Sports Illustrated.com is running a column featuring pre-match analysis of the “upcoming” 422nd Quidditch World Cup, in which Ireland will face off against Bulgaria. The two teams’ strengths and weaknesses are discussed, and the coaches’ styles are compared. Columnist Jonah Freedman goes out on a limb and predicts the final score of the game — …read more!

So, you’re all seeing Goblet of Fire right now, and we want to hear about it – we want to play YOUR review on our next PotterCast. Here’s what you do: Call us, and leave a voicemail with your name, where you’re from and a NO LONGER THAN ONE MINUTE review of Goblet of Fire. …read more!

Hi all! Just a quick note to say Happy Goblet Day – the film is out and we hope you’re all enjoying the heck out of yourselves. I’ve seen it twice and it got even better the second time. So, go, report back in our forums, and have fun! Those of you going to the …read more!

Just a few reminders about GOFIMAX tomorrow: Ft Lauderdale, Lansing and Grand Rapids are, like New York City, now sold out. Glasgow and Houston still have tickets available. Steve Vander Ark will be at the IMAX Theatre at Celebration! Cinema in Grand Rapids for the 1:00 pm show. The show is sold out, but if …read more!

A number of national and local papers and websites published their reviews of GoF today, and we have a selection of them here for you. The Irish Times gave the film three stars, which is “worth a look.” “Goblet of Fire will prove hard work for those viewers not steeped in Potter lore. Watching this …read more!

The BBC has published a long interview with Afshan Azad and Shefali Chowdhury, who play the Patil twins in Goblet. The actors talk about their experience at the London Premiere, fan encounters, auditioning, the Yule Ball, and more! Read the article here.

Cauldron Shop update here for you, and there’s lots of new stuff: Firstly, WB has an exclusive Durmstrang Bag that’s selling out quickly. Also new in the shop: HP Adult Seeker Cap Special edition watches: Merpeople, TriWizard Tournament, Girls, Light-Up Fire-Breathing Dragon A Flying Hedwig Pendant from Noble A host of new shirts, including 9 …read more!

We’ve uploaded our video of the red carpet interviews and arrivals from the world premiere of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on Nov. 6, 2005, in London, England. See it here! TLC’ers Nick Poulden and Lori Damarell are responsible for this one, as are our friends at MuggleNet for some of the interviews. …read more!

News agency AFP is running a story outlining the positions of the proponents and the critics of the use of magic in the Harry Potter books and films. One camp, represented by Christian preacher Steve Wohlberg asserts that the stories “[present] really evil, versus greater evil, it is not really good versus evil. The Harry …read more!

Our own John Noe has been featured today in the Toledo Free Press about hs premiere experience this weekend: “It was exciting to meet Dan Radcliffe, who plays Harry Potter,” Noe said the day after the premiere. “Just because, obviously, he’s the big cheese of the whole thing. But it was actually most interesting for …read more!