The Guardian is reporting that Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling is among 46 public figures who will be able to give evidence as part of an ongoing investigation of phone hacking and priviacy violations in the UK. Ms Rowling and the other 45 public figures have been classified as “core participants” in the inquiry, …read more!

We have a few new things for you to look at in our image galleries! First, we have a new picture of Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) in her upcoming film, “My Week With Marilyn.” In this image, Watson is with her co-star Eddie Redmayne. Next we have a new image of Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) …read more!

Actor Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) recently participated in the 10k Bethany’s Walk of Smiles charity walk in his hometown of Horsforth, England. The walk was led by 11-year-old performer Bethany to raise money for Martin House Children’s Hospice. Mr. Lewis was interviewed by the Yorkshire Evening Post about his participation in the Walk, and also …read more!

Last month, Leaky’s contests team launched the Rita Skeeter Writing Contest in which fans were given the opportunity to write as Rita Skeeter who was assigned to cover the wedding of Luna Lovegood to Rolf Scamander. Some wonderful entries were received, and the seven winners have been picked! Click on their names below to read …read more!

We have a new image of Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) from his upcoming movie, “The Woman in Black.” The picture shows Radcliffe looking apprehensive as he enters a room. You can see it here in our galleries. “The Woman in Black” will be released this upcoming February.

The Pottermore Insider blog has been updated to say that Welcome Emails to beta registrants will now be sent out on a daily basis: The good news is that we no longer expect to pause sending these (as mentioned in our Beta testing and Welcome emails post). Instead, we plan to send emails out daily …read more!

Spike TV’s SCREAM Awards have announced their nominees for the sixth annual event. “Deathly Hallows: Part 2” and several members of the Harry Potter cast are up for an award this year with 14 nominations total. The categories are: The Ultimate SCREAM – “Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows: Part 2”Best Fantasy Movie – “Harry Potter …read more!

Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) will be appearing on one of the premiere episodes of Anderson Cooper’s new show, “Anderson,” and we have a few promotional pictures from the show which you can view here. Radcliffe’s episode will air September 13th, at 4:00 PM EST. This episode will focus on summer fun, and Radcliffe, along with …read more!

The first of what are sure to be many clips from the forthcoming “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” Ultimate Edition DVD special features has made its way online and can now be viewed over on YouTube. In the 2 minute snippet of “Creating The World Of Harry Potter – Growing Up With …read more!

Ever have the desire to collect Vlogbrothers and Nerdfighters John and Hank Green in trading card form? Well, thanks to Len Peralta’s Geek a Week art project you can. The Green Bros. are the newest members of an art project, Geek a Week, which aims to collect “52 influential geeks from different disciplines (art, movies, …read more!