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pos: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 is a 2011 fantasy film directed by David Yates and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the second of two cinematic parts based on J. K. Rowling's 2007 novel of the same name. The film, which is the eighth and final instalment in the "Harry Potter" film series, was written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman, David Barron, and Rowling. The story continues to follow Harry Potter's quest to find and destroy Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes in order to stop

pos: Lego Harry Potter 2010 and 2011. In 2018 it was announced that more sets based on the Harry Potter franchise would be released, including new sets based on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and its sequel, . In January 2004, Lego owner and CEO Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen announced a change in direction for the company, which at the time was facing a DKK 1.4 billion loss, and that the company would focus on core products and not "big, movie-related IPs such as Harry Potter". A week later, the company clarified that this did not mean any immediate "radical changes", and that

pos: Rupert Grint the value of a slow burn". "New York Post" writer Lou Lumenick, however, observed that both Grint and Radcliffe had grown weary of playing the same characters and expressed it in their performances. Grint's performance scored him nominations from the MTV Movie Awards and National Movie Awards for Best Fight and Performance of the Year in 2011. Grint reprised his role for the eighth time, in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2", the last "Harry Potter" instalment. This film picked-up from where the previous film left-off and included a lot of action, whereas the first part had

pos: Harry Potter (character) has been asked is how "Harry Potter" has influenced his own life, to which he regularly answers it has been "fine," and that he did not feel pigeonholed by the role, but rather sees it as a huge privilege to portray Harry. Radcliffe's Harry was named the 36th greatest movie character of all time in 2011, and 67th in 2018 by "Empire." Throughout the series, Harry is described as having his father's perpetually untidy black hair, his mother's bright green eyes, and a lightning bolt-shaped scar on his forehead. He is further described as "small and skinny for his age"

pos: Jim Broadbent "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (2009) and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" (2011). He joined the cast of the television series "Game of Thrones", playing a role of Archmaester Ebrose, in the seventh season (2017). His other notable roles were in "Topsy-Turvy" (1999), "The Gathering Storm" (2002), "And When Did You Last See Your Father?" (2007), "Hot Fuzz, Another Year" (2010), and "The Iron Lady" (2011). Broadbent was born on 24 May 1949 in Holton cum Beckering, in Lincolnshire, the second son of Doreen "Dee" Broadbent (née Findlay), a sculptor, and Roy Laverick Broadbent, an

pos: EA Bright Light was renamed to EA Bright Light in 2008, with its headquarter moved to Guildford, England, United Kingdom. In 2011, after both the movie and the video game franchise of "Harry Potter" were ended, Electronic Arts began a consultation process to shut down EA Bright Light so as to "help centralise development on future projects, reduce development costs and will allow for better knowledge and talent sharing within the organization". After their last title, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" was released, Electronic Arts silently shut down EA Bright Light by the end of 2011. Most employees from

pos: Eve Karpf these Rocher, you're really spoiling us." She has numerous minor roles in video games from various franchises based on other media, including "James Bond" and "Star Wars". Her credits include Minerva McGonagall in the "Harry Potter" video games, including "Prisoner of Azkaban", "Order of the Phoenix", "Half-Blood Prince" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 1" and "2". She also did the voice over for the role of Monica the mother of St. Augustine in the movie "" (Ignatius Press), Kristina Boaz in the 2003 video game "", the cat Alvina in 2011 video game "Dark Souls", and the elf

pos: Afshan Azad London. On 20 December 2010, Azad did not attend court when the prosecution accepted her brother's guilty plea to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and a judge ruled both men were not guilty of threatening to kill Azad. On 21 January 2011, Azad's brother was imprisoned for six months. Afshan Azad Afshan Azad (born 12 February 1989) is a British actress and model. She is best known for playing the role of Padma Patil in the "Harry Potter" film series, beginning in 2005 with "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". In "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", Padma

pos: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 during its second weekend overall, grossing $47.4 million, which is the largest second-weekend drop for any film that opened to more than $90 million. Still, it managed to become the fastest-grossing film in the franchise and also achieved the second-largest ten-day gross ever at the time (now eighth). In its third weekend, the movie surpassed "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" to become the highest-grossing film of the franchise in the US & Canada. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" is the third-highest-grossing film, the highest-grossing 2011 film, the highest-grossing Warner Bros. film and the highest-grossing Harry

neg: Harry Potter (character) last end credit, Harry still feels like someone we know. And that's the most magical thing about him." UGO Networks listed Harry as one of their best heroes of all time, who said that "Harry is a hero to the often oppressed and downtrodden young fan boys and girls out there, who finally have an icon that is respected and revered by those who might otherwise look down on robe-wearing and wand waving as dork fodder". Harry Potter was also ranked number thirty-six on "Empire"'s 2008 list of "100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time". IGN said that Harry Potter

neg: Harry Potter Movie Magic Experience Harry Potter Movie Magic Experience The Harry Potter Movie Magic Experience at Warner Bros. Movie World in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia was a walk-through attraction which featured several recreations of sets from the Harry Potter movies. The original attraction opened on 26 December 2001, themed to the first movie while a second version opened one year later to coincide with the second movie. The Harry Potter Movie Magic Experience closed in 2003 and was replaced by The Official Matrix Exhibit. The attraction launched within a month of the Australasian Premiere of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone at Warner Bros.

neg: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (soundtrack) score a 9/10 and remarked, "When challenged, Desplat brings out some great stuff as he proved with New Moon last year. It is a well-written score that fits perfectly with the darker Harry Potter." Caleb Leland of Shadowlocked.com gave the soundtrack 4/5 stars, stating that "While this is a good soundtrack, there’s something about it that keeps it from being great. But it did make me more excited to see the new film." Steve Ewing from Filmmusicsite.com rated the soundtrack 7/10, commenting that "Desplat was really on to something when he wrote this soundtrack, and perhaps if he had given

neg: Warner Bros. Movie World – The Ride. The latter was modified into Batman Adventure – The Ride 2 with a new film and simulator movements. The Looney Tunes Splash Zone was added to Looney Tunes Village. The Harry Potter Movie Magic Experience opened where Young Einstein Gravity Homestead once stood. In 2002, the Harry Potter Movie Magic Experience was updated to feature props from the second Harry Potter film. Additionally, the Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster opened where Warner Bros. Classics & Great Gremlins Adventure once stood. In 2003, Harry Potter Movie Magic Experience was replaced by The Official Matrix Exhibit. In 2005, the Movie Magic

