harry potter
grrlscientist | November 1, 2007I know we all were told that the seventh Harry Potter book was the last one, but it appears that this is not true! JK Rowling has written yet another book, entitled The Tales of Beedle the Bard.
Do you recognize the title? This was the book that Dumbledore gave to Hermione in the seventh and last book of the series. This book of wizarding fairy tales contained clues for the fearless trio to use in their quest to finally defeat Lord Voldemort.
As an added bonus, there are only seven copies of this book in the world. Further, the book is handwritten and illustrated by the author. Six of the…
grrlscientist | October 31, 2007tags: Harry Potter, Albus Dumbledore, JK Rowling, sexuality, christian values, hatred
Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
[Albus Dumbledore portrayed by Michael Gambon in HP films 3-5]
Image: Warner Bros (2003).
Okay, now we all know the horrible, terrible evil truth: Dumbledore is (GASP!) gay. Predictably, the religious wingnuts in American have gone .. er, nuts. They are throwing away all their copies of the Harry Potter books, are calling for the banning of the HP series, and are re-affirming their godliness by busily writing hatefilled screeds…
grrlscientist | October 20, 2007tags: Harry Potter, Albus Dumbledore, JK Rowling
Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
[Albus Dumbledore portrayed by Michael Gambon in HP films 3-5]
Image: Warner Bros (2003).
JK Rowling was in NYC's Carnegie Hall last night, giving a reading from the last book in her literary sensation, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. During the question and answer session following this reading, she made a revelation about Albus Dumbledore that will no doubt outrage certain sorts of people, as if the witchcraft theme of the Harry Potter books is not…
grrlscientist | August 22, 2007tags: JK Rowling, books, writing
Apparently, JK Rowling is writing a detective novel .. big surprise to me (not), since I thought her HP books read like detective novels for kids.
J.K. Rowling has been spotted at cafes in Scotland working on a detective novel, a British newspaper reported Saturday.
The Sunday Times newspaper quoted Ian Rankin, a fellow author and neighbor of Rowling's, as saying the creator of the "Harry Potter" books is turning to crime fiction. [story]
As you might recall, Rowling wrote the first drafts of the Potter story in Edinburgh cafes.At that time, she was a…
grrlscientist | August 8, 2007tags: Harry Potter, Harry Potter carnival, books, blog carnivals
The 52nd edition of the Harry Potter Carnival is now available for your reading pleasure. Since I am sure that you all have read all the books in the series now, and are longing for more Harry Potter goodness, well, this is the place to go to get it!
grrlscientist | July 30, 2007tags: Harry Potter spoilers, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, books
I waited to publish my review (and rant) of the last Harry Potter book until today because several friends and SciBlings wanted to also participate in the discussion, and further, I wanted to read the book one more time and think about it for a while.
Overall, the book was interesting and action-packed, especially at the beginning and at the end, although the plot did drag a bit in the middle. Basically, this was the most adult of all the Harry Potter books, and as such, it was filled with bloodshed and death of…
grrlscientist | July 25, 2007tags: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, books
It finally arrived!
The last time I had heard anything about my copy of the Harry Potter book that was supposed to be delivered to me last Saturday was when United Parcel Service (UPS) called me Saturday morning to inform me that they don't deliver to post office boxes. Well, duh, I knew that! They were supposed to deliver the book to my post office who, as it so happens, does deliver to post office boxes! UPS wanted my residential address, and said that they would not be able to get my book to me until sometime this week. GAH! Which of course…
grrlscientist | July 24, 2007tags: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, humor, streaming video
This is what the A train looks like when I ride it;
grrlscientist | July 23, 2007tags: Harry Potter spoilers, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, books
I have been getting differing viewpoints regarding the epilogue to the last Harry Potter book, so of course, I am asking you all what you thought of it?
Did you want the ending to be less syrupy-sweet? Did you want less to be left to the imagination? Are you still worried about George and about Luna? Did the epilogue "not fit" with the overall tone of the last book? Also, did you think that Rowling only killed two of the main characters in the book (depending on how you define "main characters", I think she killed a…
grrlscientist | July 22, 2007tags: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, books
A reader sent a link to this cartoon that you might enjoy.
Image: source [larger].
