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Book One

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone

Say you've spent the first 10 years of your life sleeping under the stairs of a family who loathes you. Then, in an absurd, magical twist of fate you find yourself surrounded by wizards, a caged snowy owl, a phoenix-feather wand, and jellybeans that come in every flavor, including strawberry, curry, grass, and sardine. Not only that, but you discover that you are a wizard yourself! This is exactly what happens to young Harry Potter in J.K. Rowling's enchanting, funny debut novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. In the nonmagic human world--the world of "Muggles"--Harry is a nobody, treated like dirt by the aunt and uncle who begrudgingly inherited him when his parents were killed by the evil Voldemort. But in the world of wizards, small, skinny Harry is famous as a survivor of the wizard who tried to kill him. He is left only with a lightning-bolt scar on his forehead, curiously refined sensibilities, and a host of mysterious powers to remind him that he's quite, yes, altogether different from his aunt, uncle, and spoiled, piglike cousin Dudley.

A mysterious letter, delivered by the friendly giant Hagrid, wrenches Harry from his dreary, Muggle-ridden existence: "We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." Of course, Uncle Vernon yells most unpleasantly, "I AM NOT PAYING FOR SOME CRACKPOT OLD FOOL TO TEACH HIM MAGIC TRICKS!" Soon enough, however, Harry finds himself at Hogwarts with his owl Hedwig... and that's where the real adventure--humorous, haunting, and suspenseful--begins.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, first published in England as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, has won the following awards:

Nestlé Smarties Book Prize 1997 Gold Medal 9-11 years

FCBG Children’s Book Award 1997 Overall winner and Longer Novel Category

Birmingham Cable Children’s Book Award 1997

Young Telegraph Paperback of the Year 1998

British Book Awards 1997 Children’s Book of the Year

Sheffield Children’s Book Award 1998

Whitaker's Platinum Book Award 2001

Buy Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone from Amazon.com

Book Two

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

It's hard to fall in love with an earnest, appealing young hero like Harry Potter and then to watch helplessly as he steps into terrible danger! And in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the much anticipated sequel to the award-winning Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, he is in terrible danger indeed. As if it's not bad enough that after a long summer with the horrid Dursleys he is thwarted in his attempts to hop the train to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to begin his second year. But when his only transportation option is a magical flying car, it is just his luck to crash into a valuable (but clearly vexed) Whomping Willow. Still, all this seems like a day in the park compared to what happens that fall within the haunted halls of Hogwarts.

Chilling, malevolent voices whisper from the walls only to Harry, and it seems certain that his classmate Draco Malfoy is out to get him. Soon it's not just Harry who is worried about survival, as dreadful things begin to happen at Hogwarts. The mysteriously gleaming, foot-high words on the wall proclaim, "The Chamber of Secrets Has Been Opened. Enemies of the Heir, Beware." But what exactly does it mean? Harry, Hermione, and Ron do everything that is wizardly possible--including risking their own lives--to solve this 50-year-old, seemingly deadly mystery. This deliciously suspenseful novel is every bit as gripping, imaginative, and creepy as the first; familiar student concerns--fierce rivalry, blush-inducing crushes, pedantic professors--seamlessly intertwine with the bizarre, horrific, fantastical, or just plain funny. Once again, Rowling writes with a combination of wit, whimsy, and a touch of the macabre that will leave readers young and old desperate for the next installment.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets has won the following awards:

Nestlé Smarties Book Prize 1998 Gold Medal 9-11 years

Scottish Arts Council Children’s Book Award 1999

FCBG Children’s Book Award 1998 Overall winner and Longer Novel Category

British Book Awards 1998 Children’s Book of the Year

North East Book Award 1999

North East Scotland Book Award 1998

The Booksellers Association / The Bookseller Author of the Year 1998

Whitaker's Platinum Book Award 2001

Book Three

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

For most children, summer vacation is something to look forward to. But not for our 13-year-old hero, who's forced to spend his summers with an aunt, uncle, and cousin who detest him. The third book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series catapults into action when the young wizard "accidentally" causes the Dursleys' dreadful visitor Aunt Marge to inflate like a monstrous balloon and drift up to the ceiling. Fearing punishment from Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon (and from officials at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry who strictly forbid students to cast spells in the nonmagic world of Muggles), Harry lunges out into the darkness with his heavy trunk and his owl Hedwig.

