Today we have some new promotional photos from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Parts I and II. They came from the PotterPix tumblr account and may be viewed at the links below. The photos include Ginny, Mrs Weasley, Ron & Hermione in the epilogue, Fleur & Bills Wedding, Harry and Ron before they stun Pettigrew and more!

• Deathly Hallows: Part I Promos
• Deathly Hallows: Part II Promos

Today we have two new videos from the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II DVD.  The first is a video on Aberforth Dumbledore, played by Ciaran Hinds. Daniel Radcliffe, David Yates, and Ciaran Hinds all discuss Aberforth’s role in the final film.

Next up is another video fans unlocked with Harry Potter: The Quest where Mark Williams, Julie Walters, James and Oliver Phelps, Rupert Grint, and Bonnie Wright discuss The Weasley family in the Potter films.

Thanks to SS for the tip on the Aberforth video!

A YouTube user has uploaded a new video where the Harry Potter cast discuss Molly Weasley’s famous scene in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II. James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Rupert Grint and Julie Walters discuss the filming of that scene.

The same user also posted another video where J.K. Rowling and Daniel Radcliffe discuss the possibility of a trio member being killed, watch the video below to find out who!

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II comes out on DVD on November 11th and may be pre-ordered at the following links:

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (Blu-ray+DVD+UltraViolet Digital Copy Combo Pack)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (DVD)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Limited Edition, Numbered Gift Set: Blu-ray+DVD+Digital Combo Pack with Exclusive 48 page Photo Album
• WB’s Exclusive Gift Sets for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II

The Pottermore Insider Blog has been updated to let fans know that Beta testing has been extended and that the site will have some down time starting on November 2nd.

After looking closely at all the information that we’ve gathered, we have decided to further extend the Beta period so we can improve Pottermore before giving more people access. This means the site will not be opening to new users in the immediate future, but please know that we will open registration as soon as we can.

As part of our work to make Pottermore even better, we’ll be taking the site down for a few days on Wednesday 2 November. We’re going to use this time to make a few technical changes behind-the-scenes.

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So Pottermore will not be opening to new users just yet. For all of you who are waiting to enter Pottermore, we want to thank you for being so patient – we’re working very hard to make some exciting improvements, and we’re really looking forward to welcoming you to the site when it’s ready.

Someone on YouTube has posted all the deleted scenes from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II. Watch them below, you may want to do so quickly because WB may not want these online and they could be deleted. I’m being good and resisting watching, according to SnitchSeeker the following scenes are shown:

The trio getting ready to go to Gringotts, with Fleur and Bill helping and warning; Harry and Luna looking over Dobby’s grave; the trio talking to Aberforth Dumbledore in the Hog’s Head, in further detail; Harry hiding in a group of Gryffindor students, with robes on, next to Ginny at Hogwarts; Seamus and Neville perusing the Hogwarts bridge; Remus and Tonks reuniting at Hogwarts, with a brief mention of their son Teddy; Filch locking up the Slytherin students in the dungeons, only to have them escape; and Ron trying to confess his love for Hermione while running from Nagini

This week, twenty-three shipping crates containing elements of the highly anticipated Harry Potter: The Exhibition, arrived by ship in Sydney. Each massive shipping container holds the numerous props, costumes and creatures from the Harry Potter film series, as well as vignettes and immersive environments inspired by the actual film sets, such as Hagrid’s hut and the Great Hall.

“We are very excited to take custody of such a unique collection of film objects during the four-month stay in Australia.  We have several teams of museum staff working seven days a week to install the exhibition over the next three weeks, in time for its opening weekend on the 19th and 20th November,” said Dr. Dawn Casey, Director, Powerhouse Museum.

The 1,400-square-metre exhibition will feature objects from the entire Harry Potter film series.  A special selection of costumes and props from the series’ two-part finale, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ – Parts 1 and 2, will be on public display for the first time in Sydney.

The exhibition will be staged in a new 1,800-square-metre temporary exhibition gallery that has been developed as part of the Powerhouse Museum’s current revitalisation program to accommodate major touring and in-house exhibitions.

“This is the largest exhibition that the museum has ever staged. It is fitting that such a spectacular exhibition is the first to be displayed in this fantastic new gallery,” said Dr. Dawn Casey.

This is the first time Harry Potter: The Exhibition has travelled outside North America, following its debut in Chicago in April 2009 and its highly successful runs that followed in Boston, Toronto, Seattle and New York.

The exhibition opens in three weeks at the Powerhouse Museum for its exclusive Australian run from 19 November 2011 to 18 March 2012.

Due to expected high exhibit attendance, the Powerhouse Museum will open its doors earlier for Harry Potter: The Exhibition at 9.30am (opens 9am on weekends and during school holidays) and remain open later until 9pm on Friday and Saturday nights for the duration of the exhibition.

Tickets are available now with pre-allocated session times. Guests are encouraged to book prior to their arrival to avoid sold-out time slots.  Purchase tickets online at www.powerhousemuseum.com or www.ticketek.com.au

On view: Harry Potter: The Exhibition
Dates: 19 November 2011 – 18 March 2012
Address: Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris Street Ultimo, Sydney
Telephone: (02) 9217 0111 or infoline (02) 9217 0444
Website: powerhousemuseum.com
Hours: 9.30am to 5pm (open 9am on weekends and during school holidays for Harry Potter: The Exhibition)
Admission:
Peak sessions
(All days between 19 November to 4 December;
From 5 December: Friday 5pm–9pm and all sessions on
Saturday, Sunday and NSW school holidays)
Families $95, Adults $32, Children (4 – 15 yrs.) $22, Student card holders, pensioner and concession $32, Groups $32, Schools $22 per person.
Members peak sessions: Families $71, Adult $24, Child $16.50

Off-peak sessions
(Mon-Fri 9.30am –5pm)
Families $79.50, Adults $28, Children (4 – 15 yrs) $19, Student card holders, pensioner and concession $25, Groups $23.50, Schools $19 per person
Members off-peak sessions: Families $60, Adult $21, Child $14.25