The Lexicon is hard at work this week with updates including The Black Family Tree, descriptions of Malfoy Mansion, 12 Grimmauld Place, & St. Mungos. The Strictly British slang glossary and Fantastical Facts from Book V has also been updated while they work to update the rest of The Lexicon. Obviously full of spoilers. Quick …read more!

Here you go guys – it’s blurry and whatnot, but we’ll make a better one when I get home. (The Book That Makes Us Very Happy)

Check out BBC Newsround’s coverage of the Royal Albert Hall event. In related news, I’ll soon be bringing you a first-hand report. 🙂 Yes, I’m in a net cafe in London – Lizo is here and says hello. It was last minute, sorry for not saying anything! There will soon be pictures and a scan …read more!

Don’t forget, starting in just three hours (11am ET/ 4pm BST) at http://www.msn.co.uk/harrypotter/ will be the live Webcast of J.K. Rowling at Royal Albert Hall.

The rumor mill is quite active today stating that Electronic Arts may be launching a game for PS2, Xbox and GameCube due out this Fall.

Similar to the efforts of Jason Issacs’ fans earlier this year, the regulars at DanRadcliffe.com have organized a fundraiser in support of the National Autistic Society of Britain. It’s a good cause, and a good occasion – and for UK taxpayers, any donation will be increased by almost a third at no cost to the …read more!

According to CNet’s Paul Festa, a pirated version o OotP is available online in Microsoft eBook format for all to download.

Reader Matt sent us this Quicktime VR of the Hogwarts Express the morning on June 21st.

Quick Quotes has been updated with a June 30th interview with Rowling from Newsweek. I thought this was interesting: There are no fancy cars in the drive, unless you count her husband’s Mini Cooper (oddest piece of Rowling trivia: she doesn’t know how to drive).

MAJOR SPOILERS: The HP Lexicon has posted their day-by-day calendar for Order of the Phoenix including Harry’s course schedule.