[NOTD] News Of The Day 10/05/07

New Scholastic Box Set of All Seven Harry Potter Novels

The first image of a special box set due from Scholastic containing all seven Harry Potter novels is now online. This set, whichyou can see here in our galleries, includes a nice case or trunk with the Harry Potter logo on it, as well as what seems to be printed hardback copies of all seven of the books, including Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. While we do not know if this is the actual printed book, or perhaps one they used as a mock up for the photo, it is a reminder that yes indeed, the last book is definitely on its way. wow. This set, which is available for pre-ordervia our Cauldron Shop, is set to be released on October 1, 2007.

Thanks much wert!

UPDATE: Thanks to reader Jay, we also know this set is also available viaBarnes and Noble, and there it states the "the books come snugly packed in a decorative, trunk-like box with sturdy handles and a privacy lock -- and includes decorative stickers."

Accio Canon Portkey!

New Posters for "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"

Five new posters for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix have now surfaced.

The Trio and Voldemort Montage



Harry Potter, "I want to Fight."



Dumbledore's Army



Harry Potter Banner



Voldemort and the Death Eaters

J.K.Rowling, Emma Thompson, and Julie Walters Women We Love

The Daily Mail on Sunday You Magazine recently celebrated 25 years in publication and featured "25 Women We Love." Included in this list were Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, actress Emma Thompson (Professor Trelawney), and actress Julie Walters (Molly Weasley). Of JKR the magazine noted:

Our admiration for J K Rowling is not just based on her own magnificent rags-to-riches story (penniless single mum becomes the first writer to become a US-dollar billionaire, and the only British woman on the Forbes 2007 list of the super-rich) but also on the way that she has changed the world's reading habits.

Literary snobs might question her place as Greatest Living British Writer (the title was conferred on her by The Book Magazine last year) but anyone who can make reading cool among young boys deserves our eternal gratitude.

Private - and sometimes a little prickly - Harry Potter's 41-year-old creator is a world-wide phenomenon who has raised our national morale and our children's reading age.

"I try to strike a balance between being very grateful for what has happened – because I am so hugely grateful for it – and I am terrified of hubris because I think it could all go wrong tomorrow," she says.

To read the entire article, click here.

Cauldron Shop Update: New NECA Action Figures, Marauders Map Banner, and More

For some time we have been telling you about the many new Harry Potter items you can expect to see this spring and summer. Today, the first wave of new products from NECA, who hold the North American license to Harry Potter items, is now available in our Cauldron Shop, your Harry Potter shopping one stop. We now have some great new things as we get closer to the release of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, including the wave of action figures, new wall banners, pillows, dolls, lunch boxes, and much more. A full listing follows below. In addition, the Lego Harry Potter Castle (including that Umbridge mini-fig) is also available for pre-order via this link. Finally, new is a book recently released that may be of interest to all you crafty Potter fans. Called "Charmed Knits," you can find many patterns for sweaters, socks, blankets and more (photos here).

Right, on to the new list of NECA items which is as follows:

NECA Harry Potter Series One 7-inch Action Figure

NECA Lord Voldemort Series One 7-inch Action Figure

NECA Dementor Series One 7-inch Action Figure

NECA Skull Face Death Eater Series One 7-inch Action Figure

NECA Death Eater (w/wand) Series One 7-inch Action Figure

NECA Harry Potter Action Figure Series One Complete Set

NECA Hedwig Pillow

NECA Marauder's Map Pillow

NECA Marauders Wall Scroll

NECA Fawkes Pillow

NECA Hogwart's Express Platform 9 3/4 Sign

NECA Hogwarts House Symbol Wall Scroll

NECA Lord Voldemort "Order of the Phoenix" Wall Scroll

NECA Plush Harry Potter Quidditch Doll

NECA Harry Potter "Sorcerer's Stone" Lunch Box Set

NECA Harry Potter "Chamber of Secrets" Lunch Box Set

NECA Harry Potter "Prisoner of Azkaban" Lunch Box Set

NECA Harry Potter "Goblet of Fire" Lunch Box Set

Tonner Draco Malfoy at Hogwarts Doll

Tonner Harry Potter Gryffindor Seeker Doll

Tonner Quidditch Set Accessories

Tonner Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Triwizard Trunk Set

For more on Harry Potter Crafts, click here for our Crafts Section. All proceeds made via the Cauldron Shop benefit the entire Floo Network and your continued support is most appreciated. In the near days, the shop will also be adding some great new vendors and new products, so stay tuned for further updates on that!