<p>We had earlier reported about how JK Rowling's Wizarding World has roped in stars to read out chapters from the Harry Potter series for Potterheads amid lockdown. Stars like<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/harry-potter-comes-home-daniel-radcliffe-eddie-redmayne-and-others-to-read-jk-rowlings-books-for-fans-amid-lockdown-296974"> Daniel Radcliffe, Eddie Redmayne and Dakota Fanning </a>have already featured in this initiative called 'Harry Potter At Home' which is aimed to entertain children who are homebound due to lockdown.<br />
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On Thursday, Bollywood star Alia Bhatt too joined in to read a chapter the eighth chapter from the first book 'Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone'. Bhatt shared the video on her Instagram page and she was joined by Hollywood star Alec Baldwin who along with his young daughter Carmen also read out a portion of the chapter.<br />
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While sharing the 18-minute long clip, Alia revealed that she was introduced to the world of 'Harry Potter' two months back. "Two months ago Harry, Hogwarts, and the wizarding world walked into my life and almost immediately, in my heart. Somehow, when I was younger, life always intervened and I never quite got around to befriending the books. But. Just like magic, two months ago, I did. And, just like magic, 10 million points to Gryffindor!"<br />
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Watch the video here:</p>

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<p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CAu4LtinRfe/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Two months ago Harry, Hogwarts, and the wizarding world walked into my life and almost immediately, in my heart. Somehow, when I was younger life always intervened and I never quite got around to befriending the books. But. Just like magic, two months ago, I did. And, just like magic, I was asked to be a part of Harry Potter at Home. 10 million points to Gryffindor! 💜 Click the link in bio! #HarryPotterAtHome @wizardingworld</a></p>

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<p>Alia had earlier shared as glimpse of the video and stated that some exciting was coming up.<br />
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Alia's mother Soni Razdan commented on her post, saying, "How wonderful."<br />
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The book reading sessions of 'Harry Potter At Home' began with Daniel Radcliffe, who played the titular character on the screen in all eight films in the series. The second chapter was read by Noma Dumezweni, who features as Hermione Granger in the play 'Harry Potter And The Cursed Child'. Eddie Redmayne, who played Newt Scamander in Harry Potter spin-off series of 'Fantastic Beasts films'. The stars are currently reading chapters of the first book. More prominent faces are expected to feature in the coming weeks.</p>


We had earlier reported about how JK Rowling's Wizarding World has roped in stars to read out chapters from the Harry Potter series for Potterheads amid lockdown.

We had earlier reported about how JK Rowling's Wizarding World has roped in stars to read out chapters from the Harry Potter series for Potterheads amid lockdown. Stars like Daniel Radcliffe, Eddie Redmayne and Dakota Fanning have already featured in this initiative called 'Harry Potter At Home' which is aimed to entertain children who are homebound due to lockdown. On Thursday, Bollywood star Alia Bhatt too joined in to read a chapter the eighth chapter from the first book 'Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone'. Bhatt shared the video on her Instagram page and she was joined by Hollywood star Alec Baldwin who along with his young daughter Carmen also read out a portion of the chapter. While sharing the 18-minute long clip, Alia revealed that she was introduced to the world of 'Harry Potter' two months back. "Two months ago Harry, Hogwarts, and the wizarding world walked into my life and almost immediately, in my heart. Somehow, when I was younger, life always intervened and I never quite got around to befriending the books. But. Just like magic, two months ago, I did. And, just like magic, 10 million points to Gryffindor!" Watch the video here: View this post on Instagram Two months ago Harry, Hogwarts, and the wizarding world walked into my life and almost immediately, in my heart. Somehow, when I was younger life always intervened and I never quite got around to befriending the books. But. Just like magic, two months ago, I did. And, just like magic, I was asked to be a part of Harry Potter at Home. 10 million points to Gryffindor! 💜 Click the link in bio! #HarryPotterAtHome @wizardingworld A post shared by Alia Bhatt ☀️ (@aliaabhatt) on May 28, 2020 at 6:02am PDT × Alia had earlier shared as glimpse of the video and stated that some exciting was coming up. Alia's mother Soni Razdan commented on her post, saying, "How wonderful." The book reading sessions of 'Harry Potter At Home' began with Daniel Radcliffe, who played the titular character on the screen in all eight films in the series. The second chapter was read by Noma Dumezweni, who features as Hermione Granger in the play 'Harry Potter And The Cursed Child'. Eddie Redmayne, who played Newt Scamander in Harry Potter spin-off series of 'Fantastic Beasts films'. The stars are currently reading chapters of the first book. More prominent faces are expected to feature in the coming weeks.

