We have some new pieces of information tonight related to today’s news about the stolen Half-Blood Prince books. First, author J.K. Rowling was granted a court injunction against the two men who were accused of trying to sell copies of Half-Blood Prince to a reporter today. The Scotsman notes that she is trying to stop …read more!

WB sent along the Quidditch site photo, so here it is in small, medium and HUGE.

Marc from Harry Potter Xperts let us know about a new photo from the upcoming Goblet of Fire film. It is a photo of the trio, and the Weasley family at the campsite at the Quidditch World Cup. Click here to view. Thanks Marc!

Bloomsbury just sent us a statement regarding the stolen books incident: “Bloomsbury Publishing thanks Northamptonshire Police for their help in recovering two stolen copies of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince but cannot comment further as this matter is now the subject of a police investigation. We hope that nobody will spoil the excitement for …read more!

The BBC confirmed with Bloomsbury that two men on the way to purchasing stolen copies of HBP were arrested; shots were fired in the attempt. One of those attempting to purchase the book was reportedly a journalist from tabloid The Sun, the paper that was responsible for reporting on the “finding” of Order of the …read more!

Harry Potter film producer David Heyman today confirmed earlier rumours that they may indeed film parts of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in locations outside of the U.K. According to this article, David Heyman gave an interview to Screen Daily.com where he said: “We are exploring all options to determine the best …read more!

Abebooks.com has announced today that the hundreds of people named “Harry Potter” in North America can step up for a chance to win $1,000 for themselves and another $1,000 for the library, literacty charity or school of their choice, in celebration of the publication of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. From the press release: …read more!

Film Focus recently caught up with actress Miranda Richardson and spoke briefly with her about her role as Rita Skeeter in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire film. This article, while short on details about the movie, does contain a hint from the actress as to how she will be portraying the …read more!

Our readers tell us that this morning Katie Couric announced that she’d be traveling to Scotland to interview Rowling in two weeks’ time, and said she’s taking questions from fans, which you can enter by going to this page.

Scholastic will officially announce a sweepstakes today to determine which American library will win the first signed American edition of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the company said in a press release yesterday. Any library in the 50 United States may mail in an entry by June 30. The winner will be notified on …read more!