A 19th-century globe that was made in Edinburgh and starred in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is expected to fetch up to £12,000 when it is auctioned in London later this month.

Harry Potter was out and about in the Highlands yesterday – or was he? Glenfinnan [Scotland] was the location for a Harry stand-in to film scenes for the forthcoming movie, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Items from each of the five films nominated for the best costume Oscar this year are on display …read more!

And finally, without any further ado, the Wzards of the Coast Web cast! Saw it here first, folks (I think!): face=”arial, helvetica”>– Quidditch Cup Video – Click Here

MuggleNet has posted this picture of what looks to be a shot from the set of the second Harry Potter film. The caption (according to Melissa’s “very rusty Italian”) says: Above, the nighttime set in which they film the first scenes of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the second [part?] of the saga, …read more!

Happy Birthday Ron Weasley!

It’s exactly a year ago since we had our first glimpse of Harry Potter on the big screen. 1 March, last year, was the day that the first movie trailer was released. The second movie is due to come exactly a year after the first on 15 Nov, so when will we see a trailer …read more!

UPDATE on the Wizards of the Coast Webcast – sorry for the delay, it’s coming today! I mean it this time!

Later today, The Leaky Cauldron will have the honor of being among the only five Harry Potter Web sites to post, in conjunction with Warner Brothers and Wizards of the Coast, the webcast for the new Harry Potter Trading Card Game. It will highlight the Quidditch Cup expansion set as well as other details about …read more!

Claims that sales of classical music CDs have at last begun to rise are premature: what is selling are chillout compilations and soundtracks. Harry Potter can stay in Catholic classrooms, Saskatoon board rules. The Catholic school board has decided to allow Harry Potter books to be used in the classroom despite claims from some that …read more!

Dark Mark has posted an article from Variety on the challenge of educating the young actors on the Harry Potter set.