Reader Tia sent us this link to a CBBC Newsround article where Rupert Grint discusses the detention he received after the Chamber of Secrets premiere.

An article from Christianity Today reports that religious press critics widely disagreed about the film. Some are of the opinion that the “moral center of [the] series is dead-on.” while others believe that it “glorifies the occult in a glamorous way.” (Thanks to The Wizard World for the link.)

First of all – THANK YOU all for the gazillion emails of support you’ve sent saying you’d donate to the collect-for-Book-Aid-and-get-that-Book-5-info-published fund (that’s a working title). If those who emailed represent more out there who’ll donate – we’re in very good shape. Second, we are still working some things out. We need some info – …read more!

RonSoup at The Burrow has posted sections of the December MAD Magazine, which parodies CoS. Warning – if you click on the thumbnails on that page, the images are all pretty large. Funny too, but large.

From website Canada.com comes this article on Kenneth Branagh, where he discusses, among other things, JK Rowling’s response to his portrayal of Gilderoy Lockhart: “She said, ‘You were absolutely wonderful; you were absolutely loathsome.’”

We all want to know what’s on that blasted card that Sotheby’s is auctioning off, right? Sadly, none of us are rich – but we are enthusiastic, and we are large in number. And that gives us a tremendous advantage. Editors B.K. DeLong, Heidi Tandy and myself have been in a mass transit of emails …read more!

The Deseret News reports that more people saw the “Harry Potter” sequel at the Megaplex 17 in Jordan Commons than at any other theater in the country. (Thank you to Izzers for the link.)

A Birmingham [UK] police officer is accused of duping book dealers into paying for first edition “Harry Potter” books in an Internet scam.

Blondes do have more fun. You have a lot of fun when you have a wand as well. So says Jason Issacs in today’s USAToday where he talks about his characterisation of Lucius and fatherhood – both onscreen and in real life (his daughter is named Lily).

Thanks to reader Sylvia, we’re pleased to bring you the first sneak preview of Book 5, word for word from an article in Yahoo! Thirty-eight chapters … might change … longest volume … Ron … broom … sacked … house-elf … new teacher … dies … sorry What does any of this mean, and where …read more!