Harry Potter

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• At Cannes, Emma Watson says 'Harry Potter' feels long ago

  Watson is reveling in her post-" Harry Potter " freedom at the Cannes Film Festival .The 23-year-old actress stars in Sofia Coppola 's "The Bling Ring," which premiered Thursday at the French Riviera festival. Watson plays a celebrity-obsessed Los Angeles   Read more »

• Universal Orlando announces Harry Potter expansion

  of Harry Potter and magic, rejoice: Universal Orlando is expanding its Wizarding World of Harry Potter with a new themed area based on the books' fictional scenes in Diagon Alley and London.Universal Orlando announced Wednesday that the new themed environment   Read more »

• Watch new 'Ender's Game' trailer

  to make the novel: The sudden proliferation of movies based on young-adult novels, many of them set in schools ("Harry Potter"), training camps ("Percy Jackson") or violent competitions ("The Hunger Games"). In that sense, "Ender's Game" seems a few decades   Read more »

• Harry Potter show, Hudson Valley Fair top kids weekend events

  at a nature center; a farm will put kids to work in the field â and make them like it; and a humorous take on the story of Harry Potter will have you laughing harder than a Tickling Charm. Itâs all happening in the Hudson Valley. Find the details here.   Read more »

• Royals William, Kate and Harry have magic day out

  -- Britain's young royals are having a magical day out with a visit to the studio where the "Harry Potter" movies were filmed.Prince William, the Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry are touring Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden near London, home to the Making   Read more »

Around the web

• J.K. Rowling-annotated Harry Potter set for charity auction

  the writers offer interesting commentary, including Scottish writer Rowling, who scrawled notes and drawings into a copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. She notes that she devised the wizarding sport of Quidditch "in Manchester after a row" with 12:11 PM from CBC News Read more »

• VIDEO: Rare Harry Potter goes under the hammer

  auction house Sotheby's is selling a first edition copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone which features comments and drawings from its author JK Rowling. The book, which goes under the hammer on Tuesday evening, is expected to fetch about ÂŁ20,000. 9:48 AM from BBC News Read more »

• Dorian & Lynn’s Jurassic Park Theme Wedding

  have seen many geek weddings with various themes like Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Gaming etc. However, this is the first time we have seen something as incredible as Dorian & Lynn’s Theme Wedding. They infused their love for Dinosaurs on their special day, 7:03 AM from Gizmodiva Read more »

• One Direction, “Harry Potter” and “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” nominated for Social Star Awards

  Bieber Katy Perry PSY Rihanna MOST POPULAR MUSIC GROUP: Linkin Park LMFAO Maroon 5 One Direction MOST POPULAR FILM: 'Harry Potter' 'Shrek' 'Titanic' 'Twilight' MOST POPULAR TV SHOW: 'Ellen DeGeneres Show' 'Mr Bean' 'The Simpsons' 'X Factor (Global)' MOST POPULAR 6:46 AM from Irish Central Read more »

• Fiona Shaw to star in Brooklyn production of 'Ancient Mariner'

  actress and theater director Fiona Shaw, who has gained international recognition for her roles as Petunia Dursley in the Harry Potter films and Marnie Stonebrook on HBO’s “Trueblood,” will return to New York this December to perform her recitation of “The 4:23 AM from New York Daily News Read more »