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• Episode #43: Making Sense of Deathly Hallows

  Published: July 25, 2007, 11:56 pm

  Tags: Deathly Hallows, Hagrid, Hogwarts, Ginny Weasley, House Elves, Jk Rowling, Horcruxes, Dobby, Draco Malfoy, Neville Longbottom, Albus Dumbledore, Severus Snape, Harry Potter, Lord Voldemort, Ron Weasley, Lily Potter, James Potter, Hermione Granger, Podcasts

  Hallows Spoilers Included* It’s been less than a week since the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, yet most of us have now read the book more than once; inevitably, bits and pieces need to be re-read to make sense of them. In addition to re-reading, the comments on our last post were extremely amazing, and really

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• Episode #42: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Reviewed

  Published: July 22, 2007, 12:29 pm

  Tags: Deathly Hallows, Books, Harry Potter, Podcasts

  finished Deathly Hallows. We sat down to record our initial thoughts immediately after completing Book 7. I don’t think we’ve covered everything, but it’s a good start with out immediate thoughts on the book. What’s to say? The book was great, a great ending to the saga of Harry Potter. Please note: this

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• Here we are

  Published: July 20, 2007, 9:46 am

  Tags: Deathly Hallows

  As zero hour approaches, we are being hit with not only the actual evidence that this is the end, but the flurry of emotions that everyone in the “Potterverse” is inevitably feeling. The only comparison I can make is the feeling of graduation week from high school. You are anticipating the momentous occasion and you know that

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• Deathly Hallows Ships From Amazon

  Published: July 19, 2007, 10:00 am

  Tags: Deathly Hallows, Books

  In my email this morning: Greetings from Amazon.com. We thought you would like to know that we are preparing your items for shipment. !!! A close friend of ours actually got his copy already (he had ordered online from the place that’s in the news that shipped early); he wrote about it on his blog (NO SPOILERS in his post, just a rundown of

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• Episode #41: The End of Harry Potter

  Published: July 17, 2007, 12:18 am

  Tags: Deathly Hallows, Prognostications, Books, Lord Voldemort, Harry Potter, Podcasts

  of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In this episode, we discuss how we’re feeling (perhaps the five stages of loss would be appropriate), and take one final crack at a few theories before signing off and preparing for the weekend. No news this week, but a few links of interest: Get your HPProgs T-Shirts. You can order through

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• Episode #39: More Unanswered Questions

  Published: July 9, 2007, 12:59 am

  Tags: Deathly Hallows, Books, Harry Potter, Podcasts

  More unanswered questions! True to our word, we’re upping the ante with the movie and book coming out in the next few weeks. This episode doesn’t have a major news segment, but more unanswered questions, including a killer question from Sister Judy (our sister, not a nun) regarding the Grand-Potters. We’ll be back later this

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• Stephen King Prepares for The End

  Published: July 6, 2007, 2:23 pm

  Tags: Deathly Hallows, Books, Harry Potter

  Stephen King writes a semi-weekly column for Enterntainment Weekly, and has many times in the past expressed his love for the Harry Potter books. In this week’s edition, Uncle Stevie devotes his column to Harry Potter and how he’s feeling approaching the conclusion of the series: I’m having a day of mixed feelings: happy

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• Episode #38: Unanswered Questions

  Published: July 4, 2007, 11:52 pm

  Tags: Deathly Hallows, Prognostications, Books, Neville Longbottom, Harry Potter, Podcasts

  1 million preorders for Deathly Hallows in US. July 17th is deadline for first-day delivery. Harry Potter virus infecting computers. Wizard Rock in the Garden. Hear great music and meet HPProgs! You can listen to the podcast with the player below, or download an mp3 directly.

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• What questions MUST you have answered in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows?

  Published: July 4, 2007, 3:50 pm

  Tags: Deathly Hallows, Books

  Hey everyone- Are there any questions in the Harry Potter series that you feel MUST be answered in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows? If so, please send them to harrypotterprogs at yahoo dot com (e-mail format) ASAP so we can include them in one of our next episodes. Looking forward to hearing from you! Penny

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• Why I want to boycott MSNBC

  Published: June 27, 2007, 11:47 pm

  Tags: News, Deathly Hallows

  from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows online (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6225910.stm). Most Harry Potter related websites (including the website that I run called Harry Potter Prognostications - http://www.hpprogs.com) reported this story but purposely did not include any information that the hacker revealed. Most of us

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• Comments Are Moderated

  Published: June 24, 2007, 3:31 pm

  Tags: Deathly Hallows, Administrivia

  With Book 7 just a month away, we here at HPProgs want to make sure that comments and discussion can continue without fear of spoilers. As such, we’ve taken a proactive step to make HPProgs a spoiler-free site. All comments on all posts are now moderated. While this may slow down the flow of discussion (as Penny and I will have to approve

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• Episode #36: What's in a Name (or a Title)?

  Published: June 21, 2007, 1:30 am

  Tags: Prognostications, Deathly Hallows, Podcasts

  is the meaning of “Deathly Hallows?” Many have speculated as to what it all means, we’ve proffered our theory as well. In this episode, we discuss some new possibilities based on some of the foreign title translations of Deathly Hallows. We also recapped our Knight Bus experience. Try not to laugh at our extreme lameness.

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• Episode #35: Deluxe Dragon Drawings Draco?

  Published: June 13, 2007, 11:41 am

  Tags: Draco Malfoy, Deathly Hallows, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Harry Potter, Podcasts

  of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. At first glance, the picture seems quite unassuming (even austere, but certainly not threadbare). So we have Harry, Ron and Hermione riding a dragon…but then, the wheels begin to turn, and bits and pieces of information from various parts of the Potter-verse start to collect, theories start

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• Scholastic Reveals Cover Art for the Deluxe Edition

  Published: June 8, 2007, 4:23 pm

  Tags: Deathly Hallows, Books

  of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Of course, the art was done by Mary Grand Pre. There isn’t too much to prognosticate on but I wanted to offer my one major opinion. It could be bogus or not but here goes. Harry, Ron and Hermione (I think that’s Ron and Hermione) are riding a dragon in the picture. Call me crazy, but I

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• Episode #27: Alternate Endings and More Cover Speculation

  Published: April 5, 2007, 11:41 pm

  Tags: Deathly Hallows, Podcasts

  10 Alternate Endings for The Deathly Hallows (assuming it was written in the vein of other popular stories). Then we’ve got more speculation on what is going on on the US cover. And finally, we’ve unveiled our first-ever HPProgs contest! You’ve got to listen to get the details, but I’ll give you one clue. In the news:

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