Alfonso Cuarón Orozco (; born 28 November 1961 ) is a Mexican film director, screenwriter and film producer, best known for his films Children of Men, Y tu mamá también, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and A Little Princess.

In 2003, Cuarón directed the third film in the successful Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

Cuarón faced criticism from some of the more purist Harry Potter fans for his approach to the film.

Critically, the film was also better received than the first two instalments, with some critics remarking that it was the first Harry Potter film to truly capture the essence of the novels.

He is joined by producer David Heyman, who Cuarón worked with on Harry Potter.

* 2004: BAFTA Children's Award-Best Feature Film ( Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, won )

* 2005: Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film ( Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, nominated )

* 2011: BAFTA Children's Award-First Light Awards-Kids ' Vote for Film of the Decade ( Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, won )

* 2011: Michael Balcon Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema ( Harry Potter series, joined by J. K. Rowling, David Heyman, David Barron, David Yates and Mike Newell, shared with Harry Potter cast and crew )

* 2005: Best Director ( Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, nominated )

* In the book Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Abergavenny is mentioned by Stan Shunpike, the conductor of the Knight Bus when the bus takes a detour there to drop off a passenger.

* Le Guin's comments regarding the similarities to Harry Potter

The incantation " Avada Kedavra " is known as the Killing Curse in the " Harry Potter " novel series.

Some of these games, such as Pyramid from Battlestar Galactica, become real card games as the holder of the intellectual property develops and markets a suitable deck and ruleset for the game, while others, such as " Exploding Snap " from the Harry Potter franchise, lack sufficient descriptions of rules, or depend on cards or other hardware that are infeasible or physically impossible.

If one has to name a famous wizard, the names would typically be Merlin, Gandalf or Harry Potter.

* In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, some of the students used some Capoeira skills.

* Cassiopeia Black, a pure-blood witch from Harry Potter novels

* Harry Potter, books 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.

* Harry Potter Lexicon article on centaurs in the Harry Potter universe

* The 20 highest-grossing films of the decade are ( in order from highest to lowest grossing ): Avatar, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, The Dark Knight, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Spider-Man 3, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Finding Nemo, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Shrek the Third.

" Julia Turner from Slate Magazine also noted similarities between the events of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and the current War on Terror.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was published on 16 July 2005, and sold 11 million copies in the first 24 hours of its worldwide release.

This occurs in the sixth book, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

* Bumphing: Beaters must not hit Bludgers towards spectators ( although Harry jokingly orders one of his Beaters to send one at Zacharias Smith in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ), or the Keeper, unless the Quaffle is within the scoring area ( in the first film, however, Marcus Flint, a Chaser, commits this foul with a Beater's bat, and Madam Hooch refuses to penalise him for it ).

In the 2009 film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the Millennium Bridge is shown to be destroyed due to an attack by Death Eaters instead of the fictional Brockdale Bridge mentioned in the book.

Surbiton station features in the 2009 film version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Blood Prince with actors Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter and Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore.

* 2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

During four days in October 2007 Lacock was also used to film some scenes for the sixth Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

It has also made brief appearances in the Harry Potter films Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

After the publishing of Order of the Phoenix, the sixth book of the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, was published on 16 July 2005, and sold 9 million copies in the first 24 hours of its worldwide release.

Towards the end of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the Death Eaters attacked Hogwarts for the first time, leading to the death of Dumbledore and injuries to several of the school's defenders.

The book is also known to have some connections to the sixth novel of the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

He returned to the role again in the fifth film, 2007's Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and the sixth film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

The following year, Harry was in Lesotho to visit again Mants ' ase Children's Home near Mohale's Hoek, which he first toured in 2004 and, along with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, launched Sentebale: The Princes ' Fund for Lesotho, a charity to aid children orphaned by HIV / AIDS.

Following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997, Major was appointed a special guardian to Princes William and Harry, with responsibility for legal and administrative matters.

* Tiggy Legge-Bourke taught at a nursery school in Balham before becoming nanny to Princes William and Harry

Both Princes William and Harry have used " Wales " as a last name during their schooling.

