Room to Read - Harry Potter
Help us raise $10,000 for Room to Read.
Welcome to our Room to Read Fundraiser!!!
This group is a collection of Squidoo lenses which donate all or part of their proceeds to Room to Read. Our goal is to raise $10,000.Here are some ways you can help:
Tell people about the fundraiser. Email a friend. Mention it on your blog, etc.
Look through the lenses. Rate them, give them feedback and remember if you buy something you're helping a great charity.
Join Squidoo: If you're not already a member, join, make some lenses and add them to the group.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Don't forget to pre-order your copy of the last Harry Potter book.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
Does Harry die? Will Snape redeem himself? Find ou more...6 points
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) (Deluxe Edition) by J. K. Rowling
Don't forget to get the deluxe edition.4 points
Samples from the Order of the Phoenix Soundtrack
Here are some samples from the just released soundtrack. (Click the links to listen.)
Please vote for your favorites.
Professor Umbridge
3 points
Flight of the Order of the Phoenix
3 points
Dementors in the Underpass
2 points
The Sirius Deception
2 points
Dumbledore's Army
1 point
Death of Sirius
1 point
Darkness Takes Over
1 point
Another Story
0 points
Harry Potter Lenses
Here are some great lenses where you can get everything from books to T-shirts. (There are more at the bottom of the page.)
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Potterheads Unite! All-Original Harry Potter-inspired T-shirts and Gifts
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I'm a huge fan of the Harry Potter series and just like billions of fans out there, I can't can't CAN'T wait for Book 7 to come out! But wait, why not release the energy from that pent-up anxiety by creating original, imagined, and made-from-scratch...
Heads of House
Here are the first lensmasters to join our group. I'll let you figure out who is Head of Slytherin.
More Than Harry Potter
Your lens doesn't have to be about Harry Potter or even about books. Check out some of these other great lenses.
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Andrew Vachss
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Andrew Vachss is not especially well known, in the celebrity sense. Yet he is an important, influential and even heroic man in the best sense of the word. Some know him as a top-notch crime writer, others as a lawyer, others as someone who works with...
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Disney Pin Trading
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Disney pin trading is a great addition to anyone who loves to visit Disney theme parks. I've been going to Disney parks for over 20 years(Thanks Mom & Dad!) and just started getting into pin trading in the last 3 years. Whether you are...
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Dungeons and Dragons
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Dungeons and Dragons is a fantasy roleplay game published by Wizards of the coast and originally invented by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. It was first published in 1974 by Gygax's TSR. AS of 2006, there were an estimated 20 million players of Dungeon...
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Erte & The Golden Age of Hollywood
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Before Erte, women were stuck in Victorian Era clothing- corsets, button up boots, voluminous skirts, high neck collars. It took some vision to change that! Erte, a Russian Artist, had a special view of women. The way Erte looked at wome...
Welcome Lens of the Day Winners
Here are some non Harry Potter related lenses which have also won Lens of the Day. (Maybe that honor will spread to other members of the group.)
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Michelangelo's David
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The stature and prominence, the importance and influence of Michelangelo's David statue may surprise you! The David statue tells a story, yes, and that story is here. But the statue has his OWN story to tell, one that not many people know. Here i...
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Funky, Chic and Cool Laptop Bags
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Whether you like classic style, fashion chic or funky function, there IS a perfect laptop bag for you. Below are reviews of the laptop bags I've tested as well as links to some other laptop cases, sleeves, briefcases and totes that I like. Featured La...
Other Faculty
Here is a rotating list of some of our other lensmasters. (One of whom is a fellow math teacher. I'll let you figure out which one.)
Nobel, Pulitzer and Other Prize Winners
Find out who won what in the lenses below.
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2007 Pulitzer Prize in Letters and Drama
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The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical compositions. It is administered by Columbia University in New York City. Prizes are awarded yearly in twenty-one categories...
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Pritzker Architecture Prize
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The Pritzker Architecture Prize is the world's most prestigious honor in the field of architecture. Initiated in 1979, the Pritzker Architecture Prize bestows an annual award of $100,000 on an architect whose built contributions to the field and to s...
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2007 Nobel Prize in Literature
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The Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the words of Alfred Nobel, produced "the most outstanding work of an idealistic tendency". The "work" in this case generally refers to an...
Leaving Microsoft to Change the World
Find out more about John Wood and Room to Read.
Harry Potter Related Lenses
Add your Harry Potter related lens to the group and be featured here. (So far they are only my lenses. Add yours and I'll probably featured it so people don't think I'm conceited.)
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Hogwart's Giant Squid
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THE GIANT SQUID has tentacles reaching to all of the best Harry Potter lenses and beyond. Scroll down to get answers to all of your Harry Potter questions: Does Harry die in book 7? Is Professor Snape Good or Evil? Who are the best fan artis...
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Harry Potter Music
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The Order of the Phoenix Soundtrack is now available!!! Listen to samples here. (And vote for your favorites.) Get the full soundtrack in stores now or scroll down to get it from Amazon. Nicholas Hooper composed the music. Find out more about him...
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What to Read after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Don't Despair! There are other great novels as well as some interesting non-fiction. Click links or scroll down to learn more. Update: Near the bottom, I've added a link to my new lens about JKRowling. Be sure and vote whether you th...
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Severus Snape: The Good, the Bad and the Bizarre
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Professor Snape is one of the most enigmatic characters in the Harry Potter series. Here are links to the best essays, editorials and theories about the character we love to hate. New Feature: You can now vote for your favorite theories a...
Our Newest Lenses
Join our group and see your lens here.
JKRowling: Award Winning Author, Daniel Radcliffe Beyond Hogwarts, The Novels of Sharon Kay Penman, Patil Sisters, Grassroots Fundraising Resource Guide
Our Newest Lensmasters
Here are our newest members. (Updated daily.)
Feedback
Please leave any comments or suggestions here.
UPDATE: I am turning off comments for now so people can't post spoilers about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Fundraiser Updates
I created a blog to post updates about the fundraiser. Here are the latest posts.
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byDeathly Hallows News
Here is the latest news from HPANA about the last Harry Potter book.
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byOur Humble Headmaster
My students actually call me Headmaster Hedman. They somehow found out I'm a Harry Potter fan.
Credits
The sketch in the introduction of a teenage Severus was made by Makani.











