London Taxi Tour is reporting that new sets are being built for Half-Blood Prince outside Leavesden Studios.

New for April 2008 is an update on the filming taking place at Leavesden Studios for Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince. We know they have filmed Dumbledore’s death and the Quidditch has also been filmed, which might explain why the cranes are now gone. We also know that the Malfoy’s house is under construction.

You can see pictures at the link above!

Thanks to Jen for sending this in.

There are some new Harry Potter promo items out by Opal, knitting yarn! And thanks to UHP and SnitchSeeker you can see pictures of the yarn that have Half-Blood Prince promo pictures of Harry, Ginny, Draco, Ron, Dumbledore and Hedwig!

Go HERE to see!

Thanks to hbpmoviepics we have a link to a new set report for HBP!!  A fan won a chance to visit the Half-Blood Prince set and posted about it on Amortentia. Unfortunatley it is all in Spanish. But you can click MORE to read it if you know spanish.

J.K. Rowling attended the Galaxy British Book Awards today and she received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

You can view pictures Getty, WireImage and Rex Features.

Thanks HPANA!

Emma’s official site has been updated to let us know about Emma being featured in Vogue magazine for attending the Burberry event.  I already posted about Emma being featured in Vanity Fair for the same event and put up a scan! If anyone has a scan of Emma in Vogue, send it in!

And reader Komil says; “I just wanted to let you know Jo has updated the website with a candle in the graphics with a countdown for Emma’s birthday!”

Thanks to Komil for the tip!

Thanks to HPANA we have news of a contest held by Amazon for the chance to “win a trip for two to London, England, and spend a weekend with the book (security guards included).”

The Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest challenges Amazon customers 13 and older to creatively write a short, English-language submission of 100 or fewer words answering one of the following three questions:

• What songs do wizards use to celebrate birthdays?
• What other sports do wizards play besides Quidditch?
• What have you learned from the Harry Potter series that you use in everyday life?

Contest submissions will be accepted for two weeks, from April 9 -22, in two age categories: 13-17 and 18 and older. The contest is open to customers in 24 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, China and Canada.

The deadline is 11:59 p.m. PDT on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 and you can enter HERE and HERE. If you are under the age of 18, a parent or legal guardian must complete the entry form and submit the entry using the instructions on the form.

Read the Press Release HERE!