Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

If you’re new to the Harry Potter world and need a jumpstart check out this amazingly well put together graphical timeline, character biography/connections, and the physical changes the cast has gone through up to Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince courtesy of La Informacion plus read this Review of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by Marina at Row Three (hint 4/5 stars).

And now, on to my top 5 Harry Potter sites!

The Leaky Cauldron

“The most trusted name in Potter”, and for good reason. Way legit news, interviews and even a podcast which just celebrated their 200th episode!

MuggleNet

MuggleNet is serious about bringing you every bit of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter universe, including covering the lead up to the Harry Potter Encyclopedia.

Veritaserum

“The Truth must be told!” and I couldn’t agree more. Veritaserum brings some really interesting Harry Potter news to light and has an admirably active fan community.

The Harry Potter Lexicon

Everything you could ever want to know about the Harry Potter Universe. Everything.

Spellcast

Spellcast is a podcast bringing you readings, reviews and audio theatre based on Harry Potter fan fictions.

More Harry Potter

When you’ve got all those Harry Potter sites bookmarked head over to the Movieset Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince sitelet to check out news, pictures and video clips like this one:

Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort’s defenses and, to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, the well-connected and unsuspecting bon vivant Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Meanwhile, the students are under attack from a very different adversary as teenage hormones rage across the ramparts. Harry finds himself more and more drawn to Ginny, but so is Dean Thomas. And Lavender Brown has decided that Ron is the one for her, only she hadn’t counted on Romilda Vane’s chocolates! And then there’s Hermione, simmering with jealously but determined not to show her feelings. As romance blossoms, one student remains aloof. He is determined to make his mark, albeit a dark one. Love is in the air, but tragedy lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.

The movie stars Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Helena Bonham Carter amongst others. Enjoy!

If you need more Potter, check out our Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Sitelet!

With the newest Harry Potter film coming out in theaters, we’ve chosen to bring you some of the most interesting behind the scenes footage available.

This clip features unique glimpses into what will surely be some of the most visually stunning scenes in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Check out Dumbledore guiding Harry through a crystalline landscape, Harry Potter jumping through fire & Dumbledore spell casting in this video:

We’re also excited to share with you interviews of all your favorite major cast members, like this one featuring the lovely Emma Watson:

The Half Blood Prince starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Gambon, & Alan Rickman picks up as Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort’s defenses.

Check out the other interviews, more behind the scenes footage, as well as news, pictures and video clips on the Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince sitelet.

Voldemort looms over Hogwarts

Some new clips from Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince are here and ready for you to watch. Check out Harry, Ron and Hermione in action before the movie releases!

The first clip is called “Kill Sirius Black”

The Second Clip is called “Who is the Half Blood Prince?”

Whats this about then?

Check out our Harry Potter Roundup Post to see all the HP6 content, including news, videos, trailers and interviews, we have to offer or just visit the Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Sitelet!

Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson star as Harry Potter, Ron Weasly and Hermione Granger in the new Harry Potter movie, “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince“.  As the book series went on it got more mature and intense and the same can be said for the movies, so expect this Harry Potter to be the best one yet.

“Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort’s defenses and, to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, the well-connected and unsuspecting bon vivant Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Meanwhile, the students are under attack from a very different adversary as teenage hormones rage across the ramparts. Harry finds himself more and more drawn to Ginny, but so is Dean Thomas. And Lavender Brown has decided that Ron is the one for her, only she hadn’t counted on Romilda Vane’s chocolates! And then there’s Hermione, simmering with jealously but determined not to show her feelings. As romance blossoms, one student remains aloof. He is determined to make his mark, albeit a dark one. Love is in the air, but tragedy lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.”

After shaky young performances from the stars in the first few movies, the trio have really grown into their roles in the massively popular franchise, so you can expect a good movie this time around! It also features lesser known characters such as  Ginny Weasly (Bonnie Wright), Peter Pettigrew (Timothy Spall), Luna Lovegood (Evanna Lynch), Cho Chang (Katie Leung) and Professor Horace Slughorn (Jim BroadBent).

A Whole Cauldron of Content

MovieSet has been following the movie since it was announced and have diligently been collecting ALL content Harry Potter related, so take some time and check out all the articles, games an fun little tidbits we’ve been talking about leading up to the release of this highly anticipated movie!

