We have a bit of a treat for you tonight as we have a great deal of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix product news, including our first look at the Dumbledore’s Army logo. Thanks to TLC reader James who sent in great scans from an industry magazine, you can see several new …read more!

With a new year comes a whole new series of lists from Forbes magazine, which has just released their “20 Richest Women in Entertainment” list. Harry Potter author J.K.Rowling is ranked at number two on the list, behind Oprah Winfrey. According to the magazine, our favorite author : J.K. Rowling Rank: 2 Net Worth (in …read more!

As expected, a woman in Georgia is continuing her attempts to have the Harry Potter novels banned from school shelves, even after losing several rulings on the matter. As we reported previously, Laura Mallory was expected to appeal and now news organizations are reporting that is the case as Ms. Mallory “has requested an appeal …read more!

The new products for 2007 keep rolling out as Tonner has unveiled new dolls for their Harry Potter collection. New are the Draco Malfoy doll ($129.00 USD) crafted, according to the website, in the likeness of actor Tom Felton, who portrays Draco in the Potter films. This doll is a “wigged figure with hand-painted face …read more!

Issue 12 of Scribbulus, Leaky’s essay collection is now online. Included in this issue are the following: “The Unsinkable Ship” by futureweasley “Tom Riddle and the Faustian Pact” by Canis sapiens “Harry Potter and the Literary Tradition” by Severina Aequitas “Action! Harry Potter from the Page to the Screen” by M.Y. Simms “Love Is All …read more!

GeekMonthly.com let us know about a new interview they have online with actor Dan Radcliffe. In this brief article, Dan discusses his career outside of the Harry Potter films. Says Dan: “I need to get as much work between now and the end of the series and the immediate aftermath of the series as I …read more!

We have another first look at a new product as part of the release of the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie, this time of a new Mad-Eye Moody figure. According to Cards Inc. the figure is ” 3.75 inch scale, features an stunning character likeness, has 14 points of articulation …read more!

Friday Night Shirt, a fifteen-minute film about single mothers, received a “Deffie” award for Best Dramatic HD Short Film at the High Definition International Film Festival earlier this week. The film, about “a young woman’s battle against a physically abusive husband” was “rescued” by J.K. Rowling after the filmmakers ran out of money to complete …read more!

Spending on film production in the UK jumped by 48 percent in 2006 to more than £840 million (about $1.64 billion), thanks in part to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. One hundred thirty-four films, also including Stardust, His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass, Kenneth Branagh (Gilderoy Lockhart)’s The Magic Flute and Becoming …read more!

Our 72nd edition of PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast is up, and it’s all about your Deathly Hallows theories. To listen, just hit the “Play” button on the right side of the page (—>), or use iTunes, or direct download. Notes: -This is the promised show where we go over all the theories about the …read more!