09.30.05
Posted in Scoops at 4:33 am by RavenclawWit
via HPANA
Daniel Radcliffe, the 16 year old star of the Harry Potter films, did an exclusive interview with his british fan site DanRadcliffe.co.uk in which he discussed the making of Goblet of Fire, his plans for Order of the Phoenix, and more.
In the interview, Dan seems to indicate that he would like to play Harry in all seven films, barring any insuperable physical difficulties:
Yeah absolutely, particularly after having read the sixth book, I think it would definitely be a massive honour to play Harry in all of them. It does just sort of depend on what happens with, I mean if everyone else starts to tower over me, or I’m too short, or I suddenly grow loads, I don’t know what will happen, but you know, or I suddenly become too tall or whatever, you know, so it’s um.. obviously it would be an amazing opportunity to have played him in all seven films, assuming they do all seven.
Dan also goes on to say that he believes that Harry may die in the last book. It’s important to note however that he has no more knowledge of the plot of the last book than any of us, so his opinions are not definitive. I do find it interesting and heartening though, to find that beyond being a Harry Potter actor, he seems to be a true fan of the books. This can only bode well for his ability to continue playing Harry as the character evolves and becomes ever more complex.
The interview can be read here and here. Warning: the interview does contain a few HBP spoilers, so if you haven’t read it, don’t click.
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09.27.05
Posted in Wallpaper at 12:11 am by RavenclawWit
Here are a couple more wallpapers that I made. Please comment if you like them. They were made in Paint Shop Pro 9. If anyone has a request/idea for a wallpaper they’d like to see, let me know. I’ll see what I can do.
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09.26.05
Posted in Scoops at 5:37 pm by Headmaster
Still shots (unit photography) from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
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Posted in Stories at 5:29 pm by Headmaster
A teenager from Moldova copied the entire contents of her English friend’s copy of The Half-Blood Prince, because the book isn’t available in her homeland.
One month to copy the book, two days to read it.
All 607 pages fit into five hand-written notebooks.
Amazing!
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Posted in Scoops at 12:36 am by RavenclawWit
Over at Rebound Designs they make purses out of hardcover books. Among the inventory are purses made from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Prisoner of Azkaban, and Chamber of Secrets.
These are neat, although as a booklover, I’m a bit disturbed by the destruction of a book to make a purse. 
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09.23.05
Posted in Questions at 9:15 pm by Headmaster
Building off RavenclawWit’s excellent post, an accompanying poll: “Is McGonagall Evil?”
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Posted in Theories at 2:10 am by RavenclawWit
by RavenclawWit
I was over on the Mugglenet forums tonight and came across a thread where someone was asking why exactly was McGonagall at the Dursley’s the day the Potter’s were killed. Then someone else on the thread left this comment: What was the reason for McGonagall’s trip to Privet Drive, and why isn’t she more pleased by LV’s disappearance? I left a response and I decided to post it here as well, in hopes that it will generate some interesting discussion. My response:
I’m glad you said this. Lately I’ve been having weird thoughts about McGonagall. It started when in HBP, she asked Harry what Dumbledore had told him and where they had gone, and Harry wouldn’t tell her. She seemed most displeased. And then there’s the fact that Harry wouldn’t tell her. From his past dealings with her (her being leniant on him when he gets in trouble, rescuing him from Snape, etc.) it seems that he should trust her implicitly. Why doesn’t he? Does he have a hunch about her that we don’t know about yet?
Some of her past actions, in retrospect, are a little suspicious. I agree it was weird for her to be at Privet Drive. Some say it’s because she wanted to check out the Dursley’s. Others point out she wanted to convince Dumbledore not to leave Harry there because she didn’t like the Dursley’s. But the reason why Dumbledore wanted him there was because a blood-relative of Harry’s mother lived there, he would be protected from Voldemort. Maybe McGonagall knew this, and that’s the real reason she didn’t want Harry there. She knew Harry would be safe from an attack by the Dark Lord or one of his followers. Could it be that she posted herself at the Dursley’s not knowing who was to bring Harry there? Perhaps she planned to attack them and kill Harry. But when she saw Dumbledore, the game was up. She knew she would never be able to defeat him. So instead she acted like she was just nervous.
And then there’s the sorcerer’s stone. When the trio tell her they need to see Dumbledore because someone’s trying to steal the stone, she refuses to listen to them. The fact that they knew about the stone at all should have suggested to her that its security was seriously compromised. At the very least, she should have sent an owl to Dumbledore telling him about it. But she didn’t. Very odd, I think. Did she perhaps know that one of her fellow Death-Eaters was going to make a play for it?
Of course, I know in many ways, she has always been on Harry’s side, but then, what better way to gain someone’s trust than to constantly be their champion?
Something to consider…
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09.22.05
Posted in Theories at 5:58 pm by Headmaster
A group of scientists has taken the magical world of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books and applied them to human genetics.
On the Nature website is an aritcle from the August issue of the magazine entitled Harry Potter and the recessive allele.
Basically, the article espouses that wizarding is an inherited mendelian trait, in which the wizarding gene is recessive. So, much like blue eyes or blond hair, wizards and witches can be born of full-blooded, half-blooded or non-magical parentage. Check out the article for a more scholarly and thorough explanation.
Works for me. Plus, they seem to think that children as young as five can start to learn about genetics because of this method.
The only part that doesn’t work quite right for me is there explanation of squibs, but I’m no scientist.
In the end, I think anything that helps kids learn about science can’t be bad, and the science here seems pretty solid and straightforward.
[Via collision detection]
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Posted in Stories at 5:12 pm by Headmaster
Someone has taken great lengths to produce dolls of all the members of the Weasley family. Apparently, they were upset by the dearth of versions of mass-produced Ron Weasley toys, while Harry and Hermione both get multiple doll interpretations.
From the site:
This project began because I was really annoyed that Mattel only made an 11 year old, Ron Socerer’s Stone Doll once (but 11 year old Socerer’s Stone Harry had 3 versions and Hermione had 4 versions). And not only was Year 1 Ron hard to find, they didn’t make a teen Ron doll at all when they did the Prisoner of Azkaban Dolls Hogmeade Harry and Hogmeade Hermione.
Unfortunately, we can’t share in the joy by purchasing these dolls:
Disclaimer: These dolls were not created for sale or distribution, just personal enjoyment. With the exception of Year 1 Ron, they are not sold by me or any toy company as they appear here. I just love the Weasley Family so much I’d like to have doll versions to play with.
Yet another funny Harry Potter link. Enjoy.
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Posted in Stories at 5:08 pm by Headmaster
Here’s a link to a rather flip, funny fanfic purporting to be Twenty Random Facts About Lily and James.
I chuckled, but YMMV.
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