POTTER SPELLS M-O-N-E-Y

http://www.mirror.co.uk/showbiz/latest/2007/07/07/potter-spells-m-o-n-e-y-89520-19419644/ ^

[Grendel9]

HARRY Potter is about to wave his magic wand again. With a new film out next week and the final book due on the shelves later this month the boy wizard is certain to conjure up another fortune for JK Rowling in sales and royalties.

But the author is just one of the big winners of the Potter gold - here we look at the other lucky muggles who've made a mint out of Harry...

[Grendel9]

Tom Felton must be spending it faster than it's coming in!

[Viking2002]

Sorry, but I've never - ever - been able to understand the fascination with that whole Dungeons and Dragons, Middle Earth fantasy world. The closest I come to it is a good game of Hardwood Solitaire on my computer. At least it has some sort of tenuous grip on an historic genesis. I mean, jeez, like Shatner said: Get A Life! LOL

[grellis]

How many days until I make JK Rowling a little bit richer ping

[Grendel9]

I’m 78 years old, and have read every Potter
book three times. I’m rereading Order of Phoenix
now as I always do just before the latest movie
shows up at the box office. The wide screen
version of Harry et al. arriving at the
Quidditch World Cup Games in Gobet of Fire
absolutely blew me away. Remember, I grew up
in a small town where silent movies remained
long after talkies hit the cities. My aunt
played the accompanying piano at the old Rialto
Theater! And one of the first talkies I ever
saw was a Tom Mix western...a real thriller!
But the visuals aside, IMO Rowlings’ real
genius has been the creation of such a wide
range of characters in her books. And, while
the challenges are a far cry from those foisted
on Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, Flash Gordon,
or The Lone Ranger, the end game is the same...
adventure with the acuity to solve the mystery
and defeat the evil genius behind the foul deed.

If you’re not into Harry Potter..that’s ok. We
all have our bents. And I’m sure the kids of
today would sniff their noses at the likes
of such classics as Sam Spade in The Maltese
Falcon or even John Wayne in Stage Coach.
But, time marches on and heroes come and go
despite the fact they all perform their magic
touch on the contemporary audience.

[retrokitten]

POTTER PING!

[CholeraJoe]

Thanks, rk.

If you read Tom Felton's IMDB bio, it talks about how he wants to study aquaculture and set up a fish farm to feed the world, and uses catch and release methods. His 15 minutes of fame are running out. I doubt he can haul fish food and chum in his Lamborghini.

[EmilyGeiger]

Emerson Spatz THE 19-year-old student at Notre Dame University in the US set up unofficial fansite MuggleNet.com as a 12-year-old and now generates a reported "six figure income" from advertising. Lucrative spin-offs include "fan trips" taking American tourists to Potter landmarks in this country. Potter Gold: £50,000 a year Good website. He was only 12 when he started it? WOW!

[retrokitten]

LOL! Probably not, but I know that he’s big into fishing. I remember reading on some site (probably muggletnet) that he participates in a few fishing competitions in the US.

[CholeraJoe]

I wonder if we’ll see him on the Outdoor Life channel fishing for steelhead in British Columbia?

[retrokitten]

I know! And now he’s a college student with a six figure income. Quite the underachiever! LOL!!

[CholeraJoe]

He was a bored homeschooler who loved Potter books.

[retrokitten]

LOL! Tom Felton’s Great Outdoors. He can Imperious all the fish into his boat.

[EmilyGeiger]

Homeschooler? Well that explains that. Why couldn’t I have had that idea? I could use a six figure income!!

[Tanniker Smith]

Not just yet. He’s a central player in the next film. They might reduce his screen time, but he’ll be in several key scenes.

[TightyRighty]

I think he was homeschooled too.

[TightyRighty]

Oops, didn’t read far enough.