CBBC Newsround has said that actress Helen McCrory will play Narcissa Malfoy in the sixth movie.

You may remember Helen was originally cast as Bellatrix Lestrange but she was pregnant and had ot withdraw.

Also, the actors for young Tom Riddle and Lavender Brown should be announced soon.

In an audio interview Katie Leung confirms that she will be back for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince! She says, “I’ve got Harry Potter in January and I don’t start shooting ’til then.”

To hear the video click here to go to Katie Leung Fan and download it!

This is Nottingham has a preview article today about the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix DVD. It says that the DVD extras include:

“Trailing Tonks” featurette, “Harry Potter: The Magic Of Editing” featurette, “The Hidden Secrets Of Harry Potter” featurette, additional scenes, DVD-ROM content including timeline and ‘link’ to a sneak peak of Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, trailers for the Hogwarts DVD, Harry Potter EA game and Lego Batman game.

The film crew for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is scheduled to go to Abbotsbury in the UK for two days next week.  Only the production team, Harry’s stunt double and the director, David Yates will be at the location.

A team of about 100 Warner Brothers staff and stunt doubles will travel from London, with about 36 VIPs booked into the Moonfleet Manor Hotel.

They will be in Abbotsbury on Wednesday for two days to film a small amount of footage of reed beds in the village.

The first pictures of Hagrid’s Hut being made again for the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie, are now online. To see the pictures, click here.

A set report and some photos from the Lacock Abbey filming are now online. You can read a set report here at The Leaky Cauldron and also see some pictures HERE in the gallery!