Previously, we told you of a special miniature book that author J.K.Rowling wrote in order to raise money for the 999Club, a charity to help the homeless. Last night the private auction was held, and the book by JKRowling sold for £11,000 ($20,223 USD). The highest seller of the night was a mini-book by Muhammad …read more!

A South African student refused to answer an English exam question about Harry Potter because he believes the books promote witchcraft. The mother of eighteen year old student John Smit told Reuters “He wouldn’t answer it because it supports witchcraft, and we’re against witchcraft … the Bible is against witchcraft.” The family has written to …read more!

St Andrew Orthodox Christian Church at California Baptist University is having a two-day conference on Friday, November 19th called “Is Harry Potter Christian?” John Granger, the author of Hidden Key to Harry Potter: Understanding the Meaning, Genius, and Popularity of the Harry Potter Books (Zossima Press, 2003) and Finding God in Harry Potter (Tyndale, 2004), …read more!

Let’s play Quidditch! JKRowling.com has been updated with a new wizard of the month: Devlin Whitehorn (1945-present) Founder of the Nimbus racing broom company.

J.K.Rowling.com has a very special treat for us this Halloween. The door to her office is open, and contains..well..we dont want to ruin your surprise, but it is a good one. Hint! There is a trick to get the door open for that treat..Have fun! Ps. For those who cant wait, read below for more …read more!

Ever dream of the opportunity to interview J.K.Rowling, Dan Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson? Well now maybe you can. According to the official Japanese Harry Potter website, there is a new contest where three lucky fans, ones from Japan, the US, and Canada, may win a chance to interview the Harry Potter author and …read more!

JKRowling.com has been updated, and today(October 30th already in the UK) is Molly Weasley’s Birthday! Cheers Molly!

“The Directors”, a critically acclaimed documentary series, will feature Harry Potter director Chris Columbus. Airing November 6th on Encore, part of the Starz! cable film channel, this one hour show on the director will feature interviews and clips from the first two Harry Potter films, as well as information about his newest production “Rent.” A …read more!

Yesterday we told you that in a newspaper French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet declined the offer to direct the film version of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Today many readers have let us know about a chat that was conducted by a different French newspaper “Liberation“, where Mr. Jeunet had appeared to have …read more!

As mentioned in the article below, this week editor Heidi and I both had a lovely opportunity to meet up with Chris Rankin during his visit to America. Heidi met him in Orlando, and is responsible for the picture of Goofy on the left. (Oh, and there’s a costumed dog in the picture too – …read more!