Today (24th August) marks the birthday of our very own Ron Weasley, Rupert Grint, as well as Harry Potter audiobook reader, Stephen Fry! J.K. Rowling took to Twitter to wish them a happy birthday: Happy birthday to 3 wonderful people: @stephenfry, @HelenMilburn and Rupert Grint! ????? — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) 24 August 2016 Stephen Fry posted …read more!

UPDATE: J.K. Rowling more explicitly stated that she is indeed, working on Strike 4. However, given that it is getting later in the year, and her work on Fantastic Beasts and Cursed Child, fans probably shouldn’t expect a Strike novel in 2016. It is always exciting to hear that J.K. Rowling is writing, and we …read more!

This week, Pottermore revealed the newest ebooks to be released in the Potter-verse. Speaking to director of product, creative and content at Pottermore, Anna Rafferty, they discuss how the collections in the books were curated. The ebooks are actually compiled writings from Pottermore, with two of the books containing new, unpublished material from J.K. Rowling. One …read more!

We all know that J.K. Rowling has built the vast and wide wizarding world in her head. Today Pottermore.com announced that Rowling will be releasing three new eBooks about Hogwarts! We will finally know more about the happenings of the wizarding school we all long to attend. There will be in total three eBooks that …read more!

Entertainment Weekly’s Fall Movie Preview is not only a ‘magical’ double issue, but also features Fantastic Beasts’ Eddie Redmayne on the front cover! Redmayne is joined by three (labelled) beasties: an Occamy, a Thunderbird, and a Niffler, with the beautiful 1920’s New York City skyline and the MACUSA seal in the background: The release of Fantastic Beasts in November …read more!

On 26th June 2017, it will be the 20th anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, meaning that big celebrations are in the works!  Bloomsbury is the first to announce theirs: a year long campaign, special anniversary edition books and co-hosting an exhibition from The British Library! Special anniversary editions of The Philosopher’s …read more!

It felt like old times. There were midnight release parties. People dressed in costumes lining up for a new Harry Potter story. Many of us stayed up until the early hours of July 31st reading every line of the eighth Harry Potter story. While we have been gifted this sequel it may be our last Harry …read more!

Remember back when J.K. Rowling said that there were always seven books planned, and only seven books, and Harry Potter novels were 100% done…BUT “never say never” on returning to Harry’s story? Then we got a play of the 8th story nine years later. Welcome back the land of ambiguity of whether or not Harry …read more!

Not only are we celebrating the release of the eighth story, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, but today also marks two very special birthdays in the muggle and wizarding worlds: It’s J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter’s birthdays, of course! Cursed Child celebrations went on through the night, just like old times. Pottermore covered the midnight celebrations from …read more!

Today is the day. This is not a drill. Today is the first time in nine years that Harry Potter fans get a full Harry Potter story (in the form of a play) about the Trio and the rest of the gang as adults, 19 years later. WHO ISN’T EXCITED? All the excitement, all the …read more!