neg: Harry Potter in amusement parks Harry Potter in amusement parks This article details the appearance of Harry Potter theming in amusement parks. In the late 1990s, Universal Parks and Resorts began discussing the possibility of purchasing the license for Harry Potter to create and theme amusement park rides. As Time Warner owns the license, a small walkthrough attraction was constructed at Warner Bros. Movie World called the Harry Potter Movie Magic Experience in 2001. This attraction was removed two years later. In 2010, Universal's Islands of Adventure park opened The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Similar attractions are destined for Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal

neg: Harry Potter Movie Magic Experience the Hogwarts Express. The walk-through began by admitting small groups of guests into a small room with brick walls surrounding. Thanks to the magical expertise of the group's guide, the wall would magically slide away to reveal Diagon Alley. A similar scene appears in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Guests were guided along Diagon Alley, with a quick stop at Ollivanders Wand Shop and into Harry's dormitory. Guests were then able to discover the art of sending an owl with a real life owl display. Harry Potter Movie Magic Experience The Harry Potter Movie Magic Experience at Warner Bros.

neg: Harry Potter Fan Zone from an open letter written by the site. Harry Potter Fan Zone Harry Potter Fan Zone is an Australian "Harry Potter" fansite created in 2003 by Australian teenager Andy McCray. "Harry Potter" author J. K. Rowling awarded the website a "Fan Site Award," stating that "[it] is a great Australian site with an impressively young staff who have produced some really insightful editorials." Harry Potter Fan Zone's main focus is the coverage of "Harry Potter" news and "Harry Potter" related discussion and contents. The site has covered events in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia, including book releases, movie

neg: Harry Potter Fan Zone Harry Potter Fan Zone Harry Potter Fan Zone is an Australian "Harry Potter" fansite created in 2003 by Australian teenager Andy McCray. "Harry Potter" author J. K. Rowling awarded the website a "Fan Site Award," stating that "[it] is a great Australian site with an impressively young staff who have produced some really insightful editorials." Harry Potter Fan Zone's main focus is the coverage of "Harry Potter" news and "Harry Potter" related discussion and contents. The site has covered events in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia, including book releases, movie releases, premieres and fan gatherings. At the invitation

neg: The Seeker (film) Seeker" had "a lot going for it, including wonderful sets and locations...that create a heightened-reality English hamlet". Both gave the movie only 2½ stars out of 4. Several of the reviewers mentioned the Harry Potter movies. "The New York Times"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Catsoulis mentioned, "Too bad Daniel Radcliffe is an only child." The "Chicago Tribune"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Carter wrote, "Harry Potter, meet your not-so-much cousin... had it not been for the Potter series, the bar for children’s fantasy film wouldn’t be quite as high, and "The Seeker" falls short of the high-riding, high-quality material delivered in the Harry Potter film series." "The New York

neg: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) of four stars, calling it the best "Potter" film yet and wrote that "die-hard Potter addicts will rejoice that Yates has distilled J. K. Rowling's broad universe with care and reverence". Mark Adams of "The Sunday Mirror", while giving the film four out of five stars, called it "a dark and delicious delight [and] a must-see movie". Rene Rodriguez of "The Miami Herald" gave the film three stars out of four and wrote that the film "is the first instalment in the soon-to-be series-of-seven that doesn't seem like just another spinoff capitalising on the money-minting Harry Potter brand name. Instead,

neg: Daniel Radcliffe the second installment of the series. Reviewers were positive about the lead actors' performances but had polarised opinions on the movie as a whole. The 2004 release "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" was the third film in the series. Radcliffe's performance was panned by "New York Times" journalist A. O. Scott, who wrote that Watson had to carry him with her performance. Next was "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" in 2005. The film was the second-highest grossing "Harry Potter" film at that point, and Radcliffe singled out the humour as being a reason for the movie's

neg: M. Night Shyamalan two "Harry Potter" films: "The themes that run through it...the empowering of children, a positive outlook...you name it, it falls in line with my beliefs", Shyamalan said. "I enjoy the humor in it. When I read the first "Harry Potter" and was thinking about making it, I had a whole different vibe in my head of it". His 2002 film "Signs", where he also played Ray Reddy, gained both critical and financial success. His next movie "The Village" (2004) received mixed reviews from the critics, but turned out to be a financial success. After the release of "The Village" in

neg: Harry Potter in translation instance, the French translation which changed "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" to "Harry Potter at the School of Wizards" for the same reason as the American translation, citing that the reference to the Philosopher's Stone legend was "too obscure for a book aimed at the youth." Other translations also have regional adaptations that have largely gone without much notice. The Spanish translation has been adapted to three regions: Europe, Latin America and Southern Cone. Others translations have adaptations that were published seemingly to enhance the identity of minority communities of speakers: Montenegrin (an adaptation of Serbian) and Valencian (an

neg: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Universal Orlando Resort) series. Its design is similar to and the Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man rides but built on a roller coaster track. The remaining features are themed around London and Diagon Alley. Diagon Alley officially opened on July 8, 2014. Rumors of a "Harry Potter"-themed area at a Universal Studios park or a Disney park started to circulate in 2003. However, the rights to the "Harry Potter" franchise had been acquired by Warner Bros., who denied all the rumors. In 2001, Time Warner used this license to construct and operate the Harry Potter Movie Magic Experience at Warner Bros. Movie World on

neg: Harry Potter in amusement parks Studios Japan. In 2001, Time Warner used this license to construct and operate the Harry Potter Movie Magic Experience at Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast, Australia. The attraction was a small indoor walkthrough featuring many re-creations of locations in the first two movies. After two years of operation this attraction was removed. A "Harry Potter" themed attraction at a Universal Studios park or a Disney park was rumored in 2003. However, the rights to the Harry Potter franchise had been acquired by Warner Bros., who denied all rumors. In January 2007, About.com reported a rumor from a

neg: Dirty Harry (film series) graphic novels, revealed in an interview that he created the "Sin City" story-arc "That Yellow Bastard" out of his dislike of "The Dead Pool". Miller said: "When I went to see the last "Dirty Harry" movie, "The Dead Pool", I was disgusted. I went out and said, this is not a "Dirty Harry" movie, this is nothing, this is a pale sequel." and I also said, "that's not the last "Dirty Harry" story, I will show you the last "Dirty Harry" story." Another character in "That Yellow Bastard" story is Nancy Callahan, who is a pastiche or caricature of Harry

