The WB has released some early official photos and a few of them are new: Lockhart flourishing Lockhart in the pixies class McGonagall Up close with Colin Creevey

Hey guys: doing my part here to make sure this message gets out, as it concerns one of the largest HP fanfic archives on the Web. Please spread the word – this is from Zsenya, headmistress of The Sugar Quill: The Sugar Quill is experiencing some technical difficulties. They were not hacked. The owner of …read more!

Thanks to the readers who’ve sent us in this cover to the HP2 video games.

Ananova tells us that analysts are hoping Bloomsbury will announce a release date for the fifth book in the Harry Potter septet next Wednesday. They’ve predicted a mid-summer 2003 arrival for the latest instalment of the schoolboy wizard’s adventures. [Note: Thanks to everyone who wrote in that the Ananova story was a bit out of …read more!

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ABC News brings us this article entitled “Witches and Wizards; Time to Celebrate, Not Ban, Harry Potter.” (Thanks to Dark Mark for the link.)

From the BBC comes this summary of the new characters and actors soon to be seen in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

Thanks, Victoria, for the blurb from tomorrow’s Guardian: Harry Potter author JK Rowling has become embroiled in a row with her neighbours over plans to increase security at her house. The acclaimed writer wants Edinburgh City Council to give her permission to increase the height of the walls surrounding her £500,000 property and also install …read more!

Thanks to everyone who sent us this link to a BBC article which says “reports that actor Richard Harris may be too unwell to take part in the next Harry Potter film are ‘absolute rubbish’.” “It’s official. The Potter phenomenon refuses to end. After the books, the film and the clothes and the trinklets, it’s …read more!

Whoa! Thanks readers for telling us: Go to Harry Potter IRC for (albeit very blurry) pics from the second trailer!