query: when did the fifth harry potter come out

pos: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the fifth novel in the "Harry Potter" series. It follows Harry Potter's struggles through his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, including the surreptitious return of the antagonist Lord Voldemort, O.W.L. exams, and an obstructive Ministry of Magic. The novel was published on 21 June 2003 by Bloomsbury in the United Kingdom, Scholastic in the United States, and Raincoast in Canada. Five million copies were sold in the first

neg: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) an unfinished feel, as though the game’s designers stuck in a placeholder for game play, planning to flesh it out later, only to run out of time." Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is an action-adventure video game that is based on the fifth installment of the "Harry Potter" series by J. K. Rowling and the film of the same name, for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance and macOS. It was released in June 25, 2007 in

neg: Voldemort Can't Stop the Rock! June 2002, Joe had advertised a concert with Ed and the Refrigerators and several other indie bands. The venue was the back yard shed. Perhaps the venue was too modest but while an audience had arrived, the bands did not. To rescue a nearly lost opportunity, while waiting hopefully for a band to show, Harry and the Potters came into existence over the next hour when the two brothers wrote seven Potter-themed songs.The following year, the band released an album, "Harry and the Potters", to critical acclaim. After the release of the fifth Harry Potter book, the brothers started to

neg: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) in a Motion Picture" by the Visual Effects Society out of six nominations. The British Academy Children's Awards (BAFTA) nominated "Order of the Phoenix" for Best Feature Film in 2007 and the Hugo Awards nominated the film for Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form) in 2008. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a 2007 fantasy film directed by David Yates and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on J. K. Rowling's 2003 novel of the same name. The fifth instalment in the "Harry Potter" film series, it

neg: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a 2007 fantasy film directed by David Yates and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on J. K. Rowling's 2003 novel of the same name. The fifth instalment in the "Harry Potter" film series, it was written by Michael Goldenberg (making this the only film in the series not to be scripted by Steve Kloves) and produced by David Heyman and David Barron. The story follows Harry Potter's fifth year at Hogwarts as the Ministry of Magic is in denial

neg: Harry Potter in translation pass off as the translation of the real book by Rowling. There have been several such books, the most famous of which is probably "Harry Potter and Bao Zoulong" which was written and published in China in 2002, before the release of the fifth book in Rowling's series, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". Other fake Harry Potter books written in Chinese include "Harry Potter and the Porcelain Doll" (哈利・波特与瓷娃娃 or Hālì Bōtè yǔ Cíwáwa), "Harry Potter and the Golden Turtle", and "Harry Potter and the Crystal Vase". In August 2007, "The New York Times" noted that the

neg: Death Eater as a witch and to confront Molly's consumption with "maternal love" and Bellatrix's obsession with Voldemort. In the film series, Bellatrix is played by Helena Bonham Carter. Helen McCrory auditioned for the role in the fifth film but dropped out due to pregnancy, making Bonham Carter win the role. McCrory was cast as her sister Narcissa Malfoy in the final three films instead. IGN listed Bellatrix Lestrange as their tenth top "Harry Potter" character, and IGN's Joe Utichi listed Bellatrix as his fourth favourite "Harry Potter" character, calling her the "most pitiable" of Voldemort's servants. In NextMovie.com's "Harry Potter" Mega

neg: Harry and the Potters family living room. Released in June 2003 under the Eskimo Laboratories record label, the album contains six of the seven songs composed on June 22, 2002, and another twelve written spontaneously and immediately thereafter recorded. In "the summer of" 2003, Harry and the Potters set out on an American tour, performing at libraries. The fifth Harry Potter book "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" came out that summer and on June 21, 2003, the highly anticipated day of release, the band played five sets in a span of 24 hours. The library gigs drew crowds of mostly children

neg: Neville Longbottom (Fictional Character) not Neville, as Voldemort marked Harry as his equal by attacking him. Neville's grandmother purchased him a new wand, 13" cherry wood, with a unicorn hair core, from Garrick Ollivander before his sixth year. On 1 September, 1996, Neville sat with Harry Potter and Luna Lovegood on the Hogwarts Express, where both of them expressed disappointment that Harry did not plan to continue D.A. meetings during their sixth year. When Romilda Vane, a younger Gryffindorstudent, invited Harry to come to her compartment and implicitly insulted Neville and Luna, Harry coldly rebuffed her, emphasising that Neville and Luna were among his

neg: J. K. Rowling release of "Goblet of Fire" and the fifth "Harry Potter" novel, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". This gap led to press speculation that Rowling had developed writer's block, speculations she denied. Rowling later said that writing the book was a chore, that it could have been shorter, and that she ran out of time and energy as she tried to finish it. The sixth book, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", was released on 16 July 2005. It too broke all sales records, selling nine million copies in its first 24 hours of release. In 2006, "Half-Blood

neg: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) been destroyed but it wouldn't stop Voldemort from returning. He reassures Harry that if their battles did no more than slow Voldemort's return then he may never come back. During the end-of-year feast, Gryffindor wins the House Cup. Harry sees it as the best evening of his life and one that he will never forget. "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" is based on the story of the same name and through working with Warner Bros. the game also features the sets and environment from the film adaptation. The PC version was developed by software company KnowWonder and was built

