Car Mania

There is one thing in the Harry Potter series which bugs me really, its the Weasley's Ford Anglia in the second book, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets! I have been thinking about it for a couple of days now, how exactly did it come to Harry and Ron when they were fighting for their dear life against Aragog's family. If you find the answer then please let me know.

Thinking about Ford Anglia, I browsed some car websites and came across Shop4UsedCars because seriously being a student I don't have a big stash of cash to spend otherwise. Surprisingly, its a great website! You would find a car of your liking here, take my word. It has this complete collection of cars to choose from, you name it and they have it, plus, they have more locations than any other dealer.

The prices seem to be reasonable and these guys are trustable. My favorite is a Jeep Wrangler, completely freaky! The best thing about this website, they have categorised the cars for "Under $10,000" which is great (atleast for students like myself). You can narrow down your search by price, make, model, style, etc.

Shop4UsedCars, Salt Lake City, UT, seems to offer the best ramge of automobiles, specially so because these people have been in this business for over a 75 years now! Thats saying something! They have their stores at 39 locations with 34 new car franchises, 3 used car stores and 2 collision repair stores.

So, if you are planning of buying a four wheel ride for yourself please browse what Shop4UsedCars has to offer to you or you can visit the site just for casual surfing, it serves both purposes.

Happy riding!

Harry Potter ENCYCLOPEDIA

This is a guest post by Imogen.

J.K Rowling Confirms Harry Potter Encyclopedia is Underway – Will Your Questions be Answered?

J.K Rowling has delighted fans this week by confirming that there will be another Harry Potter related book. Despite the release of her first adult novel this September, it seems that the best selling author isn’t ready to leave the wizarding world behind her just yet, as she informed fans that she is currently working on a Harry Potter encyclopedia. Taking to the FAQ section of her website, Rowling said: “for a long time I have been promising an encyclopedia of Harry's world, and I have started work on this now – some of it forms the new content in Pottermore. It is likely to be a time-consuming job, but when finished I shall donate all royalties to charity." 

Four years ago, Rowling took a small American publishing company to court over their plans to publish Harry Potter Lexicon – an unofficial, online A-Z guide of all things Harry Potter. Rowling claimed that this was ‘theft of her work’ and won the case. So news that she is now planning to create her own, official manual has been greatly welcomed, with one fan tweeting ‘Happiness x10000, it’s like Potterhead Christmas!’

No further details about the content of the encylopedia have been revealed yet, but fans are speculating that it will be a guide to the creatures, customs and characters of Harry’s magical world that will hopefully answer some of the questions that were left open at the end of the final novel. Some of these questions may include:

What was the baby Harry saw in his ‘dream’ after being killed by Voldermort in book 7?

It is widely accepted that the crying, baby-like creature that Harry and Dumbledore see during the Kings Cross ‘dream’ chapter is the part of Voldermort’s soul that had lived within Harry. Rowling tells us that Harry was the horcrux that ‘Voldermort never intended to create’ and by using the killing curse against him, Voldermort unintentionally killed that part of himself. However this was never fully explained in the book and when Harry asks Dumbledore what the creature is, his only response is ‘it is beyond our help.’

Why doesn’t Harry ever use the killing curse in battles?

The answer to this could be deceptively simple – Harry is a good person and therefore will only ever seek to disarm, not kill. However some fans have questioned the logic behind this, especially when Harry is up against Voldermort – the person who killed his parents and has been responsible for so much evil work.

What happened to the Dursleys?

At the beginning of book 7 there is a poignant moment when Harry and Dudley say goodbye that suggests that while the two may never be great friends, they are not parting as enemies. The last we hear about the Dursleys is that they have gone into hiding and are being protected by Aurors. However we never find out if Voldermort caught up with them or if Harry ever had any contact with them again.

What is beyond the veil that Sirius falls through in book 5?

