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GMTV video #3: Dan goes diving

In the third segment of GMTV's behind-the-scenes Goblet of Fire special, which we once again have a copy of thanks to the marvelous Tim, we're taken inside the massive tank used for shooting the Second Task. Included in the special are masses of never-before-seen footage from filming, interviews with the champions, and an inside look at the creation of the special effects in that scene. Check it out!

Pictures from Finnish GOF costume display

Thanks to Finnish translator Linda, we have three pictures from a Goblet of Fire costume display at a Sokos shop in Helsinki, Finland. On display are Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Beauxbatons robes, a Defense Against the Dark Arts book, Ron's hat from the Quidditch World Cup, a QWC program, Omniculars, two pairs of Fleur's shoes, and Fleur's Third Task costume.

Harry tops USA Today's fave books list

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince came in first place in USA Today's Readers' Choice poll of the best books of 2005, and was voted eighth by the newspaper editors. And to top it off, there's even a category with Harry in the title - "Best book for kids not yet ready for Harry Potter."