neg: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is an action-adventure video game published by Electronic Arts based on J.K. Rowling's novel "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" and the film of the same name. It was the last "Harry Potter" to be game released for the Game Boy Color and also the last "Harry Potter" game to be released on the PlayStation. The game received positive reviews from critics across all releases of the game and is widely considered the best Harry Potter main series game. The game's core gameplay

neg: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) the longest "Harry Potter" book and streamline it into the shortest HP movie, but director David Yates does a bang up job of it, creating an "Order of the Phoenix" that's entertaining and action-packed." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 71 out of 100, based on 37 critics, indicating "generally favourable reviews" On CinemaScore, audiences gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale. Charles Frederick of "The Telegraph" headlined his review "Potter film is the best and darkest yet". Colin Bertram of the "New York Daily News" gave the film four out

neg: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) won the BAFTA Award for Best Production Design, making it the first "Harry Potter" film to win at the BAFTAs. At the 2006 Kids' Choice Awards, the film won the Blimp Award for Favorite Movie, becoming the only Harry Potter film to do so. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a 2005 fantasy film directed by Mike Newell and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on J. K. Rowling's 2000 novel of the same name. The film, which is the fourth instalment in the "Harry Potter" film series,

neg: Harry Potter magic. I so understand why Voldemort wants to conquer death. We're all frightened of it." Rowling stated that ""Harry Potter" books have always, in fact, dealt explicitly with religious themes and questions" and that she did not reveal its Christian parallels in the beginning because doing so would have "give[n] too much away to fans who might then see the parallels." In the final book of the series "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", Rowling makes the book's Christian imagery more explicit, quoting both and when Harry visits his parents' graves. Hermione Granger teaches Harry Potter that the meaning of

neg: Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 order to have at least two characters in each level. For example, Hermione (accidentally) joins Harry during the first task of the Triwizard Tournament, which was unlike both the book and the film, where Harry fights the dragon alone. Another example is in the final boss fight with Voldemort. Cedric is there to help and dies when trying to escape in the last cutscene despite the fact that Cedric is killed before Voldemort's reincarnation in both the book and movie. In the Nintendo DS, PSP, and iOS versions, several changes were made from the versions of the other formats. There

neg: Fictional universe of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" when Arthur Weasley takes Harry to the Ministry of Magic, Mr. Weasley explains that these took the place of the owls to minimise the mess. They are pale violet with MINISTRY OF MAGIC stamped along the edges of the wings. A variation on this method of communication is shown in the movie version of "Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban", when Draco Malfoy sends Harry a note in class in the form of a flying paper crane. Wizards and witches often Apparate to their destinations, which is quite similar to teleportation. It is

neg: Harry Potter Movie Magic Experience Movie World. In order to fully publicize their new attraction Movie World opened a Harry Potter Gift Shop on Main Street and had young staff members dressed as generic Hogwarts students walking around the park. These characters remained in Main Street until the closure of the exhibit in 2003. The attraction was modified in mid-2002 to suit the second film, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. A few scenes slightly changed to suit the second installment including the addition of a replica of Mr. Weasley's Flying Car. Guests would queue at Platform 9 3/4 right alongside a recreation of

neg: Fictional universe of Harry Potter mirror in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", with a note explaining to Harry that Sirius and James Potter used to use the mirrors to talk to each other when they were put in separate detentions. In "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", Harry uses a shard of his broken mirror to call for help from the Malfoy's cellar, and later finds out that Aberforth Dumbledore had been watching over Harry using Sirius' mirror, which he obtained from Mundungus Fletcher. Flying paper aeroplanes, (referred to as "interdepartmental memos") are used within the Ministry of Magic. In "Harry Potter

neg: Billy Owens and the Secret of the Runes distributed". MatchFlick's Mike Thomas gave the movie 0 out of 5 stars, saying of the movie "(it's) an obvious Harry Potter rip-off". Billy Owens and the Secret of the Runes Bill Owens and the Secret of the Runes is a 2010 fantasy film, a sequel to "The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens". The low-budget film was produced as a mockbuster, capitalizing on the success of "Harry Potter" film series The film follows the adventures of Billy Owens and his friends Mandy and Devin, as they attempt to save the town of Spirit River from the curse of the Norse God

neg: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is an action-adventure video game published by Electronic Arts based on J.K. Rowling's novel "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" and the film of the same name. It was the last "Harry Potter" to be game released for the Game Boy Color and also the last "Harry Potter" game to be released on the PlayStation. The game received positive reviews from critics across

neg: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) designs from "Oliver!" (1968) and "The Godfather" (1972). Steve Kloves was selected to write the screenplay. He described adapting the book as "tough", as it did not "lend itself to adaptation as well as the next two books." Kloves often received synopses of books proposed as film adaptations from Warner Bros., which he "almost never read", but "Harry Potter" jumped out at him. He went out and bought the book, and became an instant fan of the series. When speaking to Warner Bros., he stated that the film had to be British, and had to be true to the characters.

neg: Harry Potter (film series) Doubtfire" as influences for their decision. Steve Kloves was selected to write the screenplay for the first film. He described adapting the book as "tough" since it did not "lend itself to adaptation as well as the next two books". Kloves was sent a "raft" of synopses of books proposed as film adaptations, with "Harry Potter" being the only one that jumped out at him. He went out and bought the book, becoming an instant fan. When speaking to Warner Bros. he stated that the film had to be British and true to the characters. David Heyman was confirmed to

neg: Politics of Harry Potter working with anti-genocide organisations, such as 'Fidelity Out of Sudan' and the 'Genocide Intervention Network,' to wake our governments, corporations and media up to the fact that 'never again' means 'never again.'" When "Time" magazine asked about The Harry Potter Alliance, Rowling said, "It's incredible, it's humbling, and it's uplifting to see people going out there and doing that in the name of your character. What did my books preach against throughout? Bigotry, violence, struggles for power, no matter what. All of these things are happening in Darfur. So they really couldn't have chosen a better cause." Rowling awarded The

