The Leaky Cauldron - J.K. Rowling

Rowling and Radcliffe Make Forbes Celebrity 100 List for 2008

Thu Jun 12 00:01:00 -0400 2008

Once again, Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling has made Forbes Magazine’s annual listing of The Celebrity 100. Forbes tracks a number of statistics throughout the year, producing this ranking of the most powerful celebrities. Coming in at number nine on the list, J. K. Rowling was ranked behind such names as Oprah Winfery, Tiger Woods, Johnny Depp, and The Police on the 2008 report. Forbes no

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Buyer of Harry Potter Prequel Seeks to Use Item for More Charity Fundraising

Wed Jun 11 11:47:00 -0400 2008

The buyer of the new Harry Potter prequel, which you can read online via this link to Waterstone’s or this new link, says he purchased the special note card donated by J.K. Rowling in hopes that he will be able to do more for charity. Bloomberg.com reports the new owner of the Harry Potter prequel note card sold last night at a charity auction in London, England, is Hira Digpal, president of a

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New Harry Potter Prequel Now Online

Wed Jun 11 04:55:00 -0400 2008

Waterstone’s is set to reveal the entire new Harry Potter prequel contained on the special card that was auctioned earlier tonight in London, England. UPDATE: BEHOLD the entire card featuring the prequel story about Sirius Black and James Potter is now online for all to read via this link. To read, at the link, click where it says “Read Our Author’s Stories,” then click on the name J.K. Rowling

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PotterCast 155: We Fly, Of Course

Wed Jun 11 02:53:00 -0400 2008

The 155th episode of PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, is now online for your listening pleasure. This episode brings you the latest discussion of J. K. Rowling’s recent commencement speech at Harvard University. The PotterCasters delve into Jo’s speech, giving their thoughts on the topics she discussed, the stories she shared, and much more. In addition to this, Sue brings you news on O

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Harry Potter Prequel Sells for 25,000 Pounds at Charity Auction, Video of Excerpt Now Online

Tue Jun 10 20:45:00 -0400 2008

Early reports are starting to surface tonight from the charity auction at Waterstone’s, featuring the special card from author J.K. Rowling. A new 800 word prequel to the Harry Potter series sold tonight for 25,000 pounds ($48,855) reports Bloomberg.com. The article continues to note the “buyer was an absentee bidder. More than 100 guests attended the invitation-only event, called ``What’s Your

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High Bidding Expected for Harry Potter Prequel Today

Tue Jun 10 11:09:00 -0400 2008

Today is the day the new prequel to the Harry Potter series is set for auction in London, England. Part of a charity auction, organizers are expecting bidding for the special 800 word prequel written by J.K. Rowling to be quite high. ITN reports that” Philip Errington, a specialist at Sotheby’s, which will run the auction in Piccadilly, London on Tuesday night, said 13 storycards will be sold w

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Entire Text, Video and Audio of J.K. Rowling Harvard Commencement Speech Now Online

Thu Jun 05 20:27:00 -0400 2008

“We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better. “

So said Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling today as she delivered a moving commencement speech at Harvard University today, focusing on failure and the power of imagination. You can read the entire text of the speech via this link, with an audio version of the

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Streaming Video of J.K. Rowling Speaking at Harvard Commencement Now Live

Thu Jun 05 17:49:00 -0400 2008

A reminder now, that as we told you yesterday, live streaming video of J.K. Rowling giving her commencement speech at Harvard University will be available via this link. The stream is now live with J. K. Rowling giving her commencement address at Harvard University. Readers can watch it live here.. Jo is speaking on two topics, failure (and how later you can achieve success) and the power of i

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J.K. Rowling to Receive Honorary Degree at Harvard Today

Thu Jun 05 11:07:00 -0400 2008

As noted previously, J.K. Rowling will be giving the commencement address at Harvard University today at 2:30pm (EST). The Harvard Crimson has a preview of the event, and notes that the Harry Potter author will also be receiving an honorary degree today. The paper, which also has a new photo of Jo at a special reception at Harvard’s Loeb house last night, cites reps who are looking forward to t

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Watch J.K. Rowling Harvard Commencement Speech Live Thursday

Tue Jun 03 20:10:00 -0400 2008

As previously announced J.K. Rowling will be giving the commencement address at Harvard University, Thursday June 5. While tickets to the event were limited, fans everywhere will be able to watch this event live via this link, with the text and video reposted immediately following on this link to Harvard Magazine. Jo is scheduled to be speaking sometime between 2:15 and 4:00pm ET. TLC also has

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J.K. Rowling Hosts Charity Ball, Donates Prize of Wizard Portrait at Theme Park

Sun Jun 01 11:40:00 -0400 2008

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling hosted a special charity ball last night in Scotland to benefit the MS Society Scotland. The Sunday Mail reports that this gala ball, which was held at the Harburn House, West Lothian, included music and dance, and an auction for a special prize donated by Jo. This prize was “the chance to be immortalised as a wizard or witch in a portrait at the new Wizarding W

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J.K. Rowling Updates Site on New Prequel Material

Thu May 29 13:32:00 -0400 2008

Author J.K. Rowling is doing some updating this morning on her website, with a news entry on the upcoming charity auction featuring that special 800 word prequel to the Harry Potter series. Of note is the fact Jo says the story on the prequel card takes place 3 years before Harry was born. Full quotage is as follows:

“A few months ago a number of authors were invited to handwrite cards for auct

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New Harry Potter Prequel to Feature Marauders Story (Updated)

Thu May 29 12:09:00 -0400 2008

Following on the big news from yesterday about the brand new 800 word prequel to events in the Harry Potter series, we now have some additional information about what the story will feature. According to the Guardian, we will be hearing more about the beloved Marauders, as the paper reports the story will feature “the fictional wizard’s father James and his friend Sirius Black in their younger

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Big News! JKR Writes New Harry Potter Prequel for Charity Auction

Wed May 28 23:48:00 -0400 2008

Hang on everyone, as there is some rather big news tonight regarding that notecard that J.K. Rowling has written for a charity auction in June. MSNBC is reporting tonight that the note card is actually “an 800-word Harry Potter prequel.” The only other information on this new material regarding the beloved Harry Potter series is that “Rowling used both sides of her card to hand-write a prequel

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Winner Announced in Amazon.com's Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest

Thu May 22 16:13:00 -0400 2008

Voting has now ended in Amazon.com’s Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest, and the winner who will receive a weekend with the handwritten work by J. K. Rowling has been chosen. As we told you previously, the competition had been narrowed down to two finalists, which would be voted on by Amazon.com members from around the world. Sixteen year-old Rhiannon D. from Australia was voted the grand...