As many of you probably know today marks the 6th anniversary of the horrbile events that took place on September 11, 2001.
We should all take some time to remember those who lost their lives and loved ones on this tragic day.

To all who died on September 11th: Rest in Peace

Nicholas Hooper, the composer for the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix soundtrack, has been nominated for a World Soundtrack Discovery Award. Also nomiated for this are:

• Michel Gondry for The Science of Sleep
• Jerome Lemonnier for The Page Turner,
• Daniel Tarrab and Andres Goldstein for XXY and Inheritance
• Ramin Djawadi for  Mr. Brooks

J.K. Rowling appeared on the BBC documentary, Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out, to honor Stephen Fry on his birthday. Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh, Imelda Staunton, David Tennant and Rick Mayall (Peeves) were also on the show! See the clips here:

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Thanks The Snitch!

I just made a button that sites can use to support the When Harry Met Catie auction I posted about a short while ago.

Here is the button:

Please upload it to your own server and link to:
http://www.whenharrymetcatie.com/

A top Indian Magician plans to open a real life school of magic.  This school will be located in the eastern city of Kolkata.

Read the full article at Yahoo!

As most of you probably know, there is a genocide in Darfur (in Sudan, Africa). It has been going on since 2003, and its goal is to exterminate all the blacks living in Darfur. More than 400,000 Darfurians have died in the genocide, and at least another 2.5 million have lost their homes and are now refugees.

Harry Potter fan Andrew Slack has formed the HP Alliance in an effort to have us Harry Potter fans to help end this crisis. Over the next few weeks, the group is organizing a number of Harry Potter house parties around the world.  At these parties Harry Potter fans will gather to talk about Deathly Hallows and what they can do about Darfur. There are a many ways to get involved in this, so just check out the page.

To find out more, visit the HP Alliance’s website, their house party infoarmation page, or their MySpace.

Thank you Veritaserum!