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During her press conference kicking off her "Open Book Tour" in Los Angeles, JK Rowling discussed the religious themes through all of the Harry Potter books and answers that she could not have put too much into the books because most readers would have guessed the parallels with religion, specifically Christianity, before the release of the last book, Deathly Hallows.

(Please note that both articles linked in this news post contains information on the last book, so if you haven't yet finished reading it please do not do read below.)

JK on religion:

To me [the religious parallels have] always been obvious. But I never wanted to talk too openly about it because I thought it might show people who just wanted the story where we were going.

Rowling also touches on her own…

BOSTON - The National Braille Press is auctioning a rare complete set of Harry Potter books autographed by author J.K. Rowling as part of the non-profit's annual fundraiser.

The fundraiser, emceed by "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno, is scheduled for Oct. 26.

The seven-book print set, donated by Rowling, is the only item that can be bid for online. Rowling rarely signs books. A similar set sold in Scotland recently for $40,000.

The books will be placed in a bank vault until the event. The money raised will help the press…

Last week, at a conference call with fan sites, we at TLC asked actor Dan Radcliffe about the fact that author J.K. Rowling had given him insight into the fate of Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Today, MTV asked Dan Radcliffe this same question, and there is now video online of the actor discussing how Jo revealed a tidbit after seeing him in Equus last year before the release of the final book. Dan also is complimentary about fellow actress Evanna Lynch about her insights and predictions she made about “Deathly Hallows” To watch this video (SPOILERS AHOY) click here.

In a related article, Dan discusses the upcoming “Half-Blood Prince” movie, confirming filming begins next week on September 17. Dan notes that he is looking forward to watching co-star Rupert Grint film his scenes as Ron Weasley, when…

A customer at a video rental store picks a Harry Potter movie. Worldwide box-office takings from the five big-screen adaptations based on the books by J.K. Rowling have surpassed the earnings of the 22 films featuring British

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Harry Potter has deposed James Bond as the most money-spinning movie character of all time, entertainment industry press reported on Tuesday.

Worldwide box-office takings from the five big-screen adaptations based on the books by J.K. Rowling have surpassed the earnings of the 22 films featuring British superspy 007, according to Daily Variety and The Hollywood Reporter.

So far the Harry Potter films have raked in 4.47 billion dollars worldwide, compared to the 4.44 billion generated by the Bond franchise, which began in 1962 with "Doctor No."

The Harry Potter films have also surpassed the six films in the "Star Wars" franchise,…

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

AUGUST 21, 2007 at 10:19 PM 

 by GERI

JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter novels and actress Emma Watson are included in Premiere's '100 Women in Hollywood' for making an impact on film in 2007.

JK and Emma join such notables as Helen Mirren, Julia Roberts, Kate Winslet, Elizabeth Gabler, President of Fox 2000 Pictures, Polly Cohen, President of Warner Independent Pictures, Barbara Broccoli and Nicole Kidman, to name a few.

WORD WIZARD
J.K. Rowling
The author behind the second highest-grossing film franchise in history after James Bond) cast a powerful spell with the release of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which broke Spider-Man 2's record for the best Wednesday opening in history. one week later, the final book in the series was released…

"It's high time I paid homage to the mighty MuggleNet. Where to start? I love the design, (I currently favour the 'Dementor' layout), the polls (I actually voted in the 'Who's the Half-Blood Prince?' one), the pretty-much-exhaustive information on all books and films, the wonderful editorials (more insight there than in several companion volumes I shall not name), 101 Ways to Annoy Lord Voldemort (made me laugh aloud), the Wall of Shame (nearly as funny as some of the stuff I get)… pretty much everything. Webmaster Emerson, Eric, Jamie, Damon, Ben, Matthew, Rachel, Jaymz and Sharon, I salute you."

- J.K. Rowling

"The Harry Potter Automatic News Aggregator was the very first Harry Potter website I ever visited, though it has changed almost beyond recognition since those early days. A fantastically user-friendly fansite, faster off the mark with Harry Potter news than any other site I know, and with all kinds of brilliantly inventive touches. I particularly like the points system, whereby dedicated posters can work their way up from 'Muggle' to 'Auror' and beyond - though speaking of titles, I hoped that 'High Inquisitor' (moderator name) would have died out when Umbridge was run (galloped?) out of Hogwarts. On the other hand, 'Guillaume' and 'Broggy' (surnames of two of the masterminds behind HPANA) are just begging to be used for fictional wizards."

- J.K. Rowling

"It is about the worst kept secret on this website that I am a huge fan of The Leaky Cauldron, which I have mentioned before now in News items. I have met one of its founders, Melissa, on two occasions; outside the Albert Hall before I did the reading for 'Order of the Phoenix' and after the premiere for 'Prisoner of Azkaban', and in a matter of mere months I will be talking to her properly as she will be coming over to Edinburgh to interview me on publication weekend.

'Leaky', as it is affectionately known to its many fans, is a wonderfully well designed mine of accurate information on all things Harry Potter. It also attracts a lot of knowledgeable and entertaining debate. So to Melissa, B.K., Kristen, Sue, John, Nick and Natalie, congratulations and thank you! And Heidi... thank you very much for the present for Mackenzie... she wears it often!"

- J.K. Rowling

"This is such a great site that I have been known to sneak into an internet café while out writing and check a fact rather than go into a bookshop and buy a copy of Harry Potter (which is embarrassing). A website for the dangerously obsessive; my natural home."

- J.K Rowling