Watch Rowling deliver Harvard's commencement address
Watch Rowling deliver Harvard's commencement address As reported back in January Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling will deliver the commencement speech at Harvard University this Thursday, June 5. You can watch the ceremony live or read a copy of the speech and watch an archived version of it here after the commencement's conclusion.

The speech will given sometime between 2:15 - 4:00 p.m. ET. If there is anyone who will be in attendance and can take some photos please let us know!

Thanks to Lorenda for sending this in!
Posted by Micah on Jun 3rd | 34 Comments
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Posted by kooldude10694 Jun 3rd 2008

1 haha


Posted by dracos_star Jun 3rd 2008

haha typo! can YOU spot it? 1st!!! WOW. :D i wanna go to harvard!


Posted by alex_c98 Jun 3rd 2008

Oi, I'd kill to have her speak at my commencement.


Posted by Lucas Jun 3rd 2008

I would love to watch it... If I wasn't going to a Bang Camaro concert. Also I don't feel like sitting through almost two hours waiting for her speech. Also who cares if you got the first post, if your going to post first at least make it worthwhile.


Posted by secrets_and_magic Jun 3rd 2008

I want to go!


Posted by luvstripes Jun 3rd 2008

6th OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG wow!!!11 lolz eye got teh six comment lol


Posted by slugclubgirl77 Jun 3rd 2008

I really want to go to this. I live pretty close to Harvard. But i'll probably never get in. =[[


Posted by lovexlaugh_potter Jun 3rd 2008

I'm going and filming the whole thing!


Posted by slugclubgirl77 Jun 3rd 2008

lovexlaugh_potter : how can you get in???


Posted by lovexlaugh_potter Jun 3rd 2008

@slugclubgirl77 my friend explained it on our Youtube (RowlingFilm), we've got press passes (:


Posted by slugclubgirl77 Jun 3rd 2008

Ohhh... luckkyy =]]] thats awesome


Posted by polkadots56 Jun 3rd 2008

MuggleCast, J.K. ROWLING is coming to Boston before you. Tisk, Tisk.


Posted by alexxx Jun 3rd 2008

dude no waay! i wish i could go! lovexlaugh_potter you are soo luckyy! dude ive always wanted to go to harvard lmaoo


Posted by GriseldatheGood Jun 3rd 2008

Awww, all our seniors get is some silly cardinal. We voted for Colbert but the administration doesn't care about the students. Hey, Emerson's graduating next year; maybe he could get us Jo!


Posted by Moaning_Myrtle Jun 3rd 2008

Ahh! My mom was invited 'cause it's her 20th year reunion BUT she isn't going!!! AHHHHHHH! Two of my cousins are graduating and they are, like, SOOOOOOOOOO lucky! I wish I could have gone!!! = \ ~Myrtle~


Posted by HDMSTRSNAPE Jun 3rd 2008

spose she'll be showing that much cleavage?


Posted by harryogesharry Jun 3rd 2008

LOL!!!! Did she say ET????


Posted by harryogesharry Jun 3rd 2008

LOL!!!! Did she say ET????


Posted by Rose37 Jun 3rd 2008

O, man! I just graduated and now I am off with my life, but I really have my heart set on another collage, tho harvard collage was one of chooses too. That is also where my godfather had worked, before he had pasted away!!! So in the end haravrd collage is both a great collage to go to, but for me, where something bad happened!!!


Posted by PottyforPotter Jun 3rd 2008

Ohh... can't wait! There's absolutely no way I can watch it live though...I'll just have to wait and see it on YouTube or something... JO ROCKS!! =D


Posted by tiassa Jun 4th 2008

cool! can't wait! now all I need is to but my sister off of the computer at the right time


Posted by HPtears101 Jun 4th 2008

I'm going to be there, but unfortunately I can't film the whole thing, but I can definitely take pictures!


Posted by slugclubgirl77 Jun 4th 2008

HPtears101 : how are you getting in?!? (sorry i'm just trying to see if i can make it in)


Posted by angelina_johnson92 Jun 4th 2008

Wow, it would be beyond cool to go to that. I can't go so I guess I will just listen to it. :(


Posted by sylvest2 Jun 4th 2008

well, according to Facebook, 333 of us are only in Cambridge because Harvard's freshman dining hall looks like the great hall (http://www.facebook.com/ group.php?gid=2200318061& ref=ts and http://www.fas.harvard.ed u/~memhall/annenberg.html ) can't wait for tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!


Posted by HPALI Jun 4th 2008

you can and you will wait my sylvest2 39 minutes ago....lol


Posted by jay4034 Jun 4th 2008

i wish Jo could've given the commencement address at my graduation last night. i was easily the most boring experience of my life until i got to throw my hat off.


Posted by rivendellroseOSU Jun 4th 2008

If only I went to Harvard...


Posted by HJaneWeasley Jun 4th 2008

My sister is graduating from MIT on Friday! WHY CAN'T MY SISTER BE GRADUATING FROM HARVARD INSTEAD?!?!?


Posted by Rose37 Jun 4th 2008

For all who can make the event tomorrow, all it is, "IS SHARE DUM LUCK!!!",so there!


Posted by chizman331 Jun 4th 2008

I am attending the commencement tomorrow because my friend's uncle is an alumnus so he got me tickets! I will be posting video and pictures!


Posted by slugclubgirl77 Jun 4th 2008

ughhh i wanna go so badlyy


Posted by VislorTurlough Jun 4th 2008

i'm going! so exicted! i may be able to take some photographs


Posted by rooon Jun 4th 2008

cool


Posted by trueligth Jun 10th 2008

I love to go, but I have an previous renioun in the same day, so I going to wait for the reviews and all the photos to see this.






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