Harry Potter

Forget neatly folded letters in embossed envelopes, University of Florida recruiting coordinator Joker Phillips is going full geek on prep recruits. In the past week, Phillips, who has been tweeting non-traditional marketing images with the hashtag #comeplayWRforthejoker for sometime now, used a mock up of Harry Potter flying over Gators football players...

One day Quidditch may be part of the Summer Olympics. But for now the sport J.K. Rowling invented in her ‘Harry Potter‘ books will settle on holding its latest tournament in close proximity to the Games of the XXX Olympiad, which will take place in London later this month.

Until now, “butterbeer” was just a figment of J.K. Rowling’s million dollar imagination. As you’ll see in this instructional video, the tasty drink beloved by the ‘Harry Potter’ gang is now a reality. And you can make it at home.

This is probably nothing our readers would ever think of doing, but a lot of people love ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2′ so much that they watch it illegally online. It’s true! TorrentFreak proved this fact by putting together a list of the 10 most-downloaded movies on BitTorrent, the file-sharing service, for the past year.

Beware, ‘Harry Potter’ fans: if you’ve been waiting to purchase the saga on DVD or Blu-ray, you’d better do it quickly, because a force more powerful than Voldemort is about to make them disappear. On December 29, Warner Bros. has announced it will stop shipping all eight ‘Harry Potter’ films, as well as the upcoming ‘Complete 8-Film Collection,’ which debuts November 11.

The final Harry Potter movie, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" has set a record, taking in the most money ever in a debut weekend.

It's the end of an era, people. The magical world of 'Harry Potter' gave people seven uber-popular books and eight uber-popular films. It also inspired numerous viral videos.