Reuters reports that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince sold more than twice as many copies in the United States in its first two weeks as any other author’s book in a whole year. It won the Nielsen Bookscan Best Selling Award for the top-selling book in America through August 1, even though it had …read more!

In August, many fans were up in arms over this photo, that appeared in Entertainment Weekly and incorrectly named Tom Riddle’s paternal ancestors. The name “Marvolo” appeared at that time, which is from Tom Riddle’s maternal line, and the dates were unrealistic according to the background info from the books. Reader Naomi sent us this …read more!

This is the first weekly update of what’s going on in The Cauldron Shop, the HP store that supports Leaky and all the other sites in the Floo Network. Using this store and these links allows a percentage of your purchase to go to the funding of these sites. First of all, several of your …read more!

The German version of HBP is due out Oct. 1; see a new hi-res pic of the volume right here.

RupertOnline.net sent us the following pics from the set of Rupert Grint’s (Ron Weasley) new film, Driving Lessons; thanks guys! Rupert Grint, Driving Lessons (1) Rupert Grint, Driving Lessons (2) Rupert Grint, Driving Lessons (3) Rupert Grint, Driving Lessons (4) Rupert Grint, Driving Lessons (5) Rupert Grint, Driving Lessons (6) Rupert Grint, Driving Lessons (7) …read more!

DanRadcliffe.com posted two new images from the 2006 HP GoF film calendar: Harry and (dead) Cedric Harry in the Maze Thanks DR!

This week is Banned Books Week, an effort TLC supports in the name of Harry Potter fans, and all those who can’t be Harry Potter fans because the books aren’t allowed in their libraries. Each fall since 1982, the American Library Association (ALA) has started the school year by reminding Americans “not to take for …read more!

HP Fan Trips, the group that organized fan sojourns to England and Scotland, has announced a special Goblet of Fire Premiere Weekend Trip in New York City. Attendees will stay in Times Square hotel Friday and Saturday night, Nov. 11 and Nov. 12, a private party in the Jekyll and Hyde Club in NYC, a …read more!

A spokesperson for WB has assured us that previously reported rumors of Emma Watson in a movie called Airborn are “twaddle.” In other words, no!

Newsround reports that a fan in Moldova, upset that the book was not available in her area, borrowed Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and wrote out the entire text. She even wrote dialogue and narration in different colors, so it would be easier to read. That’s dedication! Thanks to Indigo!