Harry Potter

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. Written in Bengali:. Vintage Barbie - All dolls produced before 1972. Rowling and her publishers are making attempts to stop the distribution of these books. Twist 'N Turn Waist - A movable waist of mid-1960s and later Barbie doll [or a variation]. K. Timeless Treasures™ - Celebrity or character dolls.

J. There are five types:. Several unauthorised derivative books have been written, either directly featuring Harry Potter, or using similarly named characters. Ponytail - This denotes the age and type of Barbie a particular doll is. Strangely, though, the local TV channel that hosted "Hari Potret" had managed to cooperate with Warner Bros to air "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" movie, and Hari Potret acted as the 'warming-up' for two months before the actual Harry Potter showed. OSS - Dolls with original swimsuit. Later, after the producers ended Jin & Jun, they made Hari Potret into a separated series. Modern Barbie - Dolls produced after 1972.

There, Hari used the famous spell "Wingardium leviosa" to do ALL kinds of magic (instead of only for levitating objects, as described in the first Harry Potter book). They come in showcase packaging [a stand and a Certificate of Authenticity included]. Hari Potret first appeared in another TV series called Jin & Jun, probably as a small parody regarding to the booming popularity of Harry Potter in Indonesia. Designed for collectors and display. The Ken Akumatsu Manga Mahou Sensei Negima is often regarded as a Harry Potter clone, despite the only similarity being a 10-year-old wizard from England. Featuring special fabrics and details. Recent viewers of the 1985 film Young Sherlock Holmes, scripted by Chris Columbus, director of the first two Harry Potter movies, have noticed similarities between its characters, setting, events and tone, and those of the Harry Potter series. Limited to specific retailers.

Rowling officially denies being aware of this series, and Gaiman has gone on record stating that he believes similarities to be either coincidence, or drawn from the same fantasy archetypes. Limited Edition - Dolls produced in limited quantities worldwide. These include a dark haired young boy with glasses, named Tim Hunter, who discovers his own potential as the most powerful wizard of his age after being approached by magic-wielding individuals, the first of whom gifts him with a pet owl. Usually they come in showcase packaging [a stand and a Certificate of Authenticity]. Comic book fans have noted that a comic book series first published in 1990 by DC Comics called The Books of Magic, by Neil Gaiman, shares many similarities to Rowling's book. Customized - Dolls created exclusively for a specific store. publisher Scholastic Press, and Warner Bros. Films. Usually they come in showcase packaging [a stand and a Certificate of Authenticity].

Stouffer was required to pay a portion of the attorney's fees incurred by Rowling, her U.S. Designed for collectors and display. Schwartz rejected Nancy Stouffer's claims that she was plagiarised, and fined Stouffer $50,000 for "submission of fraudulent documents" and "untruthful testimony", but stopped short of having Stouffer criminally charged with perjury. Collector Edition - Dolls produced in limited quantities. District Judge Allen G. Though not feature length, they are fairly abundant in plot, for the younger audience, of course. U.S. In recent years, she has taken the computer animated movie industry by storm, guest appearing in Toy Story 2, and later her own direct-to-video movies, Barbie's Nutcracker, The Princess and the Pauper and Rapunzel Barbie, all of which were accompanied by small product lines, including dolls of Barbie in the costumes portrayed in the shorts.

The first book features creatures called "muggles". By the late-1990s, Mattel had moved to featuring her in interactive 3D video games for both gaming consoles and personal computers. Rowling prevailed in a lawsuit alleging copyright infringement, filed by Nancy Stouffer, writer of The Legend of Rah and the Muggles and allegedly of Larry Potter and His Best Friend Lilly. The mid-1990s saw a line of early novels, featuring her adventurous exploits. His son cheers and Ned throws the book into the fireplace. Forty-five-percent of them spend upwards of $1000 a year. The controversy was spoofed on the television show The Simpsons. In one episode, ultra-Christian Ned Flanders "reads" Harry Potter to his son and says "…and Harry Potter and all his wizard friends…went straight to Hell for practicing witchcraft". Ninety-percent are women, at an average age of 40, purchasing more than 20 Barbie dolls each year.

