If you have been considering attending Lumos 2006, and have not yet registered, now is the time to do so. The organizers let us know today that their Harry Potter Symposium is rapidly selling out, so if you would like to register, you may do so via this link. This latest gathering of Harry Potter …read more!

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has updated their website with a list of confirmed stars to attend this year’s award ceremony which include several performers from the Harry Potter movies. Actor Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), Ralph Fiennes (Lord Voldemort), and Imelda Staunton (Umbridge in Phoenix) will be attending the BAFTAs which will …read more!

Previously we told you that several actors from the Harry Potter films would be appearing at Collectormania G-Mex in England this weekend. One lucky reader was there, and confirms that Matthew Lewis (Neville), Robert Pattinson (Cedric), Stanislav Ianevski (Viktor Krum), Katie Leung (Cho), Tolga Safer (Karkaroff’s Aide) were present, as well as an unbilled Afshan …read more!

Lizo, from CBBC Newsround, was lucky enough to get a sneak preview of the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire DVD, and has now posted his thoughts and review of the new disc, along with some great scoops on what is ahead for us. He writes: “Highlights include the inspired choice of writer/director Richard …read more!

In case you missed it when we first posted the trailer for the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire DVD a few weeks ago, it is now up on the official WB Harry Potter website. In addition to the contest to visit the Order of the Phoenix film set (still says Coming Soon) that …read more!

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire will be released on DVD in Australia on March 29. The DVD may be preordered here, and probably other places as well. The DVD will be released in the U.S. on March 7 and in England on March 20. Thanks, bucktonj!

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!