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The BOFH who works at Hogwarts

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Ah yes, running IT Support at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where the pupils love their wands but still want their smartphones. Which means someone needs to run IT, and that someone has a Tumblr: When I was first starting out in this position I had easily become the target of many pranks from the students. Did you know there is a freaking spell that glues your feet to the ground? I know. It took all of 2 days for them to quickly realize I literally have a switch that shuts off all the wifi access to the entire school. I

Owls versus Drones

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If Amazon can get the US PR machine worked up over drones, then the British have the answer. Owl Post. Waterstones explains more about their new service they hope to have in the future… Q. Isn’t this just what they did in Harry Potter? A: Yes, this is exactly what they did in Harry Potter. You’re asking that as if this is a bad thing. Q: Isn’t this how Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds began? A: The Birds is fiction, this is the real world. Everything will be fine. Q: But aren’t you worried about the owls developing intelligence and using the knowledge

Hermione Granger and the Deathly Hallows

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In Hermione, Joanne Rowling undermines all of the clichés that we have come to expect in our mythic heroes. It’s easy to imagine Hermione’s origin story as some warmed-over Star Wars claptrap, with tragically missing parents and unsatisfying parental substitutes and a realization that she belongs to a hidden order, with wondrous (and unsettlingly genetic) gifts. But, no: Hermione’s normal parents are her normal parents. She just so happens to be gifted. Being special, Rowling tells us, isn’t about where you come from; it’s about what you can do, if you put your mind to it. Alternative universes: providing satire

Why not play "Harry Potter and the Dad’s Army Ending"?

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Here’s something fun you can do when you’ve finished watching the latest Harry Potter film – join in the credits with the Dad’s Army ending. Simply shout "Dead!" or "Alive!" for the character played by the actors as they pop up. Bonus points if you can get "First to die!" chronologically correct. While it’ll never be as good as the original (below) it’s always going to put a smile on your face. PS: Not suitable at the Alamo Drafthouse unless you ask for permission in advance.