The Leaky Cauldron - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Cinescape reports rumor about Book Six

Wed May 05 19:20:25 -0400 2004

Cinescape is reporting a rumor claiming that the publication of the untitled Book Six is slated to begin no later than September 8, 2004. We repeat - this is just an unsubstantiated rumor - but one we'd all love to see come true. We'll be checking and seeing if we can learn anything verifiable.

Daily Record's Title Erroneous

Tue May 04 14:55:00 -0400 2004

The Daily Record reported unflinchingly today, in an article about J.K. Rowling turning down a Dr. Who writing gig, that the title J.K. Rowling's "latest installment" is Harry Potter and the Green Flame Torch.
It's unclear if the article is erroneously reporting the name of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, or erroneously reporting the name of book six.

<>In the case it means book six, th...

USA Today: Rowling Decade's Most Successful Author

Thu Mar 11 12:52:07 -0500 2004

In a feature about the changing landscape of books and bestsellers, USA Today says that J.K. Rowling " is the decade's most successful author, landing five of the top six spots on the list of the 100 best-selling books of the past 10 years."

JKR Transcript Update

Thu Mar 04 07:15:58 -0500 2004

<>A full transcript of the chat is here, with the questions in order. (Phew!) Among the many revelations (no spoilers here, you'll have to read the chat!): which house at least three of the Marauders were in; clarification on the ages of the Weasley children; the kids' middle names; whether or not Hermione is an only child; whether or not Draco is an only child, and much,much more, too much to re...

Scholastic on Book Six: "Summer of 2005...more likely summer 2006."

Sat Feb 28 19:55:44 -0500 2004

<>Financial advisor Smith Barney Citigroup recently downgraded the Scholastic(SCHL) stock from "buy" to "hold" citing concerns about the companies continuites business and worries about the government's "do not call" registry affecting Scholastic business. Recommending that investors treat the stock like those of toy companies and movie studios with the goal of timing investments around successfu...

JKR Rumor Debunked

Fri Oct 31 23:04:32 -0500 2003

In October, it was reported :

" JK Rowling publicly said 'Harry sustains a minimal but lasting injury in this [the sixth] book.' It is also reported to be roughly just under the length of GoF and will most likely be done by early January. (The first draft.).

We've got word from an irrefutable source that Rowling never said this. Strike a big X through it. Happy Halloween!

More on 'Seabottom'

Tue Oct 14 07:00:29 -0400 2003

<>TLC Reader Cathy wrote to us with a bit of research on what the recently registered Harry Potter titles may mean. Click on the link below to read her notes, but in summary, her conclusion is what Melissa suggested - that these are likely titles of computer games. Thanks, Cathy!
Yesterday, you listed the notification about the new trademarks with the phrase "Harry Potter". I have spent quite a wh...

Also check out JKR's exclusive

Mon Oct 21 12:26:27 -0400 2002

Also check out JKR's exclusive comments to BBC Newsround. As she says: "No one, literally no one, not in my family or anybody, knows the titles to Book Six or Seven. And I'm going to keep it that way for now." Yeah, you go girl.