Reader Milja sent us this better quality pic of Harry with the diary in CoS. It’s from the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet. Thanks Milja!

I just read the article Rhiannon linked to below about Wicca and Harry Potter and I have to say – it isn’t often that someone sums up the heart of the Paganism/Harry Potter debate in a few words, but it happens in this article, so I want to reprint it here. “It’s not a cult …read more!

The HP Intayside site points us to this article entitled “A witch’s perspective on spirtuality and Harry Potter.” Having finally been handed a movie that can fly in the same stratosphere as the top-selling videos of all time, Warner Bros. is conjuring all its magic marketing spells — and digging deep into its pocketbook. Harry …read more!

Empire Online has a great little interview with Jason Isaacs about his previously confirmed casting as Lucius Malfoy. Isaacs talks about being hated by children the world over, it’s a great read.

More on the DVD! Access Hollywood showed very brief flashes of the unseen footage – Neville in Leg-Lock curse (perhaps now we’ll get to see all the stuff from the book they cut for time? For instance, in the scene where Petunia is taking a picture of Dudley, he’s by the fireplace and in his …read more!

More news on the release of Harry Potter on video and DVD from Sign On San Diego. Also, website The Digital Bits has a scan of the DVD cover along with a picture of the main menu screen. Local entrepreneurs are hoping that the cinematic escapades of Harry Potter and the assorted rival wizards of …read more!

You may now cast your vote for the Orange Film of the Year. Voting closes midnight 21 February 2002. Harry Potter will take center stage Thursday as the Lapeer (Michigan) Board of Education considers using the popular books as an eighth-grade supplemental reading selection. The discussion promises to be the third straight meeting during which …read more!

A little more info on the DVD: Available in both Fullscreen and Widescreen I got a little sneak peek of the never-before-seen-footage: I saw flashes of Hagrid and Harry on the tube, Petunia cooking, Petunia taking a picture of Dudley. Quidditch lesson includes original quidditch montage with footage of Harry and Oliver Wood (Biggerstaff fans, …read more!

Reader Lara writes us with more DVD news! It’s official. Warner Home Video has just announced the DVD release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone for May 28th. The disc will be available in 2 versions – anamorphic widescreen and full frame (SRP $26.99 each). Each will be a 2-disc special edition, containing the …read more!

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is working unprecedented magic at Chinese cinemas. Warner Bros. estimates the film grossed $2 million (1.4 million pounds) on 200 prints over the first five days of official release (January 30-February 3), an impressive sum for a foreign movie in China. Rupert Grint’s new film Thunderpants will be released …read more!