Warner Bros. Launches New 'Harry Potter 5' Website
Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Warner Brothers, Family Films, Home Entertainment, Movie Marketing, Harry Potter, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and Sequels
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When I saw the name of Warner Brothers' new website for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, I was concerned. I worried that JoinDumbledoresArmy might be some sneaky plan by the Bush administration to draft our youngsters into fighting overseas. But after closer inspection, the site appears legit. It allows you to enroll alongside Harry, Ron, and Hermione to fight the Dark Arts and also to send messages to Dumbledore's Army that will appear on the website. The messages that have been left so far range from the heroic -- ("We must band together against the Dark Lord," says Larry R.) to the cryptic --("I'm of Brazil, yeah!!! LOL," says Eder F.) to the profound -- ("EEEEEEEEEEEE!" says Katie A.)
Once you enroll in the Army, you can download wallpapers, skins, banners, images, and buddy icons. I must admit, I did not enroll -- I fear a 26 year-old man signing up for "Dumbledore's Army" would surely put me on some sort of pedophile watch list -- but I did play the site's game: "Dark Arts Defense." The object of the game is to master spells. I won my school's spell-ing bee three years in a row, but alas, those skills did not translate. You have a wand, they give you symbols and you're supposed to trace them out in the air to defeat your opponent. There's a training course, but I got cocky and skipped right over it, which was a mistake. I must say, the game was a lot of fun, but playing it was quite a blow to my self-esteem. The current high score: 318,071. My score: 6.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
5-04-2007 @ 4:17PM
Corie said...
Thank you thank you thank you. Too awesome! Had to share it with my friends, of course with a link back to you guys.
http://www.timeww.com/2007/05/04/join-dumbledore%e2%80%99s-army/
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5-05-2007 @ 2:50AM
pipi hail said...
http://www.alkaos.com - watch Tv shows, web TV, Funny clips, Cartoons,anime,movies,play online games... and more free online :)
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5-06-2007 @ 10:17PM
TajaReyul said...
I must admit, I did not enroll -- I fear a 26 year-old man signing up for "Dumbledore's Army" would surely put me on some sort of pedophile watch list...
Oh honey, you needn't have worried. I'm sure that the vast majority of the members of Dumbledore's (online) Army are at least as old as, if not older than you. If you don't believe me, then you are sadly uninformed about the juggernaut that is Harry Potter fandom.
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6-18-2007 @ 4:55PM
Kyle Dalton said...
I Love Harry Potter!! I am a huge fan! J.K. Rowling is a Unique, creative, and amazing writer. Before on school nights i didn't want to go to bed but now i usally look forward to going to bed. I cannot wait until the 5th movie and the 7th book. I am going to the movie with my cousin Nicole( she is a huge fan, too)And also me and Nicole are going to the book launch of the the 7th book. I can't wait!!
Kyle Dalton
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7-05-2007 @ 12:04PM
Claire O' Connell said...
I can't wait until the new movie comes out.I want to see how the characters and new characters develope.Like,Hermonie.If you watch the first movie,Hermonie is kind of a show off but, as she gets older, she gets more friendlyer with Harry and Ron.`Looney Lovegood` well,shes lucky to get the part as Luna.I can't wait until the book launch,last book.Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!
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