Fire and Ice Holidays

Happy Holidays to all! It has been quite a year and hope you all got through your exams with high scores and all your present shopping is slowly coming to an end as your home and tree get decked out for the holidays. This might be the last post for the year of 2013 and we will see you next year in 2014. Before we leave, we have a few holiday specials in theaters. The title "Fire and Ice" seems to be the dominant theme for this year's holiday films. So here is a list of some of the blockbuster films that may interest you and your family.

Marvel's Thor 2: Dark World continues the adventure of Thor, Loki, and Jane Foster through Asgard and London facing the threat of dark elves.

Catching Fire is the sequel to The Hunger Games. Katniss and Peeta realize that it isn't so easy to leave the games behind especially when they are to enter again in the 75th Quarter Quell in the beginning of a revolution.

Disney's latest animated feature film Frozen tells the story of sisters dealing with not just their opposite personality, but an icy secret that unleashes upon their beloved kingdom of Arendelle.

The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug continues the story of Bilbo, Thorin, Gandalf, and company in their journey to Erebor to at last defeat the dragon Smaug, while another threat is slowly unveiling.

Disney's other film Saving Mr. Banks is based on a true story on not just the making of Disney's most beloved films Mary Poppins, but the truth behind the character herself.

Catching Fire, Frozen, and The Hobbit tend reflect the fire and ice theme. These are not the only films, but a few highlight ones not to miss out on. So enjoy your holidays with these wonderful films and see you all next year.

Death Day Party 2013!

Come join Potter Watch in their sixth annual Death Day Party! It will be hosted in Cone 112 from 6 - 9 pm this Friday November 1st. It is a spook-tacular event for all. Though a small warning to those who will be driving from a distance: the forecast calls in a chance for a thunderstorm that night. Costumes are encouraged, but not mandatory. See you then, hopefully. In the meantime, Happy Halloween!

House of Hades Out Now!

The book Percy Jackson fans have been waiting for and will finally know what follows after that fatal cliff-hangar at the end of Mark of Athena. Heroes of Olympus Book Four: House of Hades is out today. Enjoy the reading, but remember NO SPOILERS. Here is the cover if you haven't seen it yet.

The only spoiler I would give since it is a mixed bag is the title of the fifth book. It will also be scrambled, but it won't be too bad.

STOP READING: FIFTH BOOK TITLE AHEAD

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Aslan Returns in The Silver Chair

It has been announced that the fourth Narnia film will be the Silver Chair produced by the Mark Gordon Company. It appears to be a new company. Further news of the film has yet to come. It is also known that some of the characters may have to be replaced. The Daily Prophet and many hope that the characters of Eustace Scrubb, Aslan, and Caspian will not be the victims of replacement. We would love to welcome back Will Poulter, Liam Neeson, and Ben Barnes back to the big screen together. Three cheers for Narnia!

New Term Begins!

Potter Watch of UNC Charlotte has just started up another year of magic and fun. Daily Prophets will no longer produce hard paper copies. Other fun areas such as random riddles and photo captions may be done here, but there is no guarantee of it occurring. If it is decided to continue these activities then the chances of rewards will be not be happening. If the members desire prizes then members must share ideas of alternatives to candy.

It has been noticed that some news has been delayed, but that is due other priorities. News will be delivered sometime this upcoming week. Any questions revolving around news or the Daily Prophet then please post below and they will be answered as soon as possible.

Journey into the Sea of Monsters...

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters is now in theaters! Join Percy, Annabeth, Clarisse, Grover, and Tyson in their journey to the Sea of Monsters to retrieve the golden fleece to save Camp Half-Blood. However, they are not the only ones after the fleece, yes Luke Castellan is alive and wishes to retrieve it too. Read the book by Rick Riordan or watch the film in theaters. Here is a clip from the film for those who are planning to see it later.

New Covers for 6 and 7

The final two new covers have been released. The sixth shows the Harry and Dumbledore at the entrance of the cave. The seventh is Harry, Ron, and Hermione escaping on the white dragon. A larger picture of the fifth book is also added to the prior version being a bit too small.

Robert Galbraith or JK Rowling?

