ROBERT PATTINSON DEFENDS HEATH LEDGER’S HONOUR

Twilight hunk Robert Pattinson has shown he has class as well as good looks by defending the late Heath Ledger.
The actor - who has risen to stardom off the success of vampire movieTwilight - was reportedly at the No On H8 comedy show at the Improv in Hollywood with some friends when the material took a poor taste turn.
The comedian on stage is said to have simulated Heath convulsing on the floor - a reference to the actor’s alleged overdose in January that year.
According to U.S reports, …

The Secret Doctrine of ‘The Secret Garden’

This is the continuation and significant expansion of a previous post on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden (1911) and its possible influence on Ms. Rowling’s Harry Potter novels, which post can be read here.
After a hurried re-reading of Garden I felt obliged to do considering of the fun conversation initiated by Josh Harvey, here are my first thoughts. I think we can see significant correspondences amoung and a chasm separating Burnett’s classic about rejuvenation in…

REGARDING THE GALLERY

The gallery has gone through some major changes as of late and some of those changes have kept me from updating the site as much as I would have liked to.
First of all, the gallery now has its own domain, hpf-images.net, and is on a different host than the main site, forum, and video archive and considering of that you may notice some differences (such as the fact that right now there are no ads on the gallery). To celebrate that fact, the gallery has a new layout featuring JK Rowling at a readi…

Voldemort from Harry Potter - speed painting in photoshop

JK ROWLING ‘FASTEST SELLER OF 2008′

JK Rowling’s latest release has become the fastest-selling book of the year.
The Tales of Beedle the Bard, published just three days ago, has already sold five times more than its closest rival, Guinness World Records 2008.
It shifted 368,000 copies last week compared to 73,000 for the records annual.
“None of the other big releases managed to get near the sales figure for Beedle the Bard,” Phil Stone of The Bookseller magazine told The Daily Telegraph.
“I would be very s…

JK ROWLING DELIGHTED AS BEEDLE SALES RAISE MORE THAN £4 M FOR HER CHILDREN’S CHARITY IN FIRST WEEK

“Like Charles Dickens, Rowling has given us a perfect Christmas treat – ideal to slip in any stocking” – The Times
“…a charming confection of a book from the world of Harry Potter with the sparkle and wit that remind us why she became a publishing sensation in the first place.” – Associated Press
JK Rowling has expressed her thanks today to all those who have bought a copy of her charity book, The Tales of Beedle the Bard, making it the fastest selling title of 2008 and raising m…

No, I Have Not Read ‘Twilight’ (But I Will)

Just when we’re making some headway in The Secret Garden, I am asked about the Twilight novels. It’s a great question and deserves its own thread. Here is the question, my response, and an open floor for you all to say your piece. It won’t be the last date that subject comes up, I’m certain (I hope!).
MaggieMay: John, I know you have your hands full with Tales of BTB just coming out and all, but my daughter has moved full-swing into the Twilight series, so wondering wheth…

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