High profile dragonboaters include HRH Princes William and Harry, who raced dragon boat while students at Eton and HRH Princess William ( Kate ) who trained as a helm for a women's crew who crossed the English Channel.

* Enn Reitel – Tony Blair, Jack Straw, John Prescott, Michael Jackson, Johnny Vegas, Anthony McPartlin, Jeremy Clarkson, Michael Howard, Will Young, Tom Cruise, Tim Henman, Justin Hawkins, Jack Osbourne, Simon Cowell, Gordon Ramsay, Phil Spencer, David Dimbleby, Peter Andre, Frank Skinner, Des Lynam, Robbie Williams, Gareth Gates, Lawrence Llewelyn-Bowen, Uri Geller, David Blunkett, Charles Kennedy, Dick Cheney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Prince Philip, Prince Edward, Princes William, Harry, Osama Bin Laden, Pope John Paul II, Wayne Rooney

* Dave Lamb – John Prescott, David Blunkett, Stephen Byers, Michael Portillo, Charles Kennedy, Dick Cheney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Prince Philip, Prince Edward, Princes William, Harry, Osama Bin Laden, Pope John Paul II, Elton John, Graham Norton, Andrew Marr, Michael Palin, Declan Donnelly, Martin Keown, Ronaldo, Phil Neville, Tom Cruise.

* Tiggy Legge-Bourke MVO ( born 1965 ), nanny to Princes William and Harry.

The immediate palace complex includes York House, the former home of the Prince of Wales and his sons, Princes William and Harry.

From October 2008 onwards, and officially from 6 January 2009, the staff of Princes William and Harry moved into their own rooms in St James ' Palace and began reporting directly to the royal princes for the first time.

Her sons, Princes William and Harry, went to local nursery and pre-preparatory schools in Notting Hill, which is a short drive away, and were raised in Kensington Palace, which was a " children's paradise " according to Andrew Morton, with long passageways, a helicopter pad, and many outdoor gardens, including one on the roof where the family spent many hours.

* Tidworth Polo Club is the second largest in the country and frequently plays host to royals such as Princes William and Harry.

Her funeral at the Roman Catholic cathedral in Oban on 10 June was attended by many of her children and grandchildren, including Princes William ( who gave a reading ) and Harry.

* The Fabulous Life of ... Princes William and Harry

The same year, The Prince and Princess of Wales, and their two young sons, Princes William and Harry, rode on the Maid of the Mist.

* Harry M. Stewart: Egyptian Shabtis, Princes Risborough 1995

Harry and Edmund are promoted to Royal Princes.

Princes Harry and William, chutney makers, Kate Moss, pyjama party revellers at Claridges, Sienna Miller, mud wrestlers, Morris dancers, Pippa Middleton, Pearly Kings and Queens, fancy dress connoisseurs, Cambridge graduates at Suicide Sunday, Henley regatta champions, Highland fling performers, Eton & Harrow polo players, London tweed runners, galloping huntsmen, music festival eccentrics young and old, Scottish reelers, wind battered opera singers, Kevin Spacey, one minute disco dancers, Mr Whippy, and Ronnie Wood.

His granddaughter, Tiggy Legge-Bourke ( now Pettifer ) was nanny to Princes William and Harry.

* Palace Hill ( A comedy about the younger royals e. g. Princes William and Harry )

In keeping with tradition, the Prince of Wales spent the night apart from his bride-to-be at Highgrove House, his country mansion in Gloucestershire, with his sons Princes William and Harry.

Later occupants included the future George V and Princes Charles, William and Harry, who used it before moving to Clarence House.

He is the nephew of Diana, Princess of Wales, and the first cousin of Princes William and Harry.

The following day, the Queen and her husband attended a church service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, while their family were present at thanksgiving services elsewhere in the United Kingdom ; The Prince of Wales and his sons, Princes William and Harry, in Swansea ; The Earl and Countess of Wessex in Salisbury ; and The Princess Royal in Ayr.