• First off, make sure and check out our Harry Potter Vocabulary CheatSheet, where you can get all your Harry Potter terms right before being embarrassed by your friends publicly.
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• Make sure and check all our still photos, which are pictures taken on the set or in studio, so you can catch a glimpse of some of the characters like Bellatrix (Helena Bonham Carter) and Severus Snape (Alan Rickman) before seeing the movie.  Still photos are also a great way to see what its like to be on a movie set because many of they include pictures of the crew and equipment they use when shooting the scenes!
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• Check out the MTV awards exclusive Harry Potter Trailer
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• See ALL the videos currently available for Harry Potter 6 in one place, in high quality, one after the other, without having to look around! Just goto the Harry Potter and the Half Blooded Prince Sitelet.
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• Get all the latest Harry Potter News and keep up to date with the non-muggle world!

But, if you are lazy, or you really just can’t wait for one more page load, you can check out the latest Harry Potter 6 Trailer right here, right now.

And don’t forget to keep checking back for more content as we will be updating our sitelet as soon as new videos and pictures are available!

By Jeff Otto
movieset.com

Harry Potter returns to theaters July 15 with the film franchise's sixth installment, The Half-Blood Prince.

Okay, so you’re a little behind in the Harry Potter series. Maybe your favorite niece is coming to town and you’ve promised to watch all the movies before her visit so you can take her to see Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on July 15th. But then you realize there are five of these already, and each one is over two hours long. Yikes!

Don’t worry, Movieset has you covered. When little Janie or Susie or Mary or Melanie comes to town talking of Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Gryffindors and Quidditch matches, you’ll be able to hold your own at least enough to avoid sounding too much like a Muggle (Don’t worry, we’ll tell you what that is too).

Just to get you started, Half-Blood Prince is the sixth adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s wildly popular series of novels. As with the others, the central characters are Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) and Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint). To make things easier, remember that this is the sixth movie based on the sixth book telling about the aforementioned character’s sixth year at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In this story, Potter discovers a book marked “Property of the Half-Blood Prince,” which unleashes some secrets of the mysterious dark Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes).

So here’s a list of characters and terms. Study up and you might still maintain that favorite uncle status. And if that doesn’t work, you can always just spend $52 dollars on candy at the movie theater and bribe your niece into a sugar coma.

The Movieset Harry Potter Glossary

Azkaban – The prison where naughty wizards are sent to pay for their magical crimes.

Bertie Botts – These jelly beans come in every flavor and I mean every flavor. Two varieties are vomit and dirt. Yum.

Boggart – This troublesome creature turns you into whatever you fear the most.

Crabbe – A Slytherin and one of Draco Malfoy’s (see below) sidekicks. He’s portly, smug and not to be trusted.

Harry Potter's arch nemesis, Draco Malfoy.

Draco Malfoy – The arch-enemy of goody-two-shoes Harry Potter, usually wearing an unpleasant sneer.

The Dursley Family – Harry’s only living relatives, but they aren’t exactly of the loving variety. In fact, due to their distrust of Potter’s magical abilities, they kept the poor boy sleeping in a cupboard for years, treating him like a second-class citizen.

Firebolt – The fastest, most advanced broomstick you can get. It can hit 150 miles per hour in only ten seconds.

Flobberworm – These thick, brown worms live in shallow ditches and grow up to ten inches in length.

Glumbumble – A grey, furry insect that flies. They descend from Northern Europe.

Goyle – Another sidekick of Malfoy’s, this one’s got the same sneer and an oddly high forehead.

Gryffindor – One of the four houses of the Hogwarts Academy. The school is named for Godric Gryfifndor, its colors are scarlet and gold. The house symbol is a lion. This is the house to which Harry, Hermione and Ron belong.

Harry Potter with friends and allies Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger in the Hogwarts Academy.

Hagrid – The beloved Hogwart’s groundskeeper. He is the one who rescued Potter from his unhappy home and first made him aware of his exceptional wizard abilities.

Harry Potter – The hero of the story. He was orphaned as a boy when the powerful wizard Voldemort murdered his parents. He shows great promise as a wizard and is getting more and more powerful through the course of his Hogwarts education.

Hedwig – Harry Potter’s pet snowy own, a gift from Hagrid on his 11th birthday.

Hermione Granger – One of Potter’s best friends. She’s a Gryffindor and one of the most brilliant members of her class. She’s also pretty easy on the eyes.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry – The British school attended by all Witches and Wizards. Its four houses are named for Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin. It is located somewhere in Scotland.

