Dont Forget!

Well, thats it for now mates. I hope you are now well educated in the field of Harry Potter, which we all should be. Don't forget, the 6th movie will be in theaters November 21st, so come on and all to the midnight showing! You will have a blast with fellow "Harry Potterians" and enjoy the most romance-filled book in the series. It's the best of both worlds. See ya for now. But before I leave you, I would like to say a few words: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak! Thank you.

Quidditch!

Quidditch is the only wizarding sport in the wizarding world, its like soccer played in the sky, only with a few minor additions. Quidditch is easy enough to understand, there are 7 players: three chasers, two beaters, one keeper and a seeker. There are three types of balls: the quaffle, the bludger and the golden snitch.
The chasers jobs are to take the quaffle (roughly the size of a soccer ball) and put it in one of the three hoops at the end of the pitch to score. Each goal is worth 10 points.
The beaters job it to prevent the bludger's from hitting any of their players. Since bludgers have a mind of their own, they move around and try to knock off any player that gets in it's way. The beaters have a short bat that they use to hit the bludgers at the opposing team, trying to knock the quaffle out of their hands or if they just scored a goal and want to get back at them.
The keeper's job is to protect the 3 hoops and prevent the opposing team from scoring.
The final position is the seeker. The seeker is usually someone who is light small and fast. Their job is to find the golden snitch before the other teams seeker. This ball is roughly the size of a golf ball, golden and has wings to fly, and is very difficult to see. It's a very fast ball and once a seeker catches the ball, the team get's an extra 150 points and the games over. The game cannot be completed until the snitch is caught. The longest Quidditch game on record was 7 days. The players had to switch out every 4 hours just to get some sleep.

Crookshanks: An ordinary cat... Or it he?

We first meet Crookshanks in the third installment of the series, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in the magical pet shop, the Magical Menageri. Crookshanks is a most fascinating creature. He appears to be a large ginger cat with a squashed flat face and bottle-brush tail. He belongs to Hermione. Crookshanks is part Kneazle, which accounts for his unusual intelligence and his ability to identify suspicious characters, most notablyPeter Pettigrew when disguised as Scabbers, Ron's pet rat. But he also recognizes and disapproves of cheating, judging by the way he stared at Ron and Harry when they were making up answers on their Divination homework. But he can also be a normal cat, one to chase gnomes in the yard, or simply play with a ball of string. Because of the cat's attitude toward his pet rat, Ron disliked Crookshanks intensely when Hermione ought him. However, once the cat's true nature and intentions became clear (and when Scabbers' did as well), Ron accepted Crookshanks and even held up Pigwidgeon (Pig for short), his new owl, up to the cat for approval. JK Rowling says this about how she thought of Crookshanks:

" When I was working in London in the late 1980s I used to eat my lunch in a nearby square on sunny days and a large, fluffy ginger cat that looked as though it had run face-first into a wall used to prowl around the sunbathers there; I assume it lived in a nearby house. I didn't ever get close enough to give myself an asthma attack, but I became distantly fond of this cat, which prowled among the humans around it looking disdainful and refusing to be stroked. When I decided to give Hermione an unusually intelligent cat I gave him the appearance of this haughty animal, with the slightly unfair addition of bandy legs."

JK Rowling Spell-Bound Harvard

On June 5th, JK Rowling arrived at Harvard University in Massachusetts's where she delivered the commencement speech for the class of 2008. According to The Harvard Crimson, the school's student newspaper, Rowling is only the fifth woman to speak at Harvard's commencement since 1950. In addition to speaking, she received an honorary degree from the university. During her speech, JK Rowling focused primarily on two themes, which are reflected in the title of her address: "The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination."

"The friends with whom I sat on graduation day have been my friends for life," she said. "They are my children's godparents, the people to whom I've been able to turn in times of real trouble, friends who have been kind enough not to sue me when I took their names for Death Eaters."

Rowling's speech lasted 21 minutes, and the standing ovation afterward went on for almost two. Did her speech make the audience "spell-bound?" I'd like to think so.
To read the entire speech click here.

