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The Queen, J.K. Rowling, Daniel Craig and more at the Olympics’ Opening Ceremony

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J.K. Rowling

Unexpectedly, J.K. Rowling (author of the Harry Potter series) made a surprise appearance at the Opening Ceremony for the London 2012 Summer Olympics. She was on stage only for a moment, reading an excerpt from Peter Pan. After she read, a 40-foot Voldemort rose up from the ground, casting spells, only to be destroyed by what seemed to be a hundred Mary Poppins, that fell from the sky. See photos below.

The Queen and Daniel Craig

After a spectacular piece on the Industrial Revolution, which began in the United Kingdom, we saw (a pre-recorded video of) Daniel Craig escorting her majesty, The Queen to the Opening Ceremony. After the video ended, Daniel Craig and The Queen (‘s royal stun double) parachute into the Olympic Stadium. She would then seriously look out into the crowd from a booth with Olympic officials, including President of the International Olympic Committee: Jacques Rogge.

For more Olympic Coverage, keep coming back to Magnae Famae!

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See the 40-foot tall Voldemort at a rehearsal for the 2012 Olympics’ Opening Ceremony!

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SPOILERS- Someone ‘accidentally’ took a picture of a 40-foot tall Voldemort at a rehearsal for the London 2012 Olympics’ Opening Ceremony rehearsals. The picture found its way online (surprise, surprise!)

You can see the photo below.

Other British character to are rumored to be on stage include Alice from Alice in Wonderland, Mary Poppins, Captain Hook from Peter Pan, and Cruella de Vil from 101 Dalmatians.

Don’t forget, you can watch the Olympics on NBC, CTV and the BBC tonight at 7:30PM Eastern (please check your local listings).

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Rupert Grint carries Olympic Torch in London

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Here are photos of Rupert Grint, who played Ron in the Harry Potter films, carrying the Olympic Torch in London, for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

He ran with the torch at Middlesex University. You can watch a video and see photos below.

“Running in itself isn’t something I do very often,”

-Rupert Grint

New Info on Gringotts Ride in the Wizarding World Expansion

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Universal Orlando just won’t talk about the upcoming Diagon Alley expansion. In the mean time, we are learning about the Gringotts ride. Not from Universal, but from a reliable source, WhyLightBulb.

“Gringott’s will be an amazing ride. The ride system itself will break new ground and the show elements will be a wonder to behold. There will be plenty of environmental effects, 3-D sets and next generation projection effects. It will be better than FJ in my opinion.”

Others who have heard of the ride are calling it simply “Amazing.”

What do you think the Gringotts ride will be like? Will you be going to  the Wizarding World of Harry Potter? Have you already gone? Leave a comment below.

Rupert Grint’s Olympic torch run date and location announced

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Rupert Grint at the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Premiere (Image via Wikimedia Commons)

Last week, news broke that Rupert Grint ( who plays Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films) would be running the Olympic Torch for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

The BBC is reporting that his run will be taking place at Middlesex University, North of London’s centre. His run will be just two days before the Opening ceremony, on July 25th, while the ceremony will be on July 27th.

Magnae Famae will be covering the Olympic Games. For full coverage, go to this page. What do you think of Grint carrying the torch? Leave a comment below.

The Ultimate Edition for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's (Sorcerer's) Stone (Image via SciFiMafia)

Ultimate Editions (almost) confirmed for final two Harry Potter films

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The Ultimate Edition for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s (Sorcerer’s) Stone (Image via SciFiMafia)

All though it was thought that the Ultimate Editions for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Parts 1 and 2 would not happen because of the Wizard’s Collection, it appears that we were wrong.

It was found in on the German Amazon website, listings for Ultimate Editions of the two films. The releases date was set for October 19th, 2012.

You can see the box art (in German) below.

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Chamber of Secrets now open to all in Pottermore!

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Rejoice! Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets has just opened to all, well the first few chapters. As we reported yesterday, the first few chapters (1 to 4) were open to Slytherin students in advanced for wining the house cup.

Here are some of the highlights of these chapters.

 - A game to keep Aunt Petunia’s cake afloat in the air.
- New material from J.K. Rowling on technology in the wizarding world.
- A game to remove the gnomes from the Weasley’s garden.
- New material from J.K. Rowling about the Malfoy family.

Below are some screenshots of the chapters.

Chapters 5 to 11 will be available shortly.

So, what do you think of Chamber of Secrets? Leave a comment below.

Enjoy!

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Pottermore launches first chapters of Chamber of Secrets for Slytherin members

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As you may know, Slytherin won the Pottermore House Cup just about a week ago. Their special prize is early access to the first few chapters of Chamber of Secrets… 24 hours before anyone else.

“Chapters 5 to 11 will be added shortly,” Pottermore adds.

Hypable is reporting some of the Highlights of the Chapters that can be seen below;

HIGHLIGHTS from Chapters 1 – 4:
- A game to keep Aunt Petunia’s cake afloat in the air.
- New material from J.K. Rowling on technology in the wizarding world.
- A game to remove the gnomes from the Weasley’s garden.
- New material from J.K. Rowling about the Malfoy family.

Unfortunately,  I’m in Ravenclaw (yay!), so I can’t see the chapters… yet.