As JK Rowling.com reminds us, today (Sept. 19 in the UK) is Hermione Granger’s birthday.

Welcome to the new/old TLC, folks. You’ll notice we’re back to using our graphics page; we’re hoping to give it a test run and make sure the shiny new server doesn’t blow up because of it. For those who prefer it, the text page is still accessible (and updated simultaneously) via a link on the …read more!

If you click the gum wrapper between the notepad and dreggy teacup (right below a recently-placed marble – perhaps Remembrall? – that sits next to the pen cup) on J.K. Rowling’s desk on JKRowling.com, you’ll find a new section called called Rubbish Bin. As JKR explains it: “It is inevitable that amongst all the who-knows-how-many …read more!

Yesterday Mugglenet posted that two of their readers who attended the Edinburgh Book Festival reported to them that J.K. Rowling revealed in private conversation that Hagrid is not the Half-Blood Prince. We’ve been able to confirm through a separate source that we trust, that at least one of those readers was definitely at the event. …read more!

As you’ve no doubt read by now, Jamie Waylett (a.k.a. Vincent Crabbe) was in the States this week for a little vacation. He asked us to tell you all that he WILL answer the rest of the questions you all sent in on the “Jamie Waylett Answers Your Questions” posts very soon. It’s been a …read more!

DevonMurray.net, the official site for the actor who plays Seamus in the HP films, is now open. (It has been open for a while, but has gone unreported until now.) Enjoy! Also, we will soon debut our lengthy interview with the young actor, which was done in May and forced aside by the movie release …read more!

The Lexicon crew has updated the Floo Network main page (please note that this link is a temporary change from its normal link, as server switchovers have crimped some of our access points).

According to the BBC, a two-legged dog who has learned to walk upright on his hindquarters may get a shot at canine stardom by appearing in GoF. Faith’s owners in Oklahoma City in the US believe the part could involve her appearing as the result of a spell. … But the Stringfellow family said British …read more!

This Novinite article says WB director Mike Newell may be trying to keep actor Stanislav Ianevski‘s mug hidden to amp publicity: “Fans however can only guess as to what Ianevski looks like. All my efforts to obtain more information about Stanislav Ianevski have come to nothing, says Victor Bozhinov, the Bulgarian producer who was in …read more!

This entry has been moved down to soleley the extended version, because the article that prompted it turned out to be old. Heh. No worries, guys! I don’t think I was wearing my glasses today, is all; when we get a few emails about a topic it usually means the article was posted today, so …read more!