PotterCast

I'd like to share with you all my favorite Harry Potter information site is the-leaky-cauldron.org. It's a fan based website run by people from all over the world from Londond, England to Cincinnati, Ohio. The one aspect I really enjoy about this website is that it started the weekly PotterCast (and you can listen to it on iTunes, too). They talk about happening's in the book, recent news concerning the films and up coming events that JK herself is involved in. And it's just fun to listen to,the hosts discuss theories, news, wizarding sports and most importantly the world of Harry Potter.

The Deathly Hallows

As promised, these are the Deathly Hallows: The Resurrection Stone, The Cloak of Invisibility and The Elder Wand. The Deathly Hallows were first mentioned in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in a novel that Dumbledore wills to Hermione called The Tales of Beetle the Bard. The story, The Three Peverell Brothers, is inside of it containing information on the three Deathly Hallows. In the wizarding world, the tale is told by many parents as a bedtime story, a myth, however... it's real. According to The Tale of the Three Brothers the Peverell found Death. Death gave them one choice of anything they wanted; the first brother a wand that could not be defeated, the second a way to bring back someone from the dead, and the third a cloak that made the wearer invisible (to escape Death himself). The symbol to the right is a combination of all three hallows into one. The Triangle symbolizes the cloak, the circle, the stone and the line, the Elder Wand.

The Elder Wand
The Elder Wand, known throughout history as the "Deathstick" and the "Wand of Destiny", is an extremely powerful wand made of elder wood with a core of Thestral tail hair (an animal only visible by those who have seen death). Supposedly, it is the most powerful wand in existence, and when used by its true master, he or she cannot be defeated in a duel (however, in Deathly Hallows Dumbledore dueled with Grindelwald and conquered the wand, despite the fact it is supposed to be unbeatable, giving a good estimate of how magically powerful Dumbledore is). The wand choses the wizard as the Elder Wand will only work properly when in the hands of it's true master. The wand will only fully work for the new user if they directly Disarm, Stun or kill the previous user. Since Dumbledore was the wands' true master, after the defeat of Grindelwald, he was able to posses it. Draco later became the next owner of the wand due to the fact he successfully "disarmed" Dumbledore in the 6th book. Then in chapter 23: Malfoy Manor, Harry manages to disarm Draco and escape, that is when Harry became the true owner of the Elder Wand. When Voldemort tried to use the wand against Harry, it recognized it's master and didn't work properly for him. Harry then defeats Voldemort, he repaires his old Phoenix feather wand and buries the Elder Wand with Dumbledore once again.

The Resurrection Stone
The Resurrection Stone allows the holder to see and communicate with the dead. According to the fairy tale concerning the origin of the Deathly Hallows, using the Resurrection Stone drove its original owner, Cadmus Peverell, to commit suicide after seeing his deceased fiancée but being unable to truly be with her. By the time the stone was seen in Marvolo Gaunt's (Voldemort's grandfather) possession, it had been set into a ring. The ring bore the symbol of the Deathly Hallows, which Gaunt believed to be the Peverell coat of arms. Both Dumbledore and Grindelwald desired the stone, but for different reasons. While Dumbledore wanted it to communicate with his dead family, Grindelwald intended to use it to create an army of Inferi, undead. Voldemort turned the ring into a Horcrux, not knowing its magical nature.

The Cloak of Invisibility
According to the legend, the Cloak of Invisibility has the power to shield the wearer from being seen by Death. It is a true invisibility cloak in the sense of being able to completely shield the wearer from sight, and cannot be worn out by time or spells. Other typical invisibility cloaks described in the books, which are sometimes woven from the hair of a beast, can become opaque with age and are vulnerable to being penetrated by various spells. In Deathly Hallows, it is revealed that Harry's cloak is in fact the Cloak of Invisibility: one of the Deathly Hallows. It originally belonged to Ignotus Peverell. After his death, the cloak was passed down from father to son, through Peverell's descendants to James Potter, and eventually to Harry. At the end of Book 7, Dumbledore explains to Harry that the Cloak's true magic is that it can shield and protect others as well as its owner, as demonstrated by Harry and his friends on various adventures under the cloak throughout the series. At the conclusion of the seventh book in the series, Harry decides that the Invisibility Cloak will be the only Hallow that he will keep, and intends to pass it on to his descendants.

Horcrux's... What are they?

