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Book Information
Hagrid not HBP
According to many many sources as I searched the web Hagrid is not the HBP accourding to JK herself. But at the moment
it is still just a very strongly held rumour.
Sentences Revealed
According to the Sun, the two sentences describing the new character in the sixth book are: "He looked rather
like an old lion. "There were streaks of grey in his tawny hair and his bushy eyebrows; he had keen yellowish eyes behind
a pair of wire-rimmed spectacles and a certain rangy, loping grace even though he walked with a slight limp."
Sneak Preview in to the Sixth Book
Published in the Courier Mail new hints have been up and around visitors to J.K Rowling's site will be able to find a
hidden dart board (which this person has not been able to locate yet!) where the vistor can play darts and if won can reveal
a hidden safe in which to enter a special code (We all know which one that is : ) MAGIC) and two hidden sentences will be
revealed to describe a new character in the sixth book!
Sixth Book has a Name!
J. K Rowling has given out the name of the sixth book Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince! She has also revealed that
neither Harry or Voldemort are the Half Blood Prince which seemed to have left everyone myself included stumped as who is
the HBP is.
Sixth Boook in Progress
JK Rowling gave fans some tantalising titbits about the future Potter books at her reading at the Edinburgh Children's
Book Festival on Sunday. She said she was well into writing book six. She said she was "just over halfway through it". She
added it was her favourite book so far.
Tibets of information
Thanks to CBBC News JK Rowling has also tantalisingly answered a question about
Aunt Petunia. When asked, JK said no, Petunia is not a squib, as she is muggle-born, but...... and left the sentence hanging.
She said we will find out a bit more about her in the other books and that there's more to Petunia than meets the eye! She
also revealed some more general snippets of information, including:
- Aberforth Dumbledore is the barman in the Hog's Head
- Dumbledore's patronus is a phoenix
- Grawp will be more controllable in the sixth book
- We will see a bit more of Rita Skeeter
- There will be a new character called McLagan
- Harry does NOT have a godmother
Character Information
Happy Birthday Hermione
JK site has been updated and has shown the world Hermione's birthday the 19th of September! So
a great shout out of HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Hermione.
Percy Weasley's Birthday
When this reporter was on the J.K. Rowling website on the 22nd of August (my birthday just in case you wanted
to know). Look what I did find but a special trubite to Percy's birthday on the 22nd August how excitied was I!
Ginny Weasley's Birthday
It has been revealed by the jkrowling.com website that Ginny Weasley's birthday is the 11/08/? well if working
on the fact that Harry was born in 1980 that would mean it would be the 11/08/81
Movie Information
Faith not in GoF
HPANA has confirmed that Faith, the two-legged dog rumoured to be considered for a role in the GoF, has unfortualty
not been chosen, as the movie has almost wrapped up filming. Although never fear the two-legged dog might be placed in a later
movie.
Number 15
The new film PoA has now been announced the the 15th highest ever world grossing film, thanks again to Snithchseeker.com
Comics
After several months with no Harry sightings in comics, toady's Grand Avenue has ended the drought. Thanks
to Snitchseeker.com for that info
More GoF actors announced
Credit to CBBC News the movie has annouced that the role Parvati Patil will be played by Shefali Chowdhury. Parvati,
of course, is Harry's date for the Yule Ball. Also the part of Padma Patil will be played by Afshan Azad. She gets to go to
the Yule Ball with Ron. The younger sister of Fleur Delacour, Gabrielle, has also been cast and will be played by Angelica
Mandy.
Underwater sequence
Daniel Radcliffe has said in a letter to fans that the Triwizard Tournament's underwater sequence in Harry Potter and
the Goblet of Fire will be spectacular.
GoF Release dates
Credit also to CBBC News that the filming of GoF is expected to go on until next Spring and Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire will be in cinemas in November 2005. Around the 28th for people in Australia and around the 15th for people
in America just in time for the end of school! (For people in Australia anyway.)
GOF filming update
Eastbourne Today reports on yesterday's filming: Executives from Warner Bros spent Wednesday afternoon and all of Thursday at three locations
around the town. It's believed that Harry and his friends will take part in a Quidditch match over the South Downs —
but that won't be confirmed by Warner Bros. WB's location manager Sue Quinn added, "The filming we're doing in Eastbourne
plays an important part in the film, for the section we're using the backdrops for." Most of the movie is being shot in
the studio this time round and none of the cast were in town during the filming. The Eastbourne footage will be used as back-drops.
She said: "We'll be using blue screen technology so the actors will be imposed on the background scenery that we're filming
here."
Americans still lucked out
David Heyman, producer of the "Harry Potter" films, has explained in a personal letter why American actors
aren't cast in the movies. Replying to correspondence from fan Julie Grenier, Heyman said: "As Hogwarts is a British wizarding
school, we cast the students from the UK. For Goblet of Fire, we have cast some Eastern Europeans and French people to play
the students from Durmstrang and Beauxbatons."
Actor Information
Two legged dog up for a part in the next film
According to the Courier Mail a two-legged dog that has learned to walk like a human could be considered for a role
in the next Harry Potter film, according to reports. Faith's owners in Oklahoma City in the US believe the part could involve
her appearing as the result of a spell.
Devon Murray has opened his own web site
Devon Murray (Seamus Finnigan) has uploaded his very own site on the web where
you can all go and visit hima dn write letters etc at http://www.devonmurray.net/
Kenneth Branagh finds embassy officials obliviated
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets star Kenneth Branagh was left surprised last Thursday, when
officials at the American Embassy in London failed to recognise him. The Oscar-winning film-maker was queuing for a work visa,
but was taken aback when he got to the front of the queue only to be asked, "What do you do?" So, 43-year-old Branagh adopted
his best thespian voice and replied, "I'm an actor!"
Potter actors walk away from Emmys empty handed
The
Emmy Awards were held last night but unfortunately none of the actors who appear in the Harry Potter films, won any awards!
Emma Thompson (Professor Trelawney in Prisoner of Azkaban) was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A
Movie for her work in HBO's "Angels In America." Other nominees include Glenn Close and Meryl Streep. John Cleese (Nearly
Headless Nick) was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series for his guest appearance on "Will & Grace."
Alan Rickman (Snape) was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie for his work in HBO's "Something
The Lord Made."
Seaford Trip
The Eastbourne Today has reported that filming with the crew of Harry Potter (none of the actors) took place
in Seaford today to create some of the GoF backdrops.
Good news for British Potter fans!
According to the CBBC News the DVD and VHS of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is being
released in the UK four days before the USA. Azkaban will hit the shops in Britain on Friday 19 November. It won't be available
in the US until 23 November, giving British fans an extra few days to explore the extras included on the DVD. These will include
scenes not included in the original release, plus interviews with JK Rowling.
JK has updated her site
On the calander in the home page of JK's site a new wizard has been displayed Uric
the Oddball a higely eccentric wizard who is famed, among other things, for wearing a jellyfish for a hat. Also Mugglenet
has been F.S.A this month congrats to them.
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