It’s time now to join Harry, Dumbledore, and our real world hero Jo Rowling in making this world a place where the spirit of every child, including the children of Darfur, can be safe to come out of the cupboard and experience the magic of life and love.
There are millions of Harry Potter fans across this world.
Do you think one thousand Harry Potter fans can sign a petition to prosecute those guilty of war crimes against children in Darfur? Will you go to http://wantedforwarcrimes. org/hpa right now, scroll down, and sign the petition? Are you willing to wake up the UN Security Council to take action against the genocide in Darfur the way Dumbledore’s Army woke the world up to taking action around Voldemort’s return?
Our goal is one thousand signatures right here at http://wantedforwarcrimes.org/hpa before the UN Security Council votes to take action in June.
Please sign and show your support for the children of Darfur and tell all of your friends to sign as well.
Today I come with some more news on the court case between JK Rowling and Steve Vander Ark and RDR Publishing. A video of JKR giving a statement can be seen HERE. USA Today has an article online about the case. Vander Ark has stated:
“It’s been … it’s been,” he stammered, choking on his words. “It’s been difficult because there has been a lot of criticism, obviously, and that was never the intention. … This has been an important part of my life for the last nine years or so.” During his testimony Tuesday, Vander Ark acknowledged that he, too, had substantial concerns all along about whether publishing an encyclopedia based on Rowling’s Potter universe would constitute copyright infringement. He said he was talked into doing it by the publishing company.
Emma’s official site has been updated to wish Emma a happy birthday and to say that they have a special surprise in Emma’s graphic. It is a video that you can watch below or search on your own to find it on the site:
There is a new interview with Jim Broadbent online! Jim will be playing Horace Slughorn in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
“I’m not a massive fan, no, it’s not really part of my generation. But I had read the first one and seen the films. I caught up with the sixth one, which I’m in. But I have to admit I haven’t read them all.”
“It’s going great. I play Horace Slughorn. He’s a retired teacher brought out of retirement and drawn back into Hogwarts to tell his tale. He’s got a secret that they want to get out of him.”
“I like to mix it up, the big films and the little ones. A big range of different parts.”
As most of you know, JK Rowling is sueing Harry Potter Lexicon owner Steve Vander Ark and publisher RDR Books for wanting to publish a book version of the website. She claims the book violates copyright and is contesting it’s publication.
JK Rowling arrived at the courthouse in New York City earlier this morning and the proceedings are currently taking place before Judge Robert P. Patterson without a jury.
You can read more information on the case HERE and HERE. You can see pictures HERE.
It gives me no pleasure to take legal action, but I am here today because I feel very strongly about an important issue that affects everyone and not just me. If books that plagiarise other works are permitted, authors, fans and readers stand to lose. There are lots of books in many languages that comment on or criticize Harry Potter, and that’s fine. But the book in this case is different. It provides no analysis and virtually no commentary. It takes far too much and it offers precious little in return. I would just like to add that I am extremely grateful for the incredible support of Harry Potter fans everywhere.
