Thought of the Day:
I dislike, however, how the end of the movie, the
book, and practically the entire series is shown in
the first five seconds of the preview. I know most
people already know the ending, but you still don’t
do it. You’re not going to make the preview for the
final movie in Lord of the Rings and show them
destroying the ring in the first five seconds, are
you??
RGW
Thanks for celebrating our birthday with us! We
hope everyone had a great day and had fun here on
the site.
We hope Emma herself had a great day as well.
If you haven't checked out her new website, go do
it now. I had a link up yesterday, but I don't know
if everyone saw it. She has a video up and I wanted
to it to be a surprise so I didn't announce it.
And there's more Divination for you today.
Ril
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Happy Birthday to Emma Watson! Everyone should go
buy something from People Tree in celebration of
her birthday!
We here at B&W obviously think today should be made
into an international holiday...not just because
it's Emma's birthday but because it's ours too!
Happy Birthday to us!
Lots of fun stuff today so everyone can celebrate.
First up, is this wonderful bit of news...Emma
Watson Empire's birthday project - that both Ril
and RGW contributed to and you've heard mentioned
here quite a few times - was a total success!
EWE constructed a birthday book celebrating Emma's
first 10 years in showbiz. And they got it to Emma!
She'll see it and read it herself!
Yay! Congrats to the EWE's staff and all the
contributors.
In celebration of our birthday, we'd like to
announce the expansion of our Divination section to
include more than just the signs associated with
our favorite Potter characters.
Check out Trelawney's First Lesson!
We also have a special birthday treat specifically
for April 15th.
So here's to a very, Happy fun Birthday to us! And
Emma!
Much love from,
Ril, RGW & Cas
| 15 April 2010 |
| 16 April 2010 |
Hello, lovely readers!
Here are some pictures of the book EWE sent to Emma.
The pieces RGW and I wrote are 5&6 and 9&10.
=D
Ril
| 18 April 2010 |
More Divination!
Ril
| 20 April 2010 |
Word of the Week:
Wastrel: (noun) 1. A person who wastes, especially
one who squanders money; a spendthrift. 2. An
idler; a loafer; a good-for-nothing.
Sound like a certain oranged-haired boy at the end
of the series?
Cas
| 22 April 2010 |
Continuing with The Third Building Block of
Astrology.
Ril
| 23 April 2010 |
Thought of the Day:
For the record, there will be two video games for
Deathly Hallows to coincide with the two films.
They better gear those games for all gaming systems
and not just the Wii like they did for the
Half-Blood Prince video game or I might just have
to write them a sternly-worded note.
RGW
| 26 April 2010 |
Thought of the Day:
So there have been talks that Daniel Radcliffe is
going to play Finch in How to Succeed in Business
without Really Trying as his Broadway musical
debut. I may not be a casting expert, but as a
musical enthusiast, I can say WHATTTTT?????????????
RGW
| 28 April 2010 |
First, I'd like to concur with RGW's assessment.
For some reason I can't wrap my brain around D.Rad
singing in a musical. So...double WHAT from the B&W
team.
And here's more on your Divination course.
Ril
| 30 April 2010 |
Thought of the Day:
Seeing as our main characters camp out for several
months in Deathly Hallows, Daniel and Rupert had to
wear hair extensions for any scene that is supposed
to take place later on in their quest.
RGW
| 1 May 2010 |
Thought of the Day:
Someone (most likely me) needs to teach the film
makers the true purpose of Expelliarmus. I really
don’t think they get that it’s just a disarming
spell. Case in point: Snape using it on Lockhart in
Chamber of Secrets to make him fall backwards
RGW
| 3 May 2010 |
Well, remember RGW, if you hold much stock in the
Seventh Book, an Expelliarmus is what killed
Voldemort.
Who knew?
More Divination stuff is up.
Ril
| 4 May 2010 |
Thought of the Day:
Well that just makes my point all the more true--
that spell is considered child's play, the very
first spell Harry learns for duels. He didn't need
anything violent to beat Voldemort. When you MAKE
it a violent spell through the first six movies,
however, then it really loses something in Book 7.
RGW
| 5 May 2010 |
Thought of the Day:
I'm on you're side. I thought it was a bit
ridiculous when the three of them not only disarmed
Snape, but threw him backwards five feet and
knocked him out with the Expelliarmus in the PoA
movie.
I know there were three of them casting at once,
but come on! That was like a Expelliarmus on
steriods.
More Div.
Ril
| 7 May 2010 |
| 11 May 2010 |
Thought of the Day:
So Malfoy makes fun of Harry for the way he reacts
after being attacked by a dementor, but Malfoy can
cry like a little girl when he gets a scratch from
a hippogriff?
RGW
| 14 May 2010 |
Thought of the Day:
I D-E-S-P-I-S-E the Shrieking Shack scene in
Prisoner of Azkaban the movie. Seriously, I want to
find the original film reel for this movie, take
scissors, and cut the part containing this scene to
little bits. For ten full minutes, the “he” that
Sirius wants to kill causes confusion and uproar.
Sirius could have avoided like ten full minutes of
confusion by simply saying Pettigrew’s name. If
that happened once, then I could understand the
confusion, but for ten full minutes?? What a waste
of my time that could’ve been used for Sir
Cadogan...
