Electronic Arts has a trailer up for their new Prisoner of Azkaban game. It looks exciting, but it also looks like the game will contain some spoilers for the film. Thanks to Marvolo for the tip!

A TLC Exclusive! I wandered into my friendly neighborhood Target today in search of Harry Potter action figures, which are officially set for release tomorrow, and I was not disapointed! Not only did I find the new Dementor and Werewolf action figures, as well as the new Deluxe!Magnetic!Quidditch!Harry and a Zonko’s Joke Wand (with 25 …read more!

This editor is pleased to note that she is currently enjoying one of the sweets from her package of four Ice Mice – surprisingly, they are not minty or icy, but rather, vaguely berry flavoured. This particular package came from Toys R Us, but many online stores, and “bricks & mortar” shops like Dylan’s Candy …read more!

HPANA has uploaded a number of high res images from the PoA posterbook – remember that since the images are of such good quality, they may take a while to load, especially if you’re on a dial-up.

Glasgow’s Herlad reports that J.K. Rowling has joined in the request that German authorities offer asylum to the four children of the Ay family who were held in a former Scots jail for more than a year. The article writes: The four Ay children, now aged between nine and 15, and their mother were kept …read more!

Various Australian papers ran articles recently about organized trips to the UK to visit movie locations. The Shepparton News writes, “Movie buffs can visit the sites of some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters with a film location vacation in the United Kingdom…. A Movie Map brochure, produced by Visit Britain, is all you need to take …read more!

Variety reports that the PoA preview that will cap off the May 9 ABC (US) broadcast of ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ will not be ten minutes of the film, but rather, ten minutes of clips and interviews.

Amazon has a bunch of new toys available for preorder; they’re set to ship in the next week. You can see the “deluxe” Lupin, Dementor, a Draco, Harry & Buckbeak set, Quidditch!Harry, a Harry, Sirius, Padfoot & Dementor set, a Harry/Hermione/Ron + Crookshanks and Scabbers set, a Harry, Lupin & Werewolf set, amd a few …read more!

The Ouch! section of the BBC’s website has an article focusing on fanfics about characters with disabilities. Reporter Christina Papamichael writes about how fanfic authors, including those with disabilities including cerebral palsy and neuromuscular diseases, use creative writingto explore how witches and wizards deal with physical challenges, and the ways those challenges impact their “self-image, …read more!

Yet another UK poll, this time the BBC Parenting Magazine survey, surveyed 8000 Brits to find the “perfect family members.” Harry Potter just beat Bart Simpson for the “ideal child” spot, and the CBBC’s website has followed it up with a survey for kids to vote for who they’d consider an ideal brother or sister. …read more!