#harry-potter

#harry-potter

Stuart Craig was a softly spoken, gentle soul full of grace, tall, slender, willowy, polite and kind but despite appearances he masterfully stewarded a gigantic industrial creative machine. The art department for Harry Potter was huge, and Stuart guided teams across multiple skill sets concept artists, prop makers, construction workers, painters and decorators, plasterers and model makers to realise the fabric and architecture of JK Rowling's world.

It's gotten so complicated with all the political stuff. Everyone in the cast has their own opinion, which is different from her opinion, which makes it impossible.

Each keycap is detailed with one of the four house crests, and for $45 apiece, you can adorn your mechanical keyboard with an artisanal cap of your choice, representing your house... and ultimately your destiny! As we've come to expect from Dwarf Factory, each keycap is meticulous in its hand-painted detail. The four caps embody the four houses beautifully, with the colored themes as well as the use of metallic paints on the mascots themselves.

Born and raised in the U.K., I spent most of my childhood venturing into London on school trips or braving the five-hour train journey along the coast to visit family. School holidays would roll around, and we'd find ourselves traveling to Ireland and Greece but never really road-tripping much around the U.K. That's always how it seems to go: You never know what you have until it's gone.

The new Hogsmeade Village Collectors' Edition, set 76457, is the kind of LEGO release that gets both die-hard Potterheads and design aficionados buzzing. The set drops in September, perfectly timed for cozy autumn builds and holiday wish lists. For those who keep tabs on LEGO's forays into adult-targeted, high-concept models, Hogsmeade feels like the natural next step after Diagon Alley's blockbuster reception.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 1 in Concert offers audiences a chance to experience the film with live orchestral music, enhancing the storytelling with live music.

The $7 billion Epic Universe that officially opened to the public on May 22 is home to two of the best dark rides in the world: Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry and Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment. It's the kind of problem any theme park in the world would like to have.

You don't have to wonder, you know what they're doing - leading happy and successful lives, having not driven their families away with their hateful obsessions.