*spaz*
"I know you all expected this to happen on Christmas Day, but I was sure that those of you who celebrate Christmas have better things to do on the day itself than fight you way into my study, whereas those of you who DON'T celebrate Christmas would definitely prefer not to wait until the twenty-fifth - so...
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" is COMPLETED and has been delivered to my English language publishers, who hope to announce the publication date within 24 hours.
Although I have joked about HP&THBP racing my third baby into the world, I have in fact had all the time I needed to tinker with the manuscript to my satisfaction and I am as happy as I have ever been with the end result. I only hope you feel that it was worth the wait when you finally read it!
Wishing everybody a wonderful holiday and a happy and peaceful 2005,
With love from,
JK Rowling"
SOURCE: jkrowling.com
Firstly, go to jkrowling.com Go to the secret door (click on the hairtie on the desk). Then, click the reflection of the Christmas Tree in the mirror
Then, click on each one of the presents. They bring up a riddle. Answers:
For the one about "Two in a whole, four in a pair" the answer is HALF
For the one about "Say you never seek to lose me" the answer is BLOOD
For the one about "I cannot be other than what I am" the answer is PRINCE
Hermione's Patronus is an OTTER
Ron's least favourite snadwitch is CORNED BEEF
Harry fell asleep over BRISTOL.
Then click on the middle hanging Christmas card, and you get the message!