"Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect."
— J.K. Rowling
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The spring day lasts
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The spring day lasts
a little longer
around water
~ Issa
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August 9, 2012
Hundreds of pet owls abandoned after Harry Potter craze fades
Don’t blame Harry Potter or JK Rowling. Blame the stupid buyers and people who sold them.
In the UK, hundreds of owls are being abandoned after being bought as pets by Harry Potter fans.
Sanctuaries are full of the birds now the craze has faded after the release of the final Harry Potter film last year.
And it’s feared many more have been illegally released into the wild and will have starved to death or taken over territory inhabited by smaller wild owls.
There was a surge in demand for pet owls from fans who fell in love with Harry’s cute companion Hedwig.
But the birds, which can live for 20 years, take a lot of looking after – and many owners have become fed-up of repeatedly having to clean up garages and sheds of their droppings and feathers.
July 31, 2012
Birthdays: Harry Potter & JK Rowling
In the Harry Potter universe, the famous boy wizard was born on July 31, 1980, which would make him a man wizard in his early thirties. (J.K. Rowling’s birthday is also today.) To celebrate his 32nd birthday and her 47th, here are somea few Potter-related facts. Read the full list here: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/135910#ixzz22F28Lc4c
Father Gabriele Amorth, the Vatican’s former chief exorcist, says practicing yoga is Satanic. “It leads to evil—just like reading Harry Potter.”
Michael Jackson wanted to do a musical version of Harry Potter and proposed the idea to J.K. Rowling. She said no.
“Hogwarts Headache” is a thing. The New England Journal of Medicine ran a letter from a physician noting the unfortunate side effect of children reading more, and for longer periods, than they ever had in their lives.
Hermione Granger’s original surname was “Puckle.” Hermione was originally going to have a younger sister, but Rowling never found the right moment to stick her into the books.
King’s Cross station is where young wizards hop on the Hogwarts Express to get to school. The station holds special meaning for J.K. Rowling: it’s where her parents met.
A retired professor from Eton College translated Harry Potter into Latin. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone became Harrius Potter et Philosophi Lapis. J.K. Rowling’s hope for the translations is that they “will help children overcome the common dread of studying” Latin.
Not wanting her to be pigeonholed as a girls-only author, Joanne Rowling’s publisher asked her to write under androgynous initials. Not having a middle name, she picked “K” to honor her grandmother, Kathleen.
Read the full text here: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/135910#ixzz22F20EP9I
November 17, 2011
In 2000, 11-year-old Daniel Radcliffe, 10-year-old Emma Watson, and 12-year-old Rupert Grint pose after they are announced as the stars of the new movie franchise based on J.K. Rowling’s wildly popular Harry Potter novels.
(Source: life)
November 9, 2011
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