Trainees who were selected to attend the New-wizard Service(NS) had recieved letter these three days. Those mail find their ways into the reciepants hands even some wizards are trying in several ways to avoid them. It's said that the NS is a tough task to train those wizards into a truly useful wizard. Some of them are dangerous and trainees must be good in charm, spells, and curses to survive throughthe trainings.

It is said that NS is the second difficult training after the Auror training. Hence, this newly planned training service is predicted to produces several of the next generations of Auror. Over these years, the facility in the training is better and complaints are now really few. As there are many trainees all over the country, the overnment had selected many places as the training base.

Trainees are now busy packing their things for this 3 months long training, and of course, each of them has different feelings." I am so glad that I was selected, you know, it's not for everyone and it's a training which I believe, will produce many great wizards!" says Ernie Mars. However, Gredian said sorrowful, " Oh no...poor me...can't I choose not to go? I hate there...it's too dangerous! Even my parents don't wish I go there...".

      Just yesterday, my friends had asked me to go out because there was an education fair. I can't imagine what I should do after O.W.L.S. result is out...Maybe for the N.E.W.T. class or another magical college? I think i will choose N.E.W.T.S. if there is no other scholarships or matriculations, and I will choose University after that. No matter how, I should know which way I should go. Which subject I should take up in N.E.W.T. classes? As the professors are now haven't put some limit towards the subjects taken, as long as we are not gettinmg TROLLs, so I think we are still lucky to have the chance to choose.

      So, yesterday, I went there and found pack of wizards there. Even some older or younger than us had came...I met my other friends and we look around and listen opinions from the seniors and person-in-charge! They keep giving out parchments about their institutes...At last, I get bags of them and ready to back. I am glad that at least I have some clue towards the future!

      These days, the O.W.L.S. result release date will be at any date, any time, any hour. Most of the students who sat O.W.L.S. around November last year are suffering O.W.L.S.-phobia...lucky i didn't get any. I think I should get myself as happy as I can in this holiday, not crying out, worrying about the result. Oh my God, some of them even have sleepless nights! I think they should listen to Weird Sister's Music to be more relaxing...

      Healer Patrick WIzardgamot from St. Mango Healing Centre stated this illness is commonly found aroung this season(waiting result season). Some of them will be throwing-out, sleepless, or scream like Hermione Granger. Some of them even will avoid to see the result when it is out. Wizardgamot advises every students to be relax and don't pay too much attention on the result, because he too hate exam!

      It is confirmed(through an interview between Afshan and Manchester Online) that Afshan Azad, 17, who plays Padma Patil, will be back in Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix movie. However, her on-screen twins, Parvati Patil, will be played by Shefali Chowdhury. This few weeks, Afshan is apparently been to read-throughs, costume fittings and make-up sessions to look identical with Shefali Chowdhury.

      John Cleese, who plays the Gryffindor Ghost, in the first two films of Harry Potter movies, is still unconfirmed if he is back in the fifth film. There had been times when there were news that he will be back, but recently, the Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix movie had been removed from his filmography. Hence, this news will need some waiting.

      J.K. Rowling had donated a handwritten Black Family Tree to be auctioned off for Book Aid International benefit. However, a fuller image of it is out recently by Italian newspaper, La Repubblica. Check them out! J.K. Rowling's handwritten version and image by La Repubblica.

Thanks to HPANA and The Leaky Cauldron

      The Leaky Cauldron, a detailed resource on teenage wizard, beat out competition from United States space agency Nasa's site to claim an award from search engine Yahoo!.

      " It's a well-designed and comprehensive site that has won the approval of Potter fans everywhere," said Andy Williams, of Yahoo!, as the site won a user award after 5,000 votes were cast in the company's Finds of the Year 2005 award. This site is also won the approval of Rowling, who has been interviewed by the site.

      "The online Harry Potter world is enormous and we're thrilled to be able to help avid fans to navigate their way around it," said Melissa Anelli, one of the site's authors.

Sources from The Star Magazine

      It's known that Daniel Radcliffe the actor who cast Harry Potter is casting in December Boys besides Harry Potter movies. However, there's a picture from the Sunday Mail about Daniel Radcliffe in December Boys.

      J.K. Rowling had stated that 2006 is the year she is going to write her seventh book, so her book is predicted to be released in 2007. However, with the number 7 closely connected to her story, there are commentaries that this last book will be released on July 7, 2007.

      As a matter of fact, Harry Potter books are always released on a Saturday and 2007 July 7 is unmistakenly a Saturday. Besides, her books are always released around June-July...so this fits! However, 12:00 a.m. on Saturday will be 7 p.m. Friday in the U.S., where the most Potter books have been sold to date. Fans on the east coast, already lined up to buy their copies, will see book 7 released across the pond at 7 p.m. local time - what a coincidence. J.K. Rowling had hinted about the number seven significance in her official site through her Wizard of the Month, arithmancer who discovered the number's magical properties.

      In the story, Voldemort had made 7 Horcuxes. There are 7 players in each team in Quidditch. Gryffindor Tower's entrance is situated at the 7th floor of Hogwarts school. However, this is just rumours and J.K. Rowling haven't made certain comment upon this news.

Sources from HPANA.

Sirius Black named after a Ship?

      It's recently found out that Sirius's name not only came from the origin means dog, but a ship. Through history, British decided to send all the prisoners to Australia, however, none of the ships which carried prisoner boarded Australia safely.  That's after that noticed that this was caused by the fact that British pay for the prisoner who boarded the ship. After this, the British decided to pay for the prisoner who reach Australia. Since this policy is set, the 1st prisoner's ship which reached Australia safely is named Sirius.

      Is it why Sirius is connected to prison? Says Maria Crew.

      After the release of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire movie, every fans are waiting for the start of the fifth movie production. While, the audition for choosing a girl to cast Luna Lovegood went on...

      From more than 15,000 girls, Evanna Lynch succeeded in getting the position as Luna. Evanna is pupil of Cartown NS is from near Drogheda in Ireland. She read all Harry Potter books and even have a signed copy of the fifth book. She planned to camp outside Eason's to make sure she get the first copy of the book but she was admitted into hospital. Luckily, she was allowed by authority to get out of the hospital for an hour just to buy the book.

      Evanna wear a shirt where she drew a Harry Potter on it and she drew circles around her eyes as Harry's glasses. She wrote I like Harry Potter on her arm and finger and coloured her nails with snitches on each of them. She named her cats Luna and Crookshanks. She'll start filming her scenes at Leavesden Studios just outside London later this month.

Evanna told Newsround that it was a "dream come true" for her to get this
role.
Her dad flew over to London with her for the Luna castingShe
added:
"I've been a Harry Potter fan for years and years."
Everyone at
Evanna's
school was excited for her. Tara Gufferty, head girl said:
"Obviously the school
is on an absolute high since this morning when we all
found out.
"It's a
fantastic acheivement for Evanna. It's every girl's
dream to be working with
stars like Daniel Radcliffe."