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!

As we have been reporting, speculation about Gary Oldman’s involvement (or lack thereof) in OotP has been running rampant lately. Although the actor has not signed a contract yet, negotiations are continuing. This led to wide concern that Mr. Oldman would not be returning and the part of Sirius Black would have to be recast. …read more!

PotterCast #26 is now available for download – Happy Valentine’s Day! In this show: -It’s our Valentine’s Day episode! Your called-in Valentine’s, your ‘ships, your song parodies and lots of love talk in a show so gooey it drips out of the screen (yech). -John corrects Sue and Melissa in HP Trivia -The world therefore …read more!

Roses are red Violets are blue We hope this day Is happy for you All right, cornfest aside, have a wonderful, lovey-dovey (or, in the absence of lovey-dovey, cool and relaxing) Valentine’s Day. As John Noe says, we love you all, individually.

MTV is set to have their fourth annual TRL Awards, and actor Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) was among those nominated this year. While in New York for the premiere of Goblet of Fire, Dan appeared on the show, and has now been nominated in the “FAKE ID (Best Guest Under 21)” category. These awards are …read more!