CBBC has a brief bit of news (and a photo!) from the Krum tryouts, which drew hundreds of Bulgarian hopefuls. Ananova reports that hopeful Krums who skipped school to attend the tryouts will not be punished for doing so. (I have a feeling Snape would have felt differently)

French magazine “ONE” has just published a new set report of POA. Thanks to our good friend Winky, of PotterWorldOnline, we have the scans of the magazine article. Included in the translation below of the article are descriptions of the Honeydukes shop and scenes being filmed for the movie. Thanks Winky!! Please note: As with …read more!

John Hurt, who portrayed Mr. Ollivander in the first film “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”, is set to return in the fourth film”Goblet of Fire”. In an interview with Empire magazine, Mr Hurt says: “I’m in four, not three. I was going to turn it down, but I was told by my girlfriend and …read more!

The BBC reports that JK Rowling will be part of a group of women visiting Buckingham Palace to celebrate working women and mothers. Thank you, Pete!

The Canadian publisher of the Harry Potter series, Raincoast Books, has been awarded the Ethics in Action Award. As we first reported in November, this award is for “its commitment to the responsible purchasing and consumption of paper products.”By printing the first edition of “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” on ancient forest …read more!

The Spanish edition of “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” is due to be released on Saturday, February 21st. Our friends from the website ExpresoHogwarts have sent us the cover of the new book, done by artist Dolores Avendano. Thanks to the many readers who sent this in!

Novinite.com reports that 200 Bulgarians will audition for the role of Viktor Krum. Perfect English is not required since Krum is a man of few words, however, casting directors are looking for a, “film face”.

Scholastic has announced that the paperback US version of “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” will be available at a suggested retail price of $9.99 and have 896 pages. The press release states “with a first printing of 2 million copies , the publication of this paperback brings the total number of Harry …read more!

Some of you oldbies may remember the Letter Box project from last spring, where hundreds of (mostly older teen and adult) fans sent letters to JK Rowling in a gorgeous box, all through the organizational work of Ali Wildgoose. Today, the text of JKR’s letter to all of us whose letters were in that box …read more!

Mugglenet has posted higher res captures of the TV spot from last night – thanks Diane for the alert!