It's been awhile since JKRowling.com has been updated, but some alterations to the site have appeared. The title of Rowling's diary has changed to "Everything you might want to know" and a few books and links have also changed. Let us know if you find any other ones!

Thanks to Leaky!

Jo Rowling has updated her official website to wish Severus Snape a happy birthday for January 9th. Loathe or love him - he deserves a happy birthday wish for being such a captivating character!

J.K. Rowling has updated her site to wish Percy Weasley a happy birthday for August 22nd. As the late Barty Crouch Sr. would say, have a great day, Weatherby!

Jo Rowling's website has been updated to wish Ginny Weasley a happy birthday for August 11th. Have a great one, Ginny!

Today, July 30th, marks the birthday of Neville Longbottom. Have a great one, Neville!

Everyone's favorite house elf is celebrating their birthday today, according to JK Rowling's official website! Warm birthday wishes go out to the late Dobby, who we all hope is having a relaxing servant-less life on "the other side".

Additionally, Snitch Seeker informs us that the Links page on Jo's site has been updated. A new link to the VOLANT Charitable Trust, set up by Jo herself, benefits Multiple Sclerosis research and alleviates social deprivation.

Thanks to everyone who e-mailed with the tip!

Yesterday we told you about the 800-word Harry Potter prequel that JK Rowing was writing for charity. Today, new details have emerged!

First, Jo updated her official website this morning with news that the plot takes place 3 years before Harry is born. She also revealed her intentions in writing it:

Although I did feel a bit like a relapsing addict as I sat down to write - the words poured from my pen with frightening ease - I am NOT working on a prequel. Indeed, I've written that clearly at the bottom of the card itself. I just thought that this was the best way to make money for two extremely worthwhile charities.

Second, an article by The Guardian reveals that the story will include a plot around the Marauders - specifically James and Sirius.

A post to follow this one will include information we've received from Waterstone's, including a high res pic of the final line.

JKRowling.com has been updated to wish the Herbology professor and Head of Hufflepuff house a happy birthday. Have a good one, Pomona!

Thanks to Ashley for the tip.

JK Rowling's official website has been updated wishing Remus Lupin a happy birthday for the 10th of March.

JK Rowling updated her official website today with a new news entry, FAQ, and fan site award. In her news update, Jo reflects on her experience watching the bids climb for the seventh copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard:

"It is fortunate that nobody was filming my reaction while the bids climbed higher and higher. Fiddy, Angela, Christine and I were sitting around Fiddy's laptop in our office (the aforementioned being my PA and the invaluable assistants who deal with the postbag), watching a live link to Sotheby's. Once the amount hit a million, I kept swearing loudly with every successive bid, and when we reached the final amount, the air turned a lovely shade of blue..."

JK Rowling's official website has been updated to wish Father Weasley a Happy Birthday! Thanks to everyone who e-mailed with the tip.

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has updated her official site to address two new rumors in her Rubbish Bin.

The first entry concerned the recent lawsuit against an Indian community for building a replica of Hogwarts castle. Rowling noted that she herself did not bring the lawsuit and that her name always gets attached to such things for legal reasons. Jo also attempted to clear up the situation, saying:

"The defendants were not religious charities, and theirs was not a religious celebration. On the contrary, it was a large-scale, commercial, sponsored event involving corporations that included a major Indian high street bank. The event was, however, set up while a Hindu festival was going on."

Jo in her second entry poked fun at a recent tabloid article which stated she does pilates, yoga, jogs, has botox injections and has cut out saturated fats, by joking she clearly has been "Rowling back the years."

JK Rowling has updated her official website wishing Molly Weasley a happy birthday for October 30th. Happy birthday, Mrs. Weasley!

As it is now October 17th in the UK, JK Rowling's official website has been updated to wish our favorite Charms teacher a Happy Birthday!

As it is now October 4th in the UK, JK Rowling's official website has been updated to wish our favorite Transfiguration teacher a Happy Birthday!

The new Wizard of the Month over at JKRowling.com is one we have all grown up with throughout his years of battling evil in the Wizarding World. Harry Potter is now featured at Jo's site as the Wizard of the Month for October and if you STILL haven't read the final book, do not proceed as it reveals Harry's fate.

JK Rowling's official website has been updated to wish everyone's favorite witch Hermione Granger a Happy Birthday!

JK Rowling has updated her official website to recognize a Wizard who we all know of:

Albus Dumbledore
1881 - 1996

Brilliant and often controversial headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Albus Dumbledore is most famous for his 1945 defeat of Grindelwald and his steadfast championing of Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived. Dumbledore's self-proclaimed proudest achievement, however, was featuring on a Famous Wizards Chocolate Frog Card.

JK Rowling's official website has been updated to wish one of the Weasley brothers a happy birthday!