The Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire DVD was released today in Hungary. Daisy from Lumos.hu let us know that in conjunction with this release, the streetcars in Budapest had been re-painted, GoF style, which you can see here. Thanks Daisy!

The “Do Not Disturb” sign is back on the office door on JKRowling.com, meaning the door is closed and our wait for our W.O.M.B.A.T. results begins. While we do not know how long it will be until we get those results, it could be any day now-Constant Vigilance everyone! 🙂

We’ve just added more than 150 new high-resolution images from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, including studio shots of the characters, to our gallery, which now has more than 20,400 pics. In addition, many of our old high-res images were replaced with higher-res images (which is why it will look like there are …read more!

Bloomsbury, the publisher of the UK Harry Potter books, will be announcing major profits this week, according to Wales.co.uk. “Bloomsbury has put investors on standby for profits of at least £20m, so debate in the City is focused on whether it can beat that benchmark. Six analysts suggest Bloomsbury will report pre-tax profits of £20.2m …read more!

Today’s Hampstead Express features Imelda Staunton, the award-winning actress who is playing Dolores Umbridge in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The story doesn’t give any new filming information, but the profile is interesting all the same.

If you, like many, found the JKR W.O.M.B.A.T test (for instructions on how to get to it, click here) less than, er, how shall we say…easy, you’re in luck; our partners over at the Harry Potter Lexicon have made an info sheet for you. They don’t claim to have the right answers – this is …read more!

The second issue of our essay project, Scribbulus, is now open for perusing, and contains 12 news essays. The subjects include: Possible repercussions of Dumbledore revealing the location of the Order’s headquarters to theh Dursleys, and the parallels between Muggle happenings and the International Statute of Secrecy. There’s also a humourous look at why Ginny …read more!

EvannaLynch.net, the fan site for the actress who will play Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter films, has debunked a rumor that lasted past the end of April Fool’s Day, that the actress had pulled out of the films and had no intent of appearing in Order of the Phoenix. Evanna doesn’t even have an …read more!

Our Gallery, which now has more than 20,000 images, now has an album of 67 hi-res images JKR at the British Book Awards, thanks to our image manager, Mary. There are now also several thousand screencaps from Goblet of Fire and the DVD. Enjoy!

At the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards, Goblet of Fire took home Favorite Movie honors while Harry Potter triumphed as favorite book. The awards took place yesterday and were the result of more than 25 million votes.