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: Death Eater their headquarters to the Death Eaters, but not to the location that the trio subsequently Apparate to. He participates in the Battle of Hogwarts, where he duels with Professor Flitwick and is later seen among those who wait with Voldemort for Harry Potter to come to him, mistakenly believing that Harry would not come within the allotted time. When the battle resumes, he is defeated by George Weasley and Lee Jordan. Peter Mullan plays Yaxley in the film adaptation of "Deathly Hallows". Death Eater Death Eaters are characters featured in the "Harry Potter" series of novels and films. They are

neg: Burlesque (2010 American film) to fourth place in the box office behind "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1", "Tangled" and "Unstoppable" and went down to fifth on Friday, November 26, 2010. On Sunday, November 28, 2010, it went back up to third place behind "Tangled" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1". It stayed in the top five until December 10, 2010, when it fell to sixth behind "", "The Tourist", "Tangled", "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" and "Unstoppable". By the Christmas weekend, it was number 15 at the box office. The week after Thanksgiving, "Burlesque" experienced

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: Politics of Harry Potter independent media movement called "Potterwatch". Now the HP Alliance and Wizard Rock have come together to fight for a Potterwatch movement in the real world to fight back against Big VoldeMedia from further pushing out local and foreign news, minority representation, and the right to a Free Press." A worldwide campaign to "save Harry Potter from the clutches of the Coca-Cola Company" was launched by the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest. The group says that by aggressively marketing sugar- and caffeine-laden drinks to young fans of the Harry Potter series, Coke is helping fuel the childhood obesity

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: Order of the Phoenix (fictional organisation) 2003, BBC voted her portrayal of Molly as the second-"best screen mother", behind Julia Roberts as Erin Brockovich. Order of the Phoenix (fictional organisation) The Order of the Phoenix is a secret organisation in the "Harry Potter" series of fiction books written by J. K. Rowling. Founded by Albus Dumbledore to fight Lord Voldemort and his followers, the Death Eaters, the Order lends its name to the fifth book of the series, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". Before the Harry Potter series starts – when the character Lord Voldemort declared war on the wizarding world – Albus

neg: Order of the Phoenix (fictional organisation) Order of the Phoenix (fictional organisation) The Order of the Phoenix is a secret organisation in the "Harry Potter" series of fiction books written by J. K. Rowling. Founded by Albus Dumbledore to fight Lord Voldemort and his followers, the Death Eaters, the Order lends its name to the fifth book of the series, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". Before the Harry Potter series starts – when the character Lord Voldemort declared war on the wizarding world – Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and an upstanding and powerful citizen of the wizarding

neg: Harry Potter (character) was their favourite "Harry Potter" character, calling him a "sympathetic figure" and saying in response to his fights against Voldemort that "everybody loves an underdog story of good vs. evil". Despite being the main character, Watchmojo.com ranked him #2 on their "Top 10 Harry Potter Characters" list in 2014 (Severus Snape was ranked #1 on the list). According to halloweenonline.com, "Harry Potter" sets were the fifth-best selling Halloween costume of 2005. In addition, wizard rock bands like Harry and the Potters and others regularly dress up in the style of Harry Potter, sporting painted forehead scars, black wigs, and round

neg: Severus Snape hero came through. Elizabeth Hand from "The Washington Post" wrote, "The much-maligned loner Snape does not come onstage until the latter part of "Deathly Hallows," but when he does the book becomes his: Snape's fate, more than Voldemort's, perhaps more even than Harry's, is the most heartbreaking, surprising and satisfying of all of Rowling's achievements." IGN listed Snape as their 4th top "Harry Potter" character, saying that he makes "quite an impact in the "Harry Potter" series", and IGN's Joe Utichi called Snape his favourite "Harry Potter" character and praised his character development. Shortly after the release of the final

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: 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 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: Harry Potter (character) have that experience. Most of us don't get that until a bit later in life. He's only just coming up to 15 and that's it now." In the fifth book, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", the Ministry of Magic has been waging a smear campaign against Harry and Dumbledore, disputing their claims that Voldemort has returned. Harry is made to look like an attention-seeking liar, and Dumbledore a trouble-maker. A new character is introduced when the Ministry of Magic appoints Dolores Umbridge as the latest Hogwarts' Defence Against the Dark Arts instructor (and Ministry spy). Because the

neg: David Yates he had made the director shortlist for the fifth film in the "Harry Potter" series, which is based on the book series by J. K. Rowling. He was then confirmed to direct "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" by Warner Bros. Pictures, with production scheduled to begin in early 2006. When asked how Yates got the job, producer David Heyman ("a big fan" of Yates's television work) said that "actors in David's television projects give their best performance, often of their career. It's important to keep pushing the actors, particularly the young ones on each "Potter" film. This

