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Win a chance to attend the MTV Movie Awards  
Did you ever want to attend the MTV Movie Awards? If so, now is your chance. Buzznet is offering 2 tickets to the awards show if you can create a 3-minute original movie short parodying this past year's nominated films, which includes "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."
Source: HPANA
Posted by Geri on Apr 17, 2008 at 8:42 PM

Fan made Lego 'HBP' trailer

Fan made 'HBP' video featuring Lego characters    
While "Harry Potter" fans anxiously wait for the trailer to the "Half-Blood Prince" movie to be released comes a fan made video featuring the Lego characters. Enjoy.
Source: News Tip
Posted by Geri on Feb 14, 2008 at 1:47 PM

Patrick Stewart

X-Men 3 star wishes he were in 'Potter'    
Patrick Stewart, who plays Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men movie series, lamented at a Cannes Film Festival press conference recently that he hasn't been asked to be in the "Harry Potter" films: "Every single actor over 60 in England is in the Harry Potter movies," he said. "I'm smarting from these rejections." Prior to the X-Men films, Stewart was best known for his role as Jean-Luc Picard in the television series "Star Trek: The Next Generation."
Source: Cannes Film Festival
Posted by Cheeser on May 23, 2006 at 8:44 AM

"Is quidditch the worst fake sport ever?"    
In an odd column complaining about football commentary in the UK, the author asks the question "Is quidditch the worst fake sport ever?" While watching the latest "Harry Potter" movie, the author questions the rules of the game; its popularity in the wizarding world and sportsmanship.
Source: The Guardian
Posted by Geri on Apr 26, 2006 at 10:32 PM

Lucius Malfoy's wealth detailed in Forbes' Fictional Fifteen    
Forbes has published a hilarious article detailing the wealth of various fictional characters and Lucius Malfoy came in at #15. Through brisk trading of Dark Arts artifacts on eBay to his stock holdings in Wal-Mart and Halliburton, Malfoy saw his fortune increase 30%, even while behind bars at Azkaban.
Source: Forbes via The Leaky Cauldron
Posted by Cheeser on Dec 2, 2005 at 2:22 PM

PNN prank

Fan sites goad the gullible on April Fool's    
Oops, we did it again. Webmasters of "Harry Potter" fan sites tricked and treated their visitors on April 1 with extravagant pranks, as has become tradition in the online fandom. Each year the foolishness gets more and more elaborate, and this year was no different. Here's our 2005 round-up.
Source: HPANA
Posted by Cheeser on Apr 4, 2005 at 9:54 PM

Amazon UK blames Voldemort for erroneous book 6 e-mail    
Amazon UK has apologized to customers who pre-ordered "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" after it sent an e-mail saying it would not be available and to look for it elsewhere. The same mistake occurred earlier with Amazon.com in the U.S. The company said it sent "howlers to the muggles responsible" and were investigating a link to Lord Voldemort.
Source: Reuters via Yahoo! News
Posted by Cheeser on Feb 17, 2005 at 1:50 PM

U.S. Army being investigated by Rowling and Warner Bros.    
Representatives of JK Rowling and Warner Bros. are investigating possible copyright infringement centering around images HPANA posted last week from an issue of the U.S. Army's official "Preventive Maintenance Monthly." The cartoon magazine, distributed to 80,000 army personnel, featured a multi-page parody of "Harry Potter."
Source: Sunday Herald
Posted by Geri on Feb 5, 2005 at 7:21 PM

Ron?

Exclusive: Military magazine spoofs 'Harry Potter'    
In May 2004, the U.S. Army's official "Preventive Maintenance Monthly", a cartoon magazine that instructs soldiers how to take care of their military equipment, published quite a funny multi-page spoof of the "Harry Potter" world. Army officials visit "Mogmorts" and learn from Professor Rumbledoore and his staff about proper maintenance techniques for magical gear, including brooms, wands and cauldrons.
Source: HPANA
Posted by Cheeser on Feb 3, 2005 at 11:59 AM

