A family from Webster, NY, has won ABC’s sweepstakes and will soon be flying off to London for the PoA premiere, according to the WOKR-TV 13 Rochester News. The kids are hoping to meet the stars and they even have a “homework” assignment from friends at school. “They asked me to bring my books and …read more!

As the third of the Harry Potter books makes its way into film, the interest in the series is still strong. The Scotsman takes a look at the continuing popularity of Harry Potter and has this from one knowledgeable fan, Leaky’s managing editor, Melissa Anelli: “The notion that Harry Potter is a series for kids …read more!

Morgana and Annie (who told they are a Gryffindor and Slytherin, respectively), have sent us a load of new pictures from a HP stickerbook – some great ones here, thanks girls! “…embraced Black like a brother.” Harry, Sirius, Hermione, Prongs montage – Prongs first look! Ron and Harry in Divination The Sneakoscope (first look) Draco, …read more!

Sci Fi Wire has posted a short interview with HP production designer Stuart Craig: “When we did Sorcerer’s Stone nothing was there ready to be reused or reinvented as something else. Everything needed to be created from scratch, so it was an enormous building list. Inevitably, some things got done well, and I’m proud of …read more!

ADMIN: Hey guys. We’re risking going back to our full version until the movie premieres, or until it looks like we’re about to explode again. If you have a slow connection and would like the text version, you can get it here. The text version is always updated simultaneously with the full version, so you’re …read more!

Tonight’s episode of the West Wing, “Gaza,” features Jason Isaacs of Lucius Malfoy fame as a photojournalist and love interest for the character Donna Moss. You can see a pic of him in the show here (he’s on the left). Thanks Alex for the reminder!

Marvoloe*Rised of Emma Watson fan site EmmaEmpire.net has written to tell us he has posted seven new scans of the kids in German magazines.

Thanks to DanRadcliffe.com for pointing out this Washington Post interview with director Alfonso Cuaron, which includes this: Q: How closely can you, and must you, stick to the book? A: I was very happy that very early on I had great advice from J.K. Rowling: “Be faithful to the spirit of the book, don’t be …read more!

Cindy writes to tell us that Daniel Radcliffe is scheduled for Tuesday, May 25th for Conan O’Brien, and that HBO will air their behind the scenes special on PoA on May 25th at 8:45 pm (EST). Thanks, Cindy! UPDATE: And don’t forget the E! PoA preview tomorrow; click for details.

Adavance ticket sales for PoA in Australia go on sale May 13th. We’re told you can book through Village Cinemas. Thanks, Emily!