Happy Birthday, Harry and Jo!

Today, July 31, 2010, we are celebrating the birthday of the boy who we've spent countless hours reading about, Harry Potter! Celebrating his 30th birthday today, The Boy Who Lived currently serves as the Head of the Auror Department at the Ministry of Magic. He is married to Ginny Weasley with three children - James Sirius, Albus Severus and Lily Luna - and is godfather to Teddy Lupin. It was exactly nineteen years ago today that Harry discovered he was a wizard and we have not looked back since! Happy Birthday, Harry!

Not only does July 31st mark the birthday of Mr. Potter, we're also celebrating the birth of the woman behind the all magic, J.K. Rowling! She turns 45 today. Happy Birthday, Jo! Cheers to the brilliant mind who brought the wonderful Harry Potter books into our lives.

Bring on the Merchandise!

The launch of Deathly Hallows merchandise has begun! Check out the new t-shirt available at Hot Topic. The black shirt has an "Undesirable No. 1" poster on it with Harry's face and name. A similar shirt appeared at this year's Comic Con and was given out to those who attended the Warner Brothers panel.

I loved this tee from the moment I saw it in pictures coming out of Comic Con. I can't wait to get mine!

Horcruxes and Hallows

Guess what showed up at Comic Con, folks?! Some horcruxes, two of the Deathly Hallows, and a time turner! Various props used in Deathly Hallows films were on display at this year's expo. Among the items featured:

Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem

The Elder Wand

Hufflepuff Cup

Time Turner

Gaunt's Ring and Resurrection Stone

Tom Riddle's Diary

Slytherin's Locket

Also, it has also been confirmed that Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) is set to appear at Comic Con this weekend as part of the Warner Bros. presentation on July 24. Never before seen footage will be presented during the segment! Personally, I would like to see a full clip rather than another trailer-like montage of the film, but, of course, I’m happy with any new footage that I can geek-out to!

The description of the event on the Comic Con program is: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" - Every saga has a final chapter. Kick off the year of Harry Potter with a first look at the coming screen adaptation of J. K. Rowling's final book in the series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", with a program created just for Comic-Con fans. One way. One hero. One destiny. Don't miss it!

My Dreamscape Would Be Hogwarts

Have you guys seen "Inception" yet? It was easily the best film of the summer, though "Toy Story 3" still has a soft spot in my heart. There's room for both, right? I continue to be impressed by Christopher Nolan's work; this was some of the best SciFi I've seen in years, probably since the first Matrix film.

This whole concept of dreams and extraction got me thinking...if I was the subject of Inception and if my mind was the maze, what would it look like? Well, duh! Inside MY mind, the dreamscape would be Hogwarts. The paradox: the moving staircases. My totem: a golden snitch.

Peace out.

Teaser Poster

Check it out! Warner Brothers has released the teaser poster for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1. Intense and chilling, that's for sure. Thoughts?