Hi all: we’ve reimplemented our poll feature on the main page, to prepare for Friday’s posting of the top 10 questions chosen in our “Ask Jo” contest. In the meantime, do some Snape speculating on the right, there.

UPDATE: Thanks to an anonymous Leaky reader, you can see pics of the segment CNBC did on the book – including images of the finished book being sorted and packed – right here! Barnes & Noble announced on Business Wire today that 124 tractor trailer trucks, weighing more than 4,000,000 pounds, will arrive between now …read more!

Today, actor Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) is celebrating his 16th Birthday! Happy Birthday Matthew!

Some new stamps showing the first look at Mad-Eye as well as more images of the Horntail and other creatures have been posted by Veritaserum; check it out here! Thanks, VS!

The Associated Press released today four articles all about the Harry Potter book series. The story had been accidentally made public Friday and then pulled down, but is released from embargo today, the first part, focusing on the merchandising surrounding the launch of the new book, available on Yahoo! This time, the article says, booksellers …read more!

Want to win a part in the Order of the Phoenixfilm? Tonight perhaps you can, for at a charity ball in Scotland, film director David Yates will be auctioning off a walk-on role in the film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The Entrepreneurial Exchange charity ball, to be held at the Glasgow …read more!

The LA Times has a new article wondering if those who first discovered Harry years ago when they were young children, would they still be interested in the books now as teens moving into adulthood. According to the article, Scholastic remains optimistic that readers will stay with Harry as he continues to grow. ” Of …read more!

Several TLC Readers let us know that today they received an email from retailer Amazon UK, letting them know that the price of the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince book had been lowered. The email said in part: At Amazon.co.uk, we are always looking for ways to bring value to our customers. We are, …read more!

The Financial Times newspaper has announced their winner for the Half-Blood Prince Cub Reporter contest. Eleven year old Huw Jones of West Wales, was chosen the winner over 150 entrants vying for a chance to attend the special midnight release party for book 6 held by J.K. Rowling at Edinburgh Castle, in Scotland. Welsh speaking …read more!

A visitor to the EA Games Holidze Showcase that took place at Le Parker Meridien Hotel in NYC yesterday wrote us in with this report on the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Video Game (pre-order here at The Cauldron Shop, and see the official trailer for the game at the official HP site …read more!