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban leave you hungry for the four additional Harry books that J.K. Rowling is working on. Harry's third year is a charm. Don't miss it." "Kirkus Reviews" did not give a starred review but said, "a properly pulse-pounding climax...The main characters and the continuing story both come along so smartly...that the book seems shorter than its page count: have readers clear their calendars if they are fans, or get out of the way if they are not." Martha V. Parravano also gave a positive review for "The Horn Book Magazine", calling it "quite a good book." In addition, a "Publishers Weekly"

neg: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix were concerned with the violence contained in the novel and with morality issues occurring throughout the book. "The New York Times" writer John Leonard praised the novel, saying ""The Order of the Phoenix" starts slow, gathers speed and then skateboards, with somersaults, to its furious conclusion...As Harry gets older, Rowling gets better." However, he also criticises "the one-note Draco Malfoy" and the predictable Lord Voldemort. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is the fifth book in the "Harry Potter" series. The first book in the series, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was first published by Bloomsbury in

neg: John Williams the Deathly Hallows – Part 2"), scored by Patrick Doyle ("Goblet of Fire"), Nicholas Hooper ("Order of the Phoenix" and "Half-Blood Prince") and Alexandre Desplat ("Deathly Hallows"). Like the main themes from "Jaws", "Star Wars", "Superman", and "Indiana Jones", fans have come to identify the "Harry Potter" films with Williams's original compositions. Williams was asked to return to score the film franchise's final installment, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2", but director David Yates stated that "their schedules simply did not align" as he would have had to provide Williams with a rough cut of the film

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 to awake the world." Dumbledore's Army Dumbledore's Army (or D.A. for short) is a fictional student organisation in J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series that is founded by the main characters, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, to stand up against the regime of Hogwarts High Inquisitor Dolores Umbridge, as well as to learn practical Defence Against the Dark Arts. It was founded in the fifth book, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". In "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, Dolores Umbridge, chooses to teach only the

neg: Dumbledore's Army Dumbledore's Army Dumbledore's Army (or D.A. for short) is a fictional student organisation in J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series that is founded by the main characters, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, to stand up against the regime of Hogwarts High Inquisitor Dolores Umbridge, as well as to learn practical Defence Against the Dark Arts. It was founded in the fifth book, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". In "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, Dolores Umbridge, chooses to teach only the basic theoretical principles of

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: Harry Potter influences and analogues The Force. In Diana Wynne Jones' "Charmed Life" (1977), two orphaned children receive magical education while living in a castle. The setting is a world resembling early 1900s Britain, where magic is commonplace. Diana Wynne Jones has stated in answer to a question on her webpage: "I think Ms Rowling did get quite a few of her ideas from my books – though I have never met her, so I have never been able to ask her. My books were written many years before the Harry Potter books ("Charmed Life" was first published in 1977), so any similarities probably come

neg: The Casual Vacancy after he shared a dedication in the fifth "Harry Potter" book, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" and the seventh "Harry Potter" book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows". The book is split into seven parts, and features varying narratives. Each section is headed by a definition from Charles Arnold-Baker's book "Local Council Administration". The novel is split into seven parts, the first depicting the aftermath of the death of local Pagford Parish Councillor, Barry Fairbrother, who suffers a burst aneurysm in the car park of a local golf course. The inhabitants of the town share the news

neg: Michael Gambon after the death of Richard Harris. (Harris had also played Maigret on television four years before Gambon took that role.) Gambon reprised the role of Dumbledore in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", which was released in November 2005 in the United Kingdom and the United States. He returned to the role again in the fifth film, 2007's "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", and the sixth film, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". He appeared in the seventh film; "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Parts I and II", released in two parts in 2010 and

neg: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is an action-adventure video game that is based on the fifth installment of the "Harry Potter" series by J. K. Rowling and the film of the same name, for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance and macOS. It was released in June 25, 2007 in North America, June 28, 2007 in Australia and June 29, 2007 in Europe for PlayStation 3, PSP, PlayStation 2, Windows and July 3 for most other platforms.

