For our special Deathly Hallows episode, SpellCast wants to collect as many fan reviews as we can to be played throughout the show. We really need your contributions to get things going!

What we need:
- A one-to-three minute recording of your thoughts on the book. Make sure to include your handle at the beginning!

How to do it:
Option 1 - Using Skype, call username "fictionalley" and leave a voicemail. You can also call in our US and UK numbers.

US: 303-800-4342

UK: +44 0161 408 3427

Option 2 - Record a .mp3 file on your computer and email it to spellcast@fictionalley.org, with the subject "DH Review". (If you're not sure how to do that, email us and ask!)

Please send them in by Friday, July 28. One caveat: We'll be treating the epilogue in a separate discussion, so please leave it out of your review. If you know anyone who might like to contribute, pass this post along to them.

Thanks - we can't wait to hear what you thought!

After some technical issues and most of our staff members running for the hills to get away from Deathly Hallows' spoilers or hibernating over the weekend to read the book, we finally release our special OotP episode! 

However, this new episode is totally worth the wait and here's why:

- Greg Foster, president of IMAX, sits down with Gwen to talk about about the 3D conversion process of the last twenty minutes of the Order of the Phoenix movie.

- Josh finally gets his opportunity to chat with Nicholas Hooper about the music score of Order of the Phoenix.

- Sidney talks with Duff Goldman, host of Ace of Cakes on the Food Network, about the Hogwarts castle cake he made for the Order of the Phoenix premiere after party.

- Finally to wrap everything up, a group of SpellCasters sit down to discuss their thoughts and feelings on the Order of the Phoenix movie.

Also, we want to thank Hank from http://www.brotherhood2.com/ for allowing us to use his song, "Accio Deathly Hallows". Be sure to check out his and his brother's highly amusing blog, it's totally made of awesome.

This podcast is spoiler free, so there's no need to worry if you haven't finished reading Deathly Hallows. For those of you have finished, be sure to check back soon for another special podcast covering Deathly Hallows.

As always, please be sure to let us know what you think and be sure to check out our new Livejournal for updates.

Enjoy the show!

Many thanks to Michelle, who transcribed both our Order of the Phoenix Premiere videos from London and Los Angeles!

You can find both transcripts here

Remember, if you would like to become a transcriber for SpellCast, please send us an email at spellcast@fictionalley.org and we'd also like to announce, that SpellCast now has a new community Livejournal and which you can friend at spellcast_lj

Enjoy!

SpellCast was at the Hollywood premiere of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Enjoy our interviews with Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Chris Rankin, David Yates, Michael Goldenberg, David Heyman, David Barron, and fans, including actors and TV personalities Rachael Harris, Duff Goldman, and (briefly!) Seth Green along with the Hand, Foot and Wand print ceremony at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood.

And don't forget to vote for SpellCast this month on PodcastAlley, enjoy!

A new film and new canon are within sight, and so Season One of SpellCast comes to a close. In this finale:

- Josh talks to Lauren from the Moaning Myrtles.

- Sidney leads a roundtable about the upcoming summer HP conferences, Sectus and Prophecy 2007.

- The hosts discuss "A Different World" by AdamantEve.

- Venessa leads the Artist's Corner in a chat about making icons.

If you haven't yet, check out Sidney's interviews from the London premiere of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Remember, the SpellCast crew will also be at the Los Angeles premiere, so keep an eye out in the next week for more cast and fan interviews, as well as a ton of other special content.

We'll see you on the other side!

SpellCast's Sidney Parker attended the London premiere of Order of the Phoenix in London on July 3, 2007. She talked to Dan, Emma, Rupert, Tom, Devon, Imelda, Alfie, the Phelps brothers, David Heyman, David Yates and more - and even caught a few words with JK Rowling. She also spoke to a bunch of fans, and found some Death Eaters lurking around. Most of the cast weighed in with their own predictions about Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, too!

 

You can also download the whole vidcast here or view it on our LiveJournal, our blog or MySpace - then discuss it in FictionAlley Park.

An iPod-friendly version of the vidcast is coming soon!

Feed your softer side with this week's featured fic from the Astronomy Tower! "A Different World" by Adamant Eve asks us what would have happened if the Trio were a Duo?

"In a world where Hermione told Neville they should 'split up' finding his toad, the chain of events of her supposed meeting with Harry and Ron in their train compartment took a drastic turn. How different was Harry's life without Hermione Granger by his side? Maybe not quite as different as one would think."

This H/Hr fic takes place after HBP. If you'd like to share your comments on the fic with us, be sure to get them in soon - SpellCast Episode 23 is just around the corner. You can email comments to spellcast@fictionalley.org, post them on any of our message boards, or send a voicemail to Skype username fictionalley.

Settle back with a hot or cool beverage and enjoy!