Hermione Jean Weasley (née Granger), born September 19, 1979, is the only child of Mr and Mrs. Granger. A Muggle-born witch, she learned on her eleventh birthday that she had been accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She began attending the school on 1st September 1991, when she was nearly twelve, and was sorted into Gryffindor House.

An academically brilliant student, Hermione became close friends with fellow students Harry Potter and Ron Weasley. Hermione became an advocate for the better treatment of House-elves, forming the association S.P.E.W.. In 1995, she was the driving force behind the creation of Dumbledore's Army, and fought in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries in 1996, and in the Battle of the Astronomy Tower and the Battle over Little Whinging in 1997. Hermione accompanied Harry on his quest to retrieve and destroy Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes, and later fought in the Battle of Hogwarts. Following the Second Wizarding War, she attained employment at the Ministry of Magic, furthering her cause for the better treatment of House-elves before gaining promotion to the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. She would go on to marry Ron, and they would have two children: Rose and Hugo Weasley.

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The Ministry of Magic is the governing body of the magical community of Britain and succeeded the earlier Wizards' Council. The term "Ministry" implies that the Ministry of Magic is formally subject to the British Crown, but it is clear that in practice it is a full-fledged government on its own, exercising full jurisdiction (and in some cases, a brutal dictatorship) over its own community. It is in no way part of the Muggle British Government and exercises only the most minimal liaison with it, in cases of special emergencies. It is known that other countries have their own Ministries of Magic.

• March 12, 2008: Warner Brothers have confirmed that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be split into two parts to do justice to the book. David Yates, director of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will return to direct. Part I will be released in November of 2010, and Part II in May of 2011.[1]

• February 2, 2008: Actress Scarlett Byrne is announced as playing Pansy Parkinson in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.[2]

• December 29, 2007: A page from the upcoming documentary J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life, to be screened on ITV1 in the UK, shows the family tree of the Weasley family. The tree shows all of the marriages and children of the Weasley family. The original can be viewed here [3]

• December 19, 2007: New cast members for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince are announced: Cormac McLaggen (Freddie Stroma), Blaise Zabini (Louis Cordice), Romilda Vane (Anna Shaffer), Katie Bell (Georgina Leonidas), Leanne (Isabella Laughland), and Marcus Belby (Robert Knox).[4]

• November 17, 2007: Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Frank Dillane are announced as playing Tom Marvolo Riddle, at the ages of nine and sixteen respectively, in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.[5]

• November 13, 2007: Jessie Cave is announced to be playing Lavender Brown in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.[6]

• November 12, 2007: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is released on DVD in the UK.

• November 9, 2007: Helen McCrory is cast as Narcissa Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.[7]

• Students: Harry Potter • Ron Weasley • Hermione Granger • Neville Longbottom
  
• Professors: Albus Dumbledore • Severus Snape • Horace Slughorn • Hagrid
  
• Order of the Phoenix Members: Alastor Moody • Sirius Black • Minerva McGonagall • Remus Lupin
  
• Death Eaters: Voldemort • Regulus Black • Fenrir Greyback • Lucius Malfoy
  
• Places: Diagon Alley • Hogsmeade • Hogwarts • The Burrow • Knockturn Alley • Little Whinging
  
• Organisations: Order of the Phoenix • Death Eaters • Ministry of Magic • Dumbledore's Army
  
• Creatures: Hippogriff • Werewolf • Basilisk • House-Elf • Inferi • Dementor • Owl
  
• Objects: Wand • Broomstick • Pensieve • Time-Turner • Philosopher's Stone
  
• Miscellaneous: J.K. Rowling • Harry Potter series • Harry Potter websites
  
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