Harry Potter

Warner Bros. Pictures "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"

The sixth film in J.K. Rowling's series has beautiful special effects, and something even more rare: Magic
By Stephanie Zacharek Jul 15, 2009

  • Touched by a vampire

    Preteen girls -- and their grown-up moms -- are sinking their teeth into Stephenie Meyer's gothic "Twilight" books by the millions. Move over, J.K. Rowling.
    By Laura Miller July 30, 2008

  • Would you like some books with that tote bag?

    This year's Book Expo America attendees snatched up totes, celebrity autographs -- oh yeah, and some books.
    By Laura Miller June 3, 2008

  • Iranian prosecutor: Banish Barbie!

    After tireless attempts to stop Barbie's Iranian invasion, will she be exiled for good?
    By Tracy Clark-Flory April 29, 2008

  • Law, torture and Harry Potter

    This is not a joke: A flawed legal regime afflicts the Potter-verse.
    By Andrew Leonard November 20, 2007

  • Can "Harry Potter" math save our schools?

    All is forgiven, J.K. Rowling.
    By Farhad Manjoo November 15, 2007

  • J.K. Rowling's Crucio curse

    Farhad Manjoo explores why the author should allow publication of a fan's Harry Potter Lexicon.
    November 15, 2007

  • Only Harry Potter can save Pakistan!

    Karachi school kids think You-Know-Who and the Death Eaters have seized control. But where's Dumbledore?
    By Andrew Leonard November 8, 2007

  • I'm addicted to Harry Potter fan fiction!

    Every moment I'm alone, I'm secretly reading the stories, the forums, the recommendations. I can't stop!
    By Cary Tennis November 2, 2007

  • Dumbledore? Gay. J.K. Rowling? Chatty.

    What happens when authors like J.K. Rowling can't stop telling their own stories?
    By Rebecca Traister October 23, 2007

  • Harry Potter and the rebounding stock market?

    A magic quarter for Amazon has investors hoping for a rebound after a dreary Tuesday. Will their futures prophecy come true?
    By Andrew Leonard July 25, 2007

  • Hasta la vista, Harry

    A few final, spoiler-free thoughts on Harry Potter from the members of Salon's reader community, Table Talk.
    July 24, 2007

  • Goodbye, Harry Potter

    Does J.K. Rowling's final installment, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," provide the magical ending to the beloved series her readers so desperately long for?
    By Laura Miller July 20, 2007

  • For Harry Potter fans about to rock, we salute you

    A global network of Potter-influenced bands inspired kids like 8-year-old Darius to make their own wizard rock. Will fans keep the music alive?
    By Elisabeth Donnelly July 14, 2007

  • Harry Potter and the art of screenwriting

    Michael Goldenberg talks about the pleasures and pitfalls of adapting "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" for the big screen.
    By Rebecca Traister July 11, 2007

  • "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"

    Patches of magical beauty rescue this sprawling adaptation of the fifth book in J.K. Rowling's beloved series.
    By Stephanie Zacharek July 10, 2007

  • Potterpalooza

    For the Quidditch players, wizard rockers and would-be witches who gathered at a New Orleans Harry Potter convention, this is the dawning of their summer of love -- and loss.
    By Rebecca Traister June 1, 2007

  • Maher's New Rules: Hogwarts

    An exclusive clip from "Real Time With Bill Maher"
    By Kerry Lauerman February 27, 2007

  • 607 days 'til we can legally play "tonsil Quidditch"

    "Harry Potter" hottie Daniel Radcliffe turns 18 on July 23, 2007.
    By Lynn Harris November 23, 2005

  • "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"

    Harry and his friends are growing up, but this latest Potter film may leave you struggling with your own childhood demons.
    By Stephanie Zacharek November 17, 2005

  • Heroes and hormones

    Harry learns more about his mysterious nemesis -- and the brutal reality of being 16 -- in J.K. Rowling's tricky, but ultimately satisfying, penultimate volume in the "Harry Potter" series.
    By Laura Miller July 17, 2005
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