Since Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was published in 1997, there have been many different covers published for J.K. Rowling’s beloved books.
UK illustrator Olly Moss was commissioned by Rowling’s website Pottermore to create covers for the…
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You can finally spend Christmas at Hogwarts thanks to Universal’s new Harry Potter holiday celebration
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If you’re still waiting for your acceptance letter from Hogwarts, chances are you’ve always dreamed of spending the holidays in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter — and now Universal Studios is ready to bring those dreams to life.
Beginning Nov. 24 at Universal Studios Hollywood (the festivities kicked off at the Orlando theme parks on Nov. 18) and continuing through Jan. 8, you can get a taste of a snowy British Christmas without the chilly weather.
Hogsmeade has been transformed into a winter wonderland — complete with festively decorated storefront displays, holiday merch and, of course, the much-anticipated return of hot Butterbeer (which, if you’re anything like this writer, will send you on a sugar high that would make a Hippogriff jealous). Read more…
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View More You can finally spend Christmas at Hogwarts thanks to Universal’s new Harry Potter holiday celebrationOriginal Content podcast: Marvel’s ‘Runaways’ looks like an all-around good time
Lord of the Rings as a streaming TV series? It might happen. Also, Netflix is releasing a comic book with Mark Millar, and Harry Potter is getting its very own Pokémon Go. Plus, TechCrunch’s Darrell Etherington and Anthony Ha enjoy an early look at Marvel’s Runaways, coming to Hulu later this month. We also get into some off-topic chat around the Now You See Me film franchise,… Read More
HBO is getting all the ‘Harry Potter’ movies and you’re never leaving your home again
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Today’s Stories Four years later, Yahoo still doesn’t know how 3 billion accounts were hacked Apple’s iPad could drop the home button and add Face ID in 2018 Apple said to be working on AR headset aimed for potential 2020 ship date Niantic’s follow-up to Pokémon Go will be a Harry Potter AR game launching in 2018 Credits Written by: MRD Hosted by: MRD Filmed… Read More
Harry Potter is getting its own AR mobile game from the ‘Pokémon Go’ developers
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Get ready to finally become the witch or wizard you’ve always wanted to be.
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is a new augmented reality mobile game created in partnership between Warner Bros. and Niantic — the creators of the hit mobile game Pokémon Go.
Not much is known about Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, which was revealed today, but it sounds like it has some similar features to Pokémon Go. Namely, players will have to visit locations in the real world to find different objects and engage with the world. That means uncovering magical artifacts, meeting characters and beasts from the wizarding world, and learning to cast spells. Read more…
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View More Harry Potter is getting its own AR mobile game from the ‘Pokémon Go’ developersApparently Drake is just as obsessed with ‘Harry Potter’ as you are
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In the midst of Drake discussing his plans for a film and television takeover in The Hollywood Reporter, an interesting nugget of information was dropped: Drake is apparently a huge Harry Potter fanatic.
He’s such a stan, he might (or might have already) treat himself to a $160,000 first edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone—a copy he’s been trying to hunt down for four years now.
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Read the revelations, per Tatiana Siegel’s article for THR, below: Read more…
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Niantic’s follow-up to Pokémon Go will be a Harry Potter AR game launching in 2018
Niantic Labs had tremendous success with Pokémon Go, which paired their expertise in building location-based augmented reality mobile experiences with a top-flight IP with a ravenous fan base. So, it stands to reason that we should expect a similar fan response to Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, an AR title set to launch in 2018, co-developed by Warner Bros. Interactive and its new sub brand… Read More
This ‘Harry Potter’ sock advent calendar could free 24 house elves this Christmas
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Free a house elf every day this Christmas, with this Harry Potter advent calendar filled with socks.
Perfect for wrenching poor ol’ Dobby from the Malfoys, Target’s new festive calendar contains 12 pairs of Harry Potter themed socks — that’s 24 freed house elves, people.
It’s going for $15 in Target’s online store, pretty decent for 12 pairs of socks. They feature design references to the Marauder’s Map, quidditch and the Deathly Hallows.
Look at those socks, they’re cuter than a niffler (nah, nothing is cuter than a niffler). Read more…
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View More This ‘Harry Potter’ sock advent calendar could free 24 house elves this ChristmasDad of the year recreates Diagon Alley on sleepy Seattle street
Artist and father Jonathan Chambers recreated the magical shopping district from Harry Potter on his quiet street in Seattle.
After gaining attention, the holiday display is attracting thousands and the neighborhood is now accepting donations for a l…
5 moments when ‘Stranger Things 2’ was perfectly channeling Harry Potter
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Stranger Things pulls from a known library of classic ‘80s movies, but it’s also a classic story of a ragtag team of scrappy heroes fighting the battle of good versus evil. That’s a tale as old as time —and the secret behind some of Hollywood’s most successful and resonant stories.
There are a lot of things you’d compare Stranger Things to before Harry Potter, but Season 2 has the kind of similarities that won’t escape an observant Potter fan. They’re not terribly obvious references, but that’s what makes them even more fun to spot and appreciate.
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View More 5 moments when ‘Stranger Things 2’ was perfectly channeling Harry PotterAn animal shelter sorted dogs into Hogwarts houses and, of course, there were lots of Hufflepuffs
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Humans aren’t the only ones that can turn into wizards.
The Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando animal shelter is sorting dogs based on their personalities into Hogwarts Houses from the Harry Potter series in order to increase adoptions.
Everyone, including dogs, deserve a magical destiny.
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Dogs at @petallianceGO shelter are being sorted into #HarryPotter houses so people adopt more based on personality, not breed@jk_rowling pic.twitter.com/BJ96JHbudh
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