A breakdown of the deleted scenes which will be included on the Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets DVD has been released by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). With running times included, the list reads: 00:03:11:16 | 2 – LUCIUS LIQUIDATES 00:00:22:19 | 3 – HARASSED HARRY 00:00:27:17 | 4 – JOYRIDE …read more!

Bloomsbury has announced a contest for kids under 16 to have a go at putting their ideas for the Order of the Phoenix cover onto paper (or, alternatively, an electronic file). The winner and two runners up will have their designs posted up on the Bloomsbury website and will each receive a Bloomsbury Children’s Books …read more!

Thanks Nikol, for pointing out that the official site has updated with a preview of the DVD – here’s the breakdown: Real Player Large Medium Small Windows Media Large Medium Small

Hey, if anyone reading this knows Jenna from the Unofficial Harry Potter Fan Club, or is Jenna from UHPFC, please drop us an email with info on how to get in touch. It’s important – but in a very good way, we promise! (You can also mail me privately if you’d rather only one person …read more!

The DVD and VHS versions of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets are available for preorder from Amazon.com.

Amazon.com Inc.’s German unit has been ordered by a local court to stop advertising that it will sell the latest Harry Potter book at a discount because it harms competition. The ruling of the Hamburg court followed a complaint by German book publisher Carlsen Verlag Gmbh, which owns the German rights to the English-language version …read more!

The BBC News reports that Kenneth Branagh has won the London Film Critics’ Circle best British supporting actor award for his role in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. (Read more at the link).

Comic Relief Day is just around the corner and in conjunction with the launch, and the report (see below) about the French & Saunders parody of the Harry Potter films, JKR appeared at the launch with a red streak in her hair and a bright red nose. Gabrielle let us know that a bit of …read more!

Rex Features has posted additional pictures of Daniel Radcliffe on the PoA set. (Thank you to Jennifer for the link.)

WireImage has more pictures of Dan on the set of PoA, presumably just after he’s fled Privet Drive. Thanks to Mike of www.ultimatekc.com for the links!