DavisDVD.com is reporting tonight to have the first sneak look at the cover art for the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire DVD. While this looks like this is a real possibility, please note that this photo is rather grainy and hard to make out. We can not yet confirm if this is what …read more!

We told you about the autographed copy of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince that J.K. Rowling donated to be auctioned for the charity Peace Hospice. The auction closed today, and the winning bid was £4500 — that’s $7,965.45 according to today’s exchange rate. Congratulations to the winner, and thanks to Neil for the tip!

Well, after the events of Half-Blood Prince, it surely is hard to write this, but the calendar on JKRowling.com has been updated to wish a Happy Birthday to Severus Snape. Hiss! 😉

The Daily Record reports that Harry Potter will be one of the main themes of the annual science festival organized by Cambridge University. During the festival, which will run from March 15-26, “experts will examine weighty topics such as broomstick flight, the invisibility cloak and whether owls could deliver the mail.” Thanks, Diane!

The Age has a review of several audio books it considers ideal for family listening on long road trips, and (of course) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is high on their list. The article gives an in-depth review of Stephen Fry’s reading of the story, not just the story itself. For example: “Fry reads …read more!

Reuters is reporting that, according to industry sales tracker Nielsen BookScan, more copies of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince were sold the first day it was out than any other book sold in the country in all of 2005. According to sales figures released on Friday, 4.1 million copies of HBP were sold in …read more!

The British Board of Film Classification today posted their decisions on extras to be included on the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire DVD. Listed as “Full Frame, HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE DVD additional material” these included segments are : 14m 11s REFLECTIONS ON THE FOURTH FILM 10m 40s HE WHO …read more!

Earlier this week we told you about a poll on IMDb for the Best of 2005. Well, folks, the results are in and (once again) Harry and his fans have risen to the top! GoF was voted Best Picture (English Language), Best Family Movie and Best Popcorn (Most Entertaining) Movie. In second place were Daniel …read more!

PotterCast #20, our second and last installment of our call–in show, is now up and ready for download. Sorry for the delay, guys – bad internet connections strike again! Next week’s will be out on time, will be in regular PotterCast format and will feature – da da dum – the Muggle boys. For now, …read more!

Warner Home Video has announced that Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire will be released on HD DVD on April 11, 2006. GoF is one of 24 confirmed titles WHV is releasing on HD DVD from March 28-May 16, 2006. The release is timed in conjunction with the initial deliveries of HD DVD players.