Cards Inc has now officially released a preview of their new Snape action figure which will be available this summer before the debut of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. You can see photos of this new Professor Snape toy, along with a potion kit that comes with the set, here in our …read more!

We have for you the first complete review and set of details from an early screening of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix that took place in Chicago. (There is also a review at Ain’t It Cool News here.) A review is below, followed by a VERY long and VERY detailed set of …read more!

The arrival of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows may result in a few not-so-happy campers this year, campers at summer resident camps that is. Newsweek magazine has a new article online discussing how summer camps are going to handle the release of the last Harry Potter novel, and their campers who want to go …read more!

At the request of Cards Inc, these images have now been removed. On a related note, you can read a new article from Reuters about the Hogwarts Express sets from model train set maker Lionel.

We are LIVE from the Harry Potter motherland in our first-ever overseas live PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast. To listen, use the Flash player on this page or simply click our iTunes, link. You can also direct download the MP3. Notes and more info: -It’s our first-ever live podcast from England! We and a bunch …read more!

At the request of Cards Inc, these images have now been removed.

Variety Magazine has a new article online about the hopes major Hollywood studios have for big box-office results this summer, in particular from the international screenings of films such as Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The article contains an interview with Veronika Kwan-Rubinek, Warner’s international president of distribution, who discusses the wide …read more!

There are several articles now online highlighting again the challenges independent booksellers are facing in regards to pricing for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. As we reported previously some retailers in the UK were not going to stock the last Harry Potter book due to concerns about being unable to compete and match the …read more!

There is a new interview online today with Dame Maggie Smith, where she briefly mentions her role in the Harry Potter films. In this feature from The Evening Standard, the Academy Award winning actress quipped that the role is “Miss Jean Brodie in a wizard’s hat,” and says that Sorcerer’s Stone is her favorite of …read more!

There will be a new round of sorting today for the reading groups on our forum as we take on the fifth novel in the Harry Potter series, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.” If you are interested in joining one of these free (and fun) reading groups, be sure to stop by …read more!