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Harry Invades Westminster Tube 2006-10-23 09:07:00 The Westminster
Tube Station was closed yesterday in order for a one day Order of the Phoenix shoot. It is speculated that the scene in question is that of Harry
and Mr. Weasleys trip to Harry's disciplinary hearing which takes place towards the beginning of the book.Thanks to www.veritaserum.com
Video of the Day 10/23/2006 2006-10-23 08:28:00 Today we have a video sent in by one of our readers, Shirley! Here's what she had to say about her recommendation: I think this one is well edited and really makes you feel it in your chest, or at least thats what I feel. Im a huge Harry/Ginny shipper and I cant wait to see what happens between them in book 7. The song is Faraway from Nickelback. Love it! The lyrics are dead on. Hope you enjoy!Well, thank you Shirley! We know everyone will enjoy it!Link to the video.Video by daisantos.Don't forget to submit your favorite video.......you guys are the best!
Don't cry for me Hogwarts! 2006-10-23 03:01:00 Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is scheduled to appear in the Tony award winning play Equus next summer. "Part of me wants to shake up people's perception of me, just shove me in a blender," said Radcliffe in an interview about moving from the screen to the stage. But the change is not only to change his Harry Potter image Radcliffe is also looking forward to broadening his acting horizons. "It's a really challenging play, and if I can pull it off - we don't know if I can yet - I hope people will stop and think, 'Maybe he can do something other than Harry," Well good luck to you Daniel and take the stage by storm!Thanks http://www.thewest.com/ Read more:Hogwarts
Fanfic of the Week 2006-10-22 20:03:00 I thought it was about time we featured a pairing we haven't before, which made me instantly think of Neville/Luna. Although I doubt it will happen in canon, I think they're both so cute and quirky that they'd make a perfect match. Nerdy Neville and Loony Luna...it just sounds right. Anyway, I can't say that I've read any fanfiction of them together, but I found a recommendation for this particular story from people who love this pairing, and it sounds like a gem.Post-Its by Sabelle.Summary:Luna and Neville don't see each other much during the day, so they use Post-It notes to talk to each other. What if Neville decides to act on impulse and write a note that could change both their lives?Give it a read and let us know what you think! And as always, if you have any recommendations for Harry Potter fanfics to be featured in the future, send us a message on Myspace or email us. Read more:Fanfic
Video of the Day 10/22/2006 2006-10-22 19:44:00 A few days ago I stumbled upon a masterpiece of a video that managed to make me teary-eyed! Brilliant editing and major creativity make for an amazing "movie" depicting Harry's path to the final showdown with Voldemort that will make you think, wow. You'll be completely enthralled, trust me. Here's a brief description of the video from the person who made it, and beware of spoilers:On the way to the final showdown with Voldemort, Harry reflects on the sacrifices he's made (Ginny) and on the events that have led him to this moment.. From learning of the prophecy and his destiny, through Malfoy's involvement and Dumbledore's death to the search for the Horcruxes.Link to watch.Video by fadetonoir
Newsweek Interviews Dan Radcliffe 2006-10-22 18:06:00 In a recent Newsweek
interview with our man, Dan Radcliffe
, he discusses Order of the Phoenix, what a great director David Yates has been, and yes, his love life! In regards to whether or not he'll still play Harry in the last two films, he had this to say:Will you make the last two films?If the script does justice to the book, it would be foolish not to do the sixth, because I think the book is so incredible and the part is so brilliant. [The seventh book has not been published yet.]I also assume it would be hard to walk away from Harry at this point.Yes. I've come this far. If I'd stopped after the third film, someone could have come in and there would have been time for the fans to get used to him. At this stage it would be a bit harder, certainly.You can find the rest of the web exclusive interview on the Newsweek site. Order of the Phoenix will be released in the US on July 13, 2007, and we can see him play our Gryffindor hero once again! Read more:Interviews
Broomsticks to Mini Coopers 2006-10-22 05:33:00 Rupert Grint, Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter series, finally passed his driving test. After one failed, despite his starring role in the movie Driving Lessons, and what he calls, "an embarrassing amount of lessons" The eighteen year old actor finally has a license and a car to go with it. Way to go Rupert!Thanks to http://www.wizardnews.com/
Video of the Day 10/21/2006 2006-10-21 20:15:00 Today's video of the day is about Harry and the loss of his parents. It is set to "My Immortal" by Evanescence (one of my fave songs ever!), and is very moving! Be warned......you might need tissues.Link to watch.Video by raphnix.