Sometime in April a mystery crime novel called The Cuckoo's Calling has been released under the name Robert Galbraith. However, on Saturday July 13th the secret slipped and revealed that Robert Galbraith the author doesn't exist. The true author of this novel is none other than J.K. Rowling herself. This news was not meant to be revealed until much later and it wasn't on Rowling's request. The news slipped from someone Rowling believed she could trust. Due to this unfortunate incident bookstores have sold out. 300,000 more copies are to be reprinted, but this time with Rowling's bio in the back. If Rowling had her way, the bookstores would already be stocked with the prepared number so the selling out could be avoided. Barnes and Nobles will be re-releasing the copies in four weeks and on Rowling's request have held the Casual Vacancy till the 23rd of July. The covers are shown below with UK version first and US version second.

A New Look for Harry Potter

It has been known among fans that the UK have installed new book covers for their Harry Potter books couple years back. However, earlier this year the Scholastic released a new cover for Sorcerer's Stone with the new artist Kazu Kibuishi announcing new covers for the series and the release of the books sometime this fall. Sometime in mid-June Chamber of Secrets new cover had been released. Now in this week the next three covers were released announcing that the remaining covers will be released in August. Here are the five books in order. Order of the Phoenix cover is a bit small, but the prophet will show a bigger picture of it when it is available.

What do you think:

Monsters University is Out!

Big apologies for the delay, but Monsters University has been released this past Friday on June 21! This is Pixar's 14th animated feature film and it is the sequel or prequel to be exact of Monsters Inc. Monsters University follows the same characters of the original Mike and Sullivan. Except this time they are going off to college where they learn to be monsters.

Disney's 53rd Animated Film: Frozen

So apart from the exciting news of The Hobbit 2, Catching Fire, and Thor 2, another epic film will be released during the winter holidays this year. Disney will be releasing their 53rd animated film titled, Frozen. The film will be based on Hans Christian Anderson's "Snow Queen" telling the story of two sisters. One will be evil, dominant, and very beautiful who is the Snow Queen. The youngest sister will be the hero, Princess Anna.

Here is the trailer for Frozen and the poster below:

Heroes Return!

Today two heroes get return with a new look. In theaters Man of Steel has been released. It is new is costume, name, actors, and even music. Yes, sadly John William's famous, epic fanfare for the Superman films has remained on the shelf, but hopefully Hans Zimmer will take the film to new heights.

Also today a new Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters poster has been released with a close up shot of Riptide in Percy's hand and we can see Poseidon's symbol the trident in a silver blaze. Underneath the words: In Demigods We Trust" is written. The second installment comes out August 7th of this year.

Trailer and Poster for Desolation of Smaug

The second installment for The Hobbit will be released in theaters this coming November. The Desolation of Smaug will continue the story from where the first installment The Unexpected Journey left off. Yesterday a new poster was released and today the first official trailer for the film has been released. The new poster is below and the link for the trailer is here.

Oz on DVD Tomorrow

Tomorrow on June 11th 2013, Disney's Oz the Great and Powerful will be released. There will be four editions: a single DVD with digital copy, single blu-ray with digital copy, blu-ray with DVD and digital copy, and blu-ray 3D with digital copy. This film received many mixed reviews, but those of you who loved it take the opportunity to add this to your home collection. Just follow the yellow brick road.

Fourth Book Cover for Heroes of Olympus

On May 31st, Rick Riordan revealed the cover of the fourth installment of his Heroes of Olympus series. The fourth book titled The House of Hades, will be released on Ocotober 4th 2013. The book will continue the heroic adventure of the seven demigods: Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, Jason Grace, Piper McLean, Hazel Levesque, Leo Valdez, and Frank Zhang.

This book will be from the point of view (POV) of the Roman demigods Jason, Hazel, and Frank, but Riordan mentioned that Percy and Annabeth's journey through Tartarus will also be told and the book cover also claims this to be true. So many believe the fourth POV will be Annabeth due to ensuring that each hero has gotten two books with a POV.

The cover is here for you to make your opinion and judgement what awaits in The House of Hades:

Daily Prophet's Official Blog Opened

Today of June 7th, UNC Charlotte's Potter Watch's Daily Prophet has officially opened its blog. It is the new method for Potter fans of the club to enjoy their magical news. Technology has allowed members of the club not only a chance to read the headline news, but they will be able to respond with their comments on each post. The original hard copied Daily Prophets were really monthly news due to save money on inc, but now the Daily Prohpet news can be more "daily". Keep checking in to your favorite Potter Watch news blog for the updates in Harry Potter, Potter Watch, and the overall magical world.