Read more Harry Potter stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/96/harry-potter.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:18:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74605/draco-defends-daniel-radcliffe-over-pot-pic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTom Felton may play Daniel Radcliffe’s arch-enemy in the Harry Potter films, but in real life he’s jumping to Radcliffe’s defense in Marijuanagate. “Harry” made headlines earlier this month when a British tabloid ran a photo of him allegedly toking up (jazzed up by a supposedly overheard quote, “I love...http://www.newser.com/story/74605/draco-defends-daniel-radcliffe-over-pot-pic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 8:19:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74441/new-moon-eclipses-ticket-records.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt doesn't open until tomorrow, but the latest Twilight movie already is breaking records. Fandango, AMC, and MovieTickets.com all say that fans are scooping up advance tickets to The Twilight Saga: New Moon in unprecedented numbers. Thousands of shows are sold out around the country, leaving pre-sale records held...http://www.newser.com/story/74441/new-moon-eclipses-ticket-records.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 18:52:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73629/quidditch-scores-big-on-college-campuses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHeads up, NCAA: Quidditch has cast its spell on America's campuses. Technically known as Muggle Quidditch—due to the lack of actual flying brooms—the game looks like "a mixture between ultimate Frisbee and dodgeball," one player tells the Chicago Sun-Times . And if it sounds like a fringe sport, think...http://www.newser.com/story/73629/quidditch-scores-big-on-college-campuses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 13:00:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72461/broke-aussie-author-inspires-bidding-frenzy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe publishing world is in a frenzy over a debut novel whose Australian author is drawing comparisons to JK Rowling ( Harry Potter ? Perhaps you've heard of it.). “ Beautiful Malice was one of the most extraordinary manuscripts I’ve read in a very long while,” one editor with an...http://www.newser.com/story/72461/broke-aussie-author-inspires-bidding-frenzy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 24 Oct 2009 7:47:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72366/cirque-du-freak-a-bloodless-bore.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant isn't particularly freaky, and it sure could use some assistance. Some critics' takes: Peter Travers doesn't deign to explain the film's loose ends. "All you need to know is that the movie is a setup for sequels that I hope never come," he writes...http://www.newser.com/story/72366/cirque-du-freak-a-bloodless-bore.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Oct 2009 11:38:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70944/facebook-fans-win-release-of-sexy-weasley-film.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Facebook petition drive by fans of the actor who plays Harry Potter's sidekick have won release of an edgy sex- and drug-fueled coming-of-age film about a Belfast teen starring Rupert Grint. The film, Cherrybomb , premiered at the Berlin Film Festival but failed to find a distributor. A British company,...http://www.newser.com/story/70944/facebook-fans-win-release-of-sexy-weasley-film.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 2:13:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70261/most-hypocritical-book-bannings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBanning a book is a move laden with ironies that can make the banner seem dull-witted in the long run. For National Banned Books Week, 11Points.com lists "the most hypocritical, ignorant, and, based on the content of the books, ironic" bans: Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury: The sci-fi classic is...http://www.newser.com/story/70261/most-hypocritical-book-bannings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 27 Sep 2009 11:26:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69470/harry-potter-park-opens-this-spring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGet your wands ready: the Wizarding World of Harry Potter opens next spring, Universal Orlando announced. Muggles will enter through the village of Hogsmeade, where they’ll visit Hogsmeade station, Zonko’s joke shop, and the Three Broomsticks pub to sample some butterbeer. But the main event, called Harry Potter and the...http://www.newser.com/story/69470/harry-potter-park-opens-this-spring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Sep 2009 14:12:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68920/ivy-tweeter-dogs-emma-at-brown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagToo bad Hermione can't make technology disappear. It seems Twitter is one more irritation for Emma Watson as she begins school in the hallowed halls of Rhode Island's Brown University, CNN reports. First, a dad annoyed Emma last week when he snapped her photo as she walked around school grounds...http://www.newser.com/story/68920/ivy-tweeter-dogs-emma-at-brown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Sep 2009 2:19:10 CDT