I just spoke to one of my friends from the United Kingdom. She told me that she went to the open auditions for Lavendar Brown, so I asked if I could interview her about her experience. And she said yes! So thank you very much Natalie!

Megan: What was the best part about going to the audition?
Nat: Er…the experience and getting to meet the casting people of Harry Potter. The whole vibe there was amazing. Everyone would look you up and down as you passed and you could tell they were thinking “Ooh could she get the part? “. But yeah, the casting people were awsome, very polite and supportive. You know, these are the people who have casted all the characters so far. I’m just glad I got to be there.

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Veritaserum has posted some pictures of the open auditions for Lavendar Brown that were held today.

See them HERE!

Thanks Veritaserum!

According to Veritaserum over 7,000 girls showed up for the Lavender Brown Open Casting call I told you about a while ago.

After waiting for hours in line outside, the girls were seen by two Harry Potter casting directors in groups of 30. They said their name, age, and an interesting fact about themselves while holding up a large whiteboard with their name written on it. Some groups were dismissed entirely, while one or two girls in other groups were asked to proceed to the next round.

At the next round, the girls read from a scene with Hermione, Madam Pomfrey, and Lavender (presumably after Ron’s near-death experience in Slughorn’s office) from the Half-Blood Prince script for about a minute. There were no further rounds at today’s auditions. Those few girls who will make it to the third round of call backs will find out within the next two to three days

Thanks Veritaserum!

The British cinema chain, ODEON theaters, has a new contest for the residents of the United Kingdom. One fan will win a trip to the set of the Harry Potter films at Leavesden Studios. You will be automatically entered after booking your tickets between June 30th and July 22nd. One winner and a guest will be able to see how the magic is made as well as meet the cast members of the movie! Good luck everyone!!

Thanks Mugglenet!

There is a new David Yates interview online.

When Yates starts shooting Half Blood Prince later on this year, JK Rowling will have the time to hang out on set, given that there are no more Harry Potter books to be written. ‘Jo is actually going to come and join us for a few days and talk through the script. I’m really looking forward to having her around; she’s grown up enough to say that the film is a separate entity to the book so she always leaves the director to get on with his job. Having said that, she has great ideas and insights.’

Read the whole thing HERE.

Warner Bros. is holding two open auditions for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in the first week of July. Auditions for the part of Lavendar Brown will be Sunday, July 1st at London’s Earls Court Exhibition Centre on Warwick Road. Female teens between the ages of 15 and 18 who live in the UK or Ireland are welcome to begin queueing at 8:00 a.m., and casting personal will begin taking applications two hours later at 10:00 a.m. The queue will close at 1:00 p.m. According to the press release:

You will be asked to show a copy of your passport as proof of age and nationality.

You will fill in an application form, have your photo taken and will briefly be seen by the casting tem.
If we think you might be appropriate for the role we will get in touch with you

COME AS YOURSELF – STRICTLY NO MAKE-UP, NO COSTUMES, NO HIGH HEELS.

The same applies for male teenagers between the ages of 15-18 wishing to attend the open audition for Tom Riddle on Sunday, July 8.

Thanks Harry Potter Fan Zone!