A.O. Scott writes: “Prisoner of Azkaban,” the third-highest-grossing release of the summer so far, includes the season’s scariest creatures, the wraithlike Dementors, who may also be emblematic figures of an age in which, it often seems, we have everything to fear including fear itself. The Dementors, skeletal and shrouded in black mist, practice an intimate, …read more!

You’ll notice we’ve added a few links in the Comment Listing section. The one on the date/time gives you a permalink to individual comments (to make it easy to return to the thread when you like) and the second allows you to report a post to us as spam or inappropriate. Please don’t abuse the …read more!

The New York Times reports today that 125 kids and teens attended the carp fishing tournament along the St. Lawrence River, even though Tom Felton, who’s post hosted the tournament last year, was unable to attend this year, because he’s filming on Goblet of Fire. According to event organizers, in August 2002, Mr. Felton’s mother …read more!

TLC has received official confirmation from Scholastic that the title of the sixth book will be Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, with a hyphen connecting “Half” and “Blood,” matching the way “half-blood” is spelled in the books. This is the format in which Scholastic will be producing the book. Apologies to all the theorists …read more!

U.S. magazine Forbes has released yet another list, this one of the “The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women.” Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is listed at number 85. It has been a rapid ascent for Rowling, 39, the creator of the Harry Potter media phenomenon. Since the release of her first novel, “Harry Potter and …read more!

According to JKRowling.com her calendar now reads August 22nd( yes already in the UK)…Happy Birthday Percy Weasley! Thanks Brian!

Instead of on the expected Nov. 23 release date, British HP fans can get their hands on the PoA DVD/VHS on November 19, reports CBBC.

Author J.K.Rowling has been asked to write a sequel to JM Barrie’s classic tale Peter Pan. Great Ormond Street Hospital, to which JM Barrie left the copyright to his stage play, is seeking to raise funds. The Guardian says JK Rowling, creator of Harry Potter, is on holiday and “too busy writing to comment”, her …read more!

DanRadcliffe.com is having another contest to win a poster with Dan’s autograph. Demelza House, which is a charity that Dan helps regularly, will be holding its 6th birthday celebration for the children in September. DR.com is asking people to sponsor a birthday balloon in Daniel’s name for £5.00 each, and all balloons will be released …read more!

After debuting on August 11, just eight days ago, the paperback of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is already on many besteller lists, including: USA Today‘s, Book Sense‘s, Amazon‘s, and Barnes and Noble‘s. In addition it is number eight on Barnes and Noble‘s Top 100, 35th on the Amazon.com overall bestseller list. …read more!