As it turns out, Harry isn't punished at all for his errant wizardry. Instead he is mysteriously rescued from his Muggle neighborhood and whisked off in a triple-decker, violently purple bus to spend the remaining weeks of summer in a friendly inn called the Leaky Cauldron. What Harry has to face as he begins his third year at Hogwarts explains why the officials let him off easily. It seems that Sirius Black--an escaped convict from the prison of Azkaban--is on the loose. Not only that, but he's after Harry Potter. But why? And why do the Dementors, the guards hired to protect him, chill Harry's very heart when others are unaffected? Once again, Rowling has created a mystery that will have children and adults cheering, not to mention standing in line for her next book. Fortunately, there are four more in the works.

Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban has won the following awards:

Nestlé Smarties Book Prize 1999 Gold Medal 9-11 years

Whitbread Children’s Book of the Year 1999

British Book Awards 1999 Author of the Year

The Booksellers Association / The Bookseller Author of the Year 1998

FCBG Children's Book Award 1999 / Longer Novel Category

Whitaker's Platinum Book Award 2001

Book Four

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J.K. Rowling offers up equal parts danger and delight--and any number of dragons, house-elves, and death-defying challenges. Now 14, her orphan hero has only two more weeks with his Muggle relatives before returning to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Yet one night a vision harrowing enough to make his lightning-bolt-shaped scar burn has Harry on edge and contacting his godfather-in-hiding, Sirius Black. Happily, the prospect of attending the season's premier sporting event, the Quidditch World Cup, is enough to make Harry momentarily forget that Lord Voldemort and his sinister familiars--the Death Eaters--are out for murder.

Readers, we will cast a giant invisibility cloak over any more plot and reveal only that You-Know-Who is very much after Harry and that this year there will be no Quidditch matches between Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin. Instead, Hogwarts will vie with two other magicians' schools, the stylish Beauxbatons and the icy Durmstrang, in a Triwizard Tournament. Those chosen to compete will undergo three supreme tests. Could Harry be one of the lucky contenders?

But Quidditch buffs need not go into mourning: we get our share of this great game at the World Cup. Attempting to go incognito as Muggles, 100,000 witches and wizards converge on a "nice deserted moor." As ever, Rowling magicks up the details that make her world so vivid, and so comic. Several spectators' tents, for instance, are entirely unquotidian. One is a minipalace, complete with live peacocks; another has three floors and multiple turrets. And the sports paraphernalia on offer includes rosettes "squealing the names of the players" as well as "tiny models of Firebolts that really flew, and collectible figures of famous players, which strolled across the palm of your hand, preening themselves." Needless to say, the two teams are decidedly different, down to their mascots. Bulgaria is supported by the beautiful veela, who instantly enchant everyone--including Ireland's supporters--over to their side. Until, that is, thousands of tiny cheerleaders engage in some pyrotechnics of their own: "The leprechauns had risen into the air again, and this time, they formed a giant hand, which was making a very rude sign indeed at the veela across the field."

Long before her fourth installment appeared, Rowling warned that it would be darker, and it's true that every exhilaration is equaled by a moment that has us fearing for Harry's life, the book's emotions running as deep as its dangers. Along the way, though, she conjures up such new characters as Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, a Dark Wizard catcher who may or may not be getting paranoid in his old age, and Rita Skeeter, who beetles around Hogwarts in search of stories. (This Daily Prophet scoop artist has a Quick-Quotes Quill that turns even the most innocent assertion into tabloid innuendo.) And at her bedazzling close, Rowling leaves several plot strands open, awaiting book 5. This fan is ready to wager that the author herself is part veela--her pen her wand, her commitment to her world complete.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire has won the following awards:

Scottish Arts Council Book Award 2001

Children's Book Award in 9-11 category 2001

Winner of the Hugo Award

Whitaker's Platinum Book Award 2001

Book Five

I have yet to get the information on the fith book but when I do I will have it posted here for you!

