While the final installment in the Harry Potter series has been formally released in 2007, many countries continue to receive new translations of the wildly popular series. The New York Times is reporting today “J.K. Rowling has agreed to donate the rights to the second book in the series, Harry Potter and the Chamber of …read more!

In the wake of a tragic accident that took part in pre-production for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Potter film producers will be improving on their safety standards. The Telegraph reminds us that David Holmes, stunt double for actor Dan Radcliffe (Harry), was seriously injured while rehearsing an aerial sequence, and subsequently …read more!

There is a new contest online sponsored by Matt Lewis fansite, LewisLovers.com, and JKRFan.com to win tickets to the upcoming Florida SuperCon event taking place this June in Miami. Actor Matt Lewis (Neville Longbottom) is slated to attend this convention, which brings together the fans of Comic Books, Anime, Animation, Cosplay, Fantasy, and Video Games …read more!

Last month, our Crafty Witches brought you their April Craft-Along Contest which asked you to create a Harry Potter themed egg out of the crafting material of your choice. After receiving many wonderful and creative entries, the winners of the Enchanted Eggs Contest are ready to be announced. They are: 1st Place – Death Eater …read more!

Happy Birthday wishes go out today to actress Jessie Cave, who is set to play the character of Lavender Brown in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince film. Miss Cave is celebrating her 22nd birthday today. Cheers to you, Jessie!

Construction continues at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Theme Park attraction underway in Orlando, Florida. Via this link you can now see new photos online today of work being done to the giant castle of Hogwarts, as well as the developing entrance way to the park. Thanks so much to Brian for emailing! The …read more!

Over the weekend we reported on the LA Times new preview of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince which contained a new still from the movie. WB sent us the high res version of Harry (Dan Radcliffe) and Professor Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) in a darkened home of Slughorn, which you can see here in our …read more!

The Telegraph is reporting tonight that author J. K. Rowling has been memorialized in a Lego mosaic at Legoland Windsor after a recent poll named the Harry Potter author as the “”ultimate hero” of the last ten years.” The Lego-fied tribute to Ms Rowling contains 48,000 “white, yellow and grey bricks,” and was constructed with …read more!

Amazon has updated their website to indicate the score to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince composed by Nicholas Hooper will be available for purchase on July 7th, 2009. With pre-orders currently available here in our Cauldron Shop, the CD is listed at $15.98 (USD), however no track listings are yet available, and we will …read more!

Two of our Book Clubs hosted over on the Leaky Lounge forums have opened up readings of two new books starting today. First up, our Harry Potter Book Club has now started their reading of the forth novel in author J. K. Rowling’s series, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Secondly, Jo’s Book Nook, …read more!