Some new promotional photos from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire have surfaced, which you can see here. They include some great shots of some of the less prominent characters, including Seamus, Padma, Mr. Crouch, Crabbe and an especially gorgeous one of Angelina Johnson. There are also terrific shots of Neville, Ginny in her …read more!

For the past few weeks we have been telling you about the upcoming charity auction for Book Aid International that will feature a new piece of work from Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling depicting the Black Family Tree. This auction will be held this week on Tuesday, February 21st, in London, England. Bloomsbury Auctions have …read more!

In response to many of your inquiries yesterday, we asked a representative if Jo Rowling was aware of the coincidence that she had once written Evanna Lynch, the new Luna Lovegood, a response regarding her low hopes of being cast as Luna because she was from Termonfeckin (Ms. Lynch’s mom said the response read, “Don’t …read more!

Today, actress Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) is celebrating her 15th Birthday! Happy Birthday Bonnie!

At this link, at about 44:37 minutes in, you can hear an interview with the mom and sister of recently cast Evanna Lynch, who was recently cast as play Luna Lovegood. Some bits: -She has read each book at least six or seven times; her mom says she is ‘absolutely obsessed’ -Bodyguards were placed at …read more!

Previously we had told you that the Spanish language edition of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince would be released on February 23. Today, Scholastic and Lectorum, a division of Scholastic announced more details about the release of “Harry Potter y el Misterio del Principe.” The book will be released “simultaneously for Spanish-speakers around the …read more!

We now have a further batch of International release dates for the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire DVD. They are: 10th March Uruguay/Peru/Mexico/Colombia/Argentina/Chile 17th March Singapore/Thailand 23th March Eygpt 25th March Iceland 27th March Greece/Russia 29th March Finland 31st March South Africa 14th June Belguim 3rd April Czech Republic/ /Holland/Hungary/Poland/Portugal/Romania/Turkey/Hong Kong/India/Korea/Taiwan/New Zealand 21st …read more!

Over the past week or so, we have been reporting on the situation regarding actor Gary Oldman and the status on whether or not he would return to the role as Sirius Black for Order of the Phoenix. Yesterday, we reported on comments made by film producer David Heyman saying that they have every intention …read more!

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire received eight nominations from the 34th Annual Saturn Awards. Goblet of Fire was nominated in the “Best Fantasy Film” category, and actor Daniel Radcliffe was included in the “Best Performance by a Younger Actor” category. Mike Newell received a “Best Director” nod , and there was a “Best …read more!

The spew – that is, S.P.E.W. – shirts that Leaky readers designed are here! You can get them in hoodies, adult tees, kids’ tees and women’s fitted tees sizes. Last year, you all created an “I Solemnly Swear” shirt with a WB rep in our Cauldron Shop forum that was so popular it sold out …read more!