neg: J. K. Rowling 11 million copies in the first day of release in the United Kingdom and United States. The book's last chapter was one of the earliest things she wrote in the entire series. "Harry Potter" is now a global brand worth an estimated US$15 billion, and the last four "Harry Potter" books have consecutively set records as the fastest-selling books in history. The series, totalling 4,195 pages, has been translated, in whole or in part, into 65 languages. The "Harry Potter" books have also gained recognition for sparking an interest in reading among the young at a time when children were

neg: Magic in Harry Potter shield his thoughts from Snape. During the "Order of Phoenix" Snape is instructed by Dumbledore to give Harry lessons in Occlumency. Whether as a result of Snape's poor instruction, or poor aptitude on Harry's part, Harry did not make any progress. (Only once did Harry manage to overcome Snape with the use of Occlumency.) In "Deathly Hallows", Harry finally masters Occlumency—shutting his mind to Voldemort—when Dobby dies. He realises that his grief—or as Dumbledore calls it, love—is what can block out the Dark Lord. Queenie Goldstein, in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", is revealed to be a proficient

neg: Rubeus Hagrid in my head of the huge gigantic Hagrid walking through the forest crying with Harry in his arms". Nineteen years after Voldemort’s defeat, Hagrid is still at Hogwarts and invites Harry and Ginny Weasley's second son Albus Severus Potter to his hut for tea, just as he had once done for Harry himself, implying that he and Harry are still close. During an interview in 2007, when asked if Hagrid did marry, Rowling answered that Hagrid developed a relationship with a giantess but it did not work out. Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane has portrayed Hagrid in all of the film

neg: Harry Potter influences and analogues the "Iliad", Rowling said, "That's where it came from. That really, really, really moved me when I read that when I was 19. The idea of the desecration of a body, a very ancient idea... I was thinking of that when Harry saved Cedric's body." A number of commentators have drawn attention to the Biblical themes and references in J. K. Rowling's final "Harry Potter" novel, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows". In an August 2007 issue of "Newsweek", Lisa Miller commented that Harry dies and then comes back to life to save humankind, like Christ. She points out the

neg: Harry Potter clinical teaching, and Joyce Fields wrote that the books illustrate four of the five main topics in a typical first-year sociology class: "sociological concepts including culture, society, and socialisation; stratification and social inequality; social institutions; and social theory". From the early 2000s onwards several news reports appeared in the UK of the Harry Potter book and movie series driving demand for pet owls and even reports that after the end of the movie series these same pet owls were now being abandoned by their owners. This led J. K. Rowling to issue several statements urging Harry Potter fans to refrain

neg: Gunpowder Plot in popular culture wipe out the Rutans, then gives one weapon to each side, not telling them which is which, meaning that neither side can use them for risk of wiping out themselves. Before the TARDIS crew depart, the Doctor pays one last visit to Fawkes, and tells him that the world will remember what he did this day without revealing that he is destined to fail. In the Harry Potter series, Dumbledore, the school's headmaster, has a phoenix called Fawkes, named after Guy Fawkes. According to tradition, a phoenix burns when it reaches the end of its life. In the novel "Martin

neg: The Banned (EastEnders) performance by switching the cartridge in the synthesizer, wrecking any hopes the group have of getting anywhere. The rest of the band are furious, particularly when Harry confesses that he did it to show them up. Harry is shunned after this and is not seen in Walford again. His last appearance is in October 1986. Tessa Parker, played by Josephine Melville, is a college friend of Kelvin Carpenter (Paul J. Medford) and Harry Reynolds (Gareth Potter) who first appears in June 1986. Both Harry and Tessa have radical Marxist beliefs and it isn't long before they manage to recruit Kelvin

neg: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) the Chamber of Secrets, unleashing a monster that petrifies the school's denizens. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, with Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, and Emma Watson as Hermione Granger and is also the last film to feature Richard Harris as Professor Albus Dumbledore, due to his death that same year. The film was released in theatres in the United Kingdom and the United States on 15 November 2002. It became a critical and commercial success, grossing $879 million at the box office worldwide. It was the second highest-grossing film of 2002 behind "". The movie was nominated

neg: Magic in Harry Potter spent five years establishing the limitations of magic—determining what it could and could not do. "The most important thing to decide when you're creating a fantasy world," she said in 2000, "is what the characters "can't" do." For instance, while it is possible to conjure things out of thin air, it is far more tricky to create something that fits an exact specification rather than a general one; moreover, any objects so conjured tend not to last. Rowling has described death as the most important theme in the books. Consequently, as Dumbledore states in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of

neg: Ohio State University Marching Band people, and was featured on many television programs and newspapers. The performance even attracted the attention of Katherine Jackson, Michael's mother. She was quoted as being very thankful and gracious for the band's performance of Michael's music. However, the accolades did not stop there. With four days of preparation, the band performed a movie-themed halftime show at the October 26 game against Pennsylvania State University. This performance featured music from Superman, Harry Potter, Jurassic Park, and Pirates of the Caribbean. Formations performed included an image of Superman righting and steadying a collapsing building, Harry Potter on a broomstick chasing a

neg: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) twenty minutes of the film, when Harry is put on trial for performing magic outside of school and threatened with expulsion, but is cleared of all charges, did not advance the plot. Kirk Honeycutt of "The Hollywood Reporter" wrote that "Phoenix" is "quite possibly the least enjoyable of the [series] so far", and that despite "several eye-catching moments", "the magic – movie magic, that is – is mostly missing". The review also criticised the under use of the "cream of British acting", noting the brief appearances of Helena Bonham Carter, Maggie Smith, Emma Thompson, David Thewlis, Richard Griffiths, and Julie

neg: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) in Goldenberg's words. "It's an iconic moment when you realise your parents are normal, flawed human beings. ... Things get trimmed out, but I kept the meat of that in there – and that was what really gave me the coming-of-age story." Young Lily Potter did not appear at all, but promotional screenshots show unknown teenager Susie Shinner in the role. The scene at St Mungo's, the hospital where Harry and friends run into classmate Neville Longbottom and learn that his parents were tortured into insanity by Bellatrix Lestrange, was cut because it required the construction of a new set.