Alia Bhatt joins 'Harry Potter At Home' initiative, reads out a chapter from 'Philosopher's Stone'

<p>JK Rowling is helping children to dream amid lockdown. The author has published the first chapters of a fairy tale about a monster known as Ickabog. The book is available online for free to encourage children to read during coronavirus lockdown.<br />
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The story concerns rumours of a fierce child-eating monster with extraordinary powers that lives in the northern tip of an imaginary land known as Cornucopia.</p>

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<p>Rowling revealed that she will publish further chapters every weekday until July 10, and added in capitals,"THIS IS NOT A HARRY POTTER SPIN-OFF".</p>

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<p>The author got the idea for 'The Ickabog' when she was writing 'Harry Potter' and she intended it to be published after 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'- which was th last of her seven-book Potter series.<br />
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But the mostly handwritten manuscript ended up in her attic and stayed there for a decade until a few weeks ago. She has rewritten parts of it in recent weeks.<br />
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"The Ickabog is a story about truth and the abuse of power," said Rowling, 54. "The themes are timeless and could apply to any era or any country."<br />
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"To forestall one obvious question: the idea came to me well over a decade ago, so it isn’t intended to be read as a response to anything that’s happening in the world right now," she said.<br />
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The first chapters of the fairy tale were published on 'The Ickabog' website on Tuesday.<br />
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"I’ve decided to publish The Ickabog for free online, so children on lockdown, or even those back at school during these strange, unsettling times, can read it or have it read to them," Rowling said.<br />
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She will donate her royalties to projects and organisations helping the groups most impacted by COVID-19.</p>


JK Rowling is helping children to dream amid lockdown. The author has published the first chapters of a fairy tale about a monster known as Ickabog. The book is available online for free to encourage children to read during coronavirus lockdown.

JK Rowling is helping children to dream amid lockdown. The author has published the first chapters of a fairy tale about a monster known as Ickabog. The book is available online for free to encourage children to read during coronavirus lockdown. The story concerns rumours of a fierce child-eating monster with extraordinary powers that lives in the northern tip of an imaginary land known as Cornucopia. The first two chapters of The Ickabog are available for free here:https://t.co/afFEfRQQ5C — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 26, 2020 × Rowling revealed that she will publish further chapters every weekday until July 10, and added in capitals,"THIS IS NOT A HARRY POTTER SPIN-OFF". I have a small announcement, but before I get started, I want to head off one possible source of confusion. ******************************************** THIS IS NOT A HARRY POTTER SPIN-OFF ******************************************** 1/13 — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 26, 2020 × The author got the idea for 'The Ickabog' when she was writing 'Harry Potter' and she intended it to be published after 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'- which was th last of her seven-book Potter series. But the mostly handwritten manuscript ended up in her attic and stayed there for a decade until a few weeks ago. She has rewritten parts of it in recent weeks. "The Ickabog is a story about truth and the abuse of power," said Rowling, 54. "The themes are timeless and could apply to any era or any country." "To forestall one obvious question: the idea came to me well over a decade ago, so it isn’t intended to be read as a response to anything that’s happening in the world right now," she said. The first chapters of the fairy tale were published on 'The Ickabog' website on Tuesday. "I’ve decided to publish The Ickabog for free online, so children on lockdown, or even those back at school during these strange, unsettling times, can read it or have it read to them," Rowling said. She will donate her royalties to projects and organisations helping the groups most impacted by COVID-19.

