CBBC Newsround reports some additional casting news for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix film. New cast members include Sian Thomas (Vanity Fair) as Department of Magical Law Enforcement Head Ameila Bones. Sian Thomas is currently filming a new movie with Alan Rickman (Snape) called Perfume. Newsround also reports that ” …read more!

Actor Jamie Waylett (Vincent Crabbe) recently updated his website with some new photos from the New York premiere of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. There are some good new photos of the cast members and special guests at the afterparty, as well as this group of fans who look rather familar. 😉

The Hungarian edition of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince , or Harry Potter és a Félvér Herceg, has now been released. Daisy, from Lumos.hu let us know that, despite a snowstorm, there were numerous midnight release parties in Budapest and elsewhere in the country. She has some photos from these events up in her …read more!

On April 11, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix screenwriter Michael Goldenberg, Salon.com critic Stephanie Zacharek, and Monica Edinger, teacher from the Dalton School who has authored of a number of books and articles on children’s literature, will take part in “Harry Potter: From Page to Screen,” a discussion at NYC’s Makor Center. …read more!

Spanish HP site RedFlu.com has translated its recent interview with the Spanish Harry Potter Illustrator, Dolores Aavedaãno for us, which you can read below. Thanks, Martin! This is a preview: the rest is here. This interview has been translated, so there may be some errors. How many time do you spend making the ilustration of …read more!

HarryPotter.com is offering a contest on its front page giving fans a chance to win a trip to the studios and the set of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Good luck!

PotterCast #25 is now available for download and features guest host and PotterCast semi-regular Chris Rankin, with some great info on the beginnings of movie five. But, first things first: For next week’s Valentine‘s show, we have an extra challenge for you: Send us a no-longer-than-15-second clip on your favorite ship and why it’s your …read more!

TLC is very happy to report to you that Warner Brothers has put an end to the speculation from earlier today, and confirmed to us that in fact, Gary Oldman will return in the role of Sirius Black for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. There is further good news today , for …read more!

It’s award season, folks, and Harry Potter has scored two more nominations, this time for Nickelodeon’s 19th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire has been nominated for Favorite Movie and the Harry Potter book series has been nominated in the Favorite book category. Viewers can vote for their favorites beginning …read more!

In response to your hundreds of emails: There has been some question (read: wild rumor-mongering) in the past two days about whether Gary Oldman will portray Sirius Black in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, with Oldman’s agent supposedly decrying WB for not recasting him in the film and urging fans to write …read more!