So finally, the Affiliates link is acctually a page. I was reluctant to create this at first, but I’ll stop being selfish and allow some integration with other sites. If you have a page that you would like added, you can view the affiliates page which has the information. The gist of that information is that you should contact me via the Forums to give me your information and I will provide you with mine in return. If you happen to know my email address, you are welcome to contact me there, but because of spam bots, I’m afraid of posting my email… Hope I get some good ’sister sites’ coming in soon, I look forward to the new friends!

Bloomsbury has annouced that JKR has finally named the final Harry Potter book. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Talk about a spooky title. It was also revealed when the door leading to the Room of Requirement opened on her website. Talk about some wonderful holiday news!

I bring you all yet another video clip of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I found this to be even better than the one posted last week. This is actually talking with the individual characters- Harry, Hermione, Ron, Bellatrix and David Yates. It’s quite entertaining and really gives you a look at how things have developed throughout the years of the trio being and working together, as well as the rest of the cast. I hope you all enjoy this!

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Harry-Potter-And-The-Order-Of-The-Featurette-4023.html

Eeek!!! So I was going to post the teaser trailer that the WB released back on like Monday, but I was googling and found something even better! HBO has a four minute clip of behind the scense of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. With great shots of Bellatrix, Voldemort, Umbridge and many more. So inspite of my laziness of not wanting to post the teaser, I’m happy that I waited, because this is definitely much better. Hope you all enjoy it!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7105707010768650236

The Hogwarts Kingdom Topsite list has been revamped. Before, several things were out of place and the skin was lacking. Due to my crappy CSS skills it still isn’t fantastic, but it is much better. I also deleted the spam page links that had taken over, so you can rest assured you’ll only be competing with other Harry Potter related sites.

Finally someone isn’t condeming Harry Potter! Although many churches and religious places see the “Harry Potter” books as a front for the occult, an inventive Quincy church takes just the opposite view- especially around Halloween. The Quincy Community United Methodist Church on Saturday will, for the second year in a row, be transformed into Hogwarts and will open it’s doors to the local children who will enter the magical world of Harry Potter for the afternoon. The minister, Rev. Susan Jarel-Glidden has no patience or people who see a children’s book series about growing up wizardly as anti-religious. “Harry Potter teaches it’s rught to stand up for yourself, it’s right to stand up for your friend, to be devoted to a cause.” She even goes on to say, to be willing to, “give your life for your friends. Hello? Where have we heard that one before?” Glidden also says that they are, “a wonderful series that teaches about good and evil.” With that said, the church tries to go all out and re-create the true version of the wizard prep school. The visiting students will get to join in Hogwarts rituals such as the Sorting Hat Ceremony, the Portrait Lady and choosing your own magical wand. This year, with the release of GoF, the have decided to do a Tri-Wizard Tournament theme. It’s nice to finally see a church that is willing to give the books a chance, now if only everyone else would at least try.The rest of the article can be found on the website.

Thanks - http://www.wizardnews.com/

Scientists have reportedly made progress on the invisibility cloak on which they have been working on. According to Monsters and Critics, the cloak is far from ready but the scientists have made breakthroughs that they believe is necessary to ultimately create the device. According to a site, ‘”a prototype made by scientists of Duke University in Durham North Carolina has succeeded in hiding objects from microwaves, demonstrating the feasibility of technology that could ultimately shield objects from human sight.” However, the cloak will be nothing like the lightweight cloak that Harry Potter wears, it will be much heavier and be almost like a shield. But even if it isn’t exactly like that of Harry Potters, being able to make an invisibility cloak is an amazing feat.

Thanks - http://www.harrypotterfanzone.com/

Willow and I have created the Staff and S.P.E.W. pages. Those are now available for viewing. No charity links are up yet considering we don’t know how, but everything is beginning to shape up and hopefully our Halloween release date will be met!

We have begun construction on our new web site. When completed you will not need to look beyond The Kingdom for anything Harry Potter related, we will cater to your every Potter need! We will host up-to-date news, a gallery, our charity page, and as always our beloved forum. So keep an eye out, we will be working hard towards completion!