JKR opens the Rubbish Bin section on her site -
for false rumors/articles Summary: Article:
If you click the gum wrapper between the notepad and dreggy teacup (right below a recently-placed marble that sits next to the pen cup) on J.K. Rowling's desk on JKRowling.com, you'll find a new section called called Rubbish Bin. As JKR explains it:
"It is inevitable that amongst all the who-knows-how-many Harry Potter/J K Rowling stories that appear in the press there will be some that are less than accurate. This is a great place to tell you the truth about some of the more-fiction-than-fact articles."
This sounds like a great section. She has a handy garbage-o-meter for rating stories (from "STARTING TO SMELL" to "TOXIC") and some of the stories overlap. For instance, the flagrantly untrue "Gilderoy Lockhart is based on J.K. Rowling's ex-husband" appears in both "GARBAGE" and "TOXIC." She also dispels rumors about her husband stopping his work and the origins of Quidditch.
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Our readers also inform us that there's a new piece of Potterania to be found if you sneak around. The instructions to various bits are below if you don't want to be spoiled.
If you break the pen on the left in the Rubbish Bin, a new hint about which three items you need for Potterania appears. The items are eggs (which are in the Rubbish Bin section), grass (which is in the Extra Stuff section by the eraser and pen after Peeves breezes through) and marbles (which are on the fan site page; you have to move the top medal box to the side).
Wait on the main page until the Doxy arrives, then click the marble when it's glowing. Pages from Dragon Breeding for Pleasure and Profit will be the reward.
Also take note that, "when Peeves comes in the Rubbish section he moves aside a gum wrapper revealing a 12 digit number." (Thanks Dani!) The number is upside down and hard to read but readers have been interpreting it as 058040 754422 or 058249 754422, and various others.
TLC