Much less controversy has occurred in the United Kingdom, where religion plays a smaller role in public affairs than in the United States. Mattel estimates that there are well over 100,000 avid Barbie collectors. The book The Hidden Key to Harry Potter: Understanding the Meaning, Genius, and Popularity of Joanne Rowling's Harry Potter Novels, written by John Granger, a Reader in the Orthodox Church, claims to uncover Christian themes in its analysis of the story. A commercial by automobile company Nissan featuring dolls similar to Barbie and Ken driving in a toy car was the subject of another lawsuit on September 18, 1997 [5] (http://www.eonline.com/News/Court/0997.barbie.html). Christian Congregationalist minister John Killinger also argued that rather than corrupting children's minds, the novels encourage young readers to follow the teachings of Jesus. However, it was dismissed by the court as parody on May 15, 1998. The late Pope John Paul II praised the books for their message about the evils of racism and genocide. It contained lyrics such as "You can brush my hair/Undress me everywhere" and used a graphics similar to the pink Barbie logo. Mattel used this as grounds for a trademark infringement and defamation lawsuit filed on September 11, 1997.

In contrast, other members of the Catholic Church gave the series their approval, by saying that it is imbued with Christian morals, and that the good versus evil plot is very clear. The European pop-dance group Aqua released a song called "Barbie Girl" in 1997. The current Pope, Benedict XVI, also condemned the books, stating they are "a subtle seduction, which has deeply unnoticed and direct effects in undermining the soul of Christianity before it can really grow properly." [4] (http://www.hollywood.com/news/detail/article/2439745). Many artists have referred to Barbie and her accompanying products, either as homage or as parody. See Christian views on witchcraft. [4] (http://www.adiosbarbie.com/bology/bology_timeline.html). The official exorcist of Rome, Father Gabriele Amorth, believes that the Harry Potter books can be a bad influence on some children by getting them interested in the occult. She also ran for President after breaking up with Ken.

"However, the positive messages are packaged in a medium — witchcraft — that is directly denounced in scripture."[3] (http://www.cesnur.org/recens/potter_06.htm). These include astronaut, gymnast, rapper and soldier. "It contains some powerful and valuable lessons about love and courage and the ultimate victory of good over evil," said Paul Hetrick, spokesman for Focus on the Family, a national Christian group based in Colorado Springs. To counter accusations of gender stereotyping, career Barbies have been released. Some Christian groups in the United States have denounced the series for promoting witchcraft or Satanism. As of 2005 there are also a "Kelly; Dolls of the World" where Barbies "little sister" and two friends represent different European countries. The complaints allege that the books have occult or Satanic themes, are violent, and are anti-family. In 2001 "The Princess Collection" was issued for instance with dolls named Princess of India, Princess of the Navajo, Princess of the Vikings.

According to the American Library Association, the Harry Potter novels have been among the most frequently challenged in school libraries since 1998. Peruvian, Kenyan, Japanese and Australian Barbies. The books have provoked various kinds of controversy. The European countries are highly over-represented but there are also i.e. Instead of basking in the glory of his abilities, he is humble, and even bashful, when complimented on his skills. The dolls are dressed in more or less traditional clothes, each representing a nation. Harry turns out to be a very proficient Quidditch player, and excellent at Defence Against the Dark Arts. Mattel also released an "International collection" in 1980, with Barbies from different parts of the world.

When Harry learns that he is the famous "Boy Who Lived", he is more concerned about living up to his reputation than using it to his own advantage, contrasting with his counterpart, Draco Malfoy. Most commonly the Hispanic Teresa and African-American Christie appear as Barbie's "ethno-friend" alongside Skipper and occasionally red-head Midge, who's been around since the sixties. Harry has to spend many tedious years in the muggle world with his abusive relatives, who treat him very poorly. Barbies of different nationalities have also been created, including African, Hispanic, Asian and Native American Barbies. The novels also focus on the importance of humility. One of the most publicized responses happened around the turn of the century, as Barbie's waist widened to more natural proportions. This theme is explored in the books. This resulted in the new modified Barbie saying, "Eat lead, Cobra!" and "Dead men tell no lies." [3] (http://www.etext.org/Zines/UnitCircle/uc3/page10.html).