JK Rowling's first children's book after Harry Potter is a fairy tale of a child-eating monster

<p>There are several stories and theories around Harry Potter and its origins. For the longest time, it was known that author JK Rowling conceptualized and wrote the Harry Potter series at Edinburgh. In fact, The Elephant House Cafe there is considered to be the hallowed place where the author started writing the first book of the series.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I was thinking of putting a section on my website about all the alleged inspirations and birthplaces of Potter. I’d been writing Potter for several years before I ever set foot in this cafe, so it’s not the birthplace, but I *did* write in there so we’ll let them off! <a href="https://t.co/xDOsrbiZwu">https://t.co/xDOsrbiZwu</a></p>
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<p>It turns out, that the entire story is a myth. A fact that Rowling recently revealed on Twitter.&nbsp; Answering an oft-asked query, she wrote, “I was thinking of putting a section on my website about all the alleged inspirations and birthplaces of Potter. I’d been writing Potter for several years before I ever set foot in this cafe, so it’s not the birthplace, but I *did* write in there so we’ll let them off!”</p>

<p>She further added, “For instance, I never visited this bookshop in Oporto. Never even knew of its existence! It’s beautiful and I wish I *had* visited it, but it has nothing to do with Hogwarts!”</p>

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— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href="https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1263375120879554560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 21, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p>The real birthplace of the popular series was not in Edinburgh but London. "This is the true birthplace of Harry Potter, if you define ‘birthplace’ as the spot where I put pen to paper for the first time.* I was renting a room in a flat over what was then a sports shop. The first bricks of Hogwarts were laid in a flat in Clapham Junction."</p>

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— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href="https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1263377779338481665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 21, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p>The author also busted the myth behind the origin of Hogwarts School. "I sometimes hear Hogwarts was based on one or other of Edinburgh’s schools, but that’s 100% false, too. Hogwarts was created long before I clapped eyes on any of them! I did finish Hallows in the Balmoral, though, &amp; I can’t lie, I’d rate it a smidge higher than the Bournville.”</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Real Harry Potter inspiration alert: I walked past this sign every day on my way to work when I was living in Clapham . Much later - post-publication - I revisited the area &amp; suddenly realised THIS was why 'Severus' had leapt into my head when thinking of a 1st name for Snape. <a href="https://t.co/q5wzsQb3m9">pic.twitter.com/q5wzsQb3m9</a></p>
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href="https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1264240159278731264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 23, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p>She also gave a backstory on Severus Snape. It was a sign that made it in her book. “Real Harry Potter inspiration alert: I walked past this sign every day on my way to work when I was living in Clapham. Much later – post-publication – I revisited the area &amp; suddenly realised THIS was why ‘Severus’ had leapt into my head when thinking of a 1st name for Snape."</p>


There are several stories and theories around Harry Potter and its origins. For the longest time, it was known that author JK Rowling conceptualized and wrote the Harry Potter series at Edinburgh.

There are several stories and theories around Harry Potter and its origins. For the longest time, it was known that author JK Rowling conceptualized and wrote the Harry Potter series at Edinburgh. In fact, The Elephant House Cafe there is considered to be the hallowed place where the author started writing the first book of the series. I was thinking of putting a section on my website about all the alleged inspirations and birthplaces of Potter. I’d been writing Potter for several years before I ever set foot in this cafe, so it’s not the birthplace, but I *did* write in there so we’ll let them off! https://t.co/xDOsrbiZwu — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 21, 2020 × It turns out, that the entire story is a myth. A fact that Rowling recently revealed on Twitter. Answering an oft-asked query, she wrote, “I was thinking of putting a section on my website about all the alleged inspirations and birthplaces of Potter. I’d been writing Potter for several years before I ever set foot in this cafe, so it’s not the birthplace, but I *did* write in there so we’ll let them off!” She further added, “For instance, I never visited this bookshop in Oporto. Never even knew of its existence! It’s beautiful and I wish I *had* visited it, but it has nothing to do with Hogwarts!” I was thinking of putting a section on my website about all the alleged inspirations and birthplaces of Potter. I’d been writing Potter for several years before I ever set foot in this cafe, so it’s not the birthplace, but I *did* write in there so we’ll let them off! https://t.co/xDOsrbiZwu — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 21, 2020 × The real birthplace of the popular series was not in Edinburgh but London. "This is the true birthplace of Harry Potter, if you define ‘birthplace’ as the spot where I put pen to paper for the first time.* I was renting a room in a flat over what was then a sports shop. The first bricks of Hogwarts were laid in a flat in Clapham Junction." For instance, I never visited this bookshop in Oporto. Never even knew of its existence! It’s beautiful and I wish I *had* visited it, but it has nothing to do with Hogwarts! pic.twitter.com/f83rxBeeyY — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 21, 2020 × The author also busted the myth behind the origin of Hogwarts School. "I sometimes hear Hogwarts was based on one or other of Edinburgh’s schools, but that’s 100% false, too. Hogwarts was created long before I clapped eyes on any of them! I did finish Hallows in the Balmoral, though, & I can’t lie, I’d rate it a smidge higher than the Bournville.” Real Harry Potter inspiration alert: I walked past this sign every day on my way to work when I was living in Clapham . Much later - post-publication - I revisited the area & suddenly realised THIS was why 'Severus' had leapt into my head when thinking of a 1st name for Snape. pic.twitter.com/q5wzsQb3m9 — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 23, 2020 × She also gave a backstory on Severus Snape. It was a sign that made it in her book. “Real Harry Potter inspiration alert: I walked past this sign every day on my way to work when I was living in Clapham. Much later – post-publication – I revisited the area & suddenly realised THIS was why ‘Severus’ had leapt into my head when thinking of a 1st name for Snape."