Graphics of the Week 2006-10-21 18:43:00 Icons by Eddie Icons by Erin If you want to use any of these, just remember to give us credit! Thank you!As always, we remind you to send in some of your own graphics and art related to Harry Potter to be featured for next week and in weeks to come. You can send in any graphics/art such as wallpapers, icons, blinkies, siggies, fanart, etc. Email us at TheChocolateFrog126@yahoo.com or send us a message on our Myspace. Read more:Graphics
First-Ever Chocolate Frog Myspace Contest! 2006-10-21 17:23:00 In an effort to get more participation from you guys, we're announcing our first-ever contest! YAY! This one should be easy, since we have sooooo many myspacer readers. The challenge is simple: Pimp out your Myspaces with one of two things: your favorite HP character, or your favorite HP ship! There will be a first, second, and third place winner, complete with prizes!The rules are as follows:A. It must be decorated with a "specific" character or a "specific" ship. It cannot just be random Harry Potterness, or cast pictures. It must be clearly defined who you have chosen.B. When we say "pimped", we mean PIMPED! One picture does not a pimping make. We want the works, right down to a song befitting your character/ship. However, it should not be so cluttered that you can't make out what's going on. If you are not sure how to decorate your page, or need some ideas on where to obtain materials to do so, message us on our myspace, and we can try to point you in the right direction.C. You Read more:Contest
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Wizard Rock Song of the Week 2006-10-21 17:00:00 Earlier this week, Megan, the co-blogmistress of the Chocolate Frog, gave me the link to the Myspace of a Wizard
Rocker brilliantly named "Hollow Godric". She was astounded by how emotionally beautiful his music was, so I had to give the tunes a listen. My reaction after I listened to a song titled "The Scar" was much the same as Megan's....astonishment. Hollow Godric has taken Wizarding Rock to a new level entirely.Our Wizard Rock
Song of the Week is "The Scar" by Hollow Godric.Hollow Godric consists of one man, Brandon Blair, who truly has a gift. The only words I can think of to describe his sound are emotional, sincere, beautiful, and otherworldly, though words don't do it justice. You'll just have to take listen for yourself. "The Scar" is probably my favorite song of his, just for the lyrics alone:I could dream each dream a million times lately every scream seems louder still I can fight him now when I'm awake but the battle rages on inside my bedDark the night the Dark one
Fanart of the Week 2006-10-21 16:31:00 This week I decided to go back in time a little bit to the Marauder era! Whilst searching, I stumbled upon this FANTASTIC art of the Maurauders in their animagus form! It is exactly how I pictured them in my head. The artist, whyamithewerewolf, has this to say about the drawing: The marauders guard Lupin who tears at himself in pain and rage. Click here to see the full, amazing picture! Read more:Fanart
Order of the Phoenix movie webpage! 2006-10-20 23:53:00 An anonymous spokesperson from Warner Brothers announced new information pertaining to the Order
of the Phoenix
website and teaser poster. It is rumored that the website for the upcoming movie
will be opened on November 12 and that it will display the teaser poster. The informant also released new information about the release of the teaser trailer. While it is already confirmed that the teaser trailer will be released on November 17 before the Warner Brothers family comedy Happy Feet, it is now rumored that the trailer will be available on I Tunes on the same day. Please remember that this information has not yet been confirmed by Warner Brothers.Thanks www.harrypotterfanzone.com Read more:webpage
Video of the Day 10/20/2006 2006-10-20 22:53:00 One of our readers, Laura, recommended this fantastic Ron/Hermione video set to a song called "Broken Wings" by Flyleaf. It's supposed to be a "film trailer" for Goblet of Fire...very well made! (I absolutely love the voice overs) I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. It's probably my favorite Ron/Hermione vid. Thanks for sending that in to us, Laura!Video by msbigbad
