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The old
state-owned British Rail used to be much maligned, so much so that it was
privatised in the mid-90s. Now that we Britons have suffered from a worse
railway, we can look back to British Rail with affection. However, few realise
just how much British culture owes to British Rail, beyond the legendary bad
sandwiches that inspired many a joke. For in the summer of 1990, a young woman
was stuck on a delayed train from Manchester to Kings Cross, and to amuse
herself, she dreamt of a boy wizard who didn’t know that he was a wizard. The
young woman did not have access to a pen, so her daydream flowed on, possibly to
enough to encompass 7 whole volumes. We all know what happened next, although
only the woman herself still knows the resolution of the daydream. However, it
was a few decades before, on a train in travelling in the opposite direction,
from Kings Cross to Scotland, that this young woman’s story actually began. Her
mother was travelling on the same train as her father when they met for the
first time. Her mother felt cold, and her father offered to share his coat with
her. They got on so well that marriage followed a year after, and the young
woman, Joanne Rowling, arrived the year after that, at Chipping Sodbury
Hospital, not far from a town called Dursley.
The year was 1965.
Joanne’s first memory was of the
birth of her younger sister, 2 years later. Their father worked for Rolls Royce
at Bristol. In 1971, the family moved to Winterbourne, where Joanne met a family
called the Potters, whose surname she liked (her own surname was the subject of
mirth – hilarious jokes about “rolling pins” would be uttered in her presence,
and she would later be subjected to the theme of “Rawhide” on a regular basis).
Around about this time, the daydreaming Joanne began to write stories. In 1974,
the family moved again to Tutshill in the Forest of Dean – a bit of an isolated
community that has a strong local dialect. Both of her parents were originally
Londoners who dreamed of living in the country. However, the local school was
small and old fashioned, and Joanne’s teacher was strict and frightening to her
(reminds me of the school in
Dennis Potter’s
“The Singing Detective” – ed). Later she attended Wyedean Comprehensive, where
she delighted in telling her friends fantastical stories which involved them.
Unlike Harry Potter, she did not excel at sports, but like Harry, she did suffer
a broken arm, although she did this playing netball rather than quidditch.
Joanne was popular and became Head Girl.
Joanne then read French and
Classics at Exeter University, although she would have preferred to have studied
her favourite subject, English. However, her parents did not think that there
was much that you could do with an English degree. Joanne’s mother was also
half-French, so this probably influenced her choice of study. One of the
advantages of the French course was that it involved a year of living in Paris.
After university, Joanne worked as a researcher and bilingual secretary for
Amnesty International in London, where Joanne spent perhaps too much time
sneakily writing up stories on the computer. However, one could argue that the
prisoners of conscience were not neglected that much, as apparently the Harry
Potter books are now the favourite reading material for the prisoners of
Guantanamo Bay.
In 1990, Joanne and her then
boyfriend decided to move to Manchester together. It was while she was on a
delayed train back to London that Joanne began to dream about a boy wizard who
didn’t know that he was a wizard. However, on December 30th 1990,
Joanne’s mother died after suffering from Multiple Sclerosis for 10 years.
Joanne was devastated, and moved to Portugal soon after, where she taught
English as a foreign language. Joanne’s mourning for her mother made its way
into the Harry Potter manuscript that she was working on, and is most noticeable
in Joanne’s favourite chapter from “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” –
“The Mirror of Erised”. While in
Oporto, Joanne met and married a Portuguese journalist, Jorge Arantes. The
marriage did not last, but had resulted in the birth of Joanne’s first baby, a
daughter. Mother and child moved close to Joanne’s sister in Edinburgh in 1994.
Joanne knew that she would have to
start teaching again soon to earn some money, and this motivated her into
completing “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”, even though she sometimes
hated the process. But she had to do it or else it would not be completed. The
first agent she sent her synopsis to sent it back almost immediately. The next
agent she sent it to did want to see the rest of the manuscript. Joanne had
chosen this agent because she liked the name – “Christopher Little” – and the
letter the agent sent back was appropriately little, being only 2 lines long. It
took the agent over a year to find a publisher, but he rang Joanne in 1996 to
inform her that Bloomsbury had made an offer. Bloomsbury decided that the target
audience of young boys might be put off from reading a book by a female writer,
so they suggested that Joanne use 2 initials rather than her first name. Joanne
does not have a middle name, so she plumped for “Kathleen”, which was her
grandmother’s name. So, “J. K. Rowling” was born. “Harry Potter and the
Philosopher’s Stone” was published in 1997.
The success of the book can be
marked by the fact that the American rights were bought by Scholastic for over
100,000.00 US dollars. This allowed Joanne to concentrate on writing full time,
giving up her job as a part-time teacher at Leith Academy. It won the Smarties
Book Prize Gold Medal for ages 9-11, and won the Children’s Book of the Year at
the British Book Awards. The US edition, re-titled “Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer’s Stone”, was released in 1998. “Harry Potter and the Chamber of
Secrets” was released in 1998, and I can remember the buzz surrounding Harry
Potter when I worked at a bookstore at this time. “Harry Potter and the Prisoner
of Azkaban” was released in 1999, occasioning the first of the legendary
Amazon.co.uk Harry Potter days, in which I participated. All 3 books stubbornly
occupied the top 3 places on The New York Times Bestseller List for months.
“Azkaban” won J K Rowling her 3rd Smarties Prize, and she admirably
requested that she not be nominated again, to give other authors a chance.
“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” followed in 2000. 2001 saw the publication
of “Quidditch through the ages” and “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”, 2
booklets which raised money for Comic Relief. There would be no new Harry Potter
novels though, for 3 years. However, fans were kept amused by the release of the
films – “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” in 2001, and “Harry Potter
and the Chamber of Secrets” in 2002. To add further mystery to the release of
the next book, its title was kept secret. “Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix” was released in 2003. “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” – the
best movie from the best book in the series – was released in 2004. The next
book, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”, was published in 2005. The next
film, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”, will also be released in 2005. In
2005, J. K. Rowling was named the most “influential woman” in the UK by Forbes
Magazine. She was awarded an OBE in 2001. The title of Harry Potter book 7 has
been revealed as “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”. Joanne Rowling lives in
Scotland with her husband and 3 children.
I miss my mother so much
– J. K. Rowling’s account of her mother’s death from MS. It includes a detailed
account of how her mother met her father. J. K. Rowling is patron of the MS
Society, Scotland. More people in Scotland suffer from MS per head than any
other nation
My girl J.K. – J. K. Rowling’s father writes about their relationship
J. K. Rowling tells the
story of her life – more about J. K. Rowling’s early attempts at fiction,
and her time at school
From Mr Darcy to Harry Potter by way of Lolita – J K Rowling writes about
her favourite books
The trailer for “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” has been released – view it here
Rock star Marilyn Manson has criticised Harry Potter at the Kerrang Awards in
London. On picking up his award for ‘Icon of the Year’, Manson said: “I
get blamed for being bad but this kid is practicing witchcraft from a very early
age which is totally unacceptable”. I’m sure Marilyn Manson would love to have a
fan base amongst kids, but he just hasn’t got it. 28/08/05.
Film director and former Python Terry Gilliam has revealed that he was J. K.
Rowling’s original choice to direct the Harry Potter films. And he doesn’t like
how these movies were filmed: “I
was the perfect guy to do Harry Potter. I remember leaving the meeting, getting
in my car, and driving for about two hours along Mulholland Drive just so angry…
Chris Columbus' versions are terrible. Just dull. Pedestrian." 29/08/05.
Jim Hill Media
has a report from a former Disney insider who says that Mickey missed the
opportunity to acquire the North American publication rights for Harry Potter.
The anonymous author says that the Disney executive who passed on Harry Potter
in the late 90s, Lisa Holton, has now joined Scholastic (who do hold the North
American rights). The anonymous author speculates that Disney may be planning to
acquire the Harry Potter North American rights by purchasing Scholastic itself.
Daniel Radcliffe is rumoured to be one of the candidates to star as James Bond
in a movie adaptation of Charlie Higson’s novel “Silverfin”. 08/09/2005
J. K. Rowling has asked fans to lobby eBay to stop them listing Harry Potter
items with forged signatures. Signed copies of the latest novel are especially
rare. 09/09/2005
J. K. Rowling has authorised all 6 novels to be available as digital audio
downloads from iTunes (www.itunes.com).
10/09/2005
Katie Leung, who plays Cho Chang in the forthcoming “Harry Potter and the Goblet
of Fire” movie, has revealed that she has been the subject of hate websites from
jealous girls. 10/09/2005
Harry Potter publishers Bloomsbury have announced that their pre-tax profits for
the first half of the year are up by 12.4 percent. Year end profits should not
be less than £20 million. Sales of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” will
be accounted for in the figures for the second half of the year. The latest
novel in the series sold more than 2 million copies in the first 24 hours.
14/09/2005
Pupils at Rupert Grint’s school have been advised that they risk detention if
they keep pestering him for autographs. Rupert is famous for portraying Ron
Weasley in the Harry Potter films. 19/09/2005
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” has won the US Best Seller Award for
books for the year of 2005, despite having only gone on sale two weeks before
the closing date. Over 600,000 copies have been sold in the US, selling nearly 3
times as many as its nearest competitor, Dan Brown’s “The Da Vinci Code”. The
strong performance of the novel also helped Scholastic, Harry Potter’s US
publisher, drop its losses down to $21million from $50million a year ago.
23/09/2005
Scots actor Robert Carlyle has said that he would never appear in a Harry Potter
movie, saying that it would sicken him. Meanwhile Warner Bros have started
casting for “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”, which will be directed
by David Yates. It is due to be released in June 2007. 30/09/2005.
Contrary to Robert Carlyle, British actress Anna Friel has said that they would
love to be in a Harry Potter movie. The former Brookside actress said that she
would especially like to play Nymphadora Tonks, Professor Lupin’s lover in
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”. Indeed, Anna Friel could be said to
be already playing this part, since her real life lover is David Thewlis, who
plays Professor Lupin in the films. Anna Friel is currently starring in the
movie “Goal”. 03/10/2005.
Ralph Fiennes says that life will never be the same again after accepting the
role of Voldemort in “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”. “People come up to
me and ask if I’m really ‘he who must not be named’.” He regards the role as his
biggest ever. 03/10/2005.
The Harry
Potter series of books have now sold in excess of 300 million copies.
CBC
have reported that “Wyrd Sisters”, a Canadian folk group, is suing Warner Bros
along with Radiohead and Pulp for $40 million, and are trying to prevent the
distribution of the movie “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” in Canada.
Members of Radiohead and Pulp play members of a fictional band called “Wyrd
Sisters” in the film. The name of the band is apparently not mentioned in the
film. CBC states that in “their
statement of claim the Winnipeg group said the movie infringes on their
trademark rights and will damage their reputation.”
This is what happened according to the “Wyrd Sisters” webpage: “It
all started with a phone call recently from a warner bros lawyer. The fellow
said: ‘We're making a big movie and putting together a band of famous musicians
together called the wyrd sisters. We're going to make a big splash, sound tracks
the whole shebang! So... you don't want our army of lawyers shutting down your
girls' band... sign this piece of paper and we'll give you $5000.’…Here's the
way it is. We said no. It is our name. We own it. We're not about to be
threatened into giving up our name. And Warner Bros has no business making a
movie with a band with our name in it without at least some simple courtesy.”
However, to make things more complicated, it has to be observed that the
first person to use “The Wyrd Sisters” as a title was that other British author
of comic fantasy, Terry Pratchett. “Wyrd Sisters” is the title of a novel in
Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series, published in 1988, 2 years before the
formation of the “Wyrd Sisters” band.
03/10/2005
"Shadowmancer" author G. P. Taylor was asked to leave a comprehensive that he
was talking at when he mentioned the words "bum", "bogey", "crap", and "pee" and
also referred to Harry Potter as not "the only gay in the village".
Headteacher Barbara Vann said "His language was going to go even further
but he stopped himself. He started to use the F-word and that is not acceptable
in a school environment." However,
G. P. Taylor said that he had described TV as being "crap" in comparison to
books, and used the word bogey whilst talking about "Fungus the Bogeyman", an
established children's classic. G. P. Taylor is also an ordained priest, so must
be well practiced to the art of inoffensive public speaking. Besides, he has
given the same talk at many other schools without any objections. With regards
to the remark about Harry Potter being "the only gay in the village", G. P.
Taylor had accurately assessed that his audience of 12 to 13 year olds would be
familiar with this catchphrase from TV's "Little Britain". 06/10/2005.
The security guard who stole 2 copies of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood
Prince” from a Corby distribution centre appeared in court yesterday.
He admitted stealing the books and possessing an imitation firearm.
Still at issue however, is whether Aaron Lambert actually pointed the
imitation firearm at a reporter.
Aaron had tried to sell the books to national newspapers.
A date has yet to be set for the next hearing of the case.
Meanwhile, a Harry Potter fan in Germany has been arrested for stealing 6
copies of the recently released German edition of “Harry Potter and the
Half-Blood”. The 24 year old man stole
the books from a shop in Hanover railway station, and finding it a bit difficult
to run with the 6 large books, he stormed into another shop to demand a carrier
bag. He punched a shopper in the
face who protested at his rudeness.
The thief threatened to kill anybody who got in his way.
He was not armed, and was finally apprehended by the police.
He told the police that he just could not wait to find out who the
half-blood prince was. 10/10/2005.
J. K. Rowling has won 2 Quills Awards for “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood
Prince”. She won the book of the
year category, and best children’s chapter book.
“You’ve made a sleep-deprived mother very happy,” said J. K. Rowling in
her acceptance speech. The awards
were voted for by the reading public.
Since this was the first time they were awarded, public awareness was not
quite as high as it could have been. The ceremony will be broadcast on October
22nd by NBC. 11/10/2005
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has admitted that he is nervous about seeing
his nude screen in the forthcoming “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”.
Daniel is actually only topless in the scene, as he “had
a pair of flesh-coloured underwear on which was just like really something you'd
never want to wear!” 12/10/2005
Matt Lewis, who plays Neville Longbottom in the movies, has done an interview
with
Harry Potter’s page.
15/10/2005
Emma Watson, who plays Hermione in the films, has said that her schedule is so
busy, she has no time to see boys.
Living 2 hours away from the Harry Potter studios in Oxford, she has to get up
at 6 in the morning and gets home at 9 for 11 months of the year, due to the
films being shot back-to-back. When she’s away from the studios, the priority is
catching up on schoolwork, playing sport, and seeing friends and family. She
says, “It's
restricting. Long hours. I miss my family a lot… But if I had the chance to do
it again, in a million years I would always say yes. I'm so lucky.” 18/10/2005.
However, Emma Watson has now revealed that she’s fed up of the sexual tension
between Hermione and Ron in the films. She said, “Hermione
and Ron have got to get it together, it's been going on for so long now.”
