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The Tales of Beedle the Bard Ads
More promotions are popping up as its release is drawing closer:
http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/books/beedle/index.htm
Add comment August 25, 2008
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
Hooray! … It actually is being published!
THANK YOU
WWW.AMAZON.COM
AND J.K. ROWLING!
Standard Edition… $7.59
Collector’s Edition… $100.00
4 comments August 1, 2008
POTTER PREQUEL! UPDATE
OMG
In the first 20 hours it was posted, the Harry Potter prequel was read over 70,000 times!
If you have not read it yet;
SHAME ON YOU!
Find the link on the earlier post…
3 comments June 20, 2008
Potter Prequel? UPDATE AGAIN
DIRECTLY QUOTED FROM
THE FABULOUS LEAKY CAULDRON:
“Early reports are starting to surface tonight from the charity auction at Waterstone’s, featuring the special card from author J.K. Rowling. A new 800 word prequel to the Harry Potter series sold tonight for 25,000 pounds ($48,855) reports Bloomberg.com. The article continues to note the “buyer was an absentee bidder. More than 100 guests attended the invitation-only event, called “What’s Your Story?’’ and run by Sotheby’s auctioneer Edward Rising at the Waterstone’s branch in Piccadilly.” “ UPDATE: As reported previously, one of 13 cards donated for this charity event in London, England, AFP now has more on the prequel involving two of our favorite Marauders set 3 years before Harry was born. The article reports that the prequel story involves Sirius Black and James Potter who “are confronted by two policemen after a high-speed motorcycle chase, and evade the authorities using their broomsticks and magic.” ( Editor’s Note: A motorcycle! No word if that is indeed the motorcycle of later flying legend, but very exciting business indeed) J.K. Rowling is also quoted in the article as saying “I had great fun writing the card and I’m absolutely delighted that it has raised 25,000 pounds for two such worthy causes.” UPDATE 2 Lizo, now from BBC, has a new video report online, where he reads an excerpt of the prequel whichyou can watch via this link. In the excerpt, we hear a bit on James and Sirius as they are confronted by the two police officers in front of a dark alley. The contents of the card,which will be placed online tomorrow for all fans to read via this link to Waterstone’s.”
5 comments June 11, 2008
Potter Prequel? UPDATE
We have the last sentence!
If you can’t read it, click here:
http://gallery.the-leaky-cauldron.org/default/fullpic/213129
2 comments May 30, 2008
Potter Prequel?
DIRECTLY QUOTED FROM
THE FABULOUS LEAKY CAULDRON:
“Hang on everyone, as there is some rather big news tonight regarding that notecard that J.K. Rowling has written for a charity auction in June. MSNBC is reporting tonight that the note card is actually “an 800-word Harry Potter prequel.” The only other information on this new material regarding the beloved Harry Potter series is that “Rowling used both sides of her card to hand-write a prequel to her seven-book Harry Potter saga.”
As a reminder, this card is part of a charity auction to be held at Waterstone’s Book seller in London, England June 10, proceeds to benefit English PEN and Dyslexia Action. As we reported previously, the card, along with ones from the 12 other authors who contributed to the charity auction, will be published in a book due on sale in August, with the cards also to be posted online JUNE 11, including this new Harry Potter prequel from J.K. Rowling. The Telegraph cites Gerry Johnson, the managing director of Waterstone’s as saying: “We never dreamed that JK Rowling would donate something so precious, and we’re incredibly grateful.” Fans unable to meet the bidding price for the prequel need not fret, however. The day after the auction, a facsimile of the story will be displayed in Waterstone’s branches and on its website.“
The report goes on to say “Organizers refused to comment on the content of Rowling’s Harry Potter prequel, but Hogwarts fans hoping for another book to add to their collection may be disappointed by her signoff.
“From the prequel I am not working on — but that was fun!’’ Rowling wrote.
Rowling has previously said she had no plans to write another Potter novel, but in December she sold a handwritten, leather-bound book of fairy tales she described as drawing on the series’ themes, for nearly $4 million at auction. The money went to The Children’s Voice, a charity Rowling co-founded in 2005.”
Add comment May 29, 2008
