Lord Voldemort is Tops!… well, is the top Literary Villain that is, as the results of the Big Bad Read have now been revealed. Earlier this year we told you about a poll that Bloomsbury had where you could vote for your favorite literary villian. He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, who faced stiff competition from others such as Sauron …read more!

Actors Rupert Grint and Julie Walters took part in a press photocall for their new film “Driving Lessons” earlier today in London, and there are new pictures of them at this event now online at RupertGrint.net, which you can see here. Also, FilmFocus.co.uk was able to get new interviews with the two actors who spoke …read more!

Prophecy 2007: From Hero to Legend, the Harry Potter Symposium due next August 2-5 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada has now launched their official website. Registration for this event is now open, with a discounted price still available until September 8. You can find out more about this event, including hotel information at this link.

There is a new filming report now online for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which took place yesterday at King’s Cross Station in London. This report details the filming of the scene when Harry and Company go to Platform 9 3/4 to leave on the Hogwarts Express. Quotage: “Moody, Tonks, Shacklebolt, and …read more!

Actress Julie Walters (Molly Weasley) was a guest on the Women’s Hour radio program this morning, and you can listen to this new interview where she discusses working with Rupert Grint on both Driving Lessons and the Harry Potter films and how he has matured as an actor. To listen to this new audio interview, …read more!

At long last, PotterCast #54 is up! In this PotterCast, we have some great inside info on the creation of the HP video games an J.K. Rowling’s role within it: to listen, just hit the “Play” button on the right side of the page (—>), or use iTunes, or direct download.) More notes: -Our Extendable …read more!

In an interview in today’s edition of the San Francisco Chronicle, actor Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy) talks about his Showtime television series, “Brotherhood,” living in San Francisco, the Rocky Horror Picture Show and his “arch portrayals of archetypal heavies with great hair.” Quite naturally, this includes Lucius Malfoy: Q: . . . Were you surprised …read more!

More photos from the filming of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix are available online. The newest ones, from World Entertainment News Network, show Daniel Radcliffe at Platform 9-3/4 and the Hogwarts Express. Enjoy! Thanks to MuggleNet!

New photos from the Virginia Waters set of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix are available online. They include images of Natalia Tena in full Tonks regalia (some of which we have seen before), Director David Yates, Tom Felton (Draco), Martin Bayfield (Robbie Coltrane’s body double) being fitted with a bloody Hagrid head, …read more!

Empire Online has announced that it will give away two tickets to the September 4 premiere of Driving Lessons, starring Rupert Grint and Julie Walters. To enter, readers must answer a (very easy) question and log in, which is free of charge. Competition ends on September 4, 2006 — terms and conditions are at the …read more!