A short while ago we reported the UK special edition of HBP was to be released in Oct; today Amazon.co.uk is listing it as Oct 3, for £21.00. The listing on the American special edition has been slightly updated to include a slipcase (like that on OotP’s, presumably) and to say that there will also …read more!

Martyne of The Unofficial Jason Isaacs Page has posted a collection of pictures of Isaacs, who plays Lucius Malfoy in the Potter films, at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Isaacs also autographed two calendars at the time, which the site will be selling on eBay for charity in the future.

This article was translated for TLC by ‘Gryffindor Lioness’ – thank you! German Yahoo reports that amazon.de in Munich announced that Germans have already put in 50,000 preorders for the English version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince; the company promises the book will be delivered by July 16 with no shipping costs to …read more!

There is an email going around from a “Voldemort” suggesting that if you follow a series of steps, you will receive HBP for free. We are unsure whether it means for free on the day of release, or is purporting to give it to you early (it says you’ll have it “first”): either way don’t …read more!

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 will profile people seeking vindication for their various claims by telling their …read more!

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: Harry Potter e-Book Scam As many of …read more!

Earlier this month we told you about the section on Scholastic.com called “The Shrieking Shack” where you can go vote on who you think the Half- Blood Prince will be. Some of those vote results and predictions have now been posted. Click here to see the results. Thanks to MuggleNet!

Devon Murray (Seamus Finnigan) is confirmed to be appearing at the Supernova pop culture expo in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, on April 9 and 10 of this year. This one is absolutely certain. Devon and his mom sent TLC this message for the fans: “Devon really appreciates the people who have put him where he is …read more!

Dark Horizons has posted a preview of their visit to the set of the upcoming Goblet of Fire film. Garth Franklin of Dark Horizons gives this fourth Potter film glowing praise saying that it will be “an action epic of a size that makes the last “Spider-Man” movie seem small.” The preview continues: “The Triwizard …read more!

Our readers are just too smart. This week, a “?” appeared on our page design. Sharp-eyed Leaky readers picked it up immediately and, well-trained by JKR hoop-jumping, began sussing out what it meant. Yesterday, we popped another ? into the newspaper at the top of the graphic, today’s date, and the line, “What do you …read more!