JK Rowling giving Legion of Honour

British story writter JK Rowling has been giving France's greatest civilian award, the knight of the Legion of Honour. In Paris she was giving the honorary title by President Nicolas Sarkozy. Fluent speaking...

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince trailer does not disappoint

The trailer for the new Harry Potter film, 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' has just been released online, and it does not disappoint to whet the appetite for November 21. This looks like it is...

Churches co-opt Potter's magic

"Poor Harry Potter. As if battling Voldemort, Death Eaters and Dementors wasn't enough, the boy wizard has also endured the wrath of religious conservatives in the decade since J.K. Rowling's books first found...

Harry Potter is not magic for everybody

"Sunday July 1, 2007 The Observer Evil appeared to be prevailing at the end of the last Harry Potter novel with a clutch of main characters dead and the teenage wizard hell-bent on revenge. But while fans are...

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