RGW
| 17 May 2010 |
More Divination is up today.
Go check it out.
Ril
| 19 May 2010 |
The final installment of Trelawney's first lesson
is up in the Divination section. There're still
other topics for her to teach you coming up soon.
Ril
| 21 May 2010 |
In this week's edition of Entertainment Weekly,
they have a special sneak peek at the new Universal
Orlando Harry Potter theme park.
Here's the best bit:
"The first thing you should know about The
Wizarding World of Harry Potter (admission: $79/day
for adults, $69/day for kids) is that the
Butterbeer tastes magical.
"It's frothy, butterscotchy, and incredibly yummy,
and it's one of many details that make the theme
park a transportive delight for Potter fans."
Ril
| 23 May 2010 |
More tidbits about the park:
"The greenhouse doesn't feature any moving plants
(a missed opportunity, we think), but clever
touches abound at the park.
"Quills write on their own, a book of monsters
snaps at bystanders, and a tape measure plays with
the hem of Hermione's Yule Ball dress."
Also, "A four-person Hogwarts choir periodically
gathers to sing songs. ... Also you can hear
Moaning Myrtle giggling at you while you're in the
bathroom."
Ril
| 27 May 2010 |
With June fast approaching, the HP press machine is
out at full steam hyping up Potter fans for the new
attraction at Universal Orlando, The Wizarding
World of Harry Potter.
Click here to read, Parade Magazine's exclusive
sneak peek. Warning: Spoilers - MAJOR spoiler
alert. Read at your own risk... You have been
warned. There's a link to a virtual tour at the
bottom of the page too.
Ril
| 30 May 2010 |
Thought of the Day:
Ready for the tagline for Deathly Hallows Part I?
- One Way...One Fate...One Hero
RGW
| 1 June 2010 |
Word of the Week:
Smarmy: adjective, smarm·i·er, smarm·i·est.
Excessively or unctuously flattering, ingratiating,
servile.
We should have a contest to see who's the smarmiest
character in all of Potter.
Cas
| 2 June 2010 |
Thought of the Day:
Emma said her first week at Brown University was
tougher than her first year at Hogwarts. =D
RGW
| 4 June 2010 |
More excitement over the Potter Park. I've added a
little surprise to the Parade sneak peek.
Click here to read.
Ril
| 7 June 2010 |
Entertainment Weekly has named it's 100 Greatest
Characters and Harry is number 2! Read the article
here!
Ril
| 9 June 2010 |
Thought of the Day:
Harry begins to see thestrals at the beginning of
Order of the Phoenix after seeing his first death.
Then how come he can’t see thestrals at the END of
Goblet of Fire, which also comes after he sees his
first death????
RGW
| 12 June 2010 |
Thought of the Day:
In one scene of Order of the Phoenix, Harry is
fighting with Hermione and Ron. Harry is so angry
he doesn’t even look over as they leave, but he
hears Hermione close the door.
- Seconds later, he gets up to close the door...
| 14 June 2010 |
Thought of the Day:
Daniel Radcliffe has said that he fears they will
remake the Harry Potter series in the next 30
years. I will only be approving that if they stay
closer to the books that the first.
RGW
| 17 June 2010 |
Thought of the Day:
Ever since Harry Potter entered pop culture, any
boy with dark hair and glasses is referred to as
'Harry Potter.' This actually makes me angry
because most of those people don’t look at all like
the character despite the hair and the glasses.
RGW
| 22 June 2010 |
We have an overview of the individual star signs up
now. It also includes the moon's influence on each
sign.
Ril
| 28 June 2010 |
In case you haven't seen it yet... The Trailer.
RGW
| 29 June 2010 |
Hope everyone had a great July 4th weekend. Here's
the rest of the Star Signs overview.
Ril
| 5 July 2010 |
Thought of the Day:
So far, six separate voice actors have played Harry
Potter in the video games. (But only one has played
him in the movies!!)
And Happy Birthday to our good friend, Lauren!
And a happy belated Bastille Day to the French!
RGW
| 15 July 2010 |
Thought of the Day:
I’m pretty happy with the trailer for Deathly
Hallows. I like how they are advertising for them
as if they are one movie being released at two
different times, because technically it is only one
book.
RGW
| 19 July 2010 |
| 20 July 2010 |
Thought of the Day:
How come Harry’s father has a full head of hair in
the Mirror of Erised scene in Sorcerer’s Stone, but
is totally balding in the graveyard scene in Goblet
of Fire?
RGW
| 22 July 2010 |
Word of the Week:
Assiduous: (adjective) constant in application or
attention; diligent.
Synonym: Hermione!
Cas
| 24 July 2010 |
Thought of the Day:
Do you think the Wizarding World will ever feel
comfortable to set up another “Triwizard
Tournament” after what happened at the last one?
RGW
| 27 July 2010 |
Word of the Week:
Casuistry: specious or deceptive reasoning,
especially in questions of morality.
Kind of like the “logic” that lead Mr. Potter to
feel justified in using Felix Felicitas.
Cas
| 30 July 2010 |