Our friends at HP Fan Trips have asked us to remind everyone that there are only 10 days left to reserve a spot on their trip to London to see Equus (starring Dan Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths), Lady from Dubuque (starring Maggie Smith), and Wicked. In between shows on the six day trip, participants will tour areas of England where parts of the Potter films have been shot. For more information, visit this link! You can also read about the special MuggleNet fan trip right here.

The Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation is holding a movie quiz which includes questions on the Potter films (along with Shrek, Aladdin, Toy Story, and a few others). The contest is based on a series of short multiple choice quizzes. You receive 500 points for each correct answer and lose 1 point for each second taken to complete each question. The person with the most points at the end is the scholarship winner. A $250 scholarship will be awarded to the person who gets the highest combined score on the two quizzes you must take. To enter, visit this page on their site. Good luck to anyone who enters! Thanks to Jelani, Anna, and Leah for the tip.

JK Rowling has updated her official site to wish our favorite half-giant a Happy Birthday!

Daniel Radcliffe appeared on the Channel 9 Today Show in Australia and discussed his role in December Boys. The interview, which includes clips from his new movie, can be viewed here. This is a continuation of the interview we posted yesterday. Thanks, Krystina!

Last night, Daniel Radcliffe presented for the AFI Awards at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre in Australia. You can view red carpet footage and Dan presenting the Best Actor award in the "Read More" link below. Thanks go to Krystina and SnitchSeeker for the clips!

As we mentioned several months ago, Laura Mallory, a Georgia mother, has been trying to remove the Harry Potter books from library shelves in her local school district. The Gwinnett Board of Education voted unanimously to keep the books on the shelves, but Ms. Mallory has since appealed the decision, claiming they promote witchcraft. The Georgia State Board of Education will vote Thursday to determine the fate of the Potter books, which have been deemed by the American Library Association as the favorite controversial title.

JK Rowling updated her site today to wish Charlie Weasley a happy birthday. Thanks to everyone who e-mailed!

Lycos has recently released their list of the top 50 search terms for 2006. Despite having no new book or movie this year, Harry Potter remained on the list at number 40 which is a drop from its rank of 27 in 2005.

A new photo depicting Dan Radcliffe and OOTP director David Yates was officially released by Warner Brothers today. It was originally printed in the December 18th issue of Newsweek that accompanied this article. Additionally, French magazine Cinelive has this new photo of Dan with his wand at the ready on their cover. Thanks to UniverseHarryPotter.com for the scan!

Yesterday we told you that Laura Mallory lost her appeal to ban the Harry Potter books. We now have footage covering the story from Fox 5 in Atlanta.

A new photo of Dan Radcliffe is currently on display at the Michael Birt photo exhibition in Fulham, London. You can see the image here, thanks to DR.com.

Those of you in the UK are now able to pre-order Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows over at Amazon for 13 pounds and 99 pence ($27.50). Thanks, Timo.

Harrypotter.nl, the Dutch publisher of the Harry Potter books, has listed Harry Potter en het Fatale Heiligdom as the working title for Book 7. This is not the literal translation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and translates as "Deadly Shrine," "Deadly Sanctuary" or "Deadly Saints." The literal Dutch translation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows would be Harry Potter en de Dodelijke Heiligen. In addition, it has been reported that the Finnish title will be Harry Potter ja kuoleman pyhimykset, which translates as "The Saints of Death." UPDATE: Some readers have sent in some other translations of the title that are being reported by news stations/websites: "Harry Potter und die todbringenden Heiligen" (German) "Harry Potter et les saints mortuaires/mortels" (French, "Deathly/Mortal Saints") "Harry Potter y los santos de la muerte" (Spanish, "Saints of Death") "Harry Potter e l rito moratle" (Italian, "Deadly Ritual") "Harry Potter e os Santos Mortuários" (Portuguese, "Deathly Saints") "Harry Potter ve Olumcul Takdis" (Turkish, "Deadly Blessing") "Hari Poter i Smrtonosni Blagoslovi" (Serbian) "Harry Potter si Ingerii Mortii" (Romanian, "Angels of Death") "Harry Potter i sveci smrtnici" (Croatian, "Mortal Saints") "Harry Potter ja Surmapühakud" (Estonian, "Saints of Death") "Harry Potter ve Ruchot Hamavet" (Hebrew, "Spirits of Death") Please be reminded that these are only tentative titles; the definitive titles will appear at a later stage. Thanks to everyone who emailed!

The Internet Movie Database has released their top 25 stars for 2006. Among them were Dan Radcliffe and Emma Watson, who came in at 22nd and 16th, respectively. These rankings were not based upon critical assessments or box-office performance, but the actual search behavior of over 42 million users of IMDb.com.

British bookmakers are taking bets on which characters will bite it in Deathly Hallows. Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Draco Malfoy are the current front-runners with 6-1 odds - after Voldemort, that is, who remains the odds-on favorite at 4-5. Money has also been placed on other Harry Potter events occurring: Ron and Hermione getting married with Harry as best man; Ron and Hermione to have a child called Harry; and Ron to kill Draco Malfoy in a duel.

The actor who plays Snape in the HP films spoke recently in an interview about his new movie, Snow Cake, and a little about Order of the Phoenix. You can see a video of this interesting chat here. Thanks to those who emailed!