What secrets lie buried deep in the Ministry of Magic’s Department of Mysteries?  So far, we’ve caught a brief glimpse of some of the Unspeakable topics under study deep beneath the streets of London, but have been left with more questions than answers?  Will we ever get answers to our questions, or not.  And if we don’t, is that the point?

In the news:

• Daniel Radcliffe (and I mean all of him) is in Equus.
• Slow news week.

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Hi. If any of you have been trying to get on this site over the past day or so, you have probably had a bit of a difficult time. There was a power surge and our server was down for a while. Sorry about that…

But we are back up and we look forward to hearing your comments, suggestions, and prognostications.

If Weasley is our King, then Ginny must be our Queen. What’s the deal with Ginny (and what is Ginny short for anyhow..actually it’s Ginevra). As we delve into the character of the first female Weasley in several generations, we examine how JK Rowling and other authors portray women in fantasy books, and what makes a strong female personality. And finally, what lays in store for young Ginevra? All this and more in this week’s prognostication.

In the news:

-JK Rowling updated the FAQs on her website.

-New interview with HP illustrator Mary GrandPre

-A bunch of movie news including:

New OoTP pictures

New OoTP products

-And Daniel Radcliffe is freaking loaded.

-(also, the forgotten news: design has begun for the set of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Movie)

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Those of you who tuned in to last week’s post-podcast comment frenzy undoubtedly did a head smack when reading Virigina Mama’s prognostication connecting Snape to Godric’s Hollow and the invisibility cloak. If you didn’t, you need to read it right now. Or listen to this week’s podcast, ‘cuz we took the ball and ran with it.

The news:

• #7 is #1 (on Amazon, that is).
• JK Rowling, in excitement, defaces Balmoral bust.
• Waterstone prepares for mass Potter-induced depression hysteria.
• No Deathly Hallows e-book.
• Potter wins Nick Kid’s Choice Award.
• JK Rowling not upset about release date.

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By now I’m sure you’ve heard the news: the day we’ve all been waiting for has been revealed. That’s right, on July 21, 2007, my Deathly Hallows prognostications will finally be proven correct! Also, Book 7 will be released. In this week’s podcast, we delve into what the end of the Potter book’s means for Harry Potter fans, and how this summer will play out as the Summer of Potter.

You can pre-order Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on Amazon.com. We’ve got links to both the standard edition and the deluxe edition.

In other news:

• The Challenges facing Harry Potter translators.
• Yahoo announces BrandUniverse, will launch Harry Potter site (Yahoo: want to include our podcast?).
• Daniel Radcliffe bares all in Equus.

Also, mad props to Yamil for starting an HPProgs forum! Thanks Yamil!

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It is official!!!!!!!!!!!!JK Rowling has updated her website to announce that the official release date for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be on Saturday July 21st 2007 at 00:01 BST and at 00:01 in the USA.
Here is the exact wording on her site

Thursday 1 February 2007

Publication Date for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be published on Saturday 21st July 2007 at 00:01 BST in the UK and at 00:01 in the USA. It will also be released at 00:01 BST on Saturday 21st July in other English speaking countries around the world.

More info on the scholastic website.

There is a lot of prognosticating to do! Luckily we were going to record this weeks episode today anyway!