His Lips are Sealed 2006-10-20 10:06:00 The man that we all love to hate, Jason Isaacs, Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter movies, kept a tight lid on the Order of the Phoenix secrets. He had little to say to a London Paper Interviewer about the subject of Harry Potter during an interview for his new TV series "Brotherhood". He did have one piece of advice for curious fans dieing to see the movie, read the book! Isaacs believes that the movie will not vary much from that. Read more:Sealed
First Look at Mr. Weasley in Phoenix! 2006-10-23 15:07:00 YAY! More new Order of the Phoenix
filming pictures! This time they feature Harry and Mr. Weasley on their way to Harry's trial at the Ministry. They are right next to the phone booth, where they will dial 6-2-4-4-2 (MAGIC) to enter the Ministry of Magic!Click here and scroll down to the movie still section to see these awesome pictures! If you click them there, you will get a bigger sized pic!Source: Real Movie News Read more:First
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Greastest of the Great 2006-10-23 23:32:00 Our favorite wizard headmaster was voted in to Entertainment Weekly's list Don't Let the School Administrator Guise Fool you- He's the Wizard Bad Wizards are Afraid of. Albus was voted as number three of this freighting lot beat out only by Yoda and the Wicked Witch of the West. Other magic folks that graced this list were Gandalf, and Merlin. Congratulations professor!Thanks http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/ Read more:Great
I Solemnly Swear that I'm Up to No Good 2006-10-23 22:44:00 San Antonito Texas held a two day Harry Potter conference this past weekend. The conference was called Mischief Managed and was indeed run a lot like Hogwarts. At the beginning of the conference participates were sorted into houses. They spent the fun filled weekend making potions, discussing wizarding law, studying the genealogy of the main characters in the Harry Potter series, and debating Professors Snape and Dumbledore roles in the previous and up coming books. The fun side of the wizarding world was also part of this conference; a game for the Quidditch cup was played on the second day, and was fallowed by the Yule Ball complete with cocktails and dinner.Thanks http://www.wizardnews.com/ Read more:Swear
Autographed Book on eBay 2006-10-24 06:09:00 Would you like to have an autographed copy of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince? Do you have some extra money to spare? If you answered yes to both these questions, head on over to eBay, where you can bid on an autographed copy of HBP that JK Rowling donated. Proceeds will go to the Helen Ritson Trustfund to help underprivileged children.Thanks to Mugglenet for the tip! Read more:Autographed
Jo's Shared Birthday 2006-10-24 06:02:00 We all know that JK Rowling gave her heroic boy wizard, Harry Potter, the birthday of July 31st, which just happens to be the same as her own. Recently, a South American Harry Potter website, HPLA, gathered money from Potter fans in order to send Jo a birthday treat of flowers and teddy bears! Jo was so touched, she sent them a letter back to say thank you, and also gave some insight as to why she chose for Harry to share her birthday.You can read the letter here.Source: Mugglenet Read more:Birthday
Greatest of the Great 2006-10-23 23:32:00 Our favorite wizard headmaster was voted in to Entertainment Weekly's list Don't Let the School Administrator Guise Fool you- He's the Wizard Bad Wizards are Afraid of. Albus was voted as number three of this frightening lot beat out only by Yoda and the Wicked Witch of the West. Other magic folks that graced this list were Gandalf, and Merlin. Congratulations professor!Thanks http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/ Read more:Great
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Video of the Day 10/24/2006 2006-10-24 22:06:00 In today's video, I found one that features the Slytherin we love to hate, Draco Malfoy. It's about him following in the footsteps of his father and features the song "Numb" by Linkin Park. It makes you feel sorry for Draco, it really does! Here's a brief summary of the video from the talented person who made it:An angsty vid about Draco, how he's supposed to follow in his father's footsteps, but doesn't want to.. But how can you fight all you've ever known? How do you fight your destiny?Link to watch. Video by fadetonoir
And the Winner is! 2006-10-25 03:15:00 Nominations for the Children's BAFTA awards were announced yesterday and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is in the running for the Feature Film category. The other nominees include The Chronicles of Narnia, Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Mans Chest, and Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. The BAFTA Awards are scheduled for November 26 in London. Good Luck Goblet of Fire!Thanks to www.wizardnews.com for the scoop
HBO Announces Contest 2006-10-25 05:50:00 HBO announces the Goblet of Fire Sweepstakes, where you can enter to win all sorts of great prizes, such as CD's, DVD's, t-shirts, and the like. The "Magical Grand Prize" just happens to be four tickets to the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie premiere, along with $500 spending money! You must be a US citizen, 18 or over to win, and you can register only once daily on the website. The contest ends December 31st, and the winners will be chosen on January 10, 2007. We wish you all the best of luck!Thanks to Leaky for the tip! Read more:Contest
Helena Bonham Carter Comments on Bellatrix 2006-10-25 15:25:00 There is a new interview with Helena
Bonham Carter
over at The Daily Record, in which she talks about past roles, her relationship with director Tim Burton, and funky fashion sense. She does make two statements at the end of the interview regarding her new role as Bellatrix Lestrange in the Harry Potter films:"I think JK Rowling is a genius," she said."And, Bella," says Helena with undisguised delight, "is a very bad, bad, bad witch."Truer words have never been spoken! She is so going to rock this role!Thanks to Leaky for the tip! Read more:Comments
Happy Belated Birthday, Devon Murray! 2006-10-29 23:40:00 Devon Murray
, who plays Gryffindor Seamus Finnegan in the Harry Potter films, turned 18 years old yesterday. He was born on October 28, 1988 in County Kildare, Ireland. Everyone here at The Chocolate Frog wishes him a very happy belated birthday! (We feel awful about missing that bit of information. Just don't tell Devon!) If you haven't already, go check out his official website, DevonMurray.net. Read more:Happy
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Video of the Day 10/29/2006 2006-10-29 20:36:00 Here's a video of our Wizard Rock Song of the Week, "Mollywobbles", as performed by the lovely Roonil Wazlib! This "music video" was taped for the Wizard Rockumentary. You should definitely check out their website as well for some cool insight into Harry Potter fandom and the Wizard Rock family.Link to the video.Video by wizardrockumentary.
Fanart of the Week 2006-10-29 17:58:00 This week's fanart is in celebration of a very important holiday in the Harry Potter books--Halloween! So from Harry, Ron, and Hermione.....Happy Halloween! Have fun trick-or-treating....it looks like they will!Click here for full picture.Artist: greendesire Read more:Fanart
Video of the Day 10/28/2006 2006-10-28 22:00:00 We all know that Harry and Ron would pretty much be out of luck without Hermione around to help them! Professor Snape calls her an insufferable know-it-all, and yes, she may be a bit annoying sometimes with her desire to know everything, but she's one of the most loved characters in the Harry Potter universe. The books just wouldn't be the same without her, and Harry and Ron wouldn't have been able to get out of the sticky situations they've found themselves in over the years. So for today's video, I found one dedicated to the bushy-haired Miss Hermione Granger. Hope you enjoy! :)Link to watch.Video by Hermione93.
David Yates Says OotP Probably Over 3 Hours? 2006-10-28 21:47:00 Well, it may be over 3 hours now, but he'll have to take a lot out, unfortunately! According to the December issue of Empire magazine, director DavidYates
is quoted as saying this in regards to the length of the 5th Harry Potter film:"The book's huge, but it actually distills quite easily... That said, I've shot a movie that's probably over three hours, so I'll have to lose 45 minutes in the edit."We'll update with more information as soon as we get it.Source: The Leaky CauldronI personally would be very happy to watch a 3-hour film (Lord of the Rings, anyone?), but if they're going to take all of that out, can we at least get an extended version? Pretty please? Read more:Probably
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