neg: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Dark Mark", which she rewrote 13 times. Jeff Jensen, who interviewed Rowling for "Entertainment Weekly" in 2000, pointed out that bigotry is a big theme in the "Harry Potter" novels and "Goblet of Fire" in particular. He mentioned how Voldemort and his followers are prejudiced against Muggles and how in "Goblet of Fire" Hermione forms a group to liberate Hogwarts' house-elves who have "been indentured servants so long they lack desire for anything else". When asked why she explored this theme, Rowling replied, She also commented that she did not feel this was too "heavy" for children, as it was

neg: Harry Potter (character) person: "he came just out of a part of me". Rowling has also maintained that Harry is a suitable real-life role model for children. "The advantage of a fictional hero or heroine is that you can know them better than you can know a living hero, many of whom you would never meet [...] if people like Harry and identify with him, I am pleased, because I think he is very likeable." Harry first appears in "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (published in the United States as "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"). Starting in 1981, when Harry was

neg: Dumbledore's Army it, with Harry and Luna taking out the Carrows, and the professors (rallied by McGonagall and Harry) driving off Snape. In the book's climax, the D.A. (alongside the Order of the Phoenix) plays an important role in the Battle of Hogwarts, giving Harry enough time to find the remaining Horcruxes. In the alternate timeline appearing in "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" - in which Voldemort wins the Battle of Hogwarts, kills Harry Potter and institutes a terrible reign of terror - the fugitive Ron and Hermione maintain the last remnants of the D.A. Twenty years later, they still wage

neg: Lego Creator (video game) Corridor. The game includes many features that give the player a lot of creative ability. Features include taking control of minifigures and animals, driving the Hogwarts Express, changing the weather from rain to snow to night to day, casting spells and flying on broomsticks, and creating your own minifigures and models with classical and Harry Potter style Lego faces, bodies, cloaks and even wands; while the workshop contains castle pieces, to extras, to standard pieces. "Creator: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" is the sequel to "Lego Creator: Harry Potter", which focuses on the second movie, "Harry Potter and

neg: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows the final volume related closely to the previous book in the series, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", "almost as though they are two-halves of the same novel". She has said that the last chapter of the book was written "in something like 1990", as part of her earliest work on the series. Rowling also revealed she originally wrote the last words to be "something like: 'Only those who he loved could see his lightning scar. Rowling changed this because she did not want people to think Voldemort would rise again and to say that Harry's mission was over. In

neg: Hermione Granger original last name was "Puckle", but Rowling felt the name "did not suit her at all", and so the less frivolous Granger made it into the books. Hermione first appears in "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" when she meets Harry and Ron on the Hogwarts Express, where she mocks Ron for his inability to perform a spell to turn his rat yellow. She proves just how much she knows by declaring that she memorized all the textbooks by heart and by performing the "oculus" spell on Harry to fix his broken glasses. She constantly annoys her peers with her

neg: Harry Potter (film series) of 12 Academy Awards. Some critics, fans, and general audiences have expressed disappointment that the "Harry Potter" series did not win any Oscars for its achievements. However, others have pointed out that certain films in the series had uneven reviews, in contrast to the three films of "The Lord of the Rings", for example, which were all critically acclaimed. This has been partially attributed to the "Harry Potter" franchise going through several directors with their own styles in contrast to the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, which was filmed in one massive undertaking by the same director, writer, and producer.

neg: Shefali Chowdhury 2005's "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". She acquired the role when she was in her last year at the Waverley School in Birmingham. She and Afshan Azad, (who played the character of Chowdhury's twin sister Padma Patil) are also good friends, according to Azad. Shefali Chowdhury Shefali Chowdhury (; born 20 June 1988) is a British actress of Bangladeshi descent best known for playing the role of Parvati Patil in the "Harry Potter" film series, except for "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (2004), in which the character is played by Sitara Shah. The youngest of five

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) 1-disc and 2-disc special edition for the film was released on Blu-ray with a Digital Copy and DVD on 7 December 2009 in the United Kingdom, and 8 December 2009 in the United States. The Blu-ray and DVD includes an 11-minute, 38-second feature on the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter mini theme park which opened on 18 June 2010 at Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida. Also included are deleted scenes comprising 8 scenes with a running length of 6 minutes and 31 seconds, and a sneak peek of the next "Harry Potter" movie, "Harry Potter and the Deathly

neg: Bjorli Harry Potter movie "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" which came out in July 2009 in the United Kingdom and United States. Bjorli Bjorli (or "Bjørli") is a village in Lesja municipality in Oppland, Norway. It lies on the Rauma river near the western municipality border. Bjorli is served by Bjorli Station on the Rauma Line ("Raumabanen"), providing a convenient method for tourists to reach this destination. A large restaurant was built in 1927 at the rail station to service passengers of cruise ships at the port at Åndalsnes on Romsdalsfjord. It later burnt down and was not rebuilt. The

neg: Harry Potter the experience on her website saying: Rowling completed "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" in 1995 and the manuscript was sent off to several prospective agents. The second agent she tried, Christopher Little, offered to represent her and sent the manuscript to Bloomsbury. After eight other publishers had rejected "Philosopher's Stone", Bloomsbury offered Rowling a £2,500 advance for its publication. Despite Rowling's statement that she did not have any particular age group in mind when beginning to write the "Harry Potter" books, the publishers initially targeted children aged nine to eleven. On the eve of publishing, Rowling was asked by

neg: Harry Potter (character) of their own, Harry Potter. Fleamont and Euphemia lived to see James and Lily marry, but they would never meet their famous grandson, as they both died of dragon pox, stemming from their advanced age. In 2002, Harry Potter was voted No. 85 among the "100 Best Fictional Characters" by "Book" magazine and also voted the 35th "Worst Briton" in Channel 4's "100 Worst Britons We Love to Hate" programme. "Entertainment Weekly" ranked Harry Potter number two on its 2010 "100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years" list, saying "Long after we've turned the last page and watched the

neg: Carnelli Aguilera song and an Amanda Bynes movie, while the first Harry Potter book is known both as "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" and "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone". Since it is "titles" that aren't allowed to be repeated in the course of a game rather than "works", players may only say "What a Girl Wants" once, but may use both Potter titles separately—unless, of course, the current Carnelli Master decides otherwise. Carnelli Carnelli is a parlor game created by Jan Carnell, a member of the Metropolitan Washington chapter of Mensa. This game has been popular at Mensa gatherings

neg: J. K. Rowling working as a researcher and bilingual secretary for Amnesty International when she conceived the idea for the "Harry Potter" series while on a delayed train from Manchester to London in 1990. The seven-year period that followed saw the death of her mother, birth of her first child, divorce from her first husband and relative poverty until the first novel in the series, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", was published in 1997. There were six sequels, of which the last, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", was released in 2007. Since then, Rowling has written five books for adult readers:

neg: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (video game) capture every facial detail. The score to "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1" was led by James Hannigan, his third "Harry Potter" video game soundtrack. During an interview with "Squareenixmusic.com's" Greg O'Connor Read he was asked if he would return for the last game to which he had stated "I'd love to return to the series[...]", and when asked how he would end it he said "[...] it would be great to end the series with a bang!". It was recorded, like its predecessor, with The Philharmonia Orchestra at AIR Studios in London, while the soundtrack was first

neg: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in 1979. When retired, he lived in Dorset with his wife Porpentina and their pet Kneazles: Hoppy, Milly and Mauler. He had a grandson named Rolf, who married Luna Lovegood (a character who appeared in the last three "Harry Potter" novels) some time after the events of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows". In the film version of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", Newt Scamander's name appeared on the Marauder's Map. In the film adaptation of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", it is mentioned that Scamander was expelled from Hogwarts following an unspecified incident involving one

neg: Ellie Darcey-Alden her family for a chance in the business, especially for a part in "Harry Potter", a role which her mother initially did not believe she would eventually win. When production began, she was not allowed to tell her close friends of her casting in "Potter" as she left school for Leavesden Studios and Hatfield House to film her scenes. She said: "I am still trying to get over that I am actually in "Harry Potter". When I got the part, I was so happy I was speechless. It was the best time of my life. It was very funny. Everyone

neg: Harry Potter in translation 'R.A.S.', "svart" being Norwegian for 'black'; and in the Finnish edition the initials were R.A.M., 'musta' being Finnish for 'black'. Fans took this to mean that the character was Regulus Black, the brother of Sirius Black; when "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" was published, this was revealed to be the case. Similarly, the title for "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" did not make it obvious whether the word "Order" referred to a group of people or to a directive. The information that it was a group of people was then determined by viewing the title in

neg: Harry Potter (film series) two parts were filmed back-to-back from early 2009 to summer 2010, with the completion of reshoots taking place on 21 December 2010; this marked the end of filming "Harry Potter". Heyman stated that "Deathly Hallows" was "shot as one film" but released in two feature-length parts. Tim Burke, the visual effects supervisor of the series, said of the production on "Harry Potter", "It was this huge family; I think there were over 700 people working at Leavesden, an industry in itself." David Heyman said, "When the first film opened, no way did I think we'd make eight films. That didn't

neg: The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens a foretold prophecy and prevent the resurrection of a dragon under the influence of the ancient Viking trickster God Loki. The film was panned by several critics. DVD Verdict said about the movie "Nothing about this film is the least bit coherent. Nothing. Zero. Zip. Nada. Zilch," and went on to compare the movie's plot line to that of the "Harry Potter" franchise. Common Sense Media gave it one out of five stars, saying "At the end of the day, this is a poorly filmed, poorly executed attempt to get on board the "Harry Potter" train". The film was panned

neg: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief of 47 out of 100, based on 31 sampled reviews, indicating "mixed to average reviews." Kenneth Turan of the "Los Angeles Times" described the film as "standard Hollywood product... unadventurous and uninteresting". The reviewer for "The Washington Post" thought "the movie suffers by taking itself a little too seriously. It's not just that it's a lot less funny than the book. It's also a lot less fun". On BBC Radio 5, Mark Kermode criticized the similarity of the film to director Chris Columbus's "Harry Potter" films, likening it to a "Harry Potter" parody book and dubbing it "Benjamin Sniddlegrass and

neg: Wolfgang Petersen Boot" in a new director's cut and to helm star-studded action-thrillers. As such, he was originally considered for the first movie in the "Harry Potter" film series, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone". Petersen pulled out of the running in March 2000. Petersen's $160 million epic film "Poseidon", a re-telling of the 1969 Paul Gallico novel "The Poseidon Adventure" (previously adapted for the 1972 disaster film), was released by Warner Bros. in May 2006. The film performed poorly in the US, barely cracking $60 million in domestic box office receipts by early August, although international sales surpassed $121 million. Although

neg: Marie Vinck Marie Vinck Marie Vinck (born January 3, 1983) is a Belgian-Flemish actress and voice actress. She started acting in 1993 at the age of 10 in the Flemish TV series, "Mother, why do we live?", which Marie's mother has performed a leading role in the series. In 1998, she acted out again with her mother in the Dutch-Flemish movie: "Dandelion Game". Marie Vinck has also given the Flemish dubbing voice to Emma Watson's role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, along with her colleagues Stef Aerts who gave the Flemish voice to Daniel Radcliffe's role as Harry Potter

neg: Neville Longbottom (Fictional Character) Potter" character, calling him the "quintessential dimwit-turned-hero". In NextMovie.com's "Harry Potter" Mega Poll, Neville was voted as the top character that should get a spin-off movie or book. "Empire" listed Neville as their 8th favorite Harry Potter character. Neville began school at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardryin 1991 and was sorted into Gryffindor House, along with Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ronald Weasley. Throughout his school years, he was mostly a shy, clumsy, introverted boy who was constantly being told by his grandmother that he was not good enough or living up to his parents' accomplishments. However, in his

neg: Hogwarts staff catching a student out of bed. Filch is revealed to be a Squib in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" when Harry accidentally discovers that he is trying to teach himself basic magic from a "Kwikspell" correspondence course. Nonetheless, Filch is at least able to use wizarding devices that have their own innate magic, such as the Secrecy Sensor used in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". It is hinted that his dislike of students may stem from his disappointment and jealousy at not being able to do magic. In "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", the final book,

neg: Magical objects in Harry Potter and very painfully cuts into the back of the user's hand and uses his or her blood for ink. In the fifth book, Harry has detention with Umbridge on several occasions; he is required to write lines ("I must not tell lies") and is not released from this until Umbridge believes "the message has sunk in." When carried out repeatedly over an extended period, this leads to permanent scarring, as Harry shows Scrimgeour in the last two books. The scars tingle whenever Harry hears Umbridge's name, but it is not clear whether this is psychological or akin to Harry's forehead

