Actress Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) is sending out a newsletter to fans who write her, and she briefly mentions working on the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie. She notes that since GoF, she has been back at school studying hard, having fun with her friends, and is excited about begining …read more!

Sorry we’re a little late on this, but we wanted to give it its proper due: The new Wizard of the Month on JKRowling.com is none other than Daisy Dodderidge, a happily plump little woman who was the Leaky Cauldron’s first landlady. Heh – not much has changed, folks! 😉

Oliver from HPGraphics.com sent us scans (which you can now see in our gallery) of the latest DVD Review, which contains a long article about the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire DVD, containing info on the special effects, the spider, an interview with the trio and more.

We’re very proud to present our next sweepstakes, the Harry Potter Collectibles Contest! As you all know, the DVD of “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” hits stores Tuesday in the U.S., and we’ve got a brand new contest associated with it – enter the Harry Potter Collectibles Contest and you can win a …read more!

In conjunction with the launch of The Book Magazine, a new “quarterly national consumer magazine,” they are conducting a vote to ask the public who they believe is the greatest living British writer. Along with such writers listed as Ian Rankin, John LeCarre, Terry Pratchett, Helen Fielding, Salman Rushdie and AS Byatt, is Harry Potter …read more!

The nominations for the annual Empire Awards have been announced, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire has been recognized in two categories from the popular magazine this year. Goblet of Fire was nominated as “Best British Movie” and in the “Best Sci-fi/Fantasy” category as well. These awards will be presented on Monday, March …read more!

Gentle Giant is adding some new figures to their Harry Potter collection. These will include Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Dobby, Nearly Headless Nick, and a Death Eater. Figures.com recently attended the New York Toy Fair, and has some additional good photos of these new Potter figures. There is also a special edition statue of Jason …read more!

Previously it was announced that two actors from the Harry Potter films would be among those made Officers of the Order of the British Empire, a special award presented by the Queen of England. Today actor Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid) and actress Imelda Staunton (Dolores Umbridge in Phoenix) received their honors. The BBC reports that: Both …read more!

Scholastic has now opened their Harry Potter” Wednesdays” Sweepstakes, which offers you the chance to be a lucky winner of a special Harry Potter Ipod and all six of the Harry Potter audiobooks. For the next six Wednesdays ,if you go to to this link at Scholastic.com/Harry Potter and answer the opinion poll, you can …read more!

HarryPotter.com has been updated with a new DVD section featuring a new clip from the upcoming Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire DVD. This lengthy clip (Clip 2) shows much more of the making of the First task, including a look at the animation for the Dragon. There is also a section for downloads …read more!