26/10/2005
It’s been announced that British actress Imelda Staunton will play Professor
Umbridge in the movie of “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”. Imelda
Staunton recently received an Oscar nomination for her stunning performance as
the title character in the movie “Vera Drake”. “Harry Potter and the Order of
the Phoenix” will be directed by David Yates, and is due to be released in June
2007. 20/10/2005
Pulp front man Jarvis Cocker is disappointed that J. K. Rowling has vetoed a
commercial release of the songs he wrote for the upcoming movie “Harry Potter
and the Goblet of Fire”. Which is probably just as well, considering that Warner
Bros lawyers are already embroiled in a legal battle with a Canadian band over
the use of “The Wyrd Sisters” name. British film censors have also announced
that the movie will be given a certificate “12A” rather than the “PG” awarded to
previous films, due to the fact that Harry’s adventures are getting more scary
as he gets older. 23/10/2005
J. K. Rowling missed the first private viewing of the movie “Harry Potter and
the Goblet of Fire”, as she looked after her husband following his operation for
appendicitis. 26/10/2005
Daniel Radcliffe has said that he wants Harry Potter to die in the final film:
“I
think it would be a very good ending if he had to die in order for evil
Voldemort to die… (but) I wouldn't want it to be sentimental. I don't like
sentimental ends to books or films.” Radcliffe has also hinted that he may not
appear in the last 2 films, but we at Authortrek.com think that this is about as
likely as Ewan McGregor not appearing in Star Wars Episodes II and III (i.e. not
very likely). 27/10/2005
One of the Ford Anglias used in the filming of “Harry Potter and the Chamber of
Secrets” has been stolen from a Cornwall film studio. The car did not have an
engine, so it must have been towed away. The police are unsure as to the
motivations of the thief. 29/10/2005
At rare book sale, Harry Potter is set aside literary giants
– an interesting article by Michael Kunzelman about collecting rare Harry Potter
books
“The
Sunday Times”
has an interview with Patrick Doyle, who has done the music for “Harry Potter
and the Goblet of Fire”.
Screenwriter Steve Kloves to return to “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”
– latest movie news. 30/10/2005
2.5 million copies of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” have remained
unsold in the US, as struggling publisher Scholastic misjudged demand, and
printed too many copies. The firm now fears that they will be faced with an
avalanche of copies returned by bookstores. The firm has earned $600m from the
Harry Potter franchise, but misjudgements like this have prevented it from
maximising the profit. There were reports earlier in the year that Disney might
buy the North American rights for the Harry Potter series by purchasing
Scholastic. 30/10/2005
Growing up Potter
– an excellent profile of the young stars of “Harry Potter and the Goblet of
Fire”
Harry Potter has been named the greatest screen fantasy hero of all time in a
poll held by the Sci-Fi Channel. 1,500 people took part in the poll, which was
held to mark the channel’s 10th birthday. 31/10/2005
Warner Brothers’ official Harry Potter website has issued a warning to fans to
beware of scam emails that are currently in circulation. These emails inform the
recipients that they have been selected to take part in the casting process for
the movie of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”, and implies that J. K.
Rowling is in charge of the casting sessions herself. Eagle-eyed readers will
have spotted that the next Harry Potter movie to be made will be “Harry Potter
and the Order of the Phoenix”. The spelling in the emails suggests an American
origin, and the emails tantalise the readers further by saying filming will take
place in London, Spain and Greece. The hoax email even suggests that the casting
session may inspire J. K. Rowling to create new characters! The email then goes
on to ask for personal details. Warner Brothers say: “This is to advise that
Warner Brothers Entertainment Inc. does not engage in casting activity through
e-mail. These e-mails are fraudulent, and you should not respond to any such
e-mail. Feel free to forward any such messages to anti-piracy@warnerbros.com,
and we will do our best to investigate the fraudulent activity.”03/11/2005
The Superior Court of Ontario has thrown out the petition by the folk group “The
Wyrd Sisters”
to block the release of “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” in Canada.
05/11/2005
J. K. Rowling didn’t attend the premiere of “Harry Potter and the Goble of Fire”
due to a family illness. 07/11/2005
The Hindu News
has an interesting interview with Shefali Chowduhry and Afshan Azad, who are
playing the Patil twins in “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”. 08/11/2005
KillerMovies
has an interview with Katie Leung and Stanislav Lanevski, who plays Viktor Krum.
Growing up magically: Harry Potter stars mature with their characters
– the Boston Herald’s account of a “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” press
conference
‘Potter’ actors offer suggestions to Rowling
– Daniel Fienberg’s fine interview with the stars. 18/11/2005
Wizard! Harry Potter star is richest teen
– “The Sunday Times” story about Daniel Radcliffe becoming Britain’s richest
teenager
Kangaroo Island kids to act with Harry Potter star
– an ABC News story about the filming of Daniel Radcliffe’s next movie,
“December Boys”.
Radcliffe Embarks on Life without Potter
features an interview with Daniel as he starts to film this new movie.
Harry Potter star says latest movie deserved its restrictive rating
– another interview with Daniel Radcliffe in Australia
Two contrasting stories today about Christianity’s reaction to Harry Potter.
Emma Watson,
amongst other Harry Potter stars, has been given bibles by Christians trying to
point out the error of her ways. In contrast, the
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines
has recommended the film of “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”, despite its
depiction of witchcraft.
Looking for God in Harry Potter
also deals with this issue. 23/11/2005
Harry Potter starlet is a big hit in China
– a news story about Katie Leung’s promotional tour of China. 24/11/2005
JK’s gift is just magic
– how J. K. Rowling sent a signed first edition of “Harry Potter and the
Half-Blood Prince” to one of her fans to raise money at a charity auction.
26/11/2005
Harry Potter movie writer skips ahead to write “Prince”
– a profile of the Harry Potter screenwriter, Steve Cloves. 26/11/2005
“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” has been beamed to the International Space
Museum especially for Commander William McArthur. Meanwhile, on Earth, the
success of the Harry Potter series has led to sales of science fiction and
fantasy books leaping by 8.5% in the last 5 years, as Harry’s readers get older.
28/11/2005
The release of “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” has been the most
successful of all the movies so far, having taken over $400 million after its 2nd
weekend internationally, with half of that tally coming from North America.
28/11/2005
Mother Nature is the favourite amongst the betting community to take the title
of Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year”. Time does not always name a person or
event that has had a positive effect. Terrorist
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is currently 3rd favourite, with J.K. Rowling 2nd
favourite. Lance Armstrong, Pope John Paul II, and Bono are also considered to
be in the running. 29/11/2005
BBC Radio 4 will broadcast a half hour interview with J. K. Rowling and Stephen
Fry on the morning of Saturday December 10th. The programme is called
“Living with Harry Potter”. 30/11/2005
“Harry Potter” was mentioned in 5% of all blog posts in 2005, beating George W.
Bush, who only featured in 3% of blog posts. 12/01/2005
WebIndia123
has reported that J. K. Rowling is considering using a pseudonym for a non-Harry
Potter children’s book that she wants to write. Although, this will probably be
a waste of time, as I’ve no doubt that it will not be a secret for long.
03/12/2005
J. K. Rowling reveals her trial by burglars and drunks
– “The Sunday Times” report on the introduction J. K. Rowling wrote for “One
City” about her life in Edinburgh before fame and fortune. 04/12/2005
Jim Dale, who narrates the US Harry Potter audio books, has said that J. K.
Rowling wants to kill off Harry at the end of the 7th book. However,
Arthur Conan Doyle attempt to kill off Sherlock Holmes was unsuccessful, so the
portents are still good for the young wizard. 06/12/2005
Harry Potter offered new tax breaks to stay in UK
– a story from “The Guardian” about how new tax breaks offered by UK Chancellor
Gordon Brown will help persuade Hollywood films to shoot in the UK. 06/12/2005
Excerpts from J. K. Rowling Interview
– as revealed by “The Leaky Cauldron”. 06/12/2005
Walters returning for Harry Potter 5
– Comingsoon.net reports that Mrs. Weasley will be in “Harry Potter and the
Order of the Phoenix”. 08/12/2005
Rowling to treat kids to a handmade Christmas
– J. K. Rowling has commissioned artist David Plagerson to make 3 Noah’s Arks
for her kids. I guess they now know what they’re getting for Christmas!
09/12/2005
“Living with Harry Potter” transcript and audio
– J. K. Rowling’s radio interview as presented by “The Harry Potter News
Aggregator”
“The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe” has knocked
“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” off the top of the US box office.
12/12/2005
Hurricanes and Harry Potter
– “The Book Standard” reports that Harry Potter sales were not enough to save US
publisher Scholastic from a poor quarter. 16/12/2005.
J. K. Rowling has been named “Time for Kids” Person of the Year. U2’s Bono and
Bill and Melinda Gates were jointly named “Time” magazine’s Person of the Year.
18/12/2005
Harry Potter wants a shot at direction
– newindpress.com reports that Daniel Radcliffe would like to direct a film when
he is older. 21/12/2005
Dream Park for Potter
– “The Daily Record” reports that Disney want to build a Harry Potter theme park
in Singapore. 22/12/2005
Tabloid Breached J. K. Rowling’s Privacy
– a story regarding the UK’s “Daily Mirror”. 22/12/2005
J. K. Rowling was has been given a Jim Henson Celebration Honor.
"By encouraging audiences of all ages to rediscover the magic of books and
reading, Ms. Rowling has truly made this world a better place," said Brian
Henson, son of the late Muppet creator. 22/12/2005
“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” was the most successful film in the UK in
2005, making £43m so far, £4m more than “Star Wars: Episode III”. It only has to
make £3m more to overtake the movie of “The Prisoner of Azkaban”. 23/12/2005
Harry Potter cast a spell on accident-prone kids
– a story from “The Jerusalem Post” about how kids are less prone to injury in
the weeks following the release of a Harry Potter book. 23/12/2005
The place where J. K. Rowling wrote the early parts of Harry Potter will be
recognised by a blue plaque. J. K. Rowling wrote at Nicolson’s coffee shop in
Edinburgh. The coffee shop has now been converted to a Chinese restaurant.
24/12/2005
Ralph Fiennes has agreed to play Voldemort in the final, as-yet-to-be-named
Harry Potter adventure. 23/12/2005
McFly blast Harry Potter star Radcliffe
– a story from Digital Spy, which relates that the band McFly are upset about
comments that Daniel Radcliffe has made about them. 24/12/2005
Will Harry meet his maker in final chapter
– “The Scotsman” relates J. K. Rowling comments that the next book may well see
the death of Harry Potter. She will write the next book in 2006. 27.12.2005
Harry Potter Book 7 on July 7, 2007
– “The Harry Potter News Aggregator” speculates that the final Harry Potter book
will be released on 07/07/07. 27/12/2005
According to
HindustanTimes.com,
J.K. Rowling has been accused of being a "Scrooge" by fundraisers at the
Easterleigh Animal Sanctuary for turning down their request for a signed edition
of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" for a charity auction. However, it
must be said that J. K. Rowling is well-known for her charitable endeavors, so
labeling her as a "Scrooge" is extremely unfair. J. K. Rowling, like anybody
else, has every right to pick and choose which charities she contributes to.
03/01/2006.
J. K. Rowling updates her diary with new resources
– Harry Potter’s page gives details of J. K Rowling’s New Year Resolutions,
including “Be ruthless about protecting writing days”, as she is no doubt
endlessly distracted by outside petitions to do this and that. 06/01/2006
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” was officially the biggest selling book
of 2005 in the US, selling a total of 7.2m copies, 4.1m sold by and on day of
publication. 08/01/2006.
Harry Potter was born the day my mother died
– “The Telegraph” reports on a J. K. Rowling interview in “The Tatler”.
10/01/2005
Harry Potter star goes back to school for a spell
– “The Yorkshire Post” profiles Matthew Lewis (aka Neville Longbottom).
10/01/2005
“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” is now the highest grossing 2-D IMAX of
all time, having grossed more than $16m so far. 11.01.2006.
Harry Potter 5 casting
– CinemaBlend.com reports that Warner Bros. are looking for an actress to play
Luna Lovegood. 11/01/2006.
A signed first edition of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” has raised
£4,500 in an auction for the Peace Hospice, a charity which cares for terminally
ill patients and their families in South West Hertfordshire. 11/01/2006.
Potter magic helps Bloomsbury amass £50m cash
– a report from “The Financial Times”. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”
had sold 2.8m copies by the end of 2005. 12/01/2006.
J. K. Rowling may come to Romania
– “The Bucharest Daily News” reports that J. K. Rowling is due to attend a
charity function hosted by Baroness Emma Nicholson 12/01/2006.
Harry Potter star joins EastEnders
– a profile of Tiana Benjamin, who is the Gryffindor Quidditch captain Angelina
Johnson in “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”, and who is due to play Denise
Fox in EastEnders. 12/01/2006.
Rowling keeps tabs on spending
– a story from Lycos. 12/01/2006.
Hunt for Harry Potter girl draw thousands
– the search for an actress to play Luna Lovegood. 15/01/2006.
Student Harry Potter stars cost film bosses millions
– when Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson sit their exams this summer. 15/01/2006.
Lourdes banned from Harry Potter audition
– by mother Madonna. 17/01/2006.
One of the girls queuing up for the Luna Lovegood audition, April Waterman, says
that she was told by the production crew that she would not be allowed to
audition because she was from Essex. However Vanessa Davies from Harry Potter
Productions told “The Daily Mirror” that she “may
have overheard someone who was not part of the production say it. I don't know
where this has come from, not from anybody in our organisation”. 19/01/2006.
Man jailed for Potter theft
– “The Guardian” report on the jailing of Aaron Lambert
Potter movie magic for country girl
– will Jessica Hoggins snap up the part of Luna Lovegood? 20/01/2006.
E-mail scammers target Harry Potter hopefuls
– apparently the fraudsters ask kids for thousands of dollars for tuition
training to help them appear in the Harry Potter movies. 25/01/2006.
Harry Potter star dreams of shooting with Jolie
– a profile of Stanislav Ianevski, who played Viktor Krum. 25/01/2006.
Potter magic helps orphans
– J. K. Rowling helped raise over 170,000 euros for Romanian orphans.
27/01/2006.
Videos from Rowling’s trip to Romania
– 27/01/2006.
J.K. Rowling donates Black family tree to Book Aid
– more evidence of J. K. Rowling’s charity work. 28/01/2006.
George Harris will play Kingsley Shacklebolt in “Harry Potter and the Order of
the Phoenix”. Shacklebolt is employed by the Ministry of Magic as a Dark Wizard
catcher and is a member of the Order of the Phoenix, set up in order to fight
Voldemort. Robbie Jarvis has been cast as the young James Potter, who Harry sees
via Professor Snape’s memory. 30/01/2006
J.K. Rowling to guest at Queen’s party
- J. K. Rowling and Daniel Radcliffe will be some of the guests attending a
special event to celebrate the Queen’s 80th birthday on June 25th.
01/02/2006.
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” begins filming on Monday next week.
14-year-old Evanna Lynch has won the role of Luna Lovegood. She comes from
Termonfeckin, Co Louth. She’s such a fan of Harry Potter that she once left a
hospital bed to queue up for a signed copy of “Order of the Phoenix”.
02/02/2006.
Harry Potter fan site “The
Leaky Cauldron”
won the People’s Choice Category in the Yahoo! Search Awards 2005. 02/02/2006.
Harry Potter: ‘I was the first Artic Monkeys Fan’
– Daniel Radcliffe claims to have been their number 001 fan. 03/02/2006.
J. K. Rowling: My Fight to Save Caged Children
– a Sunday Times report on her campaign against the practice of keeping children
in cages in Eastern European mental hospitals. 05/02/2006.
Ralph Fiennes’ new found love for Harry Potter flicks
– a report from newkerala.com. 05/02/2006.
Rowling Rat Love
– “The Daily Record” reports on J. K. Rowling’s love of rats. 06/02/2006.
Son of Dork to kick Harry Potter’s Ass
– Daniel Radcliffe comments on music get him into trouble again. 08/02/2006.
