The first Harry Potter film gave us the initial manifestation of Harry’s invisibility cloak as both velvety and gossamer – an unusual combination – and covered in gorgeous Celtic knotwork. In the HBO Harry Potter series trailer released on 2 September,

HBO released a new trailer on Wednesday, September 2, for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, its upcoming television adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s novels. The footage offers a closer look at Harry Potter’s first year at Hogwarts,

Harry Potter fans, take note: Scientists have made an object “disappear” using a cloaking device similar in many ways to the invisibility cloak imagined by author J.K. Rowling. Researchers from the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science ...

If you were given an invisibility cloak, what would you do with it? Harry Potter definitely wore the piece well as he used it to camouflage himself when he snuck off to Hogsmeade Village or hid from He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. While the real world is still a ...

Harry Potter has nothing on the researchers at Duke University , who say they’re getting close to developing an actual invisibility cloak . While the fictional wizard uses his cloak to roam the halls of Hogwarts and spy on his evil enemies, scientists at ...

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For those who haven’t seen “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” since its 2001 release, the new trailer for HBO’s “Harry Potter” series could stir up moments of déjà vu. Passionate fans of the original film adaptation might be able to pick up on slight alterations and expansion,