Hogwart’s Express – The steam train that takes students from Platform Nine and Three Quarters at King’s Cross Station directly to Hogwarts.

Hufflepuff – Another Hogwarts house. This one is named after Helga Hufflepuff. The house colors are yellow and black. The house symbol is a badger.

Mackled Malaclaw – Although they look like your standard lobster, this red crustacean is land bound. Along with a sting, its bite results in seven days of bad luck.

Manticore – This deadly, Grecian beast has the head of a man, the body of a lion and the tale of a scorpion. One bite from this beast results in instant death.

M.O.M. – Acronym for the Ministry of Magic.

Muggle – This is a term wizards have for someone with no magical abilities.

Peppermint Toads – These tasty candies bounce around in your stomach after you digest them.

Quidditch – The most popular sport of the wizard world. There are seven players on each team riding around on broomsticks. There are four balls, the most important of which is the Golden Snitch. A team wins when they catch the Snitch.

Ron Weasley, wearing the scarlett and gold colors of Gryffindor, is suited up for a game of Quidditch.

Ravenclaw – Another Hogwarts house. This one is named after Rowena Ravenclaw. The house colors are blue and bronze. The house symbol is an eagle.

Ron Weasley – Potter’s other best friend and confidant at Hogwarts. He comes from a large family of wizards.

Scabbers – Ron’s pet rat. He doesn’t do much besides sleep.

Slytherin – The final of the four houses of Hogwarts. This one is named after Salazar Slytherin. The house colors are green and silver. The house symbol is the serpent. This is the house to which Potter’s enemy, Draco Malfoy, belongs.

Voldemort – The dark wizard that killed Potter’s parents. He has also tried to kill Harry.

Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen in theaters June 24th

The battle for Earth has ended but the battle for the universe has just begun. After returning to Cybertron, Starscream assumes command of the Decepticons, and has decided to return to Earth with force.

The Autobots believing that peace was possible finds out that Megatron’s dead body has been stolen from the U.S. Military by Skorpinox and revives him using his own spark.

Now Megatron is back seeking revenge and with Starscream and more Decepticon reinforcements on the way, the Autobots with reinforcements of their own, may have more to deal with then meets the eye.

Stars:
Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes

Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky

Check out Transformers Theatrical Trailer (below) some awesome Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Stills and Video Clips.

G.I. Joe The Rise of Cobra hits theaters August 7th

Stephen Sommers will direct, from a script by Stuart Beattie.

The story is set at Brussels-based GIJOE, an acronym for the Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity, and revolves around an international co-ed force of operatives who use high-tech equipment to battle Cobra, an evil org headed by a Scottish arms dealer.

This has since changed due to overwhelming negative response from fans and even servicemen.

G.I. Joe is once again “A real American hero”, not an international UN type organization according to Hasbro.

Now all is back to what GI Joe should be and will hopefully remain!

Check out the Rise of the Cobra Trailer at the Sitelet:

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince hits the big screen July 14

Harry Potter’s sixth year at Hogwarts turns out to be quite the exciting year. First off is the arrival of a new teacher at Hogwarts, Horace Slughorn, who is a bit more useful to Harry than he realizes. Next, Harry obtains a Potions book which used to be belong to the very mysterious Half-Blood Prince. Harry finds that the Half-Blood Prince’s ancient scribbles are written along the margins of almost every page, giving Harry advice on how to improve greatly on his Potions work, and also teaching him a few helpful (and dangerous) spells along the way.

Amidst this, Harry is starting private lessons with Albus Dumbledore, during which Harry learns the dark secrets of Voldemort’s past, hoping that they could use these secrets to find a way to defeat him.

Throughout all the school drama, however, the obvious darkness of Voldemort’s impending rise to power is always apparent. The incredible action-packed climax is sure to leave the audience stunned and, inevitably, prove that you shouldn’t trust everybody who you think is good and also prove that not everyone can manage to survive.

Check out the newest Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Videoclip:

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Called “A NEAR PERFECT MOVIE” by Time Magazine, “The Hurt Locker” is an intense portrayal of elite soldiers who have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world: disarming bombs in the heat of combat.

When a new sergeant, James (Jeremy Renner), takes over a highly trained bomb disposal team amidst violent conflict, he surprises his two subordinates, Sanborn and Eldridge (Anthony Mackie and Brian Geraghty), by recklessly plunging them into a deadly game of urban combat.

