Thanks to Laura on the Sassy! Forums, we have the first Promotional picture from Half-Blood Prince! It is of Harry and his copy of Advanced Potion Making and the Marauder’s Map.

See it HERE!

Update: I also added over 100 pictures to the Order of the Phoenix section. Under High Res, Promotional, and Behind the Scenes. See them HERE!

There is new footage from “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” film on the US Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix DVD. There are lots of people in this video, so to watch (SPOILERS) click here or watch below.

Update: Thanks to HPANA we have a transcript of this that you can see when you click Read More.

W.B. has confirmed that the following characters will not be in the sixth film;

• Muggle Prime Minister
• The Gaunts
• Hepzibah Smith

Thanks The Snitch

Veritaserum is reporting that an actor named Louis Cordice, is listed as being cast as Blaise Zabini in Half-Blood Prince at the Jackie Palmer Agency.

You can see a photo of him HERE!

This has not been confirmed by Warner Brothers yet, but I will post if/when they do.  I think he looks pretty good for Blaise myself. Anyone else?

Fans in the UK can win a walk on role in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince!

Warner Home Video and Microsoft are offering one UK fan the chance to win a walk-on role in the next movie, Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince.

The competition starts tomorrow, November 23rd, and will have Harry Potter And the Order of the Phoenix related questions, with a new question being posted each week until December 20th.

We’re so excited about being able to offer this amazing prize to one Harry Potter fan… This really will make someone’s Christmas dreams come true!

When Harry Potter and the Order Of The Phoenix opened this year our dedicated movie site was packed full of Potter news, reviews, games and photos and was visited by thousands and thousands of fans from across the country.

Needless to say, we expect this to be a highly contested competition.

You can enter the competition here thanks to MSN UK

Thanks to HPANA we know there is a new cast member for Harry Potter.

A UK newspaper has announced that Ashley Whitehead, a 12 year-old actor, has been cast in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Ashley is in the Showbiz Academy, a talent agency in the UK that specializes in teaching young and aspiring actors, singers, and dancers. We do not know what character he will be playing yet.

You can read a scan of the newspaper article here.