News for the Day 16/12/2006

To get in that cheerful holiday mood, MuggleNet has two fresh themes for you.

Come on now, don't be a Scrooge! Check them out here and here.

On behalf of the team here at MuggleNet: Happy Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or any other holiday you may be celebrating.

OOTP merchandise isn't expected to hit shops until next year, but the first Phoenix T-shirt is now available for pre-sale. It features Voldemort from the promotional poster released earlier this year and costs just $15.

However, the T-shirt is in limited stock and must be purchased by Monday. Also note that the shirt can only be bought online. You can order right here.

Yesterday we told you that Laura Mallory lost her appeal to ban the Harry Potter books. We now have footage covering the story from Fox 5 in Atlanta.

A new photo depicting Dan Radcliffe and OOTP director David Yates was officially released by Warner Brothers today. It was originally printed in the December 18th issue of Newsweek that accompanied this article.

Additionally, French magazine Cinelive has this new photo of Dan with his wand at the ready on their cover. Thanks to UniverseHarryPotter.com for the scan!

Laura Mallory's case for removing the Harry Potter books from Georgia's libraries was dealt another blow today, as the Georgia Board of Education made a unanimous decision to keep the books.

The Gwinnett County school board also voted previously for the books to remain, but Mallory appealed the decision to the state school board. Mallory, who has been working for over a year to ban the books, has shown no signs of giving up, as there is talk of yet another appeal.

thanx for the info but i prefer the newscaster to b RUKUL 😳 but u r also doing a good job 😳

hah...*smirks in triumph* Laura Mallory must be feeling particularly enchanted right now! Hah...feel like slapping her!

thanx for all the news tejas...

err...what exactly is a "Scrooge"??? I have heard scrooge before on another HP forum also but I never understood what it means.

how exactly potter books teaching kids black magic ? is Laura Mallory's kids trying voodoo now after reading harry potter books ?