neg: Legal disputes over the Harry Potter series An Unauthorized Guide to Harry Potter Fiction". In November 2007, "The Scotsman" reported that Rowling had threatened legal action against American computer programmer G. Norman Lippert for allegedly violating her intellectual property rights by producing and publishing the online novel, "James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing", an unofficial and unauthorised continuation of the "Harry Potter" series. Written as a fan fiction project for Lippert's wife and sons, the novel is set eighteen years after the end of the last official installment in the series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", and describes the adventures of Harry Potter's son,

neg: Harry Potter video games last four games in the main series, has received much praise for the quality of his work on the franchise, as has Jeremy Soule who preceded him. "Book of Spells" also received a nomination for "game innovation" at the BAFTA Awards in 2013. As of 2014, The Harry Potter video game series was stated to have sold $1.5 billion in sales. Harry Potter video games The "Harry Potter" video games are multiple series of video games based on the fictional world of "Harry Potter", originally created by J.K. Rowling, and published by Electronic Arts and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Many

neg: Dumbledore's Army the role for the videogame Lego Dimensions. IGN listed Neville as their sixth top "Harry Potter" character, calling him the "quintessential dimwit-turned-hero". In NextMovie.com's "Harry Potter" Mega Poll, Neville was voted as the top character that should get a spin-off movie or book. "Empire" listed Neville as their 8th favourite Harry Potter character. Luna Lovegood is a Ravenclaw student one year younger than Harry. She is described as having straggly waist-length dirty blond hair, grey eyes and a "permanently surprised look". Rowling has often said that Luna is the "anti-Hermione", as Hermione is "inflexible and logical," as opposed to Luna,

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) sometimes lighting them, sometimes hiding them in a very random and unpredictable way." Tim Burke and Tim Alexander were the visual effects supervisors for the film. Tim Alexander said that completing the Inferi-attack scene took several months. He said, "It's certainly much bolder and scarier than we imagined that they'd ever go in a 'Potter' movie. Director David Yates was cautious of not making this into a zombie movie, so we were constantly trying to figure out how not to make these dead people coming up look like zombies. A lot of it came down to their movement – they

neg: Dumbledore's Army Lynch portrayed Luna in the last four "Harry Potter" films, and reprised the role for StarKid productions' "A Very Potter Senior Year". She also voiced the character for Lego Dimensions. IGN listed Luna as its 12th top "Harry Potter" character, saying that her looniness made her a "delight". "Empire" listed Luna as its 10th favourite Harry Potter character in "The 25 Greatest Harry Potter Characters". Parvati Patil is a Gryffindor student in Harry's year and the twin sister of Ravenclaw student Padma Patil. Her best friend is Lavender Brown; they are particularly fond of Trelawney's Divination class, and share many

neg: Magical creatures in Harry Potter spirit of chaos" according to Rowling. Giants in the "Harry Potter" universe are capable of interbreeding with humans – Rubeus Hagrid is half-giant, as is his love interest Olympe Maxime – but wizards as a population have engaged in an active campaign to hunt giants out of civilisation. The last giants in Britain were killed apparently by Ministry decree, but most deaths have been due to territorial aggression among themselves, as wizards force them to live in ever more confined spaces. The last few giants remaining in the world (the total number is between 70 and 80) are collected together

neg: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) true to the spirit of the book, rather than to the letter". Goldenberg said that Rowling told him, the producers, and Yates that "she just wanted to see a great movie, and gave [them] permission to take whatever liberties [they] felt [they] needed to take to translate the book into a movie she would love". Cutting down the book to meet the time frame of the film, Goldenberg explained, became "clearer when [he] figured out that the organising principle of the screenplay was to narrate Harry's emotional journey". He and Yates "looked for every opportunity to get everything [they] could

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (soundtrack) twenty-nine on the "Billboard" 200 chart, thus making it the highest charting soundtrack among all the six movie soundtracks released. The soundtrack also charted at three on the Top Soundtracks Chart. The complete track listing of the soundtrack was released on 5 June on Amazon.com. Not included on the soundtrack were "Friends and Love" (a compilation of "When Ginny Kissed Harry" and "Harry and Hermione" that came with purchasing a ticket for the movie on Fandango), "Big Beat Repeat" (heard in the Gryffindor common room after the Quidditch match) by Josh Powell, and a track that could be named "Murder

neg: Harry Potter (film series) I feel honoured to be here as the director shouts cut for the very last time. Farewell Harry & Hogwarts, it's been magic!". However, reshoots of the epilogue scene were confirmed to begin in the winter of 2010. The filming was completed on 21 December 2010, marking the official closure of filming the "Harry Potter" franchise. Exactly four years earlier on that day, author J. K. Rowling's official website revealed the title of the final novel in the series – "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows". Harry Potter is an orphaned boy brought up by his unkind Muggle (non-magical) aunt

neg: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince continue. Harry finds out that the locket is not the real Horcrux, containing only a note from someone named "R. A. B.". Harry is so devastated by Dumbledore's death (and upset by its futility) that he tells his friends he will not be returning to Hogwarts. Instead, he will spend the next year searching out Voldemort's Horcruxes. Ron and Hermione insist on joining him in destroying Lord Voldemort for good. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" is the sixth book in the Harry Potter series. The first book in the series, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", was first published

neg: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) Harry Potter Band. When a deal could not be made, the Canadian band filed a US$40-million lawsuit against Warner Bros., the North American distributor of the film, as well as the members of the in-movie band (members of the bands Radiohead and Pulp, among others) for the misuse of their group's name. (In a deleted scene, they are simply introduced as "the band that needs no introduction".) The Canadian band also brought an injunction to stop the release of the film in its country as it contained a performance by the identically named fictional rock band. An Ontario judge dismissed

neg: Production of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows recreation of the books than the previous films because of the length a two-part adaptation entails. Steve Kloves wrote the first part's script before starting his work on the second part in April 2009. Daniel Radcliffe said, "This is a road movie, particularly in Part 1 of the film. People have been so used to seeing Harry Potter at Hogwarts and we're just not there for the first part of the film. That seems to have really freshened things up, and hopefully will get people seeing the films with fresh eyes again, because it's just a totally different look when

neg: Quidditch (sport) summer when the seventh "Harry Potter" book (and fifth "Harry Potter" movie) was released. Unlike the world-popular Middlebury version, 'Corrigan Quidditch' remains a local event still played on its originating campus. Modified rules with less contact have been used for younger (school age) players. These rules include no tackling, modified hoops, and a little lee-way on calls made by referees. The Australian Quidditch Association has a set of rules for wheel-chair quidditch. It is rarely used elsewhere; however, it is starting to gain traction in several other countries. Quidditch (sport) Quidditch is a sport of two teams of seven players

