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Hogwarts is no longer the refuge it had been for Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and his pals, Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson).
'Half-Blood Prince' is witty, spectacular and one of the best 2009
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The new attraction, located “deep within Hogwarts castle”, has an official description:
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter To Open June 18th, New Photos Revealed | /Film 2010
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The new attraction lies deep within Hogwarts castle, a majestic structure that towers over The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - the only place in the world where the wonder, excitement and adventure of the Harry Potter books and films comes to life.
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter To Open June 18th, New Photos Revealed | /Film 2010
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Forget the movie .... can I get more Zooey Deschanel in Hogwarts uniforms?
New Photos: Jim Carrey is Harry Potter in Yes Man | /Film 2008
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In a perverse way, the time Harry spends away from Hogwarts is more of a nightmare than the time he spends at Hogwarts.
June « 2007 « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2007
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Much of the setting and subtext of the Potter books reflects a certain nostalgic Englishness (even though, at a guess, Hogwarts is perhaps somewhere in Scotland ... or perhaps in the Pennines; Scotland seems likelier though), and far from the Pagan madness fundamentalists try to make the credulous believe is the central point of these books.
Sometimes the news is fortunate kradical 2007
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The grounds of Hogwarts is absolutely lousy with ghosts and animate, sentient portraits of late headmasters.
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In a perverse way, the time Harry spends away from Hogwarts is more of a nightmare than the time he spends at Hogwarts.
Is Harry Potter Really Fantasy? « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2007
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Hogwarts is Acton's largest matchstick model to date.
Boing Boing: September 24, 2006 - September 30, 2006 Archives 2006
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(He argues that Hogwarts is an updated Rugby -- which obviously was an all-boy school.)
One makes sense, the other doesn't. Roger Sutton 2006
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