neg: Harry Potter in translation quite well known before their work on Harry Potter, such as Viktor Golyshev, who oversaw the Russian translation of the series' fifth book. Golyshev was previously best known for having translated William Faulkner and George Orwell, and was known to snub the Harry Potter books in interviews and refer to them as inferior literature. The Turkish translation of books two to five was undertaken by Sevin Okyay, a popular literary critic and cultural commentator. Oddly enough, it has been difficult to accurately determine with any degree of certainty exactly how many languages Harry Potter has been translated into. As best

neg: Harry Potter in translation translation. Another example occurred in Venezuela in 2003, when an illegal translation of the fifth book, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", appeared soon after the release of the English version and five months before the scheduled release of the Spanish translation. The pirate translation was apparently so bad that the translator added messages, including "Here comes something that I'm unable to translate, sorry," and "I'm sorry, I didn't understand what that meant" in some sections. Two people were arrested in connection with the pirated version. Another case involved the internet fan translation community, "Harry auf Deutsch", formed

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: 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

neg: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the second novel in the "Harry Potter" series. The plot follows Harry's second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, during which a series of messages on the walls of the school's corridors warn that the "Chamber of Secrets" has been opened and that the "heir of Slytherin" would kill all pupils who do not come from all-magical families. These threats are found after attacks which leave residents of the school petrified. Throughout

neg: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) which informs Harry that the Ministry is oblivious to Lord Voldemort's return. At the Order's headquarters, Sirius mentions that Voldemort is after a special object he did not have during his previous attack. Back at Hogwarts for his fifth year, Harry learns that Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge has appointed a new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor: Dolores Umbridge. Umbridge immediately clashes with Harry, and punishes him for his "lies" by forcing him to write a message with a magic quill, scarring his hand. Despite the concern of his best friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, Harry refuses to

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: 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: Rishabh Shukla Ralph Fiennes's role as Lord Voldemort throughout the last Five Harry Potter films and performed along with his colleagues, Karan Trivedi (later replaced by: Rajesh Kava after the fifth film onwards), Parignya Pandya, Nachiket Dighe, Dilip Sinha and Vikrant Chaturvedi who voices Harry Potter, Hermione Jean Granger, Ronald Bilius Weasley, Rubeus Hagrid and Albus Dumbledore respectively, for the Hindi dubs of the film series. He has been dubbing foreign films especially Hollywood films, since 1982, when he moved to Mumbai. Rishabh Shukla Rishabh Shukla ("R̥ṣabha Śuklā") is an Indian film and television actor and a voice-dubbing artist, who speaks Hindi

neg: Julie Walters Son". Walters played Molly Weasley in the "Harry Potter" film series. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" is the only film in the series not to have starred Walters. In 2003, Walters starred as a widow (Annie Clark) determined to make some good come out of her husband's death from cancer in "Calendar Girls", which starred Helen Mirren. In 2005, she again starred as an inspirational real-life figure, Marie Stubbs in the ITV1 drama "Ahead of the Class". In 2006, she came fourth in ITV's poll of the public's 50 Greatest Stars, coming four places above frequent co-star Victoria

neg: Harry Potter influences and analogues reminiscent of Hogwarts. The story concerns an awkward pupil at a boarding-school for witches, who faces a scheming rival student. Her professors include a kindly and elderly headmistress and a bullying, raven-haired potions teacher. Murphy has commented on her frustration at constant comparisons between her work and "Harry Potter": "It's irritating … everyone asks the same question and I even get children writing to ask me whether I mind about the Hogwarts school of witchcraft and pointing out similarities. Even worse are reviewers who come across my books, or see the TV series, and, without taking the trouble to find

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: Places in Harry Potter to rent. It was founded by Daisy Dodderidge (1467–1555) in 1500 "to serve as a gateway between the non-wizarding world and Diagon Alley." The current barman and innkeeper is a wizard named Tom. On the main floor, the inn has a bar, several private parlour rooms, and a large dining room. On the upper floors, there are a number of rooms available for rent; Harry has stayed in Room 11, which has a talking mirror and windows that allow him to look out onto Charing Cross Road. People often stay at The Leaky Cauldron when they come to London on

neg: Places in Harry Potter everything is very neat and looks exactly as a hospital should. There are six floors. The emblem of St Mungo's is a magic wand crossed with a bone. This is the hospital where Arthur Weasley is sent after he was attacked by Voldemort's snake, Nagini, in the Ministry of Magic and Minerva McGonagall is hospitalised from severe stunning when Hagrid is forced out of Hogwarts. During one visit, Harry and company happen across Neville Longbottom, who has come with his grandmother Augusta Longbottom to visit his parents in the long-term care ward. They also find former professor Gilderoy Lockhart there,

