If you click the gum wrapper between the notepad and dreggy teacup (right below a recently-placed marble – perhaps Remembrall? – that sits next to the pen cup) on J.K. Rowling’s desk on JKRowling.com, you’ll find a new section called called Rubbish Bin. As JKR explains it: “It is inevitable that amongst all the who-knows-how-many …read more!

Box Office Mojo has Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban listed at #15 of All Time World Wide Movie box office grosses with $780.9 million. The first Potter film, Sorcerer’s Stone, is ranked at #3 with $976.5 million. Chamber of Secrets is ranked at #7 with $876.7 million dollars. Thanks Las and Tyleete!

Yesterday Mugglenet posted that two of their readers who attended the Edinburgh Book Festival reported to them that J.K. Rowling revealed in private conversation that Hagrid is not the Half-Blood Prince. We’ve been able to confirm through a separate source that we trust, that at least one of those readers was definitely at the event. …read more!

Steve Breen’s comic strip Grand Avenue makes mention of Harry today. Thanks to Heather and Sara for the link!

Faith, the dog reported by the BBC as having a possible role in the film version of Goblet of Fire, does not – although that may not exclude her from being included in future Harry movies. Owner Jude Stringfellow wrote to HPANA: We can’t be in the fourth film (Goblet of Fire) because it is …read more!

As you’ve no doubt read by now, Jamie Waylett (a.k.a. Vincent Crabbe) was in the States this week for a little vacation. He asked us to tell you all that he WILL answer the rest of the questions you all sent in on the “Jamie Waylett Answers Your Questions” posts very soon. It’s been a …read more!

DevonMurray.net, the official site for the actor who plays Seamus in the HP films, is now open. (It has been open for a while, but has gone unreported until now.) Enjoy! Also, we will soon debut our lengthy interview with the young actor, which was done in May and forced aside by the movie release …read more!

The Lexicon crew has updated the Floo Network main page (please note that this link is a temporary change from its normal link, as server switchovers have crimped some of our access points).

CBBC Newsround has announced three new Goblet of Fire cast members: Shefali Chowdhury will play Parvati Patil; Afshan Azad will play her sister, Padma; and Angelica Mandy will play Fleur Delacour’s younger sister, Gabrielle. Angelica appears in this year’s Vanity Fair. Photos will follow, and thanks to Carly for the link!

HPANA has posted an interview with Harry Potter actor Jamie Waylett, in which he talks about acting, getting recognized, and what we hopefully have to look forward to on the Prisoner of Azkaban DVD: – there is a scene with Devon [Murray; Seamus Finnigan] in Lupin’s class where Dracula (his boggart) takes off his cape …read more!