Category: J.K. Rowling

(Confusing and Stiff) – Barry Fairbrother had a headache all weekend long.  He did not want to go to dinner at the golf club, but, felt he had to. In the parking lot, Barry died from a brain hemorrhage. His death left a vacancy in the Pagford City Council, and “The Casual Vacancy” goes on…

(Catching Up with the Gang) J.K.Rowling wrote this on her web site, Pottermore.com, giving us an up-to-date look at some of the most famous of the Dumbledore’s Army members.  (FYI…I joined Pottermore and have been placed in Ravenclaw by the Sorting Hat) Harry, Ginny, Hermione, Ron, Neville, and Luna (my fellow Ravenclaw) are all at…

UPDATE 4/27/11:  I uploaded the LATEST trailer, just out today, here on ForCarol.com. Just stumbled across this today.  The part 2 trailer for “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” (see my review here).  This is interesting since it has the actors and director / producers giving some insight. UPDATE:  If you read the books (I’m…

  Genre:  Children’s Fantasy Rating:  5 WaterTowers The magic continues. “The Tales of Beedle the Bard” was given to Hermione Granger in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” as one of the items that would help them (Harry, Ron and Hermione) destroy Voldemort. This book was translated from the Ancient Runes by Hermione and includes…

  “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” by J. K. Rowling Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5 Water Towers Think of the fastest, tallest, roughest rollercoaster you have ever been on. Multiply that by ten and you may come close to the excitement in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”. If you have not read Books 1…