Some of you are not "in tune with your inner Harry Potter knowledge" yet, but I'm here to help. I have noticed that I've been using some terms that you might not be aware of like the Elder Wand, Horcrux's, Voldemort (character fyi), "Expelliarmus," ect. Well, I'm going to explain what a Horcrux is, how it's formed and what you do to destroy one in case you come across one. (... you can at least laugh a little...).

A Horcrux: What is it?
It is a magical object that is created to become immortal. Since Voldemort was afraid of Death, he wanted to find a way to become immortal, and this was the solution. Rowling described a Horcrux as a "receptacle in which a dark wizard has hidden a part of his soul for the purposes of attaining immortality." With part of a wizard's soul stored, the wizard becomes immortal so long as the Horcrux remains intact and unharmed. For this reason, Horcruxes are typically hidden in a safe location. Even if the wizard's body is destroyed, a portion of his soul will remain preserved within the Horcrux thus living for eternity. However, the destruction of the creator's body leaves the wizard or witch in a state of half-life, without corporeal form. Voldemort is the only wizard explicitly mentioned as having created a Horcrux (though others are known to have done so), and is the only wizard known to have created more than one, seven to be exact.

How is it formed?
A creation of a Horcrux requires one to commit a murder, which, as "the supreme act of evil, (...) rips the soul apart." A Horcrux can be made from any normal object, including living organisms (like Harry). Destroying a Horcrux will destroy the fragment of soul contained within it, ending its protection and returning the creator to a state of mortality. If a wizard/witch has created more than one Horcrux, he will remain immortal until all are destroyed. Once destroyed, the wizard or witch will die normally if mortally wounded.

How are they destroyed?
Horcruxes are extremely difficult to destroy. They cannot be destroyed by conventional means such as smashing, breaking, or burning. In order to be destroyed, a Horcrux must suffer damage so severe that repair through magical means would be impossible. The object that Ron, Harry and Hermione (and Dumbledore) used to kill the Horcruxes was the Sword of Gryffindor (which has Basilisk venom on the blade) and basilisks' fangs. The venom of a basilisk is fatal, one drop on your skin and you would die within 10 minutes or less, so this method was quite effective. Once irreparably damaged, the fragment of soul within a Horcrux is destroyed and the host made weaker, easier to destroy in the end.

Voldemort made 7 Horcrux's. Why do you ask? For one, he wanted to live forever and since 7 is the most powerful number, he split his soul into 7 objects and organisms. The Horcrux's were Tom Riddle's diary,Marvolo Gaunts ring (also the Resurrection Stone), Salazar Slytherin's locket, Helga Hufflepuff's cup, Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem, Voldemorts pet snake Nagini anf of course Harry Potter. Six out of the 7 were made on purpose. When Voldemort heard about the prophecy, "born as the 7th month dies, born to those who have thrice defied him... has power the Dark Lord does not" he gets nervous and journey's to destroy Harry and to make his last horcrux from him, but the plan backfired and he accidentally made Harry a Horcrux.

So, hopefully that helps just a little bit. My next entry will be about the Deathly Hallows, the items in which Voldemort was after, especially The Elder Wand.

(Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter... that only belongs to JK., and thanks to wikipedia for making my information finding easier... you try looking through 7 books, it's not easy.)

The Flaw in the Plan

"So it all comes down to this, doesn't it?" whispered Harry. "Does the wand in your hand know its last master was Disarmed? Because if it does... I am the true master of the Elder Wand."

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the chapter "The Flaw in the Plan" is the chapter when Harry "comes back to life" and finally fulfills the prophecy and vanquishes the Dark Lord Voldemort. I find this to be one of my favorite chapters, not only does it have Mrs. Molly Weasley, mother to the 7 (now 6) Weasley children, but she saves Ginny, Hermione and Luna from Bellatrix Lestrange, evil Voldi supporter with, and I quote, "Not my daughter you b****!" Now, when I read that, I said "Uh-oh..." a lot of parents aren't going to be happy about that line in the book, but in context, it fits the scene considering the Weasley's lost their son and brother Fred in a dual and the thought of losing another child would be even more unbearable.

