That’s what that Daily Mail says today: HARRY Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed he will never again play the schoolboy wizard. The 13-year-old actor said he wants to concentrate on his GCSE studies. Daniel’s decision means he will not be involved with the fourth film of the series. He is currently filming the third …read more!

The Times of London has an article about the book extract (SPOILER WARNING), in which this TLC editor is mortified because out of an in-depth 600-word email analyzing fan reaction to the clip and a 10 minute conversation discussing various plot twists…her saying “oh my god” twice is pointed out and exclamation-point-isized. I promise there …read more!

AJC reporter Phil Kloer takes a look at racial undertones in the Potter series.

It seems even in Wales the boy wizard is causing price wars.

Highland News has a great update on the filming of Azkaban including information on Buckbeak.

We mentioned this earlier in the week, but we didn’t say who it was for. Well, NBC’s “Weekend Today” show is still looking for die hard fans for their segment. They’re looking for more adult fans than young’uns. If you know ANY diehard fans who dress up on a regular basis (cosplay? just for fun) …read more!

Mr. Dale just sent us an email announcing this great honor. In the 2003 Royal Birthday Honours List, Queen Elizabeth II will honour Jim Dale with an MBE Award – Member in the Order of the British Empire. Quite fitting since he’s recently finished reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in the …read more!

Here’s a great article that looks at all the books ABOUT the Harry Potter series.

Thanks to readers who sent us this interesting bit of number analysis done by Entertainment Weekly: 192 MILLION: Estimated worldwide sales of the four previous Potter books. 8.5 MILLION: Number of first-print copies of Phoenix set to go on sale June 21. $3-5 MILLION: Amount spent by marketing Muggles on the publicity of Phoenix. 1.3 …read more!

CBBC Newsround has done a bit of a roundup of Harry Potter events all over the UK.