You’ll notice that with the creation of our new Floo Network comes a new set of domains. First, the Harry Potter Lexicon has acquired a new domain name – http://www.hp-lexicon.org. You can now find Quick Quotes at http://www.quick-quote-quill.org and the Hogwarts Galleries at http://www.hogwarts-gallery.org. Be sure to change your links and bookmarks!

As many may remember, when Jim Dale read Goblet of Fire, he had claimed to have done 125 different voices. Well, in the recent Wall Street Journal article he says he’s done 134. In fact, his Web site has recently been updated to mention the same as well. So what? Well if you think about …read more!

I received an email this morning from a producer of a National Weekend Morning News show who is looking for some people to be in a segment to air the morning of Saturday, June 21st across the US. He is looking for two things: I wonder if you know of any Harry Potter events planned …read more!

Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal contained an article on the audio book version of OotP. You must subscribe to the WSJ to view the article there, but here are some of the relevant quotes. The recorded book lasts 26 hours and 30 minutes — the sports equivalent of attending more than nine Major League Baseball games. …read more!

Ananova reports that tomorrow night’s television program “The Importance of Being Morrissey” will feature an interview given by JK Rowling about her favorite singer. The show will air on Channel 4 in the UK, at 11:15pm.

There are a few HP school sweaters for sale on eBay. Also, TM Athletics will apparently custom make Hogwarts House sweaters (email [email protected], attention Jim Hopkins, for more details). Thanks to Lady Midori for the information.

Sotheby’s has announced intentions to auction more first-edition Potters. The details as they provide them are: 455 Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Bloomsbury, 1997 8vo, FIRST EDITION, original pictorial boards, erased ownership marks on front paste-down, head and foot of spine bumped, corners slightly chipped, publisher’s binding faults There are two raised …read more!

Yahoo France reports that the French translation of book five will be available on December 3, 2003. The translation will be done by Jean-François Ménard, who translated the first four books.

CBS news reports that “author J.K. Rowlings’ Harry Potter books are some of the most frequently pirated in the world.” The article briefly discusses the impact of book piracy on the publishing industry and the world.

Happy 40th birthday to Jason Isaacs! Perhaps we shouldn’t look forward to more Lucius Malfoy – but bring back the cane and bow! For those who are interested, gloomygus.org is celebrating with a charity drive for the Make a Wish Foundation.