For example, elves are considered fit for nothing but subjugation and slavery, despite their humanlike feelings and their own unique magical powers. A group of parents, feminists and other activists known as the Barbie Liberation Organization bought hundreds of Barbies and GI Joe dolls, and switched their voice circuitry. There are a great many in the Harry Potter universe that disdain any non "pure" wizard or witch, to say nothing of any intelligent but non-human species(of which there are many). One of these 270 phrases was "Math class is tough!" Although only about 1.5% of all the dolls sold said the phrase, it caused a large public outcry over Barbie's representation of women, and the infamous phrase quickly became a common pop culture reference. Nevertheless, the wizard world is faced with much prejudice of its own kind. It spoke a number of phrases such as, "Will we ever have enough clothes?" "I love shopping!" and, "Wanna have a pizza party?" Each doll was programmed to say four out of 270 possible phrases, so chances were good that no two dolls owned by a girl or her friends would be the same. Even homophobia has made a subtle appearence in the books, in the form of taunting comments from Harry's boorish cousin Dudley in Order of the Phoenix. This culminated in 1993 when Mattel released "Teen Talk Barbie", a talking version of the doll.

For example, it is taken for granted that every profession in Rowling's world has personnel who are both male and female; even the sports teams are mixed. Her accessories reflect a lifestyle that is unobtainable for most of the girls who play with her. Much like Star Trek, Harry Potter makes statements about real issues of prejudice by assuming that they do not exist. The enormous range of available accessories relating clothes, hair, make-up, parties and looking pretty give rise to the accusation that Barbie encourages young girls to focus on shallow trivia. This theme is expected to arise more and more frequently as the choices Harry must make become more and more difficult. [2] (http://site.www.umb.edu/forum/1/AMSTJess/member/Forums/481613252.html) The chances of meeting someone with Barbie's measurements is 1 in 100,000. Also, through the novels, Harry must choose between what is right and what is easy. If scaled into real life proportions, she would be 5 feet, 9 inches, (1.75 m) measuring 36-18-33. According to research by the University Central Hospital in Helsinki, Finland, she would lack the requisite 17 to 22 percent of body fat required to menstruate.

Rowling has commented that Dumbledore often speaks for her. Barbie's height and exaggerated hourglass figure drew criticism from parents and anorexia groups. In Chamber of Secrets, Dumbledore makes perhaps his most famous quote on this issue: "It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." He confronts the issue again in Goblet of Fire, when he tells Cornelius Fudge that what one grows up to be is far more important than what one is born. See bimbo. One of the most significant recurring themes is that of choice. "Barbie" is sometimes used as a derogatory slang term for a person, particularly a girl or woman, who is stupid. Rowling has stated that, rather than intentionally placing themes in her books, she lets them "grow organically". The Middle Eastern country of Saudi Arabia outlawed Barbie dolls on September 10, 2003.

An "anti-fan site" has been started to target this particular actor. The criticisms leveled at her are often based around the idea of children considering Barbie a role model and attempting to emulate her. Recently, certain fans had been complaining about the casting of an "Asian" actor for the role of Cho Chang in the fourth Harry Potter film. Her popularity ensures that her effect on the play of Western children attracts a high degree of scrutiny. Ironically, some Harry Potter fans did not absorb the lessons about racism that Rowling teaches her readers. Barbie is often looked upon as an icon of Western childhood. "Blood purity" also contains elements of the class-system that was previously a feature of British society, particularly within educational institutions such as universities or public schools similar in nature to Harry's school, Hogwarts. She has also been portrayed as a tourist at Walt Disney World and a customer at McDonalds.

Ron's mother, Molly Weasley, apparently without realizing it, also expresses open prejudice against werewolves in Order of the Phoenix despite sharing a temporary home with one. Included in the list of accomplished creators and labels are Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Bob Mackie, Nicole Miller, Christian Dior, Escada, Anne Klein, Ralph Lauren, Donatella Versace and Bill Blass. Even Harry's friend Ron Weasley, from a tolerant family, is shocked to learn of Lupin's lycanthropy in Prisoner of Azkaban, and Hagrid's ancestry in Goblet of Fire. Many designers have been honored with the opportunity to design clothing for Barbie. This theme is explored with characters such as Remus Lupin, a werewolf; Rubeus Hagrid, a half-human, half-giant; and Hermione Granger, who is muggle-born, or of non-magical parentage. Career woman Barbie has taken up many occupations over the years, they include:. The most obvious is the analogy of "blood purity" to racism. Barbie has been used in an effort to promote gender equality, showing that women can work at anything.

