When the phrase 'March Madness' is heard, many people would probably think of college basketball. Not the Potterheads over at Mugglenet.com. They have created a bracket of their own... for Harry Potter characters.
The HP tournament is currently in its "Elite Eight" stage. It pits Harry Potter against Nymphadora Tonks, Neville Longbottom against Luna Lovegood, Sirius Black against Severus Snape, and Hermione Granger against Minerva McGonagall.
There have been several upsets, including number six seed Tonks beating out number three seed Ginny Weasley, Colin Creevey (11) ousting Dudley Dursley (6), Xenophilius Lovegood (14) winning over Peter Pettigrew (3), and more recently, Ron Weasley (1) losing to Sirius (4).
If I had to choose a winner out of the remaining characters, I would probably predict Snape. People's like of Snape now due to the revelations in Deathly Hallows combined with their love of Alan Rickman (who portrays Snape in the films) seems to make him a fan favorite.
The HP tournament is currently in its "Elite Eight" stage. It pits Harry Potter against Nymphadora Tonks, Neville Longbottom against Luna Lovegood, Sirius Black against Severus Snape, and Hermione Granger against Minerva McGonagall.
There have been several upsets, including number six seed Tonks beating out number three seed Ginny Weasley, Colin Creevey (11) ousting Dudley Dursley (6), Xenophilius Lovegood (14) winning over Peter Pettigrew (3), and more recently, Ron Weasley (1) losing to Sirius (4).
If I had to choose a winner out of the remaining characters, I would probably predict Snape. People's like of Snape now due to the revelations in Deathly Hallows combined with their love of Alan Rickman (who portrays Snape in the films) seems to make him a fan favorite.
To vote for your favorite character, head over to http://www.mugglenet.com/marchmadness/.
In other news, Pottermore has opened a shop where fans can download the Harry Potter series in eBook and digital audio book form.
Books 1-3 as eBooks cost $7.99 each, while the rest are $9.99 apiece. Or, you can get the entire collection for $57.54.
The audio books are a bit more expensive. Books 1-3 are $29.99, and books 4-7 are $44.99. The entire collection is $242.94.
According to the Pottermore Shop site, "Harry Potter eBooks are compatible with all leading eReaders, tablets and smartphones," and the audio books "are compatible with MP3 players, including iPods and hundreds of other audio devices."
To check out the shop, go to http://shop.pottermore.com/en_US?c=USD.
(Also... I don't know why all this text is underlined. I don't know how to get rid of it...)
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