New Hidden Extras on JKR.com

Tricks and Treats abound on Jo’s official site today for Halloween!
There also appears to be new hidden extra content for you Scrapbook.
We’ll leave this post spoiler free for those wanting to solve the mysteries for themselves, but see the first comment in this pensieve for clues as we get them.
WooHoo!

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Time Turning on JKR.com

Jkrowling.com has a special Halloween treat for us!
The Do Not Disturb sign on the Secret Door has returned, but along with a TimerTurner! The Time Turner allows you to revisit all the past puzzles that lay behind the Door each time the Do Not Disturb sign was removed since the beginning.
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Happy Birthday Molly Weasley

As expected, the Wizard of the Month calendar on JKR’s official site has changed to display birthday wishes to Molly Weasley for October 30th, again this year.
Happy Birthday to one witch who showed us just how powerful love really can be!
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Happy Birthday Flitwick

As expected, the Wizard of the Month calendar has automatically updated to show Happy Birthday greetings to Filius Flitwick for October 17th.
I’ve updated the Guide to Jo’s site to note it.

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Happy Birthday Minerva McGonagall

The Wizard of the Month calendar on Jo’s official site is right on schedule and now displaying Happy Birthday wishes to Minerva McGonagall for October 4th.

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October 2007 WotM is… Harry Potter!

The new Wizard of the Month for October 2007 has appeared on Jo’s site, and Lo and Behold it’s Harry!!
His description states:
Harry Potter
(1980 - )
The Boy Who Lived, only known survivor of the Avada Kedavra curse and conqueror of Lord Voldemort, also known as Tom Riddle. Harry Potter joined the reshuffled Auror Department under [...]

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Happy Birthday Clint!

Please join us in wishing our own Clint Hagen a very happy birthday today, September 24th! Clint is the Lexicon’s Master Coder Guy, as Steve has dubbed him and our resident Latin expert. He is responsible for the magical programming behind the Remembrall Search feature, the Knight Bus Tours, and the amazing Canon [...]

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Happy Birthday Hermione!

The Wizard of the Month Calendar has changed to wish a Happy Birthday to Hermione Granger for September 19th again this year.
Hmm…. curious it’s not updated to include her married name, Weasley.

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September WotM - Albus Dumbledore

The Wizard of the Month calendar on JKR.com has changed to display the new WotM for September 2007 to be:
Albus Dumbledore
1881 - 1996
Brilliant and often controversial headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Albus Dumbledore is most famous for his 1945 defeat of Grindelwald and his steadfast championing of Harry Potter, the Boy Who [...]

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Happy Birthday Percy Weasley!

The Wizard of the Month calendar on Jo’s official site has changed to wish a Happy Birthday for 22 August to Percy Weasley!

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We solemnly swear that we are up to…

No, we’re not up to mischief! Although our server has been misbehaving a bit.
I’m suspecting Nargles, but the tech folks tell us that they’re working on it. If you’ve experienced a “page not found” error recently when trying to access the Lexicon, or found this page telling you it “cannot connect to the [...]

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Happy Birthday Ginny Weasley

The Wizard of the Month calendar on JKR’s official site is now displaying Happy Birthday wishes for August 11th to Ginny Weasley!

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August Wizard of the Month - Rowena Ravenclaw

The Wizard of the month calendar on JKR.com has updated to reveal the new WotM for August 2007 to be…
Rowena Ravenclaw
Medieval (precise dates unknown).
One of the four famous Founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Rowena Ravenclaw was the most brilliant witch of her time, though legend has it that a broken heart - [...]

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Happy birthday Harry!

The Wizard of the Month calendar on Jo’s official site is showing Happy Birthday wishes for our dear hero, Harry Potter. We would also like to extend our best wishes to Jo herself, who shares her birthday with her boy wizard. Happiest birthday to Harry and Jo!

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Happy Birthday Neville Longbottom

The Wizard of the Month calendar on JKR.com has updated to wish a Happy Birthday for 30 July to Neville Longbottom! Hurray for the unsung hero of our story!

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Countdown to Deathly Hallows - 1!

This is it, July 20! The last day before the official release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows!
It’s been a long wait, and the anticipation is at a fever pitch. We hope this Countdown has helped pass the time, and offered a chance to look back over the stories in a fun way. [...]