Warner Bros. have confirmed that Gary Oldman will play Sirius Black in “Harry
Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”, and that David Thewlis will be reprising
his role as Remus Lupin. Susie Shinner will play Lily, Harry’s mother as a
teenager. 08/02/2006.
Other casting details have been announced: Sian Thomas will play Amelia Bones,
Jason Boyd will play Piers Polkiss, Richard Macklin will play Malcolm, Robbie
Jarvis will play the young James Potter, Richard Leaf will play Auror Dawlish,
Nick Shim will play Zacharias Smith, and Charlie Hughes will play young
Wormtail. 13/02/2006.
Trainspotter
- J. K. Rowling has enlisted the help of actors Robert Carlyle and Neil Morissey
to help run an auction for the charity MS Scotland. 19/02/2006
J. K. Rowling backs expert in fight for Romanian children
– a report about the charity Children’s High Level Group. 20/02/2006
Wilsona axes Harry Potter
– school district trustees in a US town remove Harry Potter, amongst other
titles, from an approved reading list. 21/02/2006
Daniel Radcliffe paid £30,000.00 for the family tree of Sirius Black, which J.
K. Rowling drew by hand. All proceeds from the charity auction went to Book Aid
International, which provides books for schools in Africa. Daniel’s mother,
Marcia Gresham, bid on Daniel’s behalf. 22/02/2006
“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” has joined the first 2 Harry Potter movies
in the top 5 movies of all time by taking more than $600m at the international
box office. 25/02/2006
J. K. Rowling has written on her webpage that she has a plan for the final Harry
Potter book, but she’s finding that what she planned for Harry to do in one
chapter, requires more than one chapter when it is actually written. She’s
hoping that the final book will not be as long as “Order of the Phoenix”… She’s
also attacked an article in a British newspaper which reported that while
attending a Brazilian literary festival, she bought a holiday home, with Mick
Jagger as her new neighbour… Except that J. K. Rowling has never been to Brazil!
28/02/2006
The director of “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”, Alfonso Cuaro, has
said that he would like to return to the franchise in the future, also saying “I
can tell you that I spent the most beautiful two years of my life doing Harry
Potter. Everything around the J.K. Rowling product is surrounded by this very
beneficial energy”. 01/03/2006
J. K. Rowling “lures kids to Satan”
– these are the views of the Roman Catholic Church’s chief excorcist, Father
Gabriele Amorth, as reported by contactmusic.com. 01/03/2006
Are you the next J. K. Rowling?
– the UK newspaper, “The Sun”, launches its competition to find a writing
genius, to be judged by Jane Moore and Jeremy Clarkson. 02/03/2006
Robbie Coltrane and Imelda Staunton (who will play Professor Umbridge in the
movie of “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”) have both been awarded
OBEs by the Queen. 02/03/2006
J. K. Rowling has been placed 746th in the “Forbes Magazine” annual
list of billionaires. 09/03/2006
The DVD of “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” sold 5 million copies on its
day of release in the US, although the record is held by “Finding Nemo”, which
sold 8 million copies on its first day. 10/03/2006
“The Sunday Times” has reported that J. K. Rowling has signed a lease for a
holiday home in the Hamptons, which is east of New York, and much favoured by
America’s wealthy and celebrities. 12/03/2006.
More “Potter 5” filming details
– Dark Horizons reports on the filming of “Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix”, with quotes from Daniel Radcliffe and producer David Heyman. The film
is due for release in 2007. 14/03/2006
The Harry Potter movie franchise has won the award for outstanding contribution
to the British film industry at the “Empire” Film Awards. 14/03/2006
Daniel Radcliffe is set for his first on-screen kiss, as the script of “Harry
Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” requires him to snog co-star Katie Leung.
Daniel says that he will be embarrassed as one of his parents will be on set,
but that
“I
will probably keep screwing it up so that I can keep doing it.” 16/03/2006
J. K. Rowling’s charity ball at Stirling Castle raised more than £200,000 for
Multiple Sclerosis Society Scotland. 18/03/2006
J. K. Rowling has painted a ceramic egg to be auctioned on behalf of Multiple
Sclerosis Scotland. The auction will be held at the Jam House in Queen Street,
Edinburgh. 22/03/2006
It’s been confirmed that Gary Oldman will return to play Sirius Black in “Harry
Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”. We never reported doubts that he would
appear, as it always seemed a foregone conclusion to us. 23/03/2006
“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” has become the fastest selling DVD in the
UK ever, and with 1.4 million copies sold so far, it’s the 7th
biggest selling DVD movie of all time. 27/03/2006
J. K. Rowling will appear on the Richard & Judy show sometime in June or July.
27/03/2006.
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” has been named Book of the Year at the
British Book Awards. J. K. Rowling said that the writing of the last book was
“coming along nicely”. 29/03/2006
J. K. Rowling’s hand-painted ceramic egg was sold for £2,600.00. The auction
raised almost £30,000.00 for Multiple Sclerosis Society Scotland. 31/03/2006
Harry Potter to boost Bloomsbury “for years”
– Saeed Shah’s report for “The Independent” about how Bloomsbury sees Harry
Potter making money for them in the future, despite the final book looming on
the horizon. The company had a 15% rise in annual net profit, helped by the
release of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”, which broke sales records
for the company. 05/04/2006
Rowling: Get me some paper!
– CNN reports on J. K. Rowling’s difficulties with getting holding of writing
paper in Edinburgh. 05/04/2006
Harry Potter Creator’s Fears for her Daughters
– “The Irish Examiner” reports on comments made by J. K. Rowling on her webpage
about super-thin models. 06/04/2006
The movie of “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phonenix” will be released on
July 13th 2007. 05/04/2006
Daniel Radcliffe is due to star in an episode of the second season of Ricky
Gervais’s “Extras”. 10/04/2006
Potter’s star portrait revealed
– BBC News Online reveals how Daniel Radcliffe became the youngest non-royal to
have a portrait on show at the National Portrait Gallery. Daniel Radcliffe went
on to say: “If
you look at each individual part of my face they look exactly like part of my
face. Together it's surreal.” 11/04/2006
Emma Watson has taken part in Oxford’s first International Young Women’s Hockey
Festival. 11/04/2006
J. K. Rowling has been chosen as one of 80 high profile Scotswomen by the Girl
Guide association in a campaign to highlight women who have achieved success by
working hard, to counter the popularity of celebrity culture amongst teenage
girls. 17/04/2006
Georgia County wants Harry Potter book series off the shelves
– a report on Laura Mallory, a Gwinnett County parent, who wants Harry Potter
removed from libraries. She hasn’t completely read any of the books, and said “My
personal religious views don't agree with these books… We need for our children
to read things that teach good morals. Harry Potter lies, cheats and steals and
there is no accountability.” 18/04/2006
“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” has become the first IMAX release to earn
more than $20m. 18/04/2006
Rowling digs deep in memory of mother
– Lyndsay Moss from “The Scotsman” reports on a substantial donation that J. K.
Rowling has made to fund research into Multiple Sclerosis, the disease from
which her mother died. 20/04/2006
Harry Potter gets thumbs up
– ansa.it reports on Familia Cristiana’s favourable view of Harry Potter after
readers of the popular Italian Catholic weekly asked what line Catholic parents
should take in regard to the Harry Potter books. 20/04/2006
“Time” magazine is conducting an online poll to find out who is the most
influential people of the year. This week, you can vote for J. K. Rowling in the
“Artists
& Entertainers”
category. 21/04/2006
Daniel Radcliffe has made “The Sunday Times” rich list for the first time with
his £14million fortune. 21/04/2006
J. K. Rowling has slipped from 4th to 8th place on the
Scottish rich list this year, despite adding £20m to her fortune, which now
totals £520m. 23/04/2006
Exclusive: Driving Lesson’s Rupert Grint
– Comingsoon.net speaks to Rupert Grint (Ron in the Harry Potter films), about
his latest role in the movie “Driving Lessons”. 24/04/2006
Nicholas Hooper has been chosen as the composer of the soundtrack of “Harry
Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”. Hooper is a long-time friend of the
movie’s director, David Yates. The composer won a BAFTA for Best Original Score
for the film “The Young Visitors”. 25/04/2006
Harry Potter nominated for three MTV movie awards
– for “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”. 25/04/2006
Fake Harry Potter toys seized in Manila
– Tetch Torres reports on Harry Potter contraband. 28/04/2006
IMDb has reported that Terry Gilliam will be the director of “Harry Potter and
the Half-Blood Prince”. However, this does not amount to an official
announcement from Warner Bros., so this could be subject to change. 03/05/2006
J. K. Rowling privacy victory puts celeb kids out of bounds – Dominic
Ponsford reports that J. K. Rowling has won a privacy case against “The Sunday
Express” that means that the media will not be able to photo the children of
celebrities in many cases. This followed the publication of a photo of J. K.
Rowling’s son, David. 04/05/2006
Harry Potter fan site The Leaky
Cauldron has won the Best Fan/Celebrity Site Webby Award for 2006.
09/05/2006
J. K. Rowling will be appearing at 2 charity events in New York on August 1st
and 2nd. The event is organised by Stephen King, who will also be
reading with her, along with John Irving. Proceeds from the events will go to
Médecins Sans Frontières and The Haven Foundation, Stephen King’s charity which
helps performing artists suffering from debilitating accidents or
illnesses that prevent them from working. 10/05/2006
J. K. Rowling has been deluged by fans sending her paper ever since she
complained that she was having difficulty finding paper in Edinburgh. One paper
merchant even sent her notebooks with her name embossed upon them. 10/05/2006
Some of my best characters are fat, Rowling insists – following her comments
about skinny models, J. K. Rowling has been criticised for her portrayal of fat
people, such as Dudley Dursley. 12/05/2006
More than 20,000 children have voted Harry Potter as their favourite read, in a
poll held by Angus & Robertson. 15/05/2006
J. K. Rowling is amongst 150 authors who have pledged their support to a
campaign that is designed to improve the image of libraries: the Love Libraries
campaign. J. K. Rowling compared libraries to portals that lead to other worlds,
such as Narnia:
"where visitors could enter a thousand different worlds by jumping into
different pools… When I got my eldest daughter a library card I felt as though I
had bought her citizenship of that same fabulous world." 15/05/2006
Tickets for J. K. Rowling’s reading with John Irving and Stephen King are going
for as much as $1,000.00 in the online auction. 18/05/2006
J. K. Rowling has revealed that she knows the title for Harry Potter 7 in a
letter to a fan, although she does not divulge it. The letter has been printed
on www.mugglenet.com. The fan wrote to
J. K. Rowling, commending her for her recent attack on skinny models. J. K.
Rowling wrote that she has just participated in an a programme about Robbie
Coltrane, in which she talks about how sexy he is. She went on to write: “Just
as most men don't like stick thin women, so a lot of women find brains and wit
much more attractive than a fake-tanned six pack”. 18/05/2006
Several Harry Potter stars have made it to Netscape’s “Best of the British”
list: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, and Ralph Fiennes. 18/05/2006
Dan Hartley –
from Harry Potter to Joseff Hughes – netribution’s interview with Harry
Potter’s floor editor. 19/05/2006
Harry Potter is number one pedestrian pal
– a report on a survey run by Kia Motors to support the UK’s
Official Walk to School Week, with more than 20% of kids choosing Harry Potter
as their fantasy walking buddy. 19/05/2006
Harry Potter’s stolen car comes in to land
– the Ford Anglia used in the Harry Potter films has been found at Carn Brea
Castle in St. Ives. 19/05/2006
Liz Calder: Rushdie, Rowling maker – IBNLive’s profile of the co-founder of
Bloomsbury. 20/05/2006
Harry Potter makes
music – a profile of the band Harry and the Potters. 20/05/2006
“The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” DVD has now
sold over 11 million copies, making it the best selling DVD of 2006. “Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire” has sold just over 10 million copies, but I
believe the Narnia film was released on DVD first. 20/05/2006
The Harry Potter books have received perhaps their most unusual honour, for a
recently discovered dragon-like dinosaur has been named
Dracorex hogwartsia
(“King of the Dragons, Hogwarts”). J. K. Rowling said: “The
naming of Dracorex hogwartsia
is easily the most unexpected honour to have come my way since the publication
of the Harry Potter books! I am absolutely thrilled to think that Hogwarts has
made a small… mark upon the fascinating world of dinosaurs.” 22/05/2006
Animal extremists can no longer hide behind a web of secrecy
– the injunctions that J. K. Rowling raised against those who stole
pre-publication copies of “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” and “Harry
Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” have been used as a precedence for
GlaxoSmithKline’s injunction against the unknown animal rights activists who
threatened to publish the addresses of their share holders online. 23/05/2006
The actor Patrick Stewart (aka Jean-Luc Picard), has expressed regret that he
has never been asked to appear in a Harry Potter film. 23/05/2006
It’s been reported that ¾ of the books checked out of Houston’s public libraries
in the last couple of years were Harry Potter books. 24/05/2006
Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrange will now be played by Helena Bonham Carter in
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”, while Apple Brook will play
Professor Grubbly-Plank. Young Sirius will be played by James Walters, Young
Lupin by James Utechin, and Young Snape by Alec Hopkins. 25/05/2006
Bloomsbury publisher Liz Calder has said that Harry Potter 7 will definitely be
out in 2007. 25/05/2006
Daniel Radcliffe will not be attending the Queen’s 80th birthday
celebrations at Buckingham Palace on June 25th after all, as he will
be on a well-earned vacation. 26/05/2006
Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak is possible, says scientists
– apparently it’s possible to make such a cloak with metamaterials. 27/05/2006
Harry Potter and the latest in email scans
– an article on this topic. 02/06/2006
J K Rowling will be appearing on Richard & Judy on June 26th. The
programme will be broadcast at 5pm. 02/06/2006
“Entertainment Weekly” has named Wolverine from “X-Men” as the “top fictional
power player”, with Harry Potter only making second place. 04/06/2006
Grocer’s Magic Lesson
– an amusing article about Carlos Aguila, who unwittingly sold 4 copies of
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” prior to the publication date.
04/06/2006
J. K. Rowling named “Best British Living Writer”
– check out our video of this news story. 08/06/2006
Harry Potter Fiction News
– find out how Daniel Radcliffe is taking part in the Queen’s handbag, and how
the Italian town of Ballestrino lost the chance to star in “Harry Potter and the
Order of the Phoenix” in our video news bulletin. 13/06/2006
Harry Potter
fans accept Webby Award as First Ever Fan Site winners – more details on The
Leaky Cauldron’s win. 15/06/2006
Ex-Missionary
wants Harry Potter books out of schools – Laura Mallory has taken her
campaign up to the state level after being knocked back at county level. Mallory
wants the books banned because she thinks that they promote “evil
themes, witchcraft, demonic activity, murder, evil blood sacrifice, spells and
teaching children all of this.” 14/06/2006
J.K. Rowling has been named the world’s 19th most powerful celebrity
by “Forbes” magazine, in a poll that was topped by Tom Cruise. 16/06/2006
Harry Potter’s qualities cast a spell in the business world
– a news article about Tom Morris’s book “If Harry Potter ran General Electric”.
19/06/2006
University to honour Harry Potter author’s MS work – J. K. Rowling will be
honoured by the University of Aberdeen. She has previously donated funds to
Aberdeen University Institute of Medical Sciences for their research into MS.
22/06/2006
Isaacs anxious for “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” – Jason
Isaacs (aka Lucius Malfoy) talks about his upcoming role in the next movie.
