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MAY 13, 2005 at 9:38 AM
Posted by CHEESER
Source: JKRowling.com via The Leaky Cauldron
Harry Potter author JK Rowling will read
from her latest book, Half-Blood Prince, at the stroke of midnight July 16, the book's release date, in Edinburgh Castle. It will be broadcast around the world on television and radio, according to CBBC Newsround.
Attending will be 70 "cub" reporters -- from age eight to 16 -- who won competitions from newspapers around the world. Each will receive a signed copy of the book. The event is dubbed the "Harry Potter Children's Press Conference."
The kids will have a chance to read the book in a special room of Edinburgh Castle before visiting with Jo again on Sunday to ask questions ("grill me," Rowling said in her announcement).
Later that weekend, Rowling will be interviewed by Melissa and Emerson, of fan sites The Leaky Cauldron and MuggleNet, respectively. (TLC was also awarded JK Rowling's latest Fan Site Award, so congratulations to them!)
Finally, the FAQ section of Rowling's web site was updated with more questions and answers.
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Prefect
Points: 317
Tandara says:
I would love to be one of those people to get a reading of the book from JKR and then get it signed. Then they get to ask her all these questions and get them ansewered, within reason.
Posted May 14, 2005 at 10:53 PM EST
Squib
Points: 103
DrooblesBestBlowingGum says:
Wow! I can't help but wish i was one of them...
I want to see a picture of the "reading room". I wonder what makes it so special...Can't wait until the interview comes out!
Posted May 14, 2005 at 11:12 PM EST
Hermione's House-Elf
Points: 4189
hermioneisahottie says:
Wow, thats really something that those kids will have forever, how cool. I really think that doing something like that on the night of the release would be totally sweet...
Posted May 14, 2005 at 11:52 PM EST
Witch
Points: 607
billywig_99 says:
It's not fair - I'm 17! I live in Victoria, Australia and it wasn't in today's (or yesterday's) Age. Tried the Herald Sun website, but that had nothing too. It will probably be in The Age, as it had the RAH event competition. It would be an amazing weekend!
Posted May 14, 2005 at 11:53 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 1st Class
Points: 1922
emma_wannabe says:
Coolie!!! I wish I lived in England... :-( I hope I could catch it on tv though...
Posted May 14, 2005 at 11:56 PM EST
Student
Points: 218
i<3malfoy says:
That is sooo awesome, i would do ANYTHING to be there when she read it out!! im getin up especialy early to get it when the shop opens, but how cool would it be to meet her and ask questions!!
Posted May 15, 2005 at 12:04 AM EST
Witch
Points: 902
magic is everywhere says:
I wish I could go, that would be wicked to be able to hear Jo reading it out and then be able to ask her questions. Oh well.. I will definately be glued to the t.v that night :)
Posted May 15, 2005 at 1:41 AM EST
Student
Points: 274
Tigress83 says:
I am sooo jealous. Oh well I'll just have to read it myself on July 16. Cant wait!!!
Posted May 15, 2005 at 3:49 AM EST
Eclipse Fairy
Points: 4434
luna13 says:
Wow, I would love to go! But sadly I cant. I hope that the people who do go have an awesome time though!
Posted May 15, 2005 at 7:15 AM EST
Auror
Points: 2419
Gwenyth says:
I am sure that it is every HP fans greatest wish to go a reading session with J.K. I will be listening on-line. Its not the same but its bette than nothing.
Posted May 15, 2005 at 8:28 AM EST
Professor
Points: 1127
Elrond says:
Dang! I wish I could have gone to that conference, if only I was a few years younger, two months tomorrow till HBP!
Posted May 15, 2005 at 8:40 AM EST
Squib
Points: 136
Georgeous1212 says:
i dont know about anybody else but im definatly entering! there is NO WAY that i will let an opintunity like this to get past me! no. i am definatly going to enter and if i lose, at least i tried if i get through, WOHOO! youll be hearing more from me!
Posted May 15, 2005 at 10:05 AM EST
Muggle
Points: 11
Dark wolf says:
Good news for these people.
Posted May 15, 2005 at 11:41 AM EST
Auror
Points: 2852
H/HrShipper4Ever says:
That's great...... I wish I would have won one of those contests.... I can't wait untill July.
Posted May 15, 2005 at 11:51 AM EST
Witch
Points: 560
Cyril Caerphilly says:
I am so happy for those kids! That must be a chance of a life time, to have the author herself read the book!Tolkein used to read his novels to his children, which must have been fabulous because he read it the was it was intended to be read!
Posted May 15, 2005 at 12:40 PM EST
Student
Points: 205
Accio Potter says:
Sounds like a great time for the lucky ones. I can't wait to read about it here when the interviews are complete.
And I am SO glad Jo has updated her site and started the ball rolling,so to speak,towards The Day. Now I know it's drawing near!!
Posted May 15, 2005 at 1:15 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 307
Dartsam says:
It would be great to be able to hear her read. I am just not that lucky
Posted May 15, 2005 at 1:16 PM EST
Witch
Points: 823
Jynx says:
That's really cool. I wish I could be there. I want to meet her soo badly. I admire her so much. I am definately going to tape her broadcast- but I've had bad experiences with taping HP things off television when I'm not at home. Hope I do better this time!
Posted May 15, 2005 at 1:40 PM EST
Squib
Points: 136
mrs_hotseat says:
Those are some lucky kids, i'm happy that JKR is showing such consideration to the children, i know a lot of parents read the books (like me) but i think the children get so much more from them then us adults do. I'm glad that they will be the first to question her about it.
Posted May 15, 2005 at 1:57 PM EST
Witch
Points: 956
harryluvsginny! says:
AWWWWWW Damn!!!!!! I live all the way in califoria and this is going to be in scotland! That is just way too frustrating for me to comprehend! HAHA :(.
Posted May 15, 2005 at 3:02 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 2nd Class
Points: 1614
hermy-ninny712 says:
That is so cool! I wish I could interview her, but apparently the cutoff age is 16...I'm 19, that's not a big difference!!
Posted May 15, 2005 at 3:03 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 83
DOBBY! says:
Man I'm definantly staying up to watch and hear that!
Posted May 15, 2005 at 3:26 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 66
kristen_g14 says:
I am so jealous of those kids. i wish i lived in England. I would do anything to hear JK Rowling reading from Half-Blood Prince. That would be so awesome.
Posted May 15, 2005 at 5:36 PM EST
Heir of Gryffindor
Points: 5731
Gryffindor Lord says:
They're soooooooooooooooooooooooo lucky I'm really jealeous of them. I want a signed copy :`(
Posted May 15, 2005 at 6:01 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 51
PnutPotter437 says:
Snap, I hate being American......ok, not really but I do hate George Bush. Well, that's really cool especially for the kids who win! I wish I could be one of them. Man, I would kill just to see J.K. Rowling, man. But I mean, I guess I couldn't have gone anyway because I'm going to summer school. I don't need summer school, but I wanted to go because I'm taking it at my dream school (Saint Ignatius, a.k.a S.I.), so..yeah. I doubt I'll get to go to S.I. though because it is soo expensive, but oh well.
Posted May 15, 2005 at 6:09 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 7
*+Devonne+* says:
Oh! I'm so excited about the new book and hearing J.K read it will be awesome. I just have to figure out what station it will be on where I live so that I can tape it. Why is it that everything exciting happens on the other side of the world? I really wish I was going to England this summer instead of next. Oh well, I'm very happy for those kids that get to listen to J.K read and also get a signed copy of the book.
Posted May 15, 2005 at 7:09 PM EST
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