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: Harry Potter (film series) trust of a generation who wished for the beloved books of J.K. Rowling to come to life on the silver screen. The collective wizardry of an epic ensemble gave us the gift of growing older with Harry, Ron and Hermione as the magic of Hogwarts sprung from the films and into the hearts and minds of Muggles around the world." "Harry Potter" was also recognised by the BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards, with David Yates winning the Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing for his four "Harry Potter" films. Six of the eight films were nominated for a total

neg: Magical creatures in Harry Potter Magical creatures in Harry Potter Magical creatures are an aspect of the fictional wizarding world contained in the "Harry Potter" series by J. K. Rowling. Throughout the seven books of the series, Harry and his friends come across many of these creatures on their adventures, as well as in the Care of Magical Creatures class at Hogwarts. Rowling has also written "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", a guide to the magical beasts found in the series. Many of these are derived from folklore, primarily Greek mythology, but also British and Scandinavian folklore. Many of the legends surrounding mythical

neg: The Leaky Cauldron (website) world literacy, an initiative begun in 2002 with the auction of a card, handwritten by Rowling, with 93 words regarding the plot of the upcoming fifth Harry Potter book. Leaky gathered funds from its readers to place a collective bid, but when their bid was unsuccessful, the money raised was donated to the charity benefiting from the auction. Leaky now holds a charity drive every holiday season and has raised more than $30,000 in donations to date. The Leaky Cauldron also participated in the fundraiser "Helping Haiti Heal," which was organized by the Harry Potter Alliance. This fundraiser had the

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: Tom Felton "We Belong", "When Angels Come", "Convinced", "Father of Mine", and "If That's Alright with You". In 2010, Felton released his original song "Hawaii" on Six String Productions – an independent record label run by Felton, David Proffitt and Philip Haydn-Slater promoting creative independence and ownership of artists' material and musical talent. In November 2010, the film "White Other", which Tom played the main character, Ray Marsden, was released. Tom's character Ray is a troubled youth in the "ends" of England and Imelda Staunton, who played Dolores Umbridge in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" and "Harry Potter and

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: Lego Harry Potter were released the next year. Ten sets were produced based on the second film in the series. Two of which were released the year after the second film. These sets were designed to be combined with the sets from the first film. The third film saw eleven sets released, including the first Lego Harry Potter mini set. In addition, the minifigures became fleshed toned, following Lego universal change for licensed characters. Only four sets based on the fourth film were released. The Harry Potter minifigure headpiece was redesigned in this series. Only one set was produced based on the fifth

neg: Melissa Anelli was receiving over 500,000 hits per day. By November 2008, largely under Anelli's influence, the site became the second most popular English-language "Harry Potter" fansite, with over 1 million hits per day. In 2002, "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling announced that she would release a single index card containing 93 words that were clues to the content of the unreleased fifth novel in the series, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". The index card would be auctioned, with all proceeds benefitting Book Aid International. Anelli organized a campaign to have fans combine their money to purchase the card.

neg: Karan Trivedi his sister Ami passed the role to him, after the first film's release in India. Fans consider that the Hindi dubbing role of Harry Potter throughout the second through fifth films, is arguably his best known dubbing role in his career to date. He has performed the Hindi voice dub-over Harry Potter on four of the Harry Potter films, along with his colleagues, Rajshree Nath (Later replaced by Parignya Pandya in the third film and onwards), Nachiket Dighe, Prasad Barve, Saumya Daan, Rishabh Shukla, Dilip Sinha, Anil Datt, Vikrant Chaturvedi and Ali Khan, who voices Hermione Granger, Ronald Weasley, Draco

neg: Karan Trivedi Karan Trivedi Karan Trivedi ("'Karaṇa Trivēdī") (born 17 January 1984) is an Indian television and theatre artist who speaks Hindi and Gujarati. He is the younger brother of actress, Ami Trivedi. He has been performing Hindi and Gujarati dubbing roles for local Indian and foreign cartoons for over a decade. In the theatrical films genre, he's best known for being the second and longest performing Hindi dub-over voice artist for Daniel Radcliffe's role as Harry Potter, in the Harry Potter films, from the second film until after the fifth film. He obtained the role to Hindi dub Harry Potter, after

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 and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (soundtrack) moving feelings made and the sense of hope given to the audience. The second time is when Snape is sent out of the castle, and the Order of the Phoenix takes over control. "Dumbledore's Farewell", composed by Nicholas Hooper for "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", is connected to Desplat's "Severus and Lily" track, which plays during the "Prince's Tale" sequence. A variant of Hooper's "The Kiss" from "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" also makes an appearance throughout the Hogwarts viaduct scene. The final scene of Part 2, set 19 years into the lives of the trio,

neg: Harry Potter influences and analogues came to her. John doesn't think so. There are a lot of similarities between the theme of her books and the original "Troll". John was shocked when she came out with "Harry Potter"." Groosham Grange (first published in 1988), a novel by best-selling British author Anthony Horowitz has been cited for its similarities with "Harry Potter"; the plot revolves around David Eliot, a young teenager mistreated by his parents who receive an unexpected call from an isolated boarding school, Groosham Grange, which reveals itself as a school for wizards and witches. Both books feature a teacher who is a ghost,

