Jul 9
And in the realm of, “What?”
“Harry Potter has lost his magic - he is not the nation’s favourite wizard, according to a new poll.”
The poll came as the book retailer Waterstones launched an online petition to save Potter.
It wants to persuade JK Rowling to continue writing the adventures of Harry Potter beyond the final book in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Favourite movie wizards
1. Gandalf (The Lord Of The Rings) 44%
2. Dumbledore (Harry Potter) 17%
3. Harry Potter (Harry Potter) 9%
4. Merlin (The Sword in the Stone) 6%
5. The Wizard of Oz (The Wizard of Oz) 2%
Can’t we let the woman rest already? She’s done her part… writing is WORK, for cry-yi-yi!
In other news, howstuffworks.com has an “Inside Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” article that looks fairly cool. It includes info on the crew, technical advances to special effects, “bringing Grawp and other creatures to life”, “prosthetic makeup, organic props and more”, “From Book to Film”, “The Half-Blood Prince and Beyond” and “Lots More Information.”
I shall go read it now. I’m getting more and more excited about my day off on Wednesday. I’ll be seeing the 9:15 a.m. showing of HP5 with my friend Krys. I’ve been reading every piece I’ve come across:
• “Helena Bonham Carter gets out her magic wand in ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’” - International Herald Tribune *cheers, Helena… you play crazy divinely and I mean that as the highest of praise
• “‘The Order of the Phoenix’ is still this season’s star sequel” - Seattle Post Intelligencer
And I will stop now. You can check the Google News search results as easily as I.
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