Book Six

I have yet to get the information on the sixth book but when I do I will have it posted here for you!

Actors Infromation

Harry returns to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for his second year of studies - and for a second year as Seeker for the Gryffindor Quidditch team - but not without incident! Despite a warning to stay away from Hogwarts, the new year finds Harry discovering a new threat to the school…

13 year-old DANIEL RADCLIFFE once again reprises his role from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

He beat thousands of hopefuls to secure the role he seems born to play. As director Chris Columbus says: "Dan walked into the room and we all knew we had found Harry."

Playing the role of young Harry Potter has won Daniel worldwide acclaim and the Variety Club of Great Britain's Best Newcomer Award, presented in February 2002. In April 2002 he was also honored with the prestigious David Di Donatello Award presented by Italy's Ente David Di Donatello - for his superb portrayal of Harry and for his contribution to the future of cinema.

Daniel first appeared on screens in December 1999 when he played the young David Copperfield in BBC television's production of David Copperfield. The drama, which was directed by Simon Curtis, also starred Dame Maggie Smith who appeared alongside him as Professor McGonagall in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

Prior to filming the first Harry Potter feature, he made his feature film debut as Jamie Lee Curtis' and Geoffrey Rush's screen son in John Boorman's The Tailor of Panama.

Gryffindor student Hermione is back at Hogwarts for her second year, having once again spent her summer studying and reading up on all things magical. Her extensive wizarding knowledge of spells and charms will once again prove invaluable to friends Ron and Harry, as a new danger strikes at the very heart of Hogwarts...

12 year-old EMMA WATSON made her superb debut into the world of professional acting in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, although her natural ability has been evident since an early age with highly praised performances in several school productions.

Emma lived in France until age five, and then moved to England. At age seven, she won first prize in her year for a poetry recital in the school's Daisy Pratt Poetry competition. She went on to co-star as Morgan La Fay in the school's production of Arthur: The Young Years and then took one of lead roles in The Happy Prince.

Emma is an avid hockey player, recently receiving her colors for the school team. She also enjoys rounders and netball, and likes to take part in all kinds of school activities including athletics and sculling.

Also returning for his second year at Hogwarts is Harry's best friend Ron Weasley, who, along with his brothers rescues Harry from the Dursley home in his father's flying car. As an ominous dark force threatens Hogwarts and pal Harry, Ron rises to the challenge, once again proving his loyalty and bravery.

RUPERT GRINT again plays the youngest Weasley brother and best friend to Harry Potter. Although, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was Rupert's first foray into the world of professional acting, his natural talent has earned him worldwide critical and public acclaim and a British Critic's Circle nomination for Best Newcomer.

Since filming the first Harry Potter film, he has gone on to star along side Simon Callow and Stephen Fry as a young madcap professor in Peter Howitt's Thunderpants.

Rupert is 13 years old and is the eldest of five children. Prior to winning the role of Ron Weasley, he performed in school productions and with the local theatre drama group. Productions included the role of the gangster Rooster in Annie and a production of Peter Pan and Rumplestiltskin in the Grimm Tales.

Ron's little sister Ginny embarks on her first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Her full load of school books is complemented by what seems to be a crush on Ron's best friend Harry Potter.

11 year-old BONNIE WRIGHT plays Ron's younger sister as she embarks on her first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Bonnie was also featured in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone as Ginny and the rest of the Weasley family wave goodbye to Ron on Platform 9 ¾. However, her role in the second film is absolutely central to the plot as her screen character battles with a crush on Harry, the powers of a secret diary and her tormented conscience.

Bonnie also appeared in Hallmark Television's production Stranded, which aired in the United States this year and will appear on UK screens in 2003.

In addition to being a gifted actress, Bonnie also plays the piano, recorder and saxophone. She is a talented footballer and enjoys a variety of sports including swimming, tennis, riding, ice-skating, cycling and surfing.