neg: Harry Potter (film series) the Wizarding and Muggle worlds. The rights for the first four novels in the series were sold to Warner Bros. for £1,000,000 by J.K. Rowling. After the release of the fourth book in July 2000, the first film, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", was released on 16 November 2001. In its opening weekend, the film grossed $90 million in the United States alone, which set a record opening worldwide. The succeeding three motion picture adaptations followed suit in financial success, while garnering positive reviews from fans and critics. The fifth film, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix",

neg: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) repeatedly checked with Rowling to make sure he was getting minor details correct. Kloves described the film as being "really faithful" to the book. He added dialogue, of which Rowling approved. One of the lines originally included had to be removed after Rowling told him that it would directly contradict an event in the then-unreleased fifth "Harry Potter" novel "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". Several minor characters have been removed from the film version, most prominent among them the spectral History of Magic teacher, Professor Binns, and Peeves the poltergeist. The book's first chapter is from the

neg: Legal disputes over the Harry Potter series legal injunctions to ensure the books' secrecy before their launch. These injunctions have drawn criticism from civil liberties campaigners over their potentially sweeping powers over individual freedoms. In 2003, in an attempt to maintain secrecy over the impending release of the fifth "Harry Potter" book, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", Rowling and her publishers sought and received a groundbreaking injunction against "the person or persons who has or have physical possession of a copy of the said book or any part thereof without the consent of the Claimants". The ruling obtained, for the first time in British

neg: Michael Goldenberg Michael Goldenberg Michael Goldenberg (born January 18, 1965) is an American playwright, screenwriter and film director. He graduated from the Carnegie Mellon College of Drama in 1986 with a B.F.A. Goldenberg was the screenwriter and director of "Bed of Roses" (1996). He was the co-screenwriter for the film adaptation of "Contact" (1997) and co-adapted the live-action version of "Peter Pan" (2003) with director P. J. Hogan. He is also the screenwriter for the fifth "Harry Potter" film "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2007). Goldenberg was selected to write the screenplay for "Harry Potter and the Order of

neg: His Dark Materials and "Pride and Prejudice". At the time, only "His Dark Materials" and "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" amongst the top five works lacked a screen-adaptation (the film version of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", which came fifth, was released in 2005). "His Dark Materials" has occasioned controversy, primarily amongst some Christian groups. While sales in the United States equalled those of the "Harry Potter" series, Pullman's series received criticism for its perceived anti-religious content from the USA's Catholic League. Cynthia Grenier, in the "Catholic Culture", said: "In the world of Pullman, God Himself (the Authority) is

neg: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 total overseas earnings, it surpassed "Philosopher's Stone" ($657.2 million) to become the highest grossing "Harry Potter" film overseas. On 7 April 2011, Part 1 ended its run with $295,983,305 in the United States and Canada, making it the fifth highest-grossing film of 2010 in these regions, and $664,300,000 from other countries around the world, for a worldwide total of $960,283,305, making it the third highest-grossing film of 2010 worldwide behind "Toy Story 3" and "Alice in Wonderland", as well as the 38th highest-grossing film of all time worldwide and the third highest grossing "Harry Potter" film in the series behind

neg: Harry and the Potters discography the second studio album by indie rock band Harry and the Potters, released on July 1, 2004. The album was primarily inspired by the fifth novel in the "Harry Potter" book series. Harry and the Potters and the Power of Love, or Power of Love, is the third studio album by indie rock band Harry and the Potters, released on July 4, 2006. The album was primarily inspired by the sixth novel in the "Harry Potter" book series. The engineer is Kevin Micka. Scarred for Life is the first EP released in 2006. It was limited to 1000 copies but

neg: Harry Potter body. In the fifth book, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", Harry must confront the newly resurfaced Voldemort. In response to Voldemort's reappearance, Dumbledore re-activates the Order of the Phoenix, a secret society which works from Sirius Black's dark family home to defeat Voldemort's minions and protect Voldemort's targets, especially Harry. Despite Harry's description of Voldemort's recent activities, the Ministry of Magic and many others in the magical world refuse to believe that Voldemort has returned. In an attempt to counter and eventually discredit Dumbledore, who along with Harry is the most prominent voice in the Wizarding World

neg: Harry Potter she did not like!" He does however predict that Harry Potter "will indeed stand time's test and wind up on a shelf where only the best are kept; I think Harry will take his place with Alice, Huck, Frodo, and Dorothy and this is one series not just for the decade, but for the ages". Sameer Rahim of "The Daily Telegraph" disagreed, saying "It depresses me to see 16 and 17 year-olds reading the series when they could be reading the great novels of childhood such as "Oliver Twist" or "A House for Mr Biswas". What that says about the

