Last night I watched the first HARRY POTTER movie for the first time, and I must admit that I was enchanted. The story was fun and whimsical, and the characters quite likable. I plan on going through the remainder of the films in time to go see the upcoming HALF-BLOOD PRINCE on July 15.

Now that I have dove headfirst into the world of Hogwarts, any HARRY POTTER news makes me a bit excited. That is why I was pleased to hear that Bill Nighy is likely to be cast as Minister of Magic, Rufus Scrimgeour, in THE DEATHLY HALLOWS. Bill Nighy is a refined British actor, and one of the few that has yet to make a HARRY POTTER appearance. And even more, the book describes Minister Scrimgeour as “an old lion with bushy eyebrows, tawny hair, yellow eyes and wire-rimmed spectacles.” Sounds like a fit to me. Here’s the role Rufus Scrimgeour will play in THE DEATHLY HALLOWS (WARNING: you might want to skip this description unless you’ve read the books or are just curious).

“Scrimgeour succeeds Cornelius Fudge as Minister of Magic towards the end of The Half-Blood Prince and until he is killed in the course of the Deathly Hallows. Scrimgeour tries to undo Fudge’s mistakes by reaching out to Potter and attempting to co-opt him into the Ministry’s anti-Voldemort campaign, but is rebuffed by Harry, who’s understandably sick to the teeth of the Ministry’s inconsistent attitudes. He is later placed under the Imperius Curse by Death Eaters and tortured for word of Potter’s whereabouts, being killed when he refuses to co-operate – so he gets a rather heroic death in the end.”

Beware taking this casting news all the way to the bank though, because nothing has been signed and solidified as of yet. But I’d go all the way to the entrance of the bank and wait outside, because this sounds like a very likely deal.

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