Daniel Radcliffe Rocks has an image of the lock of hair that Dan Radcliffe has donated for Comic Relief’s auction, and Wella’s press release about the event. As of yesterday, the lock was going for 700 pounds, although the bidprice could go up. We’ll try to keep you posted as to whether the eventual winner …read more!

The CBBC has uploaded about a dozen images of the Knight Bus filming, including some great pics of Ernie and Stan, in costume.

Hey folks – we have a nice big picture of Jimmy Gardner AKA the future Ernie Prang. I’m impressed – click the image for full size.

Thanks Carly, for this article from This is Wildshire that says actor Jimmy Gardner will be playing Ernie Prang in PoA. Gardner, who will be 79, in August will be appearing in the third Harry Potter film, the Prisoner of Azkaban, which is currently being filmed. He will be the driver of the triple-decker Knight …read more!

Thanks to our reader Ian, we’ve got some more pics of the Knight Bus, from filming at Borough Market – and what is confirmed as the first pic of Stan Shunpike. Check it out. Stan Shunpike The Knight Bus during the day The Knight Bus at night Knight Bus at night (2) Daniel Radcliffe (?) …read more!

A release from the Government News Network [UK] reports that both parents and children alike say the “Harry Potter” books are their favourite read, as indicated by research from the Department for Education and Skills’ ‘Get On’ campaign.

Hoover’s Online reports that a group of national free speech associations and children’s author Judy Blume have filed a brief in federal court in support of a lawsuit that aims to put Harry Potter books back on a school library’s shelf.

Website Dark Horizons said today that “despite her not being cast as yet, the character of Prof. Trelawney is indeed in [Prisoner of Azkaban] and should be filled soon.”

Percent of children who say the best book series is Harry Potter: 58 Percent who say it’s Lord of the Rings: 29 Amount an unidentified American paid at a charity auction for 93 words handwritten by author J.K. Rowling that hint at the plot of her fifth Harry Potter book: $45,314 Number of books that …read more!

A Russian politician has changed his name. “Harry Ivanovich Potter” claims that he will run for governor in the Ural mountain Sverdlovsk region, according to this report from BBC News. Another version of the story can be found at ABC News. Quote: “Archbishop Vikenty of Yekaterinburg said of the attempt to use the character’s name …read more!