neg: Harry and the Potters (album) with "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". Harry and the Potters' themed lyrics - which have come to define the band as much as the costumes - have become an integral part of the band's work. For the Harry Potter fandom, Harry and the Potters refer to words and phrases unique to the books, including Firebolt, Felix Felicis, the Flying Car, wizard chess, platform nine and three-quarters, the three-headed dog Fluffy, Mrs. Norris, the basilisk, and the Invisibility Cloak. Harry and the Potters couple their themed lyrics with rough-edged music on their debut album. "Harry and the Potters" was

neg: Harry Potter in translation other languages. The Vietnamese translation, which was originally published in instalments, originally interpreted "Order" as a directive and translated it as "Harry Potter và Mệnh lệnh Phượng hoàng"; when it became clear that "Order" referred to a group of people, the title was changed to "Harry Potter và Hội Phượng hoàng". Rowling released an alternative title for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" for use by translators finding difficulty translating its meaning. The alternative title (in English) is "Harry Potter and the Relics of Death". In Italy the title has been translated as "Harry Potter e i doni della morte"

neg: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 opening weekend. In United States dollars, its opening weekend was an all-time record $38.3 million, ahead of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" ($33.5 million). The film also achieved the largest single-day gross on its first Saturday and the largest opening week with $57.6 million. The film made a total of £73.1 million ($117.2 million) at the United Kingdom box office, marking the fifth-highest-grossing film. It also is the highest-grossing film of 2011 and highest-grossing Harry Potter film. "Deathly Hallows – Part 2" also set opening-day records in Mexico ($6.1 million), Australia ($7.5 million), France and the Maghreb

neg: Harry Potter video games Harry Potter branding." before giving the gameplay for the game 2 out of 10, stating "Between the camera breaking frequently, boring shoot-out sequences and uninspired stealth missions, the game gets worse and worse as you play." Other games in based around Harry Potter have been generally praised, especially the Lego Harry Potter games. "" specifically scored well, with Metacritic scoring the game at 79%, for its PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox release. Greg Miller of "IGN" praised the game for its "gorgeous environments, clever use of the famed spells, legitimate humor and adorable references" and called it a "love letter

neg: Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery featured many components found in freemium (free-to-play) games, such as microtransactions. Following backlash from fans, many of these microtransactions were reduced in price. According to Metacritic, "Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery" received "generally unfavorable reviews". Marc Hewitt from Gamezebo praised the concept of a "Harry Potter" mobile game and stated that "Hogwarts Mystery" "largely lives up to the hype". Christine Chan from App Advice commented that "Hogwarts Mystery" is a "nice representation" of the world set out in "Harry Potter", and commended the game for letting her "live out [her] Hogwarts dreams". However, the use of "energy" and frequent enticements to

neg: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) by the 2008 James Bond film "Quantum of Solace", which took in £15.4m. "The Goblet of Fire" drew $102.7 million its opening weekend at the North American box office, setting a new opening high for the franchise and also achieved the highest weekend debut in November, with the latter being surpassed by "" in 2009. It sold about as many tickets as "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" did in its opening weekend. The film's franchise record was later overtaken in 2010 by "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1", which opened to $125 million; "Harry Potter and

neg: Harry Potter fandom also noteworthy for its detailed criticism and discussion of the Harry Potter books. Speculation intensified with the July 2005 publication of "Half-Blood Prince" and the detailed post-publication interview given by Rowling to Mugglenet and The Leaky Cauldron. Notably, DumbledoreIsNotDead.com sought to understand the events of the sixth book in a different way. (Rowling later confirmed, however – on 2 August 2006 – that Dumbledore was, in fact, dead, humorously apologising to the website as she did so.) A collection of essays, "Who Killed Albus Dumbledore?: What Really Happened in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince? Six Expert Harry Potter Detectives

neg: Politics of Harry Potter Harry Potter Alliance a Fan Site Award in December 2007. In February 2010, the HPA ran a massive fundraiser to support those in dire need after the tragic event of the Haiti earthquake. Live webcasts were held in which celebrities (especially those a part of the Harry Potter Fandom) performed and encouraged viewers to donate money. Donations came through an auction that did not guarantee you the prize. Some items that were up for bid were: a signed set of the Harry Potter books, a guitar signed by actor Tom Felton, handmade earrings from actress Evanna Lynch, and a one

