No Harry Potter Musical for Now

I am actually delighted to hear that Andrew Lloyd Webber's hopes for a Harry Potter stage show have been dashed. Some astute suit at Warner Brothers pre-emptively bought the stage rights. I think this is part of a longterm plan to have some theatrical re-releases in the coming years.

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Online Voting For MTV Movie Awards: Harry Potter Up For Three Awards

The voting takes place here.

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Daniel Radcliffe's Portrait is on Display in the National Portrait Gallery

Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe has become the youngest non-royal person to have an individual portrait hung in the National Portrait Gallery.

I think the artist is brilliant and Daniel was impressed with his portait.

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Harry Potter Craze Causes Renewed Interest In Latin

Many young Americans don't even know what E pluribus unum means, but that may change as more and more Harry Potter fans are choosing to study latin, because of the use of the language in the books and movies.

This year, about 123,000 high school students will take the National Latin Exam - which counts towards university entry - compared with 53,000 in 1985.

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Irish Girl Gets Role in Harry Potter

14-year-old Evanna Lynch from Ireland, has beaten thousands of girls to take the role of Luna Lovegood in the next Harry Potter film.

'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' will be released in 2007.

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Will The Invisibility Cloak Soon Be A Reality ?

A Russian scientist has patented a new technology that he claims should make the idea of an invisibility cloak a reality in the near future.

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JK Rowling Visits Romania

HARRY Potter author JK Rowling will visit Romania today for a charity fundraising gala and will also meet gifted underprivileged children.

How come nobody ever does anything for the privileged undergifted children? Oh, yeah they get to be President.

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