[HPforGrownups] Re: wizard entertainment

[Hollydaze]

No: HPFGUIDX 35290

gideoner4 wrote:
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> >  My sister and I wonder what kind of entertainment the wizarding 
> >  world has. There was no mention of theaters, TV (at least magic   
> > TV), and movies (if muggles can have movies, wizards can have too).
> > There was mention of wizarding wireless though (and the singing 
> > sorceress Celestina Warbeck). But aside from that, what could be 
> > the wizard equivalent of movie, TV, and theater? And what about the 
> > computer? I mean, they have magic! Surely they have something like 
> > the internet?

Grey Wolf wrote:
> There is no mention in canon of anything that would work like a 
> computer (no computer games for wizards, sorry!) but there have been 
> some rumours flying around about a wizard equivalent to Internet, 
> although I don't remember if it's got any meat on it (MAYBE it was 
> said by JKR in an interview, but don't quote me on that). 

Yes it was said in an interview. JK said something along the lines of "wizards have something similar to the internet but a lot more interesting" (paraphrased). There was no mention of which book we'll find out about this in though.

HOLLYDAZE!!!


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