Like many works of science fiction and fantasy, the Harry Potter series uses analogies to real issues, rather than confronting the issues themselves. According to a Mattel press release:. [2] (http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic.htm). On August 12, 2004, Barbie announced she was running for the presidential office, as a member of the Party of Girls. All three of the currently released films were among the top ten grossing films of their year, with all three films being in the top 50 films of all time list. A Mattel press release ended saying "Although their future is yet to be set in "cement," one thing is for certain - Barbie and Ken will always remain the best of friends.". She has also said that she will not write any sort of "prequel" to the novels since by the time the series ends all the necessary backstory will have been revealed. And now they feel it's time to spend some quality time – apart.".

If she does, she intends it to be a sort of encyclopedia of the wizarding world, containing concepts and snippets of information that were not relevant enough to the novels' plot to be included in them. "In fact, they just finished wrapping their fourth movie together, 'Barbie™ as The Princess and the Pauper,' which debuts this fall. Regarding the existence of Harry Potter novels beyond the seventh, Rowling has said that she might write an eighth book some day. "Barbie and Ken have always been an extraordinary couple with so much on- and off-screen chemistry," said the pair's business manager, Russell Arons, Vice President Marketing, Mattel. Rowling with proceeds going to Comic Relief. On February 12, 2004, just days before Valentine's, Mattel spokespeople announced the split of Barbie and Ken after 43 years of dating, saying in their press release that they "have decided to spend some time apart.". K. She also has a pilot's license, and operates commercial airliners, when not serving as a stewardess.

They were Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander and Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp. These books were written by J. Barbie has used her driver's license to the fullest, with pink convertibles, trailers and more. In 2001 two books supposedly reproduced from copies owned by Harry (complete with notes scribbled in the margins by Harry and his friends) were published. Barbie has thirty-eight recorded pets, including cats and dogs, horses, a panda, a lion cub, and a zebra. For the English language, there exists an adapted American English version of each book, with lexical changes like football to soccer, video recorder to VCR, or do his nut becoming go ballistic. Barbie has been said to attend Willows High School in Willows, Wisconsin and Manhattan International High School in New York City (based on the real-life Stuyvesant High School). See List of titles of Harry Potter books in other languages and Harry Potter in translation series. Other longstanding friends in Barbie's ethnically diverse social circle include Hispanic Teresa, African-American Christie and Steven (Christie's boyfriend), and the ethnically-ambiguous Kayla.

The Harry Potter books have been translated into many languages. Barbie has dated Ken since 1961, and after a long estrangement was reunited with her best friend Midge in the early nineties. The books have become popular enough that bookstores now hold "midnight release parties" on the day Harry Potter books are released. Additions to the family tree include Skipper (debut 1964), twins Tutti and Todd (1966), Stacie (1992), Kelly (1995), and baby Krissy (1999). Harry is expected to leave the school in mid-1998, shortly before his eighteenth birthday — supposing, of course, that he lives to do so (as Rowling likes to remind her readers when asked about Harry's career after school). She has been given the fuller name Barbara Millicent Roberts, and a family and friends have been manufactured for her, starting with her permanent beau Ken. Certain aspects of the Harry Potter series have even entered the real world, such as Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans, which inspired an actual product of that name, marketed by the Jelly Belly Company. Barbie's fictional biography has developed as her sales continued.

They also fit into a British genre of novels about boarding school life, and sections involving the Dursleys, Harry's relatives, remind some readers of Roald Dahl's works. Redesigned by Jack Ryan and manufactured by Mattel, this one doll is a $1.9 billion dollar a year industry, with two Barbies being bought every second. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. In response to criticism, Mattel adjusted the chest measurement down, and the waist measurement up, though the proportions are still uncharacteristic of most women. R. These measurements were not based on actual human metrics, and the unrealistic size of Barbie has been controversial, with many suggesting that playing with Barbie decreases rather than enhances a girl's self-esteem. R. If the doll originally marketed were human-sized, her measurements would have been 39 by 18 by 33 in.

