Some new promotional photos from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire have surfaced, which you can see here. They include some great shots of some of the less prominent characters, including Seamus, Padma, Mr. Crouch, Crabbe and an especially gorgeous one of Angelina Johnson. There are also terrific shots of Neville, Ginny in her …read more!

In response to many of your inquiries yesterday, we asked a representative if Jo Rowling was aware of the coincidence that she had once written Evanna Lynch, the new Luna Lovegood, a response regarding her low hopes of being cast as Luna because she was from Termonfeckin (Ms. Lynch’s mom said the response read, “Don’t …read more!

At this link, at about 44:37 minutes in, you can hear an interview with the mom and sister of recently cast Evanna Lynch, who was recently cast as play Luna Lovegood. Some bits: -She has read each book at least six or seven times; her mom says she is ‘absolutely obsessed’ -Bodyguards were placed at …read more!

The spew – that is, S.P.E.W. – shirts that Leaky readers designed are here! You can get them in hoodies, adult tees, kids’ tees and women’s fitted tees sizes. Last year, you all created an “I Solemnly Swear” shirt with a WB rep in our Cauldron Shop forum that was so popular it sold out …read more!

As we have been reporting, speculation about Gary Oldman’s involvement (or lack thereof) in OotP has been running rampant lately. Although the actor has not signed a contract yet, negotiations are continuing. This led to wide concern that Mr. Oldman would not be returning and the part of Sirius Black would have to be recast. …read more!

PotterCast #26 is now available for download – Happy Valentine’s Day! In this show: -It’s our Valentine’s Day episode! Your called-in Valentine’s, your ‘ships, your song parodies and lots of love talk in a show so gooey it drips out of the screen (yech). -John corrects Sue and Melissa in HP Trivia -The world therefore …read more!

Roses are red Violets are blue We hope this day Is happy for you All right, cornfest aside, have a wonderful, lovey-dovey (or, in the absence of lovey-dovey, cool and relaxing) Valentine’s Day. As John Noe says, we love you all, individually.

If you missed Ralph Fiennes’ one-hour interview on Inside the Actors’ Studio (or if our transcript of the Voldmort section of the interview wasn’t enough for you) you have another chance to catch it this Saturday, February 18 at 3:00 p.m. ET on Bravo. A list of the next month’s guests on the program may …read more!

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire will be released on DVD in India on April 5, 2006, in China on February 20, 2006 and in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Xiamen on February 18, 2006. Thanks to Pratik and magicleagueonline.

We’re happy to announce that our next “LeakyMug Live” podcast is officially set for July 29 at a tentative 6:30 p.m. start time, at the JW Marriott in Las Vegas, Nevada. Attendees who are registered for Lumos 2006 will be given seating preference at the event. Registration is very close to being sold out, so …read more!