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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... )

Hello, everyone in the Potterverse. Today we have a cool meme, some Halloween news, and back-to-school with Harry:

People are making mock-ups of Witch Weekly covers, and they look very convincing.
I especially like the Theodore Nott cover.

Leavesden Studios in London is adding a "Dark Arts" section. Not about DADA, but scary stuff from the ( Read more... )

Everybody Come Home to the Island!!!

The New Harry Potter Network

And Happy Mother's Day to the Moms of the U.S. !

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Mugglenet is having a competition with the Harry Potter characters similar to basketballs' March Madness. Vote for your favorites (cough *Severus Snape* cough) and watch them advance.
MuggleNet's HP Character March Madness

Grid Link ~ scroll down and across: Filch, Dudley, Kreacher and More
Thanks to merrylore for the link!!!

And Remember: Snape is the New ( Read more... )

In an Interview with MTV Dan Rad makes the case once again for Alan Rickman to win an award for Best Supporting Actor, even while admitting it might not happen.

Interviewer: Briefly on the end of Potter, you went out in such a great way. It's my favorite of the Potter films. Alot of people were hoping, and they're still hoping, that there's some ( Read more... )

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Seriously, if you are ever going to watch one interview, watch this one from the New York Times Arts and Leisure. It's like a mini-Actor's Studio spanning Rickman's entire career, and for once there is an intelligent interviewer who really knows what he is talking about!

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Also, our friend boushh par_tay is in the audience! How wonderful ( Read more... )

Alan Rickman has made the long list of nominees in the Bafta Voting this year.

Bafta = British Academy of Film and Television ArtsOf course he has some really strong competition, but I was just hoping he would be on the ballot!!! So it's a good day. :) Deathly Hallows 2 was also nominated in ten categories, but not in Best Film except the British ( Read more... )

Thanks to stn5 for the links:

Telegraph UK ~ Harry Potter Aims for Oscar Glory
The most likely chance of success comes in the best supporting actor category with Alan Rickman’s performance as Professor Severus Snape.
Radcliffe, who plays Potter, has added his voice to the campaign for Rickman. He said: “I don’t think there is going to be another ( Read more... )