JK Rowling busts myth around the origin of the Harry Potter series and its characters

<p>Author JK Rowling has just come to the rescue of parents worldwide who are finding it difficult to keep their children at home in time of self-isolation.<br />
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The British author has introduced a new online hub called Harry Potter At Home, which is aimed at younger children and will be launched on the official website for of Potter called WizardingWorld.com.<br />
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The first book from the Potter series, ' Harry Potter and the Philosopher`s Stone' will be available for free worldwide as an ebook as well as an audiobook throughout the month of April to help parents and carers entertain and engage housebound children.<br />
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Rowling announced on Wednesday that the audiobook will be available in multiple languages. The version performed by British actor and writer Stephen Fry will be available in North America for the first time.</p>

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<p>Each week 'Wizarding Wednesdays' and an email newsletter will provide creative activities, quizzes and ideas.<br />
The coronavirus pandemic has seen more and more countries limiting citizens` movements, closing schools and leaving many parents simultaneously working from home and looking after their children.<br />
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Britain is in its second week of lockdown, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on March 23 that people would only be allowed to leave the house when absolutely necessary, such as to buy food.<br />
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"The teachers, parents and carers working to keep children`s lives as normal and happy as possible while we`re all on lockdown deserve a bit of magic," Rowling said.<br />
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"I hope these initiatives will give children and even adults a happy distraction during their enforced stay-at-home time."</p>

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Author JK Rowling has just come to the rescue of parents worldwide who are finding it difficult to keep their children at home in time of self-isolation. The British author has introduced a new online hub called Harry Potter At Home, which is aimed at younger children and will be launched on the official website for of Potter called WizardingWorld.

Author JK Rowling has just come to the rescue of parents worldwide who are finding it difficult to keep their children at home in time of self-isolation. The British author has introduced a new online hub called Harry Potter At Home, which is aimed at younger children and will be launched on the official website for of Potter called WizardingWorld.com. The first book from the Potter series, ' Harry Potter and the Philosopher`s Stone' will be available for free worldwide as an ebook as well as an audiobook throughout the month of April to help parents and carers entertain and engage housebound children. Rowling announced on Wednesday that the audiobook will be available in multiple languages. The version performed by British actor and writer Stephen Fry will be available in North America for the first time. Parents, teachers and carers working to keep children amused and interested while we’re on lockdown might need a bit of magic, so I’m delighted to launch https://t.co/cPg0dZpexB pic.twitter.com/i0ZjTplVoU — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 1, 2020 × Each week 'Wizarding Wednesdays' and an email newsletter will provide creative activities, quizzes and ideas. The coronavirus pandemic has seen more and more countries limiting citizens` movements, closing schools and leaving many parents simultaneously working from home and looking after their children. Britain is in its second week of lockdown, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on March 23 that people would only be allowed to leave the house when absolutely necessary, such as to buy food. "The teachers, parents and carers working to keep children`s lives as normal and happy as possible while we`re all on lockdown deserve a bit of magic," Rowling said. "I hope these initiatives will give children and even adults a happy distraction during their enforced stay-at-home time."

JK Rowling rescues bored kids in lockdown with Harry Potter and the wizarding world

A multitude of witches and wizards took Buenos Aires by storm during "Harry Potter Book Night," which allows fans to dress up and test their knowledge of the popular children's saga.

