Everyone please join us today in wishing a very Happy Birthday to actor Chris Rankin, who portrays the character of Percy Weasley in the Harry Potter films. Mr. Rankin celebrates his 24th birthday today! Cheers!

Time Magazine is once again considering who they will name as their Person of the Year, and have now launched a new online poll for readers to vote. Among those eligible for consideration this year is Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. The magazine writes: Pro: Finished a seven-book epic that will be read by children …read more!

His Own Worst Enemy: Harry as a Horcrux By ~Mokey “Unless I’m much mistaken, he transferred some of his own powers to you the night he gave you that scar, Not something he intended to do, I’m sure…” “Voldemort put a bit of himself in me?” Harry said, thunderstruck. “It certainly seems so.” 1 Well, …read more!

There’s a brief update today to the case regarding JKR/WB vs. RDR Books / Steve Vander Ark; to recap, JKR and WB have filed suit against RDR Books’ attempt to publish “The Harry Potter Lexicon,” a book that publishers say is “verbatim” from the Web site. You can read the full details of the suit …read more!

Contact Info for J.K. Rowling Jo Rowling requests that you write her via her publishers: J.K. Rowling c/o Bloomsbury Publishing 38 Soho Square London W1V 5DF United Kingdom U.S. publishers: J.K. Rowling c/o Scholastic 555 Broadway New York, NY 10012 Publisher List: The following is a list of J.K. Rowling’s publisher’s around the globe. When …read more!

ITN now has a feature online that contains a new video interview with actors Dan Radcliffe (Harry), Rupert Grint (Ron), Emma Watson (Hermione) and director David Yates giving their reactions to the news about the character of Dumbledore being gay. This interview was conducted last weekend in London for the press launch of the Harry …read more!

With many thanks due to TLC reader Joanne, we now have a detailed report on some of the extras and deleted scenes due to be included on the “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” DVD. Joanne, who purchased the DVD last week as it was released in South Africa, sent in a breakdown …read more!

A new article is online from Spanish language network Noticieros Televisa, who was in attendance at the “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” UK DVD launch that took place in London, England this past weekend. The article, a translation of which can be read here thanks to our Order partner DanRadcliffe.com, features quotes …read more!

Harper’s Bazaar magazine has released their annual list of the best dressed women in Britain, and coming in at number seven was Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. The Telegraph reports that JKR (“increasingly glamourous”) “is more guarded with her style and earlier this year appeared in a floor-length, peppermint goddess gown at a charity event …read more!

As reported many times previously, the UK is set to see the release of the “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” DVD in a few days on November 12. This is Nottingham has a preview article today regarding this DVD, and notes that among the extras will be “DVD-ROM content including timeline and …read more!