James behaves as if he’s indifferent to death. As the men struggle to control their wild new leader, the city explodes into chaos, and James’ true character reveals itself in a way that will change each man forever.

Check out this Long Awaited and Truely Action Packed Trailer:

The anticipation is growing, but the wait is almost over. With a little over a month left before Harry, Hermione and the rest of the gang fly back into theaters, we’ve got some terrific photos from the set of this highly anticipated sequel to tide you over.

MovieSet brings you Behind the Scenes on the set of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince with 5 brand new still photos.

In this photo, Daniel Radcliffe, Bonnie Wright, David Thewlis. Julie Waters, Mark Williams and James Phelps, pose together while this scene is being filmed with the help of a blue-screen.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince opens nationwide on July 15th, 2009 and we have the latest on it! Check out the Harry Potter news blog for more upcoming videos and stills.

In the meanwhile, check out the rest of the HPv6 photos at MovieSet Sitelet including this HP video which premiered at the MTV Movie Awards.

Here’s the synopsis of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince:

Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching.

Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort’s defenses and, to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, the well-connected and unsuspecting bon vivant Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information.

Meanwhile, the students are under attack from a very different adversary as teenage hormones rage across the ramparts. Harry finds himself more and more drawn to Ginny, but so is Dean Thomas. And Lavender Brown has decided that Ron is the one for her, only she hadn’t counted on Romilda Vane’s chocolates! And then there’s Hermione, simmering with jealously but determined not to show her feelings. As romance blossoms, one student remains aloof. He is determined to make his mark, albeit a dark one. Love is in the air, but tragedy lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.

In theaters July 15, 2009.

Check out our Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Sitelet for more wicked Harry Potter Videos and Harry Potter Stills

Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort’s defenses and, to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, the well-connected and unsuspecting bon vivant Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Meanwhile, the students are under attack from a very different adversary as teenage hormones rage across the ramparts. Harry finds himself more and more drawn to Ginny, but so is Dean Thomas. And Lavender Brown has decided that Ron is the one for her, only she hadn’t counted on Romilda Vane’s chocolates! And then there’s Hermione, simmering with jealously but determined not to show her feelings. As romance blossoms, one student remains aloof. He is determined to make his mark, albeit a dark one. Love is in the air, but tragedy lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again. In theaters July 15, 2009.

Check out the new Featurette!!

You can check out TONS of pictures, news and videos, including the most recent clip from HP6 to be released right here on MovieSet! Check out the ‘Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Sitelet‘!

Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort’s defenses and, to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, the well-connected and unsuspecting bon vivant Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Meanwhile, the students are under attack from a very different adversary as teenage hormones rage across the ramparts. Harry finds himself more and more drawn to Ginny, but so is Dean Thomas. And Lavender Brown has decided that Ron is the one for her, only she hadn’t counted on Romilda Vane’s chocolates! And then there’s Hermione, simmering with jealously but determined not to show her feelings. As romance blossoms, one student remains aloof. He is determined to make his mark, albeit a dark one. Love is in the air, but tragedy lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.

The movie stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson. Check out more videos and news and pictures at the Harry Potter Sitelet on MovieSet

To go along with the trailer, we’ve just added 6 new stills to the treasure trove of content for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince which arrives in cinemas July 15th for North America and world wide by July 24th!

While you wait, check out the new batch of stills from the movie at the Sitelet.

The trailer for the 6th Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is finally online! We won’t make you wait any longer, you can check it out right here!!

The movie releases July 15th at cinemas in North America and will have released world wide by July 24th!

If you want to see MORE Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, check out the Sitelet or see what USA Today has to say Harry Potter 6.

Here’s the low-down for the next installment of this blockbusting juggernaut:

Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort’s defenses and, to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, the well-connected and unsuspecting bon vivant Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Meanwhile, the students are under attack from a very different adversary as teenage hormones rage across the ramparts. Harry finds himself more and more drawn to Ginny, but so is Dean Thomas. And Lavender Brown has decided that Ron is the one for her, only she hadn’t counted on Romilda Vane’s chocolates! And then there’s Hermione, simmering with jealousy but determined not to show her feelings. As romance blossoms, one student remains aloof. He is determined to make his mark, albeit a dark one. Love is in the air, but tragedy lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.

As Harry Potter begins his 6th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he discovers an old book marked mysteriously “This book is the property of the Half-Blood Prince” and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort’s dark past.

Check out these two new stills from the set of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince!!