Argentine Harry Potter fans take part in magical book night

<p>Hollywood star and heartthrob of many Robert Pattinson may be a well-known face but Pattinson had almost decided to quit acting in the initial few years.&nbsp;<br />
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In a new interview, Pattinson has revealed that he nearly quit acting before he starred in 'Twilight' because his audition for the movie went so badly.</p>

<p>"It was the scene when (Edward) had a guitar ... my agent was like, `Take your guitar into the audition.` I just walked in and they were like, `Oh. You brought a guitar. Do you want to play us a song,` and I was like, `No. This is the worst decision I ever made`. I was saying no and they were like, `You just brought a guitar just to hold it? Why did you bring a guitar in?` My entire confidence just s**t the bed," Pattinson said in the podcast.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"The audition was one of the worst auditions I did in my whole life. I remember calling my parents and saying, `I`m done, I can`t torture myself anymore,` and the next day I got a `Twilight` audition."</p>

<p>Before 'Twilight', Pattinson shot to fame in the 'Harry Potter' and the actor says he loved the environment on set as it was "very friendly family" and everyone got along well.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"It was a really nice environment on 'Harry Potter'. Even compared to the movies I`ve done since then,&nbsp;it was very protective. The way the kids were treated ... In 'Harry Potter' they were at school and they were kind of doing work at the same time ... It felt like a very friendly family environment," said the actor.&nbsp;</p>


Hollywood star and heartthrob of many Robert Pattinson may be a well-known face but Pattinson had almost decided to quit acting in the initial few years. In a new interview, Pattinson has revealed that he nearly quit acting before he starred in 'Twilight' because his audition for the movie went so badly.

Hollywood star and heartthrob of many Robert Pattinson may be a well-known face but Pattinson had almost decided to quit acting in the initial few years. In a new interview, Pattinson has revealed that he nearly quit acting before he starred in 'Twilight' because his audition for the movie went so badly. "It was the scene when (Edward) had a guitar ... my agent was like, `Take your guitar into the audition.` I just walked in and they were like, `Oh. You brought a guitar. Do you want to play us a song,` and I was like, `No. This is the worst decision I ever made`. I was saying no and they were like, `You just brought a guitar just to hold it? Why did you bring a guitar in?` My entire confidence just s**t the bed," Pattinson said in the podcast. "The audition was one of the worst auditions I did in my whole life. I remember calling my parents and saying, `I`m done, I can`t torture myself anymore,` and the next day I got a `Twilight` audition." Before 'Twilight', Pattinson shot to fame in the 'Harry Potter' and the actor says he loved the environment on set as it was "very friendly family" and everyone got along well. "It was a really nice environment on 'Harry Potter'. Even compared to the movies I`ve done since then, it was very protective. The way the kids were treated ... In 'Harry Potter' they were at school and they were kind of doing work at the same time ... It felt like a very friendly family environment," said the actor.

Robert Pattinson had decided to quit acting before starring in 'Twilight' series 

<p>Who would think that the fascinating world of Harry Potter can be a bad influence on children! But in a surprising move, a Catholic school in Nashville, Tennessee, banned the `Harry Potter` series, claiming the risk of "conjuring evil spirits."<br />
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The students of the school will no longer have access to the famed book series after they were banned and removed from the library.<br />
The insanely popular series by novelist JK Rowling, which follows a young wizard and his adventures with friends as they grow up, was removed over its content, according to The Tennessean, quoting Rev.<br />
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Dan Reehil, a pastor at the Roman Catholic parish school."These books present magic as both good and evil, which is not true, but in fact a clever deception," Reehil said, according to the newspaper, as cited by The Hollywood Reporter.<br />
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"The curses and spells used in the books are actual curses and spells, which when read by a human being risk conjuring evil spirits into the presence of the person reading the text," Reehil added.<br />
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The official told the newspaper that he contacted several exorcists in the US and abroad and they reportedly suggested removing the popular book series.<br />
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Rebecca Hammel, the superintendent of schools for the Catholic Diocese of Nashville, said that she was well aware of the decision."Each pastor has canonical authority to make such decisions for his parish school. He`s well within his authority to act in that manner," Hammel said.<br />
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The original `Harry Potter` books, written by Rowling, were published between 1997 and 2007. The eight `Harry Potter` films were released between 2001 and 2011. The popular franchise has also spurned an amusement park, a Broadway show, and several related works written by Rowling.&nbsp;<br />
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The young adult series explores the wizarding world, in which the titular character, Harry Potter, and his friends, Hermione and Ron, live.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
While studying at Hogwarts, a school for budding wizards, the three friends go on spell-binding and fantastical adventures.&nbsp;<br />
The film and book series received critical acclaim as well as a phenomenal global success.&nbsp;</p>