22/06/2006
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” will be released simultaneously on
Imax screens and movie theatres on July 13th 2007. 22/06/2006
Northern holds camp for Harry Potter lovers – a report on a Harry Potter
camp course in America. 24/06/2006
Rowling “sad” as Potter saga nears end
– a Yahoo report on J. K. Rowling’s attendance at the Queen’s birthday party.
26/06/2006
Rowling: “I may kill off Harry Potter”
– because she doesn’t want any other unauthorised author trying to continue the
series. Two main characters may die by the end of book 7… Then again, Arthur
Conan Doyle tried unsuccessfully to kill off Sherlock Holmes. 26/06/2006
J. K. Rowling writes for “The Sun” – an article where J. K. Rowling thanks
readers of “The Sun” for contributing £100,000 to the charity Children’s High
Level Group, which she launched after finding out about institutions in Eastern
Europe that cage children with mental and physical disabilities. 26/06/2006
J. K. Rowling has said that she will never write any more Harry Potter books
after book 7, as she does not want the character to become stale, and because
she wants to finish the books on a high. 27/06/2006.
Harry Potter fans death claim fury
– a report from “Showbiz News” that says that some Harry Potter fans are upset
that 2 major characters may die in the final book. 03/07/2006
Fans have been betting on who will kill Harry Potter in the final book.
According to bookmakers William Hill, Professor Snape is on at 5/2, and Draco
Maolfoy has odds of 6/1. 03/07/2006
Wyrd Sisters continue Harry Potter battle with studio – CBC arts reports on
the ongoing saga. 03/07/2006
Manitoba folk group loses another court battle with Harry Potter
– “News1130” reports on how The Wyrd Sisters inevitably lost their court case.
07/07/2006
Harry Potter author gets honorary degree
– “The Mercury News” reports on J. K. Rowling receipt of that honorary degree
from Aberdeen University. 07/07/2006
Shyamalan offered first ‘Potter’
movie – an article from HPANA. There are rumours going around the internet
that M. Night Shyamalan may have been asked to direct one of the final Harry
Potter films. 09/07/2006
“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” has won 2 Home Entertainment awards at a
ceremony in Las Vegas, for “DVD Extras of the Year”, and “Sell-Through Title of
the Year”. 12/07/2006
“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” will also be one of Warner’s first
releases on the new HD DVD format. 12/07/2006
“The Sun” has reported that 2 possible titles for Harry Potter Book 7 were
registered as trademarks at the Patent Office 2 years ago: “Harry Potter and the
Parseltongue Trophy” and “Harry Potter and the Great Revelation”. 13/07/2006
Rowling
joins Diddy in Hamptons jetset – an article about J. K. Rowling’s U.S.
holiday home. 16/07/2006
Asteroid named after JKR – a
full report by HPANA. 16/07/2006
Harry Potter will not
die, according to British literature expert – Professor James Krasner gives
his thoughts on why he thinks that Harry will not die, including the obvious
comparison with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s slaying of Sherlock Holmes. However,
Holmes didn’t stay dead, so it may very well be that if Harry Potter does “die”
at the end of book 7, it will only be an apparent, rather than an actual death,
for he would be bound to return. Krasner also refers to the hero’s journey,
which has influenced the crafting of Harry Potter. 18/07/2006
Harry Potter character based on Hell’s Angel
– Robbie Coltrane reveals an inspiration in his portrayal of Hagrid. 19/07/2006
Lizo’s interview with Luna Lovegood – a BBC Newsround interview with Evanna
Lynch. 20/07/2006
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” was the most overdue book in Norfolk’s
libraries last year (no doubt due to the size of the novel!). 21/07/2006
Harry
Potter works magic on UK box offices – a report from “The Independent” about
how UK film audiences are doing well. 22/07/2006
Harry
Potter Fan Zone’s interview with Tiffany Moon – Tiffany Moon is writing a 7
part opera cycle based on the Harry Potter novels, but she has yet to receive
permission to stage it from J. K. Rowling. Still, the name “Tiffany Moon” almost
sounds like a character from Harry Potter. 23/07/2006
Paperback ‘Prince’ is out Tuesday
– “USAToday” reports on the release of the paperback of “Harry Potter and the
Half-Blood Prince” in the US. 25/07/2006
Harry Potter and the Positive Impact – “The Book Standard” reports on a
study by Yankelovich that reports that a majority of the parents surveyed
believed that their childrens’ reading had improved substantially due to reading
the Harry Potter series. 25/07/2006
NECA
takes control of Harry Potter merchandise – a report from The Harry Potter
Fan Zone. 26/07/2006
‘Harry Potter’ translator’s spell fails on tax office
– a report from “The Japan Times” about how the Japanese translator for the
Harry Potter books is being pursued by the Japanese tax authorities. 27/07/2006
Harry Potter to be removed from store shelves
– the dvds of the first 4 films will be removed from the shelves in the US after
Christmas, as Warner Bros will be re-releasing the films in the new dvd format
in 2007. 27/07/2006
Potter technicians return to Scotland
– where they are battling with the Highland midge. 27/07/2006
Harry Potter actor to star in “Equus” on London stage – Daniel Radcliffe
will indeed be appearing nude on stage in this production, which will also
costar Richard Griffiths. 28/07/2006
Cards Inc. to manufacture Potter items in Europe
– a report from “Harry Potter Fan Zone”. 31/07/2006
Lloyd Webber misses out on Potter musical – because Warner Bros have all the
rights, as Tiffany Moon has doubtlessly discovered. 31/07/2006
J. K. Rowling, Stephen King, and John Irving will perform their gig tonight and
tomorrow at Radio City Music Hall in aid of Doctors Without Borders. The show
has been called “An Evening with Harry, Carrie, and Garp”. 01/08/2006
Don’t kill Harry Potter, US authors urge Rowling – Stephen King and John
Irving has asked J. K. Rowling not to kill off Harry Potter. J. K. Rowling said
that writing the 7th book has been more fun, as she has reached the
resolution. 01/08/2006
Love, Death, Redemption: J.K. Rowling drops hints about final ‘Harry Potter’
– Jennifer Vineyard reviews the first night of “An Evening with Harry, Carrie,
and Garp”. 02/08/2006
J. K. Rowling conjures a huge crowd – David Segal reviews the second night
of “An Evening with Harry, Carrie, and Garp”. 03/08/2006.
Harry Potter and the mystery of an academic obsession – an amusing article
on an academic conference on Harry Potter by Carole Cadwalladr. 06/08/2006
ITV.com has reported that Daniel Radcliffe earned £6 million last year, and that
he will receive £8 million for the filming of “Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix”. He was paid £150,000 for the first film made when he was 11.
06/08/2006
Teens meet famed Harry Potter author
– an example of a fan meeting Rowling during the recent “An Evening with Harry,
Carrie, and Garp” show. 08/08/2006
Harry Potter was
here… and here… and here – a useful location guide for the Harry Potter
films. 08/08/2006
The movie of “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” will be released in
July 2007, with “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” being released in
November 2008. 09/08/2006
2007 Potter calendars now
available – a news story from HPANA. 09/08/2006
Transcripts of J. K. Rowling’s
charity reading Q&A – from “An Evening with Harry, Carrie, and Garp”.
11/08/2006
Cult of Harry Potter conjures band
– an interview with “Harry and the Potters”. 11/08/2006
Tom Felton on filming the Harry Potter films – features Draco Malfoy
speaking to “Surrey Life”. 13/08/2006
Harry
Potter struts around in Ottoman style – a news story about a Turkish family
firm that makes shoes for the movies. 13/08/2006
J. K. Rowling casts her spell on rich list with £41m Potter earnings
– J. K. Rowling has made it to 9th in Forbes’ list of the top 10
celebrity earners, and was the only non-American to make the list. 14/08/2006
JK’s Pott growing per min
– “The Sun” has more on this “Forbes magazine” story, and relates that J. K.
Rowling has been making £77 a minute, more than £100,000.00 a day. 14/08/2006
Daniel Radcliffe has told “The Daily Record” that “It
may be the only way the evil Voldemort could be killed is if Harry dies, because
there is a strong connection between them.” 15/08/2006
Zogby International have conducted a poll in which they discovered that 57% of
Americans knew that “Harry Potter” is the name of J. K. Rowling’s wizard, while
only 50% knew that Tony Blair is the British prime minister. 15/08/2006
Rupert Grint has been speaking about his role in the movie “Driving Lessons”,
and has been quoted as saying: “It's
good to be someone different. Harry Potter films take two years each. This one
has no special effects, no blue screen - it's proper; real life.” 15/08/2006
Tonks spotted on the Harry Potter set – an article from “Cinema Blend”.
15/08/2006
Surf’s up for J. K. Rowling – “The Daily Mail” with pics from J. K.
Rowling’s holiday. 16/08/2006
Hotter since Potter
– Julie Walters, who plays Mary Weasely in the movies, talks to “The Daily
Record”. 17/08/2006
Potter’s Girl set to star in “Mulan” – Katie Leung, who plays Cho Chang, is
up for the main role in a new live action movie of “Mulan”. 21/08/2006
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix cast and crew speak
– David Yates and Katie Leung are interviewed. 21/08/2006
Harry Potter and the rescued Mastiffs
– an article about the dogs that play Hagrid’s dog, Fang. 22/08/2006
Stevenson joins
Harry Potter? – a report from “FilmForce” on the rumour that Jessica
Stevenson may be playing Mafalda Hopkirk in “Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix”. 22/08/2006
Harry Potter’s thirty first kisses – Daniel Radcliffe had to kiss Katie
Leung 30 times before the best shot was taken, the poor lad. 23/08/2006
What does J. K. Rowling do with her money – a report from “The Daily Mail”.
24/08/2006
I’m a man now, but I’d rather be a schoolboy – Rupert Grint talks to “The
Daily Record” about turning 18. 24/08/2006
Being called Harry Potter can be a bit tricky – “Sheffield Today” reports on
a boy who really is called “Harry Potter”. 24/08/2006
Harry Potter’s star Daniel is a good kisser – so says Katie Leung.
24/08/2006
Pots of cash for JK book – a first edition of “Harry Potter and the
Philosopher’s Stone” has been sold for £20,000.00. 25/08/2006
The weird, wacky world of Harry Potter podcasts – a guide by Racheline
Maltese. 25/08/2006
Potter’s pal Hermione is
a whiz in real life too – Emma Watson has had some stunning GCSE results.
27/08/2006
Star of
Harry Potter heads for trenches – Daniel Radcliffe is due to star in the
film “My Boy Jack”, the heart-wrenching story of how Rudyard Kipling’s son died
in the First World War. 28/08/2006
Harry Potter podcast makes 17-year-old a star – a feature on Andrew Sims,
one of those who run MuggleCast.com. 28/08/2006
Serious
accounting errors discovered at Harry Potter printer – a story from “The
Guardian” regarding printing company St. Ives. 30/08/2006
Quidditch out of next
Harry Potter – the producers of “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”
have had to ditch quidditch as they struggle to fit the most important elements
of the novel into the film. 31/08/2006
Harry
Potter and the caster out of demons – the Pope’s exorcist, Father Gabriele
Amorth, has condemned Harry Potter as evil and Satanic. 01/09/2006
Harry Potter
book corrected after fans spot exam inflation – a case of J. K. Rowling
getting her sums wrong regarding Hermione’s academic achievements. 02/09/2006
Woman says Harry Potter books are dangerous – a “Midland Daily News” article
about Kelly Appold. 02/09/2006
Lord Voldemort is favourite literary villain – according to the BigBadRead
poll that was organised by Harry Potter publishers Bloomsbury, beating off stiff
competition from Sauron of “Lord of the Rings” fame. J. K. Rowling said: “I
am thrilled and honoured beyond words that Lord Voldemort has been voted best
villain”. 04/09/2006
Harry Potter’s
special effects team moves to Narnia – Moving Picture will be working on
“Prince Caspian”. 04/09/2006
“My driving’s not magic” admits Harry Potter star – Rupert Grint talks to
the press at the premiere of “Driving Lessons”. 05/09/2006
Harry Blogger – “The Daily Record” reports that J. K. Rowling’s online
journal will be digitally preserved by Scotland’s National Library, along with
many other online webpages of cultural significance in a £1.8million scheme.
11/09/2006
Harry Potter video banned from the internet – the offending video contained
some scenes from “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”. 11/09/2006
Harry Potter and the body double – an article about Tom Robinson, who was
Daniel Radcliffe’s body double for parts of “Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix”. 13/09/2006
J. K. Rowling challenges airport security – apparently they were refusing to
let her carry the unfinished manuscript for Harry Potter 7 onto the plane as
hand luggage, following the security alert from the UK on August 10.
Rowling relates that some of the manuscript was handwritten, and that
there are no copies of many passages. 15/09/2006
On Religion: what sort of end will Harry Potter meet? – Father Jonathan
Tobias believes that Rowling will kill off Harry Potter. 16/09/2006
Serious sexual assault charge for teenager at Harry Potter star’s party –
the incident is reported to have occurred at Rupert Grint’s 18th
birthday party. 19/09/2006
Bloomsbury have said that the paperback edition of “Harry Potter and the
Half-Blood Prince” aided the company in a 6.5% increase in revenues. 20/09/2006
J. K. Rowling dismisses rumours Harry Potter is finished and says expect a long
wait – Rowling is only halfway through the novel, and she still hasn’t
settled on a title: “I
am currently trying to decide between two possible titles. I was quite happy
with one of them until the other one struck me while I was taking a shower in
New York”. 20/09/2006
Without Harry Potter, sales for Scholastic drop – Harry’s US publishers are
not faring quite as well as Bloomsbury. 21/09/2006
Harry Potter and the personal demons – Robbie Coltrane, a.k.a Hagrid, talks
at length in this interview. 24/09/2006
J.K. Rowling talks about Robbie Coltrane
– a feature from “Wizard News” featuring clips from the South Bank Show.
25/09/2006
Harry
Potter and the Walcotts – Theo Walcott’s family are due to appear in “Harry
Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” for some strange reason, although the boy
wizard footballer Theo Walcott won’t actually appear himself. 25/09/2006
No boys like that Harry Potter girl
– Emma Watson relates that she has difficulties getting dates with boys: “I
suppose guys are either kind of intimidated by me and have their defences up, or
they like to take the piss out of me… It's a minefield to be honest. It's
stressful. I'll just have to wait. Maybe someone will find me.” 26/09/2006
Harry Potter and
the Order of the Phoenix movie gallery – some photos from the set of the
next movie. 27/09/2006
Rowling the role model as today’s young women shun ‘WAG’ image – according
to a survey by “Company” magazine. 27/09/2006
BitTorrent to serve up… Harry Potter legally – in a deal with Warner Bros.
28/09/2006
New Potter parody is
humorous, silly, and highly entertaining – an article on Valerie Estelle
Frankel’s parody “Henry Potty and the Pet Rock”. 28/09/2006
J. K. Rowling is in “The Guinness Book of Records” for the highest annual
earnings of a children’s author (£34.2million). 29/09/2006
Don’t Read This
– the Harry Potter series of books have topped a list of books that have caused
the biggest stir in the US so far this century, compiled by the American Library
Association. 29/09/2006
Emma Watson may not play Hermione in next Harry Potter movie
– with TMZ.com quoting her as saying “I
don't know yet... I love to perform, but there are so many things I love
doing…”. 29/09/2006
Harry Potter fans
dub Pottercast Best Entertainment in 2006 Podcast Awards – 29/09/2006
Julie Walters talks Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
– an interview with Mrs. Weasley. 29/09/2006
J. K. Rowling on the
wonders and dangers of the internet – Wizard News reports on J. K. Rowling’s
latest musings on her webpage, including her delight at how widespread the word
“horcrux” has become on the internet, a word that she, of course, invented.
