First Mary GrandPre 'Harry Potter' exhibit report online

The first look at Mary GrandPre's new Harry Potter exhibit in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is now online. The report contains numerous images, and a brief discription of the experience of being at the exhibit.

I spent my time circling the room looking at piece after piece. All but one piece, the chess scene, were pencil sketches. Some were familiar because they were used in the books or prints have been available for purchase, but some where completely new. I laughed a little inside at the "School of Magic" covers, thinking to myself what an awful title that would have been. I loved each drawing as my eyes searched each piece for every little detail.

You can see many of the drawings here, via Leaky.

Source: The Leaky Cauldron

Categories: Books, Scholastic, Mary GrandPre



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Posted on 19 Nov 2008 by Harsh
Order of the Phoenix premieres on Indian television
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix premiered for the first time on Indian television today at 12 noon on POGO TV.

The movie was available in Hindi and English(depends upon cable operator).
POGO also has premiered the first four Harry Potter movies on Indian television. POGO is owned to The Warner Bros. Company.

Categories: Movies, Movie 5



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Posted on 16 Nov 2008 by Harsh
Official theatrical trailer for 'Half-Blood Prince'

Warner Bros. has kindly -- and exclusively -- sent Harry Potter fan sites the official theatrical trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. It is confirmed that the trailer will appear in theatres on what was originally the release date of the film, November 21, attached to Twilight.

Screencaps from the trailer are now available via MuggleNet, right here

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince hits theatres July 17, 2009.

Categories: Movies, Movie 6, Warner Bros.



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Posted on 15 Nov 2008 by Suman
Trailer for Emma's new animated film online
The theatrical trailer for The Tale of Despereaux, Emma Watson's latest, animated film, is now available for viewing on YouTube -- check it out! Emma's co-stars in the include Dustin Hoffman, Sigourney Weaver, Matthew Broderick, and fellow Potter vet Robbie Coltrane (more familiar to us as Rubeus Hagrid). This is the second trailer that has been released for Despereaux; the first, from last summer, can be seen here.

Categories: Movies, Emma Watson, Cast and Crew



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Posted on 13 Nov 2008 by Harsh
Emma Watson updates official website

Emma Watson has updated her official website today with news that she has already begun preparations for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which she will start filming this Feburary. Also noting her excitment about applying for college and the release of her new film, The Tale of Desperaux.

I'm currently trying to apply for uni, so reading lots and lots at home and starting to get very excited about the release of The Tale of Despereaux which is coming up in December. ALTHOUGH... I keep getting distracted as I have started re reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in preparation for the start of filming in February and can't put it down. Reading it for a second time has made it no less addictive.

To read the full message, click here.

Categories: Movies, Emma Watson, Cast and Crew



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Posted on 06 Nov 2008 by Harsh
Tom Felton talks 'Harry Potter' in new interview

In a new interview, Tom Felton spoke at length about Harry Potter, discussing his thoughts on filming Half-Blood Prince, his anticipation for doing Deathly Hallows, and more!

Feltbeats.com: Regarding the upcoming Harry Potter movie, Half-Blood Prince, we Felton Fans are extremely excited to finally see a movie with a more in-depth, rounded-out Draco. Were you happy to finally be able to better flesh out this character?

Tom: Yeah, sure. When David Yates dragged me [aside] at the beginning of it and said, “I have full faith in you,” yadda yadda, and I hope that you’re going to embrace the role and so forth. And I was fairly terrified. We did a read-through with Michael Gambon, and I was petrified at the thought of the final scene.

But after that, I guess I sort of learned a lot on the set, and David Yates was really my motivation. He was very, very, complimentary of everything he saw and very good with direction. He knew exactly what to say to get the results he wanted. And what the producers saw, they were very, very happy as well. And that sort of spurred me on even further. And, it was great fun. I really, really enjoyed it more than any other film, without a doubt. Sort of, embracing the role, if you will, and making the most of it.

To read or listen to the whole interview, click here.

Categories: Movies, Cast and Crew, Tom Felton



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Posted on 06 Nov 2008 by Harsh
Peter Pettigrew: a top-ten best fake death

The infamous return and escape of Peter Pettigrew in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban has made The Guardian's list of top-ten best fake deaths in literature.

In the third part of the Potter roman-fleuve, Peter Pettigrew pretends that Sirius Black has killed him, cutting off one of his own fingers to make it seem that the rest of him has been blasted to atoms. For 12 years he adopts the guise of Ron Weasley’s pet rat, Scabbers. But the severed digit gives him away.

To read the full list, click here.

Categories: Movies, Books



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Posted on 06 Nov 2008 by Harsh
Happy Birthday Harsh!
Happy Birthday to our dear friend and webmaster Harsh Sadhvani!

Categories: Other Stuff



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Posted on 31 Oct 2008 by Suman
Happy! Happy! Happy!
We wish all the visitors of HPearth a very Happy Halloween and hope you scare everyone away(joking).

Today HPearth also completes 3 years on the world wide web and we are very happy to celebrate this event with a special october episode of acciocast mini coming very soon. We hope to continue to prosper and be a major Harry Potter fansite.

P.S.- The new episode of acciocast mini is under the process of editing and will be online soon by the first week of November.

Categories: Other Stuff, HPearth



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Posted on 31 Oct 2008 by Harsh
David Heyman talks 'HBP' delay in new interview

In a recent interview with Comingsoon.net, David Heyman spoke more about the delay of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. As well as telling us that the film is complete, although they are adding one small change to it soon.

It's a shame and it's frustrating in a sense as any creative person," he continued. "It's nice to put what you've done behind you before you move onto the next and this is still lingering over us until July next year, but also, we'll have to take a week off shooting to do publicity, which is a little bit disruptive. It's not ideal but at the same time, I fully support it, because as I say, they give us the freedom to make these films, and they pay a lot of money.

He also added some insight into the process of making a Harry Potter film and dealing with Warner Brothers:

They (Warner Brothers) give us the money, they read a draft of the script. I choose the director, we make the film, they come and visit. We show them a cut of the film, they say they like it, they give us some notes, we make the changes that we want to make. We test screen it once and show it to them, and then the movie is released. They've been so supportive that one has to support... they needed it.

Comingsoon also spoke breifly to David Thewlis, who is currently collaborating with David Heyman on The Boy in Striped Pajamas, who mentioned that the romance between Lupin and Tonks is being set up for Deathly Hallows during Half-Blood Prince.

To read the full article, click here.

Categories: Movies, Movie 6, Cast and Crew, David Heyman



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Posted on 30 Oct 2008 by Harsh
'Deathly Hallows' nominated for 'Independent Bookseller Award'

The Times is reporting that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has been nominated for an Independent Bookseller Award, in the UK.

The novel has been nominated in the Best Children's Book category. The winner, voted on by the general public, will be announced on Friday, October 31.

Click here to vote for the book yourself.

Categories: Books, Book 7



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Posted on 30 Oct 2008 by Harsh
Half-Blood Prince most-anticipated movie of the next year
MovieTickets.com recently surveyed movie-goers and asked what movie they're most looking forward to seeing in the next year.

Unsurprisingly to us Potter fans, Half-Blood Prince takes the top spot. X-Men Origins, Transformers 2, Public Enemies, and Angels & Demons round out the top five.

See the complete list right here, along with some other survey results.

Categories: Movies, Movie 6



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Posted on 30 Oct 2008 by Harsh