J. K. Rowling may be a muggle, but her ability to write 7 page-turning Harry Potter novels is that of a wizard. At only 46 years old, she’s one of the richest women in the world. Get all the details at Astrology.com!

Happy birthday, J.K. Rowling! As the author of the hugely popular ‘Harry Potter’ series, your Leo sun is basking in the glow of achievement and honor — where it’s most comfortable! Also true to your benevolent sign, you have demonstrated your generosity through huge donations to causes close to that big heart of yours. With planet of surprise Uranus in your tenth house of career, it seems your rags-to-riches story was written in the stars — and this year, the Midas touch will continue to bless your projects!

We first saw Oscar de la Renta‘s floral gown from his Spring 2011 collection on Rihanna, on stage at the 2011 Brit Awards on Feb. 15, where she opted for a white version with bright red roses. While RiRi could totally pull it off, she wasn’t the last star to work this look on the red carpet!

Infamous Harry Potter creator and author J.K. Rowling also brought her magic to the scene at the world premiere of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 on July 7, in London, where she opted for a pretty mint green version.

While both ladies were exceptional in their glam gowns, I think J.K. Rowling looked totally glamourous with matching earrings, clutch and pretty pink nails. Rihanna looked stunning as usual, but the cinched waist and signature red hair is too over the top! Way to go, J.K. Rowling!

What do you think? Who do you think looked more polished?

Alex Scerbak

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Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows -– Part 2 shattered box office records, but an investigative journalist is stepping forward to reveal how author J.K. Rowling originally planned to end the series!

Writer Greg Palast took to his blog on July 18 to write how J.K., 45, originally planned to end the series. In his detailed account of the night he spoke to her in October 2007, Greg notes several changes, but here are some of the most shocking:

• Harry outwits Lord Voldemort by using a spell to reverse time and trap him as a child with his parents.
• Harry becomes the headmaster of Hogwarts.
• Ginny turns herself into a bird (?)
• Harry has a great-great grandson named Tom, and it is implied in the epilogue that Tom will turn out to be evil!

What do you think, HollywoodLifers — is this ending better than the original Deathly Hallows?

– William Earl

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J.K. Rowling originally said she feared that turning Harry Potter into flesh would discourage kids from reading, but there are now 450 million Potter books in print! That obviously hasn’t been the case. Now what’s stopping a TV series? A new report from the New York Post suggests not much!

What it really comes down to is, of course, MONEY! The fact is, kids (and adults!) love the Harry Potter series, and that’s why Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 raked in a record breaking half-billion dollars on it’s first weekend out, boosted to a billion by Monday morning.

There’s a The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios in Orlando, FL, and an interactive website, Pottermore.com on it’s way for an October launch.

Keeping in mind that Rowling and other producers could squeeze every last cent out of the seven books, do you think there will be a Harry Potter TV show soon to come? And if so, could it possibly center around our beloved characters Harry, Hermione, and Ron? Vote!

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Harry Potter fans everywhere are so excited now that new clues about the secretive website Pottermore have been released!

Author J.K. Rowling has finally issued a statement, saying she hopes the site will help supplement longtime fans and inspire younger readers to get involved with the Harry Potter universe.

“I wanted to give something back to the fans that have followed Harry so devotedly over the years, and to bring the stories to a new digital generation,” J.K. said in the statement. “I hope fans and those new to Harry will have as much fun helping to shape Pottermore as I have. Just as I have contributed to the website, everyone else will be able to join in by submitting their own comments, drawings and other content in a safe and friendly environment – Pottermore has been designed as a place to share the stories with your friends as you journey through the site.”

Features include “extensive new material about the characters, places and objects in the much-loved stories,” penned by J.K. herself. Also for fans is new text, unused illustrations and an online shop.

The site will launch in October, with registration available on Harry’s own birthday — July 31.

Are you excited for Pottermore, HollywoodLifers?

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If Daniel Radcliffe has any say in the matter, Harry Potter has hung up his wizard’s wand for good! The actor was asked about J.K. Rowling‘s mysterious ‘Pottermore’ announcement. “I know nothing about that whatsoever,” Daniel tells the LA Times. “I’m sure that Jo will be writing a lot more in the coming years. I’m sure she has a lot more in her than we’ve read and a lot more stories to tell. As long as they don’t involve Harry, I’m quite happy to buy them.”

Daniel’s in luck. J.K. Rowling’s rep has already dismissed rumors ‘Pottermore’ involves a new series. “[The project] is not a new book,” her spokeswoman said.

Potter expert Annika Heinle told us she thinks ‘Pottermore’ will be an extensive online interactive community for fans. As EW reported, Warner Bros. trademarked the name and registered it as a “global computer information network” two years ago, so it sounds like Annika’s theory could be correct!

Daniel elaborated on whether or not he’d be up for another Harry Potter movie, should Rowling end up writing one in the future. “I’d be very skeptical about that. First of all, I don’t think that she will [write more Potter books], and second of all, oh, I don’t know, the idea of going back to something after 10 or 20 years? At that point, I will have worked 20 years to establish a career outside of it, and at that point to go back to it would feel a little self-defeating. I could feel completely different at that time, but at this moment, it feels like it would be strange and not the way it would or should go.”

Are you guys disappointed that Daniel wouldn’t want to do more movies, or do you understand where he’s coming from? And are you getting excited for ‘Pottermore’ to debut?

Without much fan fare, the website Pottermore.com suddenly popped up out of nowhere — and if you click on the right owl, you’re taken to a mysterious YouTube video posted by author J.K. Rowling: a countdown to an “announcement.” So what’s the big secret?

HollywoodLife.com consulted with Annika Heinle — one of the world’s leading Harry Potter experts and a student at both Stanford and Oxford Universities, where she’s studying J.K. Rowling’s works — and she believes ‘Pottermore’ will provide the ultimate Harry Potter experience for die-hard fans.

“I think ‘Pottermore’ is going to be an extremely well-developed and Rowling-approved online community for Harry Potter fans,” Heinle said, explaining, “The movie websites have provided content like games and movie trailers, but there’s no one place on the internet that is interactive and magical enough to be considered a great Harry Potter website.”

She added, “Since the movies are almost over and the first book published 15 years ago, a community with interactive elements like games, encyclopedias, forums and contests is a great way to keep fans actively hooked.”

Whether ‘Pottermore’ is a new website, a fan community — or (fingers crossed!) a new series, we’ll find out either way when J.K. makes her announcement next Wednesday, June 22.

What do YOU want ‘Pottermore’ to be? Sound off below!

Actress Reese Witherspoon obviously has a TON of experience reading children’s books to her kids Deacon and Ava. Reese was asked by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama to read “The Best Pet Of All” during the Story Time Sage portion of the 2010 Easter Egg Roll at the White House on Apr. 5. — and she really is so animated and engaging!

Watch Reese read to the kids on the White House lawn!

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