Harry Potter

My Journey Beta Testing for Pottermore

Submitted by Jennifer Finch on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 1:03pm

On Monday morning @ approximately 9:30 am, I discovered in my personal email something I had been waiting a month for. My Pottermore welcome email.  I excitedly jumped into the experience as one of the first million people invited to be Beta testers and began my journey.

Pictures from Harry Potter party

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 9:16am

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 came out last week and the staff dressed up to celebrate.

Victor

Michele

Lorilei

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The Adults of Harry Potter

Submitted by Donna S. on Fri, 11/19/2010 - 5:10pm

It’s to Alan Rickman’s credit that I became a huge fan of Harry Potter. Really. Oh, I’d been mildly curious about the phenomenon of the books about the boy wizard. But it wasn’t until I read that Alan Rickman was going to be in the first movie that I actually picked up Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and read it.

What to Read After Harry Potter

Submitted by Christine Turner on Thu, 04/01/2010 - 2:08pm
You read the Harry Potter series, now what?  Have  you listened to the audio books? 
I can almost garantee that you will adore the narrator, Jim Dale.  According to Libra

And Speaking of Harry Potter...

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/12/2010 - 6:08pm

And speaking of the Harry Potter books, what's up with Hermione?

Two things bothered me about Hermione while reading the books. Firstly, what's up with that name? Every time I read it, I had to pause to attempt to remember the pronunciation. In fact, I didn't quite get it until about Book 6, despite my co-workers' pronunciation reminders. I'm sure the author, J.K. Rowling, probably included a pronunciation explanation early in the series, but it somehow didn't sink in. Finally, later in the series, Ron develops a habit of saying "Er-my-nee," which greatly sped my reading.

Am I Official Yet?

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/12/2010 - 5:46pm

OK. I admit it. Until recently, I had not read any of the Harry Potter books. In fact, I had only seen the first movie (on TV, after falling asleep in the middle of the movie on my first couple of attempts to watch it). I still haven't seen any of the other movies, but now I can report I have read all seven of the books.

You see, shortly after I began working as a Children's Assistant here at Parker Williams, my associates in children's services expressed shock that I had not read the Harry Potter books. After admitting this serious deficit in my training, I embarked on a mission to read the novels. Did I mention there are seven of them? And they are big?

It was fun. The books are well written, the characters are intriguing and the plot is fast-paced enough it was hard to put the books down. I would recommend them to anyone young or old who enjoys fantasy or science fiction. Now where's my gold star?

Harry Potter and the Library Party

Submitted by Amy C. on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 1:01pm

Professor TrelawneyOur Harry Potter Party last Thursday was a huge hit!  Kids and young-at-heart adults all enjoyed a whimsical time eating cake, chocolate frogs, and punch.  The celebrants also made their very own wands and Harry Potter glasses while in our candle-lit Great Hall.  We even enjoyed many amazing costumes, such as our very own Professor Trelawney!

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