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!

Here’s a bit of an unusual piece of news today. A grave of a young British soldier killed in Hebron, Israel at the age of 19 has gained quite a bit of notoriety. It’s become so popular with tourists and vistors, that the local council recently added the gravesite of the young soldier to their …read more!

Scores of readers have sent in this story about country singer Lynn Anderson, a one time Grammy winner in the1970’s, who was arrested and accused of shoplifting a Harry Potter DVD from a supermarket in Taos, New Mexico.

As with the birth of her son David, the birth of Jo Rowling’s new daughter Makenzie was attended by private midwife Deborah Purdue. Although Ms. Purdue no longer lives in Scotland, she made the trip there from Dorset to assist with checkups and the delivery. Please note that the Scotsman may require free registration. Thanks …read more!

The official Warner Brothers Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban website has been updated with a new tour of a snowy Hogsmeade. According to their newsletter, as you take a walkthrough of Hogsmeade you can find new wallpapers, buddy icons, and screensavers. To enjoy your own Hogsmeade walkthrough, click here. Thanks Ty!

We’ve had word from Bloomsbury this morning that so far, the regular chldren’s hardcover (to look similar to this), the regular adult’s hardcover (to look similar to this, containing the same text) and the regular large-print hardcover(similar to this, containing the same text) of HBP will all be released in the UK on July 16, …read more!