Joe and others have sent us a link to Sotheby’s website where they have a partial image of the famed Index Card.

Hi guys! So – we’re back up (much thanks to The Wizard World for posting a notice). We’ve also got the breakdown on what’s going to happen with the auction. We cannot solicit yet, because doing this has involved a hell of a lot of bureaucracy. We’re wrapped up in so much red tape right …read more!

in PopPolitics, Eliza T. Dresang, a professor in the School of Information Studies at Florida State University, and an expert on — and a fan of — the Harry Potter series, is interviewed about two of her recently published scholarly pieces about the Harry Potter books. She also mentions that she’s going to present at …read more!

Newsround has put up a transcript of the Thursday afternoon interview session with Tom Felton, Shirley Henderson, Bonnie Wright and Christian Coulson. They’ve also uploaded snapshots from the webchat session – all sorts of things we didn’t see in the chat itself! Thanks, Newsround, from all the people who’ve emailed us asking for transcripts!

Columnist Philip Howard’s opinion article details the parallels and connections between literary heroes past and present. Quotage: The owl as a wise bird of passage and message, the whomping willow tree that attacks humans, the cloak of invisibility: they are all thick with allusions as old as literature. Harry Potter has precedent for drawing a …read more!

Karen Foerstel, spokeswoman for The Nature Conservancy in Washington [US], states, “With the exposure that the (Harry Potter) movie is getting, we’re concerned that … some people may think owning an owl is a good idea — it’s not …”

An article from Screen Daily lists the opening weekend totals for Chamber of Secrets in various countries around the globe, such as Sweden, Norway, and Holland.

The Age reports that the second Harry Potter film has created box office history in Australia, grossing $2.3 million in one day. The film is now the fourth biggest opening film of all time in Australian box office history.

Especially to those who are seeing the film for the first time this weekend… Stay through the credits.

The wonderful team at Newsround has already uploaded it for your viewing enjoyment. Watch Q&A’s with Tom Felton, Shirley Henderson, Christian Coulson and Bonnie Wright.