Fellow Slytherin second years Crabbe and Goyle return to Hogwarts, once again up to no good. Can Hermione, Ron and Harry use these two Malfoy sidekicks to figure out who's behind the dark force that threatens Hogwarts?

Second year Hogwarts student Draco Malfoy joins the Slytherin Quidditch team as their new Seeker by virtue of his father's donation of brand new Nimbus Two Thousand and One broomsticks. Intent on making trouble for Harry, whether in class or on the Quidditch field, Malfoy attracts suspicion as the mystery of the Chamber of Secrets unfolds … could HE be the infamous Heir of Slytherin?

14 year-old TOM FELTON is back as Harry Potter's archenemy and Slytherin school boy.

Tom has been acting professionally for six years and was first seen on the big screen in 1996 when he played the role of Peagreen in Peter Hewitt's The Borrowers. More recently he played the part of Jodie Foster's screen son Louis in Anna & the King.

He has also appeared in two top UK television series: Bugs in which he played the role of James and Second Sight starring opposite Clive Owen as Thomas Ingham. He has also starred in two BBC Radio 4 plays playing the role of Ioeth in The Wizard of Earthsea and Hercules in Here's to Everyone.

Tom first came to attention in 1995 when he was featured in a number of top television commercials. As well as displaying an early talent for acting, Tom is a talented singer. He has been a member of four choirs at school and church and was even offered a place in the Guildford Cathedral Choir.

He is an avid sportsman enjoying football, ice-skating, rollerblading, basketball, cricket, swimming and tennis.

The patriarch of the esteemed Malfoy family is now a Governor of Hogwarts, and emerges as a dangerous adversary of both Mr. Weasley and Professor Dumbledore.

JASON ISAACS takes on the role of the Machiavellian father to Draco.

Isaacs is fast becoming one of the most sought after actors of his generation whose recent credits include Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down, the recently released Jackie Chan film The Tuxedo and Dan Ireland's romantic comedy Passionada. Also due for release in 2002 are John Woo's Windtalkers opposite Nicolas Cage and Mike Figgis' Hotel.

After finishing shooting Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets he will travel straight to Australia to star as both Mr. Darling and Captain Hook in the Disney/Sony/Revolution production of Peter Pan to be directed by P.J. Hogan.

He has been working non-stop since appearing as Colonel William Tavington opposite Mel Gibson in The Patriot, a scene stealing performance which garnered him a nomination from the London Film Critic's Circle. He was also seen in drag in Sweet November with Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron and as a priest in Neil Jordan's End of the Affair. He was Professor Quincy, the 'smartest man on the planet' in box office giant Armageddon, Cow Pat Keegan, an IRA chief, in Divorcing Jack and the slimy Lord Felton opposite Denis Quaid in Dragonheart. In addition he has made three movies with director Paul Anderson; the sci-fi thriller Event Horizon,Soldier with Kurt Russell and the cult film Shopping. The eagle-eyed will spot him in an uncredited cameo in Anderson's recent Resident Evil. Isaacs made his feature film debut with Jeff Goldblum and Emma Thompson in The Tall Guy.

On television he starred as the sweet-natured Chas for two seasons in the hit series Capital City, in the headline grabbing Civvies from Lynda La Plante, as a real life disgraced footballer in Paul Greengrass' The Fix and as, variously, a gay crime lord, identical twins - one evil, one good, an amnesiac and two separate drug dealers called Des. For CBS he was in the mini-series The Last Don, as another priest, this time testing the limits of his vows.

On stage he created the role of Louis in the critically acclaimed National Theatre production of the Pulitzer Prize winning Angels in America - parts 1 & 2, and has appeared at the Royal Court in Gary Mitchell's The Force of Change and as Mussolini in Craig Raine's 1953 at the Almeida. He has also performed at the King's Head and five times at the Edinburgh festival.

Born in Liverpool, England, Isaacs attended Bristol University where, while studying law, he directed and/or starred in over twenty plays. On graduating he went straight to London's prestigious Central School of Speech and Drama for another three years and has been working ever since to clear his debts.

