The Weasley’s famous flying Ford Anglia is on display now at the National Film Exhibition in St Agnes, Cornwall. The display, hosted at South West Film Studios, will run through September.

Literary critics respond to A.S. Byatt’s review of Harry Potter in this Evening Standard article. Thanks, Derek!

From the San Fransico Chronicle, Neva Chonin reviews Order of the Phoenix: “Come here, boy,” a wizard known as “Mad Eye” Moody tells Harry Potter in the third chapter of “The Order of the Phoenix.” “I need to disillusion you.” Moody means he’s going to cast a concealing charm to protect Harry from prying eyes, …read more!

Attendees of Comic-Con 2003, July 17-20 in San Diego, will have an opportunity to see footage from Warner Brothers’ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Thanks to Matt for the link!

Newsround reports that German Harry Potter fans are being told to stop translating the English version of OotP into German. The German version will not be published until November 8, 2003.

A woman in Madrid managed to set her house on fire while attempting to produce a potion like Harry Potter.

Richard Ouzounian of the Toronto Star talked to Richard Harris about his life and career in September 2001; when the interview was published, Ouzounian was told to “play up the Harry Potter angle and forget about the rest”. In his just published book, Ouzounian recounts the entire interview. Harris, suddenly tired, looked at me. “There, …read more!

The Washington Post’s Bob Levy comments on a summer of reading that starts with Potter.

College senior Natalie Burg offers her thoughts on why Harry is so gripping, and blames him for a less than stellar performance on her math final: Had I not spent the last three days before my final at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, I would have been well-prepared for my math exam at boring …read more!

An article in the Norwich Bulletin discusses the longevity of Harry Potter in comparison to other popular series.