As usual, Harry Potter will be featured in ABC Family’s 25 Days of Christmas!  They will be showing the first 4 Harry Potter films the weekend before the Half-Blood Prince DVD comes out, so the 4th-6th.  According to a press release:

To add to the magic, ABC Family will also be airing exclusive footage from “Creating the World of Harry Potter,” an eight-hour documentary series revealing the filmmaking magic behind all of the films in the series. For the first time ever, uncover the intimate details, never-before-seen screen tests, inside stories by cast and filmmakers, and directors’ critical decisions behind the creation of Harry Potter’s world on screen.

In addition, fans will get an advanced look at the “Close Up with the Cast” piece when they join Evanna Lynch, who plays Luna Lovegood, as she visits the costume department and shows off some of her jewelry designs. Fans can also go behind the scenes with the cast and crew to see how the infamous Cave was created and what it took to bring the Inferi to the big screen.

Friday, December 4
• 7:30-11:00 PM ET Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Saturday, December 5
• 12:30-4:00 PM ET Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
• 4:00-8:00 PM ET Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• 8:00-11:00 PM ET Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Sunday, December 6
• 12:30-4:30 PM ET Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• 4:30-7:30 PM ET Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• 7:30-11:00 PM ET Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

I will post a reminder when it’s closer to the movies being shown.

At a recent event for Twilight, Jamie Campbell Bower discussed the differences between Potter and Twilight.  Jamie is playing Young Gellert Grindelwald in Deathly Hallows.

“He’s an old friend of Dumbledore’s, a possible lover,” offered Campbell Bower at the LA press day for New Moon.

“The Twilight phenomenon cinematically is relatively young so there’s still a lot of growth there to go with the film, and there’s still a lot of connections to be made between cast and crew and stuff, whereas with Potter they’ve been going for 10 years now. It’s a machine, Potter. You go in, you do your thing, and then you go on. Whereas with this, it’s a lot more finding out about everything and a lot more exploration to do in general.”

“At the moment, I’ve only worked on it for about a week. I think I’ve got another week and a bit to go. They’re still working on it. They’re shooting simultaneously because they’ve obviously got lots of time scheduled and they have to do both side by side. Whenever they can, they will do that, I think.”

Thanks SS!

Thanks to SnitchSeeker we have a lot of fun photos and information from the Harry Potter: The Exhibit press event that was held today.  Head over to the Lewis Lovers gallery to see photos of Matthew at the event!  Matt said the following at the event:

I was stunned. I’d heard about the exhibit in Chicago, but I had no idea about the size and scale. It was incredible and it was really wind-y and mazelike. You turn a corner and don’t know what to expect. It took me back to Leavesden when I was 11 and you’d walk into the Great Hall or Chamber of Secrets – it reminded me of that. When the door first opens and the Hogwarts Express is there – the kids’ll love it! What I hope is that they get to experience a little bit of what we do there (on set).

He also talked a bit about Deathly Hallows:

I got the script – fourth draft – of Part Two and I’ve no idea how we’re gonna do it. The scale of it is enormous. We’ve got some pretty incredible scenes to shoot.

I start next week. Neville is a bloody and battered resistance leader – a battle hardened veteran. A bit gung ho.

Also according to this article:

“I’ve definitely grown up with Neville, grown in confidence and maturity as the character has,” he said.

Lewis was 11 years old when he started playing Neville in the first Potter film. He’s now 20, and about to begin filming the final chapter in the series. When asked if he will miss playing Neville he said, “Absolutely, Neville’s been a huge part of my life. And not just the character, all the people, the studio, the cast and crew, that sort of safety net of Harry Potter really. It’s been a magical world I’ve been a part of.”

If you remember, last week I posted about Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone being on the Disney Channel.  You still have a chance to watch Sorcerer’s Stone as it is on again today, Sunday, at 12pm!

Sorry I forgot to remind you all last night, I’m at my aunts house so I haven’t been on my computer too much 😉 Anyway, enjoy!

Adam Brockbank has updated his website with some concept art for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.  There are drawings from Dumbledore’s Funeral, The Cave, the Inferi, items from the WWW Jokeshop, Slughorn as an armchair, a gnome in a Christmas tree and more!

To view the art click here, then click concept art, and then on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.  You can also view his concept art from Order of the Phoenix, Goblet of Fire, Prisoner of Azkaban and Chamber of Secrets.

Thanks Harry Potter Xperts de

I’m watching Wheel of Fortune right now and Harry Potter is one of the puzzle answers!

Category: Fictional Place

Answer: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Yay!!  (I am such a geek 😉 )