As we reported earlier, the new Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince tie-in books from Scholastic were due to be released this month. Thanks to Snitchseeker for letting us know they now have received scans of the Poster book (seen via this link), which contain a series of interviews with various cast members. Some of …read more!

Hot Topic has updated their website with several new Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince tshirts today. New are the Draco Malfoy tshirt, a colorful Luna Lovegood shirt, complete with SpectreSpecs and Quibbler on the front, and this tshirt of Dumbledore. The retailer is expected to continue releasing new productes in their Harry Potter line …read more!

As we are nearly a month away from its release date, EA has released another trailer for the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video game. Seen here via IGN, you can watch the lovely “Magical Fights” trailer that has several new scenes and locations from the HBP video game, which will be released here …read more!

This weekend I experienced the love that was LeakyCon 2009. There were so many wonderful presentations to attend, friends to meet for the first time, friends to see again that it was too big for just a few days. LeakyCon was truly the Con made of awesome. I saw so many awesome presentations, but I …read more!

size=”3″ face=”Times New Roman”>Being crafty is sometimes born of inspiration¦and sometimes born within ourselves from something we don’t even understand. size=”3″ face=”Times New Roman”>And sometimes, it’s just in our blood. size=”3″ face=”Times New Roman”>Lemme share something really personal with y’all, okay¦ size=”3″ face=”Times New Roman”>Maybe it’s the fact that in the US, we just celebrated …read more!

Attention Apple fans! Variety is reporting that there will be a new Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince application released later this year. The article states Warner Bros are “positioning itself as a major distributor of applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch.” The piece continues:The studio’s first app was the “The Dark Knight: Batmobile” …read more!

OK this is cool: WB has launched a contest that will allow a lucky fan to actually work on the set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The Press Association is reporting today that in conjunction with the re-release of the first five Harry Potter films on Blu-Ray and DVD in the UK, they’ve …read more!

Several updates to catch up on regarding the soon-to-be-released Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. First thanks to Orkim from Portkey for owling saying the British Board of Film Classification has updated their website again today regarding two possible new trailers. Both received a “12A” classification, meaning they are appropriate for those 12 and older. …read more!

Several readers from Croatia have joyfully let us know the news that native actor Rade Serbedzija has been cast in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, possibly in the role of Gregorovitch, the wand maker and one time owner of the Elder Wand. Speaking in his native language during a recent press conference …read more!

Happy Birthday wishes go out today to actress Helena Bonham Carter, who portrays the character of Bellatrix Lestrange in the Harry Potter films. Miss Bonham Carter is celebrating her 43rd birthday today. Cheers to you!