The Super Bowl may have something besides football and entertainment for Harry Potter fans . According to CNN Money, we may get to see the trailer for “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” during the Super Bowl on CBS Sunday, February 1st. Citing Advertising Age, the article says other possible commercials to air may …read more!

The Association of American Publishers will give this year’s Curtis Benjamin Award to Jean Feiwel, editor-in-chief and publisher of Scholastic Books, according to Reed Busines information. The citation included “the phenomenal success of Scholastic’s trade publishing program” and listed “the magical Harry Potter, the groundbreaking visual riddles of I Spy, the zany Captain Underpants and …read more!

A little “Where Are We Now” for you: It was a year ago today that long-baited Harry Potter fans breathed a massive sigh of relief. After two-and-a-half long years of waiting for it, the release date for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was revealed at last, quoting these immortal words: The hottest …read more!

Many of you have written in to tell us and we thank you for reminding us – the WHSmith award, should JKR win it, will not be her first adult award. She won the Hugo Award in 2001 for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The Hugo Awards are not for only-adult books. However, …read more!

J.K. Rowling and her novel “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” is up for an award from bookseller WH Smith. A spokesperson for the awards said the themes of isolation and death as Harry matures made this book a contender. Also on the short list: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the …read more!

I’ve updated the FAQ to answer an oft-asked question.

Movie news site Dark Horizons is reporting that Ray Winstone has been cast as Mad-Eye Moody for Goblet of Fire. It’s about GoF casting time, so this wouldn’t be out of place, but still consider this a very much a rumor for now. See pictures of him here. Thanks very much to Beckie for the …read more!

John Hurt, a.k.a. Mr. Ollivander, plays Tory minister Alan Clark in a six-part drama on BBC Four once a week from Jan. 15 through Feb. 19. Much thanks to the reader who sent this in!

In this article from CNN, scientists have compared a camouflage device of the Hawaiian Bobtail Squid to that of Harry Potters Invisibility Cloak….Editors Note..No word on whether or not this squid is related to the Giant Squid..:-) Thanks Amy!

Production of films such as the upcoming Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, have helped the British Film Industry record a banner year with a staggering $1.17 billion pounds(2.16 billion USD) Read more in this story from Reuters