The official HP site in the US and the Warner Bros. Canadian website have more information on the Free Dobby movement!

First came “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.” Then, as if by magic, appeared a Russian version, “Tanya Grotter and Her Magic Double Bass.” Now, joining Tanya and Harry is another Russian version, “Porri Gatter and the Stone Philosopher”, a parody of the bestselling J.K. Rowling books that will hit bookstores at the end of …read more!

The BBC News reports that a police officer who fooled a book dealer in an internet scam over a first edition Harry Potter book has been fined £750.

One of our UK-based readers sent us the following report on her parents’ visit to “That Play That I Wrote” this past weekend. For those outside the UK, the play is based on a 60s Morecambe & Wise show. Morecambe and Wise were comedians and hit TV shows. On the TV shows they always had …read more!

Russell Baillie of the New Zealand Herald talks to the actor about his role as Lucius Malfoy, upcoming projects, and if it was hard to act under “all that hair”.

Thanks FilmJerk, for this link to an article about the growth of the HP kids. My favorite part: [Warner Brothers] shouldn’t aim to alter the principals all that much and stick close to J.K. Rawlings [sic] and the film’s depiction of the characters-[Ron Weasley] should remain a redhead and Hermione can’t magically turn into a …read more!

Sweeping the nation, I tell ya – theaters are getting involved – donate clothes and free house elves around the world! A source sent us this bit about the movement: It seems the blockbuster hit film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets has inspired a grassroots movement! Fans of the film have found the …read more!

The BBC reports that CoS has become the fastest grossing UK film – beating its predecessor to set a new British record. The Chamber of Secrets is the only British film to have taken more than £30 million by its second weekend on release. It has taken about £1 million more than the first Potter …read more!

Hey guys, we’re back. Sorry for the downtime, and thanks to those who e-mailed about it. Apparently, our server goes kaplooie when the people in the U.S. wake up and beat the server into submission. 🙂 But the people who host our site are fantastic, wonderful, and are keeping an eye on the problem. So, …read more!

Hoover’s Online brings us a list of toys nominated for the “People’s Choice Toy of the Year” (which includes the Harry Potter Slime Chamber), and instructions on how to cast a vote.