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NEWS ABOUT: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows stories: 8 news summaries

 Michelle, Daughters 
 Slip Into London 

First family visits parliament, then hits the pub

Jun 9, 09 6:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama flew back to the US Sunday, but Michelle, Malia, and Sasha began a secret trip to London yesterday, reports the Daily Mail, visiting Big Ben and Parliament before tucking in for fish and chips at a traditional pub near the American embassy. Michelle also made an unofficial visit... More »

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 'Harry' Invites 
 Obama Girls 
 to Hogwarts 

Actor offers to give first daughters a tour

Jan 28, 09 10:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Malia and Sasha Obama just moved into the White House, and they may soon get a tour of an even more exciting place: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry Potter himself—or, rather, actor Daniel Radcliffe—invited the first daughters to visit the set and said he “would... More »

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(Newser) - A new book by JK Rowling, patterned on one mentioned in the final Harry Potter installment, is set to be released tomorrow, Reuters reports. Profits from The Tales of Beedle the Bard will go to Rowling’s charity for Eastern European children. In addition to a global print run... More »

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 Potter Flick Pushed to Summer


Aug 15, 08 5:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Harry Potter won't be working movie magic in November. In a surprise move, Warner Bros. has pushed back the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to July of 2009, MTV reports. The studio says the move isn't because of any problems with the film. It simply needs a... More »

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After 10 Years, Harry Potter Off NYT Best-Seller List

Rowling mainstay, which forced changes in the survey, finally vanishes

May 1, 08 6:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - As the next edition of the New York Times Book Review goes to press, an era ends—books from author JK Rowling's Harry Potter series, for the first time in 10 years, are nowhere on the best-seller list. More »

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  Studio Will Wizard 2 Movies  
  From Final Potter Book   

Pounding Deathly Hallows will be a two-parter

Mar 13, 08 2:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Harry Potter series finished after seven books but fans will have an eighth movie to look forward to, the Los Angeles Times reports. Warner Bros. has decided to split the final Potter book, the hefty 784-page Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, into two films to come out in... More »

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JK Rowling Book Sells for $4M

Only 7 copies of the Tales of Beedle the Bard exist

Dec 13, 07 12:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Sotheby’s figured The Tales of Beedle the Bard would fetch about $100,000 at auction—in retrospect, about 40 times too low. The book, a one-of-a-kind piece of the Harry Potter canon hand-written and illustrated by JK Rowling herself, fetched $3.98 million for charity today, Reuters reports. “... More »

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Amazon Stock Soars on Booming Sales

Shares jump 21.4%
as retailer boosts
volume worldwide

Jul 25, 07 4:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amazon.com shares shot up 21.4% in after-hours trading yesterday following a report that profits more than tripled in the second quarter thanks to booming sales and a new membership program that offers express shipping for a flat fee, reports the Wall Street Journal. The bump boosted the stock... More »

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