And she also warns that there are still people selling her faked
signature on eBay. 29/09/2006
Members of Harry Potter cast are axed
– apparently, Miriam Margoyles, Richard Griffiths, and Julie Walters have yet to
be asked to appear in future Harry Potter films.
But this is probably just an overreaction on Margoyles’ part, for the
stories also came out earlier in the year about Gary Oldman not appearing in
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”, and these proved to be false.
29/09/2006
At the SyFy Genre Awards, Daniel Radcliffe was named Best Movie Actor, Emma
Watson won through as Best Movie Actress, and also won Best Young Actor Award
(previously won by Radcliffe).
“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” was also named as the Best Movie.
01/10/2006
State Board will hear woman’s objections to Harry Potter
– Laura Mallory’s battle goes on and on… 02/10/2006
Crowe pays tribute to Harris at Irish ceremony – Russell Crowe has unveiled
a statue of Richard Harris. 02/10/2006
Harry
Potter not devil’s work, just innocent fun – an engaging defence by Anna Lea
Chapin. 02/10/2006
EA talks Harry Potter Film/Game Influences
– the team behind Electronic Arts’ Harry Potter games talk. 03/10/2006
Fans shocked by Harry Potter’s
off-colour skit – a news story about Daniel Radcliffe’s appearance in the
new series of Ricky Gervais’s “Extras”. 03/10/2006
Narnia and Harry Potter Fan Podcasts
– an overview by La Shawn Barber. 04/10/2006
Preliminary results
released in Harry Potter character study – a report on a study conducted by
Amanda Bolton. 04/10/2006
David Yates directing
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”? – that is the rumour going around
the internet, along with the news that filming for the “Half-Blood Prince” is
expected to start in May 2007, for release on November 21st 2008.
Filming is starting so quickly for the “Half-Blood Prince” so that the
main actors still look like teenagers. 04/10/2006
UK characters boosting box office
– a report from the BBC concerning the importance of British characters, such as
Harry Potter, on cinema. 05/10/2006
Elf’s absence from next ‘Harry Potter’ flick opens up plot questions
– speculation that Dobby the house elf will not be appearing in “Harry Potter
and the Order of the Phoenix”. 06/10/2006
Harry Potter mystery revealed
– “Sci Fi Fodder” speculates that “R. A. B.” is “Regulus Arcturus Black”.
09/10/2006
Plaque indicates where Potter began
– a plaque has been put up outside the café in Edinburgh where J. K. Rowling
wrote some of the first Harry Potter chapters. 10/10/2006
Female
entrepreneur tops China’s rich list – Cheung Yan’s fortune now surpasses
that of J. K. Rowling to become the richest self-made woman in the world.
11/10/2006
Harry Potter printer may acquire other companies
– another story about printing company St. Ives. 11/10/2006
New Harry Potter trailer out Nov. 17th
– this will be in the US, as part of the trailers for the Warner Bros. film
“Happy Feet”. 11/10/2006
Potter’s first edition
brings in big bucks for Elizabeth Hurley’s charity – 12/10/2006
A London visit to ‘Harry Potter 5’ set – as recounted by “Inquirer
Entertainment”. 12/10/2006
Audience get up close and personal for Harry Potter star’s nude debut
– more details about the forthcoming production of “Equus”, starring Daniel
Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths.
Although audiences will be relieved to hear that is going to be Radcliffe in the
nude, rather than Griffiths. 12/10/2006
In their own words – Laura Mallory spells out her opposition to Harry
Potter. 15/10/2006
Potter’s cruel uncle hates his fans too!
– actor Richard Griffiths is not so fond of being surrounded by teenage Harry
Potter fans. 16/10/2006
JK & Disney partners?
– J. K. Rowling has allowed Disney to draw up preliminary plans for a Harry
Potter theme park. 16/10/2006
Rupert discusses directors for
last ‘Potter’ movies – HPANA has a link to a video of Rupert Grint
discussing this topic. 16/10/2006
Chris Columbus to return to Harry Potter
– Rupert Grint thinks that Chris Columbus may return to direct one of the final
films. 17/10/2006
Scientists develop Harry Potter style invisibility ‘cloak’
– invisible to radar, that is. 20/10/2006
Rupert Grint talks “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” – an
interview with About.com. 20/10/2006
Harry Potter star, 17, snorts cocaine – a report from “The People” about an
actor who plays one of the minor characters in the films. 22/10/2006
Harry Potter
rides on London tube – Filming for “Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix” has been going ahead at Westminster station. 23/10/2006
Potter star Daniel says women are after his £23m fortune – this feature also
includes a new picture from the filming of “Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix”. 23/10/2006
Harry Potter courts a phone booth – more pictures from the filming of “Harry
Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”. 23/10/2006
Rupert Grint talks about “Driving Lessons” – he also talks about “Harry
Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” in this interview. 24/10/2006
Designing a more accessible web – mentions that J. K. Rowling’s site was the
first to use a new form of flash. 27/10/2006
Creating Harry
Potter – the classic “60 Minutes” profile is now online at Yahoo Video.
28/10/2006
J. K. Rowling appeared on “We Love the Royle Family”, a documentary about the
popular British sitcom. 29/10/2006
Harry Potter and the
book that cannot be named – J. K. Rowling has revealed on her webpage that
she’s thought of another title for the final Harry Potter book. 31/10/2006
“Time” magazine has named J. K. Rowling as one of the heroes of the past 60
years. 07/11/2006
Implanted neck chips secure Harry Potter’s secrets
– J. K. Rowling jokes with the press. 09/11/2006
J. K. Rowling wins
legal battle against cyber squatters – a report from “All Headline News”.
16/11/2006
Ads ready for book 7 of Harry
Potter – Barnes & Noble look to be getting ready for the launch. 16/11/2006
Harry Potter goes next-gen
– news about Electronic Arts’ “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” game.
22/11/2006
Win a JK Rowling signed bookplate
– “The Guardian” is asking readers to guess the name of Harry Potter 7.
24/11/2006
Wallace and Gromit see off Harry Potter to win best Bafta – a report from
“The Independent”. 27/11/2006
“Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince” voted best Scottish children’s book
– at the Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children’s Books. This report features
J. K. Rowling’s reaction to winning the award. 28/11/2006
Harry Potter 5: watch
the high res teaser trailer – at moviesonline.ca. 29/11/2006
Harry Potter and the Ministry of Fire
– an article about book burnings with a contribution from the great Ray
Bradbury. 01/12/2066
Buy Potter’s unseen sketch for £8,500 at the great art fair – an used Cliff
Wright sketch for the cover of “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” is up
for auction. 01/12/2006
Behind the scenes of “Harry Potter
and the Order of the Phoenix”- some more clips of the movie have been shown
on ABC. 03/12/2006
Daniel Radcliffe has become the youngest person to get on “The Sunday Times”
list of Britain’s richest people with his fortune of £14m.
JK Rowling is also on the list above the Queen. 06/12/2006
Harry Potter falls for Melbourne – Daniel Radcliffe talks to “The Herald
Sun” about his love for the Australian city. 06/12/2006
Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling is asking Marilyn Monroe activist Mark
Bellinghaus for her domain name – A kind settlement without lawsuit in this case
– a curious article about a cybersquatter. 07/12/2006
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” action figures
– slashfilm.com gives us a sneak preview. 08/12/2006
Harry Potter films to benefit from new tax rules
– a report from “Metro”. 11/12/2006
Official recommends keeping Harry Potter books in school library – more news
on the Gwinnett County hearing. 11/12/2006
Profit warning from Harry Potter publisher
– it’s Bloomsbury having problems rather than Scholastic. 12/12/2006
Killing Potter “would be the right and honourable thing to do,” claims Radcliffe
– Daniel Radcliffe thinks that Harry Potter should die. 12/12/2006
Ga. Board: Harry Potter books can stay – Laura Mallory has finally lost her
battle to get the Harry Potter books banned. 14/12/2006
Sci-fi and Fantasy dominate successful film adaptation list
– guess who’s number one? 14/12/2006
New “Harry
Potter 5” photo released – 14/12/2006
Interfaith celebrities: Is Harry Potter half-Jewish?
– a commentary on some revelations from Daniel Radcliffe about his background.
19/12/2006
J. K. hard at work on Harry Potter book 7
– J. K. Rowling has written about a strange dream she’s had while writing the
last book. 19/12/2006
Killing Harry Potter: del Toro and Cuaron
- Guillermo Del Toro and Alfonso Cuaron talk Harry Potter. 19/12/2006
The title of Harry Potter book 7 has been revealed as “Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows”. 21/12/2006
WASHS grad helps write book about Harry Potter – an article about Gretchen
Stull about being part of the team that wrote “What will happen in Harry Potter
7”. 26/12/2006
Investing in Harry Potter
– an interesting article by Paul Kedrosky about Scholatic. 26/12/2006
Postal plans
begin on Potter book – a news article from BBC news about how Royal Mail
plan to deliver book 7. 28/12/2006
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” tops Amazon book chart –
Amazon.co.uk, that is. 28/12/2006
Older “Harry Potter” titles going on moratorium January 5
– in anticipation of the release of new high definition dvd editions. 02/01/2007
Potter at No1 on the book chart
– “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” is #1 at Amazon.co.uk. 09/01/2007
Potter fanfic
writer launches first book – an interesting article about Harry Potter fan
Francisca Solar. 10/01/2007
Isaacs has a lot more to do in “Order of the Phoenix” – Jason Isaacs talks
about “Order of the Phoenix” and his hope that he will be in “Harry Potter and
the Deathly Hallows”. 11/01/2007
Final Potter book could vanish from small shops
– a quarter of small independent British bookshops can’t afford to sell “Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows”. 13/01/2007
Wizardry on display in Harry’s Scotland – an article about filming locations
for the Harry Potter films. 14/01/2006
GrandPre discusses illustrating books
– a link to an audio interview with the American illustrator of the books.
14/01/2006
Potter movies
boost UK spending – Beatrix as well as Harry Potter has helped the increase
on spending on British movies in the past year. 15/01/2006
No spots on Harry Potter stars unfortunately
– a doctor reckons that the complexions of the movie stars are too perfect.
15/01/2007
In the
eye of the Celtic tigress – an interview with Imelda Staunton in which she
discusses her Harry Potter role. 15/01/2007
Happy ending for Rowling based film
– a short film about single mothers, funded by J. K. Rowling, has won a prize in
Hollywood. 15/01/2007
“Radcliffe is constantly on the
lookout for scripts” – sounds like Daniel Radcliffe is afraid of
typecasting. 16/01/2007
Harry Potter actor set to join class of 2011
– Daniel Radcliffe is set to continue his studies at Princeton from next year.
17/01/2007
Woman to
appeal Harry Potter decision – Laura Mallory is determined to continue her
campaign against the Harry Potter books. 18/01/2007
J. K.
Rowling second only to Oprah with her $1bn fortune – according to Forbes
Magazine. 19/01/2007
Mug up
on your Muggles – on a course in West Cumbria. 19/01/2007
New High-Res “Harry Potter” photo
– 19/01/2007
Grint’s pal pleads not guilty to sex assault – 23/01/2007
Harry Potter
charity books stolen – copies of “Fantastic Beasts” and “Quidditch Through
the Ages” have been stolen just before they were due to be recycled. 24/01/2007
BBC
kids series searches for real-life Harry Potter – news about “The Sorcerer’s
Apprentice”, in which kids will bid to outdo each other with magic tricks in the
confines of an English boarding school. 25/01/2007
Hornby products from “OotP” –
news about the new toys for the “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”
movie. 25/01/2007
TV and film costumes up for sale – including ones from Harry Potter.
29/01/2007
Equus – see the racy new
Daniel Radcliffe publicity shots. 31/01/2007
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” out this July says J. K. Rowling –
July 21st is the day we’re all waiting for. 01/02/2007
Harry Potter
set to work magic at Amazon – due to the possibility of record-breaking
pre-orders for “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”. 03/02/2007
Finish or bust – J.
K. Rowling’s unlikely message in an Edinburgh hotel room – as she finished
writing “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” – we like the humour of her
message, nice one Joanne! 03/02/2007
Is Scholastic Corp.
charging too much for the final Harry Potter? – Carl Howe ponders the $34.99
price of the book in the U.S. as Scholastic tries to maximise its profits for
the last book. 03/02/2007
House prices set to rise in ‘Potter’ country
– a look at the effect of the recent Beatrix Potter film on houses, with a look
at how the Harry Potter films have achieved a similar effect. 05/02/2007
Author continues E-book boycott with final “Harry Potter” book - 05/02/2007
J. K. Rowling feels ‘heartbroken and euphoric’ over Potter’s end – a report
on J. K. Rowling’s latest comments on her website. 06/07/2007
J. K. Rowling inspires Britain’s undiscovered authors to write a bestseller
– according to a new survey carried out by The Canopy Channel. 06/07/2007
‘Harry Potter’ actress Emma Watson is set to follow co-star Daniel Radcliffe by
appearing in a raunchy role
– as she’s set to star in a new St. Trinian’s movie with Rupert Everett.
07/07/2007
Ancient Beech plays willow in Harry Potter blockbuster – a feature on the
tree that plays the ‘whomping willow’, making it probably the ‘highest earning
tree in history’! 08/07/2007
Potter book tops borrowing list
– “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” was the most borrowed book from
Scottish libraries last year. 09/02/2007
Final ‘Harry
Potter’ may end era of reading – a rather pessimistic article. 09/02/2007
New interview with Rupert Grint
– Rupert talks about Emma Watson’s continuing role in the movies. 10/02/2007
New photos of Harry Potter on trial, in Snape’s office
- 10/02/2007
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” is J. K. Rowling’s favourite – well,
she would say that, wouldn’t she? 06/02/2007
Mugglenet.com’s ‘What will happen in Harry Potter 7’
– an intriguing and convincing argument about the meaning of the title of “Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows”. 11/02/2007
An interview with Dan Radcliffe leaves Harry Potter fans with mixed feelings
– including revelations about Dumbledore’s role in “Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows”. 11/02/2007
GrandPre gives thoughts on ‘HPDH’
- 11/02/2007
Library begins Potter waiting list – the queue for “Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows” has started. 11/02/2007
Harry Potter’s
Daniel Radcliffe: Bring on the girls!
– featuring quotes from Daniel Radcliffe’s recent interview in “The Observer” as
his current single status. 12/02/2007
Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Klutz enter Harry Potter marketing agreement
– toy news. 12/02/2007
Production has begun on
Harry Potter 6 – according to art director Stuart Craig. 12/02/2007
Bloody Harry Potter photo from Order of the Phoenix – not another one!
14/02/2007
Leaving Harry behind for good – an interview with Sean Biggerstaff who
played the Quidditch captain in the first two movies, although he hasn’t really
gone on to bigger stuff, he’s hopeful about his new movie “Cashback”. 14/02/2007
Equus,
with Harry Potter star Radcliffe, begins London previews Feb. 16th
– with some more photos from the play. 16/02/2007
Griffiths talks Uncle Vernon in OOTP – an interview with Richard Griffiths
as he gets ready to appear with Daniel Radcliffe in “Equus”. 16/02/2007
Abbey plans new Harry Potter trail – Lacock Abbey, which has featured in the
films. 19/02/2007
Harry Potter fans meet Hebrew translator – who is called Gili Bar-Hillel.