The other thing that love about this chapter is the "chat (for seven pages mind you)," that Voldemort and Harry have in the middle of the battle. Harry goes to explain that since he sacrificed himself to save everyone else, the Horcrux inside of him was defeated, and he also survived because the love of his mother. It's a simple solution on how Voldemort is thwarted by his inability to understand love, which we see constantly in the series. Since Voldemort doesn't know the meaning of love or have any feelings towards that verb, he is vanquished (with the help of the Elder Wand and Harry's famous "Expelliarmus" spell). Harry's loved by his friends, Ginny, the family The Weasley's, so with all their strength he was able to kill Voldemort and finally stop the ongoing battle. This is why I love these books to much, it wasn't all "magic" it was love, friendship and family (just to name a few) that helped him.

(Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, that's JK's)

The Epilogue Debate

Hello again my friends! I was sitting at work with nothing to do, so how JK Rowling all started the Harry Potter series with a napkin and a black-ball-point pen, I'm writing to you on a Target photo box. Amusing isn't it? Last week, I was getting information for my blog and I came my favorite fan fiction website harrypotterfanfiction.com. I was reading a story about "The Golden Trio's" (plus Ginny) children and that got me to thinking about the epilogue at the end of the series.

(Spoiler Warning)
The epilogue takes place 19 years later, after Voldemort is defeated by Harry. It features Harry, Ginny, Ron, Hermione and their children Albus, Lily, James (Harry and Ginny's) and Rose and Hugo (Ron and Hermione's). It also has a tiny glimpse of Draco and his son Scorpius. The scene is on Platform 9 3/4 where The Golden Trio are seeing their children off to Hogwarts.
Many of my friends are Harry Potter fans, we've been with JK Rowling since the beginning back in 1998 when Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was published; and most of my friends are not a fan of the epilogue... but I, however, am. In the Harry Potter series, Harry is constantly getting into trouble (not the Fred and George version of trouble though). He has a hard life losing his parents, living with the Dursley's, fighting off Dementors and trolls... just trying to stay alive long enough to kill the Dark Lord, Voldemort. But the one thing that gets him through all those trials is the love that he shares with his friends.

Some say that the epilogue was too boring, but I say "Why not?" Harry's had a hard first 17 years of his life, I think he deserves a boring adulthood without killing any evil Lords out there. He was forced to grow up very fast, and he now gets a chance to "be a kid" with his own children and to become a father that his father was and would be to them. Harry will forever be the "Boy Who Lived", but he can choose how he lives his life. Being "boring" is what he needs, wouldn't you want the same thing?

)Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter... that belongs only to JK Rowling.)

JK's New Fanfiction

After weeks of anticipation, JK rowling's "no so prequel" is finally here. The 800-word story features James Potter, Sirius Black and two police men (notice it's not 'please-men' how Arthur Weasley says it) named Sargent Fisher and Sargent Anderson, was released to the public last Wednesday. The short story was written for a writer's group and dyslexia charity auction that many British authors were a part of. JK rowling's story fetched a remarkable $48,900, or $61.13 per word.

The 5.75 by 8.25 inch index card story is about James, Sirius and Sirius' flying motorbike, getting in trouble with the Muggle police for speeding. Since James and Sirius are not one's for the rules, they use their magic (they're now legal in the wizarding world) to escape. They confound the policemen and drive away.

What I found most interesting about this story, and JK Rowling, is that it's like she was writing her own "fan fiction." When she was writing the story, she stated the words flowed out her brain onto the paper with "ease, it was scary." It's a short amusing about James and Sirius in their prime-mischievous days. However, since it was hand written my JK Rowling herself, it was hard to read. JK's handwriting is really unique and "cool" looking, but very difficult to decipher. But all in all, it's a funny little excerpt into JK Rowling's mind, and to further enjoy he fun characters of James and Sirius. Who knows, maybe she'll write another one?

Here's the link to read the story. Click here.

(disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, that belongs to JK Rowling.)

New Photos from "Half-Blood Prince"

There has been a release of a few new photo's from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, scheduled to be released on November 21st. The photo's that have surfaced online are of the "Golden Trio" in Ron's bedroom, Draco and Snape in a corridor, the Trio in the Gryffindor Common Room, Harry looking through Potions supplies, Harry alone in a corridor and Snape, Draco and Filch. All can be seen here curtsy of slashfilm.com and Warner Bros.

(disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, that alone belongs to JK rowling. Photo's belong to Warner Bros.)

JKR Write's a Prequel for Auction

Although JK Rowling stated that she would never write a prequel for the Harry Potter books, she announced on Wednesday, May 28th, and the work will be up for auction in London next month. There's a catch though: the prequel is only 8oo-words long, written on an index card and stars James Potter and Sirius Black. The proceeds from the auction will benefit two charities: English PEN which promotes the freedom to write around the world, and Dyslexia Action. A partial quote, curtsy of jkrowling.com.

"After playing around with a number of different ideas I decided to write a short (for me!) excerpt from a prequel to the Potter series. It is about 800 words long and the action takes place around 3 years before Harry is born," Rowling stated.

"Although I did feel a bit like a relapsing addict as I sat down to write – the words poured from my pen with frightening ease – I am NOT working on a prequel. Indeed, I’ve written that clearly at the bottom of the card itself. I just thought that this was the best way to make money for two extremely worthwhile charities."

Rowling stated that she had no intention on writing another Potter novel, but last December, she sold a handwritten leather-bound fairy tale called The Tales of Beetle the Bard, based off of the book in the Deathly Hallows at a silent auction for $4 million dollars. For more information on The Tales of Beetle the Bard, go to HPANA.com or any other Harry Potter fan site.

(disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter and is in no way affiliated with JK Rowling.)

That's a Wrap!

(This contains spoilers of HP: HBP, so read at your own risk. Don't say I didn't warn you either.)

Hello again! For all of you who don't know, the next installment of the "8-movie series" (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is going to be in 2 movies since one "wont' do it justice," curtsy of the LA Times) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is due to be in theaters nation wide November 21st, 2008. The filming has ended as of Saturday, May 17, according to a new update on Emma Watson's official website.

The 652 pages of volume six drive forward more satisfyingly. At the outset, Cornelius Fudge, whom we have met as the Minister for Magic, updates a Muggle prime minister about the dark times — raising the intriguing possibility that a real British prime minister might be tempted to play a bit part in a future film which is not confirmed yet. Fudge is then to be replaced by Rufus Scrimgeour as the new Minister. The device of this meeting in the PM’s office gives an opportunity for a certain amount of (rather dull) recapping — for those who will read only this volume, perhaps? They would be unwise to do so. A great deal of the pleasure of this book comes from seeing developments unfold that careful readers will have predicted. This is the book in which everything in the series starts to come to unfold as we uncover the truth behind the 4 most powerful Wizards.

A question that pop's up a lot in this book (as well in the series) is Snape persuading Death Eaters of his loyalty to their side. Is this what it appears to be? Or is Snape fulfilling Dumbledore’s orders to infiltrate the enemy as a means of fighting them? Through out the entire book, Snapes actions are uncertain, I was even confused, with him wanting to help Draco Malfoy (due to the fact he made an unbreakable vow with Malfoy's mother to protect him) in fulfilling his "job" since he replaced his father in Voldemort's circle. At the end when Snapes actions are clearly leaning towards one side, there is still room for interpretation. For example, after Snape kills Dumbledore and Harry runs after him, Snape deflects Harry's spells and yells, "Blocked again and again and again until you learn to keep your mouth shut and your mind closed, Potter!" Now doesn't that sound an awful lot like Snape's giving Harry a few pointers on learning occulemcy again? We all know how well that turn out in the Order of the Phoenix... utter and complete disaster. It is one of the achievements of this volume that we are left questioning what we know in order to understand Snape and his motivations that are left unresolved until Deathly Hallows.

We then find ourselves back at No. 4 Privet Dr., the Dursley's as Dumbledore comes to pick up Harry (for the first and last time). This is where Rowling's creativity and charisma lashes out as kind Dumbledore, being scrupulously polite, manages at the same time to be devastatingly rude to Harry’s foster family. From then on the book is aloft.

