Today actor Brendan Gleeson( Mad-Eye Moody, GoF) turns 49. Happy Birthday Brendan! Also, Mr. Gleeson will be seen in the upcoming Kingdom of Heaven film with David Thewlis (Lupin) and Orlando Bloom.

Warners Brothers is launching today their “Time Turner Sweepstakes” in which the Grand Pize winner will get the chance to interview author J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint. The winner will be flown to London, England to conduct the interview which will appear on the Harry Potter and …read more!

Today actor Chris Rankin(Percy Weasley) turns 21. Happy Birthday Chris! Cheers!

In a recent interview with The Age, best-selling fantasy author Terry Pratchett talks about fellow writer J.K. Rowling. The article discusses his fantasy books,then moves to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings of which Terry Pratchett says: “I probably still venerate Tolkien but I don’t consider him to be the greatest author that has ever …read more!

HP4U.co.uk has posted another report from the filming of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Filming was taking place at the lake and wooded areas near Virginia Water Lake in Surrey, England, where the Hippogriff scenes from Prisoner of Azkaban were filmed. There are descriptions of a scene being filmed with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma …read more!

You’ll all be happy to know we are still plugging away on the contest entries from our Prisoner of Azkaban sweepstakes. And I’m thrilled to report (how thrilled, you’ll never know) that we are at the stage where a list of finalists have been narrowed and winners are being chosen. So stay tuned, because the …read more!

Several Harry Potter film cast members have donated their artistic talents to charity. In order to raise funds for the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths, cast members drew original Christmas cards to be sold at auction. Actor Michael Gambon (Albus Dumbledore) “has sketched a grumpy looking Santa Claus with the words ‘Father Christmas …read more!

Mugglenet has a scan of a new PoA ad (featuring the tagline, “Hipper. Smarter. Hits Harder.”). This adds to the Aunt Marge ad, the Dementor ad, and the Buckbeak ad (parts one and two).

According to Emma-Watson.net, Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) has won the Total Film magazine award for “Child Performance of the Year” for her work in the Prisoner of Azkaban movie. The actress said “My parents and I are so excited about this… I do read Total Film, you know, I would have seen it!” Click here …read more!

HP Fan Trips are set to return to the UK in 2005, following in the days after Accio 2005, the UK Harry Potter conference in Reading, England. HP Fan Trips have added some new variety to the available tour packages, and there is a new itinerary to include visits to Oxford, Alnwick, and Edinburgh, Scotland. …read more!