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Six ways to prepare for one Harry summer |
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Written by Sharon Hoffman, MCT
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Wednesday, 23 May 2007 |
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J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" won't be released until July 21, but here are six tips for preparing for what promises to be a very Harry summer:
1. Laugh: Some creative Massachusetts teens have reduced the Potter characters to hand puppet silliness. Videos, T-shirts and more are on potterpuppetpals.com. Start with "The Mysterious Ticking Noise."
2. Play: With every movie comes a new video game. Explore Hogwarts in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," debuting June 25 for most platforms.
3. Browse: Explore fan sites (mugglenet.com, the-leaky-cauldron.org, sugarquill.net, hp-lexicon.org), the publisher's site (scholastic.com/harrypotter), the movie (harrypotter.warnerbros.com) or the great creator (www.jkrowling.com).
4. Analyze: The books have spawned a cottage industry of Potter predictions and punditry. Try Mugglenet.Com's What Will Happen in Harry Potter 7 (Ulysses Press, $13.95).
5. Listen: The fundraiser CD "Wizards and Muggles Rock for Social Justice" is due out next month with bands such as Harry and the Potters (eskimolabs.com/hp) and Draco and the Malfoys (evilwizardrock.com).
6. Reread: The ambitious can dive into Books 1-6 again. Don't have time? Get by with only Book 6 ("Half-Blood Prince") and the "Phoenix" film. Or for your summer vacation, try the audio versions, masterfully told by Jim Dale.
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