At the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, both Jim Broadbent (Professor Horace Slughorn) and John Hurt (Mr. Ollivander) attended the premiere and photocall for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, while Clemence Poesy (Fleur Delacour) took part in a photocall for her upcoming movie Heartless.

German publisher Carlsen will release a colorful box-set of all seven Harry Potter books translated into German on September 15, 2008.  As an extra, the box-set (seen here at our galleries) will include high-quality prints of the original jacket art for all seven books created by Sabine Wilharm.

Miriam Margoyles (Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter films) celebrates her birthday today.

Amazon.co.uk has been updated with a number of new Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie tie-ins to be released October 2 by Penguin Character Books Ltd.  The tie-ins include a Mini Sticker Book, Deluxe Gift Book, Postcard Sticker Folder, Sticker Book, Notebook, and Funfax (October 1).

A new photo of Harry from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has surfaced online.  In the photo, Harry is searching through a trunk with the letter "S" emblazoned on the side.

Stanislav Ianevski (Viktor Krum in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) celebrates his birthday today.

The Children's Book Council has presented J.K Rowling with their "Author of the Year" award. The list is designed to give children a chance to have their say in which books motivated them to read the most.

It has been confirmed to SnitchSeeker.com that Shirley Henderson (Moaning Myrtle in the Harry Potter films) will not appear in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

J.K Rowling has updated her official website to wish Professor Sprout a happy birthday.

In honor of Mother's Day, a new Wizard Challenge titled "Magnificent Mums" has been added to Scholastic's official website. In addition, several new games have been added to the publisher's website, including Potter Swap, Polyjuice Pairs, and Magical Matches. 

At the 9th annual Golden Trailer Awards in Los Angeles on Thursday, this Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix TV spot won the award for "Best Animation/Family TV Spot".  It was up against TV spots for Ratatouille, Horton Hears a Who, and The Golden Compass.

Eight new Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince promotional images have surfaced on packaging for Opal Sock Yarn's Fall '08 Harry Potter wool collection.  The images include new HBP character shots of Tonks, Harry, Ron, Hedwig, Dumbledore, and Draco.

J.K. Rowling is among 13 authors who have produced original "storycards" for a charity auction.  The invite-only auction will take place June 10 at Waterstone's Piccadilly store in the U.K., and proceeds will benefit English PEN and Dyslexia Action.

J.K Rowling has been included in a list of ten mothers who have "achieved greatness in their respective careers, while simultaneously maintaining their roles as exemplary mothers." She is the only non-American to receive a spot on the Hall of Fame, being described as an honourary "Global" inductee.

Casting Call Pro is listing several actors set to play minor characters in the sixth Harry Potter film. Dean Garnham will appear as a Slytherin student, Teresa Mahoney as "Sofie" (Boardroom-Opening Scene), Lord Johnpaul Castrianni as a Death Eater, and Daniel Barnett as a Slughorn Ball Graduate.

According to WhoWhatWear, Clémence Poésy (Fleur Delacour in the Harry Potter films) will not reprise her role in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. However, please take this rumour with a grain of salt as it has not yet been confirmed by Warner Bros.

In ASOS Magazine, Jessie Cave (Lavender Brown in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) talks about her first on-screen kiss with Rupert Grint, saying, "It was a bit embarrassing. Our first screen kiss was on my third day of shooting."  She continues, "It's been an amazing experience though."

Nominees for this year's EMA Home Entertainment Awards have been announced, and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix leads the pack alongside Transformers with four nominations.  The awards ceremony will take place on June 24 in Las Vegas.

Back in 2004, J.K Rowling and husband Neil Murray took legal action against Express Newspapers after a photo of their then two year old son, David, was published in Sunday Express magazines. The case has now been resolved and there will not be any further publication of the photo.

The famous kiss between Dan Radcliffe and Katie Leung in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has been nominated for an MTV Movie Award in the Best Kiss category.  You can vote for the kiss here.  The 2008 MTV Movie Awards will be broadcast live on June 1 at 8 PM EST.