Insert Hogwarts Joke Here: Rupert Grint Recovering From Swine Flu

Some actors will do anything in an attempt to get out of the publicity and premiere rounds, but Rupert Grint might have set a new industry standard: The 20-year-old actor contracted swine flu just before the blitz accompanying next week's release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

Details are murky, with the AP reporting on Saturday (the lowest possible ebb of the holiday news cycle) that Grint had been treated for a "mild case" of the highly contagious virus that has claimed 382 lives in 114 countries since April. The timing of his diagnosis and duration of his illness isn't known, but his manager says he's already back to work already. That seems... fast, though researchers today released figures suggesting that swine flu deaths may be limited to as few as 1 in 100,000 cases. Surely Emma Watson must be relieved.

In any case, from Movieline to Grint, all the best wishes for a speedy recovery. And we'll try to enunciate under our breathers on the red carpet.

· Potter star Rupert Grint recovering from swine flu [AP]