose blood was cursed from birth, leading them to eventually transform into a beast). The surprise reveal came as part of the…
