CBBC Newsround has a brief interview with two of the stars from the Harry Potter film series. Thanks for the link, Marcus!

In the May 7th issue of Time for Kids, there is a new Q & A interview of Daniel Radcliffe, which you can read below. Sample Question: Q: Do you think you would be in Gryffindor House like Harry? A: I did a magazine test to see what house I would end up in. Unfortunately, …read more!

Birthday party websites have started to show the plates and cups and ancillary items like stickers for new PoA-themed party supplies. They also might be good additions to PoA line parties and similar events.

Warner Brothers has opened its official Harry Potter WB Shop online, what seems to be a trove of official merchandise. The usual movie items – such as the official PoA poster – are thrown right in there with more off-beat ones, like replicas of Dumbledore’s tasseled hat. Check it out!

The John Malkovich as Voldemort rumor – despite being denied by BBC – has persisted in emails, and around the Web. Now we’ve heard a very shaky rumor the actor has said he took the part for his daughter. He is not and will not be Voldemort. Firstly, he’s not-UK born – strike one quoted …read more!

Check out Mugglenet for video downloads of the SNL skit. Beware, again, that the skit is at least PG-13.

The trailer for Alan Rickman’s new project, Something the Lord Made, is now up on HBO’s website. No Potter-content, but of interest to Rickman-fans.

Winky has again come through, with much higher-res versions of the PoA character posters previously posted online, which feature the Trio, Harry, Hermione, Ron and Sirius.

Another excited PoA review, this one spoiler heavy, has popped up on Aint-It-Cool-News.com. Read at your own risk, and parents, our standard warning with this site applies: many of its users use strong language in its forum (though we as always appreciate their enthusiasm for TLC :). Warning: In the comments under this review, many …read more!

Harry Potter fan event The Witching Hour announced two special guests, Nancy Farmer and Rose Earhart, set to attend and present at the show, being held 6-10 October 2005 in Salem, Massachusetts. Farmer is an award-winning author, former chemistry teacher and insect pathology technician who grew up in a quirky hotel on the Arizona/Mexican border. …read more!