You can see these and many more like it on our Harry Potter Sitelet, including trailers and interviews with the cast and crew!

For a guy that’s not stoked about the impending release of Twilight I sure like to talk about it. Still, I think that I have a good reason and that’s because all signs point to Twilight being the next big thing for Hollywood. Box office analysts began the week by pegging the possible opening weekend box office for Twilight at around $30-35 million. By mid-week those estimates were being revised to $40-45 as word got out that 2,000 shows of the film has already sold out, 600 of which are midnight screenings happening tonight. And now the latest estimates have been revised again: Twilight could make $65 million dollars this coming weekend. That’s big news for a number of reasons.

First, there’s the obvious one: it’s the launch of a new film franchise. Warner Bros. Harry Potter film series has so far been the out-and-out big hit for tween fantasy derived from a pre-existing novel (I’ll give Chronicles of Narnia a half-point and that’s because while the first film was a monster hit, number two only did half of the biz that #1 did.)

Second: Twilight is owned by Summit Entertainment and was made for the very modest cost of $37 million. If the $65 million figure holds this movie is likely going to end up with a final gross of around $150 million. That cash is going to go back into Summit for not just the next two Twilight movies that are already being written but for the company’s other future developments that are two, four, five years down the road. Summit is going to be the next New Line Cinema. There is a new major Hollywood player being minted this week.

Third: Robert Pattinson will be the new Orlando Bloom. Twilight’s leading man is going to find that his star power will have gone through the roof. After this weekend he’ll be courted by the Ridley Scotts, the McGs, the Brett Ratners to star in $150 million dollar epics. Whether Pattinson will be better able to shape his career choices after becoming Hollywood’s latest it sensation than Bloom did post-Pirates of the Caribbean, time will tell.

Fourth: the success of Twilight will be the final bit of evidence of the rise of a new major demographic for studios to court: the fangirl. We saw the beginnings of this new demo last year when the Hannah Montana movie made big bank, followed by the $150 million dollar gross of the Sex in the City movie, followed by the $100 m in ticket sales for High School Musical 3. And why can’t there be female equivalents to the Star Treks, the Star Wars, the Terminators? I’m not saying that there aren’t male fans of Twilight, nor am I saying that there aren’t female fans of those three sci-fi franchises I just mentioned — but what I am saying is that predominantly the Twilight fan base segways into the female crowd just as the Star Wars fanbase is male dominated. Here we stand looking ahead and seeing a new movie fanbase for studios to make films for.

Fifth and final: the mega-success of Twilight will be all the motivation that movie studios need to go out, find and option the next Stephanie Meyer. There’s no question that J.K. Rowling started this phenomena but Meyer is the next A-list authoress-turned-film source material to follow in her footsteps. If you’re a mom and you have an idea for a sci-fi story that has tween protagonists, my advice would be to start writing it down and then shopping for an agent — NOW.

A judge ruled Monday in favor of “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling
in her copyright infringement lawsuit against a fan and Web site
operator who was set to publish a Potter encyclopedia.

U.S. District Judge Robert P. Patterson said Rowling had proven
that Steven Vander Ark’s “Harry Potter Lexicon” would cause her
irreparable harm as a writer. He permanently blocked publication of
the reference guide and awarded Rowling and Warner Bros.
Entertainment Inc. $6,750 in statutory damages. [more at source]

Fantastic, justice has been served. An author gets to protect their earnings gained by squeezing their own creative juices onto the page.

Who else could have come up with a bespectacled and disaffected British teen who’s dealing with authority figures while learning to become one of the world’s most powerful sourcerers?

The answer? Neil Gaiman.

Seven years before Harry Potter Gaiman published The Books of Magic with a character named Timothy Hunter who even looks like Harry Potter.

The similarities are kind of close. I know it’s old news but I thought it appropriate to bring up again seeing as the workd copyright is being bandied about.

Rowling denies any prior knowledge of Gaiman’s books and Gaiman himself says he’s OK with the similarities. Perhaps Carl Jung was right when he wrote about the collective unconscious. I know I as a writer have seen my stories appear on screen over and over again, and I don’t presume anyone has stolen them.

However, just for conspiracy’s sake, Warner Bros optioned The Books of Magic but the project never went anywhere. They also own the movie rights to the multi-billion dollar Harry Potter franchise.

Interesting. You can make of that what you will.

Regardless, justice has been served. I guess.

You can see more about the next film in the franchise, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on the official MovieSet sitelet for the movie.