Hogwarts

When Hogwarts Came to Harvard: Real Life Villains and the Universal Power of Imagination

Christine Horansky | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: JK Rowling, Harry Potter, Harvard, Pottermore, Literacy, Global Education, Human Rights, Empathy, Amnesty International, Imagination, Hogwarts, Impact News

What universal appeal might the story of Harry Potter, with its young upstart wizards and Dark Lord, have for the real struggles of so many people around the globe?

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PHOTO: Hogwarts In Real Life?

Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Hogwarts in Real Life, Harry Potter in Real Life, Harry Potter Characters, Real Life Harry Potter, Hogwarts Yearbook, Hogwarts Exists, Hogwarts, Teen News

Hogwarts is real. Apparently so are Harry, Hermione and Ron. One school's yearbook picture is generating buzz for capturing what seem to be real-l...

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Top 15 Fictional High Schools We Want To Attend

Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Mean Girls, Glee, The Vampire Diaries, Saved by the Bell, Wizards of Waverly Place, Wiz Tech, Dillon High School, Degrassi, 10 Things I Hate About You, High School Musical, Mckinley High School, Gossip Girl, Buffy, Hogwarts, High School News

For us, a long weekend can only mean one thing: a Sunday night Harry Potter marathon. Are we right? For those of you who are as HP-obsessed as us, ...

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We Get Inside Pottermore!

Bryan Young | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Pottermore, JK Rowling, Pottermore Signup, Inside Pottermore, Harry Potter, Pottermore Screenshot, Pottermore Login, Hogwarts, Books News

I was simultaneously excited and dismayed to receive an owl by email this morning. I'd been granted early access to Pottermore. I was excited because I was one of the first few thousand to get in. I was dismayed because I got the email thirty seconds before I was to head off to work. To say I've been distracted today would be an understatement.

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How Much Does It Cost To Go To Hogwarts?

centives.wordpress.com | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Hogwarts Tuition Fees, Cost of Hogwarts, Harry Potter, Hogwarts Tuition, Hogwarts, College News

In honour of the release of the final Harry Potter Film, Centives decided to investigate what it would cost to go to Hogwarts....

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3 Grown-Up Books For The Hogwarts Grad

npr.org | By Lev Grossman | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Ender's Game, Harry Potter Movies, Harry Potter Books, JK Rowling, Orson Scott Card, The Magicians, Lev Grossman, The Secret History, Harry Potter, Donna Tartt, Hogwarts, Books News

The Harry Potter franchise has its last hurrah on Friday, and fans like me are facing a forcible graduation from the protection of a fictional univers...

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Harry Potter Through the Eyes of a Megafan

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Youth Radio, Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe, Hogwarts, Entertainment News

Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. By: Robyn Gee I’ve never run a ma...

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Survivor 21: Infants vs Senior Citizens: Libertards Gone Wild

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 05.25.2011

The promo described this as an "All-New Survivor." I must look up their meaning for "all-new," as it was new clips of old events. No game advancement tonight. Yawn.

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Lesser-Known Harry Potter Merchandise

Spencer Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Merchandising, Toys, Movie Tie-Ins, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Movie Sequels, Harry Potter, Hogwarts, Movies, Comedy News

Four Loko's Dumbledore-Strength Energy Blast.

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Did Harry Potter Get A Quality Education At Hogwarts?

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Harry Potter, Harry Potter Education, Hogwarts, Education News

As the latest film in the popular "Harry Potter" saga hits theaters, Americans are plunging back into the wizarding world once again. In "Harry Potte...

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Daniel Radcliffe (aka Harry Potter) Is One of the Nicest Young Men I've Ever Met

Honey Seltzer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Rupert Grint, Christopher Columbus, Hogwarts, Entertainment News

Eight years ago, when my eldest granddaughter was 7 years old, she, like millions of other kids, became obsessed with Harry Potter and his friends at Hogwarts.

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Graduating From Hogwarts: In Defense of the Next Generation of Fantasy Novelists

Robyn Schneider | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: JK Rowling, Fantasy Novels, Books, Writing, Young Adult Novels, Authos, Harry Potter, Hogwarts, Books News

The Potter generation is growing up, and going to work at the publishing houses and film studios that gave us our own childhood hero. And we're cheering each other on, as though Hogwarts truly is our alma mater.

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'Wizarding World Of Harry Potter' Theme Park Opens Next Week: Fans Rave About Quidditch, Butterbeer

AP | TRAVIS REED | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: J.K. Rowling, Butterbeer, Quidditch, Harry Potter Theme Park, Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Books, Harry Potter, Theme Parks, Dumbledore, Hogwarts, Orlando, Harry Potter Theme Park Opens, Books News

ORLANDO, Fla. — Until now, Harry Potter fans could merely imagine the sensation of quaffing a butterbeer, finding a magic wand at Ollivander's o...

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POY Vey! Time's Snoozy 2007 Noms

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Al Gore, Rick Stengel, Hu Jintao, Chris De Wolfe, Mother Earth, Al Gore Nobel Prize, Person of the Year, Pervez Musharraf, Vladimir Putin, Harry Potter, Time Magazine, J.K.Rowling, Al Gore Green Movement, Time Magazine Person of the Year 2007, Hogwarts, Eat the Press, Media News

Tomorrow's the big day: On the "Today" show tomorrow morning, Time's Rick Stengel will announce who the vaunted "Person of the Year" is for 2007. To w...

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