Dinosaur name gets Potter magic
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- Dinosaur name gets Potter magic
- Seventh ‘Potter’ book out in 2007?
- Who’s your ideal school walk pal?
Dinosaur name gets Potter magic
NEWS.com.au – May 25, 2006
The dinosaur’s name comes from the Latin words for dragon and king and Rowlands’s fictional Hogwarts School. The author said the honour had brought her new credibility with her children who are passionate about dinosaurs. “The naming of Dracorex hogwartsia is easily the most unexpected honour to have come my way since the publication of the Harry Potter books” she said yesterday. “I am absolutely thrilled to think that Hogwarts has made a small mark upon the fascinating world of dinosaurs. Paleontologist Robert Bakker said the beast now on display at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis would not look out of place in a Potter book: “(It) carried an armour-plated head of almost magical configuration covered with knobs and spikes horns and crests. I was staring at the skull last summer and the name just popped into my head hogwartsia.
Seventh ‘Potter’ book out in 2007?
Digital Spy – May 25, 2006
The statement comes from the company’s Director of Publishing Liz Calder who made the prediction whilst on a visit to India. At the British Council’s Creative Future conference Calder reportedly spoke about J. Rowling’s future as well as the ever-popular novels: “One more Harry Potter only but she (Rowling) said from the beginning that she would write seven.
Who’s your ideal school walk pal?
BBC News – May 25, 2006
The boy wizard beat the likes of Bart Simpson and SpongeBob SquarePants to the top spot in a recent poll. But who would you choose to keep you company on your daily journey to the school gates?. Or maybe you’re perfectly happy walking with your Mum or Dad or your mates!Unfortunately this topic is now closed but there are Comments pages on other subjects on the main Chat index… It’d make going to school the best part of the day instead of the worst!. It would be really interesting to hear what she is going to put in her next books.