Here is a final batch of some nice high res press photos of author J.K. Rowling and her recent trip to Romania with the Children’s High Level Group. Jo signing a copy of Half-Blood Prince Jo prepares to sign an autograph for Romania’s President Traian Basescu at Cotroceni presidential palace in Bucharest Thursday Jan. 26, …read more!

There have been rumors floating online about a possible read- through of the script by the cast in preparation for filming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Leaky can confirm that while those rumors are not entirely correct, rehearsals are now starting for the fifth Harry Potter movie. Filming begins next month.

Lumos.hu has posted screencaps of J.K. Rowling’s brief appearance on Romania’s TVR yesterday. Check ’em out! Thanks, Daisy! UPDATE: Daisy also sent us the video of Jo’s appearance, which you can see at this link. Enjoy! Thanks again Daisy!

Warner Brothers has announced that March 20th will be the date Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire DVD will be released in the United Kingdom. According to DVD Active, the disc is priced at £24.99; you can see the cover art for it here. Purneau from La Gazette du Sorcier also let us know …read more!

Andrey, from the Bulgarian HP site Potter-Mania.com let us know about some great clear photos of the sets used in the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire film. While we have seen many of these before, these are very nice quality, and you can see them here, or below. Thanks Andrey! Weasley Bedroom 1 …read more!

While in Romania, author J.K. Rowling gave a new interview to the Associated Press, discussing her concerns about child welfare and her involvement in the Children’s High Level Group. Some excerpts from this interview are now online, and during the course of this interview Jo reiterated what prompted her to become active in helping to …read more!

At a conference over the weekend, the American Library Association named Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to the list of Best Books for Young Adults. According to their website, “the books, recommended for ages 12-18, meet the criteria of both good quality literature and reading appeal for teens” You can read the entire list …read more!

J.K. Rowling is in her second day of her visit with the Children’s High Level Group visit to Romania as part of an effort to raise awareness and funds for the orphans of Eastern Europe. Last night Jo attended a gala fundraising event, where thousands of dollars were raised from an auction, including the bidding …read more!

As we know, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is in Romania as part of a trip to help improve things for children in Eastern European orphanages. While in Romania, Jo has been making several stops to different places, and one lucky young lady was fortunate enough to meet Jo in one such visit. TLC Reader …read more!

PotterCast #23 is now available for download! In this show: -Part two of the interview Arthur Levine, co-editor of the Harry Potter books: Working with Jo, establishing the author/writer relationship, remembering the milestones, and a huge amount on the differences between editions – including the extra lines in book six -John Noe, burning down the …read more!