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CBBC Newsround has announced three new Goblet of Fire cast members: Shefali Chowdhury will play Parvati Patil; Afshan Azad will play her sister, Padma; and Angelica Mandy will play Fleur Delacour’s younger sister, Gabrielle. Angelica appears in this year’s Vanity Fair. Photos will follow, and thanks to Carly for the link!

HPANA has posted an interview with Harry Potter actor Jamie Waylett, in which he talks about acting, getting recognized, and what we hopefully have to look forward to on the Prisoner of Azkaban DVD: – there is a scene with Devon [Murray; Seamus Finnigan] in Lupin’s class where Dracula (his boggart) takes off his cape …read more!

Happy birthday wishes to director, producer, and really nice guy Chris Columbus. Thanks to HarryLatino for the reminder.

According to the BBC, a two-legged dog who has learned to walk upright on his hindquarters may get a shot at canine stardom by appearing in GoF. Faith’s owners in Oklahoma City in the US believe the part could involve her appearing as the result of a spell. … But the Stringfellow family said British …read more!

This Novinite article says WB director Mike Newell may be trying to keep actor Stanislav Ianevski‘s mug hidden to amp publicity: “Fans however can only guess as to what Ianevski looks like. All my efforts to obtain more information about Stanislav Ianevski have come to nothing, says Victor Bozhinov, the Bulgarian producer who was in …read more!

Cinesite, a company which does visual effects for films, has this feature on their website about the work they did for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. “The huge 1/24 scale model of the Hogwarts exterior was expanded by around 40%. Under the Production Design of Stuart Craig and Model Unit Art Direction of …read more!

This entry has been moved down to soleley the extended version, because the article that prompted it turned out to be old. Heh. No worries, guys! I don’t think I was wearing my glasses today, is all; when we get a few emails about a topic it usually means the article was posted today, so …read more!

Thanks to reader Katie, who sent us this late-July Comic Con interview taken by and up at fan site “Shur’tugal” (I hope I did that right) with young Eragon author Christopher Paolini, in which the 20-year-old scribe speaks of his love for Potter: Kari: Have you read the Harry Potter books? If so, what’s your …read more!

Witching Hour, the HP convention that will take place in 2005 in Salem, Mass., has announced its latest featured speaker, award-winning children’s literature author and essayist John Cech. Mr. Cech has judged the New York Times’ Best Illustrated Books of the Year and has served on the nominating committee for the American nominees for the …read more!