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Helena Bonham Carter will be among the cast of the sixth Harry Potter film 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'. The Independent reports that the actress has won plaudits for her portrayal of villain Bellatrix Lestrange. Shooting on 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' is due to begin in two months; Bonham Carter's publicist said she was not due back on set until the spring.

Daniel Radcliffe is getting ready to film Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, but he was more interested in the seventh and final book than the next screenplay. Looking ahead to what awaited him at the end of the series, Radcliffe was excited to film the final scenes, two movies from now.

SPOILER
"In terms of the ending of the book, I was thrilled," said Radcliffe. "I was very, very pleased because I basically get the best of both worlds. I get the scene of my demise and also I get to live on after that, which is any actors' dream. You get to die and then you get more screen time. It's fantastic."

Though J.K. Rowling is the ultimate author of Harry Potter, Radcliffe still felt personal about his contributions to the character. "I'm not going to take this into too pretentious a route but there's a quote from Chekhov when he wrote to the [love of his life] and he was with her when he died. He addresses a letter to her and he says, 'Hello, the last page of my life.' Which seemed very appropriate to me reading this book, because he has been such a part of my life now. I've been with him through all my teen years, and I was suddenly aware that wow, this is the last time I will take a journey with this character. It was quite a special moment."

Then reality set in. "I was thinking, 'How are we going to make it into a movie?' It's going to be tough, but that's why someone cleverer than me adapts them. I think if we get it right, which I'm confident we will, it should be amazing."

AS CHO CHANG, she captured the heart of Harry Potter after beating 4,000 other hopefuls to the prestigious role.
As Katie Leung, she is an aspiring Scottish actress who is being courted by some of the world's biggest fashion houses.
Now the 20-year-old from Motherwell is in line for new acclaim: as the most stylish Scotswoman of 2007.
But if she wants to follow in the footsteps of model Lauren Tempany and jazz singer Nikki King (the 2005 and 2006 winners), Leung will have to outshine a list of formidable competitors. They include Ugly Betty star Ashley Jensen and actress Laura Fraser as well as Hannah McGill, director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival, and artist Gay Grossart.
The winner will be announced at an awards ceremony in Glasgow on October 26. Scotland on Sunday has been given an exclusive preview of the nominations and can also reveal that the shortlist was selected by a panel headed by the Australian supermodel Elle McPherson.


J.K Rowling might write an eighth Harry Potter-related book, it would be a kind of an encyclypedia with bits of information not yet published in the previous books. The money from the book would go to charity.

Tickets for J.K. Rowling's only Canadian public appearance this year were offered to her fans online yesterday and within two minutes of doing so, Rowling's Canadian co-publisher, Vancouver-based Raincoast Books, was reporting it had received more than 50 applications from fans across the country. Rowling will be visiting Toronto's Winter Garden Theatre the morning of Oct. 23 as part of the annual International Festival of Authors. Tickets to the 950-seat venue are free, which means tickets are being made available through a series of random draws organized by Raincoast and the Ontario Library Association, working in association with other library systems across the country. It will be the second visit by the Harry Potter creator to Toronto in seven years. The last time she was here, on Oct. 25, 2000, she drew more than 20,000 fans to the SkyDome (now Rogers Centre), some of whom paid as much as $234 for what was then billed as "the largest literary reading ever."This time around, Rowling, 41, "wanted something smaller, more intimate and personal," a Raincoast spokesman said. The latest event, which will start at 10 a.m. ET, will feature Rowling reading from the seventh and final instalment in the Potter saga, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, followed by a question-and-answer session, then an autographing of copies of Deathly Hallows that will be presented to participants as they enter the theatre. Raincoast published the novel in association with Bloomsbury U.K. on July 21 and it is estimated that 500,000 hardcover copies have been sold in Canada alone.

Oscar winning star Jim Broadbent has signed on to star in the sixth Harry Potter flick, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

The Brit star will be seen in the role of retired potion's master Horace Slughorn who is lured back to the school by Hogwarts headmaster Professor Dumbledore.



