The Scarborough Spa Express will run run twice a day to and from the seaside resort to York as of Tuesday, July 15th. One of the locomotives pulling the train will be the Hogwarts Castle, which was used in the Harry Potter films.

Newsround reports that Red Nose Day has shattered previous donation records compliments of Harry Potter and others.

The The New York Times reports on illegal downloading of HP5.

Yes, we know the A.S. Byatt debate is overdrawn, but it’s still fascinating to watch unfold: Salon.com has published two pages of letters in response to Charles Taylor’s Byatt rebuttal.

Even though he isn’t making an appearance in the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban film, Sean Biggerstaff has kept busy biking for charity. Biggerstaff, who portrayed Oliver Wood in the first two Harry Potter films, managed 110 miles without a broom.

Philip Hensher with The Spectator reviews Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix, which he calls a crowd-pleaser…but not a classic.

An article at Guardian Unlimited looks at the role “tweenagers” have been given in the movie industry…Harry Potter crew included. The Harry Potter films, have proved you can create a big-budget franchise aimed at a core audience that has only pocket money to spend.

Toby Jones and James and Oliver Phelps will attend Collectormania4 this October. Toby Jones was the voice of Dobby in the film version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and James and Oliver Phelps portray Fred and George Weasley in the films.

The Ledger has an article discussing the legalities of downloading books, including Harry Potter.

An interview spoof with Kiki the spider who “played” Aragog in CoS. (Editor’s Commentary: Love the “picture” of Kiki working!) Thanks, Lindsay!