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With the release today of the book covers for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, some media sources have posted stories about this. MSNBC has this article about artist Mary GrandPre and her design work for the American version of Book 6. “It’s a challenge to take a character … and make sure he ages …read more!

Arthur Levine of Scholastic spoke on the Today Show just now, and released a few small tidibts about the book. Click below to read, and thanks to the reader who listed them! Update: You can also see videos here, thanks to Page from DanRadcliffe.co.uk. Thanks Page! There will be a new Minister for Magic (which …read more!

We have the high-res Scholastic cover right here! Important Note: These images as presented on Leaky are the highest res available legally. The image must be smaller than the size of the acutal book – if it’s not others can print the cover themselves. Out of respect for the people making this book we have …read more!

The cover for Scholastic (American edition) versions of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was revealed today on the Today show; it will be shown again at 9 a.m. We expect good quality pictures soon but from what we saw, the art is green-toned and appears to show Harry and Dumbledore standing over a ghostly …read more!

Katie Couric just announced that on today’s Today show on NBC, she will be unveiling the cover for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Stay tuned! And if you are awake and proficient at screencaps…please let us know!

In August, the New York division of Kiwanis International, an international service organization devoted to aiding children around the world, will raffle off a one-of-a-kind American-edition Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire book signed by 27 members of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, including Dan Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton, …read more!

The long-awaited Chris Rankin interview! Enjoy! Click on the link below for the whole interview, and click the pics for larger versions. By Melissa Anelli for The Leaky Cauldron size=”-1″>On the yellow brick road How busy has Chris Rankin been since finishing filming on Prisoner of Azakban? Busy. Busy. Buuuu-sy. So busy that we sat …read more!

According to an article in BoingBoing.net, WB has shut down a series of NYC and Boston screenings of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone that were scheduled to take place this weekend. The movie was to feature a “Wizard People, Dear Reader” narration, in which the volume of the film is shut off and a …read more!