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... )

Is Breaking Dawn any good? I have no idea since I'm never going to see it.

On my way to see the final Twilight movie! I hope Bella will be able to destroy all the horcruxes!!!
- Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) November 16, 2012

If you're seeing Breaking Dawn at midnight, reconsider your existence.
- Professor Snape (@_Snape_) November 16, 2012

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Last week the Supreme Court spent three days debating Obama's Health Care Bill. Unfortunately at times it was more like theater of the absurd, as several Justices compared complex health insurance problems to whether or not we could be forced to eat our broccoli. *sigh* And it turns out, sadly, the whole broccoli example came from . . . Rush ( Read more... )

For readers in other countries: Dick Cheney was the scariest Vice President we ever had. I still remember watching his speech in which he personally "announced" that we were going to war with Iraq in a completely dead voice as if we were sending soldiers off to a picnic. Cold as a zombie, that man, with a voice like Voldemort. Which explains why so ( Read more... )

You don't need to go after the same people every day to remind them
that yes, you still don't like them.
~ Markos Moulitsas, owner of Daily Kos trying to explain how to discuss topics in other people's groups

"I kind of feel like the pinata here at the party."
~ Governor Rick Perry of Texas at the Republican Debate quoted by Reuters

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The Egyptian Cobra that went missing the other day from the Bronx Zoo, and who was allegedly
  Tweeting while "on the town" in New York City
was found lurking in a dark corner of the Reptile House.

Entertainment Weekly: Snake's Alive!

Now there is a contest to find the snake a name. You may submit ideas to the Bronx Zoo at the link below and then ( Read more... )

Yesterday a special sneak preview of Deathly Hallows Part Two was screened in Chicago. Producers David Heyman and David Barron were on hand. The film was a rough cut without most of the special effects and they said they may still tweak certain things.

OMG ~ if anyone doesn't want to be Spoiled, please don't click the Cut!!!

Also Mugglenet has a ( Read more... )

A venomous Egyptian Cobra has gone missing from the Bronx Zoo in New York City, prompting the closure of the zoo's reptile house.

But now the elusive reptile has turned up on Twitter! News Link
Thanks to Titania and Serpentine for the links!

From the "Snake on the Town" Twitter Account:

I want to thank those animals from the movie "Madagascar." ( Read more... )

Just saw this on Snitchseeker and it's so enjoyable to read: A bunch of Twitter one-line quotes from Tom Felton, David Yates, Emma Watson and others.

The big news comes from Emma Watson: They are going to reshoot parts of the Epilogue!!! Surely they can fix it so these wizards don't look like senior citizens this time!

Via Snitchseeker

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Snitchseeker has a Complete List of Half-Blood Prince DVD Release Dates, plus the news that footage from Deathly Hallows will be included on the discs. No word on what the footage will be yet, so stay tuned.

Also, Snitchseeker has a new Facebook Page if you want to become a fan and get Harry Potter News sent to your profile page.

Serbian Actor Rade ( Read more... )