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More news comes today concerning the French edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows we’ve been telling you about in recent weeks. A short time ago, French publishers Gallimard revealed the long awaited cover art for their edition of the seventh book in J. K. Rowling’s series. You can view this most awesome cover art by artist Jean-Claude Götting in our Image Galleries by clicking here.

This edition is scheduled to hit bookshelves October 26th.

Dan Radcliffe took part in a conference call with several fan sites about his upcoming film, December Boys. In the below audio file, you can hear him talking about playing an orphan, the mega-hint J.K. Rowling dropped him regarding Harry’s Deathly Hallows fate, his Australian accent, and much more. To listen, click below: 

Please note that this call had rather poor audio quality, and we started to clean it up, take out the questioner’s introductions and such, and gave up halfway, figuring you’d rather just hear it yourselves. Watch out for random key presses (which were people muting and unmuting themselves) and a lot of static. We’ll try and have a readable transcript up soon

We are a group of fans that have decided "It's time to make a difference!" We all know how dear Deathly Hallows is to everyone, and how we want the movie to be as faithful to the book as possible. So we are writing to W.B. PERSONALLY just to see that it happens. But we need your help. We have designed a special survey just for us fans to take, and help W.B. realize what they need to do to make this movie the BEST one ever. This is that last movie guys. Last movie to the last book. After this, it's over. So don't let it be torn apart! Help us make sure it's worth our while!

Save Deathly Hallows.

That's the message a group of very dedicated - and nervous - Potterheads is sending with its new site, which can be seen here.

The site is a survey that asks fellow fans which parts of Deathly Hallows they want in the film. Once the survey is complete, the site creators will contact the WB, asking them to please be true to the wishes of their target audience.

I already filled it out - Deathly Hallows was so good, I want the movie to do it justice. It's important. It's critical. So stop what you're doing NOW and get to it.

I know there are people who think these online petitions and letters don't work. I don't know if they do or not, but I know filling out a survey is more productive than doing nada. So why not?

The 115th episode of PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast is now online! To listen, just hit the "Play" button on the right side of the page (->), or use iTunes, or direct download.

Discussing the Deathly Hallows

- Spoiler Alert! READ DEATHLY HALLOWS BEFORE LISTENING!
- Is the Deathly Hallows sign a crest or a symbol?
- What would happen if they would be united under one master?
- We’re two years old. (Plus one week.)
- PotterCast troupe on its way? We need example of canon-esque FanFic!

RT: 50:25

Editor: Stede Bonnett

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Remember you don't need an iPod to listen. Listen easily on iTunes, which you can download and install here, by clicking here to listen, or you can just use the streaming Flash player at PotterCast.com…

August 22, 2007,

Actor Rupert Grint has made a few public appearances lately, attending the popular V festival concert in the UK (photos here), as well as appearing on the Jo Whiley Radio Show. Thanks to our Order parter RupertGrint.net, we now know that during the radio interview which was broadcast on BBC Radio, Rupert spoke about the upcoming sixth Harry Potter film, which is due to begin filming next month. Rupert is quoted as saying:

We sort of read the script through. We got all the cast to come around to read the script and we’ll be filming it for another year so.. Ron’s got a girlfriend in this one. It’s a little bit more intense for him! [laughs] So it should be fun!”

To listen to this interview, click here, select Monday under where it says “Listen Again.” Rupert…