The Scottish actor, who played a crime boss in 2 Bond films and well known as the beloved Hagrid in the ‘Harry Potter’ movies, has died.
Harry Potter
Train of pumpkins
Russ Florenz of Paris, left, and Tom Hoy of Norway set up a wooden train in the field behind McLaughlin Garden on Main Street in Paris on Tuesday. Hoy said the train will have 135 pumpkins on the front and will be lit. They’re calling the train Journey to Hogwarts in recognition of the Harry […]
Maine readers psyched for more Harry Potter
LEWISTON — She’d ordered the cauldrons but had yet to give the exploding polyjuice potion a test run. Mary Randall figured she had a little time to fit that in before leading Saturday’s Potions Class at the Lewiston Public Library. Twelve copies of J.K. Rowling’s eighth book, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” were already […]
Behind the magic: Lewiston native works behind-the-scenes at Harry Potter theme park
Part of Lewiston native Chris Ward’s job: making sure that the fire-breathing dragons appear on cue, that the Hogwarts train arrives on time and that the self-knitting needles in the windows at Spindlewarps Wool Shop keep on working the yarn. Since last year, he’s been the associate project manager for control systems for Diagon Alley, […]
J.K. Rowling short story filming at New Portland’s wire bridge
NEW PORTLAND — Death sat coolly inside a silver Subaru Forester parked beside Wire Bridge Road on Saturday. Outside, the crisp autumn air smelled heavily of dust and decaying leaves. Chin up and dark eyes closed, the Grim Reaper patiently waited as Salome Perez applied makeup to her pale face, accentuating sunken skin under the […]