The two men who were arrested in connection with the stolen copies of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince case appeared in court today. These two men are accussed of trying to sell stolen copies of Book 6 to a reporter named John Askill who works for the tabloid The Sun. One of the accused, …read more!

The cover photo on the box for the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire video game is now online. This photo is very similar to the one we saw previously as a banner at E3, the video game conference. This cover photo features a nice shot of Daniel Radcliffe as Harry, with a flying …read more!

The Goblet poster is available for purchase at AllPosters.com for $24.99. Thanks to LaughingFire! Also, El Universo Potter for letting us know that several language sites for Spanish, Italian, German and French: Spanish: “‘Vienen tiempos difíciles, Harry’” German: “‘Schwere Zeiten liegen vor dir, Harry’” French: “‘De Sombres Heures T’ Attendent, Harry’” Italian: “‘Tempi Oscuri In …read more!

Bloomsbury has now posted the entire book jacket of the Children’s version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, to reveal the new back cover art, along with some interesting flap photos. Click here to view it. Enjoy! (Caution-spoilerish – Note: Bloomsbury has let us know that they have taken care to remove all summary …read more!

The new issue of Entertainment Weekly contains a small article about Goblet of Fire, with new quotes from film director Mike Newell, and actor Daniel Radcliffe. The article says the fourth Harry Potter film will be shown for the first time to the WB excutives in a couple weeks. The article also mentions that work …read more!

The Press Gazette reports that JKR has been granted a wide-reaching injunction designed to stop anyone who may come into possession of all or part of HBP from disclosing it or any information in it. The injunction applies to all information from HBP other than that disclosed by JKR herself, or one of the book’s …read more!

With just 36 days go before the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the build-up to the big day continues. Today, papers are running two stories about the Leaky/MuggleNet soon-to- come interview with JKR in July at the release of book 6. The AP has a short piece where Emerson from MuggleNet recounts …read more!

Amazon.com has let us know about a new contest it’s running, the “Harry Potter Review Panel Contest,” in which winners are part of a kids panel to talk about Harry Potter via the Amazon site. The panel will share its HP expertise as well as their predictions and expectations for HBP. They will also possibly …read more!

Our HBP contests page has been updated with contests from Australia, Vancouver and the ITV contest.

ITV has now launched their version of the Ultimate Harry Potter Fan contest. Children between the ages of 8 and 16 are allowed to enter for this chance to not only attend the midnight launch party in Edinburgh of Half-Blood Prince, but also to interview author J.K. Rowling on television. Initial’s series producer for the …read more!