The South Florida Sun-Sentinal wonders: Will Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone roar past the Lion King and sink the Titanic to become the top-selling video ever? That depends on how many fans of the boy wizard grab up copies of the Harry Potter VHS videos and DVDs when they become available for sale and …read more!

From Jam! Showbiz comes this report on the oftentimes conflicting schedules on the set of “Chamber of Secrets”: Near the town of Watford, at isolated Leavesden Studios two weeks ago, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) was getting dressed down by Prof. McGonigall (Maggie Smith) for performing an unsanctioned act of petrification. Next stop: The office of …read more!

From StockHouse USA: “Amazon.com announced today that the company has already received more than 100,000 pre-orders for the DVD of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, making it the biggest DVD pre-order in Amazon.com’s history.” Newsday reports that if you want to be among the first to own Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, you …read more!

Richard Sliwa has added a new page to his Harry Potter site, where he makes a direct comparison between the widescreen and “full screen” versions of the DVDs. From This is Gloucestershire: “A very special letter has arrived at the Tuffley home of little Charlotte Norridge – straight from the set of the Harry Potter …read more!

I reported this to Dark Horizons roughly ten days ago (for most of you), I forgot to post it, but it’s details about another book-to-movie that could give “Harry” a run for his money: A while back Miramax bought the rights to Eoin Cofler’s novel about a 12 year old criminal, and at a book …read more!

Two upcoming events for zoos in the UK: At the London Zoo, from June 1 to June 9, 2002; Senior officials at the ministry of magic have received reports that a second congregation of witches and wizards is expected in the London Zoo area shortly. Word on the enchanted street is that London Zoo is …read more!

Box Office Mojo has a comparison of how “Harry Potter” and “The Lord of the Rings” did at the international box office. Check it out, the results may surprise you. Electronic Arts has released new stills of the upcoming “Chamber of Secrets” game for the Xbox. The game will also be available on the PC, …read more!

Dark Horizons reports that the trailer for Chamber of Secrets may be attached to the upcoming Scooby Doo movie. Select Blockbuster stores celebrate the video and DVD release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone with midnight and morning events. A Fort Smith, Arkansas, school board has delayed their decision on possibly banning the Harry …read more!

JK Rowling, being as caring as she is, sent a small gift and hand written note to a girl who underwent a heart transplant. Abbey Cape was given two weeks to live after a virus attacked her heart, leaving just eight per cent of it able to function. But the youngster is now making a …read more!

Media Week has posted a very funny and somewhat satirical account of all the media hoopla surrounding the release of Book 5. (Note: The article is intended for mature readers, due to language content.) A recent AP story out of London shocked and saddened the world — and even Media Person — when it revealed …read more!