22/02/2007
Harry Potter’s co-star
defends nude scene – in “Equus”, of course. 22/02/2007
Corgi appoints
Rave to promote Harry Potter toys – for the forthcoming “Order of the
Phoenix” movie. 22/02/2007
Chess magic inspired by Harry Potter
– find out more about this chess competition that involves dressing up as
wizards. 23/02/2007
Harry Potter scenes to be shot in Ireland – 25/02/2007
JK sues eBay over pirate books
– due to the culmination of pirated Harry Potter goods on the site. 25/02/2007
‘Potter’ films voted favourites by kids in the UK
– “The Philosopher’s Stone” came first, followed by “The Prisoner of Azkaban” in
a poll carried out by First Light Movies. 25/02/2007
Harry Potter’s Dumbledore to become father at 66
– the great Michael Gambon’s partner is expecting a baby. 25/02/2007
Harry Potter faces new criticism for smoking in play – Daniel Radcliffe’s
character in “Equus” smokes, but I doubt that many kids will be influenced by
it, as I don’t think any will be seeing this play! 26/02/2007
‘Harry Potter’ makes racy stage debut
– looks like Daniel Radcliffe may have to change his name by deed poll, as
everyone calls him ‘Harry Potter’ nowadays. 27/02/2007
Translators set to cast their own magic on Harry Potter
– includes an interview with the Portuguese Harry Potter translator, Lia Wyler.
27/02/2007
‘Potter’ sets undergo changes
– the films’ art director Stuart Craig points out which sets have really changed
over the years. 27/02/2007
Baring all with Harry Potter
– Daniel Radcliffe’s “Equus” co-star Joanna Christie interviewed. 27/02/2007
Rowling hits out at
NHS ban on costly MS treatment for Scots – J. K. Rowling’s mother died from
MS, of course. 28/02/2007
Dirty Harry Potter – just one of many stories about Daniel Radcliffe’s
nudity in “Equus”, but this one is particularly well written, with tongue firmly
in cheek. 28/02/2007
EBay India refutes false claims by J. K. Rowling representatives
– the Indian perspective on the story. 28/02/2007
Daniel Radcliffe has signed on to film the last two Harry Potter movies.
Not that this was ever in doubt… 02/03/2007
“Potter” puts model trains back on track
– the popularity of the Hogwarts Express has led to an increase in the number of
model trains sold. 05/03/2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix screened!
– looks like there have been some early screenings of the next film. 05/03/2007
Harry Potter fandom book announced
– Melissa Anelli, of The Leaky Cauldron, is set to have a book come out next
year called “Harry, a History: The Fiction, Fans and Phenomenon of Harry
Potter”. 07/03/2007
JK selected for ‘Women of Influence’ Award, Forbes envy list
– J. K. Rowling has been chosen as one of Scotland’s most influential women by
NCH Scotland, and had made it to the Forbes envy list along with only one other
woman from the world of entertainment. 07/03/2007
The Tale of Harry Potter and the Super Wealthy
– J. K. Rowling is the only British woman on the Forbes 2007 list with her
estimated fortune of $1billion. 09/03/2007
Review of NECA Harry Potter toys
- 09/03/2007
J. K. Rowling fans asked to help in war against eBay – by filling in a
petition. 09/03/2007
Fans can help create 2008
‘Potter’ calendar – by choosing images for Borders. 09/03/2007
France to get Harry Potter stamp
- 09/03/2007
HC notice to Harry Potter author on Bazee.com’s petition – the petition has
not been welcomed by eBay in India. 10/03/2007
Harry Potter book ‘often unread’
– according to a survey conducted by Teletext, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of
Fire” has not been completely read by 28% of readers in the UK. 12/03/2007
New Potter book to hit US with 12 million copies
– Scholastic are going to break printing records with the release of “Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows”. 14/03/2007
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” movie trailer description – the
trailer is due to hit US cinemas on March 23rd. 15/03/2007
‘Harry Potter’ star Watson stalked by fan
– Emma Watson will now have to have a bodyguard at school after a man in his 20s
managed to get into her school to talk to her. 17/03/2007
Emma Watson quits Harry Potter films
– yep, she has thus far not signed up for the final 2 films according to Rupert
Grint. 18/03/2007
“Harry Potter” star helps wild Trout conservation
– Emma Watson’s all in the news today! 18/03/2007
Hermione likely to return to “Harry Potter”
– like Gary Oldman’s disputed return to the movies, this could all be a fuss
about nothing. 20/03/2007
Green printing for 784 page “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”
– a high proportion of the book will be made from recycled paper. 20/03/2007
20 Seconds with Stephen Fry – a brief interview with the narrator of the
British Harry Potter audio books. 21/03/2007
Scholastic Posts Loss, Cuts Forecast; Shares Plunge
– Harry Potter’s US publishers are still in trouble. 22/03/2007
Harry Potter’s train smashed
– most of the windows on the Hogwarts Express have been smashed in an attack by
vandals. 23/03/2007
Harry Potter trio sign for the last two
– according to “Herald Sun”, Emma Watson has signed up for the last two movies.
25/03/2007
Harry Potter star Grint
dating Pete Doherty’s ex – according to this article, he’s dating Katie
Lewis from the band “Bonnie & Clyde”. 25/03/2007
Final Harry Potter audiobook out this summer – it will be released on July
21st. 26/03/2007
Emma Watson returns to Potter for $4million?
– although the website points out that this is just a rumour. 26/03/2007
Watson says
she’s committed to ‘Potter’ franchise – so we can now all rest easy.
27/03/2007
New Harry Potter book revealed
– check out the US cover. 28/03/2007
13 new pictures from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – 29/03/2007
Readers comment on Harry Potter ban in school
– a school in Germany has banned the Harry Potter books on religious grounds.
29/03/2007
Bloomsbury has poor spell without Potter – the UK publishers of the Harry
Potter books have not done so well in years that they have not published a new
adventure. 01/04/2007
“Harry Potter” publisher plans ‘MySpace
for books’ – Bloomsbury is looking to get into online social networking.
04/04/2007
“Harry Potter
and the Deathly Hallows” is Quidditchless – according to CanMag. 04/04/2007
Fans outrage with cuts made in new Harry Potter film
– but as the producers point out, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” is
a very long book, so it’s just not possible to include everything. 05/04/07
Staunton: New ‘Harry Potter’ role takes ‘proper acting’ – Imelda Staunton on
her role as Professor Umbridge in the movie of “Harry Potter and the Order of
the Phoenix”. 08/04/2007
Publisher protects Potter fate – reveals some of the lengths that Scholastic
are going to prevent any spoilers leaking from “Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows”. 08/04/2007
‘Sorcerer’s Stone’ most memorable book of last 25 years
– according to USA Today. 09/04/2007
Harry Potter 5 Wii screenshots – images from the next Harry Potter game.
09/04/2007
Amazon.com tracks
Harry Potter Pre-orders in ‘Harry-est Town’ contest - 09/04/2007
Court sets date for Harry Potter appeal
– Laura Mallory continues her campaign against the Harry Potter books.
10/04/2007
Harry Potter and the £10million fortune
– Daniel Radcliffe just keeps getting richer and richer. 09/04/2007
Harry Potter fan film featured in Movie Magic magazine
- 09/04/2007
Introducing
Michael Goldenburg: The OOTP scribe on the Harry Potter films, franchise, and
fandom – a lengthy interview from The Leaky Cauldron. 10/04/2007
BFG more popular than Harry Potter – in a poll of film fans when asked what
fictional character they’d like to meet. 10/04/2007
Printing giant St. Ives promises slow recovery
– they should get a big boost this year with the release of the final Harry
Potter book. 11/04/2007
‘Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows Knight Bus Tour’ schedule announced – for the
US tour. 11/04/2007
Evanna
Lynch: OOTP ‘as perfect as I had hoped’ – the Harry Potter Fan Zone has a
few extracts from an interview with the Luna Lovegood actress. 11/04/2007
Harry Potter movie trimmed
to avoid Grindhouse failure – the movie of Harry Potter and the Order
of the Phoenix is going to have some cuts made – still, I’m sure that they will
all make it onto the dvd. 12/02/2007
“Harry Potter” breaks records – 500,000 pre-orders for Harry Potter and
the Deathly Hallows have already been taken by Barnes & Noble. 13/04/2007
Universal Studios plan a Harry Potter theme park – 14/04/2007
Harry Potter websites keep interest alive
– an interview with those behind Mugglenet and The Leaky Cauldron.
15/04/2007
J. K. Rowling on list of influential people
– the 50 most influential people who have not been elected according to The
Guardian, with J. K. Rowling coming in at lucky 13. 16/04/2007
New stills from new Harry Potter – more photos from “Harry Potter and
the Order of the Phoenix”. 17/04/2007
How Rowling Sought inspiration in art
– as she explains in her contribution to Reading Around Edinburgh.
17/04/2007
Harry Potter 5 finale on IMAX in 3D – 19/04/2007
Naked Harry Potter aiming for Broadway soon – Daniel Radcliffe will be
following Equus to the States. 20/04/2004
Harry Potter and the
Order of the Phoenix Xbox screenshots - 20/04/2004
Top artist slams Harry Potter
– children’s illustrator Chris Riddle is concerned that illustration is
disappearing from books such as Harry Potter. 20/04/2004
Interview: Harry
Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – IGN talk to EA Games about the latest
Harry Potter release. 20/04/2004
Tolkien tells Harry Potter he’s got competition
– an article about the release of The Children of Hurin, which is catching up
with Harry Potter pre-orders. 20/04/2004
Wired Recognized J. K. Rowling
– giving her the 2007 Wired Rave Award. 22/04/2007
‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ international trailer has arrived
- 22/04/2007
Welcome to Potterland – a further article about Universal’s Harry Potter
theme park. 24/04/2007
Trailer released for latest ‘Harry Potter’ film
– watch it via abc.com. 24/04/2007
Preview of Potter 5 videogame
– from HPANA. 24/04/2007
High security
for Potter tale – preparations for The Deathly Hallows are continuing
in earnest. 24/04/2007
Shigeru Miyamoto Nominated for Time’s Top 100 Most Influential List –
J. K. Rowling is currently in 3rd place in the public vote.
24/04/2007
Here’s how Rowling is helping out single parents
– by auctioning a signed first edition of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood
Prince. 27/04/2007
New look
for UK ‘Potter’ website – the Bloomsbury website has been renovated.
27/04/2007
J. K. Rowling 136th richest person in the UK – according to the
Sunday Times Rich List. 29/04/2007
Harry Potter and the Order
of the Phoenix new screens – for the PS3 game. 01/05/2007
Hotseat: Harry Potter stars – your chance to put questions to the stars of
the films from BBC Newsround. 01/05/2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie
posters
– from around the world. 03/05/2007
New details on Potter’s motion-controlled spellcasting
– from EA Games for PS3 and Wii. 03/05/2007
Warner Bros. Launches new Harry Potter 5 website - 04/05/2007
Harry Potter and the mystery of Hermione’s curves – Emma Watson’s bust
appeared to have digitally enhanced in a publicity photo that appeared on the
Imax website. 05/05/2007
David Yates to direct Harry Potter
– David Yates will be directing Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as
well as Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. 06/05/2007
Naomi Watts for Harry Potter 6
– she will apparently be playing Narcissa Malfoy. 07/05/2007
Harry Potter makes
it magic time for tourism – in Edinburgh. 08/04/2007
J. K. Rowling updates site, answers questions
– Harry Potter’s page prints the updated material. 08/04/2007
Latest Harry Potter conjures 1M advance orders – for Amazon.com. 08/04/2007
Harry Potter flies to China in July – Daniel Radcliffe will be there to
promote Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. 08/04/2007
Southern English town most Harry Potter crazy in Britain
– Wallingford in Oxfordshire wins the prize due to having the most people per
capita pre-ordering Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. 08/04/2007
Harry Potter and the Order
of the Phoenix trailer #2
– a trailer of the videogame from Electronic Arts. 09/05/2007
Salute Harry in poem and
win unique Potter bookshelf – from Abebooks.com. 10/05/2007
New Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix UK trailer - 10/05/2007
Rewards for Madelaine info hits £2.6m
– J. K. Rowling has contributed £1.5m to the fund. 12/05/2007
Bonham Carter talks ‘Sweeney Todd’, says she’s barely in ‘Harry Potter 5’ -
12/05/2007
J. K. Rowling could write an eighth Harry Potter book
– possibly an encyclopaedia for charity. 14/05/2007
J. K. Rowling updates diary, warns of spoilers – for Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows. 14/05/2007
On Set with Harry Potter
– has interviews with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint on the set
of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. 15/05/2007
Harry Potter and the
Order of the Phoenix – first UK trailer!
– 17/05/2007
Harry Potter and the
Order of the Phoenix trailer – for the videogame. 17/05/2007
Potter star down under
– Daniel Radcliffe may also be acting in Equus in Australia in 2008.
18/05/2007
View Gallery for Harry
Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on Playstation 3 - 18/05/2007
Best book in 25 years: Harry Potter – Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s
Stone that is, in a survey done to celebrate Waterstone’s 25th
anniversary. 18/05/2007
Harry
Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
– a preview of the Electronic Arts game for the Nintendo Wii. 18/05/2007
Potter’s 'Deathly' Secret– The Times of India claims that the
complete text of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is already online,
although, as the first commentator has pointed out, the text that they’re
referring to is most likely Melindaleo’s fan fiction
The Seventh Horcrux. 19/05/2007
Plethora of ‘Order of the Phoenix’ product news
– from the Harry Potter Fan Zone. 20/05/2007
Potter set for Mail’s stamp of approval
– the Royal Mail will be issuing Harry Potter stamps featuring the covers of all
7 books, due for sale on July 17th. 21/05/2007
Visiting the set of ‘Harry
Potter’ (part 1) – David Yates gives his account of his visit to the
Order of the Phoenix set. 22/05/2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix trailer (X360)
- 22/05/2007
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint: ask ‘Harry Potter’ stars a
question – from cinematical. 22/05/2007
Harry Potter to dip wand in cement
– Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint have been invited to put their
hands in cement in Hollywood. 22/05/2007
Harry Potter turns to Japan – Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
will premiere in Japan. 23/05/2007
J. K. Rowling to give midnight reading of ‘Deathly Hallows’ – more details
about how to enter this exciting competition. 23/05/2007
Allen &
Unwin launch Midnight signing sweepstakes for Australia – looks like Kiwis
and Aussies will also be able to attend the midnight signing of Harry Potter
and the Deathly Hallows. 23/05/2007
Jason Isaacs too busy for ‘Harry Potter’ – the actor who plays Lucius Malfoy
won’t be able to attend the premiere of Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix. 24/05/2007
Amazon.com announces ‘Harry Potter kid correspondent’ contest – the winners
will participate in media interviews around the release of Harry Potter and
the Deathly Hallows. 24/05/2007
Harry Potter book being printed in ‘total darkness’
– which surely causes some health and safety risks? 26/05/2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is
138 minutes long
- 26/05/2007
Potter v. Bush: who will win? – in the ‘most blogged about’ stakes.
