As it is now March 1st in the UK, Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling’s website has been updated to mark the birthday of Ron Weasley. Cheers to you, Won-Won!

« Back to Contests Skiving Snackbox ContestFred and George are doing market research for Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes and they need your help. The skiving snackboxes are a huge success and the twins are looking to expand their line. Help them by coming up with your own tasty treat to help get you out of class. …read more!

Join the Harry Potter Alliance for their second annual Accio Books Campaign live broadcast today at 4:00pm EST featuring Maureen Johnson, Lauren Fairweather, Paul DeGeorge, and Brian Ross as they kick off their book drive supporting the Delta Center for Culture and Learning and Mississippi Delta region of the United States. Each year, HPA comes …read more!

There is a new interview with Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy) with Collider.com online today, in which the actor spoke to the Harry Potter films coming to a close, and his last days on the set. This interview, which was part of a larger round table discussion at the press junket for Mr. Isaac’s upcoming film …read more!

This Tuesday, March 2nd, the recipients of the thank you gifts for Helping Haiti Heal will be announced live on LiveStream at 8:30pm EST. The effort, which raised a grand total of $123,754.41 for Partners in Health, has now made it possible for three cargo planes named Harry, Ron, and Hermione filled with literal tons …read more!

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The interview AP Live conducted with actor Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) is now online, and features the young actor speaking to his involvement in the Trevor Project, a nationwide suicide prevention telephone helpline for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (GLBTQ) youth. Available to watch right here, or at the bottom of this post, Mr. …read more!

There are a pair of new interviews online with actor Ciaran Hinds, who is set to portray the character of Aberforth Dumbledore in the upcoming “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” films, in which more is revealed about his involvement in the production. FIrst, Collider has a video interview online in which Mr. Hinds discusses …read more!

As we reported previously, actor Jason Isaacs was set to be CNN’s Connector of the Day as part of their Connect the World feature. The video of Mr. Isaacs is now online and can be viewed right here. The Q&A features the actor discussing the role of a “bad guy” in films, his thoughts of …read more!

RottenTomatoes.com has a new profile online of actress Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix Lestrange) which features some new details of her character in the Harry Potter final film. The actress relates the following in the interview: And it’ll be quite the moment, she explained. “I do get a good death scene,” she told us. “It was …read more!