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Well, for those who care Harry Potter comes out at midnight, and that just over 1 1/2 hours! I think I will go to a party!

Who else is excite about book #5, the Order of the Phoenix

I'm so excited...I can't wait to read it while in the hospital! There's another thread (Official Goblet of Fire) dealing with our excitement!

Harry Potter Law Suit
 

i got it last night!

my brother-in-law had it shipped to his and my sister's apartment this morning, so the fedex man woke her up this morning with her new copy =) i thought it was sooo sweet! my boyfriend bought it for me, too, and brought it over a little while ago. man, the girls in my family date good harry potter boys!

I am bumping this thread because I don't know where I should put it because there are so many Harry Potter threads (not that I am complaining because Harry Potter is awsome!).

Anyway, in my boredom I was checking out imdb.com and it said that Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix has been announced, but I thought they hadn't decided anything on the 5th movie yet because they were still discussing the actor issue?

My DH said he heard the other day that Daniel Radcliff has confirmed to star in the movies through OotP...I'll see if I can get him to tell me where he heard that.

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I've been thumbing through some Harry Potter fanfic, and I keep seeing the term AU. I can't find a definition for this, and I'm lost. Can someone tell me what it means?

and if someone could point me in the direction of some well written fic that tells the already written HP books from Hermione's point of view, I'll love you forever. :D

Interesting... I was reading the imdb.com forums and people are saying the 3 actors don't have a set contract and may not be in the 5th movie. Of course, no one has a source so I am skeptical on believing it.

They are, however, trying to set actors to the upcoming characters we haven't seen yet (i.e. Tonks, young James, Lupin, Sirius, and Snape, Umbridge, etc.) I wish I knew more about English actors because I have no idea who some of these people are.

I hope the trio stay involved. Even if it means they are 20 year olds playing 15 year olds. (It IS possible!)

Hell yeah it is possible!! They way I see it is, if you're not going to keep the original cast members then don't bother making the rest of the films.
Also, I enjoy watching thme grow up on screen because Harry and the gang are growing up in the books too.

My mother was reading review of PoA and the the writer said that Harry Potter movies were a showcase of british theatrical actors, LOL

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Beta, you've got me stumped. Is it within the context of the story itself? The only thing I can think of would be "Author Unknown", but that would only make sense at the end. If it's in the stories itself, can you give us a sentence for context?

You would think the actors would say:

Thank you for getting me exposure I may never have had and securing me fame and fortune.

Thank you for making me a millionaire.

Thank you for making it so i never have to work again.

And, I would be happy and honored to be in the next few movies for a few more million.

I read something in Entertainment Weekly that Emma Watson is the one who has the most reservations, because she wants to go back to a more normal life (I think that was the reason)

I think that's the mostly likely reason that the kids are holding out. They were so young when they started these films that they haven't had much of a "normal" childhood and they haven't had a normal start to their adolesence.
I'm sure they are greatful for their experience but they may feel like they have missed out on many of the things their friends got to do while they were busy filming.

I think its safe to say she has given up anonymity, at least until puberty is over and she starts looking differently.

Yeah but even if puberty does change everyone's apperance, they will still all be known as the Harry Potter Kids, which can either help or hinder their chances of making significantly different movies. But then again, the kids probably have enough cash in the bank (as well as some gifted lawyers) that they don't have to make anymore movies after HP is thru. {{shrugs}}

ETA: Twas reading imdb boards again. In a thread about directors, I discovered that Spielburg was offered to direct the first movie. He either decline or was rejected because he was rumored to want to Americanize the series... by casting Haley Joel Osmond as Harry.

BWAH!!! What the hayell? Yeah... "I see half dead wizards." :p :rolleyes: LOL!

I heard that he is the second richest kid in england now. I don't remember if he as 24 million pounds or 6 million pounds.

Pounds = 4 american dollars i think.

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That's what I originally thought too, but I've seen it mostly on stories that the author is listed on. It 's in the story descriptions, and wil say things like "This story takes place during their 5th year at Hogwarts and is AU." It's all very strange....

HAHAHAHA...I hadn't heard about Spielberg directing but I had heard that Haley wanted to play Harry.

I was like...yeah right

Which gets me thinking... isn't Haley a lot older than Daniel? Maybe a couple of years?

And to further my point that older actors can play younger parts: Saw Spider-Man 1 for the first time yesterday. I KNOW Kirsten Dunst and Tobey McGuire weren't 17 at the time of filming but they played high school seniors pretty well. Say OotP does come out in late 2007. Daniel et. al. will all be about 17-18 and they will play 15 year olds. It's not THAT far off.

