It has been reported in several places that Rupert Grint is up for the role of bumbling comic reporter Tintin in a Steven Spielberg film of the same name. There is no truth whatsoever to this rumor. Neither Rupert nor his agent have been approached – it’s idle speculation with several forces (Goblet of Fire …read more!

The Harry Potter convention Convention Alley – “panels, presentations and discussion of the J. K. Rowling series that has given us so much food for thought in the past few years” – is open for registration. To read the convention FAQ, please visit their registration page.

In an online Q&A, author Ursula Le Guin was asked for her opinion on JK Rowling’s writing style. Quote: “I have no great opinion of it. When so many adult critics were carrying on about the “incredible originality” of the first Harry Potter book, I read it to find out what the fuss was about, …read more!

From Daily Variety: That other stayer, “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” is finally showing its age, dropping 46% on the prior weekend to $ 11.1 million in 58 territories. Its overseas cume hit $ 591. 5 million and the worldwide tally peaked at $ 942.6 million, ranking as the third-highest …read more!

Neither candidate for the U.S. presidency Wesley (“I read 30 – 40 books a year”) Clark nor former candidate for the U.S. presidency Joseph (“I went through a big Dylan phase”) Lieberman could name J.K. Rowling as the author of the Harry Potter books when asked by VH1. (John Kerry was also given the quiz …read more!

Mugglenet has posted scans of the Disney article, including pictures of Honeydukes!

According to Amazon France, Prisoner of Azkaban will be 135 minutes long. Thanks, Winky, for the info.

Fifty-six young men were chosen to go on to the next round of tryouts for the role of Viktor Krum in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. More than 600 tried out. Thanks to Sarah for the tip!

Henry Jenkins at Technology Review has written a fascinating and very positive article about the educational merit of Harry Potter fan community publications like The Daily Prophet and fan fiction sites such as Fiction Alley and The Sugar Quill. Quote: “Many young fan writers aspire to professional writing careers; many are getting accepted into top …read more!

French HP site La Gazette du Sorcierhas obtained pics of the PoA Lego set (which were posted at one time and then taken off the web somehow). The pics include Azkaban, the Shrieking Shack, Buckbeak, Harry with the Marauder’s Map, and more! The pics are posted below just in case the site, which is already …read more!