Who would think that the fascinating world of Harry Potter can be a bad influence on children! But in a surprising move, a Catholic school in Nashville, Tennessee, banned the `Harry Potter` series, claiming the risk of "conjuring evil spirits.

Who would think that the fascinating world of Harry Potter can be a bad influence on children! But in a surprising move, a Catholic school in Nashville, Tennessee, banned the `Harry Potter` series, claiming the risk of "conjuring evil spirits." The students of the school will no longer have access to the famed book series after they were banned and removed from the library. The insanely popular series by novelist JK Rowling, which follows a young wizard and his adventures with friends as they grow up, was removed over its content, according to The Tennessean, quoting Rev. Dan Reehil, a pastor at the Roman Catholic parish school."These books present magic as both good and evil, which is not true, but in fact a clever deception," Reehil said, according to the newspaper, as cited by The Hollywood Reporter. "The curses and spells used in the books are actual curses and spells, which when read by a human being risk conjuring evil spirits into the presence of the person reading the text," Reehil added. The official told the newspaper that he contacted several exorcists in the US and abroad and they reportedly suggested removing the popular book series. Rebecca Hammel, the superintendent of schools for the Catholic Diocese of Nashville, said that she was well aware of the decision."Each pastor has canonical authority to make such decisions for his parish school. He`s well within his authority to act in that manner," Hammel said. The original `Harry Potter` books, written by Rowling, were published between 1997 and 2007. The eight `Harry Potter` films were released between 2001 and 2011. The popular franchise has also spurned an amusement park, a Broadway show, and several related works written by Rowling. The young adult series explores the wizarding world, in which the titular character, Harry Potter, and his friends, Hermione and Ron, live. While studying at Hogwarts, a school for budding wizards, the three friends go on spell-binding and fantastical adventures. The film and book series received critical acclaim as well as a phenomenal global success.

Nashville school bans 'Harry Potter' series, stating risk of 'conjuring evil spirits'

<p>This news is bound to surprise Potterheads. Turns out, actress Hazel Keech, who is married to Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh, has been part of three Harry Potter movies as a child artist. The actress is best known for her role in 'Bodyguard'.&nbsp;<br />
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In a recent chat show, the star mentioned her stints in the Harry Potter series, and also touched upon a number of other subjects, including her romance with Yuvraj, her career and her journey post marriage.<br />
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Talking about her adventures, Hazel revealed that she had previously worked in three Harry Potter movies as a child artist where she played the role of a Hogwarts student, namely in ` Harry Potter &amp; the Philosopher`s Stone`, `Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets` and `Harry Potter &amp; the Prisoner of Azkaban`.She also said that for each child, the crew had a Polaroid to make sure that the hair and makeup were exactly the same.<br />
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The actress married the ace cricketer in 2016.&nbsp;</p>


This news is bound to surprise Potterheads. Turns out, actress Hazel Keech, who is married to Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh, has been part of three Harry Potter movies as a child artist.

This news is bound to surprise Potterheads. Turns out, actress Hazel Keech, who is married to Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh, has been part of three Harry Potter movies as a child artist. The actress is best known for her role in 'Bodyguard'. In a recent chat show, the star mentioned her stints in the Harry Potter series, and also touched upon a number of other subjects, including her romance with Yuvraj, her career and her journey post marriage. Talking about her adventures, Hazel revealed that she had previously worked in three Harry Potter movies as a child artist where she played the role of a Hogwarts student, namely in ` Harry Potter & the Philosopher`s Stone`, `Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets` and `Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban`.She also said that for each child, the crew had a Polaroid to make sure that the hair and makeup were exactly the same. The actress married the ace cricketer in 2016.

Did you know? Yuvraj Singh's wife Hazel Keech featured in three Harry Potter films