Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall) will be lending her acting skills to help raise money for the victims of the tsunami disaster. Dame Maggie Smith will join Dames Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Helen Mirren, Eileen Atkins and Diana Rigg, along with Sir Antony Sher for an evening of music, drama, and comedy in a charity event …read more!

Today actress Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) is celebrating her 14th birthday. Happy Birthday Bonnie!

A while ago Amazon.com had a glitch in which users subscribed to be notified when HBPwent on sale got an email suggesting the book would be very delayed; the company later apologized in a very funny and Potteresque way. It seems the same happened with Amazon.co.uk today – readers have been getting the exact same …read more!

Italian magazine La Gazzetta de Maghi e delle Streghe (‘The Gazette of Mages and Witches,’ says my rusty Italian), carried a story in its February edition that said that there were to be a new James and Lily Potter in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, actors Romola Garai and Christien Anholt – WB …read more!

Click here to see a hires version of the recently scanned image of Harry with the golden egg in Goblet of Fire.

HP actor Jamie Waylett said on his online diary (which includes a pic of him in his sling) that he fell off his bike and fractured his wrist. He doesn’t seem to be ruling out conspiracies: John said nobody was near me when I fell….But I’m sure I was pushed…. And I bet it was …read more!

British Newspaper Daily Express reported today that J.K. Rowling helped fund a film about domestic violence, Friday Night Shirt. Reader Mikey sent us links to the film’s production site and its background page, which says, “As well as attracting top industry professionals, the film’s important message caught the eye of Bestselling Author JK Rowling (‘Harry …read more!

Here’s a bit of Valentines fun news. TLC reader Jim wrote to let us know that Bloomsbury.com has added this countdown calendar for the release of Half-Blood Prince. While this calendar is nice, the thing that caught my eye was that if you put your mouse on today’s date, the 14th, and click, a special …read more!

Our Floo Network partner, the Harry Potter Lexicon, has had a bit of a Valentine’s makeover, thanks to the talented Laura Freeman. Laura did the artwork for the Lexicon’s winter theme as well, and is justifiably famous in the fandom for being the artist whose picture of the Marauders Jo Rowling once had on her …read more!

The team of Accio, the first HP convention to take place in Britain, has announced its programming today. The details, including a timetable, are available at the convention’s site, Accio.org.uk. Accio will take place July 29 through July 31 at the University of Reading, UK. Presentations, panels, speehces, games, a feast and more are planned. …read more!