WB sent over the Goblet of Fire pics from Entertainment Weekly in boo-tiful high resolution. Check ’em out: Harry at the grave (Big) Harry at the grave (Medium) Harry in the owlery (Big) Harry in the owlery (Medium) Harry (studio shot) (Big) Harry (studio shot) (Medium) Dan Radcliffe with Mike Newell (Big) Dan Radcliffe with …read more!

Amy let us know about the Astronomy for Wizards event at the The South Florida Science Museum on July 30 at 5 and 7 pm. Audience members will be divided into houses and take turns winning house points with their knowledge of the wizarding world. Professor Pagan will teach you all about the various constellations, …read more!

Illegal, downloadable versions of HBP are the subject of a recent article in Wired‘s online magazine. It seems that a few people scanned the entirity of the book, in violation of copyright laws, and distributed it on peer-to-peer networks. Such a distribution is illegal in most countries, and in the US, under the recent Grokster …read more!

Slate Magazine this week features an article exploring how the series resonates in the post-9/11 and post-7/7 world. The article contains some spoilers for the plot of HBP, and the reporter notes: In 1998, when the first Harry Potter book came out, Voldemort was a fantastical villain, a symbol of evil in the abstract. Today, …read more!

JKRowling.com became accessible yesterday to disabled, deaf and visually impaired internet users. Lighmaker worked with RNIB and Macromedia to develop the new version. The site is now navigable by keyboard without a mouse, and contains an accessibility menu, including the ability to enlarge text in certain areas, pause movement, and turn off background sound. A …read more!

Part two of THE INTERVIEW, along with part two of the report, is up: The MuggleNet/TLC Jo Rowling Interview, Part Two Edinburgh Report, Part Two Update: Emerson has posted a public apology for use of the word “delusional” over on MuggleNet. He also posted a statement that people really need to read. Vent out your …read more!

There’s a pic from Goblet of Fire that appeared in TIME magazine, that’s a slightly different take on one we’v eseen before: it’s right here; thanks to HPANA for finding it!

Emerson of MuggleNet and I are in various stages of travel and consciousness, so we have two bits for you right now: our reports of the weekend up to the moment we opened our books, and the first snip of the interview with Jo Rowling, which is very short compared to what’s coming on Wednesday …read more!

Hey everyone; Emerson and I are in a net cafe right now – e-mail and internet access has been limited which is why we’ve been away from the sites, but all the events have just finished and we thought you would like an update. We hope you all enjoyed the book – we loved it …read more!

Jason Isaacs will be at the Borders Bookstore in Garden City, RI from 9:30 to 11 pm tonight as part of their HBP release events. Editor’s note: Well, I’m jealous!