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JKR Confirms Hoax; Updates All Around Site

Jun 28, 2004

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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Check out her Rumors section. “I am trying very hard not to feel offended that anyone thought this was possible. ‘Storgé’, for crying out loud. Come on, people, get a grip.” She also creates a rather funny new title rumor. Go to her site to get a chuckle. (If you ask me, she’s rather responsible …read more!

U of Edinburgh to Honor JKR on July 8

Jun 28, 2004

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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As previously reported, JKR will soon receive her honorary degree from the University of Edinburgh. The ceremony will take place on July 8 (another special day for Rowling; the four-year anniversary of the publication of Goblet of Fire) and while JKR is not slated to speak, there is expected to be a photo call (and …read more!

Pics of Rupert, Emma and Cuaron in Japan

Jun 28, 2004

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Rowling Spokesperson: Book Six Title Rumor “Definitely a hoax”

Jun 28, 2004

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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Newsround got the official word from a Rowling spokersperon; also, JKR is expected to update soon.

Happy Birthday Matthew Lewis

Jun 27, 2004

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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We’re hitting it a little late, but we want to wish a happy 15th birthday to Matthew Lewis, a.k.a. Neville Longbottom, one of the best sports we at TLC ever met. (For more, see the NYC premiere video.)

JKRowling.com Update: Why the Book Title Is Almost Positively Fake

Jun 27, 2004

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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I was fooling around with the links from the old “hack” of JKR’s site and the links people have been sending us to the door without the “Do Not Disturb Sign” – and came up with this. Go here (if nothing happens, right-click and press “Play”). The book with the placeholder text shows up. Note …read more!

JKRowling.com and the Book Six Title?

Jun 25, 2004

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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We were going to wait for confirm/deny before posting this, but as these things do, it’s spreading around the net at the speed of, well, of Harry Potter fans, and we’d rather keep you informed. (We also need to stem the flood of emails…) The rumor goes thus: a fan was fiddling with JKR’s site …read more!

Pics of New GoF Additions

Jun 25, 2004

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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Here are some pics of our new GoF cast members, thanks to reader Ashely: David Tennant as Barty Crouch Jr. Jeff Rawle as Amos Diggory Pedja Bjelac as Karkaroff Roger Lloyd-Pack as Barty Crouch

Clinton vs. Potter Continues

Jun 24, 2004

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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The Clinton-Potter comparisons continue in the media, with today’s cartoon on Slate.com and MSN’s MSNBC’s comparison of the two tales: As he tells it, the rite-of-passage fable is similar: A gifted foundling, possessed of magical but unruly powers, is pursued by an evil force he cannot escape because it is within him, and teams up …read more!

Fleur Casting Rumor in Starlog Article

Jun 24, 2004

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

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Many readers have written in to tell us that in a recent Starlog article, the scans of which are posted on DanRadcliffe.com, Dan Radcliffe says the person playing Fleur is Pam Espose, not Clemence Poesy as previously reported. Here are at least two reasons not to believe it (or at least believe it’s a misquote): …read more!



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