Jones Soda

Oddly flavored sodas evocative for Harry Potter fans    
With Thanksgiving just around the cover, Jones Soda Co. has introduced a set of strangely flavored drinks thanks to the unexpected success last year of the company's Turkey & Gravy Soda. Familiar to "Harry Potter" fans who consumed loads of dirt and salmon flavored jelly beans, the concept is based on our natural fascination with new and bizarre things, say experts. The novelty proved so popular that two bottles were fetching bids over $60 on eBay after stores sold out. So, how about a nice Mashed Potato Soda to wash down that turkey?
Source: AP via Yahoo! News
Posted by Cheeser on Nov 9, 2004 at 11:28 PM

Interstate becomes traveling theater  
As vehicles with built-in DVD players become more commonplace, so do the surrounding DVD-less cars, who become "silent moviegoers" by trailing the broadcaster. As one family found out, it's almost like a traveling multiplex, with different cars showing different movies driving at different speeds.
Source: Times and Democrat via Yahoo! News
Posted by Cheeser on Sep 15, 2004 at 6:37 PM

Fourth Potter film to worsen journalism's bad rap    
Reporters are being picked on left and right in summer movies, according to Michigan columnist Michael S. Miller. From Spider-Man 2's sensationalistic editor J. Jonah Jameson to Anchorman's Ron Burgandy, it'll only get worse when "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" is released, featuring the slimy, quote-molding Rita Skeeter.
Source: Adrian Daily Telegram
Posted by Cheeser on Jul 12, 2004 at 6:43 PM

Exclusive: Harry Potter book 6 title hoaxer speaks    
After making international headlines and enduring the wrath of "Harry Potter" author JK Rowling herself, the person responsible for the "Pillar of Storgé" book 6 title hoax offers an apology and explanation in an interview with HPANA.
Source: HPANA
Posted by Cheeser on Jul 1, 2004 at 1:51 AM

Hermione & Harry?

Video and transcripts of Saturday Night Live sketch    
MuggleNet has posted at their site video clips of the "Harry Potter" skit Saturday Night Live performed last Saturday, and Veritaserum has a transcript. Be aware that the content of the skit is for a mature audience.
Source: MuggleNet
Posted by grae on May 3, 2004 at 1:03 PM

Saturday Night Live to do 'Potter' sketch    
According to HPANA title sponsor Alivan's, Saturday Night Live this weekend will feature a sketch about "Harry Potter." The company said today they just shipped an order for a good amount of merchandise that will be used in the show on May 1, hosted by "Freaky Friday" star Lindsay Lohan. The musical guest is Usher.
Source: HPANA
Posted by Cheeser on Apr 29, 2004 at 3:00 PM

Potter books featured in Frank & Ernest comic    
Artist Bob Thaves has done a number on the "Harry Potter" novels by JK Rowling in today's edition of his nationally syndicated comic strip "Frank & Ernest." As advertised, it's... well, quite frank and earnest, when you think about it.
Source: Frank & Ernest
Posted by Cheeser on Apr 23, 2004 at 11:22 AM

Snape

'Sirius'-ly funny 'Potter' parody makes online rounds    
You may have already downloaded the song, but 20-year-old Tony Goldmark, whose parody "Sirius Black" has been #1 on the national Dr. Demento radio show, talks to HPANA about how he made it and what he intends to do with his "special" skills after graduating from school. We also talk with Dr. Demento himself about Tony. Check it out in our exclusive interviews.
Source: HPANA
Posted by Cheeser on Apr 20, 2004 at 9:49 AM

Harry Potter fan sites play the fool    
Unsuspecting Harry Potter fans awoke today to find their favorite sites and communities overrun with tomfoolery, in celebration of April Fool's day. The event has become a stalwart tradition in the HP fandom. What can we say but "gotcha!" Check out all the shenanigans of the day here.
Source: HPANA
Posted by Cheeser on Apr 1, 2004 at 3:56 PM

Dementor with an iPod

Photoshoppers add iPod to 'Potter 3' pics    
For some fun the folks at iPod Anonymous have made-up some photos with captions featuring the cast of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" rocking out with an iPod. You can also submit your own comments to the captions.
Source: HPANA
Posted by Geri on Mar 6, 2004 at 1:29 PM

Presidential pop culture quiz includes 'Potter'  
A special VH1 News production on Feb. 10 asks the Democratic presidential hopefuls a couple of questions about popular culture, one of which has to do with Harry Potter.
Source: VH1 via PR Newswire
Posted by Cheeser on Feb 4, 2004 at 10:00 PM