Tag: jk rowling
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Are Hogwarts Acceptance Letters Historically Accurate?
Something which has never quite made sense about the Harry Potter universe is their rejection of muggle technology. JK Rowling makes it quite clear that Arthur Weasley is seen as an odd-ball because of his interest in all things muggle. In fact, the Wizarding World seems to be stuck in the Middle Ages in several…
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The Ultimate Harry Potter Gift Guide
That time of year is coming up very soon where you have to buy lots of presents for people you may only vaguely know. Today I have a rundown of the best things to buy the Harry Potter fan in your life. New editions of the Potter books are great but the story doesn’t actually…
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Don’t Read Harry Potter and The Cursed Child
I had intended this to be a review of the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child script book but I can’t do it. I know a lot of people who have only read the script didn’t like it and I think I know the reason why. Reading the script is nothing like actually seeing the…
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A Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Theatre Review
I’m going to talk some more about Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. To be more specific I’m going to talk about spoiler elements. If you haven’t seen the play I highly recommend you go see it before reading this post. If you still haven’t made up your mind about seeing the play you should…
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A Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Story Discussion
Warning: this post contains spoilers for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Only read this post if you have read the Cursed Child script (or seen the play). Okay but seriously though, if you haven’t read the book yet don’t read this post. Like really don’t read this post. Go do something else with your…
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A No Spoiler Review of Cursed Child
It’s difficult talking about Harry Potter and the Cursed Child because I really really don’t want to give away any spoilers. So I think I will have to split this into three parts. This is the non spoiler part, then there will be a part for the story spoilers and another for play spoilers. That…
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Harry Potter and the Very Expensive Theatre Trip
So it was recently announced that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will be playing in London next summer, I know that was announced a while ago but in my excitement about the new news (it being the ‘eighth Harry Potter book’). I forgot one important thing. Harry Potter is a global phenomena and not…
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4 Harry Potter Fanfics You Need To Read
A few months ago I wrote about some of the cool things the Harry Potter fandom has created. The one thing I found most fascinating from that was the fanfiction writers. In 2007 a study showed that ‘Harry Potter’ was the most searched for fanfiction subject online. As of December 2014 there is over…
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Who Would Win In A Fight: Harry Potter Or Gandalf
A few months ago someone left a comment asking who I thought would win in a fight between Gandalf and Harry Potter. At the time I said gandalf would obviously win as Gandalf is basically an angel. However the more I looked into it the more I realised that the question was not quite as…
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