As part of the buildup to the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Amazon.com has now launched a new contest for young Harry Potter fans under the age of 18 to submit videos reflecting on their love of the Harry Potter series. According to their press release, “ten entrants will be selected as …read more!

Several years ago we told you about a young Harry Potter fan by the name of Katie O’Brien who lost her battle against leukemia. Her longtime friends at Fiction Alley set up a memorial scholarship fund in her honor and applications for the 2007-2008 Katie O’Brien Scholarships for Writing, Art and Community Service are due …read more!

There are several new trailers online now for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix video game from Electronic Arts. A few days ago we showed you the one for the Wii; we now one for the Playstation 3 that is similar yet has new footage including Umbridge and the Centaurs, the …read more!

The July issue of Empire Magazine has a new feature on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. While there are no new photos, there are new quotes from some of the cast including Dan Radcliffe Imelda Staunton and Evanna Lynch, as well as insights from director David Yates and producer David Heyman, who …read more!

As a follow up to the big news that author J.K. Rowling will be reading from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at the release of the novel midnight July 21 at the Natural History Museum in London, England, UK publishers Bloomsbury US publishers Scholastic, and UPDATE Canadian publishers Raincoast have now released more information …read more!

J.K. Rowling has updated her website with news regarding a book signing for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on July 21. Our favorite author has announced a new contest for fans to attend this moonlight signing of copies of the last Harry Potter book the night of the release where she will also read …read more!

MTV.com has an article online covering Phoenix Rising, the Harry Potter conference that took place this past weekend in New Orleans. Fans came from around the country to experience the panels, Masquerade Ball, wizard rock and even live Quidditch games that took place beside the Mississippi River. An excellent video of this Quidditch game in …read more!

In the second preview of our full OOTP set report, John, Andrew and I visit the Atrium, Room of Requirement, Great Hall and court room sets at Leavesden Studios! Listen in as we give you guys the inside scoop…everything from the architecture of the Room of Requirement to what’s etched onto the tables in the …read more!

Following in the footsteps, literally, of dozens of Hollywood’s great icons, actors Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) and Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) will be honored in a “Hand, Foot and Wand-print” ceremony in Los Angeles this summer. Placing their hands, feet and wands in cement in the forecourt of the world-famous Grauman’s …read more!

Courtesy of the big Wizarding Wireless Headquarters (read: Warner Brothers), we now have not one,not three, but SIX, yes that’s right, six new television ads for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. These spots contain new footage, new muisc, and yes, this editor is very happy about the narrator in spot number five …read more!