JKR.com: Answer to FAQ poll

BIG, long, huge, spoilery, very thought provoking answer to the FAQ poll RIGHT HERE.

Worldwide HBP Release Party Contests

Contests are already underway worldwide to determine who the 70 "cub reporters" who will be at Edinburgh Castle on July 15, and grilling JKR on July 17.
The contests, as announced on JKRowling.com, are underway in Britain, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. What we have foundContinued...

Happy Birthday Professor Sprout!

JKRowling.com has been updated with Birthday wishes to our favourite Herbology professor, Pomona Sprout! Cheers...and goooo Hufflepuff! :)

The FSA Revisited, the Call from Jo, the Past 10 Days

All right. Here's where I do what needed to be done in the Fan Site Award post, but sometimes emotions are simply too much:
Thank you. Not only to Jo (we'll get to you later, my dear), but to all of you who come here every day and have fun with us. We can't express how much fun itContinued...

JKRowling.com Updates: FAQ, News, HBP Publication Weekend Plans

(This is Melissa's attempt to act as a news reporter and get you guys all the straight info before resuming with the general insanity and exuberance that will classify today on the site. Just an FYI, because this is the most calm you will see me for quite a while.)
JKRowling.com'sContinued...

JKRowling.com Updates: News about TLC Receives Fan Site Award, Set to Interview J.K. Rowling

Oh my lord am I glad I am awake at 4:13 a.m., as only a lunatic Harry Potter fan would be on this night.
This weekend marks the one-year anniversary of the opening of Jo Rowling's new Web site, and I thought this would be a very special day for very differentContinued...

Cheers! New Wizard of the Month on JKRowling.com

JKRowling.com has been updated with a new Wizard of the Month for May. Cheers! :)

JKRowling Updates Site

There's some updating going on at JKRowling.com's Rumors section - check it out...she answers some questions about time travel (knocking down a very popular fan theory, sorry Milly), about Nicholas Flamel, Lupin's papers, Snape's Crosswords, and the Creevey brothers as Quidditch players.
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JKR's site is "Cool," says Netscape

Netscape has awarded J.K. Rowling's website the cool site of the day award for today, March 29th - and our sister-site, the Lexicon, is also highlighted. We always knew JKR was cool!

JKR and the Ballad of Nearly Headless Nick

"It was a mistake any wizard could make

Who was tired and caught on the hop

One piffling error, and then, to my terror,

I found myself facing the chop.

Happy Birthday Remus Lupin!

Hooooowl! According to JKRowling.com March 10th(already in the UK) is Remus Lupin's Birthday! Cheers!

Happy Birthday Ron!

Happy Birthday to everyone's favorite redheaded Keeper, Ron Weasley! There's a birthday wish on JKRowling.com.
Also... a birdie tells us it's time to look on Bloomsbury.com as well!

And of course, it being the first of a new month, there is a new Wizard of the Month on JKRowling.com: Mungo Bonham: (1560 - 1659) FamousContinued...

Happy Birthday Arthur Weasley

According to an updated JKRowling.com, February 6th (yes, already in the UK) is Arthur Weasley's birthday! Cheers Arthur! :)

"Lie Detector": JKR's Cousin to Make TV Show Appearance

Several media outlets today, including the L.A. Times, had this story about a new television program called "Lie Detector", which will feature a cousin of Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. Based on information confirmed to them by NBC/PAX-TV the newpapaper says, "the show willContinued...

Updates at JKRowling.com: Book Scam and other Rubbish

Our favourite author is doing some updating at her site. Readers will remember several weeks ago the news about a website supposedly selling e- copies of Half- Blood Prince. We posted a story about this, and now Jo has responded to that on her news section. She writes:

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