We expect this volume to be grim, with the after effects of Sirius' death, and the danger to the wizarding world is as great as it has ever been. And yet the novel has vivacious bubbly attitude, partly thanks to the blossoming of young love, in directions Rowling neatly and cleverly encouraged us to hope for. They get their OWL results (Hermione gets her 11 O's). A wedding begins to blossom. Weasley Wizarding Wheeze is a success. Luna commentaries, quite enthusiastically, a quidditch match. Dumbledore takes Harry back through the Pensieve to learn more of the early life and antecedents of Voldemort. Malfoy's alliance is questioned, which side is he really on? Harry's now the "heart throb" of the school and finally dates Ginny, to Ron's annoyance. Ron's now pimpin'-it-up with Lavender Brown, and they're even interpreted as "a noise like a plunger being withdrawn from a blocked sink.” Three guesses who said that.

As expected the book takes it's usual dangerous action packed adventure where Dumbledore gives clues, Harry follows them, almost gets killed, blames himself in sorrow, Hermione snap him out of it, add a couple of inappropriate comments from Ron and all is well until the next installment. In this morally complex sequence, there are agonizing issues of responsibility and sacrifice. It ends in shock and tears, and its consequences will resonate to the end of the seventh book.

There will always be those who say that Harry Potter, measured against Great Literature like Twain, is not worth the hoo-hah. But the hoo-hah is born of pure enjoyment, and those who have enjoyed the first five volumes can’t possibly abandon the story now. Rather than miss this, most enthusiasts would, as Peeves the Poltergeist urges in the book, "set fire to their own pants."

(disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, that alone belongs to JK Rowling.)

Winner of Youtube Awards

Now to give you all a taste of my sense of humor, here is the first place winner of the YouTube video awards that I found a few months back. It's a parody of the Harry Potter books and films into a puppet show called Potter Puppet Pals. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Tootles!





(disclaimer: I do not own Potter Puppet Pals or Harry Potter, that belongs to Neil Cicierega (PPP) and JK Rowling (HP).)

"Harry Potter" Actor Dead Over Stolen Cell Phone

Robert Knox, 18-year-old actor was stabbed to death outside the Metro Bar in Sidcup, in an attempt to protect his younger brother, Jamie, from an attacker on May 24th. Knox just finished his film debut as the seventh-year Ravenclaw Marcus Belby in the upcoming film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Even though the part of Marcus Belby was a minor role, Knox's absence will be surely missed.

Marcus Belby is first introduced to us in Chapter 7: The Slug Club as Professor Horace Slughorn, newly re-appointed Potions Master, finds students who seem to have connectes to somebody well known or influential. Since Marcus is the nephew of Damocles Belby, who was an outstanding wizard with his invention of the Wolfsbane Potion and Order of Merlin First-Class, he was a candidate to be roped into joining The Slug Club.

I'm positive I'm not the only Harry Potter fan that's deeply saddened by this tragedy that happened last week. When I read "'Harry Potter Actor Stabbed'" on CNN I first thought of Daniel Radcliffe or Rupert Grint, 'You've got to be kidding me!' I almost cried right there until a wave of relief washed over me when i found out, it was some other actor. But then I thought, "Who the hell am I to say 'Oh thank goodness it's none of the important actors that died, it's just some extra, so who cares.'" What kind of person am I? I mean seriously, I was relieved that it was some minor character that died and not a main one. It's like in the actual Harry Potter books, you always want the main characters to live on and have huge families (like Harry, Ron, Hermione, etc). But, if a minor character dies, say like Colin Creevy, you just brush it off and say "oh well, he was funny, but annoying." And we all do it in books, TV shows, movies, and were not aware of it or not whether it's in Grey's Anatomy (where people die in every show) or I, Robot (robots die through manipulation, but you can't but help feel sorry for them) it's a never ending cycle. So, what do you think? (mind you this is my first blog so it's it's all over the place, the next one will be better.)

In every movie there are the main and minor actors, but no mater what part you are, they are of equal importance. Marcus Belby may of been a minor role, but Robert Nox was making him into a character to be remembered. Robert was a promising actor that could of reached beyond greatness. He was a great person but sadly died protecting his little brother but, that was the kind of man he was. He would do anything for his friends and family. Robert Nox was said to be a born performer and his kind but funny energy is going to be terribly missed.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/showbiz/2008/05/26/murphy.potter.stabbing.itn?iref=videosearch