Gather round and join us as we wish actor Kenneth Branagh (Gilderoy Lockhart) a very Happy 46th Birthday today! Cheers!

Are you ready…to celebrate the holidays, Harry Potter rocking style? Then perhaps a gathering in Massachusetts is the place for you, as the Boston Herald reports, “Harry and the Potters and fellow Potter-crazy musicians are banding together for an afternoon of ‘‘wizard” rock tomorrow at the Yule Ball at the Middle East in Cambridge.” This …read more!

It’s movie time in our Leaky Lounge as tonight we will be watching Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets together via a group chat session. Pop in your DVD and then head over to the Corner Booth to join in with fellow Potter fans for an online chat session as we watch the second …read more!

It’s that time of year for lists, and author J.K.Rowling has made an appearance on yet another list from Forbes Magazine, this time of the Top Earning Authors. The magazine says our favorite author came in second behind Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown, and claimed that Jo had earned “$75 million last year from …read more!

Action-Figure.com has our first look at the brand new Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix toys coming next year. This first look shows the Harry Potter action figure, with one version showing Harry conjuring his Patronus. One photo shows the regular toy, others show Harry with the Stag Patronus accessory. The website writes …read more!

Entertainment website powerhouse IGN is running a “Top 25 Movie Franchises of All Time” list, and the Harry Potter movies are now ranked at number fourteen. Factoring in items such as “commercial and artistic successes, as well as their impact on pop culture and how many ancillary items they spawned (videogames, comics, fast food ties …read more!

Avast ye! The release of the brand new Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest DVD has seen Jack Sparrow and company try to make off with the record once held by our own Harry Potter. Variety reports that sales of this new DVD “tallied nearly 5 million sales in its Tuesday bow, tying the …read more!

Actor Dan Radcliffe attended the Australian Film Industry Awards today. The Age reports the Harry Potter actor “stole the show” as he was met with an “almighty cheer as he arrived to present an award. The actor, who earlier this year shot scenes for the Australian film December Boys around the country, was besieged by …read more!

Actor Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter) is in Australia for the AFI Awards where he will be a presenter tomorrow night, and has appeared in a new interview broadcast today on “A Current Affair.” In this new video interview Dan discusses his upcoming film “December Boys,” as well as “Harry Potter and the Order of the …read more!

There are several tidbits relating to actor Dan Radcliffe in the news today. The Sunday Times has released their annual “Rich List” in the UK, and Dan Radcliffe is the youngest person on the list this year, with according to this report ” a £14 million fortune.The 17-year-old’s performances as the child wizard has helped …read more!