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	News/information on actors. In this section you will find the news on Movies,Books and much much more. All the books can be orderd at Amazon. Book One Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone Say you've spent the first 10 years of your life sleeping under the stairs of a family who loathes you. Then, in an absurd, magical twist of fate you find yourself surrounded by wizards, a caged snowy owl, a phoenix-feather wand, and jellybeans that come in every flavor, including strawberry, curry, grass, and sardine. Not only that, but you discover that you are a wizard yourself! This is exactly what happens to young Harry Potter in J.K. Rowling's enchanting, funny debut novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. In the nonmagic human world--the world of "Muggles"--Harry is a nobody, treated like dirt by the aunt and uncle who begrudgingly inherited him when his parents were killed by the evil Voldemort. But in the world of wizards, small, skinny Harry is famous as a survivor of the wizard who tried to kill him. He is left only with a lightning-bolt scar on his forehead, curiously refined sensibilities, and a host of mysterious powers to remind him that he's quite, yes, altogether different from his aunt, uncle, and spoiled, piglike cousin Dudley. A mysterious letter, delivered by the friendly giant Hagrid, wrenches Harry from his dreary, Muggle-ridden existence: "We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." Of course, Uncle Vernon yells most unpleasantly, "I AM NOT PAYING FOR SOME CRACKPOT OLD FOOL TO TEACH HIM MAGIC TRICKS!" Soon enough, however, Harry finds himself at Hogwarts with his owl Hedwig... and that's where the real adventure--humorous, haunting, and suspenseful--begins. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, first published in England as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, has won the following awards: Nestlé Smarties Book Prize 1997 Gold Medal 9-11 years FCBG Children’s Book Award 1997 Overall winner and Longer Novel Category Birmingham Cable Children’s Book Award 1997 Young Telegraph Paperback of the Year 1998 British Book Awards 1997 Children’s Book of the Year Sheffield Children’s Book Award 1998 Whitaker's Platinum Book Award 2001 Buy Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone from Amazon.com Book Two Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets It's hard to fall in love with an earnest, appealing young hero like Harry Potter and then to watch helplessly as he steps into terrible danger! And in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the much anticipated sequel to the award-winning Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, he is in terrible danger indeed. As if it's not bad enough that after a long summer with the horrid Dursleys he is thwarted in his attempts to hop the train to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to begin his second year. But when his only transportation option is a magical flying car, it is just his luck to crash into a valuable (but clearly vexed) Whomping Willow. Still, all this seems like a day in the park compared to what happens that fall within the haunted halls of Hogwarts. Chilling, malevolent voices whisper from the walls only to Harry, and it seems certain that his classmate Draco Malfoy is out to get him. Soon it's not just Harry who is worried about survival, as dreadful things begin to happen at Hogwarts. The mysteriously gleaming, foot-high words on the wall proclaim, "The Chamber of Secrets Has Been Opened. Enemies of the Heir, Beware." But what exactly does it mean? Harry, Hermione, and Ron do everything that is wizardly possible--including risking their own lives--to solve this 50-year-old, seemingly deadly mystery. This deliciously suspenseful novel is every bit as gripping, imaginative, and creepy as the first; familiar student concerns--fierce rivalry, blush-inducing crushes, pedantic professors--seamlessly intertwine with the bizarre, horrific, fantastical, or just plain funny. Once again, Rowling writes with a combination of wit, whimsy, and a touch of the macabre that will leave readers young and old desperate for the next installment. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets has won the following awards: Nestlé Smarties Book Prize 1998 Gold Medal 9-11 years Scottish Arts Council Children’s Book Award 1999 FCBG Children’s Book Award 1998 Overall winner and Longer Novel Category British Book Awards 1998 Children’s Book of the Year North East Book Award 1999 North East Scotland Book Award 1998 The Booksellers Association / The Bookseller Author of the Year 1998 Whitaker's Platinum Book Award 2001 Book Three Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban For most children, summer vacation is something to look forward to. But not for our 13-year-old hero, who's forced to spend his summers with an aunt, uncle, and cousin who detest him. The third book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series catapults into action when the young wizard "accidentally" causes the Dursleys' dreadful visitor Aunt Marge to inflate like a monstrous balloon and drift up to the ceiling. Fearing punishment from Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon (and from officials at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry who strictly forbid students to cast spells in the nonmagic world of Muggles), Harry lunges out into the darkness with his heavy trunk and his owl Hedwig. As it turns out, Harry isn't punished at all for his errant wizardry. Instead he is mysteriously rescued from his Muggle neighborhood and whisked off in a triple-decker, violently purple bus to spend the remaining weeks of summer in a friendly inn called the Leaky Cauldron. What Harry has to face as he begins his third year at Hogwarts explains why the officials let him off easily. It seems that Sirius Black--an escaped convict from the prison of Azkaban--is on the loose. Not only that, but he's after Harry Potter. But why? And why do the Dementors, the guards hired to protect him, chill Harry's very heart when others are unaffected? Once again, Rowling has created a mystery that will have children and adults cheering, not to mention standing in line for her next book. Fortunately, there are four more in the works. Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban has won the following awards: Nestlé Smarties Book Prize 1999 Gold Medal 9-11 years Whitbread Children’s Book of the Year 1999 British Book Awards 1999 Author of the Year The Booksellers Association / The Bookseller Author of the Year 1998 FCBG Children's Book Award 1999 / Longer Novel Category Whitaker's Platinum Book Award 2001 Book Four Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J.K. Rowling offers up equal parts danger and delight--and any number of dragons, house-elves, and death-defying challenges. Now 14, her orphan hero has only two more weeks with his Muggle relatives before returning to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Yet one night a vision harrowing enough to make his lightning-bolt-shaped scar burn has Harry on edge and contacting his godfather-in-hiding, Sirius Black. Happily, the prospect of attending the season's premier sporting event, the Quidditch World Cup, is enough to make Harry momentarily forget that Lord Voldemort and his sinister familiars--the Death Eaters--are out for murder. Readers, we will cast a giant invisibility cloak over any more plot and reveal only that You-Know-Who is very much after Harry and that this year there will be no Quidditch matches between Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin. Instead, Hogwarts will vie with two other magicians' schools, the stylish Beauxbatons and the icy Durmstrang, in a Triwizard Tournament. Those chosen to compete will undergo three supreme tests. Could Harry be one of the lucky contenders? But Quidditch buffs need not go into mourning: we get our share of this great game at the World Cup. Attempting to go incognito as Muggles, 100,000 witches and wizards converge on a "nice deserted moor." As ever, Rowling magicks up the details that make her world so vivid, and so comic. Several spectators' tents, for instance, are entirely unquotidian. One is a minipalace, complete with live peacocks; another has three floors and multiple turrets. And the sports paraphernalia on offer includes rosettes "squealing the names of the players" as well as "tiny models of Firebolts that really flew, and collectible figures of famous players, which strolled across the palm of your hand, preening themselves." Needless to say, the two teams are decidedly different, down to their mascots. Bulgaria is supported by the beautiful veela, who instantly enchant everyone--including Ireland's supporters--over to their side. Until, that is, thousands of tiny cheerleaders engage in some pyrotechnics of their own: "The leprechauns had risen into the air again, and this time, they formed a giant hand, which was making a very rude sign indeed at the veela across the field." Long before her fourth installment appeared, Rowling warned that it would be darker, and it's true that every exhilaration is equaled by a moment that has us fearing for Harry's life, the book's emotions running as deep as its dangers. Along the way, though, she conjures up such new characters as Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, a Dark Wizard catcher who may or may not be getting paranoid in his old age, and Rita Skeeter, who beetles around Hogwarts in search of stories. (This Daily Prophet scoop artist has a Quick-Quotes Quill that turns even the most innocent assertion into tabloid innuendo.) And at her bedazzling close, Rowling leaves several plot strands open, awaiting book 5. This fan is ready to wager that the author herself is part veela--her pen her wand, her commitment to her world complete. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire has won the following awards: Scottish Arts Council Book Award 2001 Children's Book Award in 9-11 category 2001 Winner of the Hugo Award Whitaker's Platinum Book Award 2001 Book Five I have yet to get the information on the fith book but when I do I will have it posted here for you! Book Six I have yet to get the information on the sixth book but when I do I will have it posted here for you! Actors Infromation Harry returns to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for his second year of studies - and for a second year as Seeker for the Gryffindor Quidditch team - but not without incident! Despite a warning to stay away from Hogwarts, the new year finds Harry discovering a new threat to the school… 13 year-old DANIEL RADCLIFFE once again reprises his role from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. He beat thousands of hopefuls to secure the role he seems born to play. As director Chris Columbus says: "Dan walked into the room and we all knew we had found Harry." Playing the role of young Harry Potter has won Daniel worldwide acclaim and the Variety Club of Great Britain's Best Newcomer Award, presented in February 2002. In April 2002 he was also honored with the prestigious David Di Donatello Award presented by Italy's Ente David Di Donatello - for his superb portrayal of Harry and for his contribution to the future of cinema. Daniel first appeared on screens in December 1999 when he played the young David Copperfield in BBC television's production of David Copperfield. The drama, which was directed by Simon Curtis, also starred Dame Maggie Smith who appeared alongside him as Professor McGonagall in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Prior to filming the first Harry Potter feature, he made his feature film debut as Jamie Lee Curtis' and Geoffrey Rush's screen son in John Boorman's The Tailor of Panama. Gryffindor student Hermione is back at Hogwarts for her second year, having once again spent her summer studying and reading up on all things magical. Her extensive wizarding knowledge of spells and charms will once again prove invaluable to friends Ron and Harry, as a new danger strikes at the very heart of Hogwarts... 12 year-old EMMA WATSON made her superb debut into the world of professional acting in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, although her natural ability has been evident since an early age with highly praised performances in several school productions. Emma lived in France until age five, and then moved to England. At age seven, she won first prize in her year for a poetry recital in the school's Daisy Pratt Poetry competition. She went on to co-star as Morgan La Fay in the school's production of Arthur: The Young Years and then took one of lead roles in The Happy Prince. Emma is an avid hockey player, recently receiving her colors for the school team. She also enjoys rounders and netball, and likes to take part in all kinds of school activities including athletics and sculling. Also returning for his second year at Hogwarts is Harry's best friend Ron Weasley, who, along with his brothers rescues Harry from the Dursley home in his father's flying car. As an ominous dark force threatens Hogwarts and pal Harry, Ron rises to the challenge, once again proving his loyalty and bravery. RUPERT GRINT again plays the youngest Weasley brother and best friend to Harry Potter. Although, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was Rupert's first foray into the world of professional acting, his natural talent has earned him worldwide critical and public acclaim and a British Critic's Circle nomination for Best Newcomer. Since filming the first Harry Potter film, he has gone on to star along side Simon Callow and Stephen Fry as a young madcap professor in Peter Howitt's Thunderpants. Rupert is 13 years old and is the eldest of five children. Prior to winning the role of Ron Weasley, he performed in school productions and with the local theatre drama group. Productions included the role of the gangster Rooster in Annie and a production of Peter Pan and Rumplestiltskin in the Grimm Tales. Ron's little sister Ginny embarks on her first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Her full load of school books is complemented by what seems to be a crush on Ron's best friend Harry Potter. 