Topic: Hogwarts

Either Wizards Are Very Short Or Hogwarts Is A Lot Smaller Than I Thought

While everyone else in the world’s going gaga over the possible nude photos of Christina Hendricks and Olivia Munn, I’m more focused on this shocking photo. Just because it doesn’t have nipples, doesn’t mean it’s not worth talking about. More »

Snap This: The Hogwarts Cake

I loved Ace of Cakes (okay, mostly because I had a crush on Geoff, but whatever) and wish it was still on the air, but it’s good to know that Charm City Cakes is still making amazing stuff. They made this Battle of Hogwarts cake, which depicts the wizarding school being destroyed. It’s so fucking awesome that I would never want to eat it. More »

Video: Just What is a Hufflepuff, Anyway?

Gryffindors are brave; Slytherins are ambitious; Ravenclaws are smart; and Hufflepuffs are… Wait, does anyone actually know what Hufflepuffs are? Is Hufflepuff just some sort of repository House for the kids Hogwarts doesn’t know quite what to do with? The questions need answering! The public has a right to know!
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Aziz Ansari To Host MTV Movie Awards

Today’s PM Crush Links, a daily roundup of the afternoon’s most talked-about celebrity news: Aziz Ansari will host the 2010 MTV Movie Awards on June 6. [LA Times] Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush are reportedly on the rocks. [RadarOnline] A … More »

Hogwarts places 36th in list of Scottish private schools

No surprise here….I mean, who in their right mind wouldn’t want to go to Hogwarts, right? I sure would! THE magic school conjured up by JK Rowling has appeared on a league table of the best Scottish educational establishments. Harry … More »

50 things you can’t do at Hogwarts

1. I will not poke Hufflepuffs with spoons, nor will I insist that their House colors indicate that they are “covered in bees”. 2. No matter how good a fake Australian accent I can do, I will not imitate Steve … More »

The unfortunate IT department of Hogwarts

A letter was recently intercepted from the IT department of Hogwarts. This just shows you how difficult their job really is: From: Coxrid, IT director, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry To: Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster Re: My resignation (Where did … More »

Would you send your child to Hogwarts?

Interesting poll over at iVillage: So now it’s your turn! {democracy:6}

Ten hooligans arrested for defacing Hogwarts Express

I’m so glad they caught these wankers! British police said Thursday they had arrested 10 youths suspected of vandalising the Hogwarts Express, the steam train used in the blockbuster Harry Potter films. The train was attacked at a depot in … More »

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Hogwarts train was vandalized!

Stupid vandals! YOUNGSTERS running amok around the district have caused more than £50,000 of damage to Lancaster’s historic Priory Church and a steam train in Carnforth which featured in the Harry Potter films. Police have stepped up patrols in areas … More »

An inside look at the Hogwarts dining hall

I found this neat site from Duke University that discusses the Hogwarts dining hall: It turns out that the dining hall scenes (and probably much more) are shot at the University in Christ Church’s Hall, a grandeiose 550-person dining hall … More »