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!

It was recently rumored that in the Daily Record that Susie Shinner had been cast in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as the young Lily Potter (for the scene in which Harry visits Snape’s Worst Memory). Since then, our friends at MuggleNet have posted a pic of the 17-year-old actress. While Ms. …read more!

The Goblet of Fire product page on Amazon now has another clip available for viewing, in which Dan Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint talk about movies five and six, based on questions from fans. (And the person who asks the question on the video is wearing the “I Solemnly Swear” shirt designed by Leaky …read more!

Actor Jason Isaacs has signed a special calendar for auction, with proceeds to benefit St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Jason, who so memorably portrays Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films, hilariously signed the cover of calendar which features a photo of him as the nefarious Death Eater to read “Have an evil year! ” Hilary …read more!

The calendar on JKRowling.com for February 6 had been updated to say “Happy Birthday Arthur Weasley.” Cheers to you Arthur!