We have a special report for you today: Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) spoke earlier at Oxford Union at Oxford University, and our correspondent Lorie (better known to PotterCast listeners as Asphodel Wormwood) was there to record the proceedings. She has sent us a report of the event, which includes many thoughtful and interesting tidbits from …read more!

Stephen Fry, narrator of the British Harry Potter audiobooks, is one of ten people nominated as Britain’s greatest living cultural icon on the BBC2 program, “The Culture Show.” The ten nominees selected through online voting also include playwright Alan Bennett, singers David Bowie and Kate Bush, actor Sir Michael Caine, Sir Paul McCartney, singer Morrissey, …read more!

Our partners at Accio Quote, the one-stop for J.K. Rowling quotes, have a find from all the way back in 2000 to share: an old and very rarely seen Web video of Stephen Fry interviewing J.K. Rowling on the occasion of book four’s release, now in our Harry Potter video gallery, in which J.K. Rowling …read more!

Earlier we reported to you that director Michael Hoffman was being considered as a director for the sixth Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: WB has just reasserted that this is untrue and no director has yet been chosen.

The American Library Aassociation announced that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” was voted the favorite book of teen readers in its annual “Teens’ Top Ten” poll. Over 5,000 votes cast online during Teen Read Week (October 15-21) were combined with results of a separate poll of teen book group members to determine the top …read more!

Our friends at the Quotes portion of the Floo Network have totally revamped their site: the two separate quote sites, the best and largest archive of J.K. Rowling quotes on the Web, are now all at Accio Quote, your one-stop for such things. You can now see interview and article highlights when you view by …read more!

Our 62nd episode of PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, is live: to listen, just hit the “Play” button on the right side of the page (—>), or use iTunes, or direct download. More notes: -This week’s Canon Conundrums: Will Dumbledore’s portrait help Harry in book seven? -Don’t forget to sign up for Phoenix Rising to …read more!

In honor of “Bonfire Night” (November 5), we have a brand new contest for you! Here are the details: Fred and George have been so busy making anti-Voldemort devices they completely forgot to make the fireworks for this years Bonfire Night celebration. The wizarding community is determined to show You-Know-Who they’re not cowed by his …read more!

Ralph Fiennes (Lord Voldemort) and Michael Gambon (Dumbledore) will headline the Sydney Festival in January 2007. As part of a collaboration with Ireland’s Gate Theatre, the acclaimed actors will take the stage in honor of Samuel Beckett’s centennary. Mr. Fiennes will perform a monologue dramatizing Beckett’s post-war novella “First Love,” and Mr. Gambon will reprise …read more!

We have told you in the past about rumors of directors being considered for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. There is a new one today, from Dark Horizons (via Access Hollywood): American Michael Hoffman, director of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Restoration” and “Soapdish.” The article says that “An official announcement is expected on the …read more!