Harry Potter actors: July 2007 Archives

Harry Potter fans had 39 hours to read "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" before the first Web cast discussion of the book, hosted by popular Web site The Leaky Cauldron. Some fans took less than that.

In a few hours we will know the fate of Harry and his friends. In the meantime, we can amuse ourselves with other Potter mania. You’ve heard of March Madness; how about the Potter Madness brackets? If the characters in the Potter books were to meet other fantasy heroes, who would rule? Would Captain Jack Sparrow from “Pirates of the Caribbean” outwit the dreaded Lord Voldemort?

Daniel Radcliffe, star of the Harry Potter movies, told Conan O’Brien on the talk show late Wednesday night that he’s not planning any wild parties to celebrate his 18th birthday, two days after ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ comes out. ‘That doesn’t appeal to me,’ he said. Conan also seemed to be intrigued by Dan’s eyes—calling them hypnotic and ‘luminous.’ The audience got a kick out of Dan’s response, ‘I could hypnotize the whole nation.’ Another Potter star also hit the talk-show circuit.