Dr Beatrice Groves – Research Fellow in Renaissance English at the University of Oxford – possesses all necessary traits of what one might call a complete and utter Potter expert. Focusing her research on early modern literature and drama (Shakespeare in particular), Groves recently published Literary Allusion In Harry Potter: a book exploring J.K. Rowling’s references to famous Western literary canon throughout …read more!

Today we celebrate Warwick Davis’ 48th birthday–and what a splendid 48 years it’s been! Within the Harry Potter fandom Davis is most well-known for playing multiple characters in the wizarding world: a Goblin bank teller at Gringotts, Professor Filius Flitwick and, later, the duplicitous goblin Griphook. He played each with appropriate humor, seriousness and aplomb–as …read more!

It has been an epic week in the Potterverse! We celebrated the Boy Who Lived in spectacular fashion at Universal Orlando Resort where we saw exclusive footage of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, learned of Harry Potter: The Exhibition’s move to Milan, and saw a demonstration of the soon-to-be-released Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery roleplay …read more!

It’s been a big week for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child! Pottermore released a behind-the-scenes video featuring costume designer Katrina Lindsay and Cursed Child cast members. A Celebration of Harry Potter event at Universal Orlando Resort unveiled video messages from the London cast, still enjoying a successful run in the West End; the Broadway …read more!

As many Potter fans will surely know, during a 2007 appearance at Carnegie Hall, J.K. Rowling revealed that she had always seen Dumbledore as a gay character: “I always thought of Dumbledore as gay. Dumbledore fell in love with Grindelwald, and that added to his horror when Grindelwald showed himself to be what he was.” The …read more!

This summer, Harry Potter: The Exhibition will open its doors to fans in Fabbrica del Vapore (Milan, Italy), showing off thousands of props, costumes and creatures from the Harry Potter films. The exhibition has had huge success since its premiere in Chicago, receiving over 4 million visitors, and visiting a huge range of cities – so …read more!

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is an exciting new collaboration between Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and TinyCo / Jam City, which will bring the Hogwarts experience to all iOS and Android devices this Spring. We were lucky enough to speak to Matt London – Senior Narrative Designer at Jam City and writer for Hogwarts Mystery – …read more!

A brand new version of the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Virtual Reality Experience released recently on major VR platforms, allowing users to interact with six fantastic beasts and explore Newt’s case and the world of Fantastic Beasts in cinematic virtual reality. We had the chance to test the game prior to its release, and at …read more!

On Saturday night, A Celebration of Harry Potter’s Evening Tribute took place, with a fantastic surprise for guests! A new video featuring actors and new footage from Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald debuted at the event, giving a glimpse into new and old characters. The video is not available online yet, and official livestreams showed a …read more!

A Celebration of Harry Potter returned for another magical lineup of panels, demonstrations and exclusive exhibitions for fans of the series this year, and did not disappoint! Day One opened the event with an exclusive media Q&A with the cast (James and Oliver Phelps, Natalia Tena, Bonnie Wright and Stanislav Yanevski),  some big announcements, a live …read more!