Canwest News Service’s John Robson wrote a rebuttal dealing with Canadian mathematician Dr. Ivar Ekeland’s statements that Harry Potter is bad for science. (Editor’s Note: Although it’s nice to see someone rebute Ekeland, in my opinion Robson does it in a very negative way and I also disagree with many of his statements. He comes …read more!

This is London reports that JKR and JRR Tolkien are to take the top spots in the UK national survey of the top 100 books of all time when the list is whittled down to 20 books in the fall.

The Snitch has this picture of Dan, Rupert and Emma on the PoA set.

Thanks to MuggleNet for pointing us to the DarkHorizons report today stating that actor Peter Best has gotten the “small” role of Walden MacNair, the executioner of Buckbeak. However very little is known about the actor and we’re currently seeking information on him including a picture.

According to The Oregonian, Multnomah County libraries have ordered over 700 copies of OotP to meet the over 1000 people on a waiting list for the book. Find out how you can help your library if you buy an extra book or two.

A reader emailed us an article from the Winnipeg Free Press who are looking for a enterprising 14-yr old to write an 800-word review of OotP. They’ll get you a free copy of the book – it will be waiting for you at the McNally Robinson Booksellers on Grant Avenue. They’ll even pay you for …read more!

Thanks to the Winky Webmistress from French Harry Potter site Potter World Online, we’ve discovered an interesting snippet about Book V on site of French publisher Gallimard. Highlight to read: The site seems to allege that J.K. Rowling may have told the publishers something: Harry may find love. Here’s a rough translation from Babelfish. Anyone …read more!

The Waco Tribune has an article about plans for the Lone Star State and Book V. Incidently, we’ve only got two listings of Book V events in Texas, aside from Hastings, Borders and Barnes & Noble which are all book chains. If you know any we’re missing, please let us know.

Alas, according to Newsround the role of Cho Chang is joining Oliver Wood as a no-show in the next movie. No love for Harry until Goblet of Fire.

We’ve just received a release that confirms the rumored date of June 4, 2004 for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban‘s release date. Now, this came through the US instead of the UK, and confirmation with WB is still pending, but this is the first official anything we’ve received on that date. So pencil …read more!