27/05/2007
Cape Wrath casts its spell on Harry Potter film-makers
– the climax of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is due to be filmed in
Scotland. 27/05/2007
Brown hopes boy
wizard will inject a little magic into first days at top – Britain’s Prime
Minister-to-be will be reading Harry Potter over the summer. 29/05/2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
moved up Two Days
– so the movie will be opening on July 11th in the US. 29/05/2007
Harry Potter stamps – why these US stamps will have a particularly British
feel. 29/05/2007
Wizard wins; Harry Potter stays in schools
– Laura Mallory has lost the latest round of her legal battle.
29/05/2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix:
Music focus trailer – for the videogame. 29/05/2007
Harry Potter invited to SA – Daniel Radcliffe has been invited to attend the
premiere of his movie December Boys. 30/05/2007
‘Harry Potter’ set visit: Go inside the Ministry of Magic in this peek behind
the scenes
– from MTV. 30/05/2007
Updates
on ‘Order of the Phoenix’, ‘Deathly Hallows’ contests – from Harry Potter
Fan Zone. 30/05/2007
Good novels should be bad influences – an excellent article by Nicholas
Lezard about the inherent contradictions in Laura Mallory’s case against the
Harry Potter books. 30/05/2007
J. K. Rowling writes to terminally ill fan
– J. K. Rowling is getting lots of requests from terminally ill fans to read
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, but the publishers can’t release it
prior to publication date. 30/05/2007
Harry Potter
theme park planned – the latest details on this from BBC News. 31/05/2007
J. K.
Rowling names Salazar Slytherin June’s ‘Wizard of the month’ - 31/05/2007
Pirates
baddie wanted to be Harry Potter star – but there’s no role suitable for
Bill Nighy. 01/06/2007
All
aboard the Harry Potter knight bus! – an article about the US tour of the
Knight Bus. 01/06/2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix diary
2 video
– for the video game. 02/06/2007
Harry Potter prefers a ‘green’ car to a Lamborghini – the guy’s name is
Daniel Radcliffe, who’s going to buy a Fiat Punto. 02/06/2007
Harry Potter plan to help
Madeleine search – by putting bookmarks featuring her into Harry Potter
and the Deathly Hallows. 03/06/2007
J. K. Rowling attends charity dinner in London
– 02/06/2007
Harry Potter web site guru prepares to weave a publishing spell of his own –
an article about Emerson Spartz, mugglenet.com, and their book What Will
Happen in Harry Potter 7: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Falls in Love and How Will
the Adventure Finally End. 03/06/2007
Scholastic: would Harry Potter already take profits?
– an article about Scholastic’s buying of its own shares. 04/06/2007
Official Harry Potter site launched
– for videogame makers Electronic Arts. 04/06/2007
New Harry Potter developer diary: “Creating Hogwarts” – a video featuring
the makers of the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix videogame.
04/06/2007
David Beckham, J. K. Rowling expected to join ‘Madeleine Day’
– looks like J. K. Rowling will be doing even more to help with the search for
missing Madeleine McCann. 04/06/2007
Emma and J. K. Rowling work their magic at charity do
– Emma Watson and J. K. Rowling joined forces for charity. 04/06/2007
Potter artist Mary GrandPre makes magic
– an interview with the US artist of the Harry Potter books. 05/06/2007
Harry Potter first edition up for grabs
– this copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is expected to go
for £7,000.00. 05/06/2007
People: J. K.
Rowling – British bookmakers have received so many bets that Harry Potter
will die in the final book that they have been forced to stop taking bets on it.
05/06/2007
EA mobilizes Harry
Potter – Harry Potter videogame is heading for mobile phones. 06/06/2007
Stupefied: eBay moves HC, says Potter author ‘harassing site’
– a news story from expressindia.com. 06/06/2007
Harry Potter Daniel Radcliffe nervous about women - 06/06/2007
J. K. Rowling’s magical transformation – a look at the change in J. K.
Rowling’s dress style. 06/06/2007
See places in Scotland made famous by movies, including ‘Harry Potter’ -
06/06/2007
Teaching assistant quit in protest at Harry Potter
– an English teaching assistant this time around, as these incidents usually
happen in the States. 08/06/2007
Harry Potter’s Emma Watson likes boys to be smart and sporty – she also
reveals that she plans to study philosophy at Cambridge. 08/06/2007
Harry Potter site lets you create your own Death Eater Art – 09/06/2007
Harry Potter’s Hermione turns to modelling – a photo shoot for Tatler.
10/06/2007
Electronic Arts tailors Harry Potter game for Macintosh computers –
12/06/2007
Harry Potter and the Order of Back Taxes
– for the Japanese translator of the books, Yuko Matsuoko. 13/06/2007
Could this boy lead Harry Potter? – Chicken House publisher Barry
Cunningham, who originally signed up J. K. Rowling, has now signed up Roderick
Gordon and Brian Williams’ novel Tunnels, about a boy archaeologist that
they had self-published. 13/06/2007
Harry Potter game diary – Voice Talent
- 13/06/2007
DND sign removed on J. K. Rowling’s site: WOMBAT#3 - 13/06/2007
J. K. Rowling interviews scheduled before and after HPDH release – she’ll be
appearing on the Jonathan Ross show in the UK, and the Today Show in the
US. 13/06/2007
Kids set for disappointment as Harry Potter film gets M rating
– in New Zealand, but then again, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
also got an M rating. 14/06/2007
J. K. Rowling to
tour the U.S. – to promote Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
14/06/2007
Borders launches online Harry Potter video book club
- 14/06/2007
Harry Potter casts spell on
location vacations - 14/06/2007
Amazon will take hit on Harry Potter, Bezos tells shareholders - 14/06/2007
J. K.
Rowling gadget for Vista users – includes a countdown to the release of
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. 14/06/2007
Emma Watson confirms her role in another Harry Potter movie – well, there’s
only 2 more to be made now. 15/06/2007
EA launches next Harry Potter game website – for Harry Potter and the
Order of the Phoenix. 16/06/2007
Listen to the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix soundtrack –
17/06/2007
Harry Potter is read more by adults than kids - 17/06/2007
Harry Potter Q&A – interviews with Katie Leung (Cho Chan), Matthew Lewis
(Neville Longbottom), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), and Bonnie Wright (Ginny
Weasley). 18/06/2007
New Harry Potter movie gets “Mature” rating in Australia
- 18/06/2007
Final Chapter:
A guide to prepare you for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows –
19/06/2007
JK helps ‘OotP’ game creators with plot, rules & gives her approval
– 20/06/2007
Harry Potter plot
‘hacked’, posted online – according to hacker
Gabriel,
Voldemort kills Hermione, although Gabriel seems to have quite an odd agenda, so
we advise you to treat his revelations with scepticism. 20/06/2007
‘Harry Potter’ editor says ‘No One’ has ‘Deathly Hallows’ – the US editor
responds to the reported leak of the book. 21/06/2007
Potter first edition fetches £7,200
– for a copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. 21/06/2007
Harry Potter film crews to return – to Lacock for Harry Potter and the
Half-Blood Prince. 21/06/2007
Adult fans taking over Harry Potter – with sales of the adult edition of
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows looking to outstrip demand for the
children’s edition, the cover of which is apparently disliked by many fans.
22/06/2007
‘Draco Malfoy’
is a witch – actor Tom Felton is apparently related to several participants
in the infamous Salem witch trials. 22/06/2007
Kids should know family love
– more details about J. K. Rowling’s campaign against children being kept in
cages in eastern European mental homes. 22/06/2007
Harry Potter fans’ chance for stardom – as the roles of Lavender Brown and
Tom Riddle will go through an open casting session. 22/06/2007
J. K. Rowling finally leaks ending to final Harry Potter book – according to
this website, Daniel Radcliffe has said that he does not know the ending, but
believes that J. K. Rowling has spilled the beans to her husband. 22/06/2007
Harry Potter star Katie Leung says Potter kids giggly – 23/06/2007
How I raised Potter’s bar
– an interview with Harry Potter movie director David Yates. 24/06/2007
Dictionary helps kids better understand Harry Potter – details about
The
Pottersaurus: 1,500 words That Harry Potter Readers Need to Know by Eric
D. Randall. 24/06/2007
Shops facing Harry Potter price war
– for UK shops selling Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. 24/06/2007
IMAX trailer for Harry Potter
and the Order of the Phoenix - 24/06/2007
There’s no rivalry between Harry Potter’s girls Hermione and Cho Chang –
Katie Leung says there’s no rift between her and Emma Watson. 24/06/2007
Harry Potter and the Order
of the Phoenix demo – for the videogame. 25/06/2007
Darker Harry Potter in ‘Order of the Phoenix’
– features comments from Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson.
25/06/2007
JK
Rowling, trio confirmed for London premiere of OOTP – J. K. Rowling, Daniel
Radcliffe, and Emma Watson will be attending. 26/06/2007
J. K Rowling suggested that character be included in Potter movie – Kreacher
will be apparently playing a significant part in Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows. 26/06/2007
Harry Potter’s Rupert Grint prepares to snog potential Lavenders – it’s a
hard job, but somebody’s got to do it. 26/06/2007
Revealed: Harry
Potter and the first kiss – with Cho Chang in Harry Potter and the Order
of the Phoenix. 26/06/2007
Harry Potter relies on padded trousers for comfortable broomstick ride!
– for his scenes in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. 27/06/2007
In the spotlight: J. K. Rowling
– she will be visiting the Kodak theatre in Hollywood in October as part of her
book tour. 28/06/2007
Bloomsbury
says Harry Potter orders rose – for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
28/06/2007
Move over Hermione – there are three new girls vying for Harry Potter’s
attentions – more news about the movie of Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix. 29/06/2007
How Harry Potter and friends grew up
– an interview with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint for The
Daily Telegraph. 29/06/2007
It was fun torturing Harry Potter – an interview with Imelda Staunton, who
plays Dolores Umbridge in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
29/06/2007
Harry Potter worm claims that Harry Potter is dead – a particularly nasty
piece of malware poses as a copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
in Word format, with a negative aimed at J. K. Rowling. 29/06/2007
Potter star voted “Britain’s greatest female ambassador” – Emma Watson won
this British poll. 29/06/2007
Harry Potter has migraine problems? – some US scientists believe that he may
suffer from this condition. 29/06/2007
Daniel Radcliffe wants Harry Potter to die
– in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, although he hasn’t signed up
for the final movie yet. 01/07/2007
Tussauds Treatment
for Potter star – Daniel Radcliffe is the youngest actor to have had a
waxwork at Madame Tussauds. 02/07/2007
Potter’s Emma Watson turns diva
– she has apparently confronted director David Yates. 02/07/2007
Record demand for new Harry Potter
– with 1.6 million pre-orders of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
through Amazon. 03/07/2007
Harry Potter experts
make predictions about final book - 03/07/2007
Spoiler! How Harry Potter ends – according to this website, Dumbledore is
alive, but Snape is forced to kill him, Ron and Hermione die, and Harry is
forced to kill himself in order to destroy Voldemort (which sounds very
unlikely), and that they all happily unlive ever after in the Harry Potter ghost
world. 03/07/2007
J. K. Rowling
attends Potter premiere – this article has a brief interview with the
author. 03/07/2007
Harry Potter in hunt for love – Daniel Radcliffe revealed at the premiere of
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix that he doesn’t have a girlfriend at
the moment. 04/07/2007
Potter star Watson set for life – according to this brief interview.
04/07/2007
Harry Potter author pops into local for dinner – 05/07/2007
Harry Potter glasses have magical effect – making it cool for kids to wear
glasses at school. 06/07/2007
Video of
J. K. Rowling’s interview with Jonathan Ross online - 06/07/2007
My Week: J. K. Rowling – a satire by Hugo Rifkind. 07/07/2007
Irish Harry Potter star ‘wouldn’t like to make a career of acting’
– an interview with Evanna Lynch, who plays Luna Lovegood in Harry Potter and
the Order of the Phoenix. 08/07/2007
Potter witch Bonham Carter prefers sexy to sacks – an interview with Helena
Bonham Carter who plays Bellatrix Lestrange in Harry Potter and the Order of
the Phoenix. 09/07/2007
J. K. Rowling opens door for more Harry Potter
– apparently J. K. Rowling’s view on doing more Harry Potter books is now “Never
say never”. 09/07/2007
Plastic surgery spell for Harry
Potter’s creator J. K. Rowling? – makemeheal.com speculates that J. K.
Rowling may have had plastic surgery. 09/07/2007
Gandalf voted more wiz than Potter
– The Lord of the Rings’ Gandalf was voted the best wizard in film
by British movie goers in a poll held by Pearl & Dean, followed by Dumbledore
and then Harry himself. Could it be
that viewers see Gandalf and Dumbledore as more stereotypically wizardly with
their long white beards than a young boy like Harry? 09/07/2007
Ulster fans urged to sign up to save doomed wizard
– Waterstone’s have an online petition that seeks to persuade J. K. Rowling to
resurrect Harry Potter after The Deathly Hallows, with 63% of Northern
Ireland fans saying that they want another book in the series. 10/07/2007
Not so pretty in pink – an interview with Imelda Staunton who plays Dolores
Umbridge in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. 10/07/2007
Harry Potter magic – fact behind the fiction – a look at
The
Science of Harry Potter: How Magic Really Works by Roger Highfield.
10/07/2007
Harry Potter thinks actresses are insane – Daniel Radcliffe won’t be dating
any actresses. 12/07/2007
J. K. Rowling to star in new documentary – details about A Year in the
Life… J. K. Rowling, a documentary that followed J. K. Rowling for the last
year, including the writing of The Deathly Hallows, to be shown on the
UK’s ITV1 in the autumn. 12/07/2007
New Potter director Yates overcomes doubts, jitters, testing – an interview
with David Yates. 12/07/2007
Harry Potter casts record-breaking spell on US box office – Harry Potter
and the Order of the Phoenix has beaten records set by Spiderman 2’s
opening in the US. 13/07/2007
Shops could break embargo on Harry Potter book – there are some fears that
some non-traditional British booksellers may break the embargo for The
Deathly Hallows as Bloomsbury cannot threaten them by withholding future
Harry Potter books, as this is the last in the sequence. 14/07/2007
Harry Potter and the Book Seven spoilers? – apparently extracts of The
Deathly Hallows were sent to The Leaky Cauldron, who passed them onto
Scholastic. 14/07/2007
Potter pre-orders smash all records – with over 2 million pre-orders through
Amazon alone, up on the 1.5 million taken for The Half-Blood Prince.
16/07/2007
Potter book under guard at secret US warehouse – apparently lorries carrying
the books from the UK warehouses will be fitted with satellite tracking in order
to prevent any of them from going off route. 16/07/2007
Harry Potter to help in search for Madeleine – photos of missing toddler
Madeleine McCann will be posted in bookshops internationally at the release of
The Deathly Hallows. 17/07/2007
Asda’s Harry
Potter order axed – Asda, owned by Wal-Mart, had its orders cancelled by
Bloomsbury due to unpaid bills. 17/07/2007
Happy ending to Asda Potter row
– Asda has paid the money they owed, and so their orders for The Deathly
Hallows has been restored.
