Here is a bit of good news now to brighten up the day: the part of Mrs. Granger (the mother of Hermione) has been cast for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The Coleraine Times reports that Michelle Fairley has been cast “to play the part of Mrs Granger, a Muggle dentist and the mother …read more!

Yesterday, we told you of the numerous media outlets carrying a story which claimed actress Emma Watson supposedly announced via Twitter that she had been accepted into Yale. Thanks to EmmaWatsonOfficial.com, we now know these claims were indeed quite false. As posted on her official website, Emma Watson does NOT have a Twitter account, and …read more!

Last May, we learned the tragic news that actor Rob Knox, a young actor who will be seen as Marcus Belby in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, had been murdered in London. Today, the BBC reports that a jury has convicted Karl Bishop, 22, and found him guilty of the stabbing of …read more!

Here is an offbeat, yet rather cool piece of news tonight: actor Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) has joined the legions of us on Twitter. The actor confirmed to Feltbeats.com that he is now part of the very popular online short messaging service, and you can follow Tom’s official Twitter via this link http://twitter.com/tomfelton (you can …read more!

As TLC reported previously, the Harry Potter novels by author J. K. Rowling have been nominated at the 22nd Annual Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards in the “Favorite Book” category. Voting has now opened online via this link. The winners are set to be announced when the show airs on Saturday, March 28th at 8PM EST …read more!

LeakyCon 2009 is now taking Fan Art submissions to be part of a special Art Gallery, which will be on display during our first ever Harry Potter fan conference to be held this May in Boston, Massachusetts. If you would like your artwork to be included in such a gallery, please fill out this simple …read more!

The 186th episode of PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, is now online and features two most interesting interviews for your listening pleasure. The PotterCasters are also joined by Ryan Freerksen, creator of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows clay animation film, for this episode. The show kicks off with the latest news from our …read more!

The nominees for the 2009 Empire Awards have been announced including a ‘Best Newcomer’ nod for actor Robert Pattinson (Cedric Diggory). Mr. Pattinson joins fellow ‘newcomers’ Gemma Arterton, Jim Sturgess, Toby Kebell, Hayley Atwell in this category. In addition, a few projects featuring actors from the Harry Potter series have been recognized, starting with Brendan …read more!

One of the reasons I became a reading teacher is really pretty simple, literate adults have a world of possibilities in front of them. The opposite is true for those who are illiterate. If you’ve read my blog post on Global Literacy has started their Accio Books campaign. While the campaign includes a cool competition …read more!

We’re done, and that was awesome! Thanks guys! Visit the HP Alliance’s Ning to get more involved in the donation effort! Reminder! Our live HPA Broadcast featuring Evanna Lynch, Sue Upton, Paul DeGeorge and Brian Ross, talking about the kickoff of the HP Alliance’s Accio Books campaign, starts at 3pm Eastern at this UStream channel, …read more!