I don't think he's that much older than Daniel. imdb.com would have his date of birth. I know Daniel was born in 1989.

Your second point. I totally agree. They have much odler actors playing young teenages all the time. 90210, for example.

Per IMDb: Haley Joel Osment -- April 10, 1988.

Thanks. I was just too lazy to search myself.;)

But he's only a year younger than Daniel.

Yeah I kinda realized that after I posted. Haley was pretty young in Sixth Sense. 9 or 10 I assume. But that only came out in '99. First HP movie came out in 2001. So he would have been a little older, but not much.

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AU stands for "Alternate Universe". In AU fics, things happen that are clearly contrary to what we already know of Harry Potter canon (ie, the official books). An example of an AU fic would be a fic where Hermione was put in the Chamber instead of Ginny, and Ron's mom was Bellatrix Black. Things like that.

Movie contracts: The three main actors are signed on for Goblet of Fire. NO ONE, not even a director, is signed on for Order of the Phoenix. While I'm positive they'll make it, there has been no real confirmation that they'll make it. They have to renegotiate contracts if they want to keep the same actors. There has been much speculation on this issue, both positive (that they'll keep the actors) and negative (that they'll dump them). Personally, I think they'd be crazy to get new actors, but you can't force anyone to sign a contract. So there ya go.

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I'm so glad that you posted this, I was getting ready to post it myself.

I have a question for you...what are you favorite author's and fanfiction?

Mine are, what I think are the usual suspects: AngieJ, Cassandra Claire, Rhysenn and Lori.

I've found some new author's that I think are pretty good so far: I'm currently reading JL Matthew's Sytherin Rising series and I like it very much, I have on the back burner: Gramarye - Legacy of Light and Reiko Naoe - Serpent's Bride.

I'm kinda wary of new authors, I'm very monogamous. I would love to hear your thoughts on fanfiction.

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Where do you find this fan fiction?

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MUHAHAHAHA


That sounds kinda sinister doesn't it?

I just love fanfiction and I like it when others get interested in it also.

Schnoogle.com - Novel Length Fiction
FictionAlley.org - The main page

As above - Schnoogle is Novel Length Fiction that features all of the below, but in novel length
The Dark Arts - Angst, Dark Fic
AstronomyTower - Romance Fic
Riddikulus - Humor Fic
ArtisticAlley - Fan Art

Some recommedations for the person who is getting into HP Fic

Cassandra Clarie - Draco series...its AU but really good the first one...Draco Dormiens (you can tell its her first fic, but believe me the writing gets MUCH better), Draco Sinister (finished) and Draco Veritas (in progress)

AngieJ/Ebony - Trouble in Paradise, wonderful story...in fact maybe my favorite all time. Brief synopsis: An adult H/H shipper's attempt to understand the other side. R/H marriage on the rocks, Angelina Johnson-Weasley narrates. Sequel - Paradise Lost (in progress)

Lori - The Paradigm of Uncertainty (complete), The Show That Never Ends (complete, sequel to PoU) and Hero With A Thousand Faces (in progress, third installment).

Rhysenn - Irresistable Poison, very AU, only if you like this sort of thing.

JL Matthews - Slyterin Rising Series, 1, 2 & 3 are complete and 4 is in progress, very good, its told from the POV of 4 Slyterin girls (that are not "typical" Sylterins that we've seen. Its very good and it follows the novels.

These are all found on Schnoogle, there are some very good fic all over the site.

If you want some recommendation (not from me) go to
FictionAlleyPark they have a recommendation threads.

I think the chick who wrote those books is kind of hot.

Ooh! I really like the "Slytherin Rising" series of fanfic -- it's good stuff!

POA in 15min

This is hysterical. I had to post it.

I have been WAITING for her to do a parody. That was hilarious. :)

Hahahahaha...that was funny.

It's nice to know I wasn't the only one saying:

"I'M KING OF THE WORLD!!!"

Funny stuff!!

Or my favorite:

Oh... what I would pay to hear Harry say that to the Dursleys... *sigh*

While I know that would never happen, it wouldn't surprise me if Harry said that, lol.

Has anyone else noticed the odler he gets, the more obnoxious he gets?

When ever he's snarky with Ron and herminone I feel like I should be like Lupin and give him some chocolate. :D

Remember, he's practicing his teenage angst for the next two movies ;)

HAHAHAHAHA...ooops...I forgot.

i can't not even begint o tell you how much that entertained me. thanks muchly for posting that link!

That was really good. I laughed so hard.