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Countdown to Deathly Hallows - 2

It is now July 19th and that means only 2 more days until the release of Deathly Hallows. We are passing the time by thinking of instances from the Wizarding World that correspond to the number of days left. Here are some passages in which the number 2 is important.

Harry had a Nimbus [...]

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Diary update on JKR.com

Jo has just updated her Diary with a plea to fans to help thwart the spoilers attempts.
We’re doing our best here at the Lexicon Jo! CONSTANT VIGLIANCE!

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Countdown to Deathly Hallows - 3

Here we are at July 18th, and only 3 days until the release of Deathly Hallows. Share your examples of the number 3 that remind you of something from Harry Potter.

Madam Rosmerta is the proprietor of the Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade.
“…born to those who have thrice defied him”.
Hagrid was expelled in his third year.
There [...]

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Countdown to Deathly Hallows - 4

Now it’s July 17th and Deathly Hallows is just 4 days away! Time to list all the instances of the number 4 we can find.

The four houses of Hogwarts, named for the four Founders.
The Dursleys live at Number Four Privet Drive.
The Triwizard Tournament had four champions.
There were four marauders: Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, [...]

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Countdown to Deathly Hallows - 5

Today is July 16th, bringing us down to 5 days until the release of Deathly Hallows. How many examples of the number 5 can we come up with from the stories?

The Five Feathers in Barnsley is home to Bungy the waterskiing budgerigar.
Gilderoy Lockhart, five times winner of Witch Weekly ’s Most-Charming-Smile Award.
Some third years [...]

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Countdown to Deathly Hallows - 6

Now it is July 15th and there are only 6 days until the release of Deathly Hallows. List as many examples of the number 6 as you can come up with for the stories. We’ve had some brilliant examples in the previous days! Be sure to take a look if you’ve just come in!

Harry [...]

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Countdown to Deathly Hallows - 7

July 14th, the date that marks the release of Deathly Hallows as one week away. ONE WEEK! Just 7 days. Seven, the most powerfully magical number of all. This is sure to be the longest list we’ve created yet, as there are many times the number 7 is mentioned. (For [...]

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Support Harry Potter in Braille

The HP Lexicon is happy to promote the fund raising efforts of fellow Potter fans to help put our beloved books (literally) into the hands of blind readers.
The National Braille Press is magically making Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows available in braille the same time as the print edition! Jo and Scholastic have [...]

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Countdown to Deathly Hallows - 8

Today being July 13th means there are 8 days to go before the release of Deathly Hallows. How many examples of the number 8 can we find relating to Harry Potter?

The Hogwarts library closes at eight o’clock in the evening.
Neville Longbottom showed his first sign of magical ability at age 8.
When Harry saw Diagon Alley [...]

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Countdown to Deathly Hallows - 9

Yesterday was sure a lot of fun, coming up with all the tens. Here we are on July 12th, which means Deathly Hallows is 9 days away. How many occurances of the number 9 can we find associated with Harry Potter?
A few to get us started:

The Hogwarts Express leaves from Platform Nine and [...]

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Countdown to Deathly Hallows - 10

A small group of obsessive nitpicking Harry Potter fans (true Lexicon friends!) who call themselves the HPNs have found a fun way to pass the time waiting for the final book. They’ve been scouring the books for occurrences of the number corresponding to the number of days left. Let’s join in the game, and [...]

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July WotM - Godric Gryffindor

The Wizard of the Month calendar on JKR.com has changed to display the wizard for July 2007 as:
Godric Gryffindor
Medieval (precise dates unknown)
One of the four famous Founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Godric Gryffindor was the most accomplished dueller of his time, an enlightened fighter against Muggle-discrimination and the first owner of the [...]

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Happy Birthday Dobby!

Continuing our tradition of joining in the birthday wishes posted on Jo’s site…
The Wizard of the Month calendar has changed to Happy Birthday Dobby for June 28th.

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New link on JKR.com - Missing Madeleine

A new book has appeared in the Links section of Jo’s website, entitled Missing Madeleine.
Please LOOK, read, and spread the word about this tragic story. We are praying for her safe return.
Editorial:
For those who would criticize Jo for giving this publicity to the plight of one little girl when there are so many other [...]

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WOMBAT grade 3 - Results Delivered

Owls are arriving with the results of WOMBAT 3 on Jo’s official site.
Text from all certificates is now posted on the WOMBAT - results page, images on the way!
EDIT:The page is now complete with screenshots of the WOMBAT wall and images of all the certificates.
P.S. I got an E.

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