JK Rowling shuts down popular Harry Potter theory

Donald Trump has praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “genius” for his Ukraine invasion plans but claimed that the escalation would “never have happened” if he were still the US leader.The movement of Russian troops into separatist regions of eastern Ukraine yesterday (February 23) has led the UK government to declare that “the invasion of Ukraine has begun”.Speaking on Sky News, Cabinet minister Sajid Javid said: “It’s clear from what we have already seen and found out today that the Russians, President Putin, has decided to attack the sovereignty of Ukraine and its territorial integrity."Putin signed a presidential decree, recognising the independence of the separatist regions, and leaving Twitter users to speculate that World War 3 is about to begin.Now, interviewed on conservative podcast ‘The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show’, former US President Donald Trump has reacted to the news of Russia’s invasion.“I went in yesterday and there was a television screen, and I said, ‘this is genius’. Putin declares a big portion of Ukraine, Putin declares it as independent.

Premier League referee Mark Halsey has shared the secret on how he curbed Cristiano Ronaldo's tendancy to take a tumble during the superstar's early days at Manchester United.Ronaldo first joined United back in 2003 as a teenager from Sporting Lisbon.Under the watchful eye of Sir Alex Ferguson, Ronaldo evolved into one of football's best ever players before departing for Real Madrid in a then-record £80million move.Ronaldo returned to Old Trafford for a second spell at United in the summer a completely different player.But during his first spell at United, Ronaldo garnered a reputation for diving and was often slammed for his tendency to throw himself to the deck.Although Ronaldo has stamped out the majority of his theatrics, he has still been accused of taking the odd tumble in the Premier League this season.He was blasted for going down easily during a clash with West Ham's Kurt Zouma earlier in the season.But Halsey, speaking exclusively to Ladbrokes at the launch of its 5-A-Side bet on Chelsea v Liverpool, has revealed how he got into the head of Ronaldo before a match.What have you made of Ronaldo's performances for Man Utd this season? Let us know in the comments section.And the former official, who refereed in the top-flight for over 14 years, revealed that he'd even jokingly warn Ronaldo to stay on his feet prior to the match."You don't get star-struck when you're refereeing; you can't afford to," Halsey said. "When you cross that white line, you're refereeing 22 players, that's it.

The popular Harry Potter author J K Rowling has released a new children's book titled The Ickabog and it is available online for free. The writer revealed that’s she wrote the stand-alone fairy tale about 10 years ago but kept the manuscript away after she decided to work on novels for adults instead. She mentioned that the story is about “truth and the abuse of power.” She has been releasing one chapter at a time on .

Expelliarmus whatever you're doing! HBO Max launched on Wednesday, and one of WarnerMedia's topline titles for its new streaming service — alongside — is the mega-popular film franchise, as subscribers who logged in for the first time saw that all eight movies have been made available on the platform, along with the extended universe offering, .

Surprise! All eight Harry Potter movies are currently available to stream on HBO Max that launched today (May 27)!

J.K. Rowling is releasing an unpublished fairy tale she wrote more than a decade ago online for free.

JK Rowling may be known for her Harry Potter series but the author proves she still has plenty of magical stories to go around, and she makes a surprise announcement. 

just made a major announcement about her latest project on Twitter. But before you get too excited, she made it very clear that it's not a part of the Harry Potter universe.Listen, the woman knows the world is always hungry for more wizarding—but that doesn't mean this new work won't be just as exciting.

J.K. Rowling has good news for locked-down fans looking for a Dobby, er, hobby.

Fans wouldn't be blamed for hoping that every time JK Rowling has an announcement, it may have something to do with the return of Harry Potter.

JK Rowling today revealed she was releasing a surprise book – titled The Ickabog – and while it’s got nothing to do with Harry Potter, safe to say fans have lost it.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has pledged to pay a year’s salary for the rogue civil service employee who sent the internet into meltdown yesterday after labelling Prime Minister Boris Johnson ‘arrogant and offensive’.

JK Rowling has hit out at Dominic Cummings amid his lockdown scandal, which saw him drive 250 miles from London to Durham despite strict travel measures being imposed on the UK.

J.K. Rowling has torpedoed multiple fan theories suggesting she came up with the idea for Harry Potter at a cafe in Edinburgh, Scotland.

J.K. Rowling is addressing fan theories about the birthplace of Harry Potter.

JK Rowling has revealed the real ‘birthplace’ of her most beloved character Harry Potter and we now weep for the crowds about to gather outside the address.

While many of us believe that a coffee shop named Elephant House in Edinburgh is the place of Harry Potter's birth, J.K. Rowling clears out the air and reveals that the concept actually came to her while on a Manchester to London train. The rumour about Edinburgh's cafe being the origin of the Harry Potter idea came after a fan posted a picture on Twitter of the Elephant House, which on its website describes itself as "made famous as the place of inspiration to writers such as J.K. Rowling, who sat writing much of her early novels in the back room overlooking Edinburgh Castle."

JK Rowling has taken to Twitter for a dose of nostalgia, looking back on an old favourite spot of hers where she penned a good deal of Harry Potter.

Rupert Grint and girlfriend Georgia Groome were every inch the doting parents as they took their baby girl out for a walk in the sunshine.

JK Rowling has taken to Twitter for a dose of nostalgia, looking back on an old favourite spot of hers where she penned a good deal of Harry Potter.

The Elephant House cafe in Edinburgh has a sign above their door which reads “The Birthplace of Harry Potter”.