Robert Mellors Primary and Nursery school in Arnold, Nottinghamshire have turned their poor results into good by introducing Harry Potter themed lessons into their curriculum. This term has seen the seven to 11 year olds learning subtraction with the help of a Potter-esque “spell”, writing their own plays based on the best-selling books and even [...]
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Rowling has embarked on a US book tour, her first for seven years. Apparently she signed 1600 books in Los Angeles.
The Harry Potter films have become the biggest movie franchise in history, and there’s till two to go. The five movies have taken $4.47bn (£2.2bn) around the world, surpassing the $4.44bn (£2.19bn) made by [James Bond's] 22 outings to date. The six Star War films now sit in third place, with takings of $4.23bn (£2bn). [...]
I’m not entirely sure I understand what Clive James is saying when he says that JK Rowling is the new Roger Banister. He seems to be implying that Rowling shows the world that we deserve the Great in Great Britain, we’re not a bygone force diminished after the loss of our Empire. I’m not sure [...]
There is a great section on the MSNBC site about Potter, specifically some exclusive interviews with JK Rowling where she gives a lot more insight and information (about what Harry, Ron and Hermione are doing, for example). She also clears up some points people seem to be confused about (like who actually controlled the Elder [...]
