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Jo has updated her site to wish our favorite forgetful character a happy birthday. Happy Birthday, Neville!
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07-29-2006
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Erica Strainwright
1932-2001
Disgraced housekeeper of the 1950s who made a fortune selling cleaning potions that created more mold and grime.
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08-01-2006
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As it is now August 11th in the UK, JKRowling.com has been updated to wish Ginny Weasley a happy birthday.
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08-10-2006
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Hambledon Quince
1936 - present
Author of controversial theory that wizards originate from Mars, Muggles from mushrooms.
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08-31-2006
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The mysterious door in the Room of Requirement has once again closed on JKRowling.com. Additionally, the clock in the WOMBAT room now says that tests are in the process of being graded. Thanks to everyone who e-mailed!
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10-04-2006
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12-05-2006
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05-11-2007
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Complete with the silver locket, one of the most ominous wizards in history is now featured on JK Rowling's official website:
Salazar Slytherin
Medieval (precise dates unknown)
One of the four celebrated Founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Salazar Slytherin was one of the first recorded Parselmouths, an accomplished Legilimens, and a notorious champion of pureblood supremacy.
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05-31-2007
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JKRowling.com has been updated with the third part of the WOMBATs (Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Tests)! Click on the eraser on Jo's desk to get to the door whose "Do Not Disturb" sign has now been removed.
According to the site, "The Grade 3 WOMBAT is the final examination, and the most difficult. Not only is the subject matter much more advanced, but the examination is also more stringently marked. Certain answers will LOSE YOU MARKS, so choose carefully..."
We recommend you try to figure out how to open the door on your own, but for instructions, click here.
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06-13-2007
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The door holding the third and final WOMBAT on JK Rowling's official website is now closed. All tests are being reviewed now, and everyone should have their results back within the next few days. We'll let you know when your score is viewable!
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06-18-2007
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You can now get your results for the third grade of WOMBATs on JKRowling.com.
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06-25-2007
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JKRowling.com has been updated to wish Dobby a happy birthday.
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06-27-2007
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One of our favorite founders of Hogwarts is now featured at JK Rowling's official website:
Godric Gryffindor
Medieval (precise dates unknown)
One of the four famous Founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Godric Gryffindor was the most accomplished dueller of his time, an enlightened fighter against Muggle-discrimination and the first owner of the celebrated Sorting Hat.
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06-30-2007
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JK Rowling has made a small update to her official website asking everyone who "calls themselves a Potter fan" to help keep the plot of Deathly Hallows from being spoiled:
We are almost there! As launch night looms, let's all, please, ignore the misinformation popping up on the web and in the press on the plot of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I'd like to ask everyone who calls themselves a Potter fan to help preserve the secrecy of the plot for all those who are looking forward to reading the book at the same time on publication day. In a very short time you will know EVERYTHING!
We, of course, support Jo's statement and ask all of our visitors to avoid spreading information about Deathly Hallows in our comments. With the book release being less than three days away, there's no point in spoiling it now.
Instead, talk about the latest episode of SpongeBob or perhaps the upcoming Hairspray film. If you need any other topic ideas, please e-mail i need something better to do than spoil the book for everyone three days prior to the release@staff.mugglenet.com.
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07-18-2007
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This time, though, there is no hidden way of getting inside the Room of Requirement on JK Rowling's official website. Instead, simply clicking on the door and then clicking a note laying on Jo's desk reveals a letter of acknowledgments from the Harry Potter author. She also includes a note to fans:
>Within hours you will know what happens to Harry, Ron, Hermione and the rest in their final adventure. All the secrets I have been carrying around for so long will be yours, too, and those who guessed correctly will be vindicated, and those who guessed wrongly will not, I hope, be too disappointed! As for me, I feel a heady mixture of excitement, nerves and relief. 'Deathly Hallows' remains my favourite of the series, even after several re-reads; I cannot wait to share it with the readers who have stuck with me through six previous books.
After reading Jo's list of acknowledgments, we would like to extend a huge "thank you" back to her on behalf of the visitors and staff of MuggleNet. THANK YOU, JO!
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07-20-2007
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JK Rowling has updated her site wishing one of our favorite Dumbledore's Army member a happy birthday. Happy birthday, Neville Longbottom!
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07-29-2007
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Rounding up the Hogwarts founders, a new wizard is featured at JKR's official website:
Rowena Ravenclaw
Medieval (precise dates unknown).
One of the four famous Founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Rowena Ravenclaw was the most brilliant witch of her time, though legend has it that a broken heart - cause unknown - contributed to her early demise.
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07-31-2007
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JK Rowling's official website has been updated to wish one of the Weasley brothers a happy birthday!
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08-21-2007
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JK Rowling has updated her official website to recognize a Wizard who we all know of:
Albus Dumbledore
1881 - 1996
Brilliant and often controversial headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Albus Dumbledore is most famous for his 1945 defeat of Grindelwald and his steadfast championing of Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived. Dumbledore's self-proclaimed proudest achievement, however, was featuring on a Famous Wizards Chocolate Frog Card.
