Harry Potter Mania

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The mania lives on. Harry Potter, an orphan with an inborn wizard ability later discovers he has the magical skills. He was sent to a boarding school called Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to learn the skills needed to succeed as a wizard. A series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling turned into movies, each chronicles one year in Harry's life at the Hogwarts until his struggles through adolescence where he learns to overcome all hurdles.

The sixth film "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," is about to be released as scheduled on July 15, 2009. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton, Helena Bonham Carter. It was directed by David Yates and produced by Lionel Wigram, David Heyman and David Barron.

Like Emma, I too believe that Harry Potter lives on and will live on in the hearts of many even with the generations to come.

As for my kids, they will have to watch the film and read the book at the right age and time.

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There will be eight films in all, with the final volume divided into two. The seventh film is scheduled to hit cinemas in November, 2010 and the eighth in the summer of 2011.

Emma Watson, who plays Hermione, believes the Potter world will live on long after the final movie.

"We'll all miss it," she told reporters at a press conference this week to publicize Half-Blood Prince.

"But also ... I think you underestimate the longevity of the books and the series. I don't think it's going anywhere fast. I think new generations of children will keep reading the books and hopefully watching the films."