According to The Saturday Star, Rowling will be spending the launch of her Fifth Book in Cape Town, South Africa. Sounds more like a rumor as they’re the first to report it.

It’s time to vote for where you want to hold a meetup. Remember – since most Borders Bookstores are staying open for the launch, that’s a great place to go. A bit of a MeetUp RoundUp: 1463 people signed up in 335 different cities. You need 5 people signed up to have a MeetUp – …read more!

Thanks to HPANA for pointing us to this this interview with David Thewlis, who talks about playiing Professor Lucas in PoA. (No comment! None at all! 🙂 “Two weeks ago I was in a pink leotard being smeared with Nivea by three old men.” Just for fun, or did this have anything to do with …read more!

…from the Viaslia Times Delta. If you are younger than 18, send us a brief essay on this topic: “If you could go on vacation with Harry Potter, where would you go? And why?

The Waterford News & Star in Ireland reports on the staggering numbers of preorders for Book V.

The Express Star reports that “A bird rescue centre has been flooded with neglected barn owls in the wake of the Harry Potter films which star a magical white owl called Hedwig.”

The Book Magazine article featuring TLC editors Melissa Anelli and Heidi Tandy is now online. Warning – potential spoilers in the article.

CBBC reports Waterstones is training up loads of actors to fill their stores with magic the night of the Book V launch.

It was bound to happen. As the actors from the Harry Potter movies get older, the media will start catching them in teen situations and blow them out of portion. Here’s the first – Emma Watson at a party where underage alcohol is being served so says the Oxford Herald.

The Motley Fool’s Rick Munarriz takes a look at Scholastic and Harry Potter.