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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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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
Heir of Gryffindor
Points: 5731
Gryffindor Lord says:
I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo jealeouse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted May 15, 2005 at 8:12 PM EST
Heir of Gryffindor
Points: 5731
Gryffindor Lord says:
I'm very very very very very very very very very very very very verye very jealeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted May 15, 2005 at 8:13 PM EST
Heir of Gryffindor
Points: 5731
Gryffindor Lord says:
I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooojealeose!
Posted May 15, 2005 at 8:14 PM EST
Heir of Gryffindor
Points: 5731
Gryffindor Lord says:
I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo jealeouse!
Posted May 15, 2005 at 8:16 PM EST
Heir of Gryffindor
Points: 5731
Gryffindor Lord says:
I'm reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy excitttttttttttttttttttttttttted and i'm soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo jealeouse!
Posted May 15, 2005 at 8:17 PM EST
Heir of Gryffindor
Points: 5731
Gryffindor Lord says:
I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo jealeouse!
Posted May 15, 2005 at 8:18 PM EST
Heir of Gryffindor
Points: 5731
Gryffindor Lord says:
I'm sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooojealeouse
Posted May 15, 2005 at 8:19 PM EST
Witch
Points: 596
LillyAnne says:
Wow ... that is sooo very cool!!! It would be so cool to hear JK read her own book!!! So watching on tv!!!
Posted May 15, 2005 at 10:59 PM EST
The Last Herald-Mage
Points: 2621
darrrrkwind says:
Wow. Those 70 kids are incredibly lucky. But she sure isn't giving them a whole of time to read before they get to ask questions! I'd hate to have to totally rush through it just to be able to ask questions. :-/
Posted May 15, 2005 at 11:47 PM EST
Divine Intervention
Points: 2619
PhantomFingers says:
I so wish I could be there, I think my life time ambition is to meet JK and just thank her for giving us Harry Potter, It helps me through rubbish days, and its just fantastic!!!
Posted May 16, 2005 at 3:00 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1218
Tiame says:
I wish I could Apparate to England.I'm jealous!!!!!!! Who are these kids anyway?? Whoever they are they're also very lucky.I never heard of these contests. But 70! That's a lot! Why couldn't I be one of those????????????
Posted May 16, 2005 at 4:20 AM EST
Hogwart's Ghost
Points: 2604
gemma_barnett1985 says:
They're getting signed copies that great for them but sucks for the rest of us. Oh well if the won, they do deserve it.
Posted May 16, 2005 at 5:56 AM EST
Witch
Points: 849
Konkskäpp says:
WOW!! That is very cool!!
AARGHH!!! *jealous*
Wish, that I can be there. Those, who will get there, are really really lucky persons.
Why, WHY, I don´t live in England!!!!
*really jealous and getting even more jealous*
Posted May 16, 2005 at 7:37 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1463
LAURA? says:
Those kids are so lucky. I would love to hear JKR read the story to me. Man, I am jelous. Well, I am sure they will have fun!
Posted May 16, 2005 at 7:58 AM EST
Prefect
Points: 366
Ayesha***Yumna says:
I'm tooooooooooo much jealous and really impressed by the children who will have the signed copy of HBP! They are veryyyyyyy lucky... unlike me...
A SIGNED COPY....... woah, kinda cause my fingers to tremble!
I wish I could be one of them, but its just a dream....
Posted May 16, 2005 at 8:05 AM EST
Auror
Points: 2563
School Governor says:
WOW it sounds like a great event, wish us adults can go. Is it a live webcast?
Posted May 16, 2005 at 8:06 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 2nd Class
Points: 1626
bubblenut21 says:
Man, those children are lucky that get to see and hear JKR read from the book..."lucky!" *pouts* not fair!
*bubblenut21*
Posted May 16, 2005 at 8:44 AM EST
Auror
Points: 2976
Apollyon Pringle says:
It sounds like it's going to be a pretty snazzy event. How cool would it be to have JKR there in the flesh, reading HBP to you and then being able to ask questions?! I'm so jealous but I hope they ask good questions and get decent answers.
Posted May 16, 2005 at 10:32 AM EST
Padfoot's Princess
Points: 2533
xsiriusx says:
Wow I am sooo jealous right now I would love to be able to ask JK questions about the book that would be amazing! And getting a signed copy too.
I'm glad its going to be shown on tv though I can't wait!
Posted May 16, 2005 at 10:47 AM EST
Ravenclaw Ambassador
Points: 3243
Nevar says:
I am so jealous, there aren't words. I mean, signed copies?! What the $$$$%%%%%%#####@@@@! Grrr. That's so evil.
N
Posted May 16, 2005 at 12:31 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1314
Lemon Drop says:
That is Awesome, I am glad that JK updated her site too. With all the news out and her updating her site, it keeps me occupied until the book comes out.
Posted May 16, 2005 at 12:46 PM EST
Profesora de la Paz
Points: 2824
Sassafras says:
Oh, my...I'm thrilled to see the response to JKR's opportunity for British-world and affiliates. I'm pea green with envy and wonder if we'll get a U.S. opportunity?
Posted May 16, 2005 at 4:00 PM EST
Squib
Points: 196
beachbaby21 says:
Not fair! I saw the competition in my newspaper and i knew the answers if only I was younger!
Posted May 16, 2005 at 4:25 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2682
hplovergurl says:
That is really cool for the kids that get to go to the reading. I wish that J.K. would come to the U.S. and do that, because that would be awesome. I would really love to ask her questions about the book.
Posted May 16, 2005 at 6:57 PM EST
Lady of Godric's Hollow
Points: 5292
GodricsGirl says:
I wish she would do something like this for her adult fans.
I would relish such an opportunity.
But it is great that she affords the opportunity to her young fans.
Posted May 16, 2005 at 7:20 PM EST
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