S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia and J. Ruth Handler had stated that she thought it "was important to a girl's esteem that she play with a doll with breasts," and Barbie was certainly qualified to be that doll. The books have been compared to many well-known novels, including C. In the succeeding years, Mattel fashion designer Charlotte Johnson based Barbie doll fashion designs on the Paris fashions. The books are generally written from Harry's point of view, with short exceptions in Philosopher's Stone and Goblet of Fire. This is one reason that readers feel such a strong kinship to Harry; the story is literally told through his character. The first Barbie doll had a black-and-white striped swimsuit and signature ponytail. The books are written in third person limited omniscient mode, with Harry as the central character. Ruth Handler and Elliott Handler, the co-founders of Mattel, bought the rights to market Lilli: with a hair color change from blonde to brunette, and a name change to Barbie (after Ruth's daughter Barbara) she was sold in the United States starting in 1959 at New York's annual Toy Fair.

Rowling has revealed hints about the plot of the book on her personal website [1] (http://www.jkrowling.com/). Ruth Handler says that when she bought Lilli for her daughter, she was ignorant of its adult nature. As of early 2005, five books have been published, and an English language publication date of 16 July 2005 has been announced for the sixth volume, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Lord, in her Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll, characterized the original doll as a "gag gift for men, a pornographic character." [1] (http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1997/11/26harlot.html). Rowling has announced that seven books are planned, each gradually a little darker than its predecessor, as Harry ages and his nemesis, Lord Voldemort (Tom Marvolo Riddle), gains power. G. Harry also learns to overcome many obstacles, such as:. M.

Each book chronicles one year in Harry's life at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where he learns to use magic, brew potions, and play Quidditch. The doll was marketed to adult men in bars and tobacco shops, not to children. Her favourite place to write the first book was at an Edinburgh café table, while drinking endless cups of coffee. Unsubstantiated rumours and magazine articles claim that sales from the books, as well as royalties from films and merchandise, have made Rowling richer than Queen Elizabeth II, though in a 2003 interview, Rowling denied having more than £280,000,000, which is Queen Elizabeth's supposed fortune. The dolls were manufactured in Hamburg, where legal, licensed prostitutes are ubiquitous. According to Rowling, the stories appeared in her head, fully formed, while she was on a train from Manchester to London. The Lilli doll was first sold in Germany in 1955. There is also a series of Warner Brothers films based directly on the books, the first of which was released in 2001. In fact, the Lilli doll was based on the character of a prostitute in a comic strip drawn by Reinhard Beuthin for die Bild Zeitung.

The Harry Potter books are primarily aimed at older children (because they have progressively darker themes), but have fans of all ages, as demonstrated by the publication of editions of each book with cover artwork intended for adults. During a trip to Europe with her daughter, Handler noticed a German doll named Lilli and bought it for Barbara. The first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States), was released in 1997, but takes place in 1991. Ruth Handler had noted that her daughter Barbara preferred playing with paper dolls that looked like adults rather than like children. Rowling and the movies based on them. The best-selling Barbie was one released in 1992, Totally Hair Barbie, with stylable hair so long it reached from her head down to her toes. K. Barbie is the world's best-selling doll and was first sold on March 9, 1959.

Harry James Potter (born July 31, 1980) (see timeline) is a fictional young wizard who is the protagonist in a series of fantasy and wizardry novels by J. Paperback ISBN 0761958886. The gravesite in Jerusalem of a British soldier named Harry Potter has become a tourist attraction. Rogers, Mary F., "Barbie Culture". Since her death Rowling has struck up a friendship with Natalie's mother, and decided to add the girl's name to her then-unfinished fourth book. Paperback ISBN 0802776949. Rowling, but tragically died of cancer the day before the author responded. Lord, M.G., Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll.

This girl, an avid Harry Potter fan, e-mailed J.K. In The Simpsons, there is a parody of Barbie, called Malibu Stacy. Not counting Nicolas Flamel, the only other real person named in the Harry Potter books is Natalie McDonald, who was sorted into Gryffindor in Goblet of Fire. When this gene is absent, the flies form without external genitalia. Nicolas Flamel is also referenced as a secret head of the Priory of Sion in Dan Brown's book The Davinci Code. There is a gene in the Drosophila fruit-fly called the "ken and barbie" gene (abbreviated ken). An alchemist of the same name lived in Paris and is a well known historical figure. In Sweden, more Barbie dolls have been sold than the country's current population.

Albus Dumbledore's partner in the Philosopher's Stone is Nicolas Flamel, an alchemist. See full list of Barbie's careers. The first was Dawn French who played Harry Potter in the same sketch and the "Fat Lady" in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Firefighter