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A Hogwarts pastime starts up at NIU

By Lauren Dielman | September 15, 2011

Quidditch, a sport played in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, is growing at NIU, group organizer Bridget Hickey said.Hickey, a sophomore special education major, attributes the growing popularity to better organization, having a new rule book and competing...

Harry Potter’s final installment puts one last spell on DeKalb

By Heather Skrip | July 18, 2011

If there was a spell to prevent Harry Potter Fever, DeKalb needs it. Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 premiered Friday, marking the end of a series following the seven books of the same name. The first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the...

Quidditch growing in popularity for Muggles on university campuses

By Zachary Brictson | December 5, 2010

Quidditch is picking up steam at universities in the Midwest. Quidditch, the fictitious sport that wizards and witches play in J.K Rowling's Harry Potter books, is being made a reality on campuses across the nation. Closely adapted from the actual game...

‘Potter’ draws local crowd for midnight viewing

By Allyson Martin | November 21, 2010

DeKALB | Potter fever has hit DeKalb. On Thursday, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-Part 1" premiered at midnight. People came out to be one of the first to see the long awaited movie. "I'm running on four hours of sleep, but it's tradition so I...

Deathly Hallows hits theaters

By Allyson Martin | November 18, 2010

Part one of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows opened this morning at midnight. The last book of the Harry Potter series was split into two parts for the film version. "I'm pretty skeptical about the half and half thing," said Laura Calgaro, sophomore...

Potter fans don’t want the magic to end

By Lilli Mauser | November 18, 2010

The end is finally here, my fellow muggles. As many of you already know, today marks the beginning of the end for our boy wonder Harry. At midnight, while many of you were undoubtedly sleeping, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One was released...