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Meet the new witch of Wookey Hole

July 28th, 2009, 11:05 pm by Jayson Peters

It’s no Hogwarts, but it did stand in for the fictional magic academy’s Chamber of Secrets in the movies. And it has that new-hag smell.

The company that runs Wookey Hole Caves in western England recently interviewed applicants for the post of resident witch. A rock formation in the cave system is reputed to be a sorceress turned to stone by holy water, and the tourist attraction employs someone to bring the local legend to life. That responsibility now belongs to former real-estate agent Carla Calamity. If that is her real name.

(Maybe people didn’t fancy buying a home from someone named “Calamity.”)

Her annual contract is worth $82,000 U.S., but you have to know about witchcraft, be comfortable sleeping underground, and like cats. If Ms. Calamity fails to impress, all this could be yours next year.

The cave system was seen on film in the 1975 Doctor Who serial “Revenge of the Cybermen” and the 2002 film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

Via CNN

Harry Potluck

July 11th, 2009, 1:26 pm by Jayson Peters
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Do you know the difference between a Howler and a Horcrux? Do you know what form your Patronus will take when called to defend you from a flight of Dementors?

Then get out your cauldron and prepare a magical dish, because here’s an event you’ll enjoy. The “Geeks of Greater Phoenix” will hold a Harry Potter discussion group and potluck 2 to 5 p.m. July 12 at Spazdog Comics, 21610 N. 35th Ave., Suite 162, Phoenix. (That’s about a block north of Loop 101, before you hit Deer Valley Road, and a block west of Interstate 17.)

Just bring a dish to share and make fun of those Muggles to your heart’s content. It’s a great way to brush up on your Quidditch before Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince hits theaters on July 15. You can find recipes for some Hogwarts-inspired treats all over the Internet.

Hocus Porkus!

July 4th, 2009, 9:38 pm by Jayson Peters

Harry Potter swine flu Rupert GrintLooks like Harry Potter’s pal Ron Weasley is going be paying Madam Pomfrey a visit in the Hogwarts infirmary:

Potter star Rupert Grint recovering from swine flu

Wizards and Muggles alike wish him a speedy recovery. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince opens in theaters July 15.

Image: Warner Bros. via BBC

See also: Experts: Immunize kids for flu before outbreak

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