Scholastic.com Updates Harry Potter Download Section

Scholastic has updated their Harry Potter site to include new downloads for Prisoner of Azkaban and Chamber of Secrets. These downloads are being added each week as part of the previously announced contest Scholastic is holding for children to win a Harry Potter Ipod package and more. To enter,Continued...

Official, Signed GrandPre Art for Sale

ArtInsights, a gallery which handles American Harry Potter illustrator Mary GrandPre's original art and Harry Potter limited editions, has released two pieces of new artwork, which Art Inisghts sent us and you can now see in our gallery:

Dueling Wizards
Counting the Days

New Interview with Spanish HP Illustrator

Spanish HP site RedFlu.com has translated its recent interview with the Spanish Harry Potter Illustrator, Dolores Aavedaãno for us, which you can read below. Thanks, Martin!
This is a preview: the rest is here.

This interview has been translated, so there may be some errors.

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Spanish HBP Cover Published Online

The cover of the Spanish translation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince may now be viewed at HarryLatino.com. As we have reported, the book will be released on February 23, 2006.
Thanks, Pablo!

A Sneak at Italian Harry Book Cover

Reader Mariano has sent us what appears to be the Italian cover art for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince; you can see the whole thing here He has also given us a loose translation of the back text, which is this quote from HBP (which is from the English editions, not a translated Italian one):

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Scholastic Updates Potter Screensaver with HBP Artwork

Scholastic , the US publishers of the Harry Potter books,recently updated their Harry Potter Screensaver to include some very nice Half-Blood Prince artwork and facts. To download, click here.

High Res Character Posters of Harry, Ron, Hermione, Moody

WB sent over these high res character posters - enjoy!

Harry
Hermione
Ron
Moody

New HP One-Sheet Poster

WB just sent over this new hi-res HP onesheet, of the Trio, Fleur, Krum and Cedric looking all...spooky. Check it out.

Last Batch of GoF Pics from German Calendar; eBay poster

And now, all good things come to an end; the last batch of pics from the German pocket GoF calendar that Anne has been sending us all week. Thank you, Anne, it's been a pleasure!

Karkaroff
Durmstrangs
The Great Hall
A fabulous Rita Skeeter shot
Cedric in the maze
Barty Crouch in the tent
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Ukranian HBP Art

Redflu.com posted the Ukranian cover of HBP, which you can see right here.

Hi-Res Dutch HBP Cover

Thank you to HPZwerkBal for sending us this gorgeous hi-res picture of this gorgeous Dutch HBP artwork - check-it-OUT - especially the art of Kreacher in the author line - right here!

Pic of German HBP

The German version of HBP is due out Oct. 1; see a new hi-res pic of the volume right here.

Mary GrandPre Talks HP Book Seven and More

Mary GrandPre, the illustrator of the US editions of the Harry Potter novels, has given a new interview where she talks Book Seven and more. In an interview with the Bradenton Herald, the artist says she will miss Harry when the books are finished, noting "It will be kind of like getting a kid offContinued...

Swedish Cover Art of Half-Blood Prince

The Swedish Rowling Fan Club let us know that the cover to the Swedish edition of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince , or "Harry Potter och Halvblodsprinsen" has been released. Check it out here!
Thanks Anna!

New Character Posters of Fleur, Krum, Ron, Harry, Hermione, Mad-Eye, Cedric and Cho

HK Yahoo! Movies has posted new character posters, so check them out:

Fleur and Ron
Harry and Mad-Eye
Cedric and Cho
Hermione and Victor