Casting Call Pro UK has listed actors and actresses for roles in Half-Blood Prince:

Teresa Mahoney,  has been cast as “Sofie” in “Boardroom – Opening Scene”. This leads us to believe that Half-Blood Prince‘s opening may stay true to the book.  Other casting includes a Slytherin Student, a Death Eater, and a Slughorn Ball Graduate.

Thanks Mugglenet!

There are some pictures of Warwick Davis, who plays Flitwick, Griphook and the Choir Director in Harry Potter, at the Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian premiere in New York!  He plays Nikabrik  in the film, which is going to be released on May 16th!!!! See them HERE!

There are also some of Dawn French, the fat lady, that you can see HERE!

Who else is excited for this movie!!!!! <3

J.K. Rowling has been inducted into Mommy Hall of Fame in honor of Mothers Day in the US! Chief Parenting has compiled a list of 10 Successful Women and Exemplary Mothers.  Only American mothers are eligible, so Rowling has been included as an honorary ‘global’ inductee.

J.K. Rowling (Global Honoree) – Unemployed, suffering from depression and solely raising her infant daughter on state benefits, Rowling wrote a little book titled Harry Potter.

Thanks SnitchSeeker

We have a new rumor today of a release date for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II, the movie!

French movie site Allocine has listed Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II to be released May 1, 2011. It is unclear if this release date is only for France, or if it is the slated date for any other countries, including the US and UK. Please regard this as a rumour, especially since the first of May falls on a Sunday, until we hear confirmation from Warner Bros.

Thanks SnitchSeeker and Pottermaniac.net

If you recall, last year, a court battle where J.K. Rowling lost the privacy rights case involving her son. The case was about the publication of long-lens photographs taken of her son when he was 18 months old in 2004.  She appealed the case and won the today.  JKR and husband, Dr. Neil Murray, released the following statement:

We understand and accept that with the success of Harry Potter there will be a measure of legitimate media and public interest in Jo’s professional activities and appearances.

However, we have striven to give our children a normal family life outside the media spotlight.

We are immensely grateful to the court for giving our children protection from covert, unauthorised photography; this ruling will make an immediate and material difference to their lives. 

Thanks HPANA!

Order of the Phoenix has been nominated for 4 Entertainment Merchants Association’s Home Entertainment Awards.

• Family Title of the Year
• Marketing Campaign of the Year
• Packaging Campaign of the Year
• Sell-Through Title of the Year a Major Studio

The awards ceremony will be on June 24th as part of EMA’s annual Home Media Expo at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

Thanks HPANA!