neg: Melissa Anelli the United States geared for war. In 2001, Anelli joined the all-volunteer staff of The Leaky Cauldron, a relatively new web site devoted to the "Harry Potter" universe. On her own initiative, Anelli began contacting individuals at Warner Brothers, which was producing the "Harry Potter" films, and at Scholastic, which published the "Harry Potter" books in the United States. It took a year before the movie studio took her seriously and began answering her questions with reportable information, and a longer period of time before the publishers agreed to do the same. By the end of 2002, The Leaky Cauldron

neg: Harry Potter fandom Weekly" listed the midnight release of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" as one of "Entertainment's Top Moments" of the previous 25 years. Diehard fans of the series are called "Potterheads". Some even theme their weddings around Harry Potter. A Bridal Guide featured two real weddings soon before the release of the final movie, which quickly spread through the fandom via Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr. The craze over the series was referenced in Lauren Weisberger's 2003 novel "The Devil Wears Prada" as well as its 2006 film adaptation. In the story, the protagonist Andrea Sachs is ordered to retrieve

neg: HPANA HPANA The Harry Potter Automatic News Aggregator, or HPANA, as it is better known, is a "Harry Potter" fansite created in 2002 to monitor news on the Internet about J. K. Rowling's series of novels about the eponymous wizard. HPANA is operated by its founder, software developer Jeff Guillaume, and a volunteer staff who monitor and post news items, attend events in order to cover them for the site, and moderate the forums. Like other "Harry Potter" fan sites, HPANA's representatives have been invited to Leavesden Film Studios, the permanent set outside London on which the Warner Bros. movie adaptations

neg: Order of the Phoenix (fictional organisation) for Lupin's and Tonks'. In "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", Arthur has been promoted to Head of the Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects. In "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", Arthur is part of the group that moves Harry from Privet Drive for the last time, accompanied by his son Fred who acted as one of the seven Potters. Arthur continues to work in the Ministry but all his movements are tracked. When it is discovered that Ron is travelling with Harry and not sick at home, the Weasleys are forced

neg: Lord Voldemort the Wizarding World of Muggles and establishing Voldemort as its supreme ruler. In a 2001 interview, Rowling said Voldemort was invented as a nemesis for Harry Potter (the protagonist of the novels), and she intentionally did not flesh out Voldemort's backstory at first. "The basic idea [was that Harry] didn't know he was a wizard ... And so then I kind of worked backwards from that position to find out how that could be, that he wouldn't know what he was. ... When he was one year old, the most evil wizard for hundreds and hundreds of years attempted to

neg: In Bruges last two "Harry Potter" movies." She continued about the film: "A jolly mess of a movie. Overplotted, choppy, and contrived, it nonetheless has a curious vitality that makes you wonder where McDonagh will go next." James Berardinelli of "ReelViews" gave the film two-and-a-half stars out of four, writing that "the acting is top-notch. Colin Farrell, who seems to be gravitating increasingly toward smaller films, effectively channels his manic energy. He and Brendan Gleeson display chemistry in the Odd Couple vein, occasionally giving rise to instances of humor. Ralph Fiennes plays one of the most twisted roles of his career." Lisa

neg: Harry Potter Alliance it's uplifting to see people going out there and doing that in the name of your character." She soon after featured the organization on her website. The HPA has also received significant support from the Vlogbrothers, John Green and Hank Green. The HPA is a frequent favorite for donations from the annual Project for Awesome. Emerson Spartz, founder of MuggleNet, has embraced the Harry Potter Alliance. "As readers we get very emotional when werewolves and house elves are being discriminated against," he describes. "The Harry Potter Alliance shows how those feelings can relate to real problems that we can solve."

neg: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Universal Studios Hollywood) however, it did confirm that the Gibson Amphitheatre would be demolished and a re-creation of Hogwarts and Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey would be constructed. The last show at the Gibson Amphitheatre was held on September 6, 2013 prior to its closure and subsequent demolition. On April 23, 2013, NBCUniversal made the final step by receiving a unanimous vote in approval of the 25-year expansion by the county Board of Supervisors. This $1.6 billion expansion is expected to greatly boost tourism and the local entertainment industry. It will also create 30,000 jobs during the time of construction. On December

neg: Production company for years. In 2012, six out of the nine best picture Oscar nominees were originally books. Previously, publishers did not develop their books into movie nor receive any of the profits. Neither Scholastic or Little Brown, get any box office revenue from the Harry Potter and Twilight movies just through book sales. As the publishers faced decreasing revenue due to increased competition from self-published e-books, or Amazon.com moving into the publishing field, publishers have started to enter the film and TV production business to boost their net income with Amazon attempting to compete there too. More screenwriters are turning to

neg: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) and having cameo roles in the film. With the "Goblet of Fire" novel almost twice the length of "Prisoner of Azkaban", the writers and producers reduced certain scenes and concepts to make the transition from page to screen. Director Mike Newell described the problem as one of "compressing a huge book into the compass of a movie". This was achieved by "putting aside" all the components of the novel which did not directly relate to Harry and his journey. "Goblet of Fire" is the first film adaptation not to begin at Privet Drive; after the opening sequence, Harry awakens at

neg: Magical objects in Harry Potter child did Harry give the Marauder's Map to, if any?" (after his school years), Rowling responded, "I've got a feeling he didn't give it to any of them, but that James (Harry's eldest son) sneaked it out of his father's desk one day." However, in "Cursed Child", Harry is shown to still possess the Marauder's Map and gives it to Professor McGonagall to keep an eye on his wayward son Albus Potter. A Probity Probe detects spells of concealment and hidden magical objects. The detector made its first appearance in "Order of the Phoenix" at the Ministry of Magic as

neg: Harry Potter (film series) was released by Warner Bros. on 11 July 2007 in English-speaking countries, except for the UK and Ireland, which released the movie on 12 July. The sixth, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", was released on 15 July 2009 to critical acclaim and finished its theatrical run ranked as the number two grossing film of 2009 on the worldwide charts. The final novel, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", was split into two cinematic parts: "Part 1" was released on 19 November 2010, and "Part 2", the conclusion to both the final film and the series, was released on 15