As well as being popular among children learning English, the untranslated Harry Potters have seen huge demand from impatient fans who want the books as soon as they come out.
"Half of Harry Potter sales were export sales," said Bloomsbury chairman Nigel Newton. "Readers don't want to wait while it gets translated." Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has smashed records in the UK with sales now nearing 4m, according to industry monitoring service Nielsen BookScan. Overseas demand is also stronger than ever. Bloomsbury revealed yesterday that export sales for Harry Potter 7 were already a third higher than for Harry Potter 6, with particularly strong demand from Germany, China, Japan, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Brazil. The success of JK Rowling's books abroad has given Bloomsbury confidence that its star performer will generate revenues for a while to come. The City has been anxious about life after Harry for the publisher, which has been reflected in its subdued share price. At yesterday's first-half results, Mr Newton stressed upcoming books by other authors and new online projects meant there were many reasons to be cheerful. He also insisted that the Harry Potter era is nowhere near over. "The main thing to remember is that Harry Potter will be a big book for many years," he said, comparing the series with the Chronicles of Narnia and Winnie the Pooh. "The world loves British children's classics and they last for decades."


HARRY POTTER's Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is the school movie fans would most like to attend. The fictional boarding school, where Harry and friends go to learn magic, pipped schools featured in X-men, Grease and The Breakfast Club to the number one post in the www.pearlanddean.com poll. The top ten is as follows: 1. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry: Harry Potter series 2. Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters: X-men 3. St. Trinian's: St. Trinian's series 4. Rydell High School: Grease 5. Horace Green Preparatory School: The School of Rock 6. South Park Elementary: South Park The Movie: Bigger, Longer and Uncut 7. Hill Valley High School: Back to the Future 8. New York City High School for the Performing Arts: Fame 9. Shermer High School: The Breakfast Club 10. Lake Forest High School: Ferris Bueller's Day Off .


Emma Watson has been filming for a role as a schoolgirl in new BBC One drama Ballet Shoes.
The 17-year-old Harry Potter star plays orphan Pauline Fossil in the adaptation of the 1936 kids' book. There's not too much change for Emma from her well-known role as Hermione Granger - she's wearing school uniform! The programme is going to be shown at Christmas time and tells the story of three orphans who are adopted by their uncle, who's a wacky explorer. The three girls all have their own dreams. Pauline (Emma Watson) longs to be an actress, Petrova (Yasmin Paige) yearns to fly aircraft and Posy (Lucy Boynton) seems born to be a ballerina. But when Great Uncle Matthew disappears, the money runs out - and the girls have a struggle on their hands. The book Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild was first published in September 1936.


Emma Updated Her Blog

Emma Watson has updated her blog, stating that she is finished filming Ballet Shoes. She said they worked real hard six days a week, and she became very close with the cast and crew. She said it was hard to say good-bye, and that they were all wonderful people. The film will be part of BBC's Christmas line-up, so will air some time in December.

She also said that she heard people were upset that they hadn't heard a reply from her when they sent her letters. She says she hopes to let everyone know what's going on with her via her website.



The opinions for this issue are from the youtube group "hpfanfreaks".



charmedbythedarkarts:
-SPOILER- any of them just to have SNAPE BACK, how dare she kill him -teary eyes-

luvronfromhp:
****SPOLER****I would totally trade Fred back for anyone but the weasleys and hermione!!!

Bloodybaroness:
**** SPOILER**** I guess I'd trade Harry for Fred... Hahaha xD Naww, I joke I joke. I'd trade one of the DEs. I really was suprised at how sad I became when Fred suddenly got the AK =/



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Hi, This is the first My Listcolumn. And it is mine. I'm Amber, and I'm positively OBSESSED with Harry Potter. I love everything about it. I live and breather for Harry Potter. I coudn't imagine life without it... Get the picture? I'm a typical Potter-fan girl. I go to the events. Collect the merchandise. See the films. Dream about it. And of course READ the books. My biggest idol is J.K. Rowling because she created this, and also because she has had a pretty tough life but she managed to turn it over. As a tribute to the wonderful characters she created I made two lists of my favourites.


Favourite Female characters:
1. Hermione- She just demostrates Girl Power at it's hight
2. Luna- She isn't afrad to be diffrent and stand out from the croud. I respet that.
3. Ginny- She is kind, but tough. Strong, intelligent witch.
4. Mrs. Weasley- The perfect mother.
5.Bellatrix Lestrange- In a weird way really cool.
6. Prof. McGonagall- A teacher everyone should have.
7.Tonks- Funny, succesful and determained.
8. Lily Potter- Kind and caring.
9. Winky- Sooo cute<3
10.Fleur- Totally in control of her life.