neg: Wet Hot Demonic Summer abandoned his apprentice, the Harry Potter-like Lionel, in Chinatown and did not contact him until the ceremony. Later, it is revealed that to become a wizard, the apprentices must be circumcised. Meanwhile, the demons—the wizard's enemies—are ready to attack Mount Magic, but a force field is keeping them out. Since Leonard still needs to sign his retirement forms, demons Twayne Boneraper and Callie Maggotbone decide to use Mark Lilly to lead them to Leonard. To get Mark to come along, they elect him as the camp leader for a summer camp (originally a mining camp) that they build nearby. Mark

neg: Jim Dale 2014 at the Roundabout Theatre Company Laura Pels Theatre, winning Dale his fifth Outer Critics Circle Award, and his fifth Drama Desk Award. Source: "The New York Times" Dale opened every episode of the ABC drama "Pushing Daisies" (2009) as the unseen narrator. In the United States, Jim Dale is known as the "voice" of Harry Potter. He has recorded all seven books in the "Harry Potter" series as audiobooks, and as a narrator he has won two Grammy Awards (in 2001 and 2008) and received seven Grammy nominations and a record ten Audie Awards including "Audio Book of the

neg: Harry Potter Trading Card Game Harry Potter Trading Card Game The Harry Potter Trading Card Game is an out-of-print collectible card game based in the world of J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" novels. Created by Wizards of the Coast in August 2001, the game was designed to compete with the "Yu-Gi-Oh!", "Pokémon" and "" card games. Its release was timed to coincide with the theatrical premiere of the first film in the series. The game was praised for the way it immersed children in the "Harry Potter" universe. At one point the game was the second best selling toy in the United States; however, it

neg: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Universal Orlando Resort) it as a branch of the original where Harry purchases his wand in "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (known in the United States as "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"). Unlike other shops in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, visitors are admitted in groups of 20 to experience the premise from the "Potter" series, that "the wand chooses the wizard". Similar to the first film, the wand keeper and a selected guest test a variety of wands until the right one is found. Effects include flowers drying out or a thunderstorm erupting inside the shop. Shoppers can then

neg: Politics of Harry Potter community building. Wal-Mart Watch uses parodies of Harry Potter to compare WalMart to Lord Voldemort and draws analogies between House elves and forced labour. Stop Big Media gained support from "Rocking Out Against Voldemedia", a compilation of ten original songs by ten Harry Potter-themed "Wizard Rock" bands. Andrew Slack and The Harry Potter Alliance compare media consolidation in the U.S. to the control of the Ministry of Magic over the "Daily Prophet" in the "Harry Potter" books, saying "Once Voldemort took over every form of media in the Wizarding World, Dumbledore's Army and the Order of the Phoenix formed an

neg: Parodies of Harry Potter Parodies of Harry Potter The immense popularity and wide recognition of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter fantasy series has led to its being extensively parodied, in works spanning nearly every medium. The franchise holds the record for the most fan fiction parodies, at over 900.000 Some self-described parodies have been targeted by Rowling and her publishers as plagiarism, while others have sold hundreds of thousands of copies without any threat of legal sanction. Misinterpretations of "Harry Potter" parodies have sparked at least two urban legends. Many "Harry Potter" parodies are self-published; others are put out as part of major comic

neg: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban games loosely based on "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" were also released for several platforms, and most obtained favourable reviews. Harry is back at the Dursleys for the summer holidays, where he sees on Muggle television that a convict named Sirius Black has escaped, though with no mention of what facility he has broken out of. Harry involuntarily inflates Aunt Marge when she comes to visit after she insults Harry and his parents. This leads to his running away and being picked up by the Knight Bus. He travels to the Leaky Cauldron where he meets Cornelius Fudge,

neg: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling. The first novel in the "Harry Potter" series and Rowling's debut novel, it follows Harry Potter, a young wizard who discovers his magical heritage on his eleventh birthday, when he receives a letter of acceptance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry makes close friends and a few enemies during his first year at the school, and with the help of his friends, Harry faces an attempted comeback by the dark wizard Lord Voldemort, who killed

neg: Legal disputes over the Harry Potter series the legal argument for the embargo, have rebutted this, saying that the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms applies only to the government, not to private litigation, and does not offer any protection of the right to read in any case, and the innocent purchasers of the "Harry Potter" book had no more right to read it than if they had come into possession of someone's secret diary. In 2007, Scholastic Corporation threatened legal action against two booksellers, Levy Home Entertainment and DeepDiscount.com, for selling copies of the final novel, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", before its release date

neg: Politics of Harry Potter that "Harry Potter" is a parable on immigration rights, noting that US "immigration, citizenship and naturalization laws are based explicitly on discrimination on the basis of national origin. Where you were born, and what passport you carry, determine whether you have the right to come here, to visit, to work, or to live here." On the "Harry Potter" series, Rowling said on her United States book tour in October 2007, "I very consciously wanted to show what is one of the great evils of war, which is that totally innocent people are slaughtered... Another great evil of war is that