The leading German freemail service GMX sent out a virus warning with the following HP reference, translated by our reader Sophie Banshee: There is only one defense against that much scurviness, the one also Mad-Eye Moody urges his “Defense against the Dark Arts” class in the 4th volume of Harry Potter to: “CONSTANT VIGILANCE!”

MuggleNet has found skins and furniture for the popular game The Sims. You can be Harry or Hermione and recreate the Gryffindor Common Room.

The Brazilian publication “O Estado de São Paulo” has an exclusive interview with Alfred Enoch, playing Dean Thomas in the movie, titled “The Wizard Who Likes Feijoada” (Thanks to Juliana Guariente for the article and below translation). Estadinho Newspaper COVER: Dean Thomas gives a break from the school of magic to spend his vacation on …read more!

PoJo.com has a phenomenal site dedicated to the Harry Potter Trading Card Game. They also have a walkthrough of a sample game and a list of all the cards in the Base Set. Enjoy.

Warner Bros. has sent the following email to those on the mailing list for the Official Site: You are cordially invited to celebrate Harry Potter’s birthday on Tuesday, July 31st at the LIVE taping of “The CBS Early Show” in New York City! If you happen to be in the New York area, please join …read more!

It’s definitely the day for Harry Potter TCG news. Wizards of the Coast (WOTC) also informed me to keep an eye out for special tips and added information in Scrye and InQuest Gamer trading card game magazines. I was also told that you’ll see a lot more spells, potions, and creatures in WOTC’s trading card …read more!

I checked in with Wizards of the Coast after receiving a Harry Potter TCG “staarter set” from an anonymous benefactor and was given this link to a “Demo Tour” of the game. Throughout the month of August, you can go to selected “Game Keeper” stores and try your hand at the Harry Potter TCG where …read more!

I just received an advance “starter set” of the Wizards of the Coast Harry Potter Trading Card Game (TCG) from an anonymous source. I just finished flipping through the two decks and am very impressed. The artwork is unique and created by several different individuals drawing from their own artistic talents. There’s no sign of …read more!

Several readers emailed us, that they believe Emma Chambers might be up for the part of Professor Trelawney in “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.” Apparently she was doing a sort of interview in a London book shop, where she told the audience that “she had been approached about playing a humouros role in …read more!

Hasbro Inc, the second-largest toymaker in the USA is hurt by weak sales of its Pokemon and Furby lines, but expects business to pick up in the coming months. CEO Alan Hassenfeld said that Hasbro has received strong pre-orders for its Harry Potter trading card game (by it’s Wizards of the Coast subsidiary), which will …read more!