Episode 15: The Muffin Man

Sorry it took so long to get online... Technical difficulties and a bit of confusion on our part. Sorry!

Well even though April Fools' Day is long gone here Episode 15 where we discuss our favorite pranksters of all time.... (drumroll)

FRED AND GEORGE!

Listen here at Podomatic and the podcast will be on iTunes as soon as possible!

Voldemort has Escaped!

We all thought he was dead... well he is. 

A crazed fan who now goes by "Lord Voldemort" has been running the streets attacking Muggles. Kind of... 

The UK Mirror says, "A Harry Potter fan who changed his name to Lord Voldemort has escaped jail after threatening to break a female paramedic's jaw. Voldemort, 24, previously Benjamin Burt, assaulted the ambulance worker after drinking heavily as she treated a man in the street."

Fans can get a bit too intense on the series... well all the best to the female paramedic. 

Hey maybe Prince William will bring him down!

For more click here.

Bird Man is GUILTY

Yep, the falconer whose birds were used in the Harry Potter films, Kenneth Lea is guilty says the UK Mirror. We told you about this earlier. 

Here's what the article included:

"Rspca officers raided a farm property and found emaciated owls, falcons and hawks, some with foot injuries and swollen beaks.

Kenneth Lea, 50, had nine eagle owls which featured in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Lea, now of Bradford, admitted 17 animal cruelty charges before Wakefield magistrates. He will be sentenced next month."

And that's pretty much it.... Those poor birds!!! What will PETA have to say? for the full article click here.

New Poll

What was the first Wizard Rock band:

Harry and the Potters

or

The Switchblade Kittens?

You decide! Vote now because the poll closes on Earth Day (April 22).

Harry Potter's Key to Success

Ok that was a bad pun. We have a new picture of Harry playing the piano (get it, key?) with Slughorn watching. I think we need to talk about this one on the podcast. Click on the picture to make it larger.

Harry Potter Falconer Charged with Cruelty

The falconer Kenneth Lea, whose owls (including Hedwig!) starred in Harry Potter has been charged with 17 accounts of animal cruelty between March and June of last year (Stupid abuser!!! You're hurting Hedwig!!!!). 

Says The Independent (UK) "The charges relate to 42 birds, including nine owls and 11 chickens, that were raised in Old Park Farm in Wakefield, West Yorkshire."

The article continues, "Ian Drummond, prosecuting for the RSPCA, said the specialist vet found a mass of aviaries with birds suffering from dehydration and a host of debilitating injuries including leg wounds, overgrown beaks and swollen and clubbed feet. The vet said in a statement: 'Never in my entire professional life have I encountered premises this squalid and dirty. The best expression to describe the state of the entire farm would be filthy, squalid abandon'."

For more click here.

New HBP Trailer

There'a a new HBP Trailer via Portkey.it!!!!! This can be viewed right here.

Apparently though, that version isn't so cool, so here's a cleaner, awesome-er, better quality version via YouTube! Click here for that!

Via is a great word isn't it? You can say via all day long...

Via, via, via, via, via, via.....

HP Wins Best Movie Moment says Oreo

Oreo Brand gave a poll recently on the best movie moment, says DigitalSpy.com, and Harry Potter was voted by fans to be number one.

"The chosen scene from Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone showed Daniel Radcliffe as his big screen character embarking on his first trip to Hogwarts, as he discovered platform nine-and-three-quarters at King's Cross train station.

The Potter moment beat out the memorable chimney sweep’s dance performed by Dick Van Dyke in the 1964 Disney classic Mary Poppins."

Woah! He beat Mary Poppins?! Big feat! Yay Harry!

For more on this article click here.

"Crabbe" Arrested for Marijuana Possesion

Jamie Waylett (Vincent Crabbe) was arrested along with a friend for suspected possession of cannabis plants (marijuana, pot, whatever you want to call it). 

Though they were only suspected for having it, a search of the home found 2,000 pounds of the cannabis plant.

Scotland Yard has confirmed the two arrests, but both have been released on bail.

Check out the article in the UK Mirror here.

Let it Snow Baby, Let it Reindeer!

Real, fake snow! Yes, that's right, "real, fake snow"!!!! Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park will have snow on it grand openning! Universal Studios hired a snow making company (real, fake snow) called "The Snowmasters" (ooooh! misterious) to make real, fake snow and icicles for the Hogsmeade section of the wizard park to add scecial effects! Oh, la, la! What else will they come up with next?

"Do you remember me telling you we are practicing nonverbal spells, Potter?"
"Yes," said Harry stiffly.
"Yes, sir."
"There's no need to call me 'sir,' Professor."

Cherrybomb Trailer

New Trailer for Rupert Grint's film, Cherrybomb can be seen right here via RupertGrint.net.

Please be WARNED: that this trailer contains graphic images drug use and is not suitable for all those children out there. It's pretty uhm... teen rebel graphic-ness.

The film debuted earlier this year at a Berlin film festival and you can check out the IMDB here.

Learn more about Cherrybomb here. Thanks to Carmen for digging this up!

Diversity Day

As you guys know from our last podcast we did a diversity day booth at school. We had a vote between Harry Potter and Twilight, and write comments. so here are the results:

Harry Potter: 113

Twilight:71

I Love Both:21

I Hate Both: 7

So Harry Potter wins, sorry all you Twilight fans..... but her are some of the funnier comments:

" Because we all know blood tastes better than anything else"

" Twilight = Estrogen CULT"

"Jasper can take a bite of me anytime!"

"Twilight is the bane of my existence"

"Ron is my red-headed man candy! Babe!"

"I cried when I didn't get my Hogwarts letter"

"Saying Twilight is the new harry Potter is like saying the Jonas Brothers are the new Beatles"

"Lord Voldebush" ( Inside joke with the podcasters)

"Twilight corrupted my sister"

"Twilight scares little kids"

"Magic! Vampires are scary!"

"You just wish you were a wizard!"

"Daniel Radcliffe is SEXY"

"Huckleberry finn rocks!"

Twip 4/5 - 4/11

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