The Today Show recently announced a sweepstakes for tickets to the opening day of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley expansion. The contest begins on May 13th and end on May 19th and 25 people will win tickets. Further information on the contest can be found here and here.The announcement of the …read more!

Yesterday Tom Felton’s movie Belle was released in the United States! Tom Felton also tweeted about his new TNT TV series in the United States, Murder in the First. The series is making its TV premiere Monday, June 9, 10/9c PM.

J. K. Rowling updated her Twitter account today to remind us that it’s the sixteenth anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts: It’s the 16th anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts. I’m having a moment’s silence over my keyboard. I hated killing some of those people. ” J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 2, 2014

BBC 4 now has J.K. Rowling’s Guest Edit on Women’s Hour Takeover available to listen to, here.

J. K. Rowling has updated her Twitter to answer a question about what gemstone is in the Hufflepuff house points hourglass: @jk_rowling @lumos WHAT ARE THE GEMS IN THE HUFFLEPUFF HOURGLASS!?! …Oh! Also thanks for all that you do. 🙂 ” J.M.A. Jones (@HarmonicalHero) April 25, 2014 @HarmonicalHero Diamonds, of course. Because that’s what Hufflepuffs …read more!

As reported previously, J.K. Rowling is going to be a guest editor for BBC 4’s Women’s Hour Takeover week. Ms. Rowling tweeted this morning that her guest edit hour is coming on Monday. She will be kicking off this BBC segment, as her episode is the first of five. Her edit hour will cover shoes, …read more!

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley official site has been updated to include a bit more information on the “Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts” attraction and reveals that theme park goers will see Harry, Ron, and Hermione when they ride it: Enter Gringotts bank at the far end of Diagon …read more!

Earlier this month, the Harry Potter Alliance in Chicago had a read-a-thon for their Accio Books book drive. As many fans know, the Harry Potter Alliance (HPA) is an international non-profit organization, constructed by Harry Potter fans, that fights injustice using morals and themes found in the Harry Potter books. The HPA’s Accio Books drive …read more!

Today, Universal Studios Japan announced that The Wizarding World of Harry Potter area will open at their park on July 15th, 2014. The prime minister of Japan, the US ambassador to Japan, Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), and Harry Potter set designer Stuart Craig were there for the announcement: Universal Studios Japan hosted an event today, …read more!

We have some really exciting news from Pottermore: J. K. Rowling is adding new content to the site about the current Quidditch World Cup as it takes place in real time. Information about the opening ceremonies and the first match, which was between Norway and the Ivory Coast, can be viewed in the newly opened …read more!