According to the
BBC, the whole argument started after Asda accused Bloomsbury of charging
consumers too much for The Deathly Hallows. 17/07/2007
Fans angry about supposed ‘Harry Potter’ spoilers – the rumour that Harry
may have to kill himself in order to defeat Voldemort has reappeared, with
British bookies changing the odds on this from 33-1 to odds on. 17/07/2007
Could Irvine Welsh write Potter sequels – in a poll held by Borders in the
UK, Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh was voted as the author that
customers would like to see take on J. K. Rowling’s mantle. 17/07/2007
Church youth
worker finds faith in Harry Potter’s magic – an article about Owen Smith’s
book
Mixing it up with Harry Potter. 17/07/2007
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows leaked to
BitTorrent
– although the images are reported to be very difficult to read. 17/07/2007
J. K.
Rowling’s prophetic words – apparently Luna Lovegood actress Evanna Lynch
got a reply to a fan letter she sent to J. K. Rowling years ago about the
possibility of her ever appearing in the movies…
18/07/2007
Harry Potter book launch causes row in Israel – with the launch date on
Saturday, the Jewish
Shabbat,
with a minister threatening to fine any bookstore that forces any of their
employees to work on this day. 18/07/2007
Distributor mails final Potter
book early – with some Potter fans in the US apparently receiving copies
already on Tuesday, and conflicting rumours regarding the conclusion are
abounding on the Internet.
18/07/2007
Blind Potter readers will no longer have to wait – with the Braille edition
also being available in the early hours of Saturday. 18/07/2007
Potter casts spell over UK box office
– with the best four-day opening in the UK, Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix has already taken 16.5m. 18/07/2007
Does
Harry Potter parody government response to terror – according to academic
Judith Rauhofer. 18/07/2007
J. K. Rowling implores fans to keep Potter secret
– as it’s not too long till The Deathly Hallows is published. 18/07/2007
Potter’s stamp of approval – Royal Mail’s Harry Potter stamps have been
released. 18/07/2007
Potter publisher
sues over breach – Scholastic are suing a US distributor and retailer for
sending out copies of The Deathly Hallows out too early.
19/07/2007
Zomg Harry Potter spoilers
– according to this website, Ron is killed by Bellatrix Lestrange, who is then
finished off by Neville, Lupin dies, Percy dies before his wedding, Snape killed
Dumbledore for his own personal gain, which infuriates Voldemort, who then kills
Snape, and Voldemort himself dies.
Harry does finally kill Voldemort, although it could be that this is due to
serendipity. Some of the chapter
titles are apparently The Goul in Pyjamas, The Will of Albus
Dumbledore, Kreacher’s Tale, The Muggle Born Registration
Commission, The Goblin’s Revenge, Bathilda’s Secret, The
Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore, The Silver Doe, Xenophilius
Lovegood, Malfoy Manor, The Missing Mirror, The Lost Diadem,
The Sacking of Severus Snape, The Battle of Hogwarts, The Elder
Wand, and The Prince’s Tale. 19/07/2007
Childline braced
for Potter calls – from children upset at the deaths of major characters.
20/07/2007
JK shocked by Potter
leaks – the New York Times review confirms that half a dozen
characters we know and love (or loathe) are killed off in The Deathly Hallows,
although they do not name them. 20/07/2007
Midnight party for
J. K. Rowling finale – a report from The Scotsman regarding the
preparations for the big day. 20/07/2007
Harry Potter mania peaks as hundreds queue – there was apparently a real
international flavour to the queues in London. 20/07/2007
In pics: J. K. Rowling’s moonlight reading of Potter 7 – an account from the
BBC’s Newsround. 20/07/2007
Boise girl meets J. K. Rowling, appears on Today Show – 21/07/2007
Even J. K. Rowling turns to Potter fan with questions – a profile of Steve
Vander Ark of the Harry Potter Lexicon. 21/07/2007
Chinese muggles meet Harry Potter together with the world – how the launch
went in China. 21/07/2007
Potter makes history: 1.7 lakh copies sold in a day – how the launch went in
China. 21/07/2007
Rowling
poised to work her magic on classic tale of underworld hero – J. K. Rowling
may do a version of Orpheus for Canongate. 21/07/2007
Family tree of J. K. Rowling
– J. K. Rowling has apparently used the name of her grandparents for her
characters. 22/07/2007
Last Potter books blitzes record
– Scholastic say that 8.3 million copies were sold within 24 hours of the
release of The Deathly Hallows. 23/07/2007
A magical encounter with J. K. Rowling – Sophie Degroot’s account of meeting
J. K. Rowling. 23/07/2007
J. K.
‘will miss retreat into Harry’s world’ – an account of a recent interview
with J. K. Rowling. 24/07/2007
Canadian Potter sales up 25% over no. 6 - 24/07/2007
J. K. Rowling pays the price of fame – an interview where she reveals that
unscrupulous members of the press have searched her bins. 24/07/2007
Harry Potter breaks sales records in Pakistan
– 25/07/2007
Latest Potter book an
Amazon record – the 2.2m pre-orders were 47% up on the previous book.
25/07/2007
Bangladesh police seize pirated Potter books - 25/07/2007
Harry Potter casting rumors untrue, say actor’s reps – rumours are that
Joseph Fiennes, Naomi Watts, and Stuart Townsend could be appearing in the
movies. 25/07/2007
Pages missing in hundreds of Harry Potter books – a report from Pakistan.
26/07/2007
Harry Potter
and the Deathly Hallows sells 2.6 million
copies in Britain in 24 hours
– 27/07/2007
Man
harassed Harry Potter author – Paul Lomax has been ordered to stay away from
J. K. Rowling after bombarding her with letters and phone calls to her public
relations company. 27/07/2007
J. K. Rowling – The Sequel
– J. K. Rowling has revealed that she is writing 2 new novels, one for children
and one for adults, but that neither of them will be fantasy.
She will also be touring the US in October. 27/07/2007
J. K. Rowling open book tour sweepstakes – gives details of how children can
enter the draw to see J. K. Rowling at Carnegie Hall on October 19th.
27/07/2007
Submit your questions for J. K. Rowling Bloomsbury chat
– which will take place on July 30th. 27/07/2007
J. K.
Rowling a Slytherin? – now, she was just born in the year of the snake.
29/07/2007
Latest
Harry Potter game doesn’t cast a spell – a negative review of the Harry
Potter and the Order of the Phoenix videogame. 30/07/2007
The Simpsons end Potter’s two week spell over
UK cinemas
– 31/07/2007
What J. K. Rowling can teach about digital asset protection – a useful
lesson for the business world! 01/08/2007
Harry Potter
soars; EA’s Q1 revenues do not - 01/08/2007
Potter fans
spark piracy fears in China – there were online translations of Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows within two days of the novel’s release.
01/08/2007
Alarm over
final Potter reading – a head teacher in Somerset caused some distress to
her pupils when she read out the last page of Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows. 01/08/2007
Harry Potter and the Weird Academic Theories
– 02/08/2007
Aussie TV host suspended over Harry Potter joke – Channel 7 broadcaster has
been suspended for revealing the end of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
02/08/2007
Rowling tells fans what
happened to characters after final Harry Potter instalment – during her
Bloomsbury web chat. 04/08/2007
Final chapter of Harry Potter is clearly Christian
– according to Jeffrey Weiss. 04/08/2007
City student spends magical night with Potter author
– an interview with Emily Kennaley, one of the fortunate few to attend J. K.
Rowling’s midnight reading of The Deathly Hallows. 04/08/2007
Bradenton’s Harry
Potter is suddenly in big demand – apparently, J. K. Rowling may be funding
a gathering of real-life Harry Potters from around the world, possibly in
December. 08/08/2007
Rowling regrets not telling mum
about Potter – 05/08/2007
Harry Potter’s Emma Watson takes boyfriend on romantic break – 06/08/2007
Harry
Potter print run gets bigger – with 11.5 million copies of The Deathly
Hallows sold in the first ten days, publishers are now going to print an
additional 2 million. 06/08/2007
Judge
rules against J. K. Rowling in privacy case – she was trying to ban
publication of a photo of one of her children taken without her permission.
07/08/2007
J.
K. Rowling funds fire engine gift – for a town in Zambia. 07/08/2007
Writers create potted Potter and condensed Dickens – for performance at the
Edinburgh Festival. 08/08/2007
Youth held
for online Potter – a 16-year-old French boy has been arrested for posting a
French translation online. The
official French translation of The Deathly Hallows is not published till
October 26th. 09/08/2007
Win tickets to see J. K. Rowling at Carnegie Hall! - 09/08/2007
Harry Potter fate costs bookie £90k – 10/08/2007
Stephen King comments on J. K. Rowling
– read his thoughts on The Deathly Hallows. 12/08/2007
Jonathan Coleman keeps his job after Harry Potter shock reveal
– the Aussie broadcaster who revealed the end of The Deathly Hallows on
air has won a reprieve. 12/08/2007
Harry Potter actors on UK film council power list
– Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson are jointly listed at 4th.
Ralph Fiennes (Voldemort) only makes it to 10th. 12/08/2007
Potter star wears ballet shoes – Emma Watson is going to star in the BBC
drama Ballet Shoes. 13/08/2007
Final Harry Potter book gives boom to UK libraries - 13/08/2007
JK mercy for Potter pirate – J. K. Rowling has saved the schoolboy who
posted a French translation of The Deathly Hallows online from
prosecution. 14/08/2007
More information on Harry Potter theme park - 14/08/2007
Wikipedia vandalism proves Republicans hate Harry Potter
- 14/08/2007
Rainy spell and Potter magic put WH Smith ahead of forecasts – 15/08/2007
J. K. Rowling
condones euthanasia in latest book – according to David Haddon. 15/08/2007
Robbie Coltrane mobbed by Harry Potter-mad Tibetan monks - 15/08/2007
Price cuts, Harry Potter help UK retail sales soar – 16/08/2007
J. K.’s lawyers take on Chinese
conmen – who have produced a book called Harry Potter and the Chinese
Empire. 18/08/2007
Rowling writing detective novel – according to crime novelist Ian Rankin.
19/08/2007. However,
in a
later development, Ian Rankin revealed that this was just a joke that got
out of hand. After all, it’s very
unlikely that J. K. Rowling writes in cafes nowadays, and to be writing in
exactly the same genre as Rankin is stretching credulity a tad. 20/08/2007
Potter and Spiderman up for UK national movie awards
– 20/08/2007
Here’s a wizard
way to mark JK’s magical worth to capital – with one suggestion being that a
street be named after her in Edinburgh. 20/08/2007
J. K. Rowling TV appearances – a schedule of upcoming appearances in the UK.
20/08/2007
Daniel ‘Potter’ Radcliffe has
bike problems – apparently he had problems riding a motorbike on the set of
new British TV drama My Boy Jack. 21/08/2007
Fake Potter books seized – in Calcutta. 23/08/2007
Potter actors attend V festival in UK
– with the main attraction being Rupert Grint. 23/08/2007
Daniel Radcliffe and co will return to Lacock Abbey for Harry Potter 6 –
24/08/2007
Rankin sorry JK
joke ‘got out of hand’ – 24/08/2007
Rumor Alert: Hogwarts, the Musical, and a new Harry Potter comic relief book?
– producers are currently looking at bringing a Harry Potter musical to the West
End in 2008, and J. K. Rowling is apparently going to produce a new comic relief
Harry Potter book. 26/08/2007
Film
fans flock to UK locations, reeling in £1.8bn – 27/08/2007
JKR & Potter stars participate in
Stephen Fry’s celebrations – 28/08/2007
Pulped Faction: top 10 discarded books – Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows makes it to number 10 in this survey of books left in Travelodge
hotels in the UK. 29/08/2007
Harry Potter gives Borders a boost - 29/08/2007
Harry Potter’s summer magic fails to touch rest of the high street –
31/08/2007
Emma Watson films her first role outside of Harry Potter… to play another
schoolgirl – a report from the filming of Ballet Shoes, with an interview
with Emma Watson. 31/08/2007
Harry Potter and the internet pirates
– an interview with the Israeli pirated translating The Deathly Hallows
into Hebrew. 31/08/2007
Actor creates Potter patter
– an interview with Jim Dale, the narrator of the US audio books. 02/09/2007
Readers
spellbound by Potter finale – The Deathly Hallows was voted the most
popular by readers in a poll for MSN Entertainment. 03/09/2007
Bonham Carter back for
Potter film – she will be appearing in the movie of The Half-Blood Prince.
03/09/2007
Harry Potter magic boosts sales for Borders, but no help on profits -
03/09/2007
Harry Potter and the night in the cells – a charity in Scotland had to keep
their signed editions of the Harry Potter books locked up in a police station
overnight, as they were too valuable to be looked after by the local bank!
04/09/2007
Potter actor to bare all on Broadway as ‘Equus’ eyes late ’08 opening -
04/09/2007
Bloomsbury names Chairman for the Post-Potter future – 05/09/2007
USA Today: J. K. Rowling one of 25 most
influential people
– J. K. Rowling is listed as the 20th most influential person over
the last 25 years. 05/09/2007
Daniel Radcliffe talks Harry Potter 6 and 7 – in an interview for
collider.com. 06/9/2007
Harry Potter lifts HMV’s sales
– 07/09/2007
Harry Potter years 1-5 (HD) in December
– for the US. 08/09/2007
Potter star Radcliffe is favourite to be Who – Daniel Radcliffe is the
bookies’ favourite to be the new Doctor Who if David Tennant doesn’t come back
from playing Hamlet. 09/09/2007
WB: Harry Potter films now the top grossing franchise of all time –
outstripping James Bond and Star Wars. 10/09/2007
Daniel
Radcliffe talks about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -
10/09/2007
Dahl
beats Rowling as young adults’ favourite author – she was also beaten into
fourth by C. S. Lewis and J. M. Barrie. 11/09/2007
Potter star startled by
stalker – who called herself “Mrs. Radcliffe”. 12/09/2007
‘Harry Potter’ author to read for N. O. public school students – J. K.
Rowling will be reading in New Orleans. 12/09/2007
Another orphan
role for Radcliffe – Daniel Radcliffe talks to the BBC about December Boys.
13/09/2007
Harry Potter star would
give it all up for cricket – so Daniel Radcliffe says in this excellent new
interview. 14/09/2007
Indian breakthrough as Potter anti-piracy campaign continues worldwide -
14/09/2007
Bloomsbury faces a future without Potter – 16/09/2007
The many
faces of Danny Boy – Scotland on Sunday’s interview with Daniel
Radcliffe. 16/09/2007
J. K. Rowling, the author with the magic touch
– Katie Couric interviews J. K. Rowling
MuggleNet and The Leaky
Cauldron – their very detailed interview mostly concerns the plot of the
books
Newsround – a recent, and very detailed interview session
J. K. Rowling
– Linda Richards’ excellent interview from 2000
J. K. Rowling
interview – an early interview with kidsreads.com
Stories
from the Web – their interview with J. K. Rowling
World Exclusive interview with
J. K. Rowling – from the time of “Goblet of Fire”
Girlguiding Scotland – their interview with J. K. Rowling
Rowling bids her boy wizard goodbye – an interview with USAToday in the week
leading up to the release of The Deathly Hallows
Harry
Potter author J. K. Rowling talks finale, future plans – a report on the NBC
interview with J. K. Rowling
Second part of J. K. Rowling interview online – her NBC interview, and you
can watch the third part
here
Transcript of live web chat with Jo – from the Harry Potter Fan Zone
Below
is a series of links that follows the cultural context of “Harry Potter and the
Philosopher’s Stone” chronologically:
How about Hedwig? -
a site about the meaning of the name
Catholic Encyclopedia: St.
Hedwig - Rowling has said in an interview that she got the name for Harry's
Owl from a saint
Behind the Name: H - brief
explanations of what Hedwig, Hermione, and Hengist mean (p.78)