I find titles really hard. I also find beginnings harder than endings. Not in the sense of starting writing, but in the sense of deciding on a beginning I like. I usually know what the ending's going to be before I've decided how the story starts. https://t.co/tn8pHRwDoZ
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 7, 2020
“Does Rowling Plan Her Work?”
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Rowling Reads ‘Philosopher’s Stone’ — Chapter 5, On the White House Lawn!
May 10, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Hat-tip, the Rowling Library!
Harry Potter at Home: Noma Dumezweni Reads Aloud Chapter Two of ‘Stone’
May 9, 2020 by Leave a Comment
‘The Vanishing Glass’! Check out Chapter Two’s reading by Noma Dumazweni here: https://www.wizardingworld.com/chapters/reading-the-vanishing-glass
It's here! Get cosy because we're joined by Cursed Child's very first Hermione Granger @MissDumezweni as we venture into Chapter Two: 'The Vanishing Glass' 🐍 #HarryPotterAtHomehttps://t.co/7rsZW8MTV8 pic.twitter.com/FdrWhLssM2
— Wizarding World (@wizardingworld) May 8, 2020
Rowling Retweets Swan Reunion
May 7, 2020 by Leave a Comment
UPDATE#Swan that was #shot in the head whilst sat on her nest in Thatcham has been reunited with her mate. She had surgery to remove the shot from the base of her skull. She has recovered very well. The video is the first moments of their reunion. pic.twitter.com/vEB2YhwqAI
— SwanSupport (@swan_support) May 5, 2020
For Serious Strikers out there, this is a point of interest because… well, The Swan Symbolism in Lethal White. See also Elizabeth Baird-Hardy on the subject and Joanne Gray.
Swans separated and re-united may be the single most important image or metaphor for the Cormoran Strike-Robin Ellacott relationship.
Discuss.
Harry Potter at Home: Daniel Radcliffe Reads Aloud the First Chapter of ‘Stone’
May 6, 2020 by 1 Comment
J. K. Rowling gave her permission last month for teachers to read the Hogwarts Saga aloud to children in Zoom and Skype virtual classrooms during Covid-19 lockdowns of schools. WizardingWorld.com has now joined the online reading aloud show with programming of its own.
Their first offering is actor Daniel Radcliffe, the star of the Warner Brothers adaptations of the Potter novels, reading Chapter 1, ‘The Boy Who Lived,’ of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Check it out here: https://www.wizardingworld.com/chapters/reading-the-boy-who-lived
It’s quite good, production values aside. I don’t think there will be a great swelling of demand for Radcliffe to read the entire series aloud a la Jim Dale and Stephen Fry but I rather enjoyed the dramatic reading, especially the Dursley pieces. Your thoughts?
Hat-tip to Suzanne!
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