Amazon Germany has now opened a new contest that will give away ten copies of The Tales of Beedle the Bard signed by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. To enter, click here and answer the question: “Who inherited Dumbledore’s book of “The Tales of Beedle the Bard” in Book seven, choosing between Harry, Ron, or …read more!

A couple of quick updates: Harry, A History (which you can order here) will spend its second week on the NYT Bestseller list this week, so, thank you again! It’s been really exciting, but I know there’s more to come, so stay tuned. Second, I have added another vault entry to Harry, A History‘s web …read more!

Many years ago, when I was in my early teens, I knew a girl named Nicole. We did a seasonal program together. The year after I met her, she was in the program again, but her name was Marie. She had started going by her middle name simply, as she said, because she didn’t like …read more!

A number of screen shots from the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video game on the Wii platform have appeared online via Netherlands news resource, Nieuwslog. The screen shots, which can be viewed right here via our Image Galleries, give us looks at Ron and Harry in their Quidditch uniforms, Harry and Professor …read more!

Thanks to Oclumencia, we can now see a new photo of Gryffindor Quidditch player (and future hero of the Holyhead Harpies) Ginny Weasley (Bonnie Wright) from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. This photo is part of a collections of scans from Brazilian magazine, RECREIO, that also has new photos of Quidditch Ron (Rupert Grint) …read more!

PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast is now online for this week with its 173 edition of Harry Potter news, discussion, and fun. Sue kicks off the show with a round up of the latest Harry Potter news, including video of Tom Felton’s appearance on Jack Osbourne Celebrity Adrenaline Junkie, exclusive photos of a Mary Grand …read more!

Officials from the Harry Potter films have been reported to scouting for locations in the Highlands of Scotland to be used in filming the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows films. Lochaber News reports that: Film executives and location and special effects personnel have just completed an updating recce of the four picturesque glens which …read more!

He’s a very sexy Hufflepuff, oh yes he is….or more accurately, says People magazine, who includes actor Robert Pattinson (Cedric Diggory) as one of the Sexiest Men Alive for 2008. Coming in at lucky number 13 on the list, the magazine writes: “Last year all I was trying to do was get a girlfriend,” says …read more!

The Sun has now launched a new contest for readers in the UK to win a chance to attend the special The Tales of Beedle the Bard release party held by J.K. Rowling next month in Edinburgh, Scotland. According to the paper, children aged between 8 ’ 11 years must fill in a postcard with …read more!

Scholastic, the US publishers of the Harry Potter novels, have posted a new video online featuring a question and answer session with Arthur Levine. This is a short video, called “Meet Arthur,” where the US editor of the Harry Potter books describes his job at Scholastic, and what he looks for when seeking out new …read more!