For years Rowling left the Snape fans dangling upside down over burning coals while the Snape-haters got in line to Scourgify us just because we existed (to paraphrase James Potter). Before the Harry Potter series ended in 2007, JKR seemed to enjoy the "Snape: Good or Evil" controversy, and lectured anyone who dared to sympathize with Snape's ( Read more... )

I wish JKR would stop being coy about the actual substance of her play "The Cursed Child." I don't care anymore if it is a prequel, sequel, or whatever -- Just tell us what it's about ( Read more... )

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Pottermore announced on Twitter that Hufflepuff won the "Last" House Cup before all the big changes kick in.

Congratulations Hufflepuff, winners of the final Pottermore #HouseCup Championship!
- Pottermore (@pottermore) September 9, 2015

@lukinCentral Hi, the Pottermore site is changing and so are some of the features! ( Read more... )

What should we call JKR's new play "The Cursed Child" or her screenplay "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"? Are they sequels or prequels?

JKR has decided to have the last word on this, via Twitter:

NOT a prequel. Not. A. Prequel. #CursedChild https://t.co/OLAucrEppE
- J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 27, 2015

Well, obviously I like ( Read more... )

It's official that Eddie Redmayne will play the monster-hunter Newt Scamander in the movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them:

From E-Online
After months of speculation surrounding whether or not the Oscar winner is going to be cast in the upcoming prequel, E! News confirms that Redmayne has signed on for Warner Bros.' Future Beasts and Where ( Read more... )

New rumors flying about Fantastic Beasts!

Actor Eddie Redmayne is the new frontrunner to play Newt Scamander in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Movie. I think he has a very Weasley-ish look about him.


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So JKR has posted a new story on Pottermore as Rita Skeeter, apparently!

If you don't have a Pottermore account, or if yours has been unfairly deleted, you can read the complete story on Today

12 Things We Learned in the New HP Story ~ via The DoseHmmm ... some of it is cringeworthy - why are Ron and Harry aging so quickly when Wizards live so ( Read more... )

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Gosh I've really let my blogging slide this year. Too much real life going on! So this is a few weeks late.

J.K. Rowling's next Cormoran Strike book is called The Silkworm
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The stuff Ms. Rowling says about her books is often unbelievable - almost a parody of herself, but she doesn't realize it. She seems to think of the books as an ongoing project that never ends, and we are here to take note as she changes her mind ( Read more... )