Tag Archives: Neville Longbottom

Happy Birthday J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter and Neville Longbottom

Happy Birthday!!! At this point last year, I was nose deep in the Harry Potter series, all for the first time.  This admission still causes me much shame.  So when July 31st rolled around, I could only half celebrate the … Continue reading

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From The Quill Of Headmistress McGonagall

Dear Mr Fairbrother I would like to start with thanking you very profusely for your letters during the Christmas break.  Hogwarts has always prided itself in parental involvement, whether Muggle or Magical in nature.  So again, thank you for your … Continue reading

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows The Films: Love Is All You Need.

And they saved the absolute best for last.  Times two. My long held pet peeve that the Harry Potter movies were being too crunched for time, causing favourite moments to be truncated or exorcised completely.  While they got better with … Continue reading

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: The Man Who Lives. And Loves.

After several thousand pages of story, spread out over seven books, we have completed the tale of The Boy Who Lived becoming The Man Who Lives.  We have witnessed love and death, life and hatred, trust and jealously, and wisdom … Continue reading

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban The Film: Alfonso’s Touch

With the departure of childhood from this series, we enter the much more experimental world of the teen years.  Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban brings in the services of director Alfonso Cuaron, who uses his artistic style to … Continue reading

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