A reader emailed us this snippet from the South China Morning Post. Political activist Leung Kwok-hung recalled yesterday how a Harry Potter book and Trotsky’s memoirs helped him during his week behind bars. “It was very quiet inside and I read four books in total, a Chinese science-fiction novel, given to me by an inmate …read more!

Today’s Daily Telegraph has a letter to the editor about publisher Emma Matthewson’s derrogatory use of “muggles”. Ms. Matthewson’s letter from 03/30 read: SIR – As the commissioning editor of the Harry Potter books, I was surprised to read your report (March 29). No deadline has ever been agreed or broken in respect of the …read more!

Those of you not familiar with the “wand order error” will want to read this article from Minnesota’s Fairmont Sentinel. Importantly, readers are told early and later reminded that Harry’s father died first, and then his mother as she huddled over the infant Harry, protecting him. Now, keeping in mind the order of their deaths, …read more!

The Sylvan Lane Shoppe has some AMAZING sculpted “Window” mugs, tumblers, and small candy jars from XPres. Some of these are incredibly detailed – I’m quite impressed.

A faithful reader emailed us this detailed, excellent piece of filming info. We hope more will follow in his path: I have a copy of ‘Gloucestershire Today’, which has an article about the filming in Gloucester Cathedral in February. I have tried to scan the images in but have problems with my scanner, so if …read more!

It looks like Mattel’s first Harry Potter figurines have hit stores. eBay has auctions for 3 different sets called “Classic Scenes”. These include: Hagrid’s Gift, The Chamber of Keys, and The Mirror of Erised. While the auctions themselves claim to be movie figurines, I believe this to be false. I don’t think the person auctioning …read more!

If you’re a music fan – don’t miss John William’s performance of some Harry Potter music at the July 31st Tanglewood on Parade performance. Tickets are available online.

Once again, Rames pointed me to this hilarious column by Chicago Sun-Times Columnist Richard Roeper in which he “accidently” mixes up rapper names with Harry Potter characters. Can you sort out which is which?.

Kidscreen reports on the upcoming Halloween costumes from Rubies: Historically, outfits tied to TV shows and feature films have garnered the most attention from retailers, says Richard Tinari, general sales manager at New Hyde Park, New York-based Rubies Costume. He adds that half of the company’s costume sales are based on entertainment licenses. Not surprisingly, …read more!

Another reader spotted this confirmation of the Harry Potter sequel in this week’s Sunday Mercury: Plans for a sequel to the big Harry Potter movie have been unveiled, even before The Philosopher’s Stone finishes shooting. A movie version of author JK Rowling’s second book, Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets, will begin filming in …read more!