On this day, Harry Potter Fan Zone's highly dedicated, skillful, and ambitious webmaster Andy McCray celebrates his nineteenth birthday. Please join us in wishing a happy birthday to the man without whom HPFZ would never have flourished. Cheers, mate!

The 800-word Harry Potter prequel J.K. Rowling wrote for charity is now available to read online in its entirety by clicking here.  Once there, click "Read our authors' stories" and then select J.K. Rowling's name. Tell us what you think of the prequel in the comments!

Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films) celebrates his birthday today.

Earlier this afternoon, J.K Rowling spoke to graduates at Harvard University. In her speech, she touched on how imagination is very important to her, and how failure is almost always necessary to succeed. A video, audio, and transcript version of the speech can all be found here.

Harry Potter actors Daniel Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths are set to present the 2008 Tony Awards. The awards will take place on June 15, and will air beginning at 8 PM EST on CBS.  

Helen McCrory (Narcissa Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) was recently interviewed by BBC 4 Radio. In the interview, she discusses the character of Narcissa Malfoy and speaks about the production of Half-Blood Prince.

J.K Rowling has updated her official site to wish Draco Malfoy a happy birthday.

According to SnitchSeeker.com, Emma Thompson (Professor Trelawney in the Harry Potter films) will not appear in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.