Thanks Jennifer: Dame Maggie Smith (aka Professor McGonagall) has been nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for her work on My House in Umbria, which is up for several other awards.

Thanks Cheryl for linking us to this excellent video clip on Harry Potter‘s Braille success.

Nickelodeon received birthday wishes from Daniel, Emma and Rupert this year. Thanks, Charlie!

ITV reports that plenty of people are interested in purchasing the house that served as #4 Privet Drive in the Harry Potter films.

Thomas Pardee, one of the lucky winners of Scholastic’s essay contest, spent a few moments chatting with USA Today and Harry Potter fans. Thanks for the tip, Thomas!

It’s come to our attention that there are several discrepancies and missing sentences from the online transcript of J.K. Rowling’s interview with Katie Couric on Dateline. We’re seeking fans who have the interview recorded and can type up a FULL transcript for us to post at Quick Quotes. Thanks.

A summer camp uses Harry Potter themes and concepts to teach chemistry and physics.

More material for the ‘Could Goblet of Fire be made as two movies?’ discussion – Cinescape reports that an upcoming Miramax film will be released in two parts. Thanks to Daniel for the link.

Harry Potter has been named one of the top 200 pop culture icons by VH1.

A set of signed first editions of the first four Potter books is expected to fetch as much as £25,000.