The name “Harry” is #6 in the 10 most popular names for boys in England and Wales. Many credit J.K. Rowling and her Harry Potter books.

Popcorn UK rates “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” as the #2 movie to see in 2001 out of the top 20.

The official Harry Potter Movie Web site finally has some new activity. Today Warner Brothers released one of the first official pictures from the movie’s set with Hedwig perched on Harry’s arm.

Comic Relief UK has put up a site about the upcoming Harry Potter books “Quidditch Through the Ages” and “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them“. These books are currently available for advance purchase via Amazon.com.

Derek Jacobi is currently in talks to play the part of Mr. Ollivander the wand salesman from Diagon Alley in the Harry Potter movie.

The French plan on using Harry Potter to spice up interest once again in the country’s boarding schools.

Jim Dale, book-on-tape/CD reader for the US version of the Harry Potter seriesis up for a Grammy in the category of “Spoken Word Album for Children” (#69) for his reading of “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.” He is competing with James Earl Jones for reading “The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey”, Susan Sarandon …read more!

J.K. Rowling was picked as one of A&E’s Top Ten Biographies of the Year.