There is a rumor on the Web that Dan Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint will be making a June 21/Book V appearance – we’ve received word from a couple of places (including WB) that says this is not true. The word is that the movies are not to mix up with the books (and …read more!

The Sun seems to be back on track with legit news – in this morning’s paper they have a picture of Michael Gambon on the set of PoA – complete with a beard-brella to keep his shaggy whiskers dry. Not a good picture for seeing how he will actually look…but it’s the first picture we’ve …read more!

Borders Group Inc put out a press release today announcing their store plans for the Book V release. All Borders stores will be open past 12am with some great plans – Herbology lessons in Indiana, Diagon Alley in Missouri and the Great Hall in Massachusetts. We’ve started a list of book chains around the world …read more!

According to the National Post, Canadian mathematician Dr. Ivar Ekeland blames Harry Potter, at least in part, for the decline in children’s interest in the sciences. Ekeland “says the magic and sorcery glorified by the popular books discourage children from wanting to understand the real world through science.” The article notes that mathematician Jonathan Borwein …read more!

Thanks Sandi, for this .pdf of an interview with Mary Grand Pre from June/July’s Family Fun magazine.

Thanks VERY much to Kizzibee from FictionAlley for going to the PoA set and coming back with these pics of Hagrid’s hut and what looks like the gatehouse where the dementors reside: Hut Hut (2) The gatehouse

Want to be on TV? Want to talk about Order of the Phoenix? Want to talk about Order of the Phoenix on TV? How about win an all-expenses paid trip to London to do it? The CBBC Newsround show has announced a contest. Here’s what you need: Your top 3 predictions for Book 5 Sum …read more!

According to Reuters, book pre-ordrs for OotP have surpassed 500,000. And that’s just one Web site.

Movie site Empire Online reports that a father bought the Chamber of Secrets movie for his 5-year old daughter and it ended up being The Exorcist. Sounds suspicious but, if true….even *I* had nightmares from that movie.

Thanks to Laura for the reminder – those of you who are not yet 18 and are planning on entering the Scholastic Essay Contest to win an all-expense paid trip to London, England to hear J.K. Rowling answer questions and read from her new novel…need to have your entries postmarked by today. This means take …read more!