Anyway, I know that the entire blogosphere has been deeply deeply concerned whether I finally located a copy of the last Harry Potter book, and whether I had to sell my first-born parrot to get it , so I will let you know that I am 300 pages into the book, that I am reading this one slowly, savoring it, because it is the last time I will be able to peek in to Harry's, Hermione's and Ron's lives.
This book is quite the phenomenon: so many people on the NYC…
grrlscientist | July 21, 2007tags: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, books,online poll results
I asked you all a few days ago who you thought would die in the last Harry Potter book, and I have posted the results below the fold, as promised. Due to a mix-up at Amazon, I did not receive my copy of the Harry potter book, so I can only report spoilers (which may or may not be true) instead of writing a review of the book itself. But I can post the poll results;
grrlscientist | July 21, 2007tags: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, books
I woke up bright and early this morning, full of joy and anticipation (for the first time in years), took care of my parrots and got ready to leave my apartment to pick up my copy of the Harry Potter book from my post office box. How exciting! I have been waiting for this day for forever, it seemed. I planned to spend the day in my favorite watering hole, reading reading reading. Then, my fantasy was oh so rudely shattered by a phone call. UPS (United Parcel Service) was calling to say that they have my Harry Potter book and that they don't…
grrlscientist | July 21, 2007tags: Harry Potter book disguises, satire
Okay, so you didn't get to the bookstore at midnight for your copy of the Harry Potter book as you should have done. Instead, you are waiting anxiously for the postman or UPS driver to deliver your copy of the book to you today, right? Well, below the fold is the last of my favorite Harry Potter book disguises. Today's cover is just in time for you -- more sensible people -- to print out before your copy of the book shows up on your doorstep;
Cover by Shamus.
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Image: Pointless Waste of Time.
grrlscientist | July 20, 2007tags: Harry Potter book disguises, satire
Below the fold is the fourth in this short series of my favorite Harry Potter book disguises. Today's cover is my favorite of all of them, just in time for you to print it out for the midnight release of the book -- only 12 hours from now;
Cover by Peatar.
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grrlscientist | July 19, 2007tags: Harry Potter, leaker identity
As you all know by now, the last Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was leaked recently to the internet. The leaker meticulously photographed every page in the book and posted those images to the internet where most of them are clearly readable. However, according to experts at Canon, an imaging company, the identity of the person who leaked the book could be revealed by tracing the digital camera that was used.
Basically, the vital information contained in each photo, known as Exchangeable Image File Format (Exif) data, revealed that…
grrlscientist | July 19, 2007tags: Harry Potter, Jews, Israel, god
When the sixth Harry Potter book was released, it was a Saturday morning, which if you are Jewish, is the Sabbath. The Sabbath runs from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday, and it is a time during which pious Jews shun business dealings. At that time, I was teaching a biology class and most of my students were Jewish, so I felt terrible for them because they were not allowed to read the book until after the Sabbath was over. Once again, because Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will also be released on a Saturday morning, Jews are facing a terrible…
grrlscientist | July 19, 2007tags: Harry Potter book disguises, satire
Below the fold is the second in this short series of my favorite Harry Potter book disguises. Today's cover is a manly-man cover for you guys out there;
Cover by Shamus.
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grrlscientist | July 18, 2007tags: online poll, Harry Potter
Here is a poll for you to answer regarding Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. According to JK Rowling, the author, two main characters will die in this book, so I have decided to ask you who you think will die in this book? Why do you think those people will die? Feel free to leave comments below.
This poll will only be available until Saturday evening (July 21st) sometime, when I will collect the results and post them, along with who really dies.
Poll closed. Go here to see the poll results.
Thanks for voting!
grrlscientist | July 18, 2007tags: Harry Potter book disguises, satire
Below the fold is the second in this short series of my favorite Harry Potter book disguises. Today's cover is a manly-man cover for you sensitive types;
Cover by Remington Lonespear.
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grrlscientist | July 17, 2007tags: Harry Potter book disguises, satire
Do you love the Harry Potter books, but are afraid that you are too old and too professional to be seen reading them? Well, never fear, I have found a few book-sized covers that you can use to disguise your new Harry Potter book from prying eyes so you can read it in public with impunity. I will post a few of my favorite book cover disguises below the fold, one per day through Saturday, for you to enjoy (and to print out, if you wish to use any of them).
This first one is a manly-man cover for you shoot 'em up types;
Cover by 86.
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