11 year-old BONNIE WRIGHT plays Ron's younger sister as she embarks on her first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Bonnie was also featured in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone as Ginny and the rest of the Weasley family wave goodbye to Ron on Platform 9 ¾. However, her role in the second film is absolutely central to the plot as her screen character battles with a crush on Harry, the powers of a secret diary and her tormented conscience. Bonnie also appeared in Hallmark Television's production Stranded, which aired in the United States this year and will appear on UK screens in 2003. In addition to being a gifted actress, Bonnie also plays the piano, recorder and saxophone. She is a talented footballer and enjoys a variety of sports including swimming, tennis, riding, ice-skating, cycling and surfing. Fellow Slytherin second years Crabbe and Goyle return to Hogwarts, once again up to no good. Can Hermione, Ron and Harry use these two Malfoy sidekicks to figure out who's behind the dark force that threatens Hogwarts? Second year Hogwarts student Draco Malfoy joins the Slytherin Quidditch team as their new Seeker by virtue of his father's donation of brand new Nimbus Two Thousand and One broomsticks. Intent on making trouble for Harry, whether in class or on the Quidditch field, Malfoy attracts suspicion as the mystery of the Chamber of Secrets unfolds … could HE be the infamous Heir of Slytherin? 14 year-old TOM FELTON is back as Harry Potter's archenemy and Slytherin school boy. Tom has been acting professionally for six years and was first seen on the big screen in 1996 when he played the role of Peagreen in Peter Hewitt's The Borrowers. More recently he played the part of Jodie Foster's screen son Louis in Anna & the King. He has also appeared in two top UK television series: Bugs in which he played the role of James and Second Sight starring opposite Clive Owen as Thomas Ingham. He has also starred in two BBC Radio 4 plays playing the role of Ioeth in The Wizard of Earthsea and Hercules in Here's to Everyone. Tom first came to attention in 1995 when he was featured in a number of top television commercials. As well as displaying an early talent for acting, Tom is a talented singer. He has been a member of four choirs at school and church and was even offered a place in the Guildford Cathedral Choir. He is an avid sportsman enjoying football, ice-skating, rollerblading, basketball, cricket, swimming and tennis. The patriarch of the esteemed Malfoy family is now a Governor of Hogwarts, and emerges as a dangerous adversary of both Mr. Weasley and Professor Dumbledore. JASON ISAACS takes on the role of the Machiavellian father to Draco. Isaacs is fast becoming one of the most sought after actors of his generation whose recent credits include Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down, the recently released Jackie Chan film The Tuxedo and Dan Ireland's romantic comedy Passionada. Also due for release in 2002 are John Woo's Windtalkers opposite Nicolas Cage and Mike Figgis' Hotel. After finishing shooting Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets he will travel straight to Australia to star as both Mr. Darling and Captain Hook in the Disney/Sony/Revolution production of Peter Pan to be directed by P.J. Hogan. He has been working non-stop since appearing as Colonel William Tavington opposite Mel Gibson in The Patriot, a scene stealing performance which garnered him a nomination from the London Film Critic's Circle. He was also seen in drag in Sweet November with Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron and as a priest in Neil Jordan's End of the Affair. He was Professor Quincy, the 'smartest man on the planet' in box office giant Armageddon, Cow Pat Keegan, an IRA chief, in Divorcing Jack and the slimy Lord Felton opposite Denis Quaid in Dragonheart. In addition he has made three movies with director Paul Anderson; the sci-fi thriller Event Horizon,Soldier with Kurt Russell and the cult film Shopping. The eagle-eyed will spot him in an uncredited cameo in Anderson's recent Resident Evil. Isaacs made his feature film debut with Jeff Goldblum and Emma Thompson in The Tall Guy. On television he starred as the sweet-natured Chas for two seasons in the hit series Capital City, in the headline grabbing Civvies from Lynda La Plante, as a real life disgraced footballer in Paul Greengrass' The Fix and as, variously, a gay crime lord, identical twins - one evil, one good, an amnesiac and two separate drug dealers called Des. For CBS he was in the mini-series The Last Don, as another priest, this time testing the limits of his vows. On stage he created the role of Louis in the critically acclaimed National Theatre production of the Pulitzer Prize winning Angels in America - parts 1 & 2, and has appeared at the Royal Court in Gary Mitchell's The Force of Change and as Mussolini in Craig Raine's 1953 at the Almeida. He has also performed at the King's Head and five times at the Edinburgh festival. Born in Liverpool, England, Isaacs attended Bristol University where, while studying law, he directed and/or starred in over twenty plays. On graduating he went straight to London's prestigious Central School of Speech and Drama for another three years and has been working ever since to clear his debts. Home