Favourite Male characters
1. Ron Weasley- Funny and loyal, the kind of friend I'd like to have.
2. Fred Weasley- Funnier
3. George- also comic relief
4. Dobby- So incredibly cute<3<3<3<3
5. Lupin- I feel sorry for him, yet he's so intelligent and kind.
6. Sirius- I also feel sorry for him, and he's a really nice guy.
7. Hagrid- comical and really sweet.
8. Dumbledore- SO SMART
9. Kreacher- aaw cuute<3
10. Mad-eye Moody

So there they were, my favourites. Of course I have so many more but... I couldn't fit them in!!!! -Amber








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Character Birthdays
Severus Snape - January 9, 1960
Lily Potter - January 30, 1960
Arthur Weasley - February 6
Ron Weasley - March 1, 1980
Remus Lupin - March 10, 1960
James Potter - March 27, 1960
Pomona Sprout - May 15
Fred and George Weasley - April 1, 1978
Draco Malfoy - June 5, 1980
Dobby - June 28
Neville Longbottom - July 30, 1980
Harry Potter - July 31, 1980
Ginny Weasley - August 11, 1981
Percy Weasley - August 22, 1976
Cho Chang's mother - September 7
Hermione Granger - September 19, 1979
Minerva McGonagall - October 4
Filius Flitwick - October 17
Molly Weasley - October 30
Angelina Johnson - sometime in the week before Halloween (exact date unknown)
Bill Weasley - November 29, 1970
Hagrid - December 6, 1928
Charlie Weasley - December 12, 1972
Lord Voldemort - December 31, 1926

Cast and Crew January
1- Verne Troyer: Griphook (1969)
4- Jim Norton: Mr. Mason (1938)
22- John Hurt: Mr. Ollivander (1940)
24- Terence Bayler: Bloody Baron (1930)
27- Richard Bremmer: voice of Voldemort (1953)

February
3- Warwick Davis: Professor Flitwick (1970)
8- John Williams: Composer (1932)
8- Roger Lloyd-Pack: Barty Crouch (1944)
10- Lance Johnson: visual effects intern for PoA (1982)
12- David Crossman: costume supervisor (1970)
17- Bonnie Wright: Ginny Weasley (1991)
18- Simon Emanuel: second assistant director; second unit (1975)
21- Alan Rickman: Professor Snape (1946)
22- Julie Walters: Molly Weasley (1950)
25- James and Oliver Phelps: Fred and George Weasley (1986)
27- Timothy Spall: Peter Pettigrew (1957)
28- Alfred Burke: Headmaster Armando Dippet (1918)

March
3- Miranda Richardson: Rita Skeeter (1958)
6- Pete Hanson: studio manager: Double Negative (1968)
13- Harry Melling: Dudley Dursley (1989)
15- Sean Biggerstaff: Oliver Wood (1983)
17- Ben Cooke: PoA stunts (1974)
20- David Thewlis: Remus Lupin (1963)
21- Gary Oldman: Sirius Black (1958)
22- Leilah Sutherland: Alicia Spinnet (1985)
27- Julian Glover: Voice of Aragog (1934)
28- Mike Newell: Director of Goblet of Fire (1942)
29- Brendan Gleeson: Mad-Eye Moody (1955)
30- Robbie Coltrane: Rubeus Hagrid (1950)

April
14- Julie Christie: Madam Rosmerta (1941)
15- Emma Watson: Hermione Granger (1990)
15- Emma Thompson: Professor Trelawney (1959)
18- David Tennant: Barty Crouch, Jr. (1971)
19- Tara Walker: digital i/o for CoS (1977)
20- Leslie Phillips: Voice of the Sorting Hat (1924)

May
5- Andrew Lockley: digital compositor for CoS (1971)
13- Robert Pattinson: Cedric Diggory (1986)
13- Zoe Wanamaker: Madame Hooch (1949)
17- Paul Whitehouse: Sir Caddogan (1958)
18- Alex Rodríguez: visual effects for PoA (1971)
18- Miriam Margolyes: Professor Sprout (1941)

June
6- Jason Isaacs: Lucius Malfoy (1963)
22- Chris Shaw: motion control previs supervisor (1975)
26- Tolga Safer: Karkaroff's Aide in GOF (1982)
27- Matthew Lewis: Neville Longbottom (1989)
30- Pedja Bjelac: Professor Igor Karkarof (1962)

July
2- Edward Randell: Justin Finch-Fletchley (1988)
10- Fiona Shaw: Petunia Dursley (1958)
10- Jeff Rawle: Amos Diggory (1951)
21- Adrian Rigby: prosthetic makeup and creatures assistant (1970)
21- Jamie Waylett: Vincent Crabbe (1989)
23- Daniel Radcliffe: Harry Potter (1989)
30- Frances de la Tour: Madame Maxime (1944)
31- J.K. Rowling (1965)
31- Richard Griffiths: Uncle Vernon (1947)

August
8- Katie Leung: Cho Chang (1988)
24- Rupert Grint: Ron Weasley (1988)
24- Stephen Fry: UK audio book narrarator (1957)
24- Jimmy Gardner: Ernie Prang (1924)
25- Marc Wolff: camera pilot (1947)

September
7- Hugh Mitchell: Colin Creevey (1989)
10- Chris Columbus: Director of first two films (1958)
18- Elizabeth Spriggs: The Fat Lady (1929)
22- Tom Felton: Draco Malfoy (1987)
23- Bruce Powell: digital artist and sequence supervisor (1967)

October
1- Richard Harris: Albus Dumbledore in first two films (1930-2002)
3- Christian Coulson: Tom Marvolo Riddle (1978)
4- Will Theakston: Marcus Flint in SS/PS(1984)
4- Martin Cantwell: sound effects editor (1963)
5- Tiana Benjamin: Angelina Johnson in GOF (1984)
7- Mark Radcliffe: Executive Producer for all films (1952)
8- Ian Hart: Professor Quirrel (1964)
11- Dawn French: The Fat Lady (1957)
19- Michael Gambon: Dumbledore in PoA (1940)
20- Veronica Clifford: Mrs. Mason (1944)
27- John Cleese: Nearly Headless Nick (1939)
27- Benjamin M. Esterson: special effects technician (1978)
27- Jamie Yeats: Marcus Flint in CoS (1983)
28- Devon Murray: Seamus Finnigan (1988)
29- Robert Hardy: Cornelius Fudge (1925)

November
8- Chris Rankin: Percy Weasley (1983)
28- Alfonso Cuarón: PoA director (1961)

December
2- Alfred Enoch: Dean Thomas (1988)
4- Gemma Jones: Madam Pomfrey (1942)
7- Aaron Cartwright: Stunt double (1987)
10- Richard Francis-Bruce: Editing (1948)
10- Kenneth Brannagh: Professor Gilderoy Lockhart (1960)
16- Tony Christian: stunt double for Rupert Grint, Slytherin Beater #3 (1975)
21- Martin Bayfield: Stunt Double for Robbie Coltrane, 13 year old Hagrid (1966)
22- Ralph Fiennes: Lord Voldemort (1962)
24- Nicola Berwick: PoA stunts (1978)
24- Shirley Henderson: Moaning Myrtle (1965)
28- Maggie Smith: Professor McGonagal (1934)

Reviewed by ME

• http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/challenge/index.htm Game\Quiz, Very easy if you know your basic facts.
  
• http://www.fuuko.com/hpquiz.html Harry Potter Obsession quiz, not the 1st place that told me to see a phsycgologist.
• http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5068210/ How well do you know the Harry Potter series???Are you joking? Ridiculously effortless multiple choice Harry Potter quiz for beginners.
• http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/homework/Default.aspx?page=Quiz56&Quizid=56 Are you a wizard?Too plain sailing multiple choice quiz, but it is intigrating to know that I'm a wizard!
  

• Who are you? Immensly entertaining, but irrevelant and imaginationless questions. Worth taking though.
• Mega quiz... Ashtonishingly annoying with its endless amout of irrevelant and overeasy questions, but it does give the satifactory feeling of exessive knowledge.
  

Other Links

http://www.leakycauldron.com
http://www.mugglenet.com
http://www.chiff.com/a/harry-potter-book-7-predictions.htm
http://www.harrypotter.warnerbros.com
http://www.youtube.com
http://www.jkrowling.com
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/143504/harry_potter_and_the_deathly_hallows.html

Non Harry Potter- related links

www.google.com\news (great place to find recent news)