Denise Roper's Blog, page 26
September 1, 2010
EMPIRE Magazine Releases New Deathly Hallows Photos
EMPIRE magazine has recently released these new photos from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One. I love the magazine cover, especially the tagline "Friendships shatter. Evil unites." with the photo showing the reflections of Ron, Hermione, and Voldemort in the shards of flying glass.
Notice that Ron is holding the Deluminator and Hermione has the Tales of Beedle the Bard in her lap in this scene which takes place prior to Bill and Fleur's wedding. That's the esteemed British actor...
August 30, 2010
Janet Brennan Croft's Review of The Lord of the Hallows
This review of The Lord of the Hallows was published in the September-October 2010 issue of the Oklahoma Librarian, the official journal of the Oklahoma Library Association. The reviewer is Janet Brennan Croft, who is also the editor of Mythlore, the scholarly journal of the Mythopoeic Society. All I can say is WOW! And a sincere and heartfelt thanks to Janet for taking the time to read and review my book. 
August 29, 2010
Eighth Day Books, Ron/Hermione, & Deathly Hallows News Blogs
Eighth Day Books in Wichita, Kansas has The Lord of the Hallows: Christian Symbolism and Themes in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter for sale in their online store at this address: http://eighthdaybooks.com/products/The_Lord_of_the_Hallows_Christian_Symbolism_and_Themes_in_J_K_Rowling_s_Harry_Potter-59232-0.html. I discovered this wonderful bookseller at Mythcon 41 last month and was delighted with their selection of books by and about C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, George...
August 26, 2010
New Deathly Hallows Photos & More!
Here are three new photos from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows that were released today.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione at Grimmauld Place
Hermione and the Locket of Slytherin Horcrux
Hermione and Ron in the tent.
Of course all of the R/Hr fans are excited about the third photo. 
Many of us are concerned about the portrayal of their relationship in the film after reading a few spoilers from the recent Chicago test screening, but I have read some rather encouraging reviews of R/Hr in the new...
August 22, 2010
Clips from Voyage of the Dawn Treader
In all of the excitement about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One, I almost missed this sneak preview of the third installment of the Chronicles of Narnia, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
This is another film that I am really looking forward to seeing this winter. I especially ...
HUGE SPOILERS from Deathly Hallows Part 1 Test Screening
A rough cut of the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 was screened in Chicago yesterday. Here are some quotes from some great reviews from the test screening. I've also included links to the websites where these reviews can be found. Prepare to be spoiled!
This is the Leaky Cauldron's first Deathly Hallows Part 1 movie spoiler report:
Director David Yates, and Producers David Heyman and David Barron were in attendance at the screening.The current running time for this rough cut...August 17, 2010
Valerie Frankel's Review of The Lord of the Hallows
I was delighted with this recent 5-star review of The Lord of the Hallows: Christian Symbolism and Themes in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter which appeared on amazon.com!
"Denise Roper sure knows her stuff. This book analyzes Christian symbolism in Harry Potter, focusing on magical animals, names, hallows, horcruxes and more. There are many links to Lord of the Rings and Narnia that a casual reader might not notice, but Ms. Roper draws them all out for us. How is the weasel significant? What...
August 7, 2010
September Book Signing
From goodreads.com:
Art After Dark
Event for Denise Roper
September 11, 2010
Whitney National Bank
Houma, LA, The United States
Book signing for "The Lord of the Hallows" from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
August 2, 2010
Weasley Is Our King!
This is a little excerpt from my book, The Lord of the Hallows: Christian Symbolism and Themes in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter. I hope that all of my Ron-loving friends in Harry Potter fandom will enjoy this segment. My book contains an explanation of the lion, unicorn, and stag as symbols of Christ, and describes how these symbols are used in both the Harry Potter series and also in The Chronicles of Narnia.
At the end of the chapter "Harry Potter and the Bestiary of Christ," I...
July 24, 2010
Party Like a Wrock Star! My Infinitus 2010 Convention Report
Here's my report on Infinitus 2010, the largest convention in the history of the Harry Potter fandom. It was held July 15-18 at the beautiful Royal Pacific Hotel at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. This report is an account of my personal experience there and is by no means all-encompassing. There were about nine academic programming tracks happening simultaneously, and it would therefore be impossible for me to experience all that this convention had to offer without a time-turner!
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