Chris Rankin (Percy Weasley) is going to be appearing in a web chat and answering questions live on Thursday 10 June for an hour, starting at seven p.m., UK Summer Time. The chat is hosted by the BBC. They’ve also posted an interview with Chris as well.

The soundtrack for PoA is now available on iTunes (that link will only work if you have the iTunes player installed). The whole soundtrack is available for $9.99, and the individual songs are at 99 cents each. However, you don’t get the neat add-ons that come with the CD if you purchase it in a …read more!

The New York Post reports that producer David Heyman spoke yesterday of the inevitability that the young HP stars will outgrow their roles. “There will come a point when one, two, or all three of them will move on,” he said. “I don’t know when that will be – with the fifth, sixth or seventh …read more!

The Guardian has created a page where they’re going to post all their Potter links; they already have a collection of images (which I think we’ve already seen) and a quiz. Also, The Scotsman has a compilation of reviews from around the world, summarized in one article. Raves are coming in from many corners (although …read more!

ArtSmart is hosting a Harry Potter-themed scavenger hunt at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art on June 5, starting at ten in the morning, and running for about two hours. The event is geared for kids ages four to twelve and their parents. Families are given trivia questions that will direct them through the …read more!

Today’s Boldface Names column in the New York Times featured the cast of PoA, with Joyce Wadler’s red carpet interviews. The article “fanfics” Book 72, where Harry is 86 and living at the Hogwarts Assisted Living Facility, and Book Three with a reference to “Girls Gone Wild” videos, then quotes the actors and directors about …read more!

Yahoo!Messenger has added a Prisoner of Azkaban IMvironment, which should be up here later today. For now, you can download it via Yahoo Messenger’s INSIDER page, which pops up when you launch the Y!M program. Special thanks to Kristin and Lozzy who discovered that if you type in the first or full names of the …read more!

We are putting a stop on ticket sales. We’re too close to 600 to feel comfortable selling any more via PayPal right now, although we’re working on a way to tally what we’ve sold so far, and we may put a dozen or two on sale on June 1, if it turns out that we …read more!

The BBC has confirmed with warnerbrothers that Madame Maxime will be played by 1970s sitcom star Frances de la Tour (images), while Mad-Eye Moody will be played by Brendan Gleeson (images), most recently known for his work as in Troy, as Orlando Bloom’s character’s bitter rival.

Our transcript from the quickie interviews on today’s (yesterday’s?) red carpet has been uploaded. These things are very fast and very to the point, so I’ve cut out some of the waffling around and side comments – you’ll see that in the eventual video. The news that came out of it: Columbus is committed to …read more!