It is no secret that the veil and archway that Sirius falls through represent death. Some fans have referred to it as a ‘portal to the other side’ which seems plausible when you consider that Harry hears voices and has ‘the strangest feeling that there was somebody standing right behind the veil.’ The theory is that when you pass through the veil you die, and, as Luna suggests, the voices that can be heard are the voices of the dead who are just ‘lurking out of sight’. However the presence of such an important portal throws up a lot of questions, especially when one of the best loved characters is lost beyond it. Why does it exist within a room in the Ministry of Magic? Do all wizards that die go beyond the veil? What about ghosts? And perhaps most importantly, did Bellatrix’s curse kill Sirius or did he die because he fell through the veil?

Were the Malfoys ever punished?

Before Voldermort’s return, any witch or wizard who had previously been associated with him was put in Azkaban. Despite their late realisation that their family was more important than their allegiance to the dark lord, the Malfoys were well known Death Eaters in the last few novels. Therefore many readers have questioned if they were punished. At the end of book 7, Harry sees Draco at Platform 9 and three quarters where he gives him a ‘curt nod and turns away’. This suggests that Draco at least was spared from going to Azkaban, but what about his villainous father Lucius? Were they ever accepted again by the wizarding world?

Despite her original claims that the final book would tie up all of the loose ends of the series, it seems that there are still a lot of unanswered questions for fans. Harry Potter is a character and a story that has had no problem engraving itself into the hearts and minds of those who have followed it, so it would be nice for some of the unfinished business to be dealt with in the upcoming encyclopedia.

Harry Potter forever - first Blog Anniversary

This blog was started on 28th November, one year back, when we were still waiting for the last installment of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows to release. We were excited and a bit scared of the fact that it was going to end, our childhood without waiting for the next Harry Potter book or movie, can you imagine!

Now its done with and in a grand fashion. Thanks for the support you all gave and the 'LIKEs'.

I wish to plan a giveaway sometime soon, in early December perhaps and my apologies that I am not able to do anything just as of now since I am middle of blood sucking exams.

Keep checking back for the giveaway!

Yours in Potter..forever!

'Harry Potter' Stays Put at Top of Home Entertainment Charts - The Hollywood Reporter

'Harry Potter' Stays Put at Top of Home Entertainment Charts - The Hollywood Reporter:


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Harry Potter and the Death;y Hallows - Part II

Warner Home Video’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 remained the top-selling DVD and Blu-ray Disc for the second consecutive week, topping both the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert overall sales chart and the dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart.

A trio of Walt Disney Studios titles took the next three spots on the overall sales chart for the week ending Nov. 11, as the holiday gift-buying season shifted into high gear with various Disney-themed promotions at top retailers, including Target stores. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides shot back up to No. 2 from No. 12 after five weeks in stores. The Lion King, in its seventh week in stores, shot to No. 3 from No. 19 the previous week. AndCars 2, the newest release of the bunch, remained in the top 5, slipping to No. 4 from No. 2.

On Nielsen’s Blu-ray Disc chart, it was Potter-mania all the way, with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Imoving up a notch to No. 2 and the complete eight-film collection rising to No. 3 from No. 8 the previous week.

On Home Media Magazine’s weekly rental chart, Pirates shot to No. 1 from No. 86 now that its 28-day holdback from Netflix and Redbox is over. The No. 2 spot went to Warner’s Horrible Bosses, which bumped Sony Pictures’ to No. 3.

The previous week’s top renter, Paramount’s Captain America: The First Avenger, slipped to No. 5, right behind Cars 2, which moved up two spots to No. 4.

Harry Potter twins!

--POPSUGAR, Australia

Fred and George Weasley (James and Oliver Phelps)

James and Oliver Phelps, known for bringing twins Fred and George Weasley to the big screen in the Harry Potter films, are currently in Sydney for the launch of Harry Potter: The Exhibitionat the Powerhouse Museum. Last week they attended the media preview and opening night gala, but their time Down Under isn’t completely filled with Harry Potter commitments. Tomorrow they’ll go skydiving for a great cause, to raise money for cancer research, and we found out it’s not the first time they’ve jumped out of a plane. We chatted to the brothers this morning to talk Harry Potter memories, Diving for Harry and their Sydney highlight so far.

What’s it like for you to see all the Harry Potter props away from the movie set? 
James: It’s like a walk down memory lane, because you walk by and you see props and costumes that you forgot about, but then you remember all the fun times you had whilst you were filming scenes with them.

What’s your favourite thing to see in the exhibition? 
James: I think it’s the Deathly Hallows, to be honest with you. It’s the first place in the world that they’ve been altogether as one. When we noticed that, that was really cool. Also because it’s not that they’re [presented] in a way that one thing is bigger than the other. If you aren’t paying attention you’d probably miss it.

I heard you tried to take things, like your wand, so did you end up getting anything? 
James: I tried to take something the other day but there was a security guard . . . [laughs] I actually managed to borrow some stuff from the Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes shop.

What are some of your favourite memories from making the movies? 
James: Just having such a great time is my best memory. We with a good group of friends anyway, so it was great to experience 10, 11 years of such great fun with some really cool friends.

Did you guys ever try to trick people on set like the Weasley twins? 
James: A couple of times.

Any success? 
James: Oh yeah, we’ve got a high success rate, actually [laughs].

Who do you keep in touch with most out of the cast? 
James: Quite a bit with my brother, I guess [laughs]. We still keep in touch with Tom Felton, Rupert Grint — we still keep up with them quite a lot.

What was your experience like, growing up as twins? 
Oliver: It was always fun; I mean it was all we ever knew, and we didn’t have any other siblings. It was good because when you go away on holiday, you’ve always got someone to hang around. It came in handy with that type of stuff. And when we were at school, finding out homework, it was easier to remember. The one thing I didn’t like was how some people would, say, write a Christmas card to both of us, and stupid things like that.

In future would you guys like to work together again, or keep things separate? 
Oliver: We’d like to keep things separate in the sense of doing individual projects, but I wouldn’t write off doing film roles together. We did think at one point that maybe we wouldn’t do another film together, but a lot of the older guys on Potter were like, ‘You wanna use that, it’s like a unique quality you guys have.’

I saw on Twitter you guys are writing a bit about Diving for Harry. Can you tell us about that? 
Oliver: Sure, basically, tomorrow morning at about 8 o’clock US time James and I are gonna go skydiving. There’s a young lad who sadly passed away — he lost his battle with a brain tumour early last year — called Harry Moseley. There’s photos of James and I wearing his bracelet. He was diagnosed when he was 7, and he started raising money for cancer research. He raised over £500,000 by just selling these bracelets. It’s such an inspiring story, and we thought, after he lost his battle, anything to keep his memory going and raise money for his charity, why not do it on the other side of the world while we’re in Australia, jump out of a plane. It’s gone really well so far — we’ve already raised over £1,000 in a day. The target’s £5,000, so hopefully we’ll get there soon.

Are you guys usually adrenalin junkies? 
Oliver: Occasionally. I have done skydiving once before, about three years ago, and James has done it twice already. It’s a really big rush, and the adrenalin you get when you hit the floor is just insane. If we can raise money for a really good cause on the way, then it’s even better.

What’s your favourite thing that you’ve seen or done in Sydney? 
Oliver: We did actually go to dinner at Cafe Sydney the other day. The view from there is just absolutely outstanding. It was nice to realise that we were actually there, that type of thing. So that would probably be my favourite part.

And what’s next for you guys? 
Oliver: We’re going back to America to film some stuff out there. That’s gonna be in the new year. Until Christmas it’s going to be pretty much laying low. We’ve also got a few things to do back home — they’re trying to build a huge, high-speed railway for £30 billion, and James and I have been outspoken against it, so we’ve got some press to do with that as well