Is J.K. Rowling Ruining Harry Potter?

      As a Harry Potter fan, I personall love the fact that stories are regularly posted on Pottermore, a Harry Potter book is being released, and we get our first HP play and a new movie. I mean, isn't it every fan's dream to see their favorite fandom continue even after the books and movies end?

      I've been seeing blogs galore about how J.K. Rowling is ruining Harry Potter. Some fans are angry because Rowling announced that eventually Ron and Hermione have to seek marriage counseling; others are angry because Rowling is slacking on her part (for example, not doing enough research before she writes new stories on Pottermore). Many fans believe that Harry Potter should have ended with the books and movies.

    Here's my opinion: J.K. Rowling isn't ruining Harry Potter.

J.K. Rowling

   My first issue I have with the opinion that Rowling is 'ruining' Harry Potter is this: She created Harry Potter.  Without her, we would have no Harry, no Hogwarts, no Quidditch, no Hermione, no Ron. (God, can you imagine how awful that'd be?) And because she created the series, I think she should be allowed to do whatever the fuck she wants. She poured years and years and years of her life into crafting a story that people all over the world know. If she wants to write some stories explaining her thought process, then more power to her.

    My second one is this: How is that she's ruining Harry Potter when literally thousands of people across the globe wait on the edge of their seats for new stories on Pottermore, plays, movies, and theme parks. Obviously a majority of HP fans don't think Harry Potter is being ruined. I am a part of that majority.

J.K. Rowling Dines with President Obama in London

        As a citizen of the United States, I always find it pretty neat when the current president of the day dines with interesting people. This one that I came across today particularly interested me: President Obama was seen dining with J.K. Rowling (among others).

     President Obama was in London visiting Shakespeare's Global Theatre to make the 400th anniversary of the playwright's death. Afterwards, he dined with J.K. Rowling and British Prime Minister David Cameron.

J.K. Rowling and President Obama

Memes Only Truly HP Fans Will Get

      There are those people that are mildy into Harry Potter, and then there are those really nerdy fanatics (like me) who understand even the most obscure HP references. Today I'm going to share some  memes that only those of us who fit into that second category will get.

Voldemort and Dumbledore meme

Arthur Weasley meme

Draco Malfoy screenshot

Sirius meme

Dolores Umbridge meme

Hogwarts screenshot

                                

Harry Potter Snape meme

Exams meme

Harry Potter house points meme

Harry Potter keeper meme

 

        

Happy Potter screenshot

     

        

Snape Always meme

   

     

Harry Potter Quidditch meme

Harry Potter eyes meme

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them May Include Appearances by HP Characters

     Even though Harry Potter fans from across the globe are sitting at the edge of their seats waiting for new information on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, many of us still have our thoughts on the Harry Potter series. Although it's impossible for most of the characters from the series to make an appearance in the newest movie (after all, it does take place in the 1920's), it doesn't stop us from dreaming of seeing a beloved character from the series.

      Fortunately for all of us Harry Potter nerds, there's some news floating around that a Harry Potter character from the books might make an appearance in the newest movie. After all characters such as Dumbledore and a few others are old enough to make an appearance.

    MTV's Josh Horowitz was able to squeeze some interesting details from Fantastic Beast stars Alison Sudol and Dan Fogler about a potential cameo of a familiar face. Here's what Sudol had to say when asked about references to characters that might make an appearance in the movie and if there would be other references: "I wouldn't say there are a lot, but because it is its own world and it's also so much earlier, there are people who are alive."

     Here's what Fogler had to say on the matter: "You do meet... as the stories go along... you... you... I can't give it away! You will see, you will hear mention of your favorite characters and you may even meet their younger counterparts along the way."

     I don't know about you guys, but I am personally stoked to see which characters make an appearance in the movie.

Draco Malfoy Will Make an Appearance in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

      Although there is a lot about Harry Potter and the Cursed Child that we don't know, there's a lot that we do know. Fortunately for you, I am about to make that list of things you do know a bit bigger. Ever wonder about Harry's arch nemesis from school, Draco Malfoy? Well, he's about to make a reappearance in newest installment of the Harry Potter series.

Draco Malfoy

     No one is really sure how much Draco will be involved in the play. However, we can expect to see Draco and his son Scorpio Malfoy (who is around the same age as Harry's child, Albus Severus) to be in the play.

     The Cursed Child, which follows Harry through his days as a Ministry of Magic official and Albus Severus as he's making his way through some of his first days navigating the halls of Hogwarts. Of course, since the name Potter is involved, we all know that things won't stay calm for very long and father and son must band together to take on an evil force. The play debuts at London's West End this summer.

Good and Bad Harry Potter Tattoos

     I'm just one of the many Potterheads that has a Harry Potter tattoo (a Deathly Hallows symbol). They come in black and white, color, and all shapes and sizes. However, not all Harry Potter tattoos were created equally. Today I'm going to show you the difference between good Harry Potter tattoos and bad ones.

A tattoo of Harry sitting in front of the Mirror of Erised

Harry Potter quote tattoo

                                   

Hogwarts tattoo

Deathly Hallows and Hogwarts leg tattoos

Harry Potter rib tattoo

     Unfortunately, you can't have the good without the bad:

Dobby tattoo

Draco Malfoy tattoo

Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore tattoo

Crucio lip tattoo

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Voldemort tattoo

     There are tons and tons of great Harry Potter tattoos and there are also lots of bad tattoos as well. If you'd like to look at some more of the good and bad HP tats, check out this video. 

3 Things Harry Potter Can Teach You About Money

     Harry Potter is great because it can teach you about all sorts of things. Love, loyalty, and bravery are just a few of the lessons that the Harry Potter series has to teach. But did you know that Harry Potter can also teach you about money?

Trust Your Gut and Your Investments
       One way that Harry Potter can teach you about money is by teaching you to trust your gut and your investments. It work for J.K. Rowling and it could work for you too. J.K. Rowling had received numerous rejection letters when she was trying to get Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone published. She stuck to it though and it truly paid off. Not only do we have the books and the movies now, but J.K. Rowling became a billionaire in the process.

Don't Gamble Away Your Wealth
     Something else Harry Potter teaches us is not to gamble away your money. We all remember that, thanks to his gambling problem, Ludo Bagman met an awful fate because he couldn't keep himself from gambling away his money. Although you probably won't be corned  by goblins like Bagman was, you will undoubtedly put yourself in sticky situations if you gamble too much.

Money Can't Buy Respect
       One of the most important things that the Harry Potter books have to teach us about money is that money cannot buy respect. We've seen that the Malfoys have a seemingly endless amount of money. However, as we see in the series, the Malfoys aren't anymore respected than anyone else. The Malfoys only succeeded in is bribing people into behaving a certain way.