Thoughts from a Bafta nominated Podcaster, Blogger, Writer and Commentator.
JK Rowling will write more Harry Potter books because she’s a writer, hopes Will Gompertz on the BBC. Well Johnny Carson was a broadcaster, and while we all hoped he would broadcast again, he left us on a high and never looked back. I suspect the same will be the case with the world of Potter.
Emma Watson has revealed she had a ‘huge crush’ on her Harry Potter co-star Tom Felton. The 21-year-old, who plays Hermonie in the hit franchise, fell for Felton while filming of the first two movies. The actor is famous for his role as Harry Potter’s nemesis, Draco. I still love the oft-used in fan fiction triangle of “Hermione / Harry / Draco”, but given the opportunity Draco should have far more chance than Ron.
Ah, that explains the rationale behind Pottermore, the new website from JK Rowling. There’s lots of talk of social networks, a "safe and unique online reading experience" Dig a little bit further, and you spot the more capitalistic reasoning. Pottermore will be the central (only?) site for buying your ebook copies of the Harry Potter novels – with the interesting news that Rowling retained the electronic rights to the books. Rather than go traditional and sell these to her publisher, she’s decide they’ll go online at the new site, in a single universal format (good luck with that) and with
For me that’s a correct answer.
