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Read recently: Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling.

Review coming soon.

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Emily Short has a review up of a new interactive Harry Potter fan fiction, Ron Weasley & The Quest For Hermione. Like her, I am not too interested in the adult part but I am interested in the idea of fan fiction being adapted for interactive fiction. Much like my post about Prom Queen from a few days ago, the concept is a lot better than the actual final output.

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Via I-Anya, I recently found out about a series of Harry Potter fanfics that being published by Random House. How cool is that? It is nice to see good fan fiction taken so seriously. Sadly, The Decline Of The High Elves is only in Spanish, but I hope there will be a English translation soon. I really like this quote from the author, Francisca Solar, via a BBC article about the publication:

“When I read the fifth book, I was so disappointed – I’m a very critical reader, and I’m a huge fan, so the expectation of this fifth book was great,” Solar said.

“I took the principal characters and I did a story that is more rich than Rowling’s story, because you can have access to the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters.

“In the Harry Potter saga, you can only have access to Harry’s feelings and thoughts. That is a partial view of the Potter universe.”

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Slate has an article up about the metaphorical coincidences between the latest adventure of Harry Potter and the “War On Terror.”

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With the spring, and spring training, coming soon it’s time to retire the Harry Potter hat for another winter. With the first cracks of a bat I pull out my Yankees hat for yet another year.

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Those coming home from the new Harry Potter movie might want to check out the Harry Potter Lexicon. J.K. Rowling has even cleared up some nagging questions that the creators of the lexicon had. How cool is that? I love that, in the Internet age, authors are getting more directly involved with their fan base like that.

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Read in 2005: Harry Potter & The Prisoner Of Azakaban by J.K. Rowling.

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