J.K. Rowling Documentary

A documentary about Jo has been aired on 7 p.m. Sunday on iTV in Britain. In this documentary we'll see when she finished writing the seventh book and her visiting her old flat from where she started and other additional things.

Tidbits:
Victoire Weasley was born on the anniversary of the final battle which was May 2nd.
Percy married Audrey and had two girls named Molly and Lucy.
George married Fred's ex Angelina.
Luna married to Ralph Scamander had twin boys, Lysander and Lacern.
Draco Malfoy married Austoria Greengrass. Two years younger than sister Daphne greengrass.

Time's top people of 2007

Time magazine has announced its top people of 2007 and Jo Rowling made the list at #3, behind Vladimir Putin and Al Gore. The article features some new quotes from the author:"There have been times since finishing, weak moments," she says, "when I've said, 'Yeah, all right,' to the eighth novel." But she's convinced she's doing the right thing to take some time away, do something else. She's working on two projects now, an adult novel and a "political fairy tale." "If, and it's a big if, I ever write an eighth book about the [wizarding ] world, I doubt that Harry would be the central character," she says. "I feel like I've already told his story. But these are big ifs. Let's give it 10 years and see how we feel then."

New Cast Members

CBBC Newsround has revealed information about casting for the following Hogwarts student roles in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince:
Cormac McLaggen - Freddie Stroma
Blaise Zabini - Louis Cordice
Romilda Vane - Anna Shaffer
Katie Bell - Georgina Leonidas
Leanne (Katie Bell's friend) - Isabella Laughl
Marcus Belby - Robert Knox
All the actors and actresses are relative newcomers so not much is known about them at the moment - we will update you as information is released.The film is set to be shown in theatres from November 21st, 2008.

Tales of Beedle the Bard

Online retailer Amazon revealed Friday it was the mystery buyer of British author J.K. Rowling's first book since the phenomenally successful Harry Potter series.
"The Tales of Beedle the Bard" was sold at auction at Sotheby's Thursday to art dealers on behalf of an unidentified client for 1.95 million pounds (2.72 million euros, 3.95 million dollars), 40 times its expected price.
All proceeds from the sale of the handwritten single volume will go to Rowling's charity, Children's Voice, which helps vulnerable children across Europe.
Amazon has published editorial reviews of the book's content and photographs on its website, although it did not reveal if it would also make extracts from the book available.

Barbara Walters names Jo as top Fascinating Person of 2007

On tonight's Barbara Walters' 10 Most Fascinating People of 2007 Special, JK Rowling was named the number one most fascinating and "magical" of the year.Although most of those who were featured in the program had fresh interviews with Walters, JK Rowling's piece only included older interviews where Jo talks about how she came up with the idea for the series.

Happy Birthday Hagrid!

JK Rowling has updated her official site to let everyone know that dec. 6 our favorite keeper of keys is celebrating his birthday! Happy birthday to Rubeus Hagrid!

Jo's official website has been updated!

Jo has made several updates to her website this morning! One can be found in the Extra Stuff section regarding the Elder wand, a couple can be found in the FAQ area here and here, and one is the Characters area.The author also made a nice update to her diary, where she reflects on the Summer that was:The US/Canadian tour was my favourite ever. If anybody reading this was in the audience for any of those events, thank you, because they were only as wonderful as they were because of the brilliant questions and the overwhelming warmth of those present.And lastly, in the News section, Jo revealed that the documentary (who's crew was following her for a year leading up to the release of Deathly Hallows) will be aired on ITV in the UK on December 30th, 2007.