From shainlakshmi at shainlakshmi.yahoo.invalid Wed Mar 7 09:01:15 2007 From: shainlakshmi at shainlakshmi.yahoo.invalid (shainlakshmi) Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2007 09:01:15 -0000 Subject: ***Global Petition for International Harry Potter Day*** Message-ID: There's a huge international effort going on to secure a date to commemorate the Harry Potter saga. I've already signed and thought I'd do my part to spread the word . I'm trying to send this out to as many HP Discussion Forums as I can. Each petition signer receives a pixel on a one-million-pixel mural recognizing their contribution to the cause. Be sure to check your e-mail within 24hrs of signing to get the coordinates of your personal pixel. Goal: 1,000,000 signatures Feb 21st - July 21st. Whichever country obtains 10,000 signatures gets to have the petition forwarded to said country's leaders. Countries represented so far: Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Belgium, Bolivia, Canada, China, Colombia, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Croatia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Norway, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Portugal, Poland, Peru, Panama, Paraguay, Pakistan, Russia, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Singapore, Turkey, Taiwan, Tunisia, Trinidad, United States, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela. The petition has also garnered media interest, just in case there are any doubts about the authenticity of it: http://cbs4denver.com/harrypotter/local_blogentry_060154208.html If you want to know who created this petition and an intro: http://www.harrypotterholiday.com/intro The petition: http://www.harrypotterholiday.com/petition In McGonagall's own words, "He'll be famous - a legend - I wouldn't be surprised if today was known as Harry Potter day in future - there will be books written about Harry - every child in our world will know his name!" Let's try to make it come true, shall we? Sign away...I'll try to update this post every now and then, to keep track of the current tally. Current Tally: 4364 I'm No.676 on the list . What about you? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From elanor.isolda at elanor_isolda.yahoo.invalid Mon Mar 12 20:29:56 2007 From: elanor.isolda at elanor_isolda.yahoo.invalid (Elanor Isolda) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:29:56 +0000 Subject: Book Release Party at Sectus! Message-ID: <6493bc80703121329l35978d53r84309c62c81ed501@...> Sectus 2007 is pleased to announce the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Reading Party, in association with Fiction Alley, the web's largest archive of Harry Potter-specific fanfiction and art. To celebrate the release of the final Harry Potter book during the conference, the venue will be open from 10pm on Friday July 20th. In the run-up to midnight, there will be themed entertainments, including a last-minute theory competition. When the clock strikes midnight, the wait will finally be over and pre-ordered books, which are being delivered direct to the venue, will be handed out. The building will then remain open throughout the night, with various areas available for reading and discussing the book for those who want to dive straight in. Anyone attending Sectus can now order their copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows through the conference website, but hurry, because there is only a limited number available. We look forward to welcoming you to the ultimate book release party! Please feel free to contact me if you have any queries, or check out the forum at www.sectus.net/forum/ Regards Elanor Isolda Conference Chair Sectus 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sectus is a trading name of Sectus Ltd, registered in England and Wales. Registration number: 6130297 Registered Office: 11 Murray Street, London NW1 9RE [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From renee at merihastyent.yahoo.invalid Tue Mar 27 05:13:15 2007 From: renee at merihastyent.yahoo.invalid (merihastyent) Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 05:13:15 -0000 Subject: Quidditch Teams Join Borders Riverside Classic Message-ID: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2007 Contact: Renee Antoine, Media Manager press at ... QUIDDITCH TEAMS JOIN THE BORDERS RIVERSIDE QUIDDITCH CLASSIC NEW ORLEANS, La., March 26, 2007 -- Phoenix Rising has announced the final line-up for the Borders Riverside Quidditch Classic, to be held on May 19, 2007, as part of the Phoenix Rising conference activities. The tournament will include the Alivan???s Winged Lions, the Knight 62442 Werewolves; the Whimsic Alley Sea Serpents; the Borders Potion Masters; the Shrieking Shack Marauders; the Owl Appreciation Society Fighting Owls; the World Confederation of Pirates and Ninjas Pontchartrain Pirates; and the Betas Anonymous Punctuation Pixies. All teams will play at least three matches of outdoor Quidditch, complete with spectators, and at the end of the tournament, the winners will take home the famed Delta Cup. "It's incredible to see such a diverse group of fan groups and businesses join together to play Quidditch on the banks of the Mississippi River," said Madeleine Defourneaux, the Bayou Quidditch League???s tournament manager. Interested attendees can join the tournament until the close of registration on April 10, 2007. Additionally, non-attendees may take part in the tournament by visiting and using the "purchase tickets only" option. Until April 10, anyone may purchase Quidditch tournament registration, tickets for the Storyville wizard rock event on Bourbon Street, and for the keynote events, presented by Susan Aikens of Borders, Inc., Danny Bilson of Electronic Arts, Jon Burlingame of the University of Southern California, and Dr. Anne Heibert Alton, as well as for a unique walking dinner at the Aquarium of the Americas. Links: About Phoenix Rising Phoenix Rising (www.thephoenixrises.org), a Harry Potter conference for adult scholars, students, professionals and fans, is presented by Narrate Conferences, Inc. (www.narrateconferences.org), a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that produces dynamic, innovative events. Phoenix Rising is an unofficial event, and is not endorsed, sanctioned or any other way supported, directly or indirectly, by Warner Bros. Entertainment, the Harry Potter book publishers, or J. K. Rowling and her representatives. ### From jassyk84 at jassyk84.yahoo.invalid Tue Mar 27 21:27:35 2007 From: jassyk84 at jassyk84.yahoo.invalid (jassyk84) Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 21:27:35 -0000 Subject: H-Town DH Party Call for Volunteers!! Message-ID: HOUSTON'S HARRY POTTER AND THE DEALTHY HALLOWS RELEASE PARTY Perfectus 2007 July 20-21st- right here in Houston! There will be -Wizarding Rock Bands -Raffles -Vendors -Live Podcast Broadcasting -Costume Contests And of course .. Your very own copy of the last EVER Harry Potter book! PERFECTUS 2007 CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS (Including: Vendors, Performers and Sponsors) If you are interested in volunteering for this once in a life time event, please attend our information meeting on: MAY 5, 2007 At The Black Labrador Pub 4100 Montrose Blvd (Cross Street: Richmond Avenue) Houston, TX 77006-4936 Time: 2pm We need volunteers leading up to this HUGE event in the areas of: -Fundraising -Advertising -Decorating Also, if you would like to participate in this event as a Vendor, Performer or Sponsor you are strongly encouraged to attend this meeting as well. We are expecting a crowd of 2000 plus and this would be a great opportunity to get the word out about your company or talent. FOR INFO ON THIS EVENT VISIT WWW.MYSPACE.COM/PERFECTUS 2007 From heidi at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid Sat Mar 31 15:00:53 2007 From: heidi at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid (Heidi Tandy) Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 11:00:53 -0400 Subject: FictionAlley Debuts New Front Page Message-ID: <1175353261.3538CB86@...> FictionAlley.org is thrilled to announce our new partnership with YouTube, Ben & Jerry's and LUSH bath products! As you can see from our front page - http://www.fictionalley.org - today, April first, 2007, we have sublet our "portrait" space to showcase the world beyond Harry Potter. We'll be rolling out more examples of these new partnerships throughout the day, which, we note, will end when April 1 ends in Hawaii. Have a fun day! Heidi for FictionAlley