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08-31-2007
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JK Rowling's official website has been updated to wish everyone's favorite witch Hermione Granger a Happy Birthday!
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09-18-2007
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The new Wizard of the Month over at JKRowling.com is one we have all grown up with throughout his years of battling evil in the Wizarding World. Harry Potter is now featured at Jo's site as the Wizard of the Month for October and if you STILL haven't read the final book, do not proceed as it reveals Harry's fate.
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09-30-2007
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As it is now October 4th in the UK, JK Rowling's official website has been updated to wish our favorite Transfiguration teacher a Happy Birthday!
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10-03-2007
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As it is now October 17th in the UK, JK Rowling's official website has been updated to wish our favorite Charms teacher a Happy Birthday!
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10-16-2007
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JK Rowling has updated her official website wishing Molly Weasley a happy birthday for October 30th. Happy birthday, Mrs. Weasley!
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10-30-2007
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Another update was made to JK Rowling's official website today, in which it was announced in the news section that not only has Jo written 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard', the book of fairytales mentioned in Deathly Hallows, but also that the seventh of these rare, handwritten items will be auctioned for charity, The Children's Voice, with a starting price of £30,000.
The book includes the previously heard, "The Tale of the Three Brothers", as well as new stories, "The Fountain of Fair Fortune", "The Wizard and the Hopping Pot,", "Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump" and "The Warlock’s Hairy Heart".
The auction will take place at Sotheby's on December 13th 2007.
Thanks to everyone who sent this in!
UPDATE: BBC News now has an article and video online about this story.
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11-01-2007
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Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has updated her official site to address two new rumors in her Rubbish Bin.
The first entry concerned the recent lawsuit against an Indian community for building a replica of Hogwarts castle. Rowling noted that she herself did not bring the lawsuit and that her name always gets attached to such things for legal reasons. Jo also attempted to clear up the situation, saying:
"The defendants were not religious charities, and theirs was not a religious celebration. On the contrary, it was a large-scale, commercial, sponsored event involving corporations that included a major Indian high street bank. The event was, however, set up while a Hindu festival was going on."
Jo in her second entry poked fun at a recent tabloid article which stated she does pilates, yoga, jogs, has botox injections and has cut out saturated fats, by joking she clearly has been "Rowling back the years."
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11-15-2007
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JK Rowling's official website has been updated to wish Father Weasley a Happy Birthday! Thanks to everyone who e-mailed with the tip.
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11-29-2007
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JK Rowling's official website has been updated wishing Remus Lupin a happy birthday for the 10th of March.
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03-10-2008
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JKRowling.com has been updated to wish the Herbology professor and Head of Hufflepuff house a happy birthday. Have a good one, Pomona!
Thanks to Ashley for the tip.
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05-15-2008
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Everyone's favorite house elf is celebrating their birthday today, according to JK Rowling's official website! Warm birthday wishes go out to the late Dobby, who we all hope is having a relaxing servant-less life on "the other side".
Additionally, Snitch Seeker informs us that the Links page on Jo's site has been updated. A new link to the VOLANT Charitable Trust, set up by Jo herself, benefits Multiple Sclerosis research and alleviates social deprivation.
Thanks to everyone who e-mailed with the tip!
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06-27-2008
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Today, July 30th, marks the birthday of Neville Longbottom. Have a great one, Neville!
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07-30-2008
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Jo Rowling's website has been updated to wish Ginny Weasley a happy birthday for August 11th. Have a great one, Ginny!
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08-11-2008
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J.K. Rowling has updated her site to wish Percy Weasley a happy birthday for August 22nd. As the late Barty Crouch Sr. would say, have a great day, Weatherby!
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08-22-2008
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Jo Rowling has updated her official website to wish Severus Snape a happy birthday for January 9th. Loathe or love him - he deserves a happy birthday wish for being such a captivating character!
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01-09-2009
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It's been awhile since JKRowling.com has been updated, but some alterations to the site have appeared. The title of Rowling's diary has changed to "Everything you might want to know" and a few books and links have also changed. Let us know if you find any other ones!
Thanks to Leaky!
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08-20-2009
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This week's throwback takes us back to October 31, 2004, when the mysterious door was opened on J.K. Rowling's official website. It revealed a new-found treasure for all Potter fans: several chapter titles for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
You can revisit the locked door now, flip the time-turner back to the date (10/31/04) and reveal the hidden secrets all over again! Head on over to JKRowling.com and click on the eraser on Jo's desk. We will leave the rest up to you.
If you can't figure out the secret to the locked door, don't worry, we have the instructions for you right here; but try it yourself first.
Do you remember the discussions you had with other Potter fans as to what the chapter titles like 'Spinner's End,' and